NYC Council · Int 1006-2026 · Committee

Cleaning requirements for cooling towers.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Aug 13, 2026

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to cleaning requirements for cooling towers” Read the full text

Health

What it does

This bill would require that owners of buildings with cooling towers clean the cooling towers at least three times a year, with at least one of the three cleanings occurring during the months of June and July.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Aug 13, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Aug 13, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Health committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Lynn C. Schulman · chair Carl Wilson Carmen N. De La Rosa Christopher Marte Harvey D. Epstein James F. Gennaro Joann Ariola Mercedes Narcisse Simcha Felder

This committee’s full record

Official documents

Summary of Int. No. 1006

Int. No. 1006

Memorandum in Support

August 13, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Committee Report 9/2/26

Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

4

sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Virginia Maloney Yusef Salaam Harvey D. Epstein Mercedes Narcisse

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to Comm by Council (Aug 13, 2026).