L.L. 2019/177

Enactment date: 10/13/2019  

Int. No. 1690-A

By Council Members Cabrera, Kallos, Yeger, Barron, Ayala and Rivera

A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of social services/human resources administration to provide legal assistance providers information

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.

   a.   The department of social services/human resources administration shall, in consultation with the office of immigrant affairs, develop and provide materials to legal services organizations with which it contracts to inform individuals about public benefits in relation to the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds as published on August 14, 2019 starting on page 41292 of volume 84 of the federal register.

   b.   The mayor's office of immigrant affairs shall, in consultation with the department of social services, provide a dedicated telephone number for referrals to legal services providers for assistance with questions regarding the federal regulations described in this section, and monitor to ensure callers will not encounter unreasonably long waiting periods. The department of social services shall provide such telephone number to clients with questions regarding such federal regulations.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately, and is deemed repealed 2 years after it becomes law.

L.L. 2019/178

Enactment date: 10/13/2019  

Int. No. 1707-A

By Council Members Menchaca, Lander, Kallos, Chin, Barron, Ayala and Rivera

A Local Law in relation to requiring training for certain employees of the city of New York on federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The office of immigrant affairs shall conduct training on the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds, as published on August 14, 2019 starting on page 41292 of volume 84 of the federal register. At a minimum, such training shall include: (i) information on the public benefits programs and individuals covered by such federal regulations; and (ii) information on how to refer individuals to immigration legal services to address issues related to such federal regulations. Such training shall be made available to appropriate employees of the following agencies, as determined by such agencies: the department of social services/human resources administration, the department of homeless services, and the department of housing preservation and development. Such departments, in consultation with the office of immigrant affairs, shall ensure that all employees whose primary responsibilities include interacting with members of the public in a client service role in connection with a public benefits program receive training based on the training provided by the office of immigrant affairs. In addition, the office of immigrant affairs shall make such training available to the New York city housing authority.

§ 2. No later than October 15, 2019, the office of immigrant affairs shall submit to the speaker of the council a report on such office's actions taken pursuant to section 1 of this local law, including the number of employees trained, the agency for which they worked, and the date or dates when such training or trainings were conducted.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately after it becomes law, and is deemed repealed 2 years after it becomes law.

L.L. 2019/180

Enactment date: 10/13/2019  

Preconsidered Int. No. 1711

By Council Members Rivera, Kallos, Lander, Chin, Barron and Ayala

A Local Law in relation to the distribution of educational materials about the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The office of immigrant affairs shall create educational materials regarding the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds, as published on August 14, 2019 starting on page 41292 of volume 84 of the federal register. At a minimum, such materials shall include: (i) a description of such regulations; and (ii) instructions on how to access immigration legal services to address issues related to such regulations Such office shall make such materials available to the department of education for distribution to every school within its jurisdiction. Such department shall distribute such materials, in hard copy and electronically if distribution of other similar documents occurs electronically, and ensure that such written materials are available in the main or central office in each school in a manner accessible for students and parents.

§ 2. This local law takes effect on the effective date of the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds, as published on August 14, 2019 starting on page 41292 of volume 84 of the federal register and is deemed repealed 2 years after it becomes law.

L.L. 2019/181

Enactment date: 10/26/2019  

Int. No. 49-A

By Council Members Constantinides, Espinal, Brannan, Kallos, Ayala and Rivera

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing utility-scale energy storage systems on city buildings and conducting a feasibility study on the installation of such systems throughout the city

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 2. No later than 2 years after the effective date of this local law, one or more offices or agencies designated by the mayor shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council, and make available to the public, a report regarding the feasibility of installing utility-scale energy storage systems on buildings throughout the city other than city buildings, as defined in section 4-207.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Such report shall also include, but need not be limited to, recommendations on where the installation of utility-scale energy storage systems would be appropriate and the identification of any financial or environmental benefits to the public that are associated with the installation of such systems.

§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2019/182

Enactment date: 10/26/2019  

Int. No. 140-A

By Council Members Levin, Constantinides, Reynoso, Richards, Rosenthal, Rivera, Kallos and Ayala

A Local Law in relation to a study and plan relating to community choice aggregation programs

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.

   a.   On or before April 30, 2021, the office of long-term planning and sustainability, in consultation with any other relevant agencies or offices, shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility of implementing in the city one or more community choice aggregation programs, as such programs are described in an order of the public service commission issued on April 20, 2016 or any successor orders. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to:

      1.   An analysis of potential economic and environmental impacts of implementing such program(s) in the city, including costs to individual consumers and a discussion of any potential fees related to the operation of such program would be required;

      2.   A discussion of any potential regulatory barriers to implementing such program(s) in the city;

      3.   Recommendation of any regulatory and consumer protections that should be implemented with such program(s);

      4.   An analysis of the tradeoffs of different partnership models;

      5.   An assessment of whether such program(s) should be implemented citywide, on a borough-wide basis, at a community district level or in environmental justice areas;

      6.   The costs and benefits of implementation of an opt-in program and an opt-out program, and a comparison of the two types of programs, and whether the potential geographic area of a program would affect such costs and benefits; and

   b.   No later than March 1, 2020, such office shall submit electronically to the mayor and the speaker of the council and make publicly available online a preliminary report detailing the progress of such study as required by subdivision a of this local law, including whether services have been procured to perform such study. Such office shall also submit any preliminary data collected to perform any analyses required by such study.

   c.   If such office recommends implementing any such program(s), such office, in consultation with any other relevant agencies or offices, shall, on or before December 31, 2021, develop, submit electronically to the mayor and the speaker of the council and make publicly available online a plan for implementing such program(s).

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.