Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
TL;DR
The committee focused on protecting NYC's environment through green infrastructure and natural solutions to combat flooding and climate impacts. The meeting advanced several proposals to increase green spaces, improve stormwater management, and support sustainable practices—all aimed at making the city more resilient to extreme weather and flooding.
Key Decisions
- Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resiliency Oversight hearing held
- Deforestation-Free Procurement Act (state legislation) Resolution passed calling on NY State to adopt the law
- Endangered Species Act Recognition Resolution passed recognizing federal protections for NYC's natural environment
- Greened Acre Metric for Stormwater Local law introduced to measure and set goals for green infrastructure capturing stormwater
- Bioswale and Rain Garden Notification Requirements Local law introduced requiring public notice before installing green stormwater systems
Agenda
- T2025-3357 Oversight - Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resiliency and Disaster Preparedness.Oversight
- Res 0131-2024 Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.6872A/S.5921A, the New York Deforestation-Free Procurement Act.Resolution
- Res 0143-2024 Resolution to recognize the contributions of the federal Endangered Species Act to the natural environment of New York CityResolution
- Int 1254-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a greened acre metric to measure stormwater captured by green infrastructure installed in the city and set a greened acre goal for MS4 areasIntroduction
- Int 1253-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to notice for the installation of bioswales, rain gardens, or other bioretention systemsIntroduction