From 0f2b1c064b92d00bf830930bd5fb5da48d1a6297 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexis Byrd Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:02:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] 2-29-24 commits --- us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-544.xml | 2 +- us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-572.xml | 24 ++-- us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-580.xml | 2 +- us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-583.xml | 24 ++-- us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-602.xml | 22 ++-- us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-666.xml | 46 +++++++ us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-667.xml | 86 +++++++++++++ us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-668.xml | 134 +++++++++++++++++++ us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-669.xml | 87 +++++++++++++ us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-670.xml | 64 ++++++++++ us/dc/council/periods/25/index.xml | 5 + us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-170.xml | 12 +- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-223.xml | 68 +++++----- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-237.xml | 6 +- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-244.xml | 156 +++++++++++++---------- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-245.xml | 81 +++++++++--- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-251.xml | 13 +- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-253.xml | 38 +++++- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-254.xml | 44 +++++-- us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-256.xml | 44 +++++-- 20 files changed, 768 insertions(+), 190 deletions(-) create mode 100644 us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-666.xml create mode 100644 us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-667.xml create mode 100644 us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-668.xml create mode 100644 us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-669.xml create mode 100644 us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-670.xml diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-544.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-544.xml index 75d8fda42a..528afd3371 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-544.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-544.xml @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ . - + @@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ (B) Sub-subparagraph (v) is amended by striking the phrase "for payment." and inserting the phrase "for payment; and" in its place. - + (C) A new sub-subparagraph (vi) is added to read as follows: - + (vi) The nature of the emergency situation; provided, that if the nature of the emergency situation precludes documentation, an unsworn declaration made under penalty of perjury explaining both the emergency situation and the reason why the applicant unit does not possess documentation regarding the nature of the emergency situation may be considered sufficient documentation of proof for this element of an application. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ (2) Paragraph (3) is repealed. - + @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Subsection (d)(3) is amended to read as follows: - + (3) "Emergency situation" means a situation in which immediate action is necessary to avoid homelessness or eviction, to re-establish a rental home, or otherwise to prevent displacement from a rental home, which is the result of an unforeseen or unusual event, such as the loss of a job or high medical costs, that impacts the applicant unit's ability to pay rent and that cannot be resolved without financial assistance. @@ -88,18 +88,18 @@ . - +
3 Section 501(r) of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective July 17, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-10; D.C. Official Code § 42-3505.01(r)), is amended to read as follows: - + (r) (1) @@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ . - +
4 diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-580.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-580.xml index 3400614644..55255925c4 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-580.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-580.xml @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
. - + (2) Paragraph (3) is repealed. - + (b) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the number "25,000" and inserting the number "40,000" in its place. - + (c) Subsection (e) is repealed. - + (d) @@ -58,26 +58,26 @@ (1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase "pay property taxes or insurance premiums" and inserting the phrase "pay property taxes, insurance premiums, condominium fees, or homeowner association fees" in its place. - + (2) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase "balances of property taxes and insurance premiums" and inserting the phrase "balances of property taxes, insurance premiums, condominium fees, or homeowner association fees" in its place. - + - +
3 diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-602.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-602.xml index 3caa84bc51..4ca6d6fb4e 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-602.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-602.xml @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Subsection (a)(1) is amended to read as follows: - + (1) A billing methodology that takes into account both the water consumption of, and water service to, a property where water is supplied from the District water supply system. @@ -43,29 +43,29 @@ - + (b) Section 208 (D.C. Official Code § 34-2108) is amended by adding a new subsection (d) to read as follows: - + (d) The owner or occupant of each property in the District shall pay any impervious area charge that the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority establishes pursuant to section 216(c-1) of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111; D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.16(c-1)). . - +
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ A new subsection (c-1) is added to read as follows: - + (c-1) (1) @@ -104,17 +104,17 @@ (b) Subsection (e) is amended by striking the phrase "including the" and inserting the phrase "including the impervious area charge and the" in its place. - + - +
4 diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-666.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-666.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..980c159f31 --- /dev/null +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-666.xml @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ + + + 25-666 + 25-1031 + DMPED Grantmaking Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 + To amend the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012 to authorize, on an emergency basis, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to issue grants on a non-competitive basis to the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District for the purpose of sub-area planning. + + 2024-11-08 + 2024-12-19 + + D.C. Act 25-666 + 0 DCR 0 + + + + 2024-12-19 + + Retained by the Council + + + BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "DMPED Grantmaking Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2024". +
+ 2 + Section 2032(k)(3) of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04(k)(3)), is amended by striking the phrase "for an innovation district" and inserting the phrase "for an innovation district and for sub-area planning" in its place. + + for an innovation district + for an innovation district and for sub-area planning + + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all temporary and emergency legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + + +
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+ 3 + Fiscal impact statement. + The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). +
+
+ 4 + Effective date. + This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code §1-204.12(a)). +
+ diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-667.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-667.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a90845b56d --- /dev/null +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-667.xml @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ + + + 25-667 + 25-1041 + Consumer Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 + To amend, on an emergency basis, Chapter 39 of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that the District government is not a merchant under the District's consumer protection law, except with respect to the application of that chapter's landlord-tenant relations provisions to the District of Columbia Housing Authority. + + 2024-11-25 + 2024-12-19 + + D.C. Act 25-667 + 0 DCR 0 + + + + 2024-12-19 + + Retained by the Council + + + BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Consumer Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024". +
