The New York City Council - File #: Int 0420-2018

• File #: Int 0420-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Lead Package - Soil lead hazards in parks and other publicly accessible areas.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 2/14/2018
• In control: Committee on Environmental Protection
• On agenda: 2/14/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to soil lead hazards in parks and other publicly accessible areas
• Sponsors: Costa G. Constantinides, Robert F. Holden, Laurie A. Cumbo, Ben Kallos
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Amendment Proposed by Comm
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Amendment Proposed by Comm
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	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
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Proposed Int. No. 420-A

By Council Members Constantinides, Holden, Cumbo and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to soil lead hazards in parks and other publicly accessible areas
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-156 to read as follows:
? 18-156 Soil lead testing. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "covered soil area" means an area that is (i) partially or wholly covered in bare soil and (ii) accessible to children.
b. Lead levels in covered soil areas at parks, playgrounds or other facilities under the jurisdiction of the commissioner shall have lead levels below a soil lead action level established by rule of the department of health and mental hygiene.
c. In each park, playground and other facility under the jurisdiction of the commissioner, the department, in conjunction with the department of health and mental hygiene, shall (i) at least once in each year cause a lead test to be conducted, in a manner established by rule of the department of health and mental hygiene, on a sample of soil from each covered area on the premises of such facility and (ii) make publicly available online a copy of the results of such test.
d. If a test that is required by law or rule, or an order issued by a court or a federal, state or local agency of appropriate jurisdiction, indicates that a covered soil area on the premises of a park, playground or other facility under the jurisdiction of the commissioner has a lead level at or above the soil lead reference level established under subdivision b of this section, the department shall:
1. Notify the department of health and mental hygiene in a time and manner established by such department; and
2. Cover, replace or otherwise remediate such soil area in a manner establish...