The New York City Council - File #: Int 0149-2022

• File #: Int 0149-2022
• Version: *
• Name: Increasing transparency around manhole fires and explosions.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Filed (End of Session)
• Committee: Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
• On agenda: 4/14/2022
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing transparency around manhole fires and explosions
• Sponsors: Justin L. Brannan, Tiffany Cabán, Sandy Nurse, Shaun Abreu, Nantasha M. Williams, Pierina Ana Sanchez, (by request of the Queens Borough President)
• Council Member Sponsors: 6
• Summary: This bill would require the Fire Department to submit an annual report to the Council on manhole fires and explosions to which they responded.
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Prime Sponsor	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2023	*	Justin L. Brannan	City Council	Filed (End of Session)
4/14/2022	*	Justin L. Brannan	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/14/2022	*	Justin L. Brannan	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 149

By Council Members Brannan, Cabán, Nurse, Abreu, Williams and Sanchez (by request of the Queens Borough President)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing transparency around manhole fires and explosions

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 15 of the administrative code of the City of New York is amended by adding a new section 15-141 to read as follows:

§ 15-141 Reporting on manhole fires and explosions. No later than October 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the council on the number of manhole fire and manhole explosion complaints responded to by the department, disaggregated by council district.

                     § 2. This local law takes effect immediately. 

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