The New York City Council - File #: Int 0916-2018

• File #: Int 0916-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Lead Package - Remediating lead soil hazards in dwellings.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 5/9/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 5/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to remediating lead soil hazards in dwellings
• Sponsors: Rafael Salamanca, Jr., Andy L. King, Robert F. Holden, Laurie A. Cumbo, Ben Kallos

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Laid Over by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Laid Over by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 916

By Council Members Salamanca, King, Holden, Cumbo and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to remediating lead soil hazards in dwellings
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 27-2056.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED and a new section 27-2056.1 is added to read as follows:
? 27-2056.1 Reserved.
? 2. Paragraph 11 of section 27-2056.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 1 for the year 2004, is amended to read as follows:
(11) "Remediation" or "Remediate" shall mean (i) with respect to a lead-based paint hazard, the reduction or elimination of a lead-based paint hazard through the wet scraping and repainting, removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or replacement of lead-based paint, or other method approved by the commissioner of health and mental hygiene or (ii) with respect to other hazardous conditions concerning lead, the reduction or elimination of such condition in a manner approved by such commissioner or specified by law or rule.
? 3. Article 14 of subchapter 2 of chapter 2 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2056.3.1 to read as follows:
? 27-2056.3.1 Reserved.
? 4. Article 14 of subchapter 2 of chapter 2 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2056.3.2 to read as follows:
? 27-2056.3.2 Owners' responsibility with respect to lead in soil. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "covered soil area" means area that is (i) on premises of a multiple dwelling, (ii) partially or wholly covered in bare soil and (iii) accessible to persons other than those employed to maintain such premises.
b. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall at least once in each year (i) cause a lead test to be conducted, in a manner establi...