L.L. 2007/038

Enactment date: 8/2/2007

Int. No. 550-A

By Council Member Garodnick, Brewer, Gennaro, Gentile, Gonzalez, Jackson, James, Koppell, Nelson, Vann, Weprin, White Jr., Seabrook, Mark-Viverito, Vacca, Martinez, Arroyo, Dickens, Lappin, Avella, Gerson, Liu, Sears, Gallagher and Oddo

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to inspection cycles for exterior walls.

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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§ 3. Section one of this local law shall take effect immediately, except that the amendment of subdivision a of section 27-129 of the administrative code pursuant to section 1 of this local law shall not affect the repeal of section 27-129 of the administrative code pursuant to section 7 of a local law of the city of New York for the year 2007 amending the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the enactment of the New York city construction codes as proposed in Int. No. 578-A. Section two of this local law shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

L.L. 2007/039

Enactment date: 8/2/2007

Int. No. 576-A

By Council Members Vallone Jr., Fidler, James, McMahon, Nelson, Recchia Jr., Sears, Weprin, White Jr., Gennaro, Jackson, Liu, Gallagher and Oddo

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the possession and sale of graffiti instruments.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The Council hereby declares that graffiti is a public nuisance that degrades the quality of life in neighborhoods and communities across the City. Graffiti creates an atmosphere of neglect, inviting criminal activity and contributing to a feeling of disorderliness and fear.

The Council finds that 18-, 19-, and 20-year olds are disproportionately responsible for graffiti crime. Accordingly, prohibiting the sale to, and restricting the possession of, graffiti tools to persons under the age of 21 will greatly assist the City's anti-graffiti efforts. Requiring that graffiti materials be contained in a manufacturer-sealed package or completely enclosed in a locked container, which shall include bags, backpacks, briefcases and other containers that can be closed and secured with a key or a combination lock, allows persons between the ages of 18-20 to transport such materials to or from places where they may legally be used such as their school or at work, while making it difficult for these items to be used on the property of another.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 6. This local law shall take effect 60 days after its enactment.

L.L. 2007/045

Enactment date: 9/5/2007

Int. No. 603-A

By Council Members Reyna, White Jr., Yassky, Dilan, James, Martinez and Palma

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an application for technical corrections to the boundaries of the brooklyn navy yard/north brooklyn empire zone within the city of New York.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.

   (a)   By Local Law No. 92 for the year 1997, the council of the city of New York authorized an application for the designation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn economic development zone relative to certain land within the borough of Brooklyn.

   (b)   The city of New York received approval from New York state of that economic development zone designation.

   (c)   Pursuant to section 15 of part GG of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn economic development zone is now known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn empire zone.

   (d)   Pursuant to subdivision d of section 957 of the General Municipal Law, certain empire zones referred to as "investment zones", including the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn empire zone, had to be configured into up to three distinct and separate contiguous areas. Pursuant to subdivision a-3 of section 960 of the General Municipal Law, the initial distinct and separate contiguous areas had to be approved by the empire zones designation board. An application for redesignation of such areas as an empire zone had to be submitted in accordance with section 961 of the General Municipal Law.

   (e)   The Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn empire zone was configured into three distinct and separate contiguous areas. Accordingly, the city of New York was authorized to submit an application for redesignation of such areas within the borough of Brooklyn as the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn empire zone. Such areas were described by block and lot in subdivision e of section 22-713 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section eighteen of Local Law No. 45 for the year 2006.

   (f)   By Local Law No. 45 for the year 2006, which became effective on November 9, 2006, the council of the city of New York authorized an application for the redesignation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn empire zone consistent with that reconfiguration as described in subdivision e of section one of this local law, such application was submitted to the New York state commissioner of economic development for ultimate approval by the empire zones designation board and the city of New York received approval from New York state for that redesignation.

