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B26-0576 • 2025

Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2026-05-21
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The act's expiration date is clearly stated as January 1, 2027. The amount of grant money is not specified in the provided official material.

Grant for Wangari Gardens Water Meter

This act allows the Department of Transportation to issue a grant to Friends of Wangari Gardens for assessing, designing, and installing a water meter and potable water source on their property.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Director of the Department of Transportation to issue a grant to Friends of Wangari Gardens.
  • The grant is for assessing, designing, and installing a water meter and potable water source directly on the Wangari Gardens property with a spigot for gardeners’ free use.
  • This act amends the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2022 temporarily.
  • It specifies that the Director can issue this specific grant despite other rules in the original act.
  • The act expires after 225 days from when it takes effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Friends of Wangari Gardens
  • Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Grant
Money given by the government to support a specific project or activity.
Potable water source
A clean and safe drinking water supply.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies for a temporary period, expiring on January 1, 2027.
  • It does not specify how much money will be given in the grant.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law Number L26-0118 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027

  2. 2026-04-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2026-04-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0285 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005743

  4. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2026-03-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0285

  6. 2026-03-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 31, 2026

  7. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2026-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0576 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-12-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0576 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Friends of Wangari Gardens Grant Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-285
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
MARCH 30,2026
Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theDepartmentofTransportationEstablishmentActof2022toauthorizetheDirectortoissueagranttoFriendsofWangariGardensfortheassessment,design,andinstallationofawatermeterandpotablewatersourcedirectlyontheWangatiGardenspropertywithaspigotforgardeners’freeuse.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“FriendsofWangariGardensGrantTemporaryAmendmentActof2026”
Sec.2.Section3(c)of the Department of TransportationEstablishmentAct of 2022,
effectiveMay 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137;D.C. OfficialCode § 50-921.02(c))isamended by
addinganewparagraph(5)toreadasfollows:(5)Notwithstandingparagraph(1)ofthissubsection,theDirectormayissueagranttotheFriendsofWangariGardensforthepurposeofassessing,designing,andinstallingawater‘meterandpotablewatersourcedirectlyontheWangariGardenspropertywithaspigotforgardeners’freeuse.”
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.472).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional

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reviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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