Rhode Island Avenue Corridor Long-Term Lease Adjustment Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Housing

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

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Temporary Change to Lease Rules for Rhode Island Avenue Grants

This law temporarily lowers the minimum lease length required to get a grant in the Rhode Island Avenue area from ten years to five years.

What This Bill Does

Changes section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012.
Reduces the long-term lease requirement for grant eligibility from 10 years to no fewer than 5 years.
Requires that any existing lease must have at least 3 years remaining on it by the time applications close.
Sets a specific expiration date of 225 days after the law takes effect.

Who It Names or Affects

Applicants seeking funds from the Rhode Island Avenue Support Grant Program
Property owners or tenants with leases in the Rhode Island Avenue Corridor

Terms To Know

Rhode Island Avenue Support Grant Program: A funding program for projects along the Rhode Island Avenue corridor.
Long-term lease adjustment: The change in rules that shortens how long a property must be leased to qualify for money.

Limits and Unknowns

This law expires automatically after 225 days of being effective.
The text does not state the exact dollar amount or number of grants available under this change.

Bill History

2026-05-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law Number L26-0121 Effective from May 21, 2026, Expires on Jan 01, 2027
2026-04-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0289 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005880
2026-04-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2026-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2026-03-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0289
2026-03-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 31, 2026
2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0582 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0582 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Rhode Island Avenue Corridor Long-Term Lease Adjustment Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-289
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARCH 30,2026
Toamend,onatemporarybasis,section2032oftheDeputyMayorforPlanningandEconomicDevelopment Limited Grant-Making AuthorityAct of 2012 to reducethe long-termlease
periodtonofewerthan5yearsforeligibilitytotheRhodeIslandAvenueSupportGrant
Program.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis,actmaybecitedasthe“RhodeIslandAvenueCorridorLong-TermLeaseAdjustment
TemporaryAmendmentActof2026”.
See.2.Section2032(11)(6)(C)oftheDeputyMayorforPlanningandEconomicDevelopmentLimitedGrant-MakingAuthorityActof2012,effectiveSeptember20,2012(D.C.Law19-168:D.C.OfficialCode§1-328.04(11)(6)(C)),isamendedbystrikingthephrase“10years”andinsertingthephrase“5years,withaminimumof3 yearsremainingonanexistingleaseasoftheclosingdateoftheapplicationperiod”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCouneiltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
reviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHome RuleAct,approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.813; D.C.OfficialCode § 1-206.02(c)(1)).
(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225 days of itshaving takeneffect.

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APPROVED
March 30,2026

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA

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