Plain English Breakdown
The effective date depends on a future act by the Council approving the specific geographic expansion.
Anacostia Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 2026
This law allows the Mayor to approve a request from the Anacostia BID to expand its area to include real property owned by the District of Columbia that is next to or touching the current district.
What This Bill Does
- Amends the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 with new rules for the Anacostia BID.
- Allows the Mayor to approve a petition from the Anacostia BID to expand its geographic area.
- Permits the expansion to include real property owned by the District of Columbia that is adjacent to or abutting the current district.
- Requires an act approved by the Council before the expanded geographic area becomes effective.
- States that initial taxes for taxable property in the new area will be collected at the next regularly scheduled billing time.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Anacostia Business Improvement District (BID)
- Real property owners within the expanded geographic area
- Owners of real property owned by the District of Columbia adjacent to the BID
Terms To Know
- Business Improvement District (BID)
- A specific geographic area where businesses and property owners pay extra taxes for local improvements.
- Adjacent or abutting
- Located next to or touching the current boundary of the district.
Limits and Unknowns
- The expansion cannot take effect until the Council passes an act approving it.
- The text does not specify which exact properties owned by the District will be included in the expansion.
- The law states taxes for taxable property will be collected later but does not list specific tax amounts.