Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act of 2026

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A BILL 1
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26-661 3
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6
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To enact and amend provisions of law necessary to support the Fiscal Year 2027 budget and for 11
other purposes. 12
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 14
TITLE I. GOVERNMENT DIRECTION AND SUPPORT ................................................... 11 15
SUBTITLE A. TELEWORK POLICIES ........................................................................... 11 16
SUBTITLE B. ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS FUNDING 17
FLEXIBILITY SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 13 18
SUBTITLE C. DISTRICT EMPLOYEE PAID PARENTAL, FAMILY, AND 19
MEDICAL LEAVE .............................................................................................................. 17 20
SUBTITLE D. LOBBYING FEES AND PENALTIES REFORM .................................. 20 21
SUBTITLE E. MAYORAL TRANSITION ....................................................................... 22 22
SUBTITLE F. FAIR ELECTIONS PROGRAM ............................................................... 24 23
SUBTITLE G. MLK JR. DAY PARADE FUNDING ....................................................... 25 24
SUBTITLE H. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FUND ............................... 27 25
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SUBTITLE I. OIG OVERSIGHT CLARIFICATION ..................................................... 35 26
SUBTITLE J. GRANT CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS ................................ 36 27
SUBTITLE K. LGBTQ COMMUNITY GRANT ............................................................. 38 28
TITLE II. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION ....................................... 40 29
SUBTITLE A. DOWNTOWN BUILDING CONVERSIONS ......................................... 40 30
SUBTITLE B. RENT PAYMENT REPORTING PROGRAM ....................................... 45 31
SUBTITLE C. WORKFORCE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY TAX ABATEMENT ..... 47 32
SUBTITLE D. DEVELOPMENT OF FORMER FEDERAL PROPERTIES ............... 52 33
SUBTITLE E. WMATA JOINT DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES .............................. 61 34
SUBTITLE F. ROSEMOUNT CENTER GRANT ............................................................ 67 35
SUBTITLE G. SUPERMARKET TAX INCENTIVE ...................................................... 67 36
SUBTITLE H. O STREET SE EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY ............................. 75 37
SUBTITLE I. VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION FEE ......................................... 77 38
SUBTITLE J. BUILDING CODE INFRACTION FINES ............................................... 81 39
SUBTITLE K. EVENTS DC GRANTS .............................................................................. 83 40
SUBTITLE L. CLEAN ENERGY DC BUILDING CODE MODIFICATIONS ............ 84 41
SUBTITLE M. INCLUSIONARY ZONING THIRD PARTY INCOME 42
VERIFICATION................................................................................................................... 86 43
SUBTITLE N. GREATER WASHINGTON HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 44
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GRANTS ................................................................................................................................ 89 45
SUBTITLE O. VITALITY FUND ...................................................................................... 90 46
SUBTITLE P. LRSP VOUCHERS FOR FAMILIES EXITING RAPID REHOUSING47
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SUBTITLE Q. CREATIVE ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM RULES ....................... 91 49
SUBTITLE R. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION AUTHORITY ......... 93 50
SUBTITLE S. RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NE, AND 12TH STREET, NE, RETAIL 51
GRANTS ................................................................................................................................ 93 52
SUBTITLE T. CORPORATE FILING FEES ................................................................. 101 53
SUBTITLE U. GOLDEN TRIANGLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT .... 103 54
SUBTITLE V. HOME PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ................................. 103 55
SUBTITLE W. CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL .............................................. 104 56
SUBTITLE X. NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TAX 57
RELIEF CLARIFICATION .............................................................................................. 104 58
SUBTITLE Y. RELEASES OF DEEDS OF TRUST ...................................................... 105 59
SUBTITLE Z. HOUSING PRODUCTION TRUST FUND ........................................... 106 60
SUBTITLE AA. FILM, TELEVISION, AND ENTERTAINMENT REBATE FUND 61
OPTIMIZATION ................................................................................................................ 112 62
SUBTITLE BB. PROTECTING ADJACENT AND ADJOINING HOMEOWNERS 63
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CLARIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 113 64
SUBTITLE CC. STREETSCAPE FUND CLARIFICATION ....................................... 114 65
SUBTITLE DD. INTERNET GAMING REVENUE FUND .......................................... 115 66
SUBTITLE EE. ARTS AND HUMANITIES GRANTS ................................................. 117 67
SUBTITLE FF. DMPED GRANTS .................................................................................. 118 68
SUBTITLE GG. STADIUM ARMORY METRO FUNDING ....................................... 120 69
SUBTITLE HH. EQUITABLE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE ........................................... 121 70
SUBTITLE II. ART ALL NIGHT SPONSORSHIPS ..................................................... 121 71
TITLE III. PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE ..................................................................... 123 72
SUBTITLE A. SAFE PASSAGE PROGRAM ................................................................. 123 73
SUBTITLE B. HOMELAND SECURITY COMMISSION DISSOLUTION .............. 124 74
SUBTITLE C. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ............................................... 127 75
SUBTITLE D. PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS ................................................................... 130 76
TITLE IV. PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM ....................................................................... 132 77
SUBTITLE A. UNIFORM PER STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA ........................... 132 78
SUBTITLE B. ADVANCED TECHNICAL CENTERS FUND ..................................... 140 79
SUBTITLE C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOD SERVICES 80
FUND ................................................................................................................................... 142 81
SUBTITLE D. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL BREAKFAST SERVING MODEL ........ 143 82
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SUBTITLE E. EDUCATION THROUGH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM .................. 143 83
SUBTITLE F. UNIVERSAL PAID LEAVE .................................................................... 146 84
SUBTITLE G. CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE WORKFORCE SUPPORT ..................... 149 85
SUBTITLE H. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PAY EQUITY FUND .............. 150 86
SUBTITLE I. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM .................................. 151 87
SUBTITLE J. DCPS EDUCATOR EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE 88
WORKING GROUP .......................................................................................................... 156 89
SUBTITLE K. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MICROCENTERS ................ 159 90
SUBTITLE L. PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENTIAL GRANT ..................................... 163 91
SUBTITLE M. HEALTHY SCHOOLS ........................................................................... 164 92
SUBTITLE N. DC SCORES FUNDING .......................................................................... 165 93
SUBTITLE O. SPECIAL NEEDS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING .......... 165 94
SUBTITLE P. CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM .................................................... 166 95
SUBTITLE Q. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATH TASK FORCE 96
RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................... 167 97
SUBTITLE R. ADULT LITERACY ACCESS GRANT ................................................ 169 98
SUBTITLE S. YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT ........................................... 169 99
TITLE V. HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES .......................................................................... 171 100
SUBTITLE A. RAPID RE-HOUSING ............................................................................. 171 101
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SUBTITLE B. AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE FUND ........................................................ 172 102
SUBTITLE C. COMMERCIAL PET FACILITIES ....................................................... 174 103
SUBTITLE D. SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM 104
STABILIZATION AND OVERSIGHT ............................................................................ 177 105
SUBTITLE E. TOBACCO PERMIT FEES ..................................................................... 181 106
SUBTITLE F. TRUANCY REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM .................................... 187 107
SUBTITLE G. TANF BENEFITS ..................................................................................... 191 108
SUBTITLE H. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES GRANTS .......................... 191 109
SUBTITLE I. FOOD POLICY FUNCTIONS ................................................................. 192 110
SUBTITLE J. FARMERS MARKET SUPPORT GRANTS ......................................... 193 111
SUBTITLE K. GROCERY ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION ................... 193 112
SUBTITLE L. 988 LIFELINE SUPPORT AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND 113
ESTABLISHMENT ............................................................................................................ 195 114
SUBTITLE M. DC HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE ......................................................... 207 115
SUBTITLE N. OPIOID ABATEMENT DIRECTED FUNDING ................................. 209 116
SUBTITLE O. IMPROVING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ACCESS ............................... 210 117
SUBTITLE P. HUMAN SERVICES PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE ................. 212 118
SUBTITLE Q. HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCE UTILIZATION ............................ 214 119
SUBTITLE R. TANF ELIGIBILITY DURING PREGNANCY ................................... 218 120
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SUBTITLE S. PUBLIC BENEFITS SECURITY CLARIFICATION .......................... 219 121
SUBTITLE T. CHILD SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT .................................................... 219 122
SUBTITLE U. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM123
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SUBTITLE V. HEALTH BENEFIT CONFORMING AMENDMENT ....................... 223 125
SUBTITLE W. RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE SUPPORT GRANT ....................... 223 126
TITLE VI. OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ...................................................... 224 127
SUBTITLE A. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE AND VENDING GENERATOR 128
CONVERSION CREDITS ................................................................................................. 224 129
SUBTITLE B. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TAX 130
CREDITS ............................................................................................................................. 230 131
SUBTITLE C. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CHARGING 132
STATIONS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ......................................... 233 133
SUBTITLE D. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RESPONSIBILITY.......................... 234 134
SUBTITLE E. RETAIL ENERGY MARKET CONSUMER PROTECTION ............ 237 135
SUBTITLE F. FLEET ELECTRIFICATION ................................................................. 252 136
SUBTITLE G. STORMWATER FUND .......................................................................... 252 137
SUBTITLE H. FISHING LICENSE FUND ..................................................................... 253 138
SUBTITLE I. HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TOXIC CHEMICAL SOURCE 139
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REDUCTION FUND .......................................................................................................... 255 140
SUBTITLE J. PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FUND .................................................... 255 141
SUBTITLE K. SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND BUILDINGS FUND .................. 256 142
SUBTITLE L. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATION FUND ........... 260 143
SUBTITLE M. USER FEES FOR EVENTS ON DOEE MANAGED LANDS ............ 261 144
SUBTITLE N. UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND LEAD POISONING PREVENTION 145
FUNDS ................................................................................................................................. 262 146
SUBTITLE O. PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE FEE ......................................................... 263 147
SUBTITLE P. BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ..................... 267 148
SUBTITLE Q. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ............................................................... 267 149
SUBTITLE R. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PURCHASES ................................................... 269 150
SUBTITLE S. CARRIER-FOR-HIRE AND FOOD ACCESS SUPPORT ................... 269 151
SUBTITLE T. PUBLIC RESTROOMS PROGRAM ..................................................... 272 152
SUBTITLE U. ZERO WASTE ACCELERATION ........................................................ 274 153
SUBTITLE V. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STUDY ......................................... 275 154
SUBTITLE W. ADVANCING COMMUNITY NEEDS AT WARD 5 RECREATION 155
CENTERS ............................................................................................................................ 277 156
SUBTITLE X. ADULT LEARNER TRANSIT SUBSIDY ............................................. 279 157
SUBTITLE Y. CRIAC CLARIFICATION ...................................................................... 279 158
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SUBTITLE Z. DC WATER LATE FEE CLARIFICATION ........................................ 282 159
SUBTITLE AA. DISTRICT WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT CLARIFICATION . 282 160
SUBTITLE BB. ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCING BOND CAP ......................... 285 161
SUBTITLE CC. ENFORCING TRUCK-RESTRICTED ROUTES AMENDMENT 162
ACT OF 2026....................................................................................................................... 286 163
SUBTITLE DD. DDOT GRANT AUTHORITY ............................................................. 287 164
SUBTITLE EE. PERFORMANCE PARKING ZONE FUND MODIFICATION ....... 288 165
TITLE VII. FINANCE AND REVENUE ............................................................................... 292 166
SUBTITLE A. SALES TAX INCREASE DELAY .......................................................... 292 167
SUBTITLE B. HOTEL AND RENTAL CAR TAX ........................................................ 292 168
SUBTITLE C. BENEFIT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS .................................................... 295 169
SUBTITLE D. WEST END LIBRARY/FIREHOUSE MAINTENANCE FUND ........ 297 170
SUBTITLE E. NORTHEAST HEIGHTS TIF ................................................................. 297 171
SUBTITLE F. BRYANT STREET PHASE 2 TIF .......................................................... 312 172
SUBTITLE G. REEVES TIF ............................................................................................. 328 173
SUBTITLE H. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC. REAL 174
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ..................................................................................... 343 175
SUBTITLE I. TAX CODE CONFORMITY AND CLARIFICATION ........................ 344 176
SUBTITLE J. PAY-AS-YOU GO CAPITAL REQUIREMENT ................................... 362 177
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SUBTITLE K. PASS-THROUGH ENTITY TAXATION ............................................. 363 178
SUBTITLE L. UNITED MEDICAL CENTER CLOSEOUT FUND ............................ 364 179
SUBTITLE M. SPECIAL FUND TRANSFERS ............................................................. 366 180
SUBTITLE N. NAVY YARD BID REDESIGNATION ................................................. 371 181
SUBTITLE O. SOUTHWEST BID FEDERAL BUILDING DISPOSALS 182
PREPARATION ................................................................................................................. 372 183
SUBTITLE P. UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS TAX ................................................. 373 184
SUBTITLE Q. BALLPARK PRESERVATION CLARIFICATION ........................... 376 185
SUBTITLE R. BOARD OF REVIEW FOR ANTI-DEFICIENCY VIOLATIONS .... 377 186
SUBTITLE S. UNION MARKET TIF BOND ISSUANCE AUTHORITY EXTENSION187
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SUBTITLE T. RULE 736 REPEALS ............................................................................... 379 189
SUBTITLE U. BORROWING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS ........................................ 380 190
SUBTITLE V. REVISED REVENUE AND LOCAL RESERVES ............................... 381 191
SUBTITLE W. SUBJECT TO FUNDING REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS ....... 383 192
TITLE VIII. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ....................................................................... 386 193
SUBTITLE A. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS .............................................................. 386 194
TITLE IX. APPLICABILITY; FISCAL IMPACT; EFFECTIVE DATE ......................... 390 195
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 196
act may be cited as the “Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act of 2026”. 197
TITLE I. GOVERNMENT DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 198
SUBTITLE A. TELEWORK POLICIES 199
Sec. 1001. Short title. 200
This subtitle may be cited as the “Telework Policy Amendment Act of 2026”. 201
Sec. 1002. The District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 202
1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-601.01 et seq.), is 203
amended by adding a new section 1202b to read as follows: 204
“Sec. 1202b. Telework. 205
“(a) The Mayor may establish a telework policy that applies to all agencies. 206
“(b) No personnel authority or agency shall establish or implement a telework policy 207
other than the policy established by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, unless 208
authorized by the Mayor. 209
“(c) At the request of the Mayor, each agency shall submit a report to the Mayor that 210
includes information on the use of telework by the agency’s employees. 211
“(d) The Mayor may audit agencies’ implementation of the telework policy established 212
pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section and employees’ utilization of telework to ensure 213
compliance with the telework policy and this section. 214
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“(e) No personnel authority or agency may enter into a collective bargaining agreement 215
that includes or requires a telework policy; provided, that this subsection shall not apply to 216
collective bargaining agreements existing as of the effective date of the Telework Policy 217
Amendment Emergency Act of 2026, [CITE]. 218
“(f) This section shall apply to agencies and personnel authorities otherwise exempt from 219
this title or act; except, that it shall not apply to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 220
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of 221
Columbia, or the Council or other agencies of the legislative branch of the District government. 222
“(g) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 223
Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), may issue 224
rules to implement the provisions of this section. 225
“(h) For the purposes of this section, the term: 226
“(1) “Routine telework” means a telework arrangement in which an employee is 227
authorized to telework on an ongoing basis. 228
“(2) “Situational telework” means a temporary telework arrangement in which the 229
employee is authorized to telework due to specific, temporary personal circumstances that 230
prevent the employee from working from a District government office or worksite or due to 231
another specific, temporary circumstance approved by the personnel authority. 232
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“(3)(A) “Telework” means an arrangement in which an employee performs 233
employment duties at the employee’s home or at another location that is not a District 234
government office or worksite during hours that constitute the employee’s official tour of duty. 235
“(B) The term “telework” includes both routine telework and situational 236
telework. 237
SUBTITLE B. ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS FUNDING 238
FLEXIBILITY SUPPORT 239
Sec. 1011. Short title. 240
This subtitle may be cited as the “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Funding 241
Flexibility Support Amendment Act of 2026”. 242
Sec. 1012. The Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975, effective October 10, 243
1975 (D.C. Law 1-21; D.C. Official Code § 1-309.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 244
(a) Section 13(n-1) (D.C. Official Code § 1-309.10(n-1)) is amended by striking the 245
period and inserting the phrase “. A copy of the report or newsletter shall be filed with the 246
Council, the Mayor, and the OANC.” in its place. 247
(b) Section 16 (D.C. Official Code § 1-309.13) is amended as follows: 248
(1) Subsection (d)(3) is repealed. 249
(2) Subsection (f)(2A)(A)(ii) is amended to read as follows: 250
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“(ii) Fully documented as being approved by the Commission in 251
the meeting minutes, which shall be signed by either the Secretary or Chairperson; and”. 252
(3) Subsection (j) is amended as follows: 253
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 254
(i) Strike the phrase “the minutes of all meetings” and insert the 255
phrase “the signed minutes of all meetings” in its place. 256
(ii) Strike the phrase “this section. A financial report shall” and 257
insert the phrase “this section. In instances when an incomplete report is filed, a Commission can 258
file an amended report within 45 days after the due date of that report as established in this 259
paragraph. A financial report shall” in its place. 260
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the word “approved” and 261
inserting the phrase “received and accepted” in its place. 262
(C) Paragraph (3)(A) is amended as follows: 263
(i) Sub-subparagraph (i) is amended to read as follows: 264
“(i) If a Commission has failed to timely file 2 or more quarterly 265
reports received and accepted by the OANC, the OANC shall recommend withholding the 266
allotments associated with the quarterly reports until the Commission files the required reports 267
and associated documentation.”. 268
(ii) Paragraph (ii) is amended as follows: 269
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(I) Strike the word “had” and insert the word “has” in its 270
place. 271
(II) Strike the phrase “allotment approved” and insert the 272
phrase “report received and accepted” in its place. 273
(4) Subsection (m) is amended as follows: 274
(A) Paragraph (3) is amended as follows: 275
(i) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase 276
“consistent with the grant application, complete with receipts” and inserting the phrase 277
“consistent with the grant application, which may be in the form of a close out report or on a 278
form supplied by the OANC, complete with receipts” in its place. 279
(ii) Subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: 280
“(A) May prohibit all Commissions from providing a grant to any past 281
grant recipient that: 282
“(i) Used grant funds contrary to the associated grant application 283
and budget; 284
“(ii) Failed to submit the receipt for expenditures made under the 285
grant; or 286
“(iii) Failed to refund to the ANC unspent grant monies or monies 287
spent contrary to the grant application;”. 288
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(iii) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “this 289
paragraph.” and inserting the phrase “this paragraph; and” in its place. 290
(iv) A new subparagraph (C) is added to read as follows: 291
“(C) May withhold from future allotments an amount equal to the amount 292
awarded to any applicant on the list of prohibited grantees.”. 293
(5) Subsection (r) is amended as follows: 294
(A) The existing text is designated as paragraph (1). 295
(B) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows: 296
“(2) When Commission funds are used to pay for the cost or use of a telephone, 297
the contact number of that telephone must be publicly available.”. 298
(c) Section 18(c) (D.C. Official Code § 1-309.15(c)) is amended as follows: 299
(1) Paragraph (7) is amended by striking the phrase “templates for staff payroll 300
forms, grant applications, and” and inserting the phrase “templates for grant applications and” in 301
its place. 302
(2) Paragraph (16) is amended by striking the phrase “financial reports, and 303
approving or disapproving” and inserting the phrase “financial reports, and recommending the 304
approval or disapproval of” in its place. 305
(3) Paragraph (19) is amended by striking the phrase “; and,” and inserting a 306
semicolon in its place. 307
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(4) Paragraph (20) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 308
phrase “; and” in its place. 309
(5) A new subparagraph (21) is added to read as follows: 310
“(21) Providing Commissions with official websites and the technical assistance 311
related to maintaining and updating them by October 1, 2027.”. 312
SUBTITLE C. DISTRICT EMPLOYEE PAID PARENTAL, FAMILY, AND 313
MEDICAL LEAVE 314
Sec. 1021. Short title. 315
This subtitle may be cited as the “District Employee Paid Parental, Family, and Medical 316
Leave Amendment Act of 2026”. 317
Sec. 1022. The District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 318
1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-601.01 et seq.), is 319
amended as follows: 320
(a) Section 1204 (D.C. Official Code § 1-612.04) is amended as follows: 321
(1) Paragraph (4) is amended to read as follows: 322
“(4)(A) “Eligible employee” means a District government employee, including an 323
employee of an independent agency; provided, that for the purposes of using qualifying family 324
leave or qualifying medical leave, the term “eligible employee” means a District government 325
employee, including an employee of an independent agency, who has worked for the District 326
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government for at least 180 days, without a break in service, as of the date on which the 327
qualifying family leave or qualifying medical leave will be taken. 328
“(B) The term “eligible employee” shall not include: 329
“(i) A temporary employee appointed for fewer than 90 days; or 330
“(ii) An employee with intermittent employment.”. 331
(2) Paragraph (5)(C) is amended to read as follows: 332
“(C) A spouse or domestic partner;”. 333
(b) Section 1204a (D.C. Official Code § 1-612.04a) is amended as follows: 334
(1) Subsection (a)(1)(B) is amended by striking the phrase “8 workweeks” and 335
inserting the phrase “2 workweeks” in its place. 336
(2) A new subsection (c-1) is added to read as follows: 337
“(c-1)(1) To the extent practicable, an eligible employee shall, before using paid leave 338
under this section, provide written notice to the employee’s personnel authority or agency of the 339
need for the use of paid leave and of the expected date or dates on which the employee intends to 340
use paid leave. 341
“(2) If the employee plans to use paid leave on an intermittent basis, the written 342
notice shall, to the extent practicable, include a schedule of the expected hours during which the 343
employee intends to use paid leave. 344
“(3) The written notice shall include a reason for the use of paid leave. 345
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“(4) If the use of paid leave is foreseeable, the employee shall provide the written 346
notice at least 10 days, or as early as possible, in advance of the use of the paid leave. 347
“(5) If the use of paid leave is unforeseeable, the employee shall provide a 348
notification, either oral or written, before the start of the work shift for which the paid leave is 349
being used. 350
“(6) In the case of an emergency resulting in the use of paid leave without the 351
opportunity to provide prior notification, the eligible employee, or another individual on behalf 352
of the eligible employee, shall notify the Mayor, either orally or in writing, within 48 hours after 353
the emergency occurs. 354
“(7) If the agency determines that the use of paid leave under this section for 355
planned medical treatment, for intermittent leave, or for leave on a reduced leave schedule is 356
likely to interfere with the operations of the agency, the agency and the eligible employee shall 357
engage in good-faith negotiations regarding alternate dates or hours for the use of the paid 358
leave.”. 359
(3) Subsection (d)(2) is amended to read as follows: 360
“(2) If a probationary employee voluntarily separates in violation of the 1-year 361
continuation of service agreement, the individual shall be indebted to the District government for 362
the salary paid during the leave period. Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this paragraph may be 363
treated in whole or in part as an erroneous payment pursuant to Title XXIX.”. 364
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(4) A new subsection (d-1) is added to read as follows: 365
“(d-1)(1) An employee, other than an employee serving in a probationary capacity, using 366
paid parental, family, or medical leave shall enter into a continuation of service agreement. The 367
continuation of service agreement shall require the employee to continue to serve as a District 368
employee for 8 weeks after the employee’s return from an approved period of leave. 369
“(2) If the employee voluntarily separates in violation of the continuation of 370
service agreement, the individual shall be indebted to the District government for the salary paid 371
during the leave period. Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this paragraph may be treated in 372
whole or in part as an erroneous payment pursuant to Title XXIX.”. 373
SUBTITLE D. LOBBYING FEES AND PENALTIES REFORM 374
Sec. 1031. Short title. 375
This subtitle may be cited as the “Lobbying Fees and Penalties Reform Amendment Act 376
of 2026”. 377
Sec. 1032. Title II of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment 378
and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 379
19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.27 et seq.), is amended as follows: 380
(a) Section 227 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.27) is amended as follows: 381
(1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 382
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(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the figure “$350” and inserting 383
the figure “$500” in its place. 384
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 385
(i) Strike the figure “$100” and insert the figure “$250” in its 386
place. 387
(ii) Strike the phrase “501(c)(3)” both times it appears and insert 388
the phrase “501(c)(3) or (4)” in its place. 389
(2) Subsection (c)(3) is amended to read as follows: 390
“(3) The funds in the Lobbyist Fund shall be used by the Board as follows: 391
“(A) The registration fee for lobbyists collected pursuant to subsection 392
(b)(1) of this section shall be used as follows: 393
“(1) $350 of each registration fee shall be used solely for the 394
purpose of administering and enforcing this title; and 395
“(2) $150 of each registration fee shall be transferred to the 396
General Fund. 397
“(B) The registration fee for lobbyists for nonprofit organizations 398
collected pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be used as follows: 399
“(1) $100 of each registration fee shall be used solely for the 400
purpose of administering and enforcing this title; and 401
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“(2) $150 of each registration fee shall be transferred to the 402
General Fund.”. 403
(b) Section 228(a) (D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.28(a)) is amended as follows: 404
(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “public;” and inserting the 405
phrase “public; or” in its place. 406
(2) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “; or” and inserting a period 407
in its place. 408
(3) Paragraph (4) is repealed. 409
(c) Section 232(c) (D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.32(c)) is amended by striking the phrase 410
“$100 per day up to 60 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)” and inserting the 411
phrase “$200 per day up to 60 days” in its place. 412
SUBTITLE E. MAYORAL TRANSITION 413
Sec. 1041. Short title. 414
This subtitle may be cited as the “Mayoral Transition Act of 2026”. 415
Sec. 1042. Definitions. 416
For the purposes of this subtitle, the term “Mayor-elect” means the person who is 417
certified as the successful candidate for the office of Mayor by the Board of Elections following 418
the 2026 general election held to determine the Mayor or, prior to such certification, the person 419
announced and published by the Board of Elections as the unofficial winner of the 2026 general 420
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election for Mayor; provided, that such person was announced as the unofficial winner with a 421
margin of victory of at least 2% of the votes cast. 422
Sec. 1043. Transition activities. 423
The Mayor, in the discharge of the Mayor’s duties pursuant to section 422 of the District 424
of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; D.C. Official Code § 425
1-204.22), may: 426
(1) Make available to the Mayor-elect office space, furniture, furnishings, office 427
machines, and supplies, at whatever place or places within the District the Mayor shall designate, 428
at no cost to the Mayor-elect and their transition staff; and 429
(2) Make payments to the Mayor-elect to reimburse the Mayor-elect for payments 430
made, or to pay for costs incurred by the Mayor-elect, for the following: 431
(A) Compensation for the transition staff of the Mayor-elect at a rate that 432
does not exceed the maximum salary set forth in the most recent non-union Excepted Service 433
salary schedule approved by the Council pursuant to section 1106 of the District of Columbia 434
Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-435
139; D.C. Official Code § 1-611.06); provided, that a person who holds a position in, or is 436
considered to be an employee of, the District government shall not receive compensation as a 437
member of the Mayor-elect’s transition staff under this subtitle; 438
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(B) Reasonable expenses for the procurement by the Mayor-elect of 439
services of any expert or consultant, or organization thereof; 440
(C) Reasonable expenses incurred by the Mayor-elect for printing, 441
binding, and duplicating; 442
(D) Reasonable postage or mailing expenses incurred by the Mayor-elect 443
consistent with the Official Correspondence Regulations, effective April 7, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-444
118; D.C. Official Code § 2-701 et seq.); and 445
(E) Reasonable expenses for communications equipment and services. 446
Sec. 1044. Limitation on amount. 447
The aggregate amount of payments made under section 1043 shall not exceed $300,000. 448
Sec. 1045. Reporting. 449
(a) The Mayor-elect shall file a report, to be prepared with appropriate supporting 450
documentation, accounting for the expenditure of funds pursuant to this subtitle. 451
(b) The report prepared pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the 452
Council and the Chief Financial Officer by March 31, 2027. 453
SUBTITLE F. FAIR ELECTIONS PROGRAM 454
Sec. 1051. Short title. 455
This subtitle may be cited as the “Fair Elections Program Amendment Act of 2026”. 456
Sec. 1052. Section 332h(b)(2) of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability 457
