File #: Int 0836-2022    Version: * Name: Placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
On agenda: 12/7/2022
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights
Sponsors: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Farah N. Louis, Shahana K. Hanif, Kamillah Hanks, Shaun Abreu, (by request of the Queens Borough President)
Council Member Sponsors: 5
Summary: This bill would require that any lamp installed as part of the lighting of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps would be required to meet this standard.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 836, 2. Int. No. 836, 3. December 7, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-7-22, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 7, 2022
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Int. No. 836

 

By Council Members Brooks-Powers, Louis, Hanif, Hanks and Abreu (by request of the Queens Borough President)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.  Subchapter one of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-159.6 to read as follows:

§19-159.6. Limitation on correlated color temperature of streetlights. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Correlated color temperature. The term “correlated color temperature” means the perceived color of the light emitted by a lamp, expressed in Kelvin (K) units.  

Kelvin. The term “kelvin” means the unit of measurement used to characterize the color of light emitted by a lamp.

b. Any lamp to be used in the illumination of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place shall have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps shall be installed in accordance with this section.  

 

§2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

 

Session 12

TSW

LS #29

05/04/2022 2:01pm

 

Session 11

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LS #3172/Int. No. 822/2014

LS #189

Int. #0284-2018