L.L. 2008/002

Enactment date: 1/9/2008

Int. No. 675

By Council Members Weprin and Comrie (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law in relation to the date of submission by the mayor of a preliminary management report and the date prior to which the council shall conduct public hearings and the date by which the council shall submit a report or reports pertaining thereto, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary budget, the date of publication by the director of the independent budget office of a report on revenues and expenditures, the date of submission by the community boards of statements in regard to the preliminary budget, the date of submission by the commissioner of finance of an estimate of the assessed valuation of real property and statement of real property taxes due, expected to be received, and uncollected, the date of submission by the mayor of a tax benefit report, the date of submission by the borough boards of statements on budget priorities, the date of submission by the council of estimates of the financial needs of the council, the date of submission by the borough presidents of proposed modifications of the preliminary budget, the date of publication by the director of the independent budget office of a report analyzing the preliminary budget, the date by which the council shall hold hearings and submit recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget, and the date of submission by the campaign finance board of estimates of the financial needs of the campaign finance board, relating to the fiscal year two thousand nine.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. During the calendar year 2008 and in relation to the 2009 fiscal year:

   1.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 12 of the New York city charter, as amended by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary management report as therein described not later than February 14, 2008, and the council shall conduct public hearings on such report prior to April 16, 2008 and submit to the mayor and make public not later than April 16, 2008, a report or reports of findings and recommendations.

   2.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 235 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit and publish a preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects as therein described not later than January 24, 2008.

   3.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 236 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 25 for the year 1998, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary budget as therein described not later than January 24, 2008.

   4.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 237 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of the independent budget office shall publish a report on revenues and expenditures as therein described on or before February 8, 2008.

   5.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 238 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each community board shall pursuant to such section submit a statement and recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget as therein described not later than February 22, 2008.

   6.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 239 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the commissioner of finance shall pursuant to such section submit an estimate of the assessed valuation of real property and a certified statement of all real property taxes due as therein described not later than February 22, 2008.

   7.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 240 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a tax benefit report as therein described not later than February 22, 2008.

   8.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 241 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough board shall pursuant to such section submit a statement of budget priorities as therein described not later than March 4, 2008.

   9.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 243 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section approve and submit estimates of the financial needs of the council as therein described not later than March 18, 2008.

   10.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 245 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough president shall pursuant to such section submit any proposed modifications of the preliminary budget as therein described not later than March 18, 2008.

   11.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 246 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of the independent budget office shall pursuant to such section publish a report analyzing the preliminary budget as therein described on or before March 24, 2008.

   12.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 247 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section hold hearings and submit recommendations as therein described not later than April 2, 2008.

   13.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision c of section 1052 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 3, 1998, the campaign finance board shall pursuant to such subdivision submit estimates of the financial needs of the campaign finance board as therein described not later than March 18, 2008.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2008/005

Enactment date: 2/19/2008

Int. No. 630-A

By Council Members Gennaro, Brewer, Fidler, Gentile, Gonzalez, James, Koppell, McMahon, Nelson, Recchia Jr., Reyna, Sanders Jr., Stewart, Weprin, Liu, Mark-Viverito, White Jr., Eugene, Sears, Katz and Garodnick

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to developing and implementing a sustainable stormwater management plan.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The Council finds that New York City receives, on average, 44 inches of precipitation a year, more than most other major United States cities. The combined sanitary and storm sewer system is designed to divert stormwater runoff during certain precipitation events to ambient surface waters so that the flow to wastewater treatment plants does not exceed their capacity or cause the backup of sewer water into residences and onto streets. As a result of combined sewer overflows, an average of approximately 27 billion gallons of combined sewage and stormwater are discharged, untreated, into the City's ambient surface waters in a typical year.

It has been reported that such combined sewer overflows ("CSOs") introduce significant amounts of bacteria such as fecal coliform and other pollutants such as nitrogen, into the City's waterbodies, posing a danger to the public health, damaging the ecology, and making some of such waterbodies unsuitable for many recreational activities. In portions of the City where separate sewers convey sanitary sewage and stormwater, untreated stormwater discharge carries significant amounts of bacteria and other pollutants, as does stormwater that by-passes the sewer system altogether and flows directly into the City's waterbodies.

Source control strategies that decrease the amount of stormwater entering the wastewater treatment system are valuable tools to reduce the occurrence and volume of CSOs and other stormwater discharges. Effective source control strategies also provide other benefits, such as decreased energy consumption and economic benefits associated with supporting local markets for source control strategies. The Council finds that the development and implementation of a sustainable stormwater management plan is vital to improve water quality in the City and thereby better protect the public health through the restoration and protection of the ecological health of the City's waterbodies and to the enhanced use and enjoyment of the City's waterbodies for recreational activities.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2008/008

Enactment date: 3/13/2008

Int. No. 659-A

By Council Members Dilan, Filder, Gonzalez, Stewart and White (by request of the Mayor).

To amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to technical corrections of the New York city construction codes and repealing paragraph 4 of subdivision a of section 27-2004 of the administrative code of the city of New York, chapter 1 of the New York city plumbing code, sections 302.1.1, 302.1.1.1 302.2, 302.2, 302.2.1, 302.3, 302.3.1, 302.3.2, 302.4, 302.5, 904.11.4, 904.11.4.1, 1626.3 and BC 2902, of the New York city building code, tables 302, 403.1, 720.1 (2), 720.1(3), 721.2.3(2), 1507.2, 2305.3.3, 2306.3.2, 2306.4.5, 2308.12.4 and figures 1609.6.2.2 and 2308.12.6(1) of the New York city building code, section 510.8.2 and table 402.2 of the New York city fuel gas code.

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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§ 211. Notwithstanding any other law or rule new tables, figures or equations in PDF format to be added to the New York city construction codes pursuant to this local law need not be underlined to denote new matter being added. The absence of underlining to denote new matter being added shall not affect the validity of new tables, figures or equations in PDF format to be added to the New York city construction codes pursuant to this local law, local law number 99 for the year 2005 or local law number 33 for the year 2007.

§ 212. This local law shall take effect on July 1, 2008. Prior to July 1, 2008 the commissioner of buildings shall take administrative actions necessary for the timely implementation of this local law, including but not limited to the promulgation of rules.