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Meeting Name: Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/4/2025 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
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Int 1397-2025 *James F. Gennaro Proposed Int. No. 1397-AEstablishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areasIntroductionThis bill would require the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Buildings (DOB) to conduct a study to develop construction code amendments to address stormwater flood risks. This bill would also require DOB to indicate on its building information system online portal whether a property is within the 10-year rainfall flood risk area, and a link to information about the risks of stormwater flooding to properties. Finally, this bill would amend Appendix G of the Building Code to require that above-ground tanks in the 10-year rainfall flood risk area be elevated to account for the risks of stormwater flooding.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1397-2025 *James F. Gennaro  Establishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areasIntroductionThis bill would require the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Buildings (DOB) to conduct a study to develop construction code amendments to address stormwater flood risks. This bill would also require DOB to indicate on its building information system online portal whether a property is within the 10-year rainfall flood risk area, and a link to information about the risks of stormwater flooding to properties. Finally, this bill would amend Appendix G of the Building Code to require that above-ground tanks in the 10-year rainfall flood risk area be elevated to account for the risks of stormwater flooding.Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Not available
Int 1397-2025 *James F. Gennaro  Establishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areasIntroductionThis bill would require the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Buildings (DOB) to conduct a study to develop construction code amendments to address stormwater flood risks. This bill would also require DOB to indicate on its building information system online portal whether a property is within the 10-year rainfall flood risk area, and a link to information about the risks of stormwater flooding to properties. Finally, this bill would amend Appendix G of the Building Code to require that above-ground tanks in the 10-year rainfall flood risk area be elevated to account for the risks of stormwater flooding.Amended by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 1397-2025 AJames F. Gennaro  Establishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areasIntroductionThis bill would require the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Buildings (DOB) to conduct a study to develop construction code amendments to address stormwater flood risks. This bill would also require DOB to indicate on its building information system online portal whether a property is within the 10-year rainfall flood risk area, and a link to information about the risks of stormwater flooding to properties. Finally, this bill would amend Appendix G of the Building Code to require that above-ground tanks in the 10-year rainfall flood risk area be elevated to account for the risks of stormwater flooding.Approved by CommitteePass Action details Not available