Int 0931-2026

Int. No. 931 By Council Members Epstein, Marte, Restler, Hanks, Louis, Maloney, Gennaro and Banks ..Title A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a mobile drinking fountain program ..Body Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subchapter 4 of chapter 3 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-370 to read as follows: � 24-370 Mobile drinking fountains. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: High heat vulnerability neighborhood. The term "high heat vulnerability neighborhood" means a zip code tabulation area with a heat vulnerability index of 4 or 5, as used by the department of health and mental hygiene for the report on heat vulnerability and heat-related deaths pursuant to section 17-199.14. Mobile drinking fountain. The term "mobile drinking fountain" means a cart, trailer, or other device which can be relocated and which allows a user to obtain a drink directly from a stream of flowing potable water without the use of any accessories. b. Mobile drinking fountain program. The department shall, in coordination with the department of transportation, the department of parks and recreation, and any other relevant agency, establish a mobile drinking fountain program that operates, at minimum, between June 15 and September 15 of each year. Such program shall deploy mobile drinking fountains at public plazas, pedestrian areas, parks, and other publicly accessible locations on days when the national weather service forecasts that the outdoor temperature in New York city will reach or exceed 82 degrees. The department shall prioritize deploying such mobile drinking fountains in high heat vulnerability neighborhoods. The department shall maintain a fleet of at least 2 mobile drinking fountains per council district, provided that, where feasible, the department shall maintain additional mobile drinking fountains to improve the mobile drinking fountain program's service of high heat vulnerability neighborhoods. c. Schedule. The department shall post and maintain on its website a detailed schedule with the location of each mobile drinking fountain deployed pursuant to subdivision b of this section and the time that each such mobile drinking fountain will be deployed at such location. To the extent feasible, such schedule shall be updated at least 72 hours in advance of the deployment of any mobile drinking fountain. � 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law. SNT LS #21807/22576 5/29/2026 9:38 AM 2 1