Int. No. 806
By Council Members Lappin, Brewer, Felder, Fidler, James, Sanders Jr., Garodnick, Liu and Gerson
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to light-emitting diode bulbs in street lamps.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-125.1 to read as follows:
§ 19-125.1 Light-emitting diode street lamps. a. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
1. “Decorative street lamp” shall mean a collectible lamp, under the jurisdiction of the department, supported by a lamppost and used to illuminate a street or other public area, representing a former period and valued for its age, rarity, condition, or other unique feature.
2. “Light-emitting diode bulb” shall mean a semiconductor diode that emits light when an electric current is applied.
3. “Street lamp” shall mean a lamp, under the jurisdiction of the department, supported by a lamppost and used to illuminate a street or other public area.
b. Within one year of the effective date of the local law that added this section, the department shall install light-emitting diode bulbs in all street lamps or replace any street lamps that are incapable of accommodating light-emitting diode bulbs with street lamps using such bulbs; provided, however, that decorative street lamps, as designated by the commissioner, shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect thirty days after it is enacted into law.
TU
LS # 4996
06/16/08