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B26-0015 • 2025

Quasi-Governmental Affordable Housing Production Amendment Act of 2025

Quasi-Governmental Affordable Housing Production Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Nadeau
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status is 'Under Council Review,' meaning it has not been enacted into law yet.

Quasi-Governmental Affordable Housing Production Amendment Act of 2025

This bill requires specific quasi-governmental organizations in Washington, D.C., to follow affordable housing rules when they sell land for apartment buildings with 10 or more units.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a rule requiring certain District entities to meet existing affordable housing standards if they sell land that will be used for multifamily homes with 10 or more units.
  • Applies the same affordable housing requirements currently used for public land sales to these specific quasi-governmental organizations.
  • Defines 'instrumentality' as a quasi-governmental entity operating partly with District funds and lists seven specific groups.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
  • The Health and Hospitals Public Benefits Corporation
  • The Public Service Commission
  • The Washington Convention Center Authority
  • The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency
  • The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact
  • The District of Columbia Housing Authority

Terms To Know

Instrumentality
A quasi-governmental entity that operates in part with District funds.
Disposition of real property
The sale or transfer of land and buildings owned by an organization.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill has not yet taken effect because it is still under Council review.
  • The text does not specify the exact percentage of units that must be affordable, only that existing rules apply.
  • It is unclear if this list of entities will change in future laws without new legislation.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Re-Referred to Committee on Human Services with comments from the Committee on Housing

  2. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Re-Referral published.

  3. 2025-01-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0015 Published in the District of Columbia Register

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

    Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development with comments from the Committee on Housing

  5. 2025-01-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0015 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Quasi-Governmental Affordable Housing Production Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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A BILL

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To amend An Act Authorizing the sale of certain real estate in the District of Columbia no longer 1
required for public purposes in order to impose the affordable housing requirements that 2
exist for the disposition of public land on the disposition of land of instrumentalities of 3
the District of Columbia. 4
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 6
act may be cited as the “Quasi-Governmental Affordable Housing Production Amendment Act 7
of 2025”. 8
Sec. 2. An Act Authorizing the sale of certain real estate in the District of Columbia no 9
longer required for public purposes, approved August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 1211; D.C. Official Code 10
§ 10-801 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section 801a to read as follows: 11
“Sec. 801a. Disposition of real property by an instrumentality of the District. 12
“(a) If a proposed disposition of real property by an instrumentality of the District 13
government will result in the development of multifamily residential property consisting of 10 or 14
more units, the affordable-housing requirements outlined in section 801(b-3) shall apply. 15
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Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
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Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau
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Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.

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“(b) For the purpose of this subsection, the term “instrumentality” means a quasi-16
governmental entity that operates in part with District funds, including: 17
“(1) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, established by section 18
202(a) of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works 19
Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111; D.C. Code § 43-20
1672(a)); 21
“(2) The Health and Hospitals Public Benefits Corporation, established by section 22
202(a) of the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Act of 1996, effective April 9, 23
1997 (D.C. Law 11-212; D.C. Code § 32-261.1 et seq.); 24
“(3) The Public Service Commission, established by paragraph 97(a) of section 8 25
of An Act Making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of 26
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other 27
purposes, approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 995; D.C. Code § 43-401); 28
“(4) The Washington Convention Center Authority established by section 202 of 29
the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, effective September 28, 1994 (D.C. 30
Law 10-188; D.C. Code § 9-805); 31
“(5) The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency established by section 32
201 of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Act, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. 33
Law 2-135; D.C. Code § 42-2701.01 et seq.); and 34
“(6) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact, approved 35
September 15, 1960 (D.C. Code § 1-2431 et seq.). 36
“(7) The District of Columbia Housing Authority, established by Chapter 2 of 37
Title 6.”. 38

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Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 39
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 40
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 41
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 42
Sec. 4. Effective date. 43
This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 44
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 45
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 46
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 47
Columbia Register. 48