Section 22-801
§ 22-801 Definitions.
"Lobbying" or "Lobbying activities" shall mean "lobbying" or "lobbying
activities" as defined in section 3-211 of this code.
"Person or organization" shall be construed not to include the
not-for-profit corporation under contract with the city to provide or
administer economic development benefits on behalf of the city.
§ 22-802 Reporting of lobbying activities.
a. A not-for-profit corporation of which a majority of its members are
appointed by the mayor that is under contract with the city to provide
or administer economic development benefits on behalf of the city shall
be required to submit to the council quarterly reports identifying:
1. the contracted entity's retention or designation of a person or
organization to engage in lobbying or lobbying activities before the
council or any member thereof, the city planning commission, a borough
president, a borough board or a community board and
2. the contracted entity's making or incurring an expenditure to, or
on behalf of, a person or organization to engage in lobbying or lobbying
activities before the council or any member thereof, the city planning
commission, a borough president, a borough board or a community board.
b. Such reports need not identify:
1. any officer or employee of the city of New York or of such
contracted entity and
2. any person or organization retained or designated by the contracted
entity to provide advice and analysis directly applying any urban
planning, urban design, engineering, scientific or similar technical
discipline, or any legal, accounting, or other similar professional
discipline.
c. Each report shall set forth:
1. the name, address and telephone number of each person or
organization so retained or designated;
2. a description of the subject or subjects on which the person or
organization lobbied, including identification of the local law,
resolution, real property or other matter on which the person or
organization lobbied;
3. the person, and where applicable, the body before which the person
or organization lobbied and the dates on which such lobbying occurred;
and
4. the compensation paid or owed by the contacted entity to a person
or organization for the purpose of engaging in lobbying or lobbying
activities before the council or any member thereof, the city planning
commission, a borough president, a borough board or a community board
and any expenses expended, received or incurred by the person or
organization for the purpose of lobbying before such bodies.
d. The first such submission shall be provided no later than December
31, 2013 and shall cover the period from November 1, 2012 through
November 30, 2013. All reports shall be filed thereafter within thirty
days after the end of each quarter and simultaneously made available in
a commonly available non-proprietary database format on the website of
the contracted entity or, if no such website is maintained, on the
website of the city of New York.