Former city Councilmember Jumaane Williams, who now sits as New York City’s public advocate (until the general election for the seat in November), has made anti-segregation housing a priority. One of his first legislative conducts as public advocate: to introduce legislation that would prevent further segregation and displacement of residents of color.

According to a press release from Churches United For Fair Housing (CUFFH), which has worked with Williams before on a similar campaign in January, the legislation would be an amendment to the city’s administrative code to include a racial impact study (RIS) as part of the environmental impact study that is already required before housing projects take place.

The RIS would comprise of an analysis of direct and indirect racial and ethnic residential impacts of proposed rezoning or development projects to a neighborhood. More specifically, the amendment would require the racial assessment to “indicate whether the proposed project affirmatively furthers fair housing, as defined and required by the Fair Housing Act.”