Int. No. 690
By Council Member Van Bramer
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the installation of energy-efficient street lights
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter one of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-160 to read as follows:
§19-160 Energy-Efficient Street Light Installation. a. Any lamp to be used in the illumination of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place shall utilize light-emitting diode technology or the best available technology if such technology is more energy efficient than light-emitting diode technology.
b. On or before April 1, 2018, the department shall provide a report to the council and shall post on its website (i) the number of street light fixtures that have been installed with light-emitting diode technology or the best available energy efficient technology as described in subdivision a of this section and (ii) the number of street light fixtures that remain to be installed with lamps utilizing light-emitting diode technology or the best available energy efficient technology as described in subdivision a of this section. Such data shall be disaggregated by borough and council district.
§2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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