Int. No. 748
By Council Members Oddo, Ignizio, Comrie, Jackson, Halloran and Koo
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to exempting the Department of Environmental Protection from tree replacement requirements when it performs construction work on Bluebelts.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision f of section 18-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
f. The provisions of this section shall apply to all city agencies, including the department, provided, however, that (i) no city agency or city contractor or subcontractor shall be required to pay a fee to the department, (ii) a tree site plan shall be developed by the department in consultation with the responsible city agency or agencies regarding the location of replacement trees prior to issuance of the permit, [and] (iii) replacement of trees by any city agency or city contractor or subcontractor shall be made not more than eighteen months from the date the project is completed[.] and (iv) the provisions of this section shall not apply to the department of environmental protection when it removes a tree while engaging in the design and construction of a bluebelt as defined in section 24-526.1(3) of the code.
ยง2. This local law shall take effect sixty days after its enactment.
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