+ 2 + Section 28-3901 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: + + (a) + Subsection (a)(3) is amended to read as follows: + + + + (3) + + (A) + "merchant" means a person, whether organized or operating for profit or for a nonprofit purpose, who in the ordinary course of business does or would sell, lease (to), or transfer, either directly or indirectly, consumer goods or services, or a person who in the ordinary course of business does or would supply the goods or services which are or would be the subject matter of a trade practice. + + + (B) + Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, "merchant" shall not include the District of Columbia, its agencies or instrumentalities, or any employee thereof acting within the scope of the employee's official duties; + + + + . + + + (b) + Subsection (e) is amended to read as follows: + + + + (e) + Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this chapter's application to landlord-tenant relations shall include the District of Columbia Housing Authority's activities as a landlord; provided, that this chapter shall not be construed to otherwise apply to the District of Columbia, its agencies or instrumentalities, or any employee thereof acting within the scope of the employee's official duties. + + + . + + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all temporary and emergency legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + + + Section 3 of D.C. Act 25-667 provided that the changes made to this section by Sec. 2(a) of D.C. Act 25-667 shall apply as of June 12, 2007, and the changes made to this section by Sec. 2(b) of D.C. Act 25-667 shall apply as of November 3, 2022. +
+
+ 3 + Applicability. + + (a) + Section 2(a) shall apply as of June 12, 2007. + + + (b) + Section 2(b) shall apply as of November 3, 2022. + +
+
+ 4 + Fiscal impact statement. + The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). +
+
+ 5 + Effective date. + This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). +
+ diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-668.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-668.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..93d81e6b7c --- /dev/null +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-668.xml @@ -0,0 +1,134 @@ + + + 25-668 + 25-1053 + CRIAC Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 + To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 to clarify that an owner or occupant of property in the District shall pay an impervious area charge that the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority d/b/a DC Water ("DC Water") assesses; and to amend the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996 to clarify that DC Water may assess an impervious area charge on any property in the District. + + 2024-12-02 + 2024-12-19 + + D.C. Act 25-668 + 0 DCR 0 + + + + 2024-12-19 + + Retained by the Council + + + BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "CRIAC Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024". +
+ 2 + The District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954, approved May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 104; D.C. Official Code § 34-2101 et seq.), is amended as follows: + + (a) + Section 207 (D.C. Official Code § 34-2107) is amended as follows: + + (1) + Subsection (a)(1) is amended to read as follows: + + + + (1) + A billing methodology that takes into account both the water consumption of, and water service to, a property where water is supplied from the District water supply system. + + + . + + + (2) + Subsection (c) is repealed. + + + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all temporary and emergency legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + + + + + (b) + Section 208 (D.C. Official Code § 34-2108) is amended by adding a new subsection (d) to read as follows: + + + + (d) + The owner or occupant of each property in the District shall pay any impervious area charge that the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority establishes pursuant to section 216(c-1) of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111; D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.16(c-1)). + + + . + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and emergency legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + + + +
+
+ 3 + Section 216 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111; D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.16), is amended as follows: + + (a) + A new subsection (c-1) is added to read as follows: + + + + (c-1) + + (1) + + (A) + The Authority shall assess an impervious area charge on any property in the District based on a billing methodology that takes into account the amount of impervious surface on a property that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the ground as occurring under natural conditions, or that causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow, relative to the flow present under natural conditions. + + + (B) + For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "surface" includes rooftops, footprints of patios, driveways, private streets, other paved areas, athletic courts and swimming pools, and any path or walkway that is covered by impervious material. + + + + (2) + The impervious area charge shall be the obligation of the property owner. Failure to pay the impervious area charge shall result in a lien being placed upon the property without further notice to the owner. The Mayor may enforce the lien in the same manner as in section 104 of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954, approved May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 102; D.C. Official Code § 34-2407.02). + + + (3) + Any owner or occupant of a property that is assessed an impervious area charge may contest an impervious area charge bill according to the same procedures provided to owners or occupants of properties that receive water and sewer service under section 1805 of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954, approved June 13, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-136; D.C. Official Code § 34-2305). + + + + . + + + (b) + Subsection (e) is amended by striking the phrase "including the" and inserting the phrase "including the impervious area charge and the" in its place. + + including the + including the impervious area charge and the + + + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and emergency legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + + +
+
+ 4 + Applicability. + This act shall apply as of March 25, 2009. +
+
+ 5 + Fiscal impact statement. + The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). +
+
+ 6 + Effective date. + This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). +
+ diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-669.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-669.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..413e07bca8 --- /dev/null +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-669.xml @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ + + + 25-669 + 25-1058 + Streatery Program Endorsement Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 + To amend, on an emergency basis, section 25-113 of the District of Columbia Official Code to continue the extension of the Streatery Program endorsements through July 31, 2025 and to clarify endorsement deadlines for certain classes of licensees; and to amend the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to make a clarifying amendment. + + 2024-12-02 + 2024-12-19 + + D.C. Act 25-669 + 0 DCR 0 + + + + 2024-12-19 + + Retained by the Council + + + BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Streatery Program Endorsement Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2024". +
+ 2 + Section 25-113(a)(6) of the District of Columbia Code is amended as follows: + + (a) + Strike the phrase "2022 and 2023" wherever it appears and insert the phrase "2022, 2023, 2024, and through July 31, 2025" in its place. + + 2022 and 2023 + 2022, 2023, 2024, and through July 31, 2025 + + + + (b) + Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase "annually with the fee for 2025 due by April 1, 2025; except, that an on-premises retailer licensee, class C/T, D/T, C/N, or D/N, or a manufacturer licensee class B, shall pay the fee for 2025 by September 30, 2025;" in its place. + + ; + annually with the fee for 2025 due by April 1, 2025; except, that an on-premises retailer licensee, class C/T, D/T, C/N, or D/N, or a manufacturer licensee class B, shall pay the fee for 2025 by September 30, 2025; + + + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Past Permanent Version.* + + +
+
+ 3 + Section 7(q)(1) the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-210; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06(q)(1)), is amended to read as follows: + + + (q) + + + (1) + + (A) + A retailer or internet retailer shall not locate within any residential district or within 400 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center; except, that a license holder or an applicant who has applied prior to the effective date of the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Program Enforcement Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on October 1, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-581), shall not be permitted to locate within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center. + + + (B) + Notwithstanding paragraph (A) of this paragraph, an unlicensed establishment license holder or applicant that applied for a retailer or internet retailer license during the 90-calendar day open application period set forth in section 7a(a)(1) D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06a(a)(1)) shall be permitted to locate within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center where the main entrance to the preschool, primary school or secondary school, or recreation center is actually on or occupies ground zoned commercial or industrial according to the official atlases of the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia. + + + + + . + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on March 19, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Past Permanent Version.* + + +
