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B26-0007 • 2025

Climate Commitment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Climate Commitment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-02-04
Official status
Postponed Indefinitely
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status is 'Postponed Indefinitely,' meaning it has likely failed in committee and will not become law unless reintroduced.

Climate Commitment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill temporarily changes a District law to clarify that rules do not apply when replacing parts in existing gas or oil heating systems.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Section 109e of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 on a temporary basis.
  • Changes language from 'appliances' to 'systems' in specific parts of the law.
  • Creates an exception stating that this subsection does not apply to replacing components of existing space- or water-heating systems using natural gas, oil, or other fossil fuels at the site of the system.
  • Sets the start date for these changes as January 1, 2025.
  • States that this act will expire on September 3, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Owners or users of existing space- or water-heating systems in the District of Columbia
  • People who replace parts in heating systems using fossil fuels

Terms To Know

Components
Individual parts that make up a larger machine or system.
Combustion
The process of burning fuel like natural gas or oil to create heat.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act only applies until September 3, 2025.
  • The bill status is listed as 'Postponed Indefinitely,' so it may not become law immediately.
  • The text does not specify which exact parts of a heating system qualify for replacement.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  2. 2025-01-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0007 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  3. 2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Transportation and the Environment

  4. 2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  5. 2025-01-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0007 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Climate Commitment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENGROSSED ORIGINAL

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A BILL 1
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act 12
of 2005 to clarify that this act does not apply to the replacement of components or units of 13
existing space- or water-heating systems that rely on the combustion of natural gas, oil, or 14
other fossil fuels. 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 17
act may be cited as the “Climate Commitment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”. 18
Sec. 2. Section 109e of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 19
2005, effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-176; D.C. Official Code § 8- 151.09e), is 20
amended as follows: 21
(a) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “and appliances by” and inserting 22
the phrase “and systems by” in its place. 23
(b) The existing text is designated as paragraph (1). 24
(c) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 25
(1) Strike the phrase “water-heating appliances that” and insert the phrase “water-26
heating systems that” in its place; and 27
ENGROSSED ORIGINAL

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(2) Strike the phrase “the appliance, except ” and insert the phrase “the system, 28
except” in its place. 29
(d) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows: 30
“(2) This subsection does not apply to the replacement of components of existing 31
space- or water-heating appliances that rely on the combustion of natural gas, oil, or other fossil 32
fuels at the site of the system.”. 33
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 34
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 35
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 36
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 37
Sec. 4. Applicability. 38
This act shall apply as of January 1, 2025. 39
Sec. 5. Effective date. 40
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 41
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 42
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 43
1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1- 206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 44
Columbia Register. 45
(b) This act shall expire on September 3, 2025. 46