Int. No. 591-A
By Council Members Chin, Vacca, Brewer, Cabrera, Dromm, Fidler, Gentile, James, Koppell, Koslowitz, Lander, Mendez, Rose, Van Bramer, Williams, Nelson, Koo, Eugene, Gennaro, Arroyo, Greenfield, Barron, Jackson, Mealy, Wills and Ulrich
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of transportation to post a link to and information about passenger carrier safety.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter five of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-539 to read as follows:
§ 19-539 Passenger carrier information for consumers. The department of transportation shall make available on the Internet through a web portal that is linked to nyc.gov or any successor website maintained by, or on behalf, of the city of New York, a link to the federal motor carrier safety administration's website and a description of the safety information and data available on such administration's website, including but not limited to a list of and a link to the federal passenger carrier safety ratings and a link to such administration's safety and fitness electronic records system.
§2. This local law shall take effect sixty days after its enactment into law.
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