The office for New York City Mayor Eric Adams says it supports the ‘spirit’ of a legislation that could trigger black New Yorkers to be paid reparations for slavery.

Sideya Sherman, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Equity, said the controversial bill should be tweaked to avoid overlapping with two comparable state bills.

The bill, which was created by Councilwoman Farah Louis to launch a task force to study the effects of racial discrimination on the city could potentially lead to payments being issued, The Post reports.

During a City Council hearing on September 19, Sherman said any reparations task force needs to spend more than one-year maximum in Louis’ bill before advising their findings.