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Local law · Int 0814-2024

Addressing sewer backups

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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to addressing sewer backups

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Latest action Dec 18, 2024

New York City Council

Sponsor

James F. Gennaro

Council Member, District 24 · Democratic

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Summary

This bill would require that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) update by 2025 its plan to prevent sewer backups and conduct further updates every 5 years thereafter. Additionally, the plan would be expanded to include the identification of areas with a significant number of notices of claims filed with the Comptroller alleging losses due to sewer backups. Further, this bill would require DEP to provide timely notice of unconfirmed sewer backups to impacted residents and to sewer backup complainants. Such notice would include a determination from DEP that the backup complaint was not associated with a condition in the city-owned sewer system, a statement that the backup may be related to an adverse condition in a privately-owned sewer, and an informational pamphlet detailing potential causes of backups in privately-owned sewers.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Cosponsors

Farah N. Louis, Sandy Nurse and 21 others

Cosponsors in the order the New York City Council lists them.

  • Democratic17

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Recorded votes

  • Vote: Approved by Committee

    Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and WaterfrontsDec 5, 2024Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Approved by Council

    NYC CouncilDec 5, 2024Result: passed

    (51) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Dec 18, 2024

    Hearing held

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Mayor

    Mayor

  2. Dec 18, 2024

    This Introduction Was Recved From Mayor by Council

    This Introduction was Recved from Mayor by Council

    NYC Council

  3. Dec 18, 2024

    Signed

    This Introduction was Signed Into Law by Mayor

    Mayor

  4. Dec 5, 2024

    Passed a chamber

    A motion was made that this Introduction be Approved by Council approved by consent Roll Call.

    NYC Council

  5. Dec 5, 2024

    Amended

    This Introduction was Amended by Committee

    Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Dec 5, 2024

    This Introduction Was Amendment Proposed by Comm

    This Introduction was Amendment Proposed by Comm

    Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

  2. Dec 5, 2024

    Committee vote

    This Introduction was Approved by Committee

    Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

  3. Dec 5, 2024

    Hearing held

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

    Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

  4. Dec 5, 2024

    Sent to the executive

    This Introduction was Sent to Mayor by Council

    NYC Council

  5. Apr 26, 2024

    Hearing held

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

    Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

  6. Apr 26, 2024

    Held over

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee

    Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

  7. Apr 18, 2024

    Introduced

    This Introduction was Introduced by Council

    NYC Council

  8. Apr 18, 2024

    Referred to committee

    This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

    NYC Council