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Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective May 5, 458
2018 (D.C. Law 22-94; D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.32h(b)(2)), is amended to read as follows: 459
“(2)(A) If a participating candidate’s certification is 460
revoked pursuant to section 332c(c)(2), (3), or (4) or, due to fraudulent activities, section 461
332c(c)(5), the participating candidate shall be personally liable for any expended base amount 462
or matching payments. 463
“(B) Upon the application of a participating candidate, the Campaign 464
Finance Board may reduce in whole or in part the participating candidate’s personal liability 465
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; provided, that the participating candidate 466
terminated his or her candidacy for good cause not within the candidate’s control, such as health 467
reasons, and not due to the candidate’s low standing in polls, limited success in raising funds for 468
his or her candidacy, low expectation of electoral success or similar electoral reasons, or 469
termination of his or her candidacy for political reasons, which shall not be considered good 470
cause. 471
“(C) A candidate applying for relief under subparagraph (B) of this 472
paragraph shall provide sufficient documentation in support of their claim including medical 473
records, financial statements, and any other documentation required by the Office of Campaign 474
Finance.”. 475
SUBTITLE G. MLK JR. DAY PARADE FUNDING 476
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Sec. 1061. Short title. 477
This subtitle may be cited as the “Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday DC Parade Act of 478
2026”. 479
Sec. 1062. Definitions 480
For the purposes of this subtitle, the term: 481
(1) “Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday DC Parade” means the annual parade and 482
associated activities held in the District to celebrate and commemorate the life, legacy, and 483
service of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 484
(2) “Host” means the Martin Luther King Holiday DC Committee, or a nonprofit 485
successor or affiliate organization designated by the Martin Luther King Holiday DC Committee, 486
that is responsible for organizing, operating, and applying for District permits or approvals for 487
the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday DC Parade. 488
Sec. 1063. District support for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday DC Parade. 489
(a)(1) The Mayor shall waive all fees for the costs of services, as determined by the 490
Mayor, incurred by the host for administering the special annual events collectively known as the 491
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday DC Parade; provided, that any expediting fees or penalties 492
incurred by the host shall not be waived. 493
(2) Fees waived pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include: 494
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(A) Special Event User Fees required by the Department of Licensing and 495
Consumer Protection; 496
(B) Special Event User Fees and other fees required by the Metropolitan 497
Police Department; 498
(C) Special Event User Fees and other fees required by the Alcoholic 499
Beverage and Cannabis Administration; 500
(D) On-site permitting and monitoring inspectors, on-site monitoring fees, 501
Advanced Life Support Units, EMS bicycle teams and ambulance carts, use of trucks, and other 502
fees required by the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services; 503
(E) Food vendor inspection fees and other fees required by the Department 504
of Health; 505
(F) Clean-up prior to and after the event, trash removal, towing services, 506
and other fees required by the Department of Public Works; and 507
(G) Flag installation and removal, traffic control officer assistance, 508
variable message boards, and other fees required by the Department of Transportation. 509
SUBTITLE H. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FUND 510
Sec.1071. Short title. 511
This subtitle may be cited as the “Office of the Attorney General Fund Amendment Act 512
of 2026”. 513
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Sec. 1072. The Attorney General for the District of Columbia Clarification and Elected 514
Term Amendment Act of 2010, effective May 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-160; D.C. Official Code § 515
1-301.81 et seq.), is amended as follows: 516
(a) Section 106b (D.C. Official Code § 1-301.86b) is amended as follows: 517
(1) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: 518
“(a-1) For the purposes of this section, the terms “recovery” and “recoveries” shall 519
include funds obtained through court determinations or through the settlement of claims in which 520
the Office of the Attorney General represents the District but shall not include funds obtained 521
through an administrative proceeding or funds obligated to another source by federal law.”. 522
(2) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 523
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 524
“(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b-1) of this section and the 525
limitations of subsection (d)(3) of this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of 526
District law, any recoveries from claims or litigation brought by the Office of the Attorney 527
General on behalf of the District shall be deposited into the Fund, regardless of whether the 528
amounts payable otherwise would have been required to be deposited into a different District 529
fund, except, that: 530
“(A) Recoveries under section 2(b)(2) of the Subrogation Fund 531
Establishment Act of 2018, effective July 3, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-122; D.C. Official Code § 1-532
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325.391(b)(2)), shall be deposited into the Subrogation Fund established by section 2(a) of the 533
Subrogation Fund Establishment Act of 2018, effective July 3, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-122; D.C. 534
Official Code § 1-325.391(a)); 535
“(B) Recoveries under section 2332 of the District of Columbia 536
Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-537
139; D.C. Official Code § 1-623.32), shall be deposited into the Employees’ Compensation Fund 538
established by section 2342 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit 539
Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-540
623.42(c)); 541
“(C) Recoveries the Attorney General obtains as settlements or awards 542
that include restitution, disgorgement, damages, or other monetary relief for individuals or 543
entities for which the District is responsible for distribution, as well as any recoveries of related 544
costs of distribution and any other recoveries in such amounts as may be necessary to distribute 545
any monetary relief for individuals or entities for which the District is responsible for 546
distribution, shall be deposited into the Attorney General Restitution Fund established by section 547
106c; 548
“(D) Recoveries the Attorney General obtains from owners under section 549
506(j)(2) of the Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Omnibus Amendment Act 550
of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-281; D.C. Official Code § 42-3651.06(j)(2)), 551
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shall be deposited into the Tenant Receivership Abatement Fund established by section 106e; 552
except, that when the deposit of such funds into the Tenant Receivership Abatement Fund would 553
cause that fund’s balance to exceed $2 million, the excess of such funds shall be deposited in the 554
Fund; and 555
“(E) Recoveries under section 12a of the Drug-Related Nuisance 556
Abatement Act of 1998, effective April 4, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-81; D.C. Official Code § 42-557
3111.01), shall be deposited into the Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance 558
Abatement Fund established by that section.”. 559
(B) Paragraph (5) is redesignated as paragraph (6). 560
(C) The second paragraph (4) is redesignated as paragraph (5). 561
(3) A new subsection (b-1) is added to read as follows: 562
“(b-1)(1)(A) In any matter that a District of Columbia agency refers to the Attorney 563
General for enforcement after the agency has conducted a significant investigation or brought an 564
administrative enforcement action, or in any litigation or settlement in which a District of 565
Columbia agency has provided significant support to the Attorney General in proving a violation 566
of law, 50% of any recovery not specified in subsection (b)(1)(A) through (E) of this section 567
shall be deposited into the Fund and the other 50% shall be deposited into any special fund, that, 568
absent this section, would be required by law to receive recoveries for the claimed violation, or, 569
if such a fund does not exist, into the General Fund. 570
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“(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Attorney 571
General and either the Mayor when the agency is a subordinate agency, or the agency and the 572
Mayor when the agency is an independent agency, may agree on a different allocation of a 573
recovery not specified in subsection (b)(1)(A) through (E) of this section, and such recovery 574
shall be deposited into the Fund, any special fund established to receive recoveries for the 575
claimed violation, and the General Fund in accordance with the agreed allocation. 576
“(2)(A) In any matter litigated or settled by the Attorney General under section 577
815 of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective May 8, 1998 (D.C. 578
Law 12-104; D.C. Official Code § 2-381.03), involving the funds of a District of Columbia 579
agency, 50% of any recovery shall be deposited into the Fund and the other 50% shall be 580
deposited into the General Fund. 581
“(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Attorney 582
General and either the Mayor when the agency is a subordinate agency, or the agency and the 583
Mayor when the agency is an independent agency, may agree on a different allocation of the 584
recovery between the Fund and the General Fund.”. 585
(4) Subsection (c)(3) is repealed. 586
(5) Subsection (d)(3) is amended as follows: 587
(A) Subparagraph (C) is amended to read as follows: 588
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“(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, amounts owed 589
to an outside counsel contractor that are part of recoveries obtained on behalf of the District by 590
the outside counsel contractor pursuant to a contingency fee contract shall be deposited into the 591
Fund and may remain in the Fund until paid to the outside counsel contractor to satisfy costs and 592
fees or transferred to another fund by the Office of the Attorney General to pay the outside 593
counsel contractor. Money deposited into the Fund that is owed to an outside counsel contractor 594
shall not count toward the $23.5 million limitation in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or, to 595
the extent separately appropriated, toward any limit on the Office of the Attorney General’s 596
annual spending authority.”. 597
(B) Subparagraph (D) is redesignated as subsection (d-1). 598
(6) Subsection (e) is repealed. 599
(7) Subsection (f) is repealed. 600
(8) Subsection (g) is repealed. 601
(b) Section 106c (D.C. Official Code § 1-301.86c) is amended as follows: 602
(1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 603
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 604
“(1) Recoveries the Attorney General obtains as settlements or awards that 605
include restitution, disgorgement, damages, or other monetary relief for individuals or entities for 606
which the District is responsible for distribution, as well as recoveries of any related costs of 607
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distribution, and any other recoveries in such amounts as may be necessary to distribute any 608
monetary relief for individuals or entities for which the District is responsible for distribution; 609
and”. 610
(B) Paragraph (2) is repealed. 611
(2) Subsection (c)(1) is amended to read as follows: 612
“(1) The payment of awards to individuals and entities as required by court 613
orders, judgments, or settlements in actions or investigations OAG conducts;”. 614
(3) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 615
“(d) Before the OAG authorizes any payments from the Fund in excess of $100 to an 616
individual or entity under this section, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall determine 617
whether the individual or entity owes any amount to the District and deduct the amount owed 618
from the award to the individual or entity, if any.”. 619
(4) Subsection (e) is amended as follows: 620
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 621
(i) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the word “person” and 622
inserting the phrase “individual or entity” in its place. 623
(ii) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the word 624
“individuals” and inserting the phrase “individuals and entities” in its place. 625
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 626
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“(2) If not otherwise directed by the court order, judgment, or settlement, OAG 627
may apply any part of the award to the costs and expenses related to maintaining the Fund and 628
conducting the claims process under subsection (c)(2) of this section, including payments to 629
claims administrators.”. 630
(C) Paragraph (3) is amended as follows: 631
(i) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the word 632
“individuals” and inserting the phrase “individuals or entities in the court or administrative order, 633
judgment, or settlement” in its place. 634
(ii) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the figure “$500,000” 635
and inserting the figure “$1 million” in its place. 636
(5) A new subsection (i) is added to read as follows: 637
“(i) All assets and liabilities of the Vulnerable Adult and Elderly Person Exploitation 638
Restitution Fund are transferred to the Fund.”. 639
(c) Section 106d (D.C. Official Code § 1-301.86d) is repealed. 640
Sec. 1073. Section 1043(a-4) of the Delinquent Debt Recovery Act of 2012, effective 641
September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; D.C. Official Code § 1-350.02(a-4)), is amended as 642
follows: 643
(a) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 644
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“(1) Funds collected by the Central Collection Unit arising out of delinquent debts 645
associated with settlements and judgments that are transferred or referred to the Central 646
Collection Unit by the Office of the Attorney General for collection and that are eligible for 647
deposit into the Litigation Support Fund pursuant to section 106b of the Attorney General for the 648
District of Columbia Clarification and Elected Term Amendment Act of 2010, effective October 649
22, 2015 (D.C. Law 21-36; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.86b), shall be deposited into the 650
Litigation Support Fund, net of costs and fees, within 60 days; and”. 651
(b) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the word “restitution” and inserting the phrase 652
“restitution, disgorgement, damages, or other monetary relief for individuals or entities for which 653
the District is responsible for distribution” in its place. 654
(c) Paragraph (3) is repealed. 655
SUBTITLE I. OIG OVERSIGHT CLARIFICATION 656
Sec. 1081. Short title. 657
This subtitle may be cited as the “Office of Inspector General Oversight Clarification 658
Amendment Act of 2026”. 659
Sec. 1082. Section 2214(f) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, 660
approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321-107; D.C. Official Code § 38-1802.14(f)), is amended 661
as follows: 662
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(a) Strike the phrase “Audit. —” and insert the phrase “Audits, inspections, and 663
investigations. —” in its place. 664
(b) Strike the phrase “Columbia.” And insert the phrase “Columbia. The Inspector 665
General of the District of Columbia may conduct oversight of the Board and related activities, 666
including audits, inspections, and investigations, in accordance with the authority granted by, and 667
subject to the limitations set forth in, section 208 of the District of Columbia Procurement 668
Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Official Code § 1-669
301.115a).” in its place. 670
SUBTITLE J. GRANT CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS 671
Sec. 1091. Short title. 672
This subtitle may be cited as the “Grant Confidentiality Requirements Amendment Act of 673
2026”. 674
Sec. 1092. The Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. 675
Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), is amended as follows: 676
(a) Section 1092 (D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11) is amended by adding a new paragraph 677
(1A) to read as follows: 678
“(1A) “Confidential information” means: 679
“(A) Individually identifying information of a victim of domestic violence, 680
sexual assault, or human trafficking, such as first and last name, home or other physical address, 681
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contact information, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, student 682
identification number, and date of birth; and 683
“(B) Information exchanged between a victim and a domestic violence 684
counselor during the course of the counselor providing counseling, support, and assistance to a 685
victim, including all records kept by the counselor and the domestic violence service provider 686
concerning services provided to the victim.”. 687
(b) Section 1095 (D.C. Official Code § 1-328.14) is amended as follows: 688
(1) The existing text is designated as subsection (a). 689
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 690
“(b)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph, a grantee 691
who receives local funds to support domestic violence programs, sexual assault programs, or 692
human trafficking programs shall not be required to release confidential information, as that term 693
is defined in section 1092(1A). 694
“(B) If release of confidential information is compelled by statutory or 695
court mandate, the grantee shall: 696
“(i) Make reasonable attempts to provide notice to victims of 697
domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking affected by the disclosure of information; 698
and 699
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“(ii) Take steps necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the 700
persons affected by the release of the information. 701
“(C) Grantees who receive local funds to support domestic violence 702
programs, sexual assault programs, or human trafficking programs shall provide: 703
(i) Nonpersonally identifying data in the aggregate regarding 704
services to their clients and nonpersonally identifying demographic information in order to 705
comply with reporting, evaluation, or data collection requirements contained in the grant 706
agreement; and 707
“(ii) Nonpersonally identifying and non-confidential records for 708
the purposes of an audit to the grantor, the Inspector General of the District of Columbia, the 709
District of Columbia Auditor, and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their 710
duty authorized representatives, only to the extent necessary to validate reports that were 711
submitted by the grantee or subgrantee.”. 712
SUBTITLE K. LGBTQ COMMUNITY GRANT 713
Sec. 1101. Short title. 714
This subtitle may be cited as the “LGBTQ Community Grant Amendment Act of 2026”. 715
Sec. 1102. The Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs Act of 2006, 716
effective April 4, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-89; D.C. Official Code § 2-1381 et seq.), is amended by 717
adding a new section 4c to read as follows: 718
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“4c. OLGBTQ Grant Program. 719
“(a) The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs 720
(“Office”) shall issue a $980,000 grant in Fiscal Year 2027 to a grantee for the purpose of 721
supporting programs that promote the welfare of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 722
questioning community; provided, that: 723
“(1) The grantee is a nonprofit organization and its primary mission is to provide 724
philanthropic funding to the community; 725
“(2) The grantee has a proven track record of success in grant making and 726
fundraising; 727
“(3) The grantee agrees to use 90% of the Office’s grant to award subgrants to 728
other nonprofit organizations that provide programs for the community in accordance with the 729
terms of this section and rules established by the Office, with the advice of the Advisory 730
Committee, pursuant to section 3(e); 731
“(4) The grantee agrees to undergo an annual audit and submit quarterly reports 732
to the Office on its financial health and its use of the Office’s grant; 733
“(5) The grantee provides grantmaking, technical assistance, and capacity-734
building support to community-based organizations; and 735
“(6) The grantee may use the remaining balance of the Office’s grant to cover 736
administrative or other fees incurred by the grantee. 737
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“(b) The Office shall submit to the Council and make publicly available an annual status 738
report for all grants issued by, or on behalf of, the Office in the previous fiscal year, which shall 739
include, for each grant: 740
“(1) Detailed information about the grantee and any subgrantees; 741
“(2) A description of the specific services provided to the community; 742
“(3) The name of the entity providing the services, if one other than the grantee; 743
“(4) The location of services and demographic profile of service recipients; and 744
“(5) The amount of grant funds dedicated to program costs, the amount dedicated 745
to other expenditures, and total amount contributed by private funding.”. 746
TITLE II. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 747
SUBTITLE A. DOWNTOWN BUILDING CONVERSIONS 748
Sec. 2001. Short title. 749
This subtitle may be cited as the “Downtown Building Conversion Support Amendment 750
Act of 2026”. 751
Sec. 2002. Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 752
follows: 753
(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as 754
follows: 755
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“47-870.01a. Central Washington activation projects— temporary tax abatement – First 756
Source exemptions.”. 757
(b) Section 47-860.02(a) is amended as follows: 758
(1) Paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows: 759
“(3) The affordable housing units are designed and administered in accordance 760
with the requirements of the Inclusionary Zoning Program; provided, that if the project is located 761
on real property that is not otherwise subject to the Inclusionary Zoning Program, then for the 762
purposes of both the affordable and market rate housing units provided pursuant to this 763
paragraph, the term “bedroom” as used in the Inclusionary Zoning Program shall include a 764
habitable room that: 765
“(A) Has a closet; 766
“(B) Is designated as a “bedroom” or “sleeping room” on construction 767
plans approved for a building permit; and 768
“(C) Receives natural light and ventilation in accordance with the relevant 769
construction code, regardless of whether the room has immediate access to an exterior window.”. 770
(2) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “construction and operations” 771
and inserting the word “construction” in its place. 772
(c) Section 47-860.03(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “effect. A property” and 773
inserting the phrase “effect. Upon transmission of the letter of termination to the Office of Tax 774
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and Revenue, the Office of Tax and Revenue shall assess and collect any tax benefits improperly 775
received during any period of ineligibility, in addition to interest, as provided by law. Amounts 776
recaptured under this subparagraph, including interest, shall be deposited into the General Fund 777
of the District. A property” in its place. 778
(d) Section 47-870(3)(A) is amended to read as follows: 779
“(A) “Repositioning” means the construction or substantial improvement 780
of a property that results in the conversion of the property from a primarily non-residential use to 781
a new non-residential use or that results in an upgrade of a primarily office use to class A or 782
higher from a class below class A and the conversion or upgrade of the property results in the 783
property being expanded to 50,000 square feet or more.”. 784
(e) Section 47-870.01 is amended as follows: 785
(1) Subsection (a)(2)(F) is amended by striking the phrase “within such a period 786
of time as the Mayor may set forth in the eligibility and reservation letter” and inserting the 787
phrase “for failure to comply with any condition set forth in the eligibility and reservation letter” 788
in its place. 789
(2) Subsection (d) is amended as follows: 790
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “2025 and 2026” and 791
inserting the phrase “2025, 2026, and 2027” in its place. 792
(B) Paragraph (2) is repealed. 793
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(C) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “$6 million” and 794
inserting the phrase “$2.75 million” in its place; and 795
(D) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “$8 million; and” and 796
inserting the phrase “$3.55 million;” in its place. 797
(E) Paragraph (5) is amended to read as follows: 798
“(5) For real property tax year 2030, $4.05 million; and”. 799
(F) A new paragraph (6) is added to read as follows: 800
“(6) For real property tax year 2031 and each subsequent real property tax year, 801
104% of the prior real property tax year’s cap.”. 802
(3) A new subsection (f-1) is added to read as follows: 803
“(f-1)(1) A property shall cease to receive a tax abatement under this section if, during 804
the period of the tax abatement, the Mayor determines that the property is no longer eligible for 805
the abatement. If the Mayor makes such a determination, the Mayor shall transmit to the property 806
owner and the Office of Tax and Revenue a letter of termination, setting forth the reason for the 807
termination and the date on which the termination took, or shall take, effect. Upon transmission 808
of the letter of termination to the Office of Tax and Revenue, the Office of Tax and Revenue 809
shall assess and collect any tax benefits improperly received during any period of ineligibility, in 810
addition to interest as provided by law. Amounts recaptured under this paragraph, including 811
interest, shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District. 812
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“(2) A property shall no longer be eligible to receive a tax abatement under this 813
section if it is not in compliance with any condition set forth in the certification letter issued by 814
the Mayor pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(E) of this section or for any reason set forth by the 815
Mayor by rule. 816
“(3) If the Mayor determines that a property is no longer eligible for the 817
abatement, the Mayor may, in the Mayor’s sole discretion, provide the property owner a period 818
to cure the property’s ineligibility. If during the period to cure, the owner cures the property’s 819
ineligibility, the Mayor may restore the tax abatement; provided, that the tax abatement shall not 820
be provided for the period during which the property was ineligible, and the period of cure shall 821
not toll the 15-year period set forth in subsection (c) of this section. 822
“(4) If the Mayor restores a tax abatement pursuant to paragraph (3) of this 823
subsection, the Mayor shall transmit a letter of restoration to the property owner and the Office 824
of Tax and Revenue, setting forth the date on which the restoration took, or shall take, effect.”. 825
(f) A new section 47-870.01a is added to read as follows: 826
“§ 47–870.01a. Central Washington activation projects— temporary tax abatement – 827
First Source exemption. 828
“(a) A property for which the Mayor has approved a tax abatement under § 47-870.01 829
shall not, based on the approval and receipt of the tax abatement, be required to enter into a First 830
Source Agreement as to the construction and development phases of the project. 831
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“(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “First Source Agreement” means an 832
agreement with the Department of Employment Services entered into pursuant to § 2-219.03 and 833
Mayor’s Order 83-265, dated November 9, 1983, governing certain obligations regarding job 834
creation and employment.”. 835
Sec. 2003. Section 101.1(a-1)(2) of Title 12-M of the District of Columbia Municipal 836
Regulations (12-M DCMR § 101.1(a-1)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 837
“(2) The Building Conversion Permit Fee set forth in subparagraph (1) of this 838
paragraph shall be utilized to calculate the permit fee for: 839
“(A) A construction project involving a change of use and occupancy for a 840
building from any non-residential category to Residential Group R-2, as defined by the 841
Construction Codes, and 842
“(B) A construction project that the Mayor has selected for a tax 843
abatement under D.C. Official Code § 47-870.01.”. 844
SUBTITLE B. RENT PAYMENT REPORTING PROGRAM 845
Sec. 2011. Short title 846
This subtitle may be cited as the “Rent Payment Reporting Amendment Act of 2026”. 847
Sec. 2012. The Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective July 17, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-10; 848
D.C. Official Code § 42-3501.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 849
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(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new title and section designation to read 850
as follows: 851
“TITLE V-C. RENT PAYMENT REPORTING PROGRAM 852
“Sec. 540. Rental payment reporting program. 853
(b) A new Title V-C is added to read as follows: 854
“TITLE V-C 855
“RENT PAYMENT REPORTING PROGRAM 856
“Sec. 540. Rent payment reporting program. 857
“(a) The Mayor may establish and administer a rent payment reporting program under 858
which a rental housing provider reports a tenant’s rent payments, at the request of the tenant, to 859
one or more consumer credit bureaus. 860
“(b) The program shall allow for tenants who had previously agreed to participate in the 861
program to withdraw at any time. 862
“(c) The Mayor may require a rental housing provider that receives a grant, loan, tax 863
abatement, or other financial support (collectively, “financial assistance”) from the District to, as 864
a condition of the financial assistance: 865
“(1) Participate in the District’s rent payment reporting program; 866
“(2) Participate in a third-party rent payment reporting program approved by 867
the Mayor; or 868
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“(3) Provide information on their tenants’ rent payment to consumer credit 869
bureaus. 870
“(c)(1) The Mayor may issue grants to rental housing providers who participate in the 871
District’s rent payment reporting program to pay the costs of set-up fees for reporting rent 872
payments to credit bureaus, annual fees for reporting rent payments to credit bureaus, technical 873
assistance for credit bureaus, and fees for pulling credit reports. 874
“(2) The requirements of the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective 875
December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), shall not apply to 876
grants issued under this subsection. 877
“(d) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 878
Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et 879
seq.), may issue rules to implement this section.”. 880
SUBTITLE C. WORKFORCE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY TAX ABATEMENT 881
Sec. 2021. Short title. 882
This subtitle may be cited as the “Workforce Housing Opportunity Amendment Act of 883
2026”. 884
Sec. 2022. Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 885
follows: 886
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(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as 887
follows: 888
“47-860a. Workforce housing opportunity tax abatement.” 889
(b) A new section 47-860a is added to read as follows: 890
Ҥ 47-860a. Workforce housing opportunity tax abatement. 891
“(a) Real property tax imposed by § 47-811 on real property certified as eligible pursuant 892
to subsection (f) of this section shall be abated each year during the period set forth in subsection 893
(e) of this section, by the amount certified by the Mayor for that year; provided, that: 894
““(1) The developer provides a fiscal analysis prepared by a third-party showing 895
the amount of abatement required for the feasibility of the project; 896
“(2) The real property is developed with at least 40 housing units; 897
“(3) For the duration of the period set forth in subsection (e) of this section, at 898
least 20% of the housing units developed or redeveloped on the real property are maintained as 899
affordable to households earning 80% or less of the median family income and at least 20% of 900
the housing units are maintained as affordable to households earning 80% to 100% of the median 901
family income; 902
“(4) The developer files a covenant in the land records of the District, binding on 903
the developer and all of its successors in interest with respect to the property, covenanting to 904
comply with the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection; 905
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“(5) The developer enters into an agreement with the District that requires the 906
developer to, at a minimum, contract with certified business enterprises for at least 35% of the 907
contract dollar volume of the construction and operations of the project, in accordance with 908
section 2346 of the CBE Act (D.C. Official Code § 2-218.46); 909
“(6) The developer enters into a First Source Agreement for the construction, 910
development, and operations of the project; and 911
“(7) The developer enters into an agreement with the Mayor setting forth the 912
requirements of this subsection and such other terms and conditions as the Mayor considers 913
appropriate. 914
“(b) The total amount of the tax abatements certified by the Mayor pursuant to this 915
subsection (the “maximum fiscal year abatement amount”) shall not exceed: 916
“(1) $4 million in Fiscal Year 2029; 917
“(2) $5 million in Fiscal Year 2030; 918
“(3) $6 million in Fiscal Year 2031; 919
“(4) In Fiscal Year 2032 and each subsequent fiscal year, an amount equal to 920
105% of the prior year’s maximum fiscal year abatement amount. 921
“(c) The amount of the tax abatement certified by the Mayor for an individual abatement 922
shall be no greater than the amount needed for the feasibility of the project, as demonstrated by 923
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an independent financial analysis, and shall not exceed the total amount of residential taxes due 924
for any year during the term of the abatement. 925
“(d)(1) A tax abatement certified by the Mayor under this section shall begin on the first 926
day of the tax year immediately following the tax year when the certificate of occupancy was 927
issued for the final housing unit counted toward satisfying the affordability requirement of 928
subsection (a)(3) of this section. 929
“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, a tax abatement provided 930
pursuant to this section shall not begin before October 1, 2028. 931
“(e) A tax abatement certified by the Mayor under this section shall continue until the end 932
of the 10th tax year after the tax year during which the abatement begins pursuant to subsection 933
(d) of this section; provided, that the tax abatement provided for by this section may continue 934
until the end of the 20th tax year after the tax year during which the abatement begins pursuant to 935
subsection (d) of this section if the Mayor determines that the abatement is necessary for the 936
feasibility of the project; 937
“(f)(1) The Mayor may, through a competitive process, certify to the Office of Tax and 938
Revenue a real property’s eligibility to receive the tax abatement provided by this section. The 939
Mayor's certification shall include: 940
“(A) A description of the real property certified to receive the tax 941
abatement by street address, square, suffix, and lot; 942
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“(B) The date the tax abatement begins and ends under subsection (e) of 943
this section; 944
“(C) The annual amount of tax abatement allocated to the property 945
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; and 946
“(D) A statement that the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this 947
section have been satisfied; and 948
“(E) Any other information that the Mayor considers necessary or 949
appropriate. 950
“(2) If at any time the Mayor determines that the real property has become 951
ineligible for the abatement provided by this section, the Mayor shall notify the Office of Tax 952
and Revenue and shall specify the date that the property became ineligible. The real property 953
shall be ineligible for the abatement on the first day of the tax year following the date when the 954
ineligibility occurred. 955
“(g) The tax abatement provided by this section shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any 956
other tax relief or assistance from any other source. 957
“(h) For the purposes of this section, the term: 958
“(1) “CBE Act” means the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development 959
and Assistance Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 960
2-218.01 et seq.). 961
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“(2) “Certified business enterprise” means a business enterprise or joint venture 962
