T2026-2364

Introduction

This bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to create an annual list of properties for which DOB possesses records indicating the presence of a cooling tower. It would then require either DOB or the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to do an annual cross-referencing of this list against existing cooling tower registrations and certifications to identify non-compliant properties. DOB would then have to issue notices of violation. Upon a determination of liability, property owners would have to disinfect the cooling tower within a specified time and, for vacant properties, discontinue use of the cooling tower. However, property owners would not be subject to the disinfection and discontinuation requirements if they can submit certain documentation or proof to the satisfaction of DOB and DOHMH.

Title
Requiring an annual interagency cooling tower compliance review and increasing related enforcement.
Type
Introduction
Status
Introduced
Committee
Committee on Health
Introduced
2026-09-10

Heard in committee

Sponsors

Money behind the sponsors

Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.

Shared backers of the sponsors

Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.

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