Ward 8 Recreation Facility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor: T. White
Last action: 2025-12-16
Official status: Under Council Review
Effective date: Not listed

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Ward 8 Recreation Facility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill temporarily changes rules for District-built recreation centers in Ward 8 by exempting indoor pools and gyms from net zero energy requirements, while requiring new indoor pools to meet LEED Silver standards.

What This Bill Does

Amends the Green Building Act of 2006 on an emergency basis.
Exempts District-built recreation centers in Ward 8 with indoor gyms from net zero energy compliance for those gyms.
Exempts indoor pools at Ward 8 recreation centers from net zero energy compliance if they are built to at least LEED Silver standards.
Requires the Department of Buildings to determine if a pool meets LEED Silver standards.

Who It Names or Affects

District-built recreation centers in Ward 8
Indoor pools and indoor gyms located at those recreation centers

Limits and Unknowns

The act is an emergency measure and will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days after approval.
The bill requires final action by the Mayor or a Council veto override before it takes effect.

Bill History

2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-12-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0537 Introduced by Councilmember T. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Ward 8 Recreation Facility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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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 an emergency basis, the Green Building Act of 2006 to exempt District-built 1
recreation centers in Ward 8 with indoor pools and indoor gyms from being required to 2
maintain net zero energy compliance standards with respect to the pools and gyms, and to 3
require that Ward 8 recreation center indoor pools be built to at least LEED Silver 4
standards. 5
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 7
act may be cited as the “Ward 8 Recreation Facility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025”. 8
Sec. 2. Section 3(a)(2)(D) of the Green Building Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 9
(D.C. Law 16-234; D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.02(a)(2)(D)), is amended to read as follows: 10
“(D) Maintain net zero energy compliance unless: 11
“(i) The project is for the installation of temporary structures; 12
“(ii) The project is for an indoor pool at a recreation center in Ward 8 and such 13
indoor pool shall be built to at least LEED Silver standards as determined by the Department of 14
Buildings; or 15
“(iii) The project is for a recreation center in Ward 8 with an indoor gym.”. 16
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 17
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The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 18
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 19
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code §1-301.47a). 20
Sec. 4 Effective date. 21
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 22
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 23
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 24
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 25
D.C. Official Code §1-204.12(a)). 26