certified pursuant to the CBE Act. 963
“(3) “Developer” means the owner of housing units on real property eligible for a 964
tax abatement under this section. 965
“(4) “First Source Act” means the First Source Employment Agreement Act of 966
1984, effective June 29, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-93; D.C. Official Code § 2-219.01 et seq.). 967
“(5) “First Source Agreement” means an agreement with the District governing 968
certain obligations of the developer pursuant to section 4 of the First Source Act (D.C. Official 969
Code § 2-219.03), and Mayor’s Order 83-265, dated November 9, 1983, regarding job creation 970
and employment. 971
“(6) “Median family income” has the meaning set forth in section 101(5) of the 972
Inclusionary Zoning Implementation Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. 973
Law 16-275; D.C. Official Code § 6-1041.01(5)). 974
“(i) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 975
Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), may issue 976
rules to implement this section.”. 977
SUBTITLE D. DEVELOPMENT OF FORMER FEDERAL PROPERTIES 978
Sec. 2031. Short title. 979
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Federal Property Development Tax Incentive Act of 980
2026”. 981
Sec. 2032. Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 982
follows: 983
(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as 984
follows: 985
“47-861.05. Federal property tax abatements.”. 986
(b) A new section 47-861.05 is added to read as follows: 987
Ҥ 47-861.05. Federal property tax abatements. 988
“(a) The real property tax imposed by § 47-811 on real property certified as eligible 989
pursuant to subsection (e) of this section may be abated each year during the period of years 990
determined by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, by the amount determined by 991
the Mayor for that year; provided, that: 992
“(1) The real property is: 993
“(A) A property that: 994
“(i) Is owned by the District; 995
“(ii) Was owned by the federal government immediately prior to 996
its ownership by the District; 997
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“(iii) Was disposed by the federal government to the District after 998
January 1, 2026; 999
“(iv) Is ground leased to a private entity by the District pursuant to 1000
a ground lease and development agreement; 1001
“(v) Is developed pursuant to the ground lease and development 1002
agreement with a project that has 200,000 square feet or more in gross floor area; 1003
“(vi) Was not subject to tax under §§ 47-811 or 47-1005.01 1004
immediately prior to being ground leased by the District government; and 1005
“(vii) Continues to be subject to the ground lease and development 1006
agreement; 1007
“(B) A property that: 1008
“(i) Was owned by the District; 1009
“(ii) Was owned by the federal government immediately prior to 1010
its ownership by the District; 1011
“(iii) Was disposed by the federal government to the District after 1012
January 1, 2026; 1013
“(iv) Was disposed of by the District pursuant to a sale and 1014
development agreement between the District and a private entity; 1015
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“(v) Is developed pursuant to the sale and development agreement 1016
with a project that has 200,000 square feet or more in gross floor area; 1017
“(vi) Was not subject to tax under §§ 47-811 or 47-1005.01 while 1018
owned by the District government or federal government; and 1019
“(vii) Continues to be subject to the sale and development 1020
agreement; 1021
“(C) A property that: 1022
“(i) Was owned by the federal government; 1023
“(ii) Was disposed of by the federal government to a private entity 1024
after January 1, 2026, pursuant to a sale and development agreement between the federal 1025
government and the private entity; 1026
“(iii) Is developed pursuant to the sale and development agreement 1027
with a project that has 200,000 square feet or more in gross floor area; 1028
“(iv) Was not subject to tax under §§ 47-811 or 47-1005.01 while 1029
owned by the federal government; and 1030
“(v) Continues to be subject to the sale and development 1031
agreement; or 1032
“(D) A property that: 1033
“(i) Is owned by the federal government; 1034
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“(ii) Is ground leased by the federal government to a private entity 1035
after January 1, 2026, pursuant to a ground lease and development agreement between the 1036
federal government and the private entity; 1037
“(iii) Is developed pursuant to the ground lease and development 1038
agreement with a project that has 200,000 square feet or more in gross floor area; 1039
“(iv) Was not subject to tax under §§ 47-811 or 47-1005.01 while 1040
owned by the federal government; and 1041
“(iv) Continues to be subject to the ground lease and development 1042
agreement; 1043
“(2) The owner or ground lessee of the real property enters into an agreement with 1044
the District that: 1045
“(A) Requires the developer to, at a minimum: 1046
“(i) Contract with certified business enterprises for at least 35% of 1047
the contract dollar volume of the construction and development of the project, in accordance 1048
with section 2346 of the CBE Act (D.C. Official Code § 2-218.46); 1049
“(ii) Enter into a First Source Agreement for the construction and 1050
development of the project; 1051
“(iii) For the duration of the period set forth in subsection (c) of 1052
this section, maintain at least 10% of the housing units developed or redeveloped on the real 1053
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property as affordable to households earning on average 60% or less of the median family 1054
income; 1055
“(iv) For the duration of the period set forth in subsection (c) of 1056
this section, ensure that at least 10% of the housing units offered for sale are affordable to 1057
households earning on average 80% or less of the median family income; 1058
“(v) File a covenant in the land records of the District, binding on 1059
the owner and all of its successors, covenanting to comply with the requirements of 1060
subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph, and any additional terms included in the covenant 1061
related to the design and administration of the housing units required by the Mayor by rule; and 1062
“(B) Sets forth such other terms and conditions as the Mayor considers 1063
appropriate; 1064
“(3) The project to be developed on the real property is one of special merit as 1065
determined by the Mayor; and 1066
“(4) The owner or ground lessee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Mayor: 1067
“(A) That a tax abatement is necessary for the project to be financially 1068
feasible; 1069
“(B) The amount of the tax abatement necessary for the project to be 1070
financially feasible; and 1071
“(C) An ability to complete the project in a timely manner. 1072
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“(b) The tax abatement provided for by this section shall last for up to 15 consecutive real 1073
property tax years beginning in the tax year commencing after the tax year in which the 1074
certificate of occupancy was issued for the development on the property. 1075
“(c) The number of years and annual amount of the tax abatement provided under this 1076
section shall be the number and amount, as determined in the sole discretion of the Mayor, 1077
subject to subsection (b) of this section, necessary for the project to be financially feasible and to 1078
be timely initiated and continued to completion by the owner or ground lessee of the real 1079
property. 1080
“(d) If, 5 years after the District and the owner or ground lessee enter into the agreement 1081
required by subsection (a)(2) of this section, the owner or ground lessee has not made substantial 1082
progress in developing the project, as determined by the Mayor, the Mayor may terminate the 1083
agreement and rescind the project’s eligibility for a tax abatement under this section. 1084
“(e)(1) The Mayor shall certify to the Office of Tax and Revenue a real property’s 1085
eligibility for the abatement provided by this section. The Mayor’s certification shall include: 1086
“(A) A description of the real property by street address, square, suffix, 1087
and lot; 1088
“(B) The date the certificate of occupancy was issued; 1089
“(C) The date the tax abatement begins and ends under subsections (b) and 1090
(c) of this section; 1091
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“(D) A statement that the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this 1092
section have been satisfied; 1093
“(E) The annual amount of the abatement as determined by the Mayor 1094
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and 1095
“(F) Any other information that the Mayor considers necessary or 1096
appropriate. 1097
“(2) If at any time the Mayor determines that the real property has become 1098
ineligible for the abatement provided by this section, the Mayor shall notify the Office of Tax 1099
and Revenue and shall specify the date that the property became ineligible. The property shall 1100
cease to receive the abatement on the first day of the tax year following the date when the 1101
property became ineligible. 1102
“(f) For the purposes of this section, the term: 1103
“(1) “CBE Act” means the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development 1104
and Assistance Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 1105
2-218.01 et seq.). 1106
“(2) “Certified business enterprise” means a business enterprise or joint venture 1107
certified pursuant to the CBE Act. 1108
“(3) “Developer” means the owner or ground lessee of real property eligible for a 1109
tax abatement under this section. 1110
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“(4) “First Source Act” means the First Source Employment Agreement Act of 1111
1984, effective June 29, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-93; D.C. Official Code § 2-219.01 et seq.). 1112
“(5) “First Source Agreement” means an agreement with the District governing 1113
certain obligations of the developer pursuant to section 4 of the First Source Act (D.C. Official 1114
Code § 2-219.03), and Mayor’s Order 83-265, dated November 9, 1983, regarding job creation 1115
and employment. 1116
“(6) “Special merit” means, with respect to a project under this section, providing 1117
significant benefits to the District or to the community in which the project is located by virtue 1118
of: 1119
“(A) Providing a significant number of housing units or a substantial 1120
square footage of neighborhood-serving or regional retail; 1121
“(B) Historical designation of the site on or building in which the project 1122
is located; 1123
“(C) Complexity of the development; or 1124
“(D) Social or other benefits having a high priority in the District or the 1125
community within which the project is to be located. 1126
“(g) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 1127
Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), may issue 1128
rules to implement the provisions of this section.”. 1129
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SUBTITLE E. WMATA JOINT DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES 1130
Sec. 2041. Short title. 1131
This subtitle may be cited as the “WMATA Joint Development Properties Tax 1132
Abatement Act of 2026”. 1133
Sec. 2042. Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 1134
follows: 1135
(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as 1136
follows: 1137
“47-861.06. Compact agency joint development tax abatements.”. 1138
(b) A new section 47-861.06 is added to read as follows: 1139
Ҥ 47-861.06. Compact agency joint development tax abatements. 1140
“(a) The real property tax imposed by § 47-811 on real property certified as eligible 1141
pursuant to subsection (e) of this section may be abated each year during the period of years 1142
determined by the Mayor pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, by the amount determined by 1143
the Mayor for that year; provided, that: 1144
“(1) The real property is: 1145
“(A) A property that: 1146
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“(i) Is currently, or was previously, owned by a Compact Agency 1147
and is currently, or was previously, subject to a joint development agreement with a Compact 1148
Agency; and 1149
“(ii) Is located at an eligible Compact Agency joint development 1150
site; 1151
“(2) The third-party owner or ground lessee of the real property enters into an 1152
agreement with the District that: 1153
“(A) Requires the developer to, at a minimum: 1154
“(i) Contract with certified business enterprises for at least 35% of 1155
the contract dollar volume of the construction and development of the private development 1156
components of the project, in accordance with section 2346 of the CBE Act (D.C. Official Code 1157
§ 2-218.46); 1158
“(ii) Enter into a First Source Agreement for the construction and 1159
development of the private development components of the project; 1160
“(iii) For the duration of the period set forth in subsection (c) of 1161
this section, maintain at least 10% of the housing units developed or redeveloped on the real 1162
property as affordable to households earning on average 60% or less of the median family 1163
income; and 1164
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“(iv) For the duration of the period set forth in subsection (c) of 1165
this section, at least 10% of the housing units offered for sale must be affordable to households 1166
earning on average 80% or less of the median family income. 1167
“(B) Sets forth such other terms and conditions as the Mayor considers 1168
appropriate; 1169
“(3) The project to be developed on the real property is one of special merit as 1170
determined by the Mayor; and 1171
“(4) The owner or ground lessee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Mayor: 1172
“(A) That a tax abatement is necessary for the project to be financially 1173
feasible; 1174
“(B) The amount of the tax abatement necessary for the project to be 1175
financially feasible; and 1176
“(C) An ability to complete the project in a timely manner. 1177
“(b) The tax abatement provided for by this section shall last for up to 20 consecutive real 1178
property tax years beginning in the tax year commencing after the tax year in which the 1179
certificate of occupancy was issued for the development on the property. 1180
“(c) The number of years and annual amount of the tax abatement provided under this 1181
section shall be the number and amount, as determined in the sole discretion of the Mayor, 1182
subject to subsection (b) of this section, necessary for the project to be financially feasible and to 1183
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be timely initiated and continued to completion by the owner or ground lessee of the real 1184
property. 1185
“(d) If, 5 years after the District and the owner or ground lessee enter into the agreement 1186
required by subsection (a)(2) of this section, the owner or ground lessee has not made substantial 1187
progress in developing the project, as determined by the Mayor, the Mayor may terminate the 1188
agreement and rescind the project’s eligibility for a tax abatement under this section. 1189
“(e)(1) The Mayor shall certify to the Office of Tax and Revenue a real property’s 1190
eligibility for the abatement provided by this section. The Mayor’s certification shall include: 1191
“(A) A description of the real property by street address, square, suffix, 1192
and lot; 1193
“(B) The date the certificate of occupancy was issued; 1194
“(C) The date the tax abatement begins and ends under subsections (b) and 1195
(c) of this section; 1196
“(D) A statement that the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this 1197
section have been satisfied; 1198
“(E) The annual amount of the abatement as determined by the Mayor 1199
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and 1200
“(F) Any other information that the Mayor considers necessary or 1201
appropriate. 1202
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“(2) If at any time the Mayor determines that the real property has become 1203
ineligible for the abatement provided by this section, the Mayor shall notify the Office of Tax 1204
and Revenue and shall specify the date that the property became ineligible. The property shall be 1205
ineligible for the abatement on the first day of the tax year following the date when the 1206
ineligibility occurred. 1207
“(f) For the purposes of this section, the term: 1208
“(1) “CBE Act” means the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development 1209
and Assistance Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 1210
2-218.01 et seq.). 1211
“(2) “Certified business enterprise” means a business enterprise or joint venture 1212
certified pursuant to the CBE Act. 1213
“(3) “Compact Agency” means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 1214
Authority or WMATA. 1215
“(4) “Developer” means the owner or ground lessee of real property eligible for a 1216
tax abatement under this section. 1217
“(5) “Eligible Compact Agency joint development site” means a site located on 1218
property currently or previously owned by a Compact Agency and within 1,750 feet of a 1219
Metrorail station. 1220
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“(6) “First Source Act” means the First Source Employment Agreement Act of 1221
1984, effective June 29, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-93; D.C. Official Code § 2-219.01 et seq.). 1222
“(7) “First Source Agreement” means an agreement with the District governing 1223
certain obligations of the developer pursuant to section 4 of the First Source Act (D.C. Official 1224
Code § 2-219.03), and Mayor’s Order 83-265, dated November 9, 1983, regarding job creation 1225
and employment. 1226
“(8) “Joint development agreement” means a contract between a Compact Agency 1227
and a third party to sell or ground lease Compact Agency property for development. 1228
“(9) “Private development components” means construction and development 1229
aspects of a project that are not transit-related infrastructure delivered in coordination with 1230
WMATA. 1231
“(10) “Special merit” means, with respect to a project under this section, 1232
providing significant benefits to the District or to the community in which the project is located 1233
by virtue of: 1234
“(A) Providing a significant number of housing units or a substantial 1235
square footage of neighborhood-serving or regional retail; 1236
“(B) Historical designation of the site on or building in which the project 1237
is located; 1238
“(C) Complexity of the development; or 1239
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“(D) Social or other benefits having a high priority in the District or the 1240
community within which the project is to be located. 1241
“(g) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 1242
Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), may issue 1243
rules to implement the provisions of this section.”. 1244
SUBTITLE F. ROSEMOUNT CENTER GRANT 1245
Sec. 2051. Short title. 1246
This subtitle may be cited as the “Rosemount Center Grant Amendment Act of 2026”. 1247
Sec. 2052. Section 2032(pp) of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic 1248
Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. 1249
Law 19-168; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04(pp)), is amended by adding a new paragraph (3) to 1250
read as follows: 1251
“(3) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 1252
24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), in Fiscal Year 2027, the 1253
Deputy Mayor shall award a grant of $1,000,000 to the Center to support the Center’s purchase 1254
of the real property the Center currently leases, located at 2000 Rosemount Avenue, NW.”. 1255
SUBTITLE G. SUPERMARKET TAX INCENTIVE 1256
Sec. 2061. Short title. 1257
This subtitle may be cited as the “Supermarket Tax Incentive Amendment Act of 2026”. 1258
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Sec. 2062. Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: 1259
(a) Section 47-1002(23) is amended to read as follows: 1260
“(23)(A) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, a 1261
qualified supermarket, as defined in § 47-3801(2), that is a development, as defined in § 47-1262
3801(1), or that experienced hardship, as described in § 47-3802(a)(2). 1263
“(B) The real property tax exemption granted by subparagraph (A) of this 1264
paragraph shall apply only: 1265
“(i)(I) For qualified supermarket developments that have been 1266
certified for an exemption pursuant to Chapter 38 of this title before October 1, 2026, for 10 1267
consecutive real property tax years beginning with the real property tax year in which a 1268
certificate of occupancy was issued for the development; 1269
“(II) For qualified supermarket developments that apply for 1270
an exemption pursuant to Chapter 38 of this title on or after October 1, 2026, and are thereafter 1271
certified for the exemption, for 5 consecutive real property tax years beginning with either the 1272
real property tax year in which a certificate of occupancy was issued for the development or the 1273
real property tax year in which the Mayor certifies to the Office of Tax and Revenue that the 1274
development has made eligible improvements, as defined in § 47-3801(1)(C); and 1275
“(III) For qualified supermarkets that experienced hardship, 1276
for 5 consecutive real property tax years beginning with the real property tax year in which the 1277
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Mayor certifies to the Office of Tax and Revenue that the qualified supermarket experienced 1278
such hardship; 1279
“(ii) For additional tax years as extended by the Mayor pursuant to 1280
§ 47-3802; 1281
“(iii) During the time that the real property is used as a 1282
supermarket; 1283
“(iv) In the case of a qualified supermarket located on real property 1284
not owned by the supermarket, if the owner of the real property leases the land or structure to the 1285
supermarket at a fair market rent reduced by the amount of the real property tax exemption; and 1286
“(v) During the time that the supermarket is in compliance with the 1287
requirements of Subchapter X of Chapter 2 of Title 2;”. 1288
(b) Section 47-1508 is amended as follows: 1289
(1) The lead-in language of subsection (a) is amended by striking the word “act” 1290
and inserting the word “chapter” in its place. 1291
(2) Paragraph (9) is amended as follows: 1292
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: 1293
“(9)(A) The personal property of a qualified supermarket, as defined in § 47-1294
3801(2), as follows: 1295
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“(i)(I) In the case of a qualified supermarket that is a development, 1296
as defined in § 47-3801(1), that is certified for the exemption pursuant to Chapter 38 of this title 1297
before October 1, 2026, for the first 10 years for which the tax imposed by this chapter would 1298
otherwise be due; 1299
“(II) In the case of a qualified supermarket that is a 1300
development, as defined in § 47-3801(1), that is certified for the exemption pursuant to Chapter 1301
38 of this title after October 1, 2026, for the first 5 years for which the tax imposed by this 1302
chapter would otherwise be due; and 1303
“(III) In the case of a qualified supermarket that 1304
experienced hardship, as described in § 47-3802(a)(2), for 5 consecutive personal property tax 1305
years beginning with the personal property tax year in which the Mayor certifies to the Office of 1306
Tax and Revenue that the qualified supermarket has experienced such hardship; and 1307
“(ii) For any additional tax years as extended by the Mayor 1308
pursuant to § 47-3802.”. 1309
(B) Subparagraph (B)(ii) is amended by striking the phrase “the 1310
development of a qualified supermarket” and inserting the phrase “a qualified supermarket 1311
located” in its place. 1312
(c) Section 47-3801 is amended as follows: 1313
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 1314
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“(1) “Development” means: 1315
“(A) The new construction of a qualified supermarket for which building 1316
permits are issued on or after October 4, 2000; 1317
“(B) The rehabilitation of a qualified supermarket for which building 1318
permits are issued on or after October 4, 2000, and before October 1, 2026. For the purposes of 1319
this subparagraph, the term “rehabilitation” means a capital investment within any 24-month 1320
period in a qualified supermarket that exceeds 50% of the adjusted basis of the building as 1321
calculated for District income tax purposes; or 1322
“(C) The improvement of a qualified supermarket for which building 1323
permits are issued on or after October 1, 2026. For the purposes of this subparagraph, 1324
“improvement” means a capital investment within any 24-month period in the qualified 1325
supermarket that exceeds 10% of the current assessed value of the building space being leased or 1326
owned for the qualified supermarket, exclusive of parking.”. 1327
(2) A new paragraph (1E) is added to read as follows: 1328
“(1E) “Hardship” means operating at a net loss for a tax year, as demonstrated on 1329
a profit and loss statement.”. 1330
(3) Paragraph (3)(A)(i) is amended to read as follows: 1331
“(i) Holds a food service license with a “grocery store” notation;”. 1332
1333
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(d) Section 47-3802 is amended as follows: 1334
(1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 1335
“(a)(1) The development of a qualified supermarket shall be eligible for: 1336
“(A) A 5-year or 10-year real property tax exemption as provided in § 47-1337
1002(23); 1338
“(B) An exemption from the license fee under § 47-2851.04 for: 1339
“(i) 10 years, if the exemption has been certified pursuant to this 1340
title before October 1, 2026; or 1341
“(ii) 5 years, if the exemption has been certified pursuant to this 1342
title on or after October 1, 2026; 1343
“(C) A 5-year or 10-year personal property tax exemption as provided 1344
under § 47-1508(a)(9); and 1345
“(D) A sales and use tax exemption under §§ 47-2005(28) on the purchase 1346
of all building materials related to the development of the qualified supermarket. 1347
“(2) A qualified supermarket that experienced hardship in each of the 2 tax years 1348
prior to the supermarket’s request for certification of eligibility for the exemption shall be 1349
eligible for: 1350
“(A) A 5-year real property tax exemption as provided in § 47-1002(23); 1351
“(B) A 5-year exemption from the license fee under § 47-2851.04; and 1352
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“(C) A 5-year personal property tax exemption as provided under § 47-1353
1508(a)(9).”. 1354
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “Notwithstanding the 1355
provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a qualified” and inserting the phrase “A qualified” in 1356
its place. 1357
(3) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 1358
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “eligibility for the 1359
exemption.” and inserting the phrase “eligibility for the exemption. In the case of an applicant 1360
seeking an exemption as a qualifying supermarket that experienced hardship, the application 1361
shall include a profit and loss statement for the supermarket for the previous 2 tax years.” in its 1362
place. 1363
(B) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “subsection (a)(1)” 1364
and inserting the phrase “subsection (a)(1)(A) and (2)(A)” in its place. 1365
(4) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the phrase “subsection (a)(1) through 1366
(3) of this section throughout the 10-year tax abatement period even if, during the 10-year 1367
period” and inserting the phrase “subsection (a)(1)(A) through (C) and (2)(A) through (C) of this 1368
section throughout the certified tax exemption period even if, during the certified period” in its 1369
place. 1370
(5) New subsections (g) and (h) are added to read as follows: 1371
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“(g) At the Mayor’s discretion, the Mayor may extend, in whole or in part, a tax 1372
exemption received or previously extended pursuant to this section in an increment of no more 1373
than 5 years, if: 1374
“(1) The qualified supermarket submits to the Mayor the application required by 1375
subsection (h) of this section; and 1376
“(2) The Mayor determines: 1377
“(A) The entity continues to be a qualified supermarket; 1378
“(B) An extension of the tax exemption is necessary to maintain the 1379
financial or operational viability of the qualified supermarket; and 1380
“(C) The qualified supermarket is fulfilling a need that would otherwise 1381
not be met in the surrounding community by providing access to a variety of food and grocery 1382
options. 1383
“(h) To be eligible for an extension pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, a qualified 1384
supermarket shall, no later than 60 days before the expiration of its existing tax exemption, 1385
submit to the Mayor an application that includes: 1386
“(1) An enumeration of the sales and income tax generated by the qualified 1387
supermarket over the prior 5 years; 1388
“(2) An enumeration of the amount and type of tax exemptions received by the 1389
qualified supermarket during the prior 5 years; 1390
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“(3) A detailed description of the financial or operational need for the extension 1391
of the tax exemption; 1392
“(4) A description of how the qualified supermarket met community needs during 1393
the previous 5 years, including a description of the cleanliness and appearance of the qualified 1394
supermarket, the quality and variety of products carried, the adequacy of staffing levels, and how 1395
the qualified supermarket has addressed concerns raised during the community listening sessions 1396
required by subsection (c) of this section and a description of how the qualified supermarket 1397
intends to continue to meet community needs and address concerns raised during listening 1398
sessions in the subsequent 5 years; and 1399
“(5) Data showing the percentage and dollar amount of transactions in which a 1400
customer used SNAP benefits, WIC benefits, the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, 1401
or other federal or District benefit programs identified by the Mayor.”. 1402
(e) Section 47-3804 is amended by striking the phrase “The Mayor shall” and inserting 1403
the phrase “The Mayor may” in its place. 1404
SUBTITLE H. O STREET, SE, EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY 1405
Sec. 2071. Short title. 1406
This subtitle may be cited as the “O Street, SE, Eminent Domain Authority Act of 2026”. 1407
Sec. 2072. The Council finds that: 1408
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(1) Residents have identified a vacant parcel of land, which serves as a prime 1409
opportunity for neighborhood revitalization and green space expansion. This parcel is not 1410
suitable for residential or commercial development; stakeholders have long requested that the 1411
District acquire the property and convert it into a publicly accessible neighborhood park. 1412
(2) The Dupont Park neighborhood is a residential neighborhood characterized by 1413
nearby green space and hundreds of acres of forested trails for hiking, nature walks, biking, and 1414
outdoor community events. The neighborhood offers access to outdoor recreation and reflects a 1415
park-like setting that complements Fort Dupont Park, which is situated to the north of the Dupont 1416
Park neighborhood. 1417
(3) Lots 5542S-0030, 5542S-0031, and 5542S-0043 (the “Property”), located 1418
within the Dupont Park neighborhood at approximately 3210 and 3212 O Street, SE, is 1419
approximately 14,340 square feet. The Property currently consists of green space that sits 1420
beneath the O Street Wall, a retaining wall that has been enhanced, repaired, and restabilized in 1421
the past. 1422
(4) Development of the Property is a high-priority measure for the District and 1423
residents of Ward 7. Dupont Park residents have expressed concerns with the Property because 1424
of the need to improve environmental sustainability and stormwater management, increase 1425
recreational opportunities for children and families, and support long-term property stabilization 1426
and quality of life improvements long sought by neighbors in this area. 1427
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(5) The Property presents an opportunity for redevelopment and a reduction in 1428
blight in the Dupont Park neighborhood. The Property is appropriate for neighborhood 1429
development, including a community park and walking trail, accessible green space, enhancing 1430
neighborhood connectivity, and providing residents with a safe location for recreational and 1431
outdoor activities. 1432
(6) Acquisition of the Property by the District and subsequent operation of the 1433
Property by the Department of Parks and Recreation (the “Department”) will allow an 1434
opportunity for the Department to invigorate an unused and blighted parcel and to reposition the 1435
Property for revitalization as a safe community space for residents. 1436
Sec. 2073. Exercise of eminent domain. 1437
The Mayor may exercise eminent domain in accordance with the procedures set forth in 1438
subchapter II of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Official Code to acquire lots 1439
5542S-0030, 5542S-0031, and 5542S-0043, in order to achieve the public purposes set forth in 1440
section 2072. 1441
SUBTITLE I. VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION FEE 1442
Sec. 2081. Short title. 1443
This subtitle may be cited as the “Vacant Building Registration Fee Amendment Act of 1444
2026”. 1445
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Sec 2082. An Act To provide for the abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia 1446
by the Commissioners of said District, and for other purposes, approved April 14, 1906 (34 Stat. 1447
114; D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 1448
(a) Section 5(14) (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.05(14)) is amended to read as follows: 1449
“(14)(A) “Vacant building” means any real property improved by a building that is not 1450
lawfully occupied on a regular or habitual basis by the owner or a tenant or other person having 1451
the permission of the owner; provided, that, in the case of residential buildings, the Mayor 1452
determines that there is no resident for whom an intent to return and lawfully occupy the building 1453
can be shown. 1454
“(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, a single-family or two- 1455
family building that the owner or owner's agent is actively attempting to sell or rent, as 1456
evidenced by MLS electronic listing, shall not be considered a vacant property; provided, that the 1457
time period for attempting such sale or rent shall not exceed 6 months from the date of the initial 1458
listing, offer or advertisement of sale or rent; provided further, that the building is in compliance 1459
with the requirements of section 12 and applicable property maintenance code standards for the 1460
District of Columbia, and, if a rental, properly licensed in accordance with applicable District 1461
regulations.”. 1462
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(b) The lead-in language of section 6(a) (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.06(a)) is amended 1463
by striking the phrase “register the building and pay the registration fee” and inserting the phrase 1464
“register the building” in its place. 1465
(c) Section 6a (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.06a) is amended as follows: 1466
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “, the registration fee 1467
pursuant to section 9, or” and inserting the word “or” in its place. 1468
(2) Subsection (b) is as amended as follows: 1469
(A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “subject to the 1470
registration fee pursuant to section 9 or” and insert the phrase “subject to” in its place. 1471
(B) Paragraph (2)(A) is repealed. 1472
(3) Subsection (e) is amended by striking the phrase “but not subject to the 1473
registration fee requirements of section 9, the fines and penalties collected under section 10, or 1474
the increased real property tax rates for vacant buildings set forth in D.C. Official Code § 47-1475
812(b-10)” and inserting the phrase “but not subject to the fines and penalties collected under 1476
section 10 or the increased real property tax rates for vacant buildings set forth in D.C. Official 1477
Code § 47-812(b-10)” in its place. 1478
(d) Section 8 (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.08) is amended by striking the phrase 1479
“registration related. If the registration is denied or revoked, no registration fees or parts thereof 1480
shall be returned.” and inserting the phrase “registration related.” in its place. 1481
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(e) Section 9 (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.09) is repealed. 1482
(f) Section 10(a) (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.10(a)) is repealed. 1483
(g) Section 12 (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.12) is amended as follows: 1484
(1) Paragraph (12) is amended by striking the phrase “and fire hazards;” and 1485
inserting the phrase “and fire hazards, including rat harborages;” in its place. 1486
(2) Paragraph (13) is amended by striking the phrase “public health and safety” 1487
and inserting the phrase “public health or safety, including by rat harborages” in its place. 1488
(h) Section 14(a) (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.14(a)) is repealed. 1489
(i) Section 15(a) (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.15(a)) is amended by striking the phrase 1490
“registration or fee payment” and inserting the word “registration” in its place. 1491
(j) Section 21 (D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.21) is amended by striking the phrase 1492
“sections 5 through 20” and inserting the phrase “the provisions of this act” in its place. 1493
Sec. 2083. The Vacant to Vibrant Amendment Act of 2026, effective October 1, 2025 1494