+
+ 4 + Fiscal impact statement. + The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). +
+
+ 5 + Effective date. + This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section + 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). +
+ diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-670.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-670.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..09e65b16b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/acts/25-670.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ + + + 25-670 + 25-1060 + Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Technology Incubator Grant Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 + To authorize, on an emergency basis due to congressional review, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to provide grant funding to a technology incubator in the District. + + 2024-12-02 + 2024-12-31 + + D.C. Act 25-670 + 0 DCR 0 + + + + 2024-12-31 + + Retained by the Council + + + + BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Technology Incubator Grant Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024". +
+ 2 + Section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04), is amended by adding a new subsection (jj) to read as follows: + + + + (jj) + Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.): + + (1) + In Fiscal Year 2024, the Deputy Mayor shall award a grant of $500,000 to Capital Factory for the purpose of supporting a technology incubator in the District; and + + + (2) + In Fiscal Year 2025, the Deputy Mayor shall award a grant of $1,500,000 to Capital Factory for the purpose of supporting a technology incubator in the District. + + + + . + + +
+
+ 3 + Applicability. + This act shall apply as of October 24, 2024. +
+
+ 4 + Fiscal impact statement. + The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). +
+
+ 5 + Effective date. + This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of a veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). +
+ diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/index.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/index.xml index 276752836a..bb9ad1c9fc 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/index.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/index.xml @@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ Emergency Acts + + + + + diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-170.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-170.xml index 7a1444ef1e..ea8a6447ec 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-170.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-170.xml @@ -28,25 +28,25 @@ (a) Strike the phrase "2022 and 2023" wherever it appears and insert the phrase "2022, 2023 and 2024" in its place. - + (b) Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase "annually with the fee for 2024 due by April 1, 2024; except, that an on-premises retailer licensee, class C/T, D/T, C/N, or D/N, or a manufacturer licensee class B, shall pay the fee for 2024 by September 30, 2024;" in its place. - + - +
3 diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-223.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-223.xml index 89e5a5043c..ad76907cc1 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-223.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-223.xml @@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ (a) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 50-921.03) is repealed. - + - + (b) @@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ (1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The offices of DDOT shall" and inserting the phrase "DDOT shall" in its place. - + (2) @@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The Project Delivery Administration shall" and inserting the phrase "Pursuant to its responsibility for transportation project delivery, DDOT shall" in its place. - + (B) Subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: - + (A) Identify transportation needs of the District and design, manage, and implement transportation improvement plans and projects, including design, engineering, and related support; @@ -73,38 +73,38 @@ (C) Subparagraph (P) is amended by striking the phrase "on mass transit needs" and inserting the phrase "on transit policy, mass transit, and alternative transit needs" in its place. - + (D) Subparagraph (U) is amended by striking the phrase "; and" and inserting a semicolon in its place. - + (E) Subparagraph (V) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon in its place. - + (F) New subparagraphs (W) and (X) are added to read as follows: - + (W) Carry out duties related to freight and passenger rail, to the extent such authority has been delegated or required by federal law, and duties relating to State Transportation Environmental Compliance; and - + (X) Manage, control, and implement transportation improvement plans and projects on land transferred from the federal government for recreational use pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 8124 and section 1 of An Act To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over public land in the District of Columbia, approved May 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 161; D.C. Official Code § 10-111), in cases where the land transferred is adjacent to public space and is part of a transportation improvement plan or project. @@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ (3) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "The Project Delivery Administration may" and inserting the word "DDOT may" in its place. - + (4) @@ -126,18 +126,18 @@ (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The Operations Administration shall" and inserting the phrase "Pursuant to its responsibility for transportation operations, DDOT shall" in its place. - + (B) Subparagraph (G) is amended by striking the phrase "transportation system infrastructure" and inserting the phrase "transportation infrastructure and maintain all DDOT assets" in its place. - + @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Paragraph (4) is amended to read as follows: - + (4) Pursuant to its responsibility for agency administration, DDOT shall: @@ -174,17 +174,17 @@ (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The Performance Administration shall" and inserting the phrase "Pursuant to its responsibility for ensuring adequate performance of the other duties identified in this section, DDOT shall" in its place. - + (B) A new subparagraph (E) is added to read as follows: - + (E) Provide customer service. @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ New paragraphs (6) and (7) are added to read as follows: - + (6) The Director shall designate DDOT staff who are responsible for: @@ -222,18 +222,18 @@ - + (7) The Director shall establish such offices and divisions as, in the Director's judgment, are appropriate to efficiently and soundly administer DDOT's various responsibilities. . - + @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ A new section 9t is added to read as follows:
- + 9t Adequate interest for transportation projects on National Park Service parkland. @@ -256,12 +256,12 @@
. - - + +
diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-237.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-237.xml index 1f47917f82..d0d9d6029c 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-237.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-237.xml @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Landscape Architect Services Sales Tax Clarification Amendment Act of 2024".
- 2 Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: @@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ . - (b) @@ -72,8 +70,6 @@ (a) This act shall apply upon the date of inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. - - (b) @@ -90,6 +86,8 @@ The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the applicability of this act. + +
4 diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-244.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-244.xml index 0cb9346816..60a73a4cf2 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-244.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-244.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + 25-244 25-599 25-737 @@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "General Contractor Licensing Amendment Act of 2024".
+ + + Part + D-ii + Construction Managers and General Contractors. + + 2 Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: @@ -41,8 +48,9 @@
- 47 - 2853.78a. Scope of practice for construction management and general contracting. + 47-2853 + 78a. + Scope of practice for construction management and general contracting.
