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Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau
A BILL
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Code to clarify that the real 1
property tax abatement granted by § 47-1045 remains in effect, to update the organization 2
name to the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Mason and Order of the Eastern Star 3
Charitable Educational Foundation, to correct the tax lots subject to the abatement, and to 4
refund any payments made for tax year 2023 and 2024; and to amend Section 2032 of the 5
Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making 6
Authority Act of 2012 to support the implementation of recommendations of the Shaw/U 7
Street Cultural Destination District Plan. 8
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 10
act may be cited as the “1000 U Street NW Property Tax Clarification and Limited Grantmaking 11
Amendment Act of 2025”. 12
Sec. 2. Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Code is amended as follows: 13
(a) The table of contents to the chapter is amended by striking the section designation "§ 14
47-1045. Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation, lot 0826 in square 15
0333." and inserting Ҥ 47-1045. Prince Hall Free and Accepted Mason and Order of the Eastern 16
Star Charitable Educational Foundation.” in its place. 17
(b) Section 47-1045 is amended as follows: 18
(1) The heading is amended to read as follows: 19
Ҥ 47-1045. Prince Hall Free and Accepted Mason and Order of the Eastern Star 20
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Charitable Educational Foundation.” 21
(2) The existing text is labeled as subsection (a). 22
(3) Strike the phrase “described as lot 0826 in square 0333 situated at 1000 “U” 23
Street, N.W.” and insert the phrase “currently described for assessment and taxation purposes as 24
Square 333 Lots 37 and 828” in its place. 25
(4) Strike the phrase “in the name of the Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star 26
Charitable Foundation” and insert the phrase “in the name of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted 27
Mason and Order of the Eastern Star Charitable Educational Foundation, or any successor in 28
interest,” in its place. 29
(5) Strike the phrase “purposes and activities of the Prince Hall Freemason and 30
Eastern Star Charitable Foundation” and insert “purposes and activities of the Prince Hall Free 31
and Accepted Mason and Order of the Eastern Star Charitable Educational Foundation”. 32
(6) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 33
“(b) Any real property tax payments, including payments of penalties and interest, made 34
for tax years 2023, and 2024 in association with the real property described in subsection (a) of 35
this section shall be refunded to the payor.”. 36
Sec. 3. African American Civil War Memorial sub-district and cultural arts center limited 37
grantmaking authority. 38
Section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited 39
Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; D.C. 40
Code § 1-328.04), is amended by adding a new subsection (ii) to read as follows: 41
“(ii) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 42
2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), the Deputy Mayor may make a 43
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grant to the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Mason and Order of the Eastern Star Charitable 44
Educational Foundation (“Foundation”), or a commercial tenant of space leased by the 45
Foundation at 1000 U Street, N.W.., in order to support the implementation of recommendations 46
for that space and the adjacent plaza made in the Shaw/U Street Cultural Destination District 47
Plan, as approved by the Shaw/U Street Cultural Destination District Plan Approval Resolution 48
of 2005, effective June 21, 2005 (Res. 16-209; 52 DCR 4185).” 49
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 50
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 51
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 52
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 53
Sec. 5. Effective date. 54
This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 55
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 56
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 57
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 58
Columbia Register. 59