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B26-0521 • 2025

Sensible Pool Building Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Sensible Pool Building Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
T. White
Last action
2025-12-02
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the impact on construction companies or the exact nature of the Green Building Act changes beyond the exemptions and requirements for LEED Silver standards.

Sensible Pool Building Temporary Amendment Act

This bill amends the Green Building Act to exempt natatoriums built by the District in Ward 8 from net zero energy compliance requirements but requires them to meet LEED Silver standards.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Green Building Act of 2006 to add new sections for natatoriums (indoor swimming pools) built by the District government in Ward 8.
  • Exempts these natatoriums from net zero energy compliance requirements.
  • Requires that any natatorium built by the District must meet at least LEED Silver standards.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District government when building pools in Ward 8.
  • Construction companies working on these projects.

Terms To Know

Natatorium
An indoor swimming pool or facility with a swimming pool.
LEED Silver Standards
A set of guidelines for building environmentally friendly and sustainable structures, at least meeting the second level of certification.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only applies to natatoriums built by the District government in Ward 8.
  • It is a temporary amendment that will expire after 225 days from when it takes effect.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2025-12-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0521 Introduced by Councilmember T. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Sensible Pool Building Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

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______________________________
Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.

A BILL
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Green Building Act of 2006 to exempt natatoriums built by 1
the District in Ward 8 from being required to maintain net zero energy compliance 2
standards and to require that Ward 8 natatoriums be built to at least LEED Silver 3
standards 4
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 6
act may be cited as the “Sensible Pool Building Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”. 7
Sec. 2. Section 11 of the Green Building Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-8
234; D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.10) is amended by adding new subsections (a-1) and (a-2) as 9
follows: 10
“(a-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a District government project in 11
Ward 8 that includes the construction of a natatorium shall be exempted from the requirements to 12
maintain net zero energy compliance, as that term is defined in section 2(a)(3) of the Clean 13
Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 14
24-177; D.C. Official Code § 6-1453.01(a)(3)). 15

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“(a-2) Any natatorium constructed by the District shall be built to at least LEED Silver 16
standards as determined by the Department of Buildings.”. 17
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 18
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 19
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 20
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 21
Sec. 4. Effective date. 22
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 23
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional 24
review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 25
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 26
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 27