47-2853 @@ -88,7 +96,7 @@ . - + (b) Section 47-2853.04(a) is amended as follows: @@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ A new paragraph (8A) is added to read as follows: + (8A) Commercial contractor; @@ -107,6 +116,7 @@ A new paragraph (11A) is added to read as follows: + (11A) Construction manager; @@ -118,18 +128,21 @@ A new paragraph (29A) is added to read as follows: + (29A) Residential contractor; . + - + (c) Section 47-2853.06 is amended by adding a new subsection (i) to read as follows: + (i) (1) @@ -161,11 +174,12 @@ (2) - The Board shall regulate the practice of construction management and general contracting, except as provided for in §§ 47-2853.78a and 47-2853.78b(b). The Board may establish insurance requirements, subcategories for licensure, education, and experience requirements for licensure, and other requirements. + The Board shall regulate the practice of construction management and general contracting, except as provided for in §§ 47-2853.78a and 47-2853.78b(b). The Board may establish insurance requirements, subcategories for licensure, education, and experience requirements for licensure, and other requirements. . + (d) @@ -173,14 +187,15 @@ Part - D - ii. Construction managers and general contractors. + D-ii + Construction managers and general contractors.
- 47-2853 + + 47-2853.78 + Defintions. - 78. - Definitions. - As used in this part: + (a) + As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the Board of Construction Managers and General Contractors. @@ -191,7 +206,7 @@ (3) - "Commercial property" shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 42-2103(1A). + "Commercial property" shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 42-2103(1A). (4) @@ -223,7 +238,7 @@ (6) - "Licensee" means a residential contractor, commercial contractor, or construction manager licensed under this part. + "Licensee" means a residential contractor, commercial contractor, or construction manager licensed under this part. (7) @@ -242,34 +257,36 @@ +
- 47-2853 - 78a. - Scope of practice for construction management and general contracting. + + 47-2853.78a + Scope of practice for construction management and general contracting. (a) - For purposes of this part, the term "practice of construction management" means scheduling, estimating and approving, coordinating, managing or directing phases of a project for the construction, demolition, alteration, or reconstruction of any commercial or residential property. + For purposes of this part, the term "practice of construction management" means scheduling, estimating and approving, coordinating, managing or directing phases of a project for the construction, demolition, alteration, or reconstruction of any commercial or residential property. (b) (1) - For purposes of this part, the term "practice of general contracting" means undertaking or offering to undertake, or submitting a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish any building, excavation or other structure, project, development, or improvement with respect to residential real property or commercial property. + For purposes of this part, the term "practice of general contracting" means undertaking or offering to undertake, or submitting a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish any building, excavation or other structure, project, development, or improvement with respect to residential real property or commercial property. (2) - For purposes of this part, the term "practice of general contracting" does not include construction work on electrical systems, elevators, fire protection systems, refrigeration or air conditioning systems, or any other work that requires a specific trade license issued by the Board of Industrial Trades pursuant to this subchapter. + For purposes of this part, the term "practice of general contracting" does not include construction work on electrical systems, elevators, fire protection systems, refrigeration or air conditioning systems, or any other work that requires a specific trade license issued by the Board of Industrial Trades pursuant to this subchapter. +
- 47-2853 - 78b. - Necessity for license; exemptions. + + 47-2853.78b + Necessity for license; exemptions. (a) - No person may engage in the District in any activity as a construction manager, commercial contractor, or residential contractor, or submit a bid to perform work as a construction manager, commercial contractor, or residential contractor, as defined in § 47-2853.78, unless that person holds an applicable license issued under the provisions of this part. + No person may engage in the District in any activity as a construction manager, commercial contractor, or residential contractor, or submit a bid to perform work as a construction manager, commercial contractor, or residential contractor, as defined in § 47-2853.78, unless that person holds an applicable license issued under the provisions of this part. (b) @@ -292,7 +309,7 @@ (5) - Work performed by a public utility, as defined in § 34-214; + Work performed by a public utility, as defined in § 34-214; (6) @@ -315,11 +332,12 @@ Work personally performed on a residential real property by the owner or occupant thereof. +
- 47-2853 - 78c. - Eligibility criteria for construction managers and general contractors. + + 47-2853.78c + Eligibility criteria for construction managers and general contractors. (a) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, an applicant for licensure shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant: @@ -364,11 +382,11 @@ (C) - Is compliant with financial statement, balance sheet, or bonding requirements under § 47-2853.78d and any insurance requirements established by the Board; + Is compliant with financial statement, balance sheet, or bonding requirements under § 47-2853.78d and any insurance requirements established by the Board; (D) - Has not had a license issued pursuant to this part denied, suspended, or revoked within one year prior to the date on which the application is filed; and + Has not had a license issued pursuant to this part denied, suspended, or revoked within one year prior to the date on which the application is filed; and (E) @@ -378,13 +396,14 @@ (b) - A construction manager, residential contractor, or commercial contractor with an active basic business license issued prior to the effective date of this act is deemed to be eligible for licensure until the expiration of his or her basic business license and shall satisfy the eligibility requirements for licensure at the renewal of his or her business license. + A construction manager, residential contractor, or commercial contractor with an active basic business license issued prior to the effective date of this act is deemed to be eligible for licensure until the expiration of his or her basic business license and shall satisfy the eligibility requirements for licensure at the renewal of his or her business license. +
- 47-2853 - 78d. - Financial statements or balance sheets; surety bonds in lieu of providing financial statements or balance sheets. + + 47-2853.78d + Financial statements or balance sheets; surety bonds in lieu of providing financial statements or balance sheets. (a) As proof of financial responsibility, an applicant for a commercial or residential contractor license shall demonstrate compliance with a minimum net worth requirement fixed by the Board by providing either: @@ -416,16 +435,17 @@ Proof of current bond shall be submitted to the Board and shall come from a corporate surety certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury to do business pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 9305. +
