The New York City Council - File #: Int 0750-2018

• File #: Int 0750-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Creation of a NYC Jamaica Bay task force.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• File created: 4/11/2018
• In control: Committee on Environmental Protection
• On agenda: 4/11/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creation of a New York City Jamaica Bay task force, which would provide advice and recommendations to the city with respect to the Jamaica Bay clean-up and resiliency project.
• Sponsors: Costa G. Constantinides, Donovan J. Richards, Adrienne E. Adams, I. Daneek Miller, Alan N. Maisel, Barry S. Grodenchik, Kalman Yeger , Carlina Rivera , Stephen T. Levin, Eric A. Ulrich
• Indexes: Council Appointment Required, Other Appointment Required, Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2018	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
9/26/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Hearing Held by Committee
9/26/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Amendment Proposed by Comm
9/26/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Amended by Committee
9/26/2018	A	Committee on Environmental Protection	Approved by Committee	Pass
4/23/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Hearing Held by Committee
4/23/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Laid Over by Committee
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 750-A

By Council Members Constantinides, Richards, Adams, Miller, Maisel, Grodenchik, Yeger, Rivera, Levin and Ulrich

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creation of a New York City Jamaica Bay task force, which would provide advice and recommendations to the city with respect to the Jamaica Bay clean-up and resiliency project.
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-527.1 to read as follows:

? 24-527.1 New York City Jamaica Bay task force. a. As used in this section the term "Jamaica Bay clean-up and resiliency project" means the cleanup of marine debris, management of combined sewer overflows and storm flows for the bay consistent with the Jamaica Bay watershed protection plan and taking into account the impacts of sea level rise.
b. There shall be a Jamaica Bay task force, which, during its term, shall provide advice and recommendations in a biannual report to the city with respect to the Jamaica bay clean-up and resiliency project. Such report shall be transmitted to the mayor, the speaker of the city council, the Jamaica Bay Science and Resilience Institute and other relevant entities in a form and manner to be determined by such task force.
c. The task force shall provide advice and recommendations on matters relating to or impacting the ongoing Jamaica Bay clean-up and resiliency project including but not limited to:
1. Review of measures proposed to restore and maintain the water quality and ecological integrity of the bay; and
2. Analysis of the impacts of sea-level rise on Jamaica Bay and the surrounding watershed including the underground aquifer and groundwater service area.
d. The task force shall be comprised of eleven members, five of whom will be appointed by the speaker of the council and six members by the mayor. The me...