(D.C. Law 26-41; 72 DCR 8881) is amended as follows: 1495
(a) Amendatory section 12(15) of An Act To provide for the abatement of nuisances in 1496
the District of Columbia by the Commissioners of said District, and for other purposes, effective 1497
October 1, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-41; D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.15), in section 202(j) is 1498
amended by striking the phrase “or fire hazards” and inserting the phrase “or fire hazards, 1499
including rat harborages” in its place. 1500
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(b) Section 401(a) is amended to read as follows: 1501
“(a) Sections 121, 122, 131, amendatory section 20 of An Act To provide for the 1502
abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia by the Commissioners of said District, and 1503
for other purposes, effective October 1, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-41; D.C. Official Code § 42-1504
3131.12), in section 202(p), and sections 301, 302, 303, 304, and 305 of this act shall apply upon 1505
the date of inclusion of their fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan.”. 1506
SUBTITLE J. BUILDING CODE INFRACTION FINES 1507
Sec. 2091. Short title. 1508
This subtitle may be cited as the “Building Code Infraction Fines Inflation Adjustment 1509
Amendment Act of 2026”. 1510
Sec. 2092. The second section 11 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments 1511
Act of 1986, effective December 13, 2017 (D.C. Law 22-33; D.C. Official Code § 6-1431), as 1512
added by section 2222(b) of the DCRA Infraction Fine Increase Amendment Act of 2017, 1513
effective December 13, 2017 (D.C. Law 22-33; 64 DCR 7652), is redesignated as section 11a 1514
and amended to read as follows: 1515
“Sec. 11a. Housing and building infraction fines; periodic adjustments. 1516
“(a) On January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on January 1, 1517
2026, a fine amount listed in section 3201.1 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal 1518
Regulations (16 DCMR § 3201.1), when assessed for an infraction listed in sections 3301 1519
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through 3313 and section 3315 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (16 1520
DCMR §§ 3301 through 3313 and § 3315), shall be adjusted according to the most recent 1521
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical area, 1522
as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1523
“(b) A schedule of the fine amounts for each infraction listed in sections 3301 through 1524
3313 and section 3315 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (16 DCMR 1525
§§ 3301 through 3313 and § 3315), as adjusted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall be 1526
published in the District of Columbia Register within 30 days after the adjustments become 1527
effective; provided, that a failure to publish the schedule in the District of Columbia Register 1528
shall not impair the validity of the adjusted fine amounts.”. 1529
Sec. 2093. Section 3201.8 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 1530
(16 DCMR § 3201.8) is amended to read as follows: 1531
“3201.8 (a) On January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on 1532
January 1, 2026, a fine amount listed in section 3201.1 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia 1533
Municipal Regulations (16 DCMR § 3201.1), when assessed for an infraction listed in sections 1534
3301 through 3313 and section 3315 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal 1535
Regulations (16 DCMR §§ 3301 through 3313 and § 3315), shall be adjusted according to the 1536
most recent Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Washington Metropolitan 1537
Statistical area, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1538
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“(b) A schedule of the fine amounts for each infraction listed in sections 3301 through 1539
3313 and section 3315 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (16 DCMR 1540
§§ 3301 through 3313 and § 3315), as adjusted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, shall 1541
be published in the District of Columbia Register within 30 days after the adjustments become 1542
effective; provided, that a failure to publish the schedule in the District of Columbia Register 1543
shall not impair the validity of the adjusted fine amounts.”. 1544
Sec. 2094. Applicability. 1545
This subtitle shall apply as of January 1, 2018. 1546
SUBTITLE K. EVENTS DC GRANTS 1547
Sec. 2101. Short title. 1548
This subtitle may be cited as the Events DC Grants Act of 2026”. 1549
Sec. 2102. DC History Grants. 1550
(a) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (“Events DC”) 1551
shall issue the following grants: 1552
(1) $250,000 to fund a District of Columbia nonprofit organization that teaches 1553
and promotes the District’s extensive history and culture in the struggle for freedom, 1554
opportunity, and democracy, with an emphasis on including the entire District across all 8 wards 1555
in this history; and 1556
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(2) $250,000 to a nonprofit organization occupying space in the Carnegie Library 1557
building that is engaged in collecting, interpreting, and sharing the history of the District. 1558
(b) Grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other grants 1559
awarded by Events DC in support of historical education and research. 1560
Sec. 2103. National Cherry Blossom Festival Grant. 1561
(a) There is established a matching grant program (“Program”) to support the 2027 1562
National Cherry Blossom Festival, which shall be administered by Events DC. 1563
(b) Under the Program, a matching grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization that 1564
organizes and produces an event or events as part of the official, month-long National Cherry 1565
Blossom Festival (“Festival”) at a rate of $2 for every dollar that the organization has raised in 1566
corporate donations by April 30, 2027; except, that the total matching grant shall not exceed $1.5 1567
million. 1568
(c) In Fiscal Year 2027, of the funds allocated to the Non-Departmental Account, $1.5 1569
million shall be transferred to Events DC to use for the grant authorized by subsection (b) of this 1570
section. 1571
(d) A grant awarded pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other grant 1572
awarded by Events DC in support of the Festival. 1573
SUBTITLE L. CLEAN ENERGY DC BUILDING CODE MODIFICATIONS 1574
Sec. 2111. Short title. 1575
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 1576
2026”. 1577
Sec. 2112. Net Zero Building Code Delay and All-Electric Requirement 1578
Section 2 of the Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, effective 1579
September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-177; D.C. Official Code § 6-1453.01), is amended as follows: 1580
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by adding a new paragraph (2A) to read as follows: 1581
“(2A) “Level 3 alteration” shall have the same meaning as provided in the 1582
Building Codes.”. 1583
(b) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 1584
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 1585
(A) Strike the date “December 31, 2026” and insert the date “December 1586
31, 2027” in its place. 1587
(B) Strike the phrase “substantial improvements” and insert the phrase 1588
“Level 3 alterations” in its place. 1589
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 1590
“(2) By December 31, 2026, the Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District 1591
of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. 1592
Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), shall issue final regulations prohibiting the use of on-site fuel 1593
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combustion for the provision of thermal energy for all new construction and additions greater 1594
than 10,000 square feet.”. 1595
(3) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows: 1596
“(3) No permit application for new construction or an addition greater than 10,000 1597
square feet submitted after December 31, 2026, shall be approved if the building or addition 1598
design provides for the use of on-site fuel combustion for the provision of thermal energy for 1599
space heating and water heating.”. 1600
(4) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows: 1601
“(4) No building permit application submitted after December 31, 2026, shall be 1602
approved unless the building design is such that the building conserves an amount of energy 1603
attributable to building operation that is equal to or greater than the amount that would be 1604
conserved if such building complied with the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code.”. 1605
(c) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “newly constructed or 1606
substantially improved covered buildings” and inserting the phrase “covered buildings that were 1607
newly constructed or underwent Level 3 alterations” in its place. 1608
SUBTITLE M. INCLUSIONARY ZONING THIRD PARTY INCOME 1609
VERIFICATION 1610
Sec. 2121. Short title. 1611
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Inclusionary Zoning Third Party Income Verification 1612
Amendment Act of 2026”. 1613
Sec. 2122. The Inclusionary Zoning Implementation Amendment Act of 2006, effective 1614
March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-275; D.C. Official Code § 6–1041 et seq.), is amended as follows: 1615
(a) Section 107 (D.C. Official Code § 6-1041.07) is amended as follows: 1616
(1) Paragraph (12) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 1617
semicolon in its place. 1618
(2) Paragraph (13) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 1619
and” in its place 1620
(3) A new paragraph (14) is added to read as follows 1621
“(14) Establishing and overseeing procedures under which a housing provider, 1622
property manager, developer, or other qualified entity may elect to self-administer paragraphs 1623
(3), (4), (6), and (7) of this section; provided, that: 1624
“(A) The housing provider, property manager, or developer agrees to 1625
comply with applicable requirements of this act and rules issued pursuant to this act; 1626
“(B) The housing provider, property manager, or developer’s election to 1627
self-administer paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (7) of this section is voluntary and does not relieve 1628
the housing provider, property manager, or developer of responsibility for compliance with this 1629
act and rules issued pursuant to this act; and 1630
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“(C) The Mayor may suspend, revoke, or deny a housing provider’s, 1631
property manager’s, or developer’s authorization to self-administer paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and 1632
(7) of this section upon a finding by the Mayor of material noncompliance with this act or rules 1633
issued pursuant to this act.”. 1634
(b) A new section 110 is added to read as follows: 1635
“Section 110. Inclusionary unit owner data-sharing responsibility. 1636
“Beginning October 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the owner or property manager of 1637
one or more inclusionary units shall share the following data with the Mayor if the owner or 1638
property manager elects to self-administer certain portions of the Inclusionary Zoning Program 1639
as provided in section 107(14): 1640
“(1) For each development: 1641
“(A) The number of inclusionary units at each income level; 1642
“(B) The number of inclusionary units for sale; 1643
“(C) The number of inclusionary units for rent; 1644
“(D) The median income of the households that purchased or rented 1645
inclusionary units; 1646
“(E) The number of inclusionary units purchased or rented by DCHA, 1647
other District agencies, and third parties, for resale to eligible households; 1648
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“(F) The value of the subsidy, if any, contributed toward the rental or 1649
purchase of units by DCHA, other District agencies, or third parties to make them affordable to 1650
eligible households; 1651
“(G) The average rent and sales prices for inclusionary units based on 1652
number of bedrooms; 1653
“(H) The numbers of waivers or alternative compliance requested by the 1654
owners or property managers and granted by the Mayor; 1655
“(2) For each unit: 1656
“(A) Unit address; 1657
“(B) Whether the unit is vacant or occupied; 1658
“(C) If the unit is occupied: 1659
“(i) The number of days it was vacant before occupancy; and 1660
“(ii) The number of eligible applicants; and 1661
“(D) If the unit is vacant: 1662
“(i) The number of days the unit has been vacant; and 1663
“(ii) The number of eligible applicants.”. 1664
SUBTITLE N. GREATER WASHINGTON HISPANIC CHAMBER OF 1665
COMMERCE GRANTS 1666
Sec. 2131. Short title. 1667
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 1668
Grantmaking Authority Amendment Act of 2026”. 1669
Sec. 2132. Section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development 1670
Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; 1671
D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04), is amended by adding a new subsection (qq) to read as follows: 1672
“(qq) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 1673
2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), the Deputy Mayor may issue 1674
grants to the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of supporting 1675
business development efforts and providing technical assistance and support.”. 1676
SUBTITLE O. VITALITY FUND 1677
Sec. 2141. Short title. 1678
This subtitle may be cited as the “Vitality Fund Amendment Act of 2026”. 1679
Sec. 2142. Section 2013 of the Vitality Fund Act of 2024, effective September 18, 2024 1680
(D.C. Law 25-217; D.C. Official Code § 1-325.452), is amended by adding a new subsection (e) 1681
to read as follows: 1682
“(e) A recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this section shall not, based on the award 1683
or receipt of such grant, be required to enter into an agreement pursuant to section 4 of the First 1684
Source Employment Agreement Act of 1984, effective June 29, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-93; D.C. 1685
Official Code § 2-219.03).”. 1686
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SUBTITLE P. LRSP VOUCHERS FOR FAMILIES EXITING RAPID 1687
REHOUSING 1688
Sec. 2151. Short title. 1689
This subtitle may be cited as the "Local Rent Supplement Program Vouchers for Families 1690
Exiting Rapid Rehousing Amendment Act of 2026". 1691
Sec. 2152. Section 26a(b) of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, 1692
effective March 2, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-192; D.C. Official Code § 6-226(b)), is amended by 1693
adding a new paragraph (5) to read as follows: 1694
“(5) During Fiscal Year 2027, the Authority shall match the 26 families referred 1695
by the Department of Human Services pursuant to section 31c of the Homeless Services Reform 1696
Act of 2005, passed on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661), to the 26 new 1697
Rent Supplement Program vouchers funded in the Fiscal Year 2027 Local Budget Act of 2026.”. 1698
SUBTITLE Q. CREATIVE ECONOMY GRANT PROGRAM RULES 1699
Sec. 2161. Short title. 1700
This subtitle may be cited as the “Creative Economy Grant Program Rules Amendment 1701
Act of 2026”. 1702
Sec. 2162. The Go-Go Official Music of the District of Columbia Designation Act of 1703
2020 (D.C. Law 23-71; D.C. Official Code § 1–167.01 et seq.), is amended by adding a new 1704
section 3a to read as follows: 1705
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“Sec. 3a. Establishment of Go-Go Support Program. 1706
“(a) There is established the Go-Go Support Program (“Program”) to award grants to 1707
District organizations to preserve the history of go-go music and promote go-go as an art form. 1708
“(b) The Program shall be administered by the Director of the Office of Cable Television, 1709
Film, Music and Entertainment (“Director”), subject to the availability of funds. 1710
“(c) In considering applications for Program grants, the Director shall score applications 1711
on an objective, quantitative basis consistent with Program rules issued by the Mayor and shall 1712
retain and preserve written records of the scores awarded to each applicant and the basis for each 1713
score. 1714
“(d)(1) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative 1715
Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), 1716
and in consultation with the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, shall 1717
issue rules to implement the provisions of this section. 1718
“(2) Rules issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted 1719
to Council for a 30-day period of review. The Council may approve the rules in whole or in part. 1720
If the Council has not approved the rules upon expiration of the 30-day review period, the rules 1721
shall be deemed approved. 1722
“(3) The Director may not award Program grants until the Council approves rules, 1723
or rules are deemed approved, pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.”. 1724
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SUBTITLE R. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION AUTHORITY 1725
Sec. 2171. Short title. 1726
This subtitle may be cited as the “Economic Development Acquisition Authority 1727
Amendment Act of 2026”. 1728
Sec. 2172. Section 5 of An Act To grant additional powers to the Commissioners of the 1729
District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 822; D.C. 1730
Official Code § 1-301.04), is amended as follows: 1731
(a) The existing text is designated as subsection (b). 1732
(b) A new subsection (a) is added to read as follows: 1733
“(a) The Mayor may acquire property by negotiated sale for governmental purposes, 1734
including to support and promote economic development and neighborhood revitalization.”. 1735
SUBTITLE S. RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NE, AND 12TH STREET, NE, 1736
RETAIL GRANTS 1737
Sec. 2181. Short title. 1738
This subtitle may be cited as the “Rhode Island Avenue, NE, and 12th Street, NE, Retail 1739
Grants Amendment Act of 2026”. 1740
Sec. 2182. Section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development 1741
Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; 1742
D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04), is amended as follows: 1743
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(a) Subsection (ll) is amended as follows: 1744
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 1745
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: 1746
“(A) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective 1747
December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), the Deputy Mayor 1748
shall establish a Rhode Island Avenue Support Grant Program to award grants in Fiscal Years 1749
2026 and 2027 through a competitive process to eligible businesses, eligible commercial 1750
property owners, and eligible neighborhood management organizations operating in the Rhode 1751
Island Avenue Corridor in accordance with this subsection.”. 1752
(B) Subparagraph (C)(ii) is amended to read as follows: 1753
“(ii) Lease or actively market for lease a commercial property on 1754
the Rhode Island Avenue Corridor to an eligible business at commercially reasonable rates in the 1755
submarket;”. 1756
(C) A new subparagraph (C-i) is added to read as follows: 1757
“(C-i) An eligible neighborhood management organization shall: 1758
“(i) Be a main street or civic organization that serves the Rhode 1759
Island Avenue Corridor; 1760
“(ii) Be actively engaged in efforts to support eligible businesses 1761
and eligible commercial property owners; and 1762
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“(iii) Be in good standing with DLCP, OTR, and IRS.”. 1763
(D) A new subparagraph (D-i) is added to read as follows: 1764
“(D-i) An eligible neighborhood management organization seeking a grant 1765
under this subsection shall submit to the Deputy Mayor an application, in a form prescribed by 1766
the Deputy Mayor, which shall include: 1767
“(i) A proposal to support efforts to attract a grocer to the Rhode 1768
Island Avenue Corridor, to improve wayfinding to and along the Rhode Island Avenue Corridor, 1769
or to support the beautification of the corridor; and 1770
“(ii) Any additional information requested by the Deputy Mayor.”. 1771
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 1772
(A) The existing text is designated as subparagraph (A). 1773
(B) A new subparagraph (B) is added to read as follows: 1774
“(B) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Deputy Mayor shall award at least $200,000 1775
in grant funds to eligible businesses and commercial property owners and at least $200,000 in 1776
grant funds to an eligible neighborhood management organization.”. 1777
(3) Paragraph (5)(A)(ii) is amended by striking the phrase “eligible business or 1778
property owner” and inserting the phrase “eligible business, property owner, or neighborhood 1779
management organization” in its place. 1780
(b) a new subsection (ss) is added to read as follows: 1781
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“(ss)(1)(A) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 1782
24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), the Deputy Mayor shall 1783
establish a 12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Support Grant Program to award grants in Fiscal Year 1784
2027 through a competitive process to eligible businesses, eligible commercial property owners, 1785
and eligible neighborhood management organizations operating or willing to operate in the 12th 1786
and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone in accordance with this subsection. 1787
“(B) An eligible business shall: 1788
“(i) Be registered as an entity in the District; 1789
“(ii) Be in good standing with the Department of Licensing and 1790
Consumer Protection (“DLCP”), the Office of Tax and Revenue (“OTR”), the Department of 1791
Employment Services, and the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”); 1792
“(iii) Have fewer than 30 full-time employees; 1793
“(iv) Sign or intend to sign a medium- or long-term lease of a 1794
commercial property in the 12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone; and 1795
“(v) Offer retail, educational programs, entertainment, food, or 1796
other services or activities that strengthen community connections and attract foot traffic to the 1797
12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone. 1798
“(C) An eligible commercial property owner shall: 1799
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“(i) Own a commercial property in the 12th and Monroe Streets, 1800
NE, Retail Zone; 1801
“(ii) Sign or intend to sign a medium- or long-term lease with an 1802
eligible business for the commercial property in the 12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone; 1803
“(iii) Be in good standing with DLCP, OTR, and IRS; and 1804
“(iv) Not be a beneficial owner of the eligible business that is or 1805
will be occupying the commercial property in the 12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone. 1806
“(D) An eligible neighborhood management organization shall: 1807
“(i) Be a main street or civic organization that serves or is willing 1808
to serve the 12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone; 1809
“(ii) Be actively engaged in efforts to support eligible businesses 1810
and eligible commercial property owners; and 1811
“(iii) Be in good standing with DLCP, OTR, and IRS; 1812
“(E) A business or commercial property owner seeking a grant under this 1813
subsection shall submit to the Deputy Mayor an application, in a form prescribed by the Deputy 1814
Mayor, which shall include: 1815
“(i) A signed current medium- or long-term lease or evidence of 1816
the intent to sign a medium- or long-term lease; and 1817
“(ii) Any additional information requested by the Deputy Mayor. 1818
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“(F) An eligible neighborhood management organization seeking a grant 1819
under this subsection shall submit to the Deputy Mayor an application, in a form prescribed by 1820
the Deputy Mayor, which shall include: 1821
“(i) A proposal to organize cluster façade improvements within the 1822
12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone, to enhance the appearance of a block or blocks of 1823
retail or commercial building facades, signage, awnings, lighting, street planters, plants, and 1824
trees, or a proposed contract with a vendor to provide or subsidize façade and interior 1825
improvements for multiple eligible businesses; and 1826
“(ii) Any additional information requested by the Deputy Mayor. 1827
“(G)(i) An eligible business awarded a grant pursuant to this subsection 1828
shall use the grant funds for tenant or public space improvements. 1829
“(ii) A property owner awarded a grant pursuant to this subsection 1830
shall use the grant to abate rent payments or otherwise provide a benefit, which may include a 1831
tenant improvement allowance, including for façade repair and interior and exterior space 1832
renovations, to the eligible business in an amount equal in value to or greater than the amount of 1833
the grant and shall submit evidence to the Deputy Mayor demonstrating compliance with this 1834
sub-subparagraph. 1835
“(H) To receive the annual grant funds disbursement, a business or 1836
commercial property owner awarded a grant pursuant to this subsection shall annually submit to 1837
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the Deputy Mayor proof of continued participation in the medium- or long-term lease and other 1838
documentation as required by the Deputy Mayor. 1839
“(I) If an eligible business awarded a grant pursuant to this subsection 1840
ends its lease early, and a likewise eligible business assumes the same lease, the new lessee may 1841
apply to the Deputy Mayor through a noncompetitive process for a grant up to the amount of the 1842
remaining funds that the original grantee was awarded. 1843
“(J) If an eligible property owner awarded a grant pursuant to this 1844
subsection transfers the property to a likewise eligible property owner, and the likewise eligible 1845
property owner assumes the same medium- or long-term lease, the new property owner may 1846
apply to the Deputy Mayor through a noncompetitive process for a grant up to the amount of the 1847
remaining funds that the original grantee was awarded. 1848
“(2) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Deputy Mayor shall award at least $200,000 in grant 1849
funds for the 12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone. 1850
“(3) The Deputy Mayor may award one or more grants to a third-party grant-1851
managing entity for the purpose of administering the program pursuant to this subsection and 1852
making subgrants on behalf of the Deputy Mayor in accordance with the requirements of this 1853
subsection or regulations issued pursuant to this subsection. 1854
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“(4) The Deputy Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia 1855
Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 1856
2-501 et seq.), may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. 1857
“(5)(A) The Deputy Mayor and any third-party entity chosen pursuant to 1858
paragraph (3) of this subsection shall maintain a list of all grants awarded pursuant to this 1859
subsection, identifying for each award: 1860
“(i) The grant recipient; 1861
“(ii) The name and address of the eligible business, property 1862
owner, or neighborhood management organization; 1863
“(iii) The date of the award; 1864
“(iv) The intended use of the award; and 1865
“(v) The award amount. 1866
“(B) The list required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be 1867
published in the District of Columbia Register every 6 months. 1868
“(C) The Deputy Mayor and any third-party entity chosen pursuant to 1869
paragraph (3) of this subsection shall collect necessary information to evaluate the effectiveness 1870
of the program, including: 1871
“(i) The total award amount and duration of the award; 1872
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“(ii) The share of the award as a percentage of the total lease cost; 1873
and 1874
“(iii) The length of time that eligible businesses or eligible 1875
commercial property owners awarded grant funds pursuant to this subsection remain in their 1876
leases. 1877
“(6) For the purposes of this subsection, the term: 1878
“(A) “12th and Monroe Streets, NE, Retail Zone” means the parcels, 1879
squares, and lots within and along 12th Street, NE, from the intersection of 12th Street, NE, and 1880
Rhode Island Avenue, NE, to the intersection of 12th Street, NE, and Michigan Avenue, NE, and 1881
within and along Monroe Street, NE, from the intersection of Michigan Avenue, NE, and 1882
Monroe Street, NE, to the intersection of Monroe Street, NE, and 12th Street, NE. 1883
“(B) “Entity” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 29-1884
101.02(10) of the District of Columbia Official Code. 1885
“(C) “Medium- or long-term lease” means a fixed-term rental agreement 1886
with a lease period of no fewer than 2 years, with a minimum of 6 months remaining on an 1887
existing lease as of the closing date of the application period, exclusive of options.”. 1888
SUBTITLE T. CORPORATE FILING FEES 1889
Sec. 2191. Short title. 1890
This subtitle may be cited as the “Corporation Fees Amendment Act of 2026”. 1891
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Sec. 2192. Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (17 1892
DCMR § 600.1 et seq.) is amended as follows: 1893
(a) Section 602.1(e) (17 DCMR § 602.1(e)) is amended as follows: 1894
(1) Subparagraph (9) is amended by striking the phrase “two hundred twenty 1895
dollars ($220)” and inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1896
(2) Subparagraph (10) is amended by striking the phrase “two hundred twenty 1897
dollars ($220)” and inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1898
(3) Subparagraph (11) is amended by striking the phrase “two hundred twenty 1899
dollars ($220)” and inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1900
(b) Section 603.1 (17 DCMR § 603.1) is amended as follows: 1901
(1) Paragraph (i) is amended by striking the phrase “eighty dollars ($80)” and 1902
inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1903
(2) Paragraph (j) is amended by striking the phrase “eighty dollars ($80)” and 1904
inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1905
(3) Paragraph (k) is amended by striking the phrase “eighty dollars ($80)” and 1906
inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1907
(c) Section 605.1(d) (17 DCMR § 605.1(d)) is amended by striking the phrase “two 1908
hundred twenty dollars ($220)” and inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1909
(d) Section 607.1(f) (17 DCMR § 607.1(f)) is amended by striking the phrase “two 1910
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hundred twenty dollars ($220)” and inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1911
(e) Section 608.1(g) (17 DCMR § 608.1(g)) is amended by striking the phrase “two 1912
hundred twenty dollars ($220)” and inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1913
(f) Section 611.1(d) (17 DCMR § 611.1(d)) is amended by striking the phrase “two 1914
hundred twenty dollars ($220)” and inserting the phrase “five dollars ($5)” in its place. 1915
SUBTITLE U. GOLDEN TRIANGLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 1916
Sec. 2201. Short title. 1917
This subtitle may be cited as the “Golden Triangle Business Improvement District 1918
Amendment Act of 2026”. 1919
Sec. 2202. Section 202(c)(2) of the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, 1920
effective March 17, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-257; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.52(c)(2)), is amended 1921
by adding a new subparagraph (F) to read as follows: 1922
“(F) For tax year 2027 and thereafter, a 3% annual increase in the prior 1923
year’s BID tax rate is hereby authorized and imposed, subject to the requirements of section 8.”. 1924
SUBTITLE V. HOME PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1925
Sec. 2211. Short title. 1926
This subtitle may be cited as the “Home Purchase Assistance Program Revision 1927
Amendment Act of 2026”. 1928
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Sec. 2212. Section 3a(e)(1)(A) of the Home Purchase Assistance Fund Act of 1978, 1929
effective July 1, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-139; D.C. Official Code § 42-2602.01(e)(1)(A)), is amended 1930
by striking the phrase “At the beginning of each quarter in a fiscal year, funds necessary” and 1931
inserting the phrase “Funds necessary” in its place. 1932
SUBTITLE W. CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL 1933
Sec. 2221. Short title. 1934
This subtitle may be cited as the “Children’s National Hospital Grantmaking Authority 1935
Amendment Act of 2026”. 1936
Sec. 2222. Section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development 1937
Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; 1938
D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04), is amended by adding a new subsection (rr) to read as follows: 1939
“(rr) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 1940
2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), the Deputy Mayor may issue one 1941
or more grants to Children’s National Hospital for site assessments for a new hospital campus.”. 1942
Sec. 2223. Applicability. 1943
Section 2222 shall apply as of July 15, 2026. 1944
SUBTITLE X. NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TAX 1945
RELIEF CLARIFICATION 1946
Sec. 2231. Short title. 1947
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Nonprofit Affordable Housing Development Tax Relief 1948
Clarification Amendment Act of 2026”. 1949
Sec. 2232. Section 47-1005.02 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by 1950
adding a new subsection (e) to read as follows: 1951
“(e) For purposes of this section, an organization that is not organized or operated for 1952
private gain is considered to control an entity if the organization owns, directly or indirectly, a 1953
majority voting interest in the entity or the entity’s managing member.”. 1954
SUBTITLE Y. RELEASES OF DEEDS OF TRUST 1955
Sec. 2241. Short title. 1956
This subtitle may be cited as the “Release of Deeds of Trust Amendment Act of 2026”. 1957
Sec. 2242. Section 545b(b)(2) of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of 1958
Columbia, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-86; D.C. Official Code § 42-818.02(b)(2)), is 1959
amended as follows: 1960
(a) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “competent jurisdiction.” and 1961
inserting the phrase “competent jurisdiction; or” in its place. 1962
(b) A new subparagraph (B) is added to read as follows: 1963
“(B) The deed of trust is held by the District government.”. 1964
Sec. 2243. Applicability. 1965
This subtitle shall apply as of April 29, 1998. 1966
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SUBTITLE Z. HOUSING PRODUCTION TRUST FUND 1967
Sec. 2251. Short title. 1968
This subtitle may be cited as the “Housing Production Trust Fund Amendment Act of 1969
2026”. 1970
Sec. 2252. The Housing Production Trust Fund Act of 1988, effective March 16, 1989 1971
(D.C. Law 7-202; D.C. Official Code § 42-2801 et seq.), is amended as follows: 1972
(a) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 42-2802) is amended as follows: 1973
(1) Subsection (b-1) is amended as follows: 1974
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 1975
“(1) At least 40% of the total housing units developed across all new projects for 1976
which HTPF funds are obligated in a fiscal year shall be set aside for very low-income 1977
households, which includes individuals who have previously been incarcerated for or convicted 1978
of a felony under state or federal law and who are otherwise entitled to services and assistance 1979
pursuant to this act. The Mayor shall submit a written request to the Council for a waiver of this 1980
40% requirement if, in the judgment of the Mayor, compliance with the requirement is not 1981
feasible. The Council shall approve or disapprove the waiver by resolution within 30 days, and 1982
the resolution shall be deemed disapproved if the Council does not act within this 30-day 1983
period.”. 1984
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 1985
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“(2) At least 50% of the total housing units developed across all new projects for 1986
which HTPF funds are obligated in a fiscal year shall be set aside for extremely low-income 1987
households. The Mayor shall submit a written request to the Council for a waiver of the 50% 1988
requirement if, in the judgment of the Mayor, compliance with the requirement is not feasible. 1989
The Council shall approve or disapprove the waiver by resolution within 30 days, and the 1990
resolution shall be deemed disapproved if the Council does not act within this 30-day period.”. 1991
(2) A new subsection (b-8) is added to read as follows: 1992
“(b-8)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this act or any other law, the Mayor in Fiscal 1993
Year 2027 shall use 15% of the Fund for the purpose of assisting in the preservation of 1994
affordable rental housing. 1995
“(2) The Mayor’s selection process for funding viable preservation of affordable 1996
rental housing proposals pursuant to this subsection shall provide a preference for projects or 1997
proposals that have previously received Fund commitments.”. 1998
(3) Subsection (d)(9) is amended as follows: 1999
(A) The tabular array in subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: 2000
“ 2001
Affordability Level Total Number of Proposed Units
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Selected Project Proposals All Project Proposals that Met
Minimum Requirements
New
Construction
Preservation
Units
New
Construction
Preservation
Units
Extremely low-
income studio

