Section 17-1204. Interagency pest management committee

a. Effective three
  months after enactment of the local law  that  added  this  section,  an
  interagency  pest  management  committee shall be formed, which shall be
  headed by the commissioner, or a designee, and which shall  include  the
  commissioners   of   sanitation,   environmental   protection,  citywide
  administrative services and parks and recreation, the chair of  the  New
  York  city  housing  authority and the chancellor of education, or their
  designees. Such committee shall share information related  to  the  pest
  control  strategies  and experience of city agencies and shall meet on a
  semi-annual basis.
    b. By January 1, 2007, the interagency pest management committee shall
  develop a plan  to  further  reduce  pesticide  use  by  city  agencies,
  including  initiatives  to  implement integrated pest management, giving
  preference to employing physical, mechanical, cultural,  biological  and
  educational   tactics   to   prevent   conditions   that   promote  pest
  infestations, which shall be updated on an annual basis,  as  necessary.
  The  plan, and any updates of such plan, shall be submitted to the mayor
  and the speaker of the council within thirty days of issuance.