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B26-0536 • 2025

Energy Efficiency Financing Debt Cap Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Energy Efficiency Financing Debt Cap Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Energy
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2026-04-03
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on specific new limits or requirements for issuing additional debt beyond $250 million.

Temporary Debt Cap Change for Energy Efficiency Financing

This law temporarily removes the limit on how much debt the District of Columbia can take to fund energy efficiency projects.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a $250 million cap on the total amount of bonds that can be issued for energy efficiency financing.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The government of the District of Columbia
  • People and businesses that benefit from energy efficiency projects funded by these bonds

Terms To Know

Debt Cap
A limit on how much money a government can borrow.
Energy Efficiency Financing Act of 2010
The law that sets rules for using bonds to fund energy efficiency projects in the District of Columbia.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This change is only temporary and will expire on November 4, 2026.
  • It does not specify how much more debt can be issued beyond $250 million.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0106, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005740, Expires on Nov 04, 2026

  2. 2026-02-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2026-02-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0252 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001076

  4. 2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2026-01-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0252

  6. 2026-01-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026

  7. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  9. 2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  10. 2025-12-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0536 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Energy Efficiency Financing Debt Cap Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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[ROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-252
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JANUARY 27, 2026
Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theEnergyEfficiencyFinancingActof2010toremovethe
limitationontheprincipalamountofbondsthattheDistrictmayissue.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“EnergyEfficiencyFinancingDebtCapTemporaryAmendmentActof2026”.
Sec.2, Section202(a)of theEnergy EfficiencyFinancingActof 2010,effectiveMay 27,
2010 (D.C.Law 18-183;D.C. OfficialCode § 8-1778.22(a)),isamended by strikingthephrase“of
bonds inan aggregateprincipalamount nottoexceed$250 million”and insertingthephrase“of
bonds” initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4,Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
reviewasprovidedinsection602(e)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approved
December24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1)),(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia
Districtof Columbia
APPROVED
January27,2026

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
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