Extremely low-
income 1 bedroom

Extremely low-
income 2 bedrooms

Extremely low-
income 3+ bedrooms

Total Extremely low-
income Units

Very low-
income studio

Very low-income 1
bedroom

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Very low-income 2
bedrooms

Very low-income 3+
bedrooms

Total Very low-
income units

Low-income studio
Low-income 1
bedroom

Low-income 2
bedrooms

Low-income 3+
bedrooms

Total Low-income
units

Total Affordable
Units

” . 2002
(B) Subparagraph (D) is amended as follows: 2003
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(i) Sub-subparagraph (v) is amended to read as follows: 2004
“(v) For new construction projects, the number of housing units 2005
per project proposal that will be affordable to households earning up to 30% of the area median 2006
income, the number of housing units per project proposal that will be affordable to households 2007
earning between 30% and 50% of the area median income, the number of housing units per 2008
project proposal that will be affordable to households earning between 50% and 80% of the area 2009
median income, and the amount of Local Rent Supplement assistance proposed for the project; 2010
and”. 2011
(ii) A new sub-subparagraph (vi) is added to read as follows: 2012
“(vi) For each preservation project proposal, the number of 2013
housing units that will, upon completion of rehabilitation, be rented at levels affordable to 2014
households earning up to 30% of the area median income, the number of housing units that will 2015
be rented at levels affordable to households earning between 30% and 50% of the area median 2016
income, and the number of housing units that will be rented at levels affordable to households 2017
earning between 50% and 80% of the area median income;”. 2018
(b) Section 4a (D.C. Official Code § 42-2803.01) is amended as follows: 2019
(1) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 2020
“Sec. 4a. Annual reporting.” 2021
(2) Paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) are amended to read as follows: 2022
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“(7) The percentage of total housing units in new construction projects to which 2023
HPTF funds are legally obligated during the prior fiscal year, to rental housing or 2024
homeownership opportunities for households with incomes at or below 30% of the area median 2025
income; 2026
“(8) The percentage of total housing units in new construction projects to which 2027
HPTF funds are legally obligated during the prior fiscal year, to rental housing or 2028
homeownership opportunities for households with incomes at or below 50% of the area median 2029
income; 2030
“(9) The percentage of total housing units in new construction projects to which 2031
HPTF funds are legally obligated during the prior fiscal year to rental housing or homeownership 2032
opportunities for households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income; 2033
“(10) For rental units in preservation projects to which HPTF funds are legally 2034
obligated during the prior fiscal year: 2035
“(A) The percentage that will have, upon completion of rehabilitation, 2036
rents affordable to households earning up to 30% of the area median income; 2037
“(B) The percentage that will have, upon completion of rehabilitation, 2038
rents affordable to households earning between 30% and 50% of the area median income; 2039
“(C) The percentage that will have, upon completion of rehabilitation, 2040
rents affordable to households earning between 50% and 80% of the area median income; 2041
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“(D) The percentage that will have, upon completion of rehabilitation, 2042
rents affordable to households earning more than 80% of the area median income; 2043
“(E) The percentage that will be rented at levels affordable to households 2044
earning up to 30% of the area median income pursuant to an affordable housing covenant; 2045
“(F) The percentage that will be rented at levels affordable to households 2046
earning between 30% and 50% of the area median income pursuant to an affordable housing 2047
covenant; 2048
“(G) The percentage that will be rented at levels affordable to households 2049
earning between 50% and 80% of the area median income pursuant to an affordable housing 2050
covenant; 2051
“(11) The number of housing units assisted, including the number of rental 2052
housing units assisted and the number of homeownership units assisted; and”. 2053
(3) A new paragraph (12) is added to read as follows: 2054
“(12) The amount expended on administrative costs during the prior fiscal year.”. 2055
SUBTITLE AA. FILM, TELEVISION, AND ENTERTAINMENT REBATE FUND 2056
OPTIMIZATION 2057
Sec. 2261. Short title. 2058
This subtitle may be cited as the “Maximizing Our Value in Entertainment (MOVIE) 2059
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2060
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Sec. 2262. Section 2(b) of the Film DC Economic Incentive Act of 2006, effective March 2061
14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-290; D.C. Official Code § 2-1204.11(b)), is amended as follows: 2062
(a) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “up to” and inserting the word 2063
“of” in its place. 2064
(b) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “35%” and inserting the phrase 2065
“25%” in its place. 2066
(c) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “21%” and inserting the phrase 2067
“10%” in its place. 2068
(d) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “30%” and inserting the phrase 2069
“20%” in its place. 2070
SUBTITLE BB. PROTECTING ADJACENT AND ADJOINING HOMEOWNERS 2071
CLARIFICATION 2072
Sec. 2271. Short title. 2073
This subtitle may be cited as the “Protecting Adjacent and Adjoining Property Owners 2074
from Construction Damage Clarification Amendment Act of 2026”. 2075
Sec. 2272. Section 6a(a)(2A)(A)(i)(I) of the Construction Codes Approval and 2076
Amendments Act of 1986, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code § 6-2077
1405.01(a)(2A)(A)(i)(I)), is amended to read as follows: 2078
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“(i)(I) Demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Building Code 2079
Official, that the coverage provided by his or her commercial general liability insurance policy is 2080
not limited to the property that is the subject of the permit application and does not exclude 2081
claims for injuries to persons or damages to adjacent or adjoining properties or their lawful 2082
occupants, for risks of loss, damage to property, or injury to or death of persons arising out of or 2083
in connection with the performance of the work proposed to be performed under the permit.”. 2084
SUBTITLE CC. STREETSCAPE FUND CLARIFICATION 2085
Sec. 2281. Short title. 2086
This subtitle may be cited as the “Streetscape Business Development Relief Fund 2087
Clarification Amendment Act of 2026”. 2088
Sec. 2282. Section 603(c) of the Streetscape Fund Amendment Act of 2010, effective 2089
April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-370; D.C. Official Code § 1-325.191(c)), is amended to read as 2090
follows: 2091
“(c)(1) If a streetscape construction, capital infrastructure, or rehabilitation project is 2092
undertaken within the District by or on behalf of the District or a District instrumentality, or by 2093
or on behalf of a public utility or private entity acting pursuant to a District permit, franchise, or 2094
authorization, the Mayor, in the Mayor’s sole discretion, may make interest-free loans or issue 2095
grants from the Fund to a District Main Streets Program organization or an individual or entity 2096
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that operates a retail business within the boundaries of or adjoining the streetscape construction, 2097
capital infrastructure, or rehabilitation project that is adversely affected by the project. 2098
“(2) To obtain a loan or grant, a District Main Streets Program organization or 2099
individual or entity operating a retail business shall submit an application in the form and with 2100
the information that the Mayor shall require. The Mayor shall determine the terms and conditions 2101
of each loan or grant based upon the application submitted by the District Main Street Program 2102
organization or individual or entity operating a retail business; provided, that the term of a loan 2103
or grant issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed 5 years after the termination of the 2104
streetscape construction, capital infrastructure, or rehabilitation project.”. 2105
SUBTITLE DD. INTERNET GAMING REVENUE FUND 2106
Sec. 2291. Short title. 2107
This subtitle may be cited as the “Internet Gaming Revenue Fund Establishment Act of 2108
2026”. 2109
Sec. 2292. Internet Gaming Revenue Fund. 2110
(a) There is established as a special fund the Internet Gaming Revenue Fund (“Fund”), 2111
which shall be administered by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with 2112
subsection (c) of this section. 2113
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(b) The following revenue collected pursuant to the Internet Gaming and Consumer 2114
Protection Amendment Act of 2026, as introduced on April 9, 2026 (Bill 26-656) (“Act”), shall 2115
be deposited into the Fund: 2116
(1) All tax revenue collected pursuant to the Act; and 2117
(2) All community impact assessments collected pursuant to the Act. 2118
(c) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 and each year thereafter, money in the Fund shall be 2119
used as follows: 2120
(1) Tax revenue collected pursuant to the Act shall be used as follows: 2121
(A) The first $750,000 of tax revenue collected shall be transferred to the 2122
Department of Behavioral Health for prevention, education, treatment, referral, and recovery 2123
services related to gambling addiction and related behavioral health needs; and 2124
(B) All remaining tax revenue shall be transferred to the local fund of the 2125
District of Columbia. 2126
(2) Revenue received from the community impact assessments shall be transferred 2127
annually to the following agencies for the following purposes: 2128
(A) 30% to the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking, for debt 2129
management, financial counseling, consumer financial protection, and financial literacy 2130
programs and services; 2131
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(B) 30% to the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants, for domestic 2132
violence, intimate partner violence, survivor services, and family stability programs; 2133
(C) 10% to the Department of Health, for research and evaluation services 2134
on gambling behavior and gambling addiction; and 2135
(D) 30% to the Department of Employment Services, for youth 2136
development and training programs related to artificial intelligence, gaming, coding and software 2137
development, and related technology fields. 2138
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 2139
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 2140
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 2141
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 2142
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation. 2143
SUBTITLE EE. ARTS AND HUMANITIES GRANTS 2144
Sec. 2301. Short title. 2145
This subtitle may be cited as the “Arts and Humanities Grants Amendment Act of 2026”. 2146
Sec. 2302. Notwithstanding section 6 of the Commission on the Arts and Humanities Act, 2147
effective October 21, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-22; D.C. Official Code § 39-205), and notwithstanding 2148
the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. 2149
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Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), in Fiscal Year 2027, the Commission on the Arts and 2150
Humanities shall issue the following grants: 2151
(1) $2,000,000 to the Ford Theatre, to retire accrued debt; and 2152
(2) $100,000 to Levine Music, to provide accessible music education. 2153
Sec. 2303. Section 6d(f)(1) of the Commission on the Arts and Humanities Act, effective 2154
September 6, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-50; D.C. Official Code § 39-205.04(f)(1)), is amended as 2155
follows: 2156
(a) Subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)(dd) is amended by striking the period and adding the phrase 2157
“; and” in its place. 2158
(b) A new subparagraph (C) is added to read as follows: 2159
“(C) In Fiscal Year 2027, up to a maximum of $500,000, $1 for every $2 2160
raised by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company from non-governmental sources, as evidenced by 2161
a notarized, itemized list of donations submitted by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to the 2162
Commission.”. 2163
SUBTITLE FF. DMPED GRANTS 2164
Sec. 2311. Short title. 2165
This subtitle may be cited as the “Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic 2166
Development Grants Amendment Act of 2026”. 2167
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Sec. 2312. Section 2032 of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development 2168
Limited Grant-Making Authority Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; 2169
D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04), is amended as follows: 2170
(a) Subsection (jj) is amended as follows: 2171
(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 2172
semicolon in its place. 2173
(2) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 2174
and” in its place. 2175
(3) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows: 2176
“(4) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Deputy Mayor shall award a grant of $1 million to 2177
Capital Factory for the purpose of supporting a technology incubator in the District.”. 2178
(b) Subsection (kk) is amended to read as follows: 2179
“(kk)(1) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2180
2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), the Deputy Mayor may issue 2181
grants to the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, Inc. for the purpose of 2182
redeveloping and operating the African American Civil War Museum, located at 1925 Vermont 2183
Avenue, NW. 2184
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“(2) In Fiscal Year 2026, the Deputy Mayor shall award a grant for $600,700 to 2185
the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, Inc. pursuant to paragraph (1) 2186
of this subsection.”. 2187
(c) Subsection (oo) is amended by striking the phrase “in Fiscal Year 2026” and inserting 2188
the phrase “in Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027” in its place. 2189
Sec. 2313. Applicability. 2190
Section 2312(b) shall apply as of the effective date of the Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local 2191
Budget Emergency Act of 2026, as introduced on April 20, 2026 (Bill 26-662). 2192
SUBTITLE GG. STADIUM ARMORY METRO FUNDING 2193
Sec. 2321. Short title. 2194
This subtitle may be cited as the “Stadium Armory Metro Funding Amendment Act of 2195
2026”. 2196
Sec. 2322. Section 2052(d)(1) of the RFK Campus Infrastructure Fund Establishment Act 2197
of 2025, effective December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; D.C. Official Code 10-1605.31(d)(1)), is 2198
amended as follows: 2199
(a) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon 2200
in its place. 2201
(b) A new subparagraph (B-i) is added to read as follows: 2202
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“(B-i) In Fiscal Year 2030, be transferred to local funds in an amount 2203
estimated to be the Fiscal Year 2030 debt service cost incurred by the District for the capital 2204
subsidy provided to WMATA for the purpose of improvements at Stadium Armory Metro; and”. 2205
(c) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “In Fiscal Year 2030” and 2206
inserting the phrase “In Fiscal Year 2031” in its place. 2207
SUBTITLE HH. EQUITABLE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE 2208
Sec. 2331. Short title. 2209
This subtitle may be cited as the “Planning for Equitable Land Use Amendment Act of 2210
2026”. 2211
Sec. 2332. The District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 2212
D.C. Official Code § 1-306.01 et seq.), is amended by inserting a new section 10 to read as 2213
follows: 2214
“Sec. 10. Equitable industrial land use policy. 2215
“The 20-year comprehensive plan submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia 2216
in 2027 shall include reforms to the general land use map, the future land use map, elements, 2217
and policies targeted at reducing the inequitable concentration of industrial land in District 2218
communities.”. 2219
SUBTITLE II. ART ALL NIGHT SPONSORSHIPS 2220
Sec. 2341. Short title. 2221
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Art All Night Commercial Revitalization Support 2222
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2223
Sec. 2342. The Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act 2224
of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 2-218.01 et seq.), is 2225
amended as follows: 2226
(a) Section 2313 (D.C. Official Code § 2-218.13) is amended by adding a new subsection 2227
(c-2) to read as follows: 2228
“(c-2)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may enter into 2229
written agreements with entities and individuals for sponsorships and advertisements for Art All 2230
Night. 2231
“(2) There shall be no limit to the value of goods, services, or funds that may be 2232
received from an entity or individual under an agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection, 2233
regardless of whether the entity is located, or the individual resides, within the District. 2234
“(3) The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit all funds received pursuant to 2235
agreements entered into pursuant to this subsection into the Art All Night Fund established by 2236
section 2313a. 2237
“(4) The Department shall keep an accounting of all goods, services, and funds 2238
received pursuant to agreements entered into pursuant to this subsection and how all funds have 2239
been used.”. 2240
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(b) A new section 2313a is added to read as follows: 2241
“Sec. 2313a. Art All Night Fund. 2242
“(a) There is established as a special fund the Art All Night Fund (“Fund”), which shall 2243
be administered by the Department in accordance with this section. 2244
“(b) All funds received from agreements entered into pursuant to section 2313(c-2) shall 2245
be deposited in the Fund. 2246
“(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to pay for the costs of implementing, supporting, 2247
and promoting Art All Night. 2248
“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 2249
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 2250
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 2251
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 2252
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.”. 2253
TITLE III. PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 2254
SUBTITLE A. SAFE PASSAGE PROGRAM 2255
Sec. 3011. Short title. 2256
This subtitle may be cited as the “Safe Passage Program Amendment Act of 2026”. 2257
Sec. 3002. Section 3023(a)(2) of the Office of Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and 2258
Justice Establishment Act of 2011, effective September 6, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-50; D.C. Official 2259
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Code § 1-301.192(a)(2)), is amended by striking the phrase “shall establish” and inserting the 2260
phrase “may establish” in its place. 2261
SUBTITLE B. HOMELAND SECURITY COMMISSION DISSOLUTION 2262
Sec. 3011. Short title. 2263
This subtitle may be cited as the “Homeland Security Commission Dissolution 2264
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2265
Sec. 3012. Title II of the Homeland Security, Risk Reduction, and Preparedness 2266
Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-262; D.C. Official Code § 7-2267
2271.01 et seq.), is repealed. 2268
Sec. 3013. All records and information of the Homeland Security Commission 2269
(“Commission”) shall, on October 1, 2026, become the records and information of the Homeland 2270
Security and Emergency Management Agency (“HSEMA”), and all such records and 2271
information obtained by the Commission pursuant to Title II of the Homeland Security, Risk 2272
Reduction, and Preparedness Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-2273
262; D.C. Official Code § 7-2271.01 et seq.), shall be destroyed by HSEMA by September 30, 2274
2027. 2275
Sec. 3014. Ongoing confidentiality. 2276
(a) Persons other than Homeland Security Commission (“Commission”) members who 2277
attended any Commission meeting that, pursuant to section 204 of the Homeland Security, Risk 2278
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Reduction, and Preparedness Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-2279
262; D.C. Official Code § 7-2271.04), was not open to the public, shall not disclose what 2280
occurred at the meeting to anyone who was not in attendance. 2281
(b) Commission members who attended meetings not open to the public shall not disclose 2282
what occurred with anyone who was not in attendance (except other Commission members). 2283
(c) Members of the Commission, persons who attended a Commission meeting, and 2284
persons who presented information to the Commission may not be required to disclose, in any 2285
administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding, information presented at or opinions formed as a 2286
result of a Commission meeting. 2287
(d) All information and records generated by the Commission, including statistical 2288
compilations and reports, and all information and records acquired by the Commission, are 2289
confidential and all such information and records in possession of the Homeland Security and 2290
Emergency Management Agency (“HSEMA”) pursuant to section 3013 are confidential. 2291
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Commission information and records may be disclosed by 2292
HSEMA as necessary to carry out its duties and purposes. The information and records may be 2293
disclosed by HSEMA to another homeland security agency or a homeland security commission 2294
if the other agency or commission is governed by confidentiality provisions that afford the same 2295
or greater protections as those that were provided in Title II of the Homeland Security, Risk 2296
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Reduction, and Preparedness Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-2297
262; D.C. Official Code § 7-2271.01 et seq.). 2298
(e) Except as permitted by this section, information and records of the Commission shall 2299
not be disclosed voluntarily, pursuant to a subpoena, in response to a request for discovery in any 2300
adjudicative proceeding, or in response to a request made under made under the Freedom of 2301
Information Act of 1976, effective March 29, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code § 2-531 2302
et seq.), nor shall they be introduced into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal 2303
proceeding. 2304
(f) Information and records that were presented to the Commission shall not be immune 2305
from subpoena or discovery, or prohibited from being introduced into evidence, solely because 2306
the information and records were made available to the Commission, if the information and 2307
records could have been obtained through other sources. 2308
Sec. 3015. Conforming Amendments 2309
(a) Section 2(e)(29) of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2310
2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01(e)(29)), is repealed. 2311
(b) Section 204(a)(13) of the Freedom of Information Act of 1976, effective March 29, 2312
1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code § 2-534(a)(13)), is amended to read as follows: 2313
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“(13) Information exempt from disclosure by section 3014(e) of the Homeland 2314
Security Commission Dissolution Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on [DATE] 2315
(Enrolled version of Bill 26-661);”. 2316
SUBTITLE C. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS 2317
Sec. 3021. Short title. 2318
This subtitle may be cited as the “Criminal Background Check and Fingerprinting 2319
Authority Amendment Act of 2026”. 2320
Sec. 3022. Section 3043 of the Background Check Fingerprinting Authority and Rap 2321
Back Program Act of 2025, effective December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; D.C. Official Code § 2322
4-1551.03), is amended as follows: 2323
(a) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 2324
“(a) When conducting the fingerprinting of an individual is required or authorized by any 2325
District or federal law or regulation for the purposes of conducting a background check of the 2326
individual, MPD, or an entity authorized by MPD for the purpose of fingerprint collection, shall 2327
fingerprint the individual and shall submit the fingerprints to the FBI for the purpose of 2328
conducting a criminal history background check. MPD shall receive the results of the criminal 2329
history check and shall disseminate the results of the criminal history check to the District 2330
agency authorized by law to receive such information and to no other entity.”. 2331
(b) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 2332
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“(b) The authority provided by this section applies to: 2333
“(1) Fingerprinting authorized under the District of Columbia Rap Back Program; 2334
and 2335
“(2) Fingerprinting required or authorized for the purposes of administering the 2336
following provisions of District law: 2337
“(A) Section 1102.1 of Title 6-A of the District of Columbia Municipal 2338
Regulations (6-A DCMR § 1102.1), relating to the commission or employment of a special 2339
police officer, conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department; 2340
“(B) Section 2105.1 of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal 2341
Regulations (17 DCMR § 2105.1), relating to the certification or employment of a security 2342
officer, conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department; 2343
“(C) Section 658H of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2344
1990, approved November 19, 2014 (128 Stat. 1990; 42 U.S.C. § 9858f), relating to employees 2345
and applicants of licensed child development facilities, conducted by the Office of the State 2346
Superintendent of Education; 2347
“(D) Title V of the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977, 2348
effective September 23, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-22; D.C. Official Code § 4-1305.01 et seq.), relating 2349
to individuals who seek to be approved or licensed as an adoptive parent, kinship caregiver, or 2350
legal guardian, individuals with whom a child is placed under D.C. Official Code § 16-2320(a), 2351
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and adults residing in the home of such individuals, conducted by the Metropolitan Police 2352
Department. 2353
“(E) The Youth Employment Act of 1979, effective January 5, 1980 (D.C. 2354
Law 3-46; D.C. Official Code § 32-241 et seq.), relating to employees and volunteers of 2355
employers and grantees participating in certain programs administered by the Department of 2356
Employment Services, conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department; 2357
“(F) The Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective September 2358
24, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-85; D.C. Official Code § 7-2501.01 et seq.), relating to firearm 2359
registration applicants, conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department; 2360
“(G) Section 2321.5(d) of Title 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal 2361
Regulations (24 DCMR § 2321.5(d)), relating to firearms dealer licensing, conducted by the 2362
Metropolitan Police Department; 2363
“(H) Section 2337.2(d) of Title 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal 2364
Regulations (24 DCMR § 2337.2(d)), relating to concealed carry pistol licensing, conducted by 2365
the Metropolitan Police Department; 2366
“(I) The District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, 2367
effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1201.01 et seq.) (“Health 2368
Occupations Revision Act”), relating to licensed health professionals regulated by the 2369
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Department of Health and the health-licensing boards established under the Health Occupations 2370
Revision Act, conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department; 2371
“(J) The Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act 2372
of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code § 4-1501.01 et seq.), 2373
related to applicants for employment, employees, contractors, applicants for voluntary service, 2374
and volunteers of child- and youth-serving District agencies and private entities that are licensed 2375
by or contract with the District to provide direct services to children or youth, or for the benefit 2376
of children or youth, conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department; 2377
“(K) The Department of Corrections Criminal Background Investigation 2378
Authorization Act of 1998, effective June 19, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-126; D.C. Official Code § 24-2379
211.41 et seq.), relating to Department of Corrections employees, including non-probationary 2380
employees, conducted by the Department of Corrections; and 2381
“(L) Section 305 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games 2382
and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective May 3, 2383
2019 (D.C. Law 22-312; D.C. Official Code § 36-621.05), relating to Office of Lottery and 2384
Gaming applicants for a license or renewal of a license, conducted by the Metropolitan Police 2385
Department.”. 2386
SUBTITLE D. PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS 2387
Sec. 3031. Short title. 2388
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety Grants Amendment Act of 2026”. 2389
Sec. 3032. Section 3023 of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice 2390
Establishment Act of 2011, effective September 6, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-50; D.C. Official Code § 2391
1-301.192), is amended as follows: 2392
(a) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 2393
(1) Paragraph (4)(J) is amended to read as follows: 2394
“(J) Implementing other innovative strategies to promote public safety, 2395
such as providing youth safety services.”. 2396
(2) A new paragraph (8) is added to read as follows: 2397
“(8) The Deputy Mayor shall issue no less than the following amounts in total 2398
grant awards pursuant to this subsection: 2399
“(A) In Fiscal Year 2026, $410,030; and 2400
“(B) In Fiscal Year 2027, $700,000.”. 2401
(b) Subsection (d) is amended as follows: 2402
(1) Paragraph (6) is amended as follows: 2403
“(6) The Deputy Mayor shall issue no less than the following amounts in total 2404
grant awards pursuant to this subsection: 2405
“(A) In Fiscal Year 2026, $950,000; and 2406
“(B) In Fiscal Year 2027, $900,000.”. 2407
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Sec. 3033. Applicability. 2408
This subtitle shall apply as of the effective date of the Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local 2409
Budget Adjustment Emergency Act of 2026, as introduced on April 20, 2026 (Bill 26-662). 2410
TITLE IV. PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 2411
SUBTITLE A. UNIFORM PER STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA 2412
Sec. 4001. Short title. 2413
This subtitle may be cited as the “Funding for Public Schools and Public Charter Schools 2414
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2415
Sec. 4002. The Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public 2416
Charter Schools Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-207; D.C. Official Code § 2417
38-2901 et seq.), is amended as follows: 2418
(a) Section 104(a) (D.C. Official Code § 38-2903(a)) is amended by striking the phrase 2419
“is $15,070 per student for Fiscal Year 2026 and $14,110 for subsequent fiscal years” and 2420
inserting the phrase “is $15,648 per student for Fiscal Year 2027 and $14,632 per student for 2421
subsequent fiscal years” in its place. 2422
(b) Section 105 (D.C. Official Code § 38-2904) is amended by striking the tabular array 2423
and inserting the following tabular array in its place: 2424
“Grade Level Weighting Per Pupil Allocation in FY 2027
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“Pre-Kindergarten 3 1.34 $20,968
“Pre-Kindergarten 4 1.30 $20,342
“Kindergarten 1.30 $20,342
“Grades 1-5 1.00 $15,648
“Grades 6-8 1.08 $16,900
“Grades 9-12 1.22 $19,091
“Alternative program 1.58 $24,724
“Special education school 1.17 $18,308
“Adult 1.00 $15,648
”. 2425
(c) Section 106(c) (D.C. Official Code § 38-2905(c)) is amended to read as follows: 2426
“(c) The supplemental allocations shall be calculated by applying weightings to the 2427
foundation level as follows: 2428
“Special education add-ons: 2429
“Level/ Program Definition Weighting Per Pupil Allocation in
FY 2027
“Level 1 Special
Education
8 hours or less per school week of
specialized services
0.97 $15,179
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“Level 2 Special
Education
More than 8 hours and less than or
equal to 16 hours per school week of
specialized services
1.20 $18,778
“Level 3 Special
Education
More than 16 hours and less than or
equal to 24 hours per school week of
specialized services
1.97 $30,827
“Level 4 Special
Education
More than 24 hours per school week
of specialized services which may
include instruction in a self-
contained (dedicated) special
education school other than
residential placement
3.49 $54,612
“Special
Education
Compliance
Funding provided in addition to
special education level add-on
funding on a per-student basis for
special education compliance
0.099 $1,549
“Attorneys’ Fees
Supplement
Funding provided in addition to
special education level add-on
0.089 $1,393
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funding on a per-student basis for
attorneys’ fees
2430
“General education add-ons: 2431
“Level/ Program Definition Weighting Per Pupil Allocation in
FY 2027
“Elementary ELL Additional funding for English
language learners in grades PK3-5
0.50 $7,824
“Secondary ELL Additional funding for English
language learners in grades 6-12,
alternative students, adult students,
and students in special education
schools
0.75 $11,736
“At-risk (general) Additional funding for students in
foster care, who are homeless, on
TANF or SNAP, or behind grade
level in high school
0.30 $4,694
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“At-risk High
School Over-age
Supplement
Funding provided in addition to at-
risk (general) funding for students
who are behind grade level in high
school
0.06 $939
“At-risk > 40%
Concentration
Supplement
Funding provided in addition to at-
risk (general) funding for the number
of at-risk students above 40%
enrolled in a school where at least
40% of the student population is at-
risk
0.07 $1,095
“At-risk > 70%
Concentration
Supplement
Funding provided in addition to at-
risk (general) funding and at-risk >
40% concentration supplement
funding for the number of at-risk
students above 70% enrolled in a
school where at least 70% of the
student population is at-risk
0.07 $1,095
2432
“Residential add-ons: 2433
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“Level/ Program Definition Weighting Per Pupil Allocation in
FY 2027
“Residential
(general)
Funding provided on a per-student
basis for a District of Columbia
Public Schools school or public
charter school that provides students
with room and board in a residential
setting, in addition to their
instructional program
1.67 $26,132
“Level 1 Special
Education -
Residential
Funding in addition to residential
funding to support the after-hours
Level 1 special education needs of
students living in a DCPS school or
public charter school that provides
students with room and board in a
residential setting
0.37 $5,790
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“Level 2 Special
Education -
Residential
Funding in addition to residential
funding to support the after-hours
Level 2 special education needs of
students living in a DCPS school or
public charter school that provides
students with room and board in a
residential setting
1.34 $20,968
“Level 3 Special
Education -
Residential
Funding in addition to residential
funding to support the after-hours
Level 3 special education needs of
students living in a DCPS school or
public charter school that provides
students with room and board in a
residential setting
2.89 $45,223
“Level 4 Special
Education -
Residential
Funding in addition to residential
funding to support the after-hours
Level 4 special education needs of
students living in a DCPS school or
public charter school that provides
2.89 $45,223
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students with room and board in a
residential setting
“LEP/NEP -
Residential
Funding in addition to residential
(general) funding to support the
after-hours limited and non-English
proficiency needs of students living
in a DCPS school or public charter
school that provides students with
room and board in a residential
setting
0.668 $10,453

