File #: Int 0010-2024    Version: * Name: Establishing a pilot program to install drinking fountains on fire hydrants and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
On agenda: 2/8/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law in relation to establishing a pilot program to install drinking fountains on fire hydrants and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof
Sponsors: Erik D. Bottcher, Gale A. Brewer, Shahana K. Hanif
Council Member Sponsors: 3
Summary: This bill would require that the commissioner of environmental protection and fire commissioner establish a pilot program to install drinking fountains on at least 5 fire hydrants per borough. Upon completion of the pilot program, the commissioners would be required to submit a report making recommendations on whether to expand or make the program permanent and identifying any challenges and issues presented by the pilot program. Lastly, the pilot program and report would not be required if the fire commissioner determines that the drinking fountains would interfere with the fire department’s use of fire hydrants and submits a report explaining such determination.
Indexes: Report Required, Sunset Date Applies
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 10, 2. Int. No. 10, 3. February 8, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-8-24

Int. No. 10

 

By Council Members Bottcher, Brewer and Hanif

 

A Local Law in relation to establishing a pilot program to install drinking fountains on fire hydrants and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Drinking Fountain Pilot Program. a. The commissioner of environmental protection, in collaboration with the fire commissioner, shall establish a pilot program to install drinking fountains on fire hydrants. As part of such program, the commissioners shall install drinking fountains on at least 5 fire hydrants per borough, and the drinking fountains shall be operational at least from April to September each year during the duration of the program. Such program shall commence no later than 2 years after the effective date of this local law and shall conclude 2 years after the commencement of such program.  

b. No later than 1 year after the conclusion of this program, the commissioner of environmental protection, in collaboration with the fire commissioner, shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council a report that contains recommendations on whether to expand or make such program permanent. Such report shall also identify any challenges and issues presented by the program.

c. The commissioner of environmental protection and the fire commissioner need not comply with subdivisions a and b of this section if the fire commissioner determines that the drinking fountains would interfere with the fire department’s use of fire hydrants. If the fire commissioner makes such a determination, the fire commissioner shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council, within 6 months, a report identifying the specific reasons for such determination. 

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed upon final submission of either the report required by subdivision b or the report required by subdivision c of section one of this local law. Upon such submission, the mayor shall notify the corporation counsel for the purpose of effectuating section 7-111 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Any failure to provide the notification described in this section shall not affect the effective date of any provision of this local law.

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