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B26-0086 • 2025

Great Streets Program Expansion Neighborhood Retail Priority Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Great Streets Program Expansion Neighborhood Retail Priority Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
McDuffie
Last action
2025-02-28
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The act does not explicitly state that it requires congressional review, only that it is an emergency amendment with a limited duration.

Great Streets Program Expansion Act

This act amends the Retail Incentive Act of 2004 to designate certain neighborhoods as Retail Priority Areas, including Mount Vernon Triangle, Eastern Market, Barracks Row, and Georgia Avenue.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the boundaries for existing Retail Priority Areas in Washington D.C. to include new specific locations.
  • Establishes new Retail Priority Areas such as Eastern Market and Barracks Row.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Business owners in designated Retail Priority Areas who may receive incentives.
  • City planners and officials responsible for implementing the Great Streets Program.

Terms To Know

Retail Incentive Act
A law that provides benefits to businesses in certain areas of Washington D.C. to encourage economic growth and development.
Retail Priority Area
Specific neighborhoods designated by the city government where businesses receive special incentives to promote retail activities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is effective for no longer than 90 days, after which it must be reviewed and potentially made permanent.
  • Details about specific benefits or incentives are not provided in this summary.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0015 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002018, Expires on May 21, 2025

  2. 2025-02-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0015, Expires on May 21, 2025

  3. 2025-02-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-02-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 26, 2025

  5. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0086 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Great Streets Program Expansion Neighborhood Retail Priority Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
FEBURARY 20, 2025
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,theRetailIncentiveActof2004todesignatecertainneighborhoodsasRetailPriorityAreas,includingneighborhoodswithintheMount Vernon Triangle,EasternMarket, BarracksRow, and Georgia Avenue
areas.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“GreatStreetsProgramExpansionNeighborhoodRetailPriority
CongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section4oftheRetailIncentiveActof2004,effectiveSeptember8,2004(D.C.Law15-185;D.C.OfficialCode§2-1217.73),isamendedasfollows:(a)Subsection(0)isamendedasfollows:(1)Strikethephrase“beginningattheintersectionofEuclidStreet,N.W.,andGeorgiaAvenue,N.W.;continuingnorthalongGeorgiaAvenue,N.W.,toKenyonStreet,N.W.5thencecontinuingwestalongKenyonStreet,N.W.,toShermanAvenue,N.W.;continuingnorthalongShermanAvenue,N.W.,toNewHampshireAvenue,N.W.;”andinsertthephrase“beginningattheintersectionofHowardPlace,N.W.,and4thStreet,N.W.,thencecontinuingwestalongHowardPlace,N.W.,toGeorgiaAvenue,N.W.,thencecontinuingsouthalongGeorgiaAvenue,N.W.,toBarryPlace,N.W.,thencecontinuingwestalongBarryPlace,N.W.,toShermanAvenue,N.W.,thencecontinuingnorthalongShermanAvenue,N.W.,toNewHampshireAvenue,N.W.;”initsplace.

(2)Strikethephrase“untilthepointwhere7thStreet,N.W.,becomesWarder
Street,N.W.; thence continuingfurthersouthalong Warder Street,N.W., to Kenyon Avenue,
N.W,thencecontinuingwestalongKenyonAvenue,N.W.,toGeorgiaAvenue,N.W.;andthencesouthonGeorgiaAvenue,N.W.,tothebeginningpoint.”andinsertthephrase“,thencecontinuingsouthalong7thStreet,N.W.,toRockCreekChurchRoad,N.W.,thencecontinuingeastalongRockCreekChurchRoad,N.W.,toParkPlace,N.W.,thencecontinuingsouthalongParkPlace,N.W.untilthepointwhereParkPlace,N.W.becomesHobartPlace,N.W.,thencecontinuingwestonHobartPlace,N.W.untilthepointwhereHobartPlace,N.W.becomesSth
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Street,N.W.,thencecontinuingsouthonSthStreet,N.W.tothepointwhereSthStreet,N.W.becomes4thStreet,N.W.,continuingsouthon4thStreet,N.W.toHowardPlace,N.W.,andthencewestonHowardPlace,N.W.,tothebeginningpoint.”initsplace.
(b)Subsection(1)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertinga
semicoloninitsplace.
(2)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;
and”initsplace,
(3)A newparagraph(4)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(4)Theareaboundedbyalinebeginningattheintersectionofthecenterlinesof
2ndStreet,S.E.,andPennsylvaniaAvenue,S.E.;continuingsoutheastalongthecenterlineof
PennsylvaniaAvenue, S.E.,toK Street,S.E.;continuingnorthand circumferentiallyalongthe
centerlineofBameyCircle,S.B.”.
(c)Subsection(s)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“continuingsouthwestalongthe
centerlineofNew YorkAvenue,N.W.,”andinsertingthephrase“continuingnortheastalong
thecenterlineof New York Avenue, N.W., tothecenterlineof New JerseyAvenue, N.W.;
continuingsoutheastalongthecenterlineof New JerseyAvenue, N.W., tothecenterlineof
MassachusettsAvenue,N.W.;continuingnorthwestalongthecenterlineofMassachusetts
Avenue, N.W. tothecenterlineof 7thStreetN.W.; continuingnorthalongthecenterlineof 7th
StreetN.W.,” in itsplace.
(d)New subsections(t)and(u)areaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(t)ThereisestablishedtheEasternMarketRetailPriorityArea,whichshallconsistof
theparcels,squares,andlotswithinorabuttingtheboundaryofthefollowingarea:Beginningat
theintersectionofNorth CarolinaAvenue, S.E.,and 6th Street,S.E.;continuingnortheastalong
thecenterlineof North CarolinaAvenue, S.E.,tothecenterlineof 8th Street,S.E.;continuing
southalongthecenterlineof8thStreetS.E.,tothecenterlineofPennsylvaniaAvenue,S.E.;
continuingnorthwestalongthecenterlineof PennsylvaniaAvenue, S.E.,to thecenterlineof 6th
Street,S.E.,continuingnorthalongthecenterlineof6thStreet,S.E.,tothebeginningpoint.
“(a)There isestablishedtheBarracksRow RetailPriorityArea,which shallconsistof
theparcels,squares,and lotswithinor abuttingtheboundaryof the followingarea:Beginningat
theintersectionof D Street,S.E.,7thStreet,S.E.,and South CarolinaAvenue, S.E.;continuing
eastalongthecenterlineof D Street,S.E.,tothecenterlineof 8th Street,S.E.;continuingsouth
alongthecenterlineof 8th Street,S.E.,tothecenterlineof M Street,S.1

See.3,Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofFebruary4,2025.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementof theBudget Directoras thefiscalimpact
statementrequiredby section4aof theGeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;89D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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APPROVED
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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