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Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts · Apr 6, 2026

Mondayat least 1 h 49 min2 officials identified6 public speakers4 agenda itemsRoll call: 5 present (clerk)Video: Viebit

The committee opened a hearing on Intro 730A (water quality testing at city waterfronts), Intro 795 (outdoor drinking fountains), Intro 804 (light pollution) and Reso 351 (Endangered Species Act).

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5 of 7 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.This meeting: Apr 6, 2026

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Agenda · 4 itemsShowHide
  1. 0:46This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to conduct water quality testing at at least 15 testing sites within New York City’s waterbodies. The bill would require DEP to choose such testing
  2. 0:46This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to install, replace, or upgrade 500 outdoor drinking fountains by 2035. The bill would require such fountains to have bottle filling stations and be
  3. 0:46This bill would establish a maximum allowable illuminance of 1 footcandle (11 lux) for certain residential outdoor lighting fixtures. The illuminance limit would apply only to 1- and 2-family homes in low-density residen
  4. 0:46Endangered Species Act.

What happened

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  1. The committee opened a hearing on Intro 730A (water quality testing at city waterfronts), Intro 795 (outdoor drinking fountains), Intro 804 (light pollution) and Reso 351 (Endangered Species Act).0:29

Who spoke

2 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Roll call: 5 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 6 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts, Apr 6, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/environmental-protection-and-waterfronts/meetings/2026-04-06. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Apr 6, 2026.