Int. No. 1056
By Council Members Constantinides, Levine, Torres, Diaz and Ampry-Samuel (by request of the Bronx Borough President)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct periodic inspections of water tanks and to post the results online
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 17-194 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
g. Periodic inspections. 1. In addition to other inspections required by this section, the department shall conduct periodic inspections of water tanks. Such inspections shall ensure that such water tanks comply with all provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York, the construction codes of the city of New York and the health code of the city of New York, and shall audit for accuracy the annual inspection report required under subdivision b of this section. The department shall conduct such inspections without prior notice to the building’s owner.
2. The department shall post the results of the periodic inspections required by paragraph 1 of this subdivision on its website and the web portal within 35 days of conducting such periodic inspections.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law, except that the department of health and mental hygiene shall take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.
SIL
LS #7160
08/02/18