Int. No. 423
By Council Member Constantinides
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a pilot project for installing moss wall units in the city
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Moss wall units pilot project. a. Definitions. As used in this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:
Moss wall unit. The term "moss wall unit" means a wall or vertical structure containing natural moss plants and moss culture used for the purpose of capturing airborne pollutants and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
City building. The term "city building" means a building that is more than 10,000 gross square feet, as it appears in the records of the department of finance, that is owned by the city or for which the city regularly pays all of the annual energy bills, provided that two or more buildings on the same tax lot shall be deemed to be one building.
b. Installation of moss wall units. No later than September 30, 2018, one or more offices or agencies designated by the mayor, shall install, or cause to be installed, moss wall units in at least 3 locations in the city, in accordance with the following criteria:
1. At least 1 moss wall unit shall be installed at or near a city building that was built before the year 1968.
2. At least 1 moss wall unit shall be installed at or near a city building that was built after the year 1968 and before the year 2000.
3. At least 1 moss wall unit shall be installed at or near a city building that was built after the year 2000.
4. All moss wall units shall be installed adjacent to a vent or exhaust carrying emissions from the city building to the outdoors, such that the outflow of the said emissions can be directed at the moss wall unit, allowing the said emissions to come into direct contact with the moss wall unit.
c. Report. No later than September 30, 2019, one or more ...
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