QUESTION
What is the timeline for the administration to respond on the committee's proposed helicopter bills?
0:20:50
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85 sec
Council member Amanda Farías asks when a response can be expected from the administration regarding several proposed bills related to restricting and monitoring non-essential helicopter operations in New York City.
- The representative from the NYC Economic Development Corporation states that the City's Law Department is thoroughly reviewing the bills given the complex jurisdictional boundaries with federal aviation authorities
- They cannot provide a specific timeline, but confirm the Law Department is actively working on formulating their position
- Council member Farías presses for a general estimate of when responses can be expected
- The representative acknowledges the request but can only say the review is ongoing due to complex legal considerations
Amanda Farías
0:20:50
So I appreciate the thorough testimony on giving us a full update I less appreciate not having responses for each of the bills that are listed.
0:21:01
Can we get a timeline of when we're going to hear from the admin or from the agencies on your law department's decision on the bills?
Mikelle Adgate
0:21:10
Yeah.
0:21:11
Thank you for the question, council member.
0:21:12
We know that the lot of Hartman is reviewing each of the bills together and has scheduled regular as part of their regular check ins with council legal that these bills are being discussed as part of that.
Amanda Farías
0:21:27
Okay.
0:21:28
So when should I expect I mean, this is usually folks come with testimony with some sort of response.
0:21:37
Yeah.
0:21:37
I had surrounded support, not support.
Mikelle Adgate
0:21:41
I I definitely under understand the question.
0:21:45
Based on our conversations with a lot of department given the complexity of the aviation sector and the jurisdictional boundaries between the FAA and other federal regulators and actors and the fact that the city's authority may be subject to different limitations, a lot of apartment, has been using this time to review more thoroughly.
0:22:08
And so while I can't speak on their behalf in in terms of a timeline, I do know that it is something that they are working on.
Amanda Farías
0:22:15
Okay.
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