2434
“Special education add-ons for students with an extended school year (“ESY”) services 2435
indicated in their individualized education programs (“IEPs”): 2436
“Level/
Program
Definition Weighting Per Pupil
Allocation in
FY 2027
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“Special
Education
Level 1 ESY
Additional funding to support the summer school
or program need for Level 1 special education
students with ESY services indicated in their
IEPs
0.063 $986
“Special
Education
Level 2 ESY
Additional funding to support the summer school
or program need for Level 2 special education
students with ESY services indicated in their
IEPs
0.227 $3,552
“Special
Education
Level 3 ESY
Additional funding to support the summer school
or program need for Level 3 special education
students with ESY services indicated in their
IEPs
0.491 $7,683
“Special
Education
Level 4 ESY
Additional funding to support the summer school
or program need for Level 4 special education
students with ESY services indicated in their
IEPs
0.491 $7,683
”. 2437
SUBTITLE B. ADVANCED TECHNICAL CENTERS FUND 2438
Sec. 4011. Short title. 2439
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Advanced Technical Centers Fund Amendment Act of 2440
2026”. 2441
Sec. 4012. The State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2442
2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code § 38-2601 et seq.), is amended by adding a new 2443
section 7f-2 to read as follows: 2444
“Sec 7f-2. Advanced Technical Centers Fund. 2445
“(a) There is established as a special fund the Advanced Technical Centers Fund (“ATC 2446
Fund”), which shall be administered by OSSE in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. 2447
“(b) There shall be deposited into the ATC Fund money paid to the District by private 2448
entities for the rental, use, or maintenance of space within an Advanced Technical Center 2449
facility. 2450
“(c) Money in the ATC Fund shall be used to pay costs incurred by OSSE in operating 2451
and administering Advanced Technical Centers. 2452
“(d) Any money remaining available in the ATC Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as 2453
determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the 2454
unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal 2455
year-end close. 2456
“(e) For the purposes of this subtitle, the term “Advanced Technical Center” shall have 2457
the same meaning as provided in section 7f-1(d)(1).”. 2458
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SUBTITLE C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOD 2459
SERVICES FUND 2460
Sec. 4021. Short title. 2461
This subtitle may be cited as the “District of Columbia Public Schools Food Services 2462
Fund Amendment Act of 2026”. 2463
Sec. 4022. Section 5 of the District of Columbia Food Services Act, approved October 8, 2464
1951 (65 Stat. 369: D.C. Official Code § 38-804), is amended to read as follows: 2465
“Sec. 5. Food Services Fund. 2466
“(a) There is established as a special fund the District of Columbia Public Schools Food 2467
Services Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Chancellor of the District of 2468
Columbia Public Schools in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. 2469
“(b) All revenue derived from the operation of food services, as defined in section 1, of 2470
the District of Columbia Public Schools shall be deposited in the Fund. 2471
“(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the operation or improvement of food services 2472
in the District of Columbia Public Schools. 2473
“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 2474
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 2475
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 2476
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any 2477
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funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year 2478
limitation.”. 2479
SUBTITLE D. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL BREAKFAST SERVING MODEL 2480
Sec. 4031. Short title. 2481
This subtitle may be cited as the “Alternative School Breakfast Serving Model Subsidy 2482
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2483
Sec. 4032. Section 102(c)(4A) of the Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2484
2010 (D.C. Law 18-209; D.C. Official Code § 38-821.02(c)(4A)), is repealed. 2485
SUBTITLE E. EDUCATION THROUGH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 2486
Sec. 4041. Short title. 2487
This subtitle may be cited as the “Education Through Employment Data System 2488
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2489
Sec. 4042. Section 202(b-1) of the Department of Education Establishment Act of 2007, 2490
effective June 12, 2007 (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Official Code § 38-191(b-1)), is amended as 2491
follows: 2492
(a) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “centralized data system to collect, 2493
analyze, and publish” and inserting the phrase “centralized data system in the District 2494
government to collect, analyze, share, and publish” in its place. 2495
(b) A new paragraph (1A) is added to read as follows: 2496
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“(1A) The centralized data system may incorporate relevant data, including 2497
education data and workforce data, to the maximum extent allowed by federal law and 2498
notwithstanding the provisions of any District law otherwise limiting the sharing of such 2499
information.”. 2500
(c) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “education data for grades” and 2501
inserting the phrase “education data for early childhood, grades” in its place. 2502
(d) New paragraphs (2A) and (2B) are added to read as follows: 2503
“(2A) Each agency of the District government, including independent agencies, 2504
may share health and human services data with the Deputy Mayor for Education to the maximum 2505
extent allowed by federal law and notwithstanding the provisions of any District law otherwise 2506
limiting the sharing of such information. 2507
“(2B) The Deputy Mayor for Education may share or redisclose otherwise 2508
confidential education data, workforce data, and health and human services data within the 2509
centralized data system with federal, state, and local governmental agencies, and the agents and 2510
contractors of such governmental agencies, to the maximum extent allowed by federal law and 2511
notwithstanding the provisions of any District law otherwise limiting the sharing of such data 2512
and information, to: 2513
“(A) Evaluate the effectiveness of education and workforce-related 2514
programs; 2515
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“(B) Perform financial analysis related to the impact and return on 2516
investment of publicly funded programming; 2517
“(C) Assess and prepare reports on the operation and performance of 2518
education and workforce-related programs; and 2519
“(D) Establish and implement collaborative management and information 2520
systems between federal, state, and local government agencies delivering or supporting 2521
education, social services, or workforce services for a shared population.”. 2522
(e) Paragraph (3) is amended as follows: 2523
(1) The lead-in language of subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase 2524
“individual and aggregate student performance” and inserting the phrase “individual-level 2525
information that tracks a student’s academic and personal progress from early learning through 2526
postsecondary education and into employment” in its place. 2527
(2) A new paragraph (A-i) is added to read as follows: 2528
“(A-i) “Health and human services data” means: 2529
“(i) Information within the scope of section 101(3)(B) and (C) of 2530
the Data Sharing and Information Coordination Amendment Act of 2010, effective December 4, 2531
2010 (D.C. Law 18-273; D.C. Official Code § 7-241(3)(B) and (C)); and 2532
“(ii) Birth records.”. 2533
(3) Subparagraph (B) is amended as follows: 2534
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(A) Sub-subparagraph (ii) is amended as striking the phrase “; and” and 2535
inserting a semicolon in its place. 2536
(B) Sub-subparagraph (iii) is amended by striking the period and inserting 2537
the phrase “; and” in its place. 2538
(C) A new sub-subparagraph (iv) is added to read as follows: 2539
“(iv) Confidential UC information, as that term is defined in 20 2540
CFR § 603.2(b).”. 2541
SUBTITLE F. UNIVERSAL PAID LEAVE 2542
Sec. 4051. Short title. 2543
This subtitle may be cited as the “Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2026”. 2544
Sec. 4052. The Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 2545
(D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 2546
(a) Section 104 (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.04) is amended as follows: 2547
(1) Subsection (e-1) is amended as follows: 2548
(A) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “on or after October 2549
1, 2022” and inserting the phrase “on or after October 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2026” in its 2550
place. 2551
(B) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows: 2552
“(4) For claims filed on or after October 1, 2026, the maximum duration for each 2553
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type of paid-leave benefits within a 52-workweek period shall be: 2554
“(A) 12 workweeks of qualifying parental leave; 2555
“(B) 6 workweeks of qualifying family leave, notwithstanding any other 2556
provision of this act; 2557
“(C) 10 workweeks of qualifying medical leave, notwithstanding any other 2558
provision of this act; and 2559
“(D) 2 workweeks of qualifying pre-natal leave.”. 2560
(2) Subsection (g) is amended as follows: 2561
(A) Paragraph (6)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “On October 1, 2562
2021, and on October 1 of each successive year,” and inserting the phrase “On October 1, 2021, 2563
October 1, 2022, October 1, 2023, October 1, 2024, and October 1, 2025,” in its place. 2564
(B) A new paragraph (7) is added to read as follows: 2565
“(7)(A) On October 1, 2026, the maximum weekly benefit amount shall be 2566
$1,100, and on October 1 of each successive year, the maximum weekly benefit amount 2567
provided in this subsection shall increase in proportion to the annual average increase, if any, in 2568
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan area 2569
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for the 2570
previous calendar year; provided, that the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 2571
shall certify that funds are sufficient in the Universal Paid Leave Fund each year before the 2572
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maximum weekly benefit amount increases pursuant to this paragraph. 2573
“(B) Any increase under this paragraph shall be adjusted to the nearest 2574
multiple of $1.”. 2575
(b) Section 104a(b) (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.04a(b)) is amended by adding a new 2576
paragraph (4) to read as follows: 2577
“(4) At the request of the Mayor, the CFO shall provide a new certification under 2578
paragraph (1) of this subsection, after March 1, to account for any statutory amendments the 2579
Mayor proposes to submit with her or his annual submission of the District’s multiyear budget 2580
and financial plan (“annual budget”) to the Council. The amounts included in the new 2581
certification may be incorporated by the Mayor into the Mayor’s annual budget submission to the 2582
Council if the statutory amendments are transmitted by the Mayor to the Council with the 2583
Mayor’s annual budget submission.”. 2584
Sec. 4053. Section 1152(i) of the Universal Paid Leave Implementation Fund Act of 2585
2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160; D.C. Official Code § 32-551.01(i)), is 2586
amended to read as follows: 2587
“(i) The balance in the Fund shall not fall below the equivalent of 6 months of benefits 2588
provided pursuant to the Act, at any time during a fiscal year. If the Chief Financial Officer 2589
determines that the balance in the Fund will fall below the equivalent of 6 months of benefits 2590
during a fiscal year, the Chief Financial Officer shall promptly notify the Mayor and the Council 2591
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and present a plan, including recommended legislative changes, if any, to address the shortfall. If 2592
the balance in the Fund falls below the equivalent of 3 months of benefits, the District shall 2593
immediately cease any further payments of benefits. If payment of benefits is ceased in 2594
accordance with this section, payment of benefits shall not resume until the Fund balance is 2595
equal to the equivalent of 9 months of benefits.”. 2596
SUBTITLE G. CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE WORKFORCE SUPPORT 2597
Sec. 4061. Short title. 2598
This subtitle may be cited as the “Certified Nurse Aide Workforce Support Amendment 2599
Act of 2026”. 2600
Sec. 4062. Section 7l(a) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, 2601
effective December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; D.C. Official Code § 38-2618(a)), is amended as 2602
follows: 2603
(a) The existing text is designated as paragraph (1). 2604
(b) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows: 2605
“(2) By August 30, 2027, OSSE shall provide $150,000 in one time funding to the 2606
same local university referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection to train and supervise at least 2607
25 additional District high school students in the summer to become certified nurse aides, 2608
pursuant to section 907 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, 2609
effective July 7, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-18; D.C. Official Code § 3-1209.07).”. 2610
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SUBTITLE H. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PAY EQUITY FUND 2611
Sec. 4071. Short title. 2612
This subtitle may be cited as the “Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund 2613
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2614
Sec. 4072. The Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-2615
16; 23 D.C. Official Code § 4-401 et seq.), is amended as follows: 2616
(a) Section 2(1)(A) (D.C. Official Code § 4-401(1)(A)) is amended by striking the word 2617
“including” and inserting the word “excluding” in its place. 2618
(b) Section 11b (D.C. Official Code § 4-410.02) is amended as follows: 2619
(1) The lead-in language for subsection (b-1)(2) is amended to read as follows: 2620
“(2) Child development facilities that enter or have entered into a contract or 2621
agreement with the Department to receive monies from the Early Childhood Educator Pay 2622
Equity Fund shall use such monies paid to them between October 1, 2025, through September 2623
30, 2027, to pay, at minimum, the salaries for assistant and lead teachers listed in the following 2624
tables from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027:” 2625
(c) Section 11d(b) (D.C. Official Code § 4-410.04 (b)) is amended as follows: 2626
(1) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 2627
semicolon in its place. 2628
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(2) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 2629
phrase “; and” in its place. 2630
(3) A new paragraph (6) is added to read as follows: 2631
“(6) In Fiscal Year 2027, $72,000,000 in local funds.”. 2632
SUBTITLE I. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM 2633
Sec. 4081. Short title. 2634
This subtitle may be cited as the “Community Schools Grant Program Amendment Act of 2635
2026”. 2636
Sec. 4082. Section 403 of the Community Schools Incentive Act of 2012, effective June 2637
19, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-142; D.C. Official Code § 38-754.03), is amended as follows: 2638
(a) Subsection (d)(6) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 2639
provided, that the Community Schools Advisory Committee shall not convene from the effective 2640
date of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026, passed on emergency basis 2641
on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-XXX), until after the date on which the Community 2642
Schools Task Force submits the report described in subsection (i) of this section” in its place. 2643
(b) Subsection (h) is amended to read as follows: 2644
“(h) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”) 2645
shall award the Fiscal Year 2022 Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant recipients a sixth 2646
year of grant funding and the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant 2647
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recipients a fourth year of grant funding totaling, for the 2 cohorts, the amount of $2,400,000, 2648
which shall be disbursed in equal amounts of $160,000 to each of the 15 participating 2649
partnerships in Fiscal Year 2027.”. 2650
(c) A new subsection (i) is added to read as follows: 2651
“(i)(1) There is established a Community Schools Task Force (“Task Force”) to provide 2652
recommendations on how to design, implement, and scale cohesive, strategic, District-wide 2653
community schools programming. 2654
“(2) The Task Force shall be composed of the Chairman of the Council 2655
(“Chairman”), or his or her designee, and 14 District residents, representing the following 2656
entities or groups: 2657
“(A) Three community-based organizations with a history of sustained 2658
partnership with schools in providing wraparound services, designated by the Chairman; 2659
“(B) Two OSSE employees, who are, or who have been, involved in 2660
community school programming or policy, designated by the State Superintendent of Education; 2661
“(C) One person with knowledge of and experience supporting a group of 2662
Connected Schools at District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”), designated by the 2663
Chancellor of DCPS; 2664
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“(D) Two DCPS school leaders, one of whom is or has been involved in 2665
community school efforts and one who has not been the leader of a community school to date, 2666
designated by the Chancellor of DCPS; 2667
“(E) Two public charter school leaders, one of whom is or has been 2668
involved in community school efforts and one who has not been the leader of a community 2669
school to date, designated by the Chairman; 2670
“(F) Three researchers or academics with expertise in education or policy, 2671
designated by the Chairman; and 2672
“(G) One member of the State Board of Education, designated by the 2673
Chairman. 2674
“(3) The Chairman, or his or her designee, shall serve as the Chairperson of the 2675
Task Force. 2676
“(4) The Task Force shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council by 2677
February 28, 2027, that: 2678
“(A) Provides a common definition, for “community school” in the 2679
District of Columbia; 2680
“(B) Describes the following: 2681
“(i) The differences between the DCPS Connected Schools 2682
Program and the Incentive Initiative, including existing performance measures for evaluating the 2683
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success of District community schools programming, and the benefits and challenges of scaling 2684
one or both programs; 2685
“(ii) Different funding and staffing models for community schools 2686
programming; 2687
“(iii) The benefits and challenges for different community schools 2688
programming funding mechanisms; 2689
“(iv) Evidence-based research on community school programming; 2690
“(v) The national landscape for community schools programming, 2691
including adult-to-student ratios and appropriate staffing models at exemplar districts; and 2692
“(vi) The local landscape for community schools programming 2693
including best practices at existing community schools and funding sources at DCPS and public 2694
charter schools not receiving funding from the DCPS Connected Schools Program or the 2695
Incentive Initiative; and 2696
“(C) Makes recommendations for the following: 2697
“(i) How to scale public and public charter school community 2698
schools programming under different funding scenarios; 2699
“(ii) How personnel should be deployed to support community 2700
schools programming; 2701
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“(iii) The provision of centralized administrative supports for 2702
professional learning, technical assistance, and the coordination of services for schools that 2703
integrate community schools programming; 2704
“(iv) An equitable rubric for identifying schools that would most 2705
benefit from community school programming; 2706
“(v) Common performance measures to evaluate the success of 2707
community schools programming in improving academic achievement, student attendance, 2708
student health, family engagement; and 2709
“(vi) The role, composition, and purpose of the Community 2710
Schools Advisory Committee. 2711
“(5) For the purposes of this subsection, the term “community school 2712
programming” means programming, curricula, and interventions at a public school or public 2713
charter school that integrate coordinated services, supports, and activities offered at and in 2714
partnership with the school, during or outside the regular school day, that is informed by a 2715
school-community needs and assets assessment, developed and sustained through collaborative 2716
leadership structures, and designed to improve academic achievement, student attendance, 2717
student health, family engagement, and the skills, capacity, and well-being of the surrounding 2718
community’s residents.”. 2719
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Sec. 4083. Section 4082(b) shall apply as of the effective date of the Fiscal Year 2027 2720
Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026, passed on emergency basis on DATE (Enrolled version 2721
of Bill 26-XXX). 2722
SUBTITLE J. DCPS EDUCATOR EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE 2723
WORKING GROUP 2724
Sec. 4091. Short title. 2725
This subtitle may be cited as the “DCPS Educator Evaluation and Performance 2726
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2727
Sec. 4092. Title XIII-A of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit 2728
Personnel Act of 1978, effective June 10, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-2729
613.51 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section 1352a to read as follows: 2730
“Sec. 1352a. DCPS Educator Evaluation and Performance Working Group. 2731
“(a) There is established a DCPS Educator Evaluation and Performance Working Group 2732
(“Working Group”), which shall provide to the Mayor and the Council comprehensive 2733
recommendations for revisions to the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) 2734
educator-performance evaluation system. 2735
“(b)(1) The Working Group shall be composed of the Chairman of the Council, or his or 2736
her designee, the Chancellor of DCPS, or his or her designee, and 12 individuals designated by 2737
the Chairman of the Council, representing the following entities or groups: 2738
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“(A) Current or former educators, at least one of whom shall be chosen 2739
from a list submitted by the Washington Teachers Union; 2740
“(B) Current or former DCPS employees of the Teamsters, American 2741
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, and Council of School Officers 2742
bargaining units, at least one of each of whom shall be chosen from a list submitted by those 2743
unions; 2744
“(C) Current or former school leaders, at least one of whom shall be 2745
chosen from a list submitted by the Chancellor; 2746
“(D) DCPS central staff chosen from a list submitted by the Chancellor; 2747
“(E) Researchers or academics with expertise in educator evaluation 2748
systems; and 2749
“(F) The State Board of Education. 2750
“(2) The Chairman, or his or her designee, shall serve as the Chairperson of the 2751
Working Group. 2752
“(c) The Working Group shall convene beginning in November 2026 and meet regularly 2753
until the report required in subsection (d) of this section is published. 2754
“(d) By November 1, 2027, the Working Group shall submit a report to the Mayor and 2755
the Council that recommends a new method for evaluating educator performance that considers 2756
the manner, content, and process by which educators are evaluated, the incentives and 2757
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consequences associated with the results of the evaluation, training required for both evaluators 2758
and educators, resources required, and future changes to the system. The report shall assess: 2759
“(1) Criteria for evaluating educators, which shall include both objective and 2760
subjective measures; 2761
“(2) Logistical details concerning evaluations, including who participates in 2762
evaluations, the frequency of evaluations, formative evaluations, and processes for adjudicating 2763
disputes in evaluations; 2764
“(3) Incentives and consequences for evaluation scores, including compensation, 2765
additional responsibilities, and professional development; 2766
“(4) Training for educators subject to evaluation, training for evaluators, and 2767
considerations to reduce bias in evaluations; 2768
“(5) Processes for adopting future changes to the educator evaluation; and 2769
“(6) Resources required to implement the recommended personnel evaluation 2770
system within the funds provided to DCPS through the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula. 2771
“(e) For the purposes of this section, the term “educator” means DCPS staff required to 2772
undergo evaluation as determined by that staff member’s collective bargaining unit and includes 2773
teachers, librarians, counselors, school-based social workers and psychologists, related service 2774
providers, speech language pathologists, special education coordinators, program coordinators 2775
and deans, instructional coaches, aides, office staff, custodial staff, and school administrators.”. 2776
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SUBTITLE K. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MICROCENTERS 2777
Sec. 4101. Short title. 2778
This subtitle may be cited as the “Early Childhood Education Microcenter Act of 2026”. 2779
Sec. 4102. Co-location of early childhood education microcenters in public school 2780
buildings. 2781
(a) By May 31, 2027, the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”), in coordination 2782
with the Department of General Services (“DGS”), the Office of the State Superintendent of 2783
Education (“OSSE”), the Department of Buildings (“DOB”), and any other relevant District 2784
agencies or stakeholders, shall conduct a planning and design study to assess the feasibility of 2785
establishing early childhood education microcenters in public school buildings. The study shall: 2786
(1) Assess the facility, licensing, operational, staffing, and funding requirements 2787
for microcenters; 2788
(2) Evaluate how microcenters and existing in-school early childhood centers 2789
could support educator recruitment and retention in the District; 2790
(3) Recommend policy changes necessary to implement microcenters and 2791
prioritize the children of educators and staff in existing in-school early childhood centers; and 2792
(4) Include a cost-modeling analysis for the implementation of at least 3 2793
microcenters that includes tiered levels of tuition based on childcare costs, savings from rent and 2794
facilities costs, and school employees’ salary scales; and 2795
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(5) Recommend timelines and costs for implementing 3 or more microcenters. 2796
(b)(1) By September 30, 2027, based on the findings in the planning and design study 2797
conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, DCPS, in consultation with the Deputy 2798
Mayor for Education (“DME”), shall identify not fewer than 3 school buildings to host 2799
microcenters for the purpose of providing infant and toddler child care for children of educators 2800
and staff at the host school and nearby schools. Each selected school building shall include at 2801
least one classroom or comparable space suitable for conversion into a licensed child 2802
development center serving infants, toddlers, or both. 2803
(2) In selecting host sites, DCPS shall consider: 2804
(1) The demonstrated need among educators and staff at the host school and 2805
nearby schools; 2806
(2) Geographic location of the host schools, with an emphasis on whether the host 2807
site is located where educators and staff at multiple schools may reasonably access childcare; 2808
(3) Whether the host school has underutilized classroom space or other suitable 2809
space that may be converted into a childcare facility without reducing instructional programming 2810
space for enrolled students, taking into consideration the school’s current and projected 2811
enrollment and future plans to modernize the school; 2812
(4) The feasibility and cost of retrofitting the space to comply with applicable 2813
child development facility licensing, building, and safety requirements; and 2814
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(5) The availability of age-appropriate outdoor space. 2815
(c)(1) DCPS shall enter into a lease for a minimum of 5 years with one or more child 2816
development facility operators, community-based organizations, or other qualified entities to 2817
operate each microcenter at the host schools selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 2818
(2) The agreement shall specify: 2819
(A) The responsibilities of DCPS, including facilities maintenance, 2820
utilities, security, custodial services, repairs, and capital improvements; 2821
(B) The responsibilities of the operator to obtain and maintain all required 2822
licenses, certifications, and appropriate staffing levels; 2823
(C) The tuition structure for educators and staff at the host and nearby 2824
schools, including how any reduced facilities costs will be reflected in reduced tuition; 2825
(D) The use of shared or ancillary spaces; 2826
(E) Enrollment procedures for microcenter children; and 2827
(F) Health, safety, emergency, and host and family communication 2828
procedures. 2829
(d) Enrollment in a microcenter shall be prioritized as follows: 2830
(1) Children of teachers and assistant teachers employed at the host school who 2831
are also District residents; 2832
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(2) Children of non-teaching staff, including administrators, support staff, and 2833
non-instructional staff employed at the host school who are also District residents; 2834
(3) Children of teachers and assistant teachers employed at nearby DCPS schools 2835
who are also District residents; 2836
(4) Children of non-teaching staff, including administrators, support staff, and 2837
non-instructional staff employed at nearby DCPS schools who are also District residents; 2838
(5) Children of teachers and assistant teachers employed at the host school who 2839
are not District residents; 2840
(6) Children of non-teaching staff, including administrators, support staff, and 2841
non-instructional staff employed at the host school who are not District residents; 2842
(7) Children of teachers and assistant teachers employed at nearby DCPS schools 2843
who are not District residents; 2844
(8) Children of non-teaching staff, including administrators, support staff, and 2845
non-instructional staff employed at nearby DCPS schools who are not District residents; and 2846
(9) Children of staff at the microcenter. 2847
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term: 2848
(1) “Child development facility” shall have the same meaning as provided in 2849
section 2(2B) of the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; 2850
D.C. Official Code § 4-401(2B)). 2851
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(2) “Community-based organization” shall have the same meaning as provided in 2852
section 2(3A-i) of the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-2853
16; D.C. Official Code § 4-401(3A-i)). 2854
(3) “Infant” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2(4D) of the Day 2855
Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code § 4-2856
401(4D)). 2857
(4) “Microcenter” means a licensed child development facility located inside a 2858
District of Columbia Public Schools building that provides childcare services to infants, toddlers, 2859
or both and has a licensed capacity of not more than 12 children. 2860
(5) “Nearby” means within a 2-mile radius of the host school. 2861
(6) “Toddler” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2(7) of the Day 2862
Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code § 4-2863
401(7)). 2864
SUBTITLE L. PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENTIAL GRANT 2865
Sec. 4111. Short title. 2866
This subtitle may be cited as the “Experiential Learning Grant Act of 2026”. 2867
Sec. 4112. (a) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective 2868
December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), in Fiscal Year 2869
2027, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”) shall issue a $500,000 grant 2870
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to Live It Learn It, for the purpose of supporting a microgrant and support program to enhance 2871
experiential learning at high-need schools. 2872
(b) The grantee may use no more than 20% of the grant funds authorized in subsection (a) 2873
of this section to fund indirect and direct administrative costs associated with administering the 2874
grant. 2875
(c) OSSE shall issue the grant no later than November 2, 2026. 2876
SUBTITLE M. HEALTHY SCHOOLS 2877
Sec. 4121. Short title. 2878
This subtitle may be cited as the “Healthy Schools Amendment Act of 2026”. 2879
Sec. 4122. Section 102(c) of the Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 2880
(D.C. Law 18-209; D.C. Official Code § 38-821.02(c)), is amended as follows: 2881
(a) Paragraph (7) is amended by striking the word “shall” and inserting the word “may” 2882
in its place. 2883
(b) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the word “shall” and inserting the word “may” 2884
in its place. 2885
(c) Paragraph (12) is amended as follows: 2886
(1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “In School Year 2025- 2887
2026,” and inserting the phrase “In School Year 2026-2027,” in its place. 2888
(2) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the date “November 26, 2025” 2889
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and inserting the date “November 25, 2026” in its place. 2890
SUBTITLE N. DC SCORES FUNDING 2891
Sec. 4131. Short title. 2892
