File #: Int 0187-2024    Version: * Name: Requiring the creation of a database of subsurface conditions to support better engineering of geothermal heat pumps.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
On agenda: 2/28/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the creation of a database of subsurface conditions to support better engineering of geothermal heat pumps.
Sponsors: James F. Gennaro, Lincoln Restler, Julie Won, Erik D. Bottcher, Crystal Hudson, Alexa Avilés, (by request of the Queens Borough President)
Council Member Sponsors: 6
Summary: This bill would require the creation of a database as a single place for geological logs of the city’s geothermal bores and locations of geothermal energy system installations. The database would also include locations of any and all water wells including unused privately owned wells. This database shall be updated annually.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 187, 2. Int. No. 187, 3. February 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024

Int. No. 187

 

By Council Members Gennaro, Restler, Won, Bottcher, Hudson and Avilés (by request of the Queens Borough President)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the creation of a database of subsurface conditions to support better engineering of geothermal heat pumps.

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 24-804 of chapter 8 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision to c to read as follows:

                     c. Database of subsurface conditions. 1. The department, in conjunction with the department of design and construction and the department of city planning, shall develop and maintain a database of subsurface conditions by December 31, 2023 to offer resources to support the engineering and design of geothermal heat pump systems. 

2. Such database shall be updated annually and shall include:

(a) A repository for geological logs of the city’s geothermal bores;

(b) The locations of existing geothermal energy systems; and

(c)  The locations of all water wells, including any unused privately owned water wells.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

 

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