REMARKS
Erik D. Bottcher's remarks on the cruise ships emissions bill
0:37:07
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Erik D. Bottcher commends Council Member Avalez and co-sponsors for their leadership on the cruise ship emissions bill, noting its significance for Manhattan's west side.
- Bottcher appreciates Avalez's role in addressing cruise ship emissions and their impact on local communities.
- He highlights the bill as a response to long-standing issues, matching public policy with evolving global conditions.
- The comparison of one docked cruise ship's emissions to those of 34,000 diesel trucks illustrates the problem's magnitude.
- Bottcher expresses pride in the City Council, Avalez, co-sponsors, and staff for their contribution to this legislation.
Erik D. Bottcher
0:37:07
Wanna thank and congratulate council member, Ivelez, for her leadership on the cruise ship emissions, Bill.
0:37:14
Not just for her community, but for our community on the west side of Manhattan, which also has a cruise ship terminal This is an example of government responding to the needs of residents and responding to changing changing conditions out in the world, much as like we're responding to lithium ion batteries, public policy catching up with things that are happening out in the world.
0:37:43
This is public policy catching up with something that's been going on for a long time.
0:37:49
The fact that one cruise ship docked per day can admit as much as 40, 34,000 diesel trucks.
0:38:01
That's been going on for a long time.
0:38:02
So today, I'm so proud of the city council and my colleague, council member, Avalez, and all the co sponsors and all the city council staff who contributed to this.