NYC Council committee
Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts
Follow New York City Council hearings and legislation involving environmental protection, climate resilience, waterways, waterfront infrastructure, and related city policy.
Upcoming meetings
No meetings are currently scheduled.
Recent meetings
- October 20, 2026 Oversight - Citizen Enforcement Programs.
- September 30, 2026 Oversight - Coastal Resilience.
- September 29, 2026 Oversight - Coastal Resilience.
- September 10, 2026 VOTE*
- September 9, 2026 VOTE*
- June 17, 2026 Oversight - Citizen Enforcement Programs.
- April 15, 2026 VOTE*
- April 6, 2026 4 bills on the agenda
- March 19, 2026 New York City Council Budget and Oversight Hearings on The Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, The Preliminary Capital Plan for Fiscal…
- February 25, 2026 Oversight - GHG Reduction Through Renewable Diesel.
Recent legislation
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to including violations for idling in the fleet program
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Oversight - Citizen Enforcement Programs.
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Oversight - Coastal Resilience.
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A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the establishment of a department of coastal protection
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to identifying all vacant and underutilized municipally-owned sites that would be suitable for the development of renewable energy and assessing the renewable-energy generation potential and feasibility of such sites
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a mobile drinking fountain program
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Resolution in support of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium’s proposal to have Hudson Canyon, the largest submarine canyon on the Atlantic coast of the United States, declared a national marine sanctuary
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the replacement of lead water service lines
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a code of conduct applicable to citizen noise complaints
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Resolution calling upon the New York State Public Service Commission to issue an emergency rule restricting Con Edison’s ability to apply its interconnection methodology which has increased costs for battery storage facilities located in networks that the company deems constrained
What you can find here
- Upcoming and past committee meetings
- Hearing agendas, minutes, and videos when available
- Environmental and waterfront legislation
- Public testimony and supporting documents attached to legislation
Meeting pages collect the date, time, location, agenda topics, actions, and links to official source material. Legislation pages connect bills and resolutions with sponsors, status, legislative history, testimony, and attachments.