- 47-2853 - 78e. - Recovery on bond. + + 47-2853.78e + Recovery on bond. (a) (1) - If a commercial or residential contractor who elected to hold a continuous bond pursuant to § 47-2853.78d(b) fails to satisfy a judgment awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction in the District for improper or dishonest conduct, the judgment creditor shall have a claim against the surety bond for such damages. In order to recover the amount of any unpaid judgment, up to but not exceeding the maximum liability fixed by the Board, the judgment creditor shall meet the eligibility requirements of § 47-2853.78g(b)(1) through (5) and shall bring suit directly on the surety bond no later than 12 months after the judgment becomes final. + If a commercial or residential contractor who elected to hold a continuous bond pursuant to § 47-2853.78d(b) fails to satisfy a judgment awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction in the District for improper or dishonest conduct, the judgment creditor shall have a claim against the surety bond for such damages. In order to recover the amount of any unpaid judgment, up to but not exceeding the maximum liability fixed by the Board, the judgment creditor shall meet the eligibility requirements of § 47-2853.78g(b)(1) through (5) and shall bring suit directly on the surety bond no later than 12 months after the judgment becomes final. (2) @@ -436,11 +456,12 @@ The corporate surety shall notify the Board when a claim is made against a contractor's bond, when a claim is paid, and when the bond is cancelled. Such notification shall include the amount of the claim and the circumstances surrounding the claim. Notification of cancellation shall include the effective date and reason for the cancellation. The bond may be cancelled as to future liability by the contractor's surety upon 30 days' notice to the Board. +
- 47-2853 - 78f. - Establishment of Residential and Commercial Contractor Guaranty and Education Fund. + + 47-2853.78f + Establishment of Residential and Commercial Contractor Guaranty and Education Fund. (a) There is established a Residential and Commercial Contractor Guaranty and Education Fund ("Fund"). @@ -449,7 +470,7 @@ (b) (1) - On or after the effective date of the Construction Manager and General Contractor Licensing Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on October 1, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-737), every commercial and residential contractor licensed under this subchapter shall, as a condition for renewing his or her license, pay, in addition to other fees required under this subchapter, a sum to be established by the Mayor for deposit into the Fund. + On or after the effective date of the Construction Manager and General Contractor Licensing Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on October 1, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-737), every commercial and residential contractor licensed under this subchapter shall, as a condition for renewing his or her license, pay, in addition to other fees required under this subchapter, a sum to be established by the Mayor for deposit into the Fund. (2) @@ -467,14 +488,15 @@ +
- 47-2853 - 78g. - Applications for payments from Fund; maximum payment; management of Fund. + + 47-2853.78g + Applications for payments from Fund; maximum payment; management of Fund. (a) - Any person who obtains final judgment, including a settlement reduced to a final judgment, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the District against any other person on the grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, deceit, embezzlement, false pretenses, forgery, or violations of the provisions of this subchapter, arising directly out of any transaction which occurred when the other person was licensed under this subchapter, during the course of which the licensee performed acts for which a license is required under this subchapter, and which transaction occurred on or after the effective date of the Construction Manager and General Contractor Licensing Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on October 1, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-737) ("Act"); and who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, may, upon termination of all proceedings, including reviews and appeals in connection with the judgment, file a written application, under oath, with the Mayor for an order directing payment from the Fund of the amount of actual and direct loss in the transaction (excluding the amount of any interest, attorney's fees, court costs, or punitive or exemplary damages) which remains unpaid upon the judgment. The application shall be filed no later 12 months after the date on which the judgment became final. + Any person who obtains final judgment, including a settlement reduced to a final judgment, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the District against any other person on the grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, deceit, embezzlement, false pretenses, forgery, or violations of the provisions of this subchapter, arising directly out of any transaction which occurred when the other person was licensed under this subchapter, during the course of which the licensee performed acts for which a license is required under this subchapter, and which transaction occurred on or after the effective date of the Construction Manager and General Contractor Licensing Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on October 1, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-737) ("Act"); and who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, may, upon termination of all proceedings, including reviews and appeals in connection with the judgment, file a written application, under oath, with the Mayor for an order directing payment from the Fund of the amount of actual and direct loss in the transaction (excluding the amount of any interest, attorney's fees, court costs, or punitive or exemplary damages) which remains unpaid upon the judgment. The application shall be filed no later 12 months after the date on which the judgment became final. (b) @@ -510,29 +532,29 @@ (c) - The maximum amount that may be paid from the Fund to satisfy in whole or in part a final judgment against a licensee as provided for herein, including any amount paid from recovery on a contractor's bond pursuant to § 47-2853.78e, shall be as follows: + The maximum amount that may be paid from the Fund to satisfy in whole or in part a final judgment against a licensee as provided for herein, including any amount paid from recovery on a contractor's bond pursuant to § 47-2853.78e, shall be as follows: Amount - $10,000 ...... Judgment is final during the first year following the effective date of the Act; - $20,000 ...... Judgment is final during the second year following the effective date of the Act; - $30,000 ...... Judgment is final during the third year following the effective date of the Act; - $40,000 ...... Judgment is final during the fourth year following the effective date of the Act; - $50,000 ...... Judgment is final during the fifth year following the effective date of the Act, and thereafter. + $10,000 ...... Judgment is final during the first year following the effective date of the Act; + $20,000 ...... Judgment is final during the second year following the effective date of the Act; + $30,000 ...... Judgment is final during the third year following the effective date of the Act; + $40,000 ...... Judgment is final during the fourth year following the effective date of the Act; + $50,000 ...... Judgment is final during the fifth year following the effective date of the Act, and thereafter. (d) - The aggregate of claims by judgment creditors against the Fund based upon an unpaid final judgment arising out of the acts of the licensee in connection with a single transaction shall be $50,000, including any amount paid from recovery on a contractor's bond pursuant to § 47-2853.78e, regardless of the number of claimants. If the aggregate of claims exceeds $50,000, the Board shall pay $50,000 to the claimants in proportion to the amounts of the claimants' final judgments against the Fund which remain unpaid. If the Mayor has reason to believe that there may be additional claims against the Fund arising out of the same transaction, the Mayor may withhold payment from the Fund involving the licensee for a period of not more than one year. + The aggregate of claims by judgment creditors against the Fund based upon an unpaid final judgment arising out of the acts of the licensee in connection with a single transaction shall be $50,000, including any amount paid from recovery on a contractor's bond pursuant to § 47-2853.78e, regardless of the number of claimants. If the aggregate of claims exceeds $50,000, the Board shall pay $50,000 to the claimants in proportion to the amounts of the claimants' final judgments against the Fund which remain unpaid. If the Mayor has reason to believe