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BILL NUMBER:S1028
Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring municipal and government agencies, and individual members of the public to abstain from disposing and destroying of public trees, tree parts that are involved in property damage, personal injury or death to persons from trees growing within and across the public-right-of-ways, including parks and street trees
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of the bill is to ensure that the city of New York is properly inspecting, diagnosing and analyzing public trees that cause property damage, personal injury or death within 48 hours and make such reports publicly available.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the administrative code of the city of New York by adding a new section 4-209 that requires the New York City Parks and Recreation Department and other relevant agencies:
* to contract with consulting arborists to inspect, diagnose and analyze for defects and disease all public trees and/or tree parts involved in property damage, personal injury or death within 48 hours and for a report to be issued that is publicly available on-line within 30 days of the inspection.
* All reasonable efforts are required to be made to save and preserve the tree and/or tree part samples at the scene of the incident so that it can be examined by the consulting arborist or a chain of custody must be established.
* In cases of severe damage due to storms every reasonable effort must be made to mark, label and identify the tree at the location by the consulting arborist.
Section 2 sets forth an immediate effective date.
Justification
The bill is named in honor of a young woman Yingyi Li-Dikov who was 6 months pregnant with her first child and was killed when she was struck by falling tree in Kissena Park Queens in August 2013.
Public properties belonging to the city of New York are home to thousands of trees in varying states of health. The city is responsible for maintaining these trees so that they remain healthy and do not pose extraordinary dangers to public safety and property.
This bill is necessary to ensure that the city is engaging in proper inspections where incidents may occur so that the public is protected and the city can better manage its responsibility for maintaining its tree population.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
None to the state
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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