Requires notification of residents who are potentially affected by a serious health threat to their water system within 24 hours of receiving investigation results.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8688--A
IN SENATE
January 7, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring notification of residents who are potentially
affected by a serious health threat to their water system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 17-194.1 of the administrative code of the city of
2 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision n to read as follows:
3 n. Notice requirements. In all cases where the results of the investi-
4 gation conducted pursuant to subdivision e of this section indicate a
5 serious health threat, the department shall notify all potentially
6 affected residents within 24 hours, including all adjacent buildings
7 that share the same underlying water system. The department shall
8 promulgate rules for compliance with the requirements of this subdivi-
9 sion, in accordance with applicable law.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
11 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14373-02-6
