§ 24-530.1 Southeast Queens flooding adaptation assistance task force.
AC § 24-530.1
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term “southeast Queens” means Queens community districts 8, 10, 12, and 13. b. There shall be an interagency task force to recommend changes to the laws, regulations, and policies that could facilitate the implementation of measures to mitigate vulnerability to flooding of real property in southeast Queens. c. The task force shall consist of the following members: 1. The commissioner of buildings, or such commissioner’s designee; 2. The commissioner of environmental protection, or such commissioner’s designee; 3. The commissioner of housing preservation and development, or such commissioner’s designee; 4. One member appointed by the public advocate; and 5. Three members appointed by the speaker of the council. d. The chair of such task force shall be the commissioner of environmental protection or such commissioner’s designee. e The task force shall invite representatives from relevant city and state agencies, elected officials and advocacy organizations, as identified by the task force, to provide feedback on measures that mitigate vulnerability to flooding of real property in southeast Queens. f. All members of the task force appointed by the public advocate and by the speaker of the council shall be appointed within 60 days of the effective date of the local law that added this section. Such members shall serve without compensation, except that each such member shall be allowed actual and necessary expenses to be audited in the same manner as other city expenses. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. g. The task force shall meet at least 2 times per year and shall convene an annual public hearing in southeast Queens. h. No later than 1 year after the appointment of the final member of the task force, and annually thereafter, the task force shall issue a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council detailing its activities and recommendations, which shall be made publicly available on the department of environmental protection’s website. (L.L. 2025/087, 6/27/2025, eff. 12/24/2025) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2025/087.