that there may be additional claims against the Fund arising out of the same transaction, the Mayor may withhold payment from the Fund involving the licensee for a period of not more than one year. (e) - Any person who commences an action for a judgment which could be the basis for an order of the Mayor directing payment from the Fund shall notify the Mayor in writing within 30 days after the date of the commencement of the action. Any failure to notify the Mayor as required under this subsection shall be grounds for the Mayor to deny an application of the person for payment from the Fund. The Mayor may waive this requirement if good cause is shown for failure to notify. The Mayor may, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, commence an investigation of the complaint and hold a hearing to determine whether any license issued pursuant to this subchapter should be suspended or revoked. + Any person who commences an action for a judgment which could be the basis for an order of the Mayor directing payment from the Fund shall notify the Mayor in writing within 30 days after the date of the commencement of the action. Any failure to notify the Mayor as required under this subsection shall be grounds for the Mayor to deny an application of the person for payment from the Fund. The Mayor may waive this requirement if good cause is shown for failure to notify. The Mayor may, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, commence an investigation of the complaint and hold a hearing to determine whether any license issued pursuant to this subchapter should be suspended or revoked. (f) - Whenever an aggrieved person who has become a judgment creditor as provided in this section files an application for an order directing payment from the Fund, the Mayor shall cause a copy of the application to be served on the licensee alleged to be the judgment debtor, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of record of the licensee, and the matter shall be set for hearing before the Board. Whenever the Mayor determines that the applicant is entitled to payment from the Fund, the Mayor shall issue an order directing payment from the Fund in an amount consistent with this subchapter. + Whenever an aggrieved person who has become a judgment creditor as provided in this section files an application for an order directing payment from the Fund, the Mayor shall cause a copy of the application to be served on the licensee alleged to be the judgment debtor, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of record of the licensee, and the matter shall be set for hearing before the Board. Whenever the Mayor determines that the applicant is entitled to payment from the Fund, the Mayor shall issue an order directing payment from the Fund in an amount consistent with this subchapter. (g) - If the Mayor issues an order directing payment from the Fund of any amount towards satisfaction of a judgment against a licensed residential contractor, commercial contractor, or construction manager, the license of the person shall be automatically suspended upon the issuance of the order. No residential contractor, commercial contractor, or construction manager shall be eligible to have his or her license restored until he or she has repaid in full the amount ordered paid from the Fund, plus interest at an annual rate established by the Mayor from the date of payment of the amount from the Fund, and has satisfied all rules governing licensure as set forth in this subchapter. + If the Mayor issues an order directing payment from the Fund of any amount towards satisfaction of a judgment against a licensed residential contractor, commercial contractor, or construction manager, the license of the person shall be automatically suspended upon the issuance of the order. No residential contractor, commercial contractor, or construction manager shall be eligible to have his or her license restored until he or she has repaid in full the amount ordered paid from the Fund, plus interest at an annual rate established by the Mayor from the date of payment of the amount from the Fund, and has satisfied all rules governing licensure as set forth in this subchapter. (h) @@ -548,7 +570,7 @@ (k) - Should the Office of the Chief Financial Officer project that the year-end Fund balance for any fiscal year will be less than the minimum balance established pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, the Mayor shall assess each licensee an amount, not to exceed $50 during any license year, within 30 calendar days, that is sufficient, when combined with similar assessments of other licensees, to bring the balance of the Fund up to the minimum established. Whenever the amount deposited in the Fund is more than the maximum balance established, the Mayor shall waive contributions to the Fund required by this subchapter. + Should the Office of the Chief Financial Officer project that the year-end Fund balance for any fiscal year will be less than the minimum balance established pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, the Mayor shall assess each licensee an amount, not to exceed $50 during any license year, within 30 calendar days, that is sufficient, when combined with similar assessments of other licensees, to bring the balance of the Fund up to the minimum established. Whenever the amount deposited in the Fund is more than the maximum balance established, the Mayor shall waive contributions to the Fund required by this subchapter. (l) @@ -566,18 +588,21 @@ (o) When the Mayor has ordered a sum from the Fund to be paid to a judgment creditor, the Mayor shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the judgment creditor up to the amount paid and the judgment creditor shall assign to the Mayor all rights, title, and interest in the judgment up to the amount paid from the Fund. Any amount and interest so recovered by the Mayor or the judgment creditor on the judgment up to the amount paid shall be deposited in the Fund. +
- 47-2853 - 78h. - Responsibility for contracting with persons lacking proper license. - Any construction manager or contractor that directly employs or otherwise contracts with a person who is not licensed by the Board for work requiring a license under this part shall be solely responsible for any monetary penalty or other sanction resulting from the act of employing or contracting with a person who lacks a proper license based upon such person's failure to obtain or maintain the required license. + + 47-2853.78h + Responsibility for contracting with persons lacking proper license. + Any construction manager or contractor that directly employs or otherwise contracts with a person who is not licensed by the Board for work requiring a license under this part shall be solely responsible for any monetary penalty or other sanction resulting from the act of employing or contracting with a person who lacks a proper license based upon such person's failure to obtain or maintain the required license. +
- 47-2853 - 78i. - Certain representations prohibited. - Unless licensed under this subchapter, no person shall assume or use the titles or designations "construction manager," "commercial contractor," or "residential contractor," or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, sign, card, or device, tending to indicate that the person is licensed as a construction manager, commercial contractor, or residential contractor in the District. + + 47-2853.78i + Certain representations prohibited. + Unless licensed under this subchapter, no person shall assume or use the titles or designations "construction manager," "commercial contractor," or "residential contractor," or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, sign, card, or device, tending to indicate that the person is licensed as a construction manager, commercial contractor, or residential contractor in the District. +
@@ -590,6 +615,7 @@ (a) This act shall apply upon the later of January 1, 2026, or 120 days after the date of inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. + (b) diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-245.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-245.xml index c34f564126..2cb2e3b3bd 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-245.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-245.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + 25-245 25-600 25-738 @@ -25,84 +25,121 @@