   (g)   There were certain parcels of land that had been included within the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn Economic Development Zone and the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn Empire Zone that were intended to be included within the area for which an application for redesignation was authorized by Local Law No. 45 for the year 2006, but which were inadvertently omitted from such local law. The city of New York is authorized to submit an application for a technical correction of the boundary description of the Brooklyn Navy Yard/North Brooklyn empire zone to include those parcels of land inadvertently omitted and shall be described by block and lot in and be added to subdivision e of section 22-713 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section eighteen of Local Law No. 45 for the year 2006. Such application for this technical correction shall be submitted to the New York state commissioner of economic development for ultimate approval by the empire zones designation board.

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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 and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on November 9, 2006.

L.L. 2007/046

Enactment date: 9/10/2007

Int. No. 351-A

By Council Members Fidler, Jackson, Weprin, Katz, Recchia Jr., Stewart, Yassky, Felder, Gentile, James, Gonzalez, Nelson, Vann, Dilan, Comrie, Dickens, Rivera, Addabbo Jr., Arroyo, Avella, Brewer, Foster, Gallagher, Garodnick, Gerson, Gennaro, Gioia, Lappin, Liu, Martinez, McMahon, Mendez, Sears, Vallone Jr., White Jr., Barron, Palma, de Blasio, Eugene and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing schoolchildren to carry cellular phones to and from school.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative intent. Cellular phones have proven to be invaluable tools in facilitating communication between schoolchildren and their parents or guardians as such children travel to and from school. The use of such phones allows parents or guardians to ensure their children's safe arrival at school in the morning and back at home at the end of the school day, and enables any children traveling to or from school who become injured or lost, or who find themselves in a remote location or in other dangerous circumstances, to contact their parents or guardians or the police. In addition, such use provides parents and their children with significant peace of mind. It is therefore the Council's intent to allow schoolchildren to carry cellular phones with them to and from school for the purpose of being used outside of school to promote safety and the general welfare.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment into law.

L.L. 2007/050

Enactment date: 10/9/2007

Int. No. 582-A

By Council Member McMahon, Fidler, Gennaro, Gentile, Liu, Mealy, Recchia Jr., Weprin, Nelson, Jackson, Lappin, and Felder

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to interfering with employees of the department of sanitation and the unauthorized collection or removal of solid waste and recyclable materials.

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. This local law shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the notarized written agreement required by subparagraph one of paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section 16-118 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section one of this local law, need not be filed with the commissioner of sanitation until thirty days after such effective date.

L.L. 2007/059

Enactment date: 12/5/2007

Int. No. 597-A

By Council Members Weprin Gentile, Nelson, Seabrook, Stewart and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum) (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the charter of the city of New York, in relation to tax appeals and the creation of an office of administrative tax appeals composed of the tax commission and the tax appeals tribunal; and to repeal a provision of the charter of the city of New York relating to the tax appeals tribunal.

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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§ 7. Whenever pursuant to any provision of this local law functions, powers or duties are transferred from the tax commission or tax appeals tribunal to the office of administrative tax appeals, such functions, powers or duties shall be continued by the office of administrative tax appeals and such office shall have power to continue any business, proceeding or other matter involving such transferred functions, powers or duties.

§ 8. The records, property and equipment of the tax commission and tax appeals tribunal shall be transferred and delivered to the office of administrative tax appeals consistent with the transfer of any functions, powers and duties from the tax commission and tax appeals tribunal to the office of administrative tax appeals.

§ 9. No existing right or remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of the adoption of this local law.

§ 10. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time when this local law shall take effect, brought by or against the city or any agency or officer, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of this local law or by anything herein contained.

§ 11. Whenever pursuant to any provision of this local law functions, powers or duties are assigned to the office of administrative tax appeals that were exercised by any employee of the tax commission or tax appeals tribunal or any officer thereof, all such employees in the classified city civil service who were engaged in the performance of such function, powers or duties shall be transferred to the office of administrative tax appeals, without examination and without affecting existing compensation or pension or retirement rights, privileges or obligations of such officers and employees.

§ 12. This local law shall take effect January 20, 2008, or as soon as practicable thereafter as a transfer of functions may be effectuated pursuant to this local law and subdivision 2 of section 70 of the civil service law; provided, however, that any or all actions necessary to effectuate such transfer may be taken prior to such effective date.