NYC Council Introduction 1351

intro.nyc/1351-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Stormwater pollution prevention permitting.
Status: Committee Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
Sponsored by Oswald Feliz
Introduced: August 14, 2025

This bill would adjust the thresholds that the Department of Environmental Protection uses to require permits for stormwater pollution on small construction activities. The bill would further require the Department of Environmental Protection to prioritize review of revised permit applications, establish a program of expedited approval of applications certified by registered qualified professionals, and send notice to council members of certain rejected permit applications in their district.