NYC Council Introduction 1017

intro.nyc/1017-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Requiring analyses of cooling towers associated with Legionnaires’ disease clusters.
Status: Committee Committee on Health
Sponsored by Shanel Thomas-Henry
Introduced: August 13, 2026

This bill would require that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in consultation with the Department of Buildings (DOB), conduct an analysis to identify the common characteristics of cooling towers associated with each Legionnaires’ disease cluster and to issue recommendations to prevent cooling towers from causing future Legionnaires’ disease clusters.