A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creation of a New York City Jamaica Bay task force, which would provide advice and recommendations to the city with respect to the Jamaica Bay clean-up and resiliency project.

Summary

The bill establishes a Jamaica Bay Task Force to provide recommendations to the commissioner and the speaker of the council on the cleanup of Jamaica Bay, the process by which combined sewer overflows are managed for the bay, including the long-term control plan and the effects of climate change on the bay. The task force shall be comprised of eleven members, five of whom will be appointed by the speaker of the council and six members by the mayor. The members shall include a representative from each community board in the groundwater service area as well as representative from the communities adjoin Jamaica Bay. The members shall also include experts in the field of hydrology, biology and geology.

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