2 The Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code § 50-921.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: - + (a) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 50-921.03) is repealed. + - + (b) Section 5(a) (D.C. Official Code § 50-921.04(a)) is amended as follows: (1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The offices of DDOT shall" and inserting the phrase "DDOT shall" in its place. + + The offices of DDOT shall + DDOT shall + - + (2) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The Project Delivery Administration shall" and inserting the phrase "Pursuant to its responsibility for transportation project delivery, DDOT shall" in its place. + + The Project Delivery Administration shall + Pursuant to its responsibility for transportation project delivery, DDOT shall + - + (B) Subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: + (A) Identify transportation needs of the District and design, manage, and implement transportation improvement plans and projects, including design, engineering, and related support; . - + (C) Subparagraph (P) is amended by striking the phrase "on mass transit needs" and inserting the phrase "on transit policy, mass transit, and alternative transit needs" in its place. + + on mass transit needs + on transit policy, mass transit, and alternative transit needs + - + (D) Subparagraph (U) is amended by striking the phrase "; and" and inserting a semicolon in its place. + + ; and + ; + - + (E) Subparagraph (V) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon in its place. + + . + ; + (F) New subparagraphs (W) and (X) are added to read as follows: + (W) Carry out duties related to freight and passenger rail, to the extent such authority has been delegated or required by federal law, and duties relating to State Transportation Environmental Compliance; and + (X) - Manage, control, and implement transportation improvement plans and projects on land transferred from the federal government for recreational use pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 8124 and section 1 of An Act To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over public land in the District of Columbia, approved May 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 161; D.C. Official Code § 10-111), in cases where the land transferred is adjacent to public space and is part of a transportation improvement plan or project. + Manage, control, and implement transportation improvement plans and projects on land transferred from the federal government for recreational use pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 8124 and section 1 of An Act To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over public land in the District of Columbia, approved May 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 161; D.C. Official Code § 10-111), in cases where the land transferred is adjacent to public space and is part of a transportation improvement plan or project. . - + (3) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "The Project Delivery Administration may" and inserting the phrase "DDOT may" in its place. + + The Project Delivery Administration may + DDOT may + - + (4) Paragraph (3) is amended as follows: (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The Operations Administration shall" and inserting the phrase "Pursuant to its responsibility for transportation operations, DDOT shall" in its place. + + The Operations Administration shall + Pursuant to its responsibility for transportation operations, DDOT shall + - + (B) Subparagraph (G) is amended by striking the phrase "transportation system infrastructure" and inserting the phrase "transportation infrastructure and maintain all DDOT assets" in its place. + + transportation system infrastructure + transportation infrastructure and maintain all DDOT assets + - + (5) Paragraph (4) is amended to read as follows: + (4) Pursuant to its responsibility for agency administration, DDOT shall: @@ -125,18 +162,23 @@ . - + (6) Paragraph (5) is amended as follows: (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "The Performance Administration shall" and inserting the phrase "Pursuant to its responsibility for ensuring adequate performance of the other duties identified in this section, DDOT shall" in its place. + + The Performance Administration shall + Pursuant to its responsibility for ensuring adequate performance of the other duties identified in this section, DDOT shall + (B) A new subparagraph (E) is added to read as follows: + (E) Provide customer service. @@ -149,6 +191,7 @@ New paragraphs (6) and (7) are added to read as follows: + (6) The Director shall designate DDOT staff who are responsible for: @@ -173,6 +216,7 @@ + (7) The Director shall establish such offices and divisions as, in the Director's judgment, are appropriate to efficiently and soundly administer DDOT's various responsibilities. @@ -185,31 +229,36 @@ A new section 9t is added to read as follows:
+ 9t Adequate interest for transportation projects on National Park Service parkland. (a) - When public roads and bridges on National Park Service ("NPS") parkland entrusted to the Mayor by Congress or NPS are in need of reconstruction or maintenance, the authority given to the Mayor pursuant to section 2 of An act for the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved June 20, 1874 (18 Stat. 116; D.C. Official Code § 9-101.02), shall be deemed to be an interest adequate to fulfill the purpose of the project within the meaning of Title 23 of the U.S. Code or another applicable federal law. + When public roads and bridges on National Park Service ("NPS") parkland entrusted to the Mayor by Congress or NPS are in need of reconstruction or maintenance, the authority given to the Mayor pursuant to section 2 of An act for the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved June 20, 1874 (18 Stat. 116; D.C. Official Code § 9-101.02), shall be deemed to be an interest adequate to fulfill the purpose of the project within the meaning of Title 23 of the U.S. Code or another applicable federal law. (b) Pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor is authorized to operate and maintain those public roads and bridges, including associated infrastructure, subject to applicable permits from the National Park Service. + May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9t
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+ 3 Section 4(a) of the Vision Zero Enhancement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2020, effective December 23, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-158; 67 DCR 13057), is amended as follows: (a) Amended paragraph (2A) within paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "The Project Delivery Administration shall" and inserting the word "DDOT shall" in its place. + (b) Amended paragraph (3A) within paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "The Operations Administration shall" and inserting the word "DDOT shall" in its place. + (c) @@ -217,10 +266,12 @@ (1) Amended subparagraph (C)(ii) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon in its place. + (2) Amended subparagraph (D) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase "; and" in its place. +
diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-251.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-251.xml index 7516957117..3b7d405f16 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-251.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-251.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + 25-251 25-609 25-811 @@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Red-Backed Salamander Official State Amphibian Designation Act of 2024". -
+
+ + + Subchapter + IV-C-i + Official amphibian of the District of Columbia. + + 2 Title I of the Fisheries and Wildlife Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016, effective May 19, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-282; D.C. Official Code § 1-166.01 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section 103 to read as follows:
+ 103 Official amphibian of the District of Columbia. @@ -45,6 +53,7 @@ (d) The red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is hereby designated the official amphibian of the District of Columbia. + May 19, 2017, D.C. Law 21-282, § 103
. diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-253.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-253.xml index 13a767aff4..4a086e2924 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-253.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-253.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + 25-253 25-611 25-969 @@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2024". -
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2 Section 8f of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-287; D.C. Official Code § 4-753.08), is amended as follows: - + (a) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: - + (1) Paragraph (2)(A) is amended as follows: @@ -41,20 +41,29 @@ (A) To qualify for emergency rental assistance funds, an applicant unit shall be required to document: + + To qualify for Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, an applicant unit may be required to document or otherwise establish + To qualify for emergency rental assistance funds, an applicant unit shall be required to document + . - + (B) Sub-subparagraph (v) is amended by striking the phrase "for payment." and inserting the phrase "for payment; and" in its place. + + for payment. + for payment; and + (C) A new sub-subparagraph (vi) is added to read as follows: + (vi) The nature of the emergency situation; provided, that if the nature of the emergency situation precludes documentation, an unsworn declaration made under penalty of perjury explaining both the emergency situation and the reason why the applicant unit does not possess documentation regarding the nature of the emergency situation may be considered sufficient documentation or proof for this element of an application. @@ -65,25 +74,34 @@ (2) Paragraph (3) is repealed. + - + (b) Subsection (d)(3) is amended to read as follows: + (3) "Emergency situation" means a situation in which immediate action is necessary to avoid homelessness or eviction, to re-establish a rental home, or otherwise to prevent displacement from a rental home, which is the result of an unforeseen or unusual event, such as the loss of a job or high medical costs, that impacts the applicant unit's ability to pay rent and that cannot be resolved without financial assistance. . + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on July 30, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + +
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3 Section 501(r) of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective July 17, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-10; D.C. Official Code § 42-3505.01(r)), is amended to read as follows: + (r) (1) @@ -100,6 +118,12 @@ . + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on July 30, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + +
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2 The Public Access to Automated External Defibrillator Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-278; D.C. Official Code § 7-2371.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: - + (a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 7-2371.01) is amended as follows: @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ A new paragraph (1A) is added to read as follows: + (1A) "CERP" means a cardiac emergency response plan, which is a written document that establishes the specific steps to be taken to reduce death from cardiac arrest in any setting, be it a school, community organization, workplace, or sports facility. @@ -43,43 +44,64 @@ (2) A new paragraph (2B-i) is added to read as follows: - (2B-i) "Department" means the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. + + + (2B-i) + "Department" means the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. + . - + (b) Section 3c (D.C. Official Code § 7-2371.02c) is amended as follows: - + (1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: (A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase "Within 120 days after the effective date of the Public Safety Telecomunicator and District School CPR and AED Training Amendment Act of 2016, passed on 2nd reading on June 21, 2016 (Enrolled version of Bill 21-669), each school" and inserting the phrase "Each school" in its place. + + Within 120 days after October 8, 2016, each school + Each school + - + (B) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase ", and by the beginning of School Year 2025-2026 adopt and implement a CERP compliant with subsection (a-1)(1) of this section;" in its place. + + ; + , and by the beginning of School Year 2025-2026 adopt and implement a CERP compliant with subsection (a-1)(1) of this section; + - + (C) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: + (2) Have at least one AED on-site at the school in a location that is identified in the school's CERP and complies with guidelines set by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized, evidence-based standard; . - + (D) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase "guidelines and includes" and inserting the phrase "guidelines, is described in the school's CERP, and includes" in its place. + + guidelines and includes + guidelines, is described in the school's CERP, and includes + - + (E) Paragraph (7) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase "and provide them with the school's CERP." in its place. + + . + and provide them with the school's CERP. + @@ -87,6 +109,7 @@ A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: + (a-1) (1) @@ -136,11 +159,12 @@ . - + (3) Subsection (b) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1A) to read as follows: + (1A) The Mayor shall establish a procedure for monitoring school adherence to the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section. diff --git a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-256.xml b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-256.xml index a84922b756..a2dbc8c768 100644 --- a/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-256.xml +++ b/us/dc/council/periods/25/laws/25-256.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + 25-256 25-615 25-973 @@ -23,41 +23,65 @@ BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Reverse Mortgage Insurance and Tax Payment Program Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2024". -
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2 Section 307a of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Act, effective October 30, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-168; D.C. Official Code § 42-2703.07a), is amended as follows: - + (a) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: - + (1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "property taxes and property insurance debts" and inserting the phrase "property taxes, property insurance debts, condominium fees, and homeowners association fees" in its place. + + property taxes and property insurance debts + property taxes, property insurance debts, condominium fees, and homeowners association fees + - + (2) Paragraph (3) is repealed. + - + (b) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the number "25,000" and inserting the number "40,000" in its place. + + 25,000 + 40,000 + - + (c) Subsection (e) is repealed. + - + (d) Subsection (f)(1) is amended as follows: - + (1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase "pay property taxes or insurance premiums" and inserting the phrase "pay property taxes, insurance premiums, condominium fees, or homeowner association fees" in its place. + + pay property taxes or insurance premiums + pay property taxes, insurance premiums, condominium fees, or homeowner association fees + - + (2) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase "balances of property taxes and insurance premiums" and inserting the phrase "balances of property taxes, insurance premiums, condominium fees, homeowner association fees" in its place. + + balances of property taxes and insurance premiums + balances of property taxes, insurance premiums, condominium fees, homeowner association fees + + + + + *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on July 30, 2025. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* + +
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