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B26-0389 • 2025

Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2026-01-23
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on extending the update period for the advisory plan beyond stating that updates can occur every three years or less frequently if necessary.

Temporary Amendment to the Office of District Waterways Management Act

This act makes temporary changes to how members are appointed to the District Waterways Advisory Commission and updates rules for developing an advisory plan.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the process for appointing members of the District Waterways Advisory Commission to match similar commissions.
  • Adds the Department of Parks and Recreation as a non-voting member of the commission.
  • Adjusts meeting schedules to allow sufficient time for engagement with stakeholders.
  • Gives the commission authority to decide if an advisory plan needs updating every three years or less frequently.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District Waterways Advisory Commission
  • Members of the Department of Parks and Recreation

Terms To Know

Advisory Plan
A plan developed by the commission to guide waterway management in the district.
Stakeholders
People or groups who are affected by decisions made about waterways and need to be involved in planning.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The changes will expire after 225 days of taking effect.
  • This act only makes temporary amendments, not permanent ones.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0075, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000608, Expires on Aug 13, 2026

  2. 2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0192 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012872

  3. 2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  4. 2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0192

  5. 2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2025

  7. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

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

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0389 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0389 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-192
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
NOVEMBER 10,2025
‘Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theOfficeofDistrictWaterwaysManagementEstablishment‘Actof2022tomaketheprocessforMayoralappointmentofmembersoftheDistrictWaterwaysAdvisoryCommissionconsistentwiththatofsimilarcommissions,toaddtheDepartmentofParksandRecreationasanex-officionon-votingmemberoftheDistrictWaterwaysAdvisoryCommission,toadjusttheDistrictWaterwaysAdvisoryCommissionmeetingscheduletoallowsufficienttimeforengagementwithstakeholdersandtheDistrictWaterwaysAdvisoryCommissionindevelopmentoftheAdvisoryPlan,andtoprovidetheDistrictWaterwaysAdvisoryCommissionwithauthoritytodeterminewhethertheAdvisoryPlanneedstobeupdatedandextendtheupdateperiodtoatleastevery3years;andtoamendtheConfirmationActof1978tomakeaconformingamendment.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“OfficeofDistrictWaterwaysManagementEstablishmentTemporary‘AmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.TheOfficeofDistrictWaterwaysManagementEstablishmentActof2022,effectiveMarch22,2023(D.C,Law24-336;D.C.OfficialCode§8-191.01etseq.),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Section3(D.C,OfficialCode§8-191.02)isamendedasfollows:(1)Subsection(6)(1)(A)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“section2(e)oftheConfirmationActof1978,effectiveMarch3,1979(D.C.Law2-141;D.C.OfficialCode§I-523.01(e)),”andinsertingthephrase“section2(F)oftheConfirmationActof1978,effectiveMarch3,1979(D.C.Law2-141;D.C.OfficialCode§1-523.01(f),”initsplace.
(2)Subsection(c)isamendedasfollows:
(A)Paragraph(9)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”insertingasemicoloninitsplace.
(B)Paragraph(10)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;and”initsplace.
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(C)A newparagraph(11)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(11)TheDepartmentofParksandRecreation.”,
3)Subsection(£)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“onceeverymonth”andinsertingthephrase“onceevery2months”initsplace.(b)Section4(D.C.OfficialCode§8-191.03)isamendedasfollows(1)Thelead-inlanguageofsubsection(a)isamendedasfollows:(A)Strikethephrase“oneyear”andinsertthephrase“2years”initsplace.
(B)Strikethephrase“developandadopt”andinserttheword“develop”initsplace.
(2)Subsection(b)(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Atleast60dayspriortoadoptionofanAdvisoryPlan,the”andinsertingtheword“The”initsplace.(3)Subsections(c)and(d)areamendedtoreadasfollows:“(c)Afterconclusionofthepubliccommentperiod,andwithin60daysaftercompletingrevisions,ifany,thevotingmembersoftheCommissionshalladopttheAdvisoryPlan.Thereupon,theAdvisoryPlanshallbesubmittedtotheOfficeofWaterwaysManagementforpublication.
“(@)IfconsiderednecessarybytheCommission,theAdvisoryPlanshallbeupdatedatleastonceevery3years,followingthesameprocessrequiredfortheinitialAdvisoryPlanpursuanttosubsections(b)and(c)ofthissection.”.
Sec.3.Section2(f)oftheConfirmationActof1978,effectiveMarch3,1979(D.C.Law2-141;D.C.OfficialCode§1-523.01(8),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Paragraph(72)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.
(b)Paragraph(73)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;and”initsplace.
(©)A newparagraph(74)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(74)TheOfficeofDistrictWaterwaysManagement,establishedbysection2(a)oftheOfficeofDistrictWaterwaysManagementEstablishmentActof2022,effectiveMarch22,2023(D.C.Law24-336;D.C.OfficialCode§8-191.01(a));and”,
Sec.4.Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofOctober18,2025.
Sec.5,Fiscalimpactstatement.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C,OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
See.6.Effectivedate.
(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(I)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C,OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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