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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Lamps and Lighting - LED Lights for Street Lamps
FOR the purpose of requiring the use of Light Emitting Diode lighting for City street lamps from the 2014 fiscal year onward; correcting certain references to the City department responsible for street lighting; and generally relating to City electric street lamps.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 26 - Surveys, Streets, and Highways
Section(s) 13-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 26. Surveys, Streets, and Highways
Subtitle 13. Lamps and Lighting
ยง 131. Street lamps, etc.
(a) Contracts for services.
The Department of [Public Works] TRANSPORTATION, subject to the powers of the Board of Estimates, shall make all contracts:
(1) for furnishing, operating, and maintaining lamps and lamp standards;
(2) for furnishing steam for public buildings; and
(3) for furnishing illuminating gas and electric current for street lamps and public buildings.
(b) Maintaining street lamps.
[It shall] THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST:
(1) regulate the lighting and cleaning of the City lamps and see that they are kept in proper repair;
(2) erect new lamp standards and lamps for lighting the highways, streets, lanes, alleys, bridges, parks, and squares in the City;
(3) remove or relocate any lamp standards and lamps whenever and wherever, in its judgment, convenience and necessity of the public may require; [and]
(4) make monthly statements of the street gas lamps and ascertain the correct rate or rates of gas consumption for all such lamps; AND
(5) ENSURE THAT, ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30TH 2013, ALL CITY ELECTRIC STREET LAMPS ARE EQUIPPED WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTS.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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