This subtitle may be cited as the “Poet-Athlete Grant Act of 2026”. 2893
Sec. 4132. DC Scores Grant. 2894
(a) Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 2895
(D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), in Fiscal Year 2027, the Office of the 2896
State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”) shall issue a $93,091 grant to DC Scores for the 2897
purpose of increasing enrollment capacity for a program that engages with students through 2898
sports, poetry, and service. 2899
(b) OSSE shall issue the grant described in subsection (a) of this section no later than 2900
November 2, 2026. 2901
SUBTITLE O. SPECIAL NEEDS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING 2902
Sec. 4141. Short title. 2903
This subtitle may be cited as the “Special Needs Public Charter School Funding 2904
Authorization Act of 2026”. 2905
Sec. 4142. (a)(1) Notwithstanding section 2401(b)(2) of the District of Columbia School 2906
Reform Act of 1995, approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321-136; D.C. Official Code § 38- 2907
1804.01(b)(2)), in Fiscal Year 2027, the Public Charter School Board (“PCSB”) shall transmit 2908
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$2.7 million to St. Coletta Special Education Public Charter School (“School”), which shall be in 2909
addition to any funds transmitted to the School pursuant to the Uniform Per Student Funding 2910
Formula for Public Schools and Public Charter Schools Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 2911
(D.C. Law 12-207; D.C. Official Code § 38-2901 et seq.). 2912
(2) PCSB shall transfer the funds authorized in paragraph (1) of this subsection to 2913
a bank designated by the School no later than November 2, 2026. 2914
(3) Within 5 business days after transferring the funds to the bank designated by 2915
the School pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, PCSB shall submit documentation to the 2916
Council showing that such transfer occurred. 2917
(b)(1) PCSB shall require the School to submit to it a quarterly accounting of all 2918
expenditures made with the additional funds the School received pursuant to subsection (a) of 2919
this section. 2920
(2) PCSB may consider the School's failure to submit the quarterly accounting 2921
required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection as fiscal mismanagement. 2922
SUBTITLE P. CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM 2923
Sec. 4151. Short title. This subtitle may be cited as the “Childcare Subsidy Program 2924
Amendment Act of 2026”. 2925
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Sec. 4152. Section 5a of the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. 2926
Law 12-216; D.C. Official Code § 4-404.01), is amended by adding a new subsection (d) to read 2927
as follows: 2928
“(d)(1) In the event that funds appropriated for the purposes of this section are 2929
insufficient to serve all eligible applicants in Fiscal Year 2027, the Department shall do the 2930
following, in order of priority: 2931
“(A) Limit the number of new children for whom the Mayor is providing 2932
supplemental payments pursuant to this section, consistent with federal requirements; and 2933
“(B) Revise, consistent with the availability of appropriations and any 2934
rules promulgated pursuant to sections 10(h) and 11(a-1) and (b), the rates paid to child 2935
development centers, homes, and in-home caregivers for the remainder of the fiscal year; and 2936
“(2) The Department shall notify the Council of any actions authorized to be 2937
undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection at least 10 business days before the 2938
Department notifies child development facilities of its intent to implement such actions.”. 2939
SUBTITLE Q. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATH TASK FORCE 2940
RECOMMENDATIONS 2941
Sec. 4161. Short title. 2942
This subtitle may be cited as the “Math Task Force Recommendation Act of 2026”. 2943
Sec. 4162. Definitions. 2944
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For the purposes of this subtitle, the term: 2945
(1) “HQIM” means high-quality instructional materials, which are 2946
comprehensive, rigorous, and evidence-based curricular materials that are aligned with the 2947
District of Columbia content standards. 2948
(2) “LEA” means local education agency, which is the District of Columbia 2949
Public Schools system, any individual public charter school, or any group of public charter 2950
schools operating under a single charter. 2951
(3) “OSSE” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. 2952
(4) “School” means a District of Columbia Public Schools school or public 2953
charter school in the District of Columbia serving students in grades kindergarten through 12. 2954
Sec. 4163. Requirements for high-quality instructional materials. 2955
(a) Beginning October 31, 2026, and by October 31 of each year thereafter, each LEA 2956
shall provide OSSE with: 2957
(1) The name of the Tier 1 mathematics curricula in use by each school in the 2958
LEA, disaggregated by school and grade or grade band within each school; and 2959
(2) Other information OSSE requests related to mathematics instruction, data, and 2960
HQIM. 2961
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(b) By no later than December 15, 2026, and by December 15 of each year thereafter, 2962
OSSE shall publish the Tier 1 mathematics curricula in use by each LEA on its website, 2963
disaggregated by school and grade or grade band within each school. 2964
SUBTITLE R. ADULT LITERACY ACCESS GRANT 2965
Sec. 4171. Short title. 2966
This subtitle may be cited as the “Adult Literacy Access Grant Act of 2026”. 2967
Sec. 4172. Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 2968
24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), in Fiscal Year 2027, the 2969
Office of the State Superintendent for Education (“OSSE”) shall issue a grant of $1,400,000 to 2970
Washington Literacy Center, to provide adult foundational literacy, digital literacy, opportunity 2971
youth programming, employment retention and career advancement support, workforce training 2972
and preparation, and other related educational services. 2973
SUBTITLE S. YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT 2974
Sec. 4181. Short title. 2975
This subtitle may be cited as the “Youth Financial Literacy Pilot Amendment Act of 2976
2026”. 2977
Sec. 4182. The State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2978
2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code § 38-2601 et seq.), is amended by adding a new 2979
section 7m to read as follows: 2980
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“Sec. 7m. Fifty Dollar a Week Pilot Program. 2981
“(a) By May 1, 2027, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall contract 2982
with an organization that has experience assessing the effectiveness of a cash transfer program 2983
for high school students – including the impact of direct cash transfers on financial hardship, 2984
financial capability, upward economic mobility, and academic achievement; 2985
“(b) By July 1, 2027, the contract awardee shall issue a call for applications and select 2986
participating schools for a Fifty Dollar a Week Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) to run during 2987
School Year 2027-2028. 2988
“(c) The contract awardee shall: 2989
“(1) Identify an appropriate method to disburse the weekly direct cash stipend; 2990
“(2) Invite eligible students at participating high schools to enroll in the Pilot 2991
Program; 2992
“(3) Enroll eligible students; 2993
“(4) Administer the weekly direct cash stipend for a period of 40 weeks to eligible 2994
students participating in the Pilot Program; 2995
“(5) By March 31, 2028, submit a preliminary report, and by September 30, 2028, 2996
publish a final report, that evaluates the efficacy of the program, including the impact of direct 2997
cash transfers on student wellbeing, attendance, and financial literacy; and, 2998
“(6) Transmit both reports to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education 2999
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and the Council of the District of Columbia. 3000
“(d) For the purposes of this section, the term: 3001
“(1) “Direct cash stipend” means unconditional, recurring cash provided directly 3002
to middle and high school students. 3003
“(2) “Participating school” means a D.C. public or public charter high school with 3004
an at-risk student population that exceeds 40% of the school’s total enrollment that is 3005
participating in the Pilot Program. 3006
“(3) “Eligible student” means a student enrolled in a participating school for the 3007
entire school year and whose parent or guardian consents to their participation in the Pilot 3008
Program.”. 3009
TITLE V. HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 3010
SUBTITLE A. RAPID RE-HOUSING 3011
Sec. 5001. Short title. 3012
This subtitle may be cited as the “Rapid Re-Housing Continuation Clarification 3013
Amendment Act of 2026”. 3014
Sec. 5002. Section 22a- 1(d)(1) of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005, effective 3015
December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; D.C. Official Code § 4-754.36a-1(d)(1)), is amended to 3016
read as follows: 3017
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“(1) As of September 3, 2025, a client who received continuation of services due 3018
to the filing of an appeal of a notice of program exit from a Rapid Re-Housing program before 3019
September 3, 2025, when the exit was due to the end of a time limit for services to the client 3020
under the program, shall be exited from the Rapid Re-Housing program when the client’s time in 3021
the program reaches 24 months or on September 30, 2025, whichever date is later; except, that if, 3022
before the later of the 2 foregoing dates, an administrative review decision is issued upholding 3023
the notice of program exit due to the end of a time limit for services to the client under the 3024
program, the client shall be exited from the Rapid Re-Housing program on the date the 3025
administrative review decision upholding the notice of program exit is issued.”. 3026
SUBTITLE B. AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE FUND 3027
Sec. 5011. Short title. 3028
This subtitle may be cited as the “AIDS Drug Assistance Fund Amendment Act of 2026”. 3029
Sec. 5012. Section 4907b of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 3030
2001, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-155; D.C. Official Code § 7-736.02), is 3031
amended as follows: 3032
(a) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 3033
“Sec. 4907b. AIDS Drug Assistance Program Fund.”. 3034
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(b) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “Communicable and Chronic 3035
Disease Prevention and Treatment Fund” and inserting the phrase “AIDS Drug Assistance 3036
Program Fund” in its place. 3037
(c) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) are amended to read as follows: 3038
“(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund: 3039
“(1) Rebates provided by pharmaceutical companies to the District pursuant to 3040
section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, approved November 4, 1992 (106 Stat. 4967; 42 3041
U.S.C. § 256b), for medications included in the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (“ADAP”) 3042
formulary; and 3043
“(2) Insurance refunds and excess premium tax credits recovered by the District 3044
from ADAP program participants. 3045
“(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to administer ADAP, including the procurement of 3046
HIV/AIDS medications and the provision of HIV care and services for eligible District residents, 3047
and for the fulfillment of federal grant-matching requirements for ADAP. 3048
“(d) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert 3049
to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a 3050
fiscal year, or at any other time. 3051
“(e) Any money in the Communicable and Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment 3052
Fund as of the effective date of the AIDS Drug Assistance Fund Amendment Act of 2026, 3053
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passed on 2nd reading on [DATE] (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661), shall be considered part of 3054
the Fund.”. 3055
SUBTITLE C. COMMERCIAL PET FACILITIES 3056
Sec. 5021. Short title. 3057
This subtitle may be cited as the “Commercial Pet Facility Regulation Amendment Act of 3058
2026”. 3059
Sec. 5022. The Animal Control Act of 1979, effective October 18, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-30; 3060
D.C. Official Code § 8-1801 et seq.), is amended as follows: 3061
(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 8-1801) is amended by adding a new paragraph (19) 3062
to read as follows: 3063
“(19) “Veterinarian” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 101(16) 3064
of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 3065
(D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1201.01(16)).”. 3066
(b) Section 5(e-1) (D.C. Official Code § 8-1804(e-1)) is amended by striking the phrase 3067
“$2 of each fee” and inserting the phrase “25% of each fee” in its place. 3068
(c) Section 11 (D.C. Official Code § 8-1810) is amended to read as follows: 3069
“Sec. 11. Animal population health and education program. 3070
“(a) The Mayor shall implement an animal population health and education program, 3071
which shall include the provision of: 3072
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“(1) Animal care services, including: 3073
“(A) Low-cost or no-cost preventive and emergency veterinary services; 3074
and 3075
“(B) Low-cost or no-cost spay and neuter clinic services; and 3076
“(2) Educational services, including with respect to: 3077
“(A) Pet care and safety, including pet care and safety in extreme weather 3078
conditions or emergencies; and 3079
“(B) District laws related to pet ownership. 3080
“(b) The Mayor may establish eligibility standards for animal care services provided 3081
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section.”. 3082
(d) Section 11a (D.C. Official Code § 8-1810.01) is amended as follows: 3083
(1) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 3084
“(b) Pursuant to section 5(e-1), 25% of the amount collected from the annual license fees 3085
for dogs pursuant to section 5(e) shall be deposited into the Fund.”. 3086
(2) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 3087
“(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to implement the animal population health and 3088
education program established by section 11.”. 3089
(3) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 3090
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“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 3091
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 3092
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 3093
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 3094
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.”. 3095
Sec. 5023. Section 202 of the Animal Protection Amendment Act of 2008, effective 3096
December 5, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-281; D.C. Official Code § 8-1821.02), is amended as follows: 3097
(a) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 3098
“(a)(1) No person shall own or operate a commercial pet care facility without first 3099
obtaining: 3100
“(A) A basic business license with an Inspected Sales and Service license 3101
endorsement pursuant to Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code; and 3102
“(B) A health permit from the Mayor. 3103
“(2) The Mayor shall issue rules to establish standards for the care and 3104
management of animals in a commercial pet care facility, which may provide for: 3105
“(A) Initial and periodic inspections of a facility; and 3106
“(B) Disciplinary or other remedial action to be taken against the permit 3107
holder for failure to comply with the standards of care and management established by the rules 3108
or any District or federal law or regulation applicable to the facility, including summary 3109
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suspension of the permit where the failure presents an imminent danger to the health or safety of 3110
a person or animal in the facility.”. 3111
(b) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “an animal facility as defined in 3112
section 3(2) of the Veterinary Practice Act of 1982, effective March 9, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-171; 3113
D.C. Official Code § 3-502), or a licensed pet shop.” and inserting the phrase “a licensed pet 3114
shop or a veterinary hospital, animal hospital, or fixed or mobile establishment where veterinary 3115
medicine is practiced.” in its place. 3116
Sec. 5024. Section 4902(a) of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 3117
2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 7-731(a)), is amended by 3118
adding a new paragraph (4A) to read as follows: 3119
“(4A) Regulate commercial pet care facilities and commercial animal breeder 3120
facilities, pursuant to Title II of the Animal Protection Amendment Act of 2008, effective 3121
December 5, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-281; D.C. Official Code § 8-1821.01 et seq.);”. 3122
SUBTITLE D. SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM 3123
STABILIZATION AND OVERSIGHT 3124
Sec. 5031. Short title. 3125
This subtitle may be cited as the “School-Based Behavioral Health Program Stabilization 3126
and Oversight Amendment Act of 2026”. 3127
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Sec. 5032. Section 115b of the Department of Mental Health Establishment Amendment 3128
Act of 2001, effective June 7, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-141; D.C. Official Code § 7-1131.17), is 3129
amended as follows: 3130
(a) Subsection (f) is amended as follows: 3131
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 3132
(A) Strike the phrase “Fiscal Year 2026” and insert the phrase “Fiscal 3133
Years 2026 and 2027” in its place. 3134
(B) Strike the phrase “shall be not less than $16,320,000” and insert the 3135
phrase “shall be not less than $16,320,000 in Fiscal Year 2026 and, except as otherwise provided 3136
in paragraph (2B) of this subsection, shall be not less than $13,200,000 in Fiscal Year 2027” in 3137
its place. 3138
(C) Strike the phrase “School Years 2023-2024 or 2024-2025” and insert 3139
the phrase “School Years 2024-2025 or 2025-2026” in its place. 3140
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by adding new subparagraphs (B-i) and (B-ii) to 3141
read as follows: 3142
“(B-i) Reduce the number of participating community-based organization 3143
providers except in cases of voluntary withdrawal or substantiated and material performance 3144
deficiencies that: 3145
“(i) Are documented in writing; 3146
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“(ii) Relate directly to a provider’s failure to comply with 3147
contractual, licensing, billing, clinical, or programmatic requirements that are clearly established 3148
in written guidance and made publicly available or available upon request; 3149
“(iii) Are not based solely on the Department’s preference for a 3150
different staffing model or increased use of Department-employed clinicians; and 3151
“(iv) Remain uncured after the provider has been given notice and 3152
a reasonable opportunity to remedy the deficiency; 3153
“(B-ii) Award a grant to an entity for the exclusive provision of telehealth 3154
services at a school unless the school agrees to the telehealth model and is also assigned at least 3155
one part-time onsite clinician or the school is an adult public charter school. This subparagraph 3156
does not preclude a community-based organization from using telehealth services to supplement, 3157
but not replace, in-person programmatic services;”. 3158
(3) New paragraphs (2A) and (2B) are added to read as follows: 3159
“(2A) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Department may utilize prevention specialists in 3160
not more than 25 schools. 3161
“(2B)(A) If the Department reduces the number of participating community-based 3162
organization providers consistent with paragraph (2)(B-i) of this subsection, the Department may 3163
reduce the total amount of grant funds awarded in Fiscal Year 2027 only to the extent necessary 3164
to account for the: 3165
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“(i) Voluntary withdrawal of a community-based organization provider 3166
from the program; or 3167
“(ii) Removal of a provider for documented performance deficiencies 3168
pursuant to paragraph (2)(B-i) of this subsection, where the Department is unable to identify a 3169
replacement community-based organization provider. 3170
“(B) The Department shall not reduce community-based 3171
organization provider grant funding for the purpose of increasing the number of Department-3172
employed clinicians or increasing the proportion of services delivered directly by the 3173
Department.”. 3174
(b) A new subsection (f-1) is added to read as follows: 3175
“(f-1) Notwithstanding subsection (f) of this section, in Fiscal Year 2027, the Department 3176
shall permit not more than 4 public charter schools to directly hire behavioral health clinicians 3177
where the school demonstrates the capacity, willingness, and ability to support and implement 3178
behavioral health services; provided, that each clinician shall receive onsite clinical supervision 3179
and shall perform duties exclusively related to the School-Based Behavioral Health program.”. 3180
(c) A new subsection (g-1) is added to read as follows: 3181
“(g-1) By March 1, 2027, the Department shall, in collaboration with at least 2 leaders 3182
from community-based organizations awarded grants under subsection (f) of this section, at least 3183
4 program clinicians, including at least 2 clinicians employed by community-based 3184
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organizations, the Strengthening Families Through Behavioral Health Coalition, and The Center 3185
for Health and Health Care in Schools at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the 3186
George Washington University, develop, and publish on the Department’s website and submit to 3187
the Council: 3188
“(1) Uniform, publicly available standards, protocols, and assignment criteria for 3189
all clinicians participating in the program, including standardized roles, responsibilities, 3190
supervision expectations, performance expectations, and evaluation processes applicable equally 3191
to Department and community-based organization-employed clinicians performing comparable 3192
functions; 3193
“(2) A standardized evaluation framework for program clinicians that includes 3194
objective measures related to service delivery, documentation compliance, timeliness of services, 3195
school engagement, and student and family responsiveness, and requires evaluations on a 3196
consistent schedule using the same criteria, metrics, and review processes; and 3197
“(3) A methodology for tailoring program services to the individual needs of 3198
schools, including consideration of student population, service utilization, community needs, 3199
language access, and existing provider relationships.”. 3200
SUBTITLE E. TOBACCO PERMIT FEES 3201
Sec 5041. Short title. 3202
This subtitle may be cited as the “Tobacco Permit Fees Amendment Act of 2026”. 3203
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Sec. 5042. Chapter 24 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Code is amended as 3204
follows: 3205
(a) The table of contents is amended as follows: 3206
(1) Strike the phrase “47-2404. Licenses.” and insert the phrase “47-2404. 3207
Tobacco permits.” in its place. 3208
(2) Add a new section designation to read as follows: 3209
“47-2404.01. Smoking Cessation Fund.”. 3210
(b) Section 47-2401 is amended as follows: 3211
(1) Paragraph (3B) is redesignated as paragraph (3D). 3212
(2) New paragraphs (3B) and (3C) are added to read as follows: 3213
“(3B) The term “licensed wholesaler” means an individual who has obtained a 3214
basic business license under Chapter 28 of this title and a wholesaler’s permit pursuant to § 47-3215
2404(b)(1). 3216
“(3C) The term “licensed retailer” means an individual who has obtained a basic 3217
business license under Chapter 28 of this title and a retailer’s permit pursuant to § 47-3218
2404(b)(2).”. 3219
(c) Section 47-2404 of the District of Columbia Code is amended as follows: 3220
(1) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 3221
“§ 47-2404. Tobacco permits.”. 3222
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(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “license or licenses” and 3223
inserting the phrase “permit or permits” in its place. 3224
(3) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 3225
(A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the word “licenses” and 3226
inserting the word “permits” in its place. 3227
(B) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 3228
(i) Strike the word “licenses” and insert the word “permits” in its 3229
place. 3230
(ii) Strike the word “license” wherever it appears and insert the 3231
word “permit” in its place. 3232
(iii) Strike the word “licensee” both times it appears and insert the 3233
word “permittee” in its place. 3234
(iv) Strike the word “licensed” and insert the word “permitted” in 3235
its place. 3236
(v) Strike the figure “$50” and insert the figure “$125” in its place. 3237
(C) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 3238
(i) Strike the word “licenses” and insert the word “permits” in its 3239
place. 3240
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(ii) Strike the word “license” wherever it appears and insert the 3241
word “permit” in its place. 3242
(iii) Strike the word “licensee” both times it appears and insert the 3243
word “permittee” in its place. 3244
(iv) Strike the word “licensees” and insert the word “permittees” in 3245
its place. 3246
(v) Strike the figure “$15” and insert the figure “$75” in its place. 3247
(D) Paragraph (3) is amended as follows: 3248
(i) The lead-in language is amended by striking the word 3249
“licenses” and inserting the word “permits” in its place. 3250
(ii) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the word “license” 3251
and inserting the word “permit” in its place. 3252
(iii) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the word “license” 3253
and inserting the word “permit” in its place. 3254
(4) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the word “licenses” and inserting the 3255
word “permits” in its place. 3256
(5) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 3257
“(d) The Mayor may, by regulation, increase the permit fees imposed by subsection (b) of 3258
this section and may establish fees for duplicate permits.”. 3259
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(6) Subsection (e) is amended as follows: 3260
(A) Strike the word “Licenses” and insert the word “Permits” in its place. 3261
(B) Strike the word “licenses” both times it appears and insert the word 3262
“permits” in its place. 3263
(7) Subsection (f) is amended by striking the word “license” and inserting the 3264
word “permit” in its place. 3265
(8) Subsection (g) is amended by striking the phrase “The licenses required” and 3266
inserting the phrase “The permits required” in its place. 3267
(9) Subsection (h) is amended by striking the word “license” both times it appears 3268
and inserting the word “permits” in its place. 3269
(10) Subsection (h-1) is amended by striking the word “license” both times it 3270
appears and inserting the word “permits” in its place. 3271
(11) Subsection (i) is repealed. 3272
(d) A new section 47-2404.01 is added to read as follows: 3273
Ҥ 47-2404.01. Smoking Cessation Fund. 3274
“(a) There is established as a special fund the Smoking Cessation Fund (“Fund”), which 3275
shall be administered by the Department of Health in accordance with this section. 3276
“(b) All permit- related fees and fines collected pursuant to § 47-2404 shall be deposited 3277
in the Fund. 3278
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“(c) The Fund shall be used for smoking- cessation efforts. 3279
“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 3280
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 3281
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 3282
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 3283
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.”. 3284
(e ) Section 47-2409(a) is amended as follows: 3285
(1) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the word “license” and inserting the 3286
word “permit” in its place. 3287
(2) Paragraph (6) is amended by striking the word “license” and inserting the 3288
word “permit” in its place. 3289
(f) Section 47-2418(a) is amended by striking the word “licensed” and inserting the word 3290
“permitted” in its place. 3291
Sec. 5043. Section 4907e of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 3292
2001, effective September 18, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-217, D.C. Official Code § 7-736.05), is 3293
amended as follows: 3294
(a) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 3295
“Sec. 4907e. JUUL Settlement Fund”. 3296
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(b) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “Tobacco Use Cessation Fund” and 3297
inserting the phrase “JUUL Settlement Fund” in its place. 3298
(c) Subsection (b)(1) is repealed. 3299
SUBTITLE F. TRUANCY REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM 3300
Sec. 5051. Short title. 3301
This subtitle may be cited as the “Truancy Reduction Pilot Program Amendment Act of 3302
2026”. 3303
Sec. 5052. Section 7 of Article II of An Act To provide for compulsory school 3304
attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, 3305
effective September 19, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-17; D.C. Official Code § 38-208), is amended by 3306
adding a new subsection (c-3) to read as follows: 3307
“(c-3)(1)(A) By August 7, 2026, the Mayor shall identify no fewer than 10 educational 3308
institutions in the District, with students enrolled in any grade 6 through 12, that had a truancy 3309
rate greater than 30% in School Year 2025-26 to participate in a truancy pilot with the 3310
Department of Human Services (“DHS”) during School Year 2026–27. The identified 3311
educational institutions shall include at least one middle school. 3312
“(B) The Mayor shall notify the identified educational institutions of their 3313
participation in the truancy pilot at least 10 business days before the first day of instruction in 3314
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School Year 2026-27. The notice shall include appropriate agency contacts, timelines, and 3315
procedures for complying with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. 3316
“(2) The educational institutions identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this 3317
subsection shall refer each student who is 14 years of age through 17 years of age to DHS no 3318
later than 2 school days after the accrual of 15 unexcused full-day absences within a school year. 3319
“(3) The educational institutions identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this 3320
subsection shall refer each student who is 10 years of age through 13 years of age to DHS no 3321
later than 2 school days after the accrual of 10 unexcused full-day absences within a school year. 3322
“(4) DHS shall refer to the Child and Family Services Agency any student 3323
referred under paragraph (3) of this subsection whose parent has not responded to DHS outreach 3324
within 10 business days after that outreach or has declined services. 3325
“(5) By March 31, 2027, DHS shall publish a preliminary report, and by 3326
September 30, 2027, DHS shall publish a final report that, distinguishing data from each of the 3 3327
academic years in which the truancy pilot has operated pursuant to this subsection and 3328
subsections (c-1) and (c-2) of this section: 3329
“(A) Describes the interventions and services provided through the 3330
truancy pilot; 3331
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“(B) Provides the 5 most common reasons for unexcused absences for the 3332
students referred to DHS, such as housing instability, transportation issues, or medical 3333
emergencies; 3334
“(C) Presents aggregate data on the 5 most common truancy intervention 3335
services or programs that students referred to DHS utilized; 3336
“(D) Provides the number of families referred to the Child and Family 3337
Services Agency under paragraph (4) of this subsection and subsection (c-2)(4) of this section; 3338
“(E) Provides an analysis that compares: 3339
“(i) The attendance outcomes, academic performance, and 3340
delinquency status of students referred to DHS to his or her attendance outcomes, academic 3341
performance, and delinquency status during the same time period in the prior school year; 3342
“(ii) The attendance outcomes, academic performance, and 3343
delinquency status of students referred to DHS before and after the DHS referral during the 3344
applicable time period for School Year 2026-27; and 3345
“(iii) The attendance outcomes and academic performance of 3346
educational institutions participating in the truancy pilot with the attendance and academic 3347
performance during School Year 2026-27 of non-participating secondary educational institutions 3348
that are socio-demographically similar to participating educational institutions; 3349
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“(F) Provides an analysis comparing the attendance outcomes and 3350
academic performance of students whose parents did not respond to outreach efforts with the 3351
attendance outcomes and academic performance of students who completed case management; 3352
“(G) Identifies: 3353
“(i) Whether each educational institution participating in the 3354
truancy pilot is a District of Columbia Public Schools Connected School or is served by a grantee 3355
of the Community Schools Incentive Initiative administered by the Office of the State 3356
Superintendent of Education (“Community Schools”); 3357
“(ii) If a Community Schools participant, the name of the 3358
Community Schools grantee; and 3359
“(iii) The services offered through Community Schools or 3360
Connected Schools at each participating educational institution; 3361
“(H) Compares data and identifies trends across the 3 academic years 3362
during which the truancy pilot has operated; and 3363
“(I) Provides any other information DHS deems useful to the report. 3364
“(6) Educational institutions participating in the truancy pilot shall be exempt 3365
