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B26-0311 • 2025

Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley in Square 3524, S.O. 23-06402, Act of 2025

Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley in Square 3524, S.O. 23-06402, Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms the law is enacted but does not specify if all conditions set by the Department of Transportation have been met yet.

Closing Part of a Public Alley in Square 3524

This law closes part of a public alley in Ward 5 because it is no longer needed for street use.

What This Bill Does

  • Orders the closure of a specific section of a public alley located in Square 3524, which officials found unnecessary for alley purposes.
  • Transfers ownership of the closed land to private parties as shown on an official map filed by the Surveyor under S.O. 23-06402.
  • Requires that conditions set by the District Department of Transportation must be met before the closing happens.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents or property owners near Square 3524 in Ward 5 who will receive title to the land as shown on the official map.
  • The District Department of Transportation, which sets conditions that must be met before the closing occurs.

Terms To Know

Square
A numbered area or block in Washington, D.C., where land is organized for maps and addresses.
Surveyor's plat
An official map that shows exactly which piece of land is being closed and who will own it next.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not list the specific conditions required by the Department of Transportation.
  • The exact boundaries of the alley portion are only shown on a separate map file, not in this text.
  • This act applies only to one small section of an alley and does not change other streets.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0088, Effective from Feb 03, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002678

  2. 2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-12-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0206 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013504

  4. 2025-11-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2025-11-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0206

  6. 2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 02, 2025

  7. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0311 by the Committee of the Whole

  9. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  10. 2025-10-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0311 View Public Hearing Record

  11. 2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  12. 2025-09-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  13. 2025-07-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0311 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  14. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  15. 2025-06-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0311 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley in Square 3524, S.O. 23-06402, Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

.C.ACT 26-206
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOVEMBER 24, 2025
Toondertheclosingofaportionofa publicalleyinSquare3524inWard5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Closingofa PublicAlley inSquare 3524, S.O.23-06402,Act of 2025”.
Sec.2.(a)Pursuanttosection404oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.787;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.04),andconsistentwiththeStreetandAlleyClosingandAcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law
4-201;D.C.OfficialCode§9-201.01etseq.),theCouncilfindsthattheportionofthepublicalleyinSquare3524,asshownontheSurveyor’splatfiledunder$.O.23-06402,isunnecessaryforalleypurposesandordersitclosed,withtitletothelandtovestasshownontheSurveyor’splat.

(b)Theorderingofthealleyclosureinsubsection(a)ofthissectioniscontingentuponthesatisfactionoftheconditionssetforthbytheDistrictDepartmentofTransportationintheofficialfilefor$.0.23-06402.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4. Effectivedate.
‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C,OfficialCode§1-206.02(¢)(1)).
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