NYC Council Introduction 1185

intro.nyc/1185-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Plan to mitigate wildfires in parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation,
Status: Laid Over in Committee Committee on Parks and Recreation
Sponsored by Shekar Krishnan
Introduced: February 13, 2025

This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), in consultation with other appropriate City agencies, to develop a plan to mitigate the occurrences of wildfires in parks by October 1, 2025. The plan would have to be posted on DPR’s website and updated regularly. This bill would also require DPR to report annually on wildfires that occur in parks under its jurisdiction.