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B26-0330 • 2025

Green’s Court Park Designation Act of 2025

Green’s Court Park Designation Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the Council must follow laws from 1982 when designating this new park.

Green’s Court Park Designation Act

This act officially designates a playground and dog park at 26th Street N.W. and I Street N.W. as Green's Court Park.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the playground and dog park located at 26th Street N.W. and I Street N.W. as Green’s Court Park.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The people who use the playground and dog park at 26th Street N.W. and I Street N.W.
  • District of Columbia government agencies involved with parks and budgeting

Terms To Know

Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act
A law that sets rules for closing streets or alleys and acquiring land in the District of Columbia.
Chief Financial Officer
An official who manages the financial affairs of the District of Columbia government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date when this act will take effect is not known until it goes through all required steps.
  • This bill has not yet been approved by the Mayor or Congress, so its final status is still pending.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole

  2. 2026-05-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0330 by the Committee of the Whole

  3. 2026-05-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  4. 2026-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0330 by the Committee of the Whole - Not Considered

  5. 2026-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2026-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  7. 2026-01-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0330 View Public Hearing Record

  8. 2025-12-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

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

  10. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  11. 2025-07-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0330 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  12. 2025-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0330 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Green’s Court Park Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
COMMITTEE PRINT 1
Committee of the Whole 2
May 5, 2026 3
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A BILL 5
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26-330 8
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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To officially designate the playground and dog park at 26th Street N.W. and I Street N.W. as 15
Green’s Court Park. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18
act may be cited as the “Green’s Court Park Designation Act of 2026”. 19
Sec. 2. Pursuant to sections 401 and 422 of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition 20
Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official Code §§ 9-21
204.01, and 9-204.22), the Council designates the park at 26th Street N.W. and I Street N.W. as 22
depicted in the plat in the committee report, as “Green’s Court Park”. 23
Sec. 3. Applicability. 24
(a) This act shall apply upon the date of inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved 25
budget and financial plan. 26
(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal effect in 27
an approved budget and financial plan, and provide notice to the Budget Director of the Council 28
of the certification. 29
(c)(1) The Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be published in 30
the District of Columbia Register. 31
(2) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the 32
applicability of this act. 33
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 34
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 35
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 36
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 37
Sec. 5. Effective date. 38
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 39
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 40
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 41
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code §1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 42
Columbia Register. 43