File #: Int 0767-2026    Version: * Name: Public notification regarding release of oil.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts
On agenda: 3/10/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to public notification regarding release of oil
Sponsors: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Julie Won
Council Member Sponsors: 2
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection and the Office of Emergency Management to post on their websites information about the release of oil.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 767, 2. Int. No. 767, 3. March 10, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Int. No. 767

 

By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Member Won

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to public notification regarding release of oil

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 24-609 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:

c. 1. The commissioner shall report on the department’s website regarding any release of oil of any kind or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil, of which the commissioner has been notified by any means. The commissioner shall update such report by the first of the month and shall submit annual reports no later than January 15 to the speaker of the council.

2. Such report shall include:

(a) The chemical name or common name of the oil;

(b) The location of release of the oil;

(c) The quantity of the oil that was released;

(d) The date on which the oil was released;

(e) The name of the party that was responsible for the release of the oil; and

(f) Any actions taken with regard to environmental remediation.

3. The commissioner shall notify the speaker of the council, individual council members whose districts are affected and affected community boards as soon as practicable regarding any release specified in paragraph 1 of this subdivision.

§ 2. Chapter 1 of title 30 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 30-117 to read as follows:

§ 30-117. Reporting of the release of oil. a. The commissioner shall report on the office’s website regarding any release of any oil of any kind or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil, of which the commissioner has been notified by any means. The commissioner shall update such report by the first of the month and shall submit annual reports no later than January 15 to the speaker of the council. Such report shall include:

1. The chemical name or common name of the oil;

2. The location of release of the oil;

3. The quantity of the oil that was released;

4. The date on which the oil was released;

5. The name of the party that was responsible for the release of the oil; and

6. Any actions taken with regard to environmental remediation.

b. The commissioner shall notify the speaker of the council, individual council members whose districts are affected and affected community boards as soon as practicable regarding any release specified in subdivision a of this section.

§ 3. This law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.

 

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