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B26-0575 • 2025

Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact dollar amount of the grant is mentioned as being covered by a fiscal impact statement but is not listed in this text.

Emergency Grant for Wangari Gardens Water Access

This law allows the Director of the Department of Transportation to give a grant to Friends of Wangari Gardens to install a water meter and spigot on their property.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2022
  • Authorizes the Director to issue a specific grant to Friends of Wangari Gardens
  • Funds the assessment, design, and installation of a water meter on the property
  • Pays for installing a potable water source with a spigot for gardeners' free use

Who It Names or Affects

  • Friends of Wangari Gardens
  • The Director of the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C.
  • Gardeners who will use the new water spigot at no cost

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law is an emergency act and expires after 90 days unless extended.
  • The text does not state how much money the grant will provide.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0270 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 003141, Expires on May 31, 2026

  2. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2026-03-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0270, Expires on May 31, 2026

  4. 2026-02-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 03, 2026

  5. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-12-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0575 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
AN ACT
0.C. ACT 26-270
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MARCH 2, 2026
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theDepartmentofTransportationEstablishmentActof2022
toauthorizetheDirectortoissueagranttoFriendsofWangariGardensfortheassessment,design,andinstallationofawatermeterandpotablewatersourcedirectlyontheWangariGardenspropertywithaspigotforgardeners’freeuse.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“FriendsofWangariGardensGrantEmergencyAmendmentActof2026”.
Sec.2.Section3(c)oftheDepartmentofTransportationEstablishmentActof2022,effectiveMay21,2002(D.C.Law14-137;D.C.OfficialCode§50-921.02(c)),isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(5)toreadasfollows:
(5)Notwithstandingparagraph(1)ofthissubsection,theDirectormayissueagranttotheFriendsofWangatiGardensforthepurposeofassessing,designing,andinstallingawatermeterandpotablewatersourcedirectlyontheWangariGardenspropertywithaspigotforgardeners’freeuse.”.

Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysectiondaoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4. Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor, actionby theCouncil tooverridethe veto),and shallremain ineffectforno longerthan

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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APPROVED
MARCH 2, 2026

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FinalReading
February3,2026
Approved

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Doni x Nageau x
Felder x Parker x
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