from the requirements of subsection (c) of this section for minor students who are 14 through 17 3366
years of age.”. 3367
Sec. 5053. Applicability. 3368
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This subtitle shall apply as of August 1, 2026. 3369
SUBTITLE G. TANF BENEFITS 3370
Sec. 5061. Short title. 3371
This subtitle may be cited as the “District of Columbia Public Assistance Amendment 3372
Act of 2026”. 3373
Sec. 5062. Section 552(c-4) of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, 3374
effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.52(c-4)), is amended to 3375
read as follows: 3376
“(c-4) The level of District-funded TANF assistance paid to each assistance unit 3377
receiving benefits under section 511a(a-1) shall be as follows: 3378
“(1) For Fiscal Year 2027, 100% of the Fiscal Year 2026 amount; 3379
“(2) For Fiscal Year 2028 and thereafter, $0.”. 3380
Sec. 5063. Section 5063 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Amendment Act 3381
of 2025, effective December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; 72 DCR 9825), is amended by striking 3382
the date “October 1, 2026” and inserting the date “October 1, 2027” in its place. 3383
SUBTITLE H. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES GRANTS 3384
Sec. 5071. Short title. 3385
This subtitle may be cited as the “Department of Human Services Grant Act of 2026”. 3386
Sec. 5072. Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 3387
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24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), in Fiscal Year 2027, the 3388
Department of Human Services shall issue the following grants: 3389
(1) $450,000 to Sasha Bruce Youthwork to operate a drop-in center serving 3390
unhoused youth; 3391
(2) $250,000 to Friendship Place to expand the AimHire job placement program 3392
and connect unhoused residents with work; and 3393
(3) $250,000 to A Wider Circle to support its work providing furniture and home 3394
goods to low-income individuals and families. 3395
SUBTITLE I. FOOD POLICY FUNCTIONS 3396
Sec. 5081. Short title. 3397
This subtitle may be cited as the “Food Policy Functions Amendment Act of 2026.” 3398
Sec. 5082. The Food Policy Council and Director Establishment Act of 2014, effective 3399
March 10, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-191; D.C. Official Code § 48-311 et seq.), is amended as follows: 3400
(a) Section 5 (D.C. Official Code § 48-314) is amended as follows: 3401
(1) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 3402
“Sec. 5. Office of Food Policy.”. 3403
(2) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 3404
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“(a)(1) There is established an Office of Food Policy (“Office”) within the Department of 3405
Health for the purpose of promoting equitable and sustainable food policies across the District 3406
that increase food access and build a local food economy. 3407
“(2) The Office shall be led by the Food Policy Director, who shall be appointed 3408
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia.”. 3409
(3) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the word “Director” and inserting the 3410
word “Office” in its place. 3411
(b) Section 5a (D.C. Official Code § 48-314.01) is amended by striking the phrase 3412
“Director of the Office of Planning” and inserting the phrase “Food Policy Director” in its place. 3413
SUBTITLE J. FARMERS MARKET SUPPORT GRANTS 3414
Sec. 5091. Short title. 3415
This subtitle may be cited as the “Farmers Market Support Grants Amendment Act of 3416
2026”. 3417
Sec. 5092. The lead-in language of section 4939(d) of the Department of Health 3418
Functions Clarification Act of 2001, effective August 23, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-27; D.C. Official 3419
Code § 7-742.22(d)), is amended by striking the figure “$140,000” and inserting the figure 3420
“$250,000” in its place. 3421
SUBTITLE K. GROCERY ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION 3422
Sec. 5101. Short title. 3423
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Grocery Access Pilot Program Extension Amendment 3424
Act of 2026”. 3425
Sec. 5102. Section 4907d of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 3426
2001, effective September 18, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-217; D.C. Official Code § 7-736.04), is 3427
amended to read as follows: 3428
“Sec. 4907d. Establishment of the grocery store access pilot grant program. 3429
“(a) The Department of Health shall establish a grocery access pilot grant program for the 3430
purpose of providing at least 1,000 eligible District residents with membership to a grocery 3431
delivery service at no cost for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027. 3432
“(b)(1) To be eligible to participate in the pilot program, an applicant shall be a resident 3433
of the District. 3434
“(2) At least 50% of participants in the pilot program must be enrolled in a federal 3435
or local public assistance program, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 3436
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, Temporary 3437
Assistance for Needy Families, National School Lunch Program free or reduced price meals, 3438
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Medicaid, or DC Healthcare Alliance. 3439
“(3) When selecting participants for the pilot program, the Department of Health 3440
shall give preference to applicants who live in “low food access areas” as that term is defined in 3441
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section 4938(7) and enrolled in a public benefit program pursuant to paragraph (2) of this 3442
subsection. 3443
“(c) Upon the conclusion of the pilot program following Fiscal Year 2027, the 3444
Department of Health shall make data collected on the outcomes of the pilot program publicly 3445
available.”. 3446
SUBTITLE L. 988 LIFELINE SUPPORT AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND 3447
ESTABLISHMENT 3448
Sec. 5111. Short title. 3449
This subtitle may be cited as the “988 Lifeline Support and Sustainability Fund 3450
Establishment Amendment Act of 2026”. 3451
Sec. 5112. The Emergency and Non-Emergency Telephone Calling Systems Fund Act of 3452
2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; D.C. Official Code § 34-1801 et seq.), is 3453
amended as follows: 3454
(a) Sections 602 through 608 are designated as Part A. 3455
(b) Section 602(6C) (D.C. Official Code § 34-1801(6C)) is amended to read as follows: 3456
“(6C) “Provider” means a person that provides wireline, wireless, Voice over Internet 3457
Protocol, or prepaid telecommunications services to consumers within the District.”. 3458
(c) A new Part B is added to read as follows: 3459
“PART B. 3460
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“Sec. 611. Definitions. 3461
“For the purposes of this part, the term: 3462
“(1) “988 Lifeline” shall have the same meaning as in section 251(e)(4) of the 3463
Communications Act of 1934, approved February 8, 1996 (110 Stat. 61; 47 U.S.C. § 251(e)(4)). 3464
“(2) “988 fee” means the surcharge authorized by section 613. 3465
“(3) “988 Fund” means the 988 Lifeline and Crisis Services Fund established by 3466
section 612. 3467
“(4) “Access line” means a wireline, Voice over Internet Protocol line, as defined 3468
in 47 C.F.R. § 9.3, wireless telephone number, trunk, or other communication path that can 3469
initiate a 988 Lifeline call. 3470
“(5) “Prepaid wireless 988 charge” means the surcharge authorized by section 3471
614. 3472
“(6) “Shared plan” means a telecommunications service plan offered by a 3473
provider that includes 2 or more access lines or mobile numbers. 3474
“Sec. 612. 988 Lifeline and Crisis Services Fund. 3475
“(a) Effective October 1, 2026, there is established as a special fund the 988 Lifeline and 3476
Crisis Services Fund, which shall be administered by the Department of Behavioral Health, in 3477
accordance with subsection (c) of this section. 3478
“(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the 988 Fund: 3479
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“(1) The 988 fee authorized by section 613; and 3480
“(2) The prepaid wireless 988 charge authorized under section 614. 3481
“(c)(1) Money in the 988 Fund shall be used to pay personnel and non-personnel costs 3482
incurred by the District to implement, operate, sustain, expand, and improve the District’s 988 3483
Lifeline and behavioral health crisis response continuum services provided in response to the 988 3484
Lifeline; provided, that such costs are not otherwise reimbursable through Medicaid, Medicare, 3485
federal or state-regulated health insurance plans, or disability insurers. 3486
“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, in Fiscal Year 2027, $2.4 3487
million from the 988 Fund shall be used for the following purposes; provided, that the funds are 3488
for services directly related to the 988 Lifeline: 3489
“(A) $600,000 for community-based crisis stabilization beds that provide a 3490
voluntary, trauma-informed, and non-coercive alternative to emergency psychiatric care 3491
established by section 5117d of the Department of Behavioral Health Establishment Act of 2013, 3492
passed on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661); 3493
“(B) $1.3 million for the Children and Adolescent Mobile Psychiatric 3494
Services program established by section 5117e of the Department of Behavioral Health 3495
Establishment Act of 2013, passed on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661); 3496
and 3497
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“(C) $500,000 for the 988 Lifeline’s operational costs, including staffing, 3498
training, technology infrastructure, coordination with crisis response services, and other costs 3499
necessary to support the District’s behavioral health crisis response continuum. 3500
“(d)(1) The money deposited into the 988 Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund 3501
balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any 3502
other time. 3503
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 3504
appropriated in the 988 Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year 3505
limitation. 3506
“(e) The Mayor shall submit to the Council, as part of the annual budget and financial 3507
plan, a request for an appropriation for expenditures from the 988 Fund. 3508
“(f)(1) All revenue and expenditures of the 988 Fund shall be audited annually by the 3509
Chief Financial Officer, who shall transmit the results of the annual audit to the Mayor and the 3510
Council. 3511
“(2) The audit shall include an itemized list of how funds were spent in the prior 3512
fiscal year an assessment of whether expenditures from the 988 Fund comply with federal law 3513
and whether there exists adequate internal controls to prevent misuse, and a list of local exchange 3514
carriers required to collect and remit the 988 fee established under section 613. 3515
“Sec. 613. 988 fee assessments. 3516
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“(a)(1) There is imposed upon all local exchange carriers that enable end users to initiate 3517
a call to the 988 Lifeline, a monthly fee of $0.15 per access line sold or leased in the District; 3518
except that, no more than 5 access lines per shared plan shall be assessed a fee. 3519
“(2) The PBX tax per station shall be converted into a per-trunk tax based on a 3520
ratio of 15 PBX stations to one PBX trunk. 3521
“(b)(1) Each local exchange carrier shall remit the fee imposed under subsection (a) of 3522
this section to the Mayor on a quarterly basis. 3523
“(2) Each local exchange carrier shall state on the invoice to customers a separate 3524
line item stating the amount of 988 fee imposed pursuant to this section. 3525
“(3) 988 fees collected under this section shall not be considered revenue of a 3526
local exchange carrier and shall not be subject to District taxes. 3527
“(c) The Mayor may, on an annual basis, adjust the 988 fee in accordance with changes 3528
in the Consumer Price Index or another generally applicable inflationary index adopted by the 3529
District. 3530
“(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications 3531
service, which shall be subject to the provisions of section 614. 3532
“Sec. 614. Collection and remittance of prepaid wireless 988 charge. 3533
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“(a)(1) A prepaid wireless 988 charge of 2% of the sales price per retail transaction 3534
occurring in the District shall be collected by the seller from the consumer and remitted to the 3535
District. 3536
“(2) The amount of the prepaid wireless 988 charge shall be separately stated on 3537
an invoice, receipt, or other similar document that is provided to the consumer by the seller. 3538
“(3) For purposes of this subsection, a retail transaction that is effected in person 3539
by a consumer at a business location of the seller shall be treated as occurring in the District if 3540
that business location is in the District and any other retail transaction shall be treated as 3541
occurring in the District if the retail transaction is a sale at retail described in D.C. Official Code 3542
§ 47-2001(n)(1)(T) that is subject to tax pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2002. 3543
“(b) The prepaid wireless 988 charge shall be the liability of the consumer and not of the 3544
seller or of any provider; except, that the seller shall be liable to remit all prepaid wireless 988 3545
charges that the seller collects from consumers, including all such charges that the seller is 3546
deemed to collect where the amount of the charge has not been separately stated on an invoice, 3547
receipt, or other similar document provided to the consumer by the seller. 3548
“(c) If the amount of the prepaid wireless 988 charge that is collected by a seller from a 3549
consumer is separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other similar document provided to the 3550
consumer by the seller, the amount shall not be included in the base for measuring any tax, fee, 3551
surcharge, or other charge that is imposed by the District. 3552
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“(d) When prepaid wireless telecommunications service is sold with one or more other 3553
products or services for a single, non-itemized price, the percentage of the prepaid wireless 988 3554
charge specified in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall apply to the entire non-itemized price, 3555
unless the seller elects to apply the percentage to: 3556
“(1) The amount of the prepaid wireless telecommunications service disclosed to 3557
the consumer as a dollar amount; or 3558
“(2) The portion of the price identified by the seller that is attributable to the 3559
prepaid wireless telecommunications service by reasonable and verifiable standards from the 3560
seller’s books and records that are kept in the regular course of business for other purposes, 3561
including non-tax purposes. 3562
“(e)(1) If a minimal amount of prepaid wireless telecommunications service is sold with a 3563
prepaid wireless device for a single, non-itemized price, the seller may elect not to apply the 3564
percentage specified in subsection(d)(1) of this section to the transaction. 3565
“(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “minimal amount” means an 3566
amount of service denominated as 10 minutes or less, or $5 or less. 3567
“(f) The Office of Tax and Revenue, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia 3568
Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 3569
2-501 et seq.), shall issue rules governing the collection of, remittance of, and other 3570
administrative provisions related to the prepaid wireless 988 charge established by this section 3571
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that are consistent with existing provisions governing the collection, remittance, and 3572
administration of the tax imposed by D.C. Official Code § 47-2002. 3573
“Sec. 615. Reporting. 3574
“As part of the annual appropriations request required by section 612(e), the Mayor shall 3575
submit a report to the Council addressing whether the 988 fee should be adjusted above the 3576
change in Consumer Price Index or another generally applicable inflationary index adopted by 3577
the District and providing performance metrics for the 988 Lifeline and the District’s behavioral 3578
health crisis response system, including call volume, answer rates, average time to answer, 3579
staffing levels supported by the Fund, and disposition outcomes, including resolution by phone, 3580
referral to mobile crisis services, or referral to emergency departments. 3581
“Sec. 616. Rules. 3582
“Except as otherwise provided in section 614(f), the Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the 3583
District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; 3584
D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this part.”. 3585
Sec. 5113. The Department of Behavioral Health Establishment Act of 2013, effective 3586
December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61, D.C. Official Code § 7-1141.01 et seq.), is amended by 3587
adding new sections 5117d and 5117e to read as follows: 3588
“Sec. 5117d. Community-based crisis stabilization residential services. 3589
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“(a)(1) By October 1, 2026, the Department shall award one-year contracts with 2 non-3590
governmental organizations for the purpose of operating crisis stabilization beds and crisis 3591
stabilization services. 3592
“(2) Crisis stabilization services shall: 3593
“(A) Operate in a manner that is voluntary, non-coercive, trauma-3594
informed, and culturally competent; 3595
“(B) Provide a home-like environment that supports stabilization and 3596
recovery; 3597
“(C) Serve individuals experiencing acute behavioral health crises, 3598
including individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders or housing instability; 3599
“(D) Operate in coordination with the Department’s crisis response 3600
system, including the 988 Lifeline established under Part B of the Emergency and Non-3601
Emergency Telephone Calling Systems Fund Act of 2000, passed on 2nd reading on DATE 3602
(Enrolled version of Bill 26-661), Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency program, mobile crisis 3603
services, hospitals, and community-based behavioral health providers; and 3604
“(E) Prioritize diversion from emergency departments, inpatient 3605
hospitalization, and involvement with the criminal legal system. 3606
“(b) The non-governmental organizations awarded contracts pursuant to subsection (a) of 3607
this section shall: 3608
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“(1) Possess no less than 5 years of experience operating residential psychiatric 3609
crisis stabilization services that provide voluntary therapeutic, community-based, and home-like 3610
treatment for individuals aged 18 or older with psychiatric symptoms and deemed appropriate for 3611
residential services in a structured, closely monitored temporary setting based on an on-site 3612
psychiatric assessment, including demonstrated experience serving adults with co-occurring 3613
substance use disorders; 3614
“(2) Be certified by the Department to provide residential psychiatric crisis 3615
stabilization services; and 3616
“(3) Have at least 5 years of experience conducting behavioral health assessments, 3617
crisis intervention, stabilization planning, and referrals to ongoing behavioral health services and 3618
supports. 3619
“Sec. 5117e. Children and Adolescent Mobile Psychiatric Services program. 3620
“(a)(1) There is established, within the Department, the Children and Adolescent Mobile 3621
Psychiatric Services program (“ChAMPS”) to provide children and youth aged 6 to 24 3622
experiencing behavioral health crises with behavioral health services. 3623
“(2) By October 1, 2026, the Department shall award a one-year contract with a 3624
non-governmental organization to operate the ChAMPS program. 3625
“(b) The non-governmental organization awarded a contract pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 3626
of this section shall: 3627
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“(1) Be certified by the Department to provide behavioral health services or youth 3628
mobile crisis intervention services; 3629
“(2) Utilize developmentally appropriate, family-centered, culturally responsive, 3630
and trauma-informed practices; 3631
“(3) Maintain staffing levels sufficient to provide timely mobile crisis response 3632
services in homes, schools, and community settings; 3633
“(4) Be able to coordinate with schools, hospitals, emergency departments, 3634
mobile crisis providers, law enforcement, and community-based health providers, as appropriate; 3635
“(5) Possess no less than 5 years of experience operating a community-based 3636
behavioral health crisis response service for children and youth experiencing behavioral health 3637
crises; and 3638
“(6) Have previously been awarded a contract by a local, state, or federal agency 3639
to operate a community-based mobile behavioral health crises response service for children and 3640
youth. 3641
“(c) The program established pursuant to this section shall: 3642
“(1) Provide developmentally appropriate, evidence-based crisis assessment, and 3643
behavioral health crisis intervention services to children and adolescents; 3644
“(2) Operate in a manner that prioritizes diversion from emergency departments, 3645
inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, and law enforcement involvement; 3646
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“(3) Provide services in the least restrictive and most clinically appropriate setting 3647
possible; 3648
“(4) Support families and caregivers in accessing ongoing behavioral health 3649
services and community-based supports; and 3650
“(5) Provide crisis stabilization planning, follow-up support, and referrals to 3651
ongoing behavioral health services, as appropriate. 3652
“(d) By March 1, 2027, the Department shall, in collaboration with the contracted non-3653
governmental organization, the Strengthening Families Through Behavioral Health Coalition, at 3654
least one District of Columbia Public School principal or their designee, at least one public 3655
charter school principal, and at least 2 school-based behavioral health clinicians, including at 3656
least one Department clinician and one community-based organization-employed clinician, 3657
submit a report to the Council and the Mayor that includes: 3658
“(1) A standardized model protocol to guide schools and community-based 3659
organizations in developing school-level protocols for utilizing mobile behavioral health crisis 3660
response services for children and youth; 3661
“(2) Standardized evaluation and performance metrics for children and youth 3662
mobile behavioral health crisis response services, including objective measures related to call 3663
answering rates, deployment response times, timeliness of follow-up, referrals and connections 3664
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to ongoing services, family engagement, and diversion from emergency departments, inpatient 3665
hospitalization, and law enforcement involvement; and 3666
“(3) Recommendations for improving coordination between schools, behavioral 3667
health providers, mobile crisis response teams, families, and the Department to ensure timely 3668
access to developmentally appropriate behavioral health crisis intervention services for children 3669
and youth.”. 3670
SUBTITLE M. DC HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE 3671
Sec. 5121. Short title. 3672
This subtitle may be cited as the “DC Health Care Alliance Amendment Act of 2026”. 3673
Sec. 5122. Section 7 of the Health Care Privatization Amendment Act of 2001, effective 3674
July 12, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-18; D.C. Official Code § 7-1405), is amended as follows: 3675
(a) A new subsection (a-2) to read as follows: 3676
“(a-2) Notwithstanding subsection (a-1) of this section, between October 1, 2026, and 3677
September 30, 2027, the Mayor shall resume providing the medical services provided by the DC 3678
Healthcare Alliance program prior to October 1, 2025, to enrollees who are 21 or older, except 3679
for non-emergency medical transportation.”. 3680
(b) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “subsection (a) or (a-1)” and 3681
inserting the phrase “subsections (a), (a-1), or (a-2)” in its place. 3682
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Sec. 5123. Chapter 33 of Title 22-B of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 3683
(22-B DCMR § 3300.1 et seq.), is amended as follows: 3684
(a) Section 3300.5 is amended as follows: 3685
(1) Paragraph (a) is amended as follows: 3686
(A) Subparagraph (3)(A) is amended to read as follows: 3687
“(A) Have a household income at or below one hundred and thirty-3688
three percent (133%) of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL); and” 3689
(B) Subparagraph (4)(B) is amended to read as follows: 3690
“(B) Not be eligible for, or enrolled in, Medicare, the Children's Health 3691
Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid, excluding eligibility for Medicaid payment for the 3692
treatment of an emergency medical condition pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 440.255, or enrolled in 3693
other third-party medical or health coverage that meets the requirements of minimum essential 3694
coverage, as defined under 45 C.F.R. § 156.600;”. 3695
(2) Paragraphs (b) and (c) are amended to read as follows: 3696
“(b) Except for individuals described in § 3300.4, effective October 1, 2027, residents 3697
aged twenty-one (21) or over shall no longer be eligible for application for or continued 3698
enrollment in the Alliance program and shall be exited from the Alliance program. 3699
“(c) Income determinations under this subsection shall be subject to the income 3700
determination requirements set forth in § 3304.”. 3701
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(b) Section 3309 is repealed. 3702
SUBTITLE N. OPIOID ABATEMENT DIRECTED FUNDING 3703
Sec. 5131. Short title. 3704
This subtitle may be cited as the “Opioid Abatement Directed Funding Amendment Act 3705
of 2026”. 3706
Sec. 5132. Section 5012 of the Opioid Abatement Fund Establishment Act of 2022, 3707
effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-167; D.C. Official Code § 7-3221), is amended by 3708
adding anew subsection (b-7) to read as follows: 3709
“(b-7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, in Fiscal Year 2027, a total of 3710
$796,000 from the Fund shall be used for the following purposes: 3711
“(1) $400,000 to the Office of the Chief Medical Officer for the purpose of 3712
enabling the testing of illicit drug misuse and the development of novel testing methods for 3713
opioids within the agency’s Forensic Toxicology Lab and Data Fusion Center; and 3714
“(2) $396,000 for a grant to a District-based children’s hospital operating an 3715
evidence-based adolescent substance use disorder treatment program that provides 3716
developmentally appropriate clinical care, peer recovery support, family-centered services, and 3717
community-based treatment for children, adolescents, and young adults with substance use 3718
disorders, particularly in underserved areas of the District.”. 3719
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Sec. 5133. In Fiscal Year 2027, the Department shall award a one-year grant in the 3720
amount of $396,000 to a District-based hospital operating an evidence-based adolescent 3721
substance use disorder treatment program that provides developmentally appropriate clinical 3722
care, peer recovery support, family-centered services, and community-based treatment for 3723
children, adolescents, and young adults with substance use disorders, particularly in underserved 3724
areas of the District. 3725
SUBTITLE O. IMPROVING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ACCESS 3726
Sec. 5141. Short title. 3727
This subtitle may be cited as the “Improving Prescription Drug Access Amendment Act 3728
of 2026”. 3729
Sec. 5142. Chapter 28 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 3730
follows: 3731
(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as 3732
follows: 3733
“47-2885.17b. Discount drug card program.”. 3734
(b) A new section 47-2885.17b is added to read as follows: 3735
Ҥ 47-2885.17b. Discount drug card program. 3736
“(a) The Mayor shall establish a drug discount card program (“ArrayRx DC”) by entering 3737
into, on behalf of the District of Columbia, a cooperative purchasing agreement with a 3738
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prescription drug discount program, which may include a multi-state non-profit prescription drug 3739
purchasing consortium, for the purpose of lowering prescription drug costs for District residents. 3740
“(b) The Department of Health shall implement the ArrayRx DC program to give all 3741
District residents, including those without insurance, access to the lower-cost prescription drugs 3742
at critical access pharmacies. 3743
“(c)(1) The Mayor may designate a licensed pharmacy as a critical access pharmacy for 3744
the purpose of negotiating a higher reimbursement rate with the pharmacy benefit manager as a 3745
condition of participation in Array Rx DC; provided, that the pharmacy is: 3746
“(A) Not owned by a person who owns more than 3 pharmacies physically 3747
located in the District of Columbia, unless the pharmacy is owned and operated by a Federally 3748
Qualified Health Center or the District government; 3749
“(B) Physically located within a geographic area of the District that has 3750
limited or insufficient community access to pharmacy services; and 3751
“(C) Open to the public and dispenses drugs to consumers on its premises. 3752
“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Mayor may waive one 3753
or more of the enumerated criteria and designate a pharmacy as a critical access pharmacy after 3754
weighing factors related to pharmacy access in the relevant geographic area.”. 3755
(c) Section 47-2885.18(a)(3) is amended as follows: 3756
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(1) Subparagraph (J) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 3757
semicolon in its place. 3758
(2) Subparagraph (K) is amended by striking the period and adding the phrase “; 3759
and” in its place. 3760
(3) A new subparagraph (L) is added to read as follows: 3761
“(L) The establishment of regulations to implement § 47-2885.17b, 3762
including the designation of pharmacies as critical access pharmacies.”. 3763
SUBTITLE P. HUMAN SERVICES PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE 3764
Sec. 5151. Short title. 3765
This subtitle may be cited as the “Human Services Pathways to Independence 3766
Amendment Act of 2026”. 3767
Sec. 5152. The District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 3768
1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-201.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 3769
(a) Section 576(c) (D.C. Official Code § 4-205.76(c)) is amended to read as follows: 3770
“(c) POWER beneficiaries shall be eligible for supportive services made available to 3771
TANF beneficiaries to the same extent as TANF beneficiaries, without interruption due to 3772
beginning or ending POWER enrollment at the election of the beneficiary, including: 3773
“(1) The TANF Employment and Education Program; 3774
“(2) Child care subsidies otherwise available only to TANF beneficiaries; 3775
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“(3) Transportation assistance; 3776
“(4) Behavioral health and substance abuse supports otherwise available only to 3777
TANF beneficiaries; and 3778
“(5) The Tuition Assistance Program Initiative for TANF.”. 3779
(b) Section 582 (D.C. Official Code § 4–205.82) is amended to read as follows: 3780
“Sec. 582. Provision of information concerning Earned Income Tax Credits. 3781
“(a) At least once per year, the Mayor shall provide written notice (“notice”) regarding 3782
the federal and District Earned Income Tax Credits (“tax credits”) to the individuals identified in 3783
subsection (c) of this section. 3784
“(b) The notice shall include: 3785
“(1) A summary of the eligibility requirements for the tax credits; 3786
“(2) The amount of the maximum allowable tax credits for different family sizes; 3787
“(3) A summary of the process for applying for the tax credits, including the 3788
process for receiving monthly payments of the credits; and 3789
“(4) A telephone number to call to receive additional information about the tax 3790
credits. 3791
“(c) The notice shall be provided to: 3792
“(1) Each TANF, POWER, SNAP, and Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program 3793
head of household; and 3794
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“(2) Each adult who receives Medicaid benefits or who is caring for a child who 3795
receives Medicaid benefits.”. 3796
SUBTITLE Q. HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCE UTILIZATION 3797
Sec. 5161. Short title. 3798
This subtitle may be cited as the “Human Services Resource Utilization Amendment Act 3799
of 2026”. 3800
Sec. 5162. The Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005, effective October 22, 2005 (D.C. 3801
Law 16-35; D.C. Official Code § 4-751.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 3802
(a) The table of contents is amended by adding new section designations to read as 3803
follows: 3804
“Sec. 31c. Deployment of District-funded housing vouchers in Fiscal Years 2027 and 3805
2028. 3806
“Sec. 31d. Bridge housing resources. 3807
“Sec. 31e. Turnover of District-funded housing vouchers.”. 3808
(b) Section 18 (D.C. Official Code § 4-754.32) is amended by adding a new subsection 3809
(d) to read as follows: 3810
“(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may not require a 3811
provider that receives federal funding to support survivors of domestic violence to adopt 3812
program rules that require the provider or a client of the provider to engage in any action 3813
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inconsistent with the terms of the provider’s federal grant award or any term or condition of the 3814
federal grant’s retention or renewal. In developing program rules for or with providers of 3815
services to survivors of domestic violence, the Department shall endeavor to avoid conflicts 3816
between program rules and federal law governing eligibility for domestic violence grants, 3817
including the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, approved December 20, 2010 (124 3818
Stat. 3484; 42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.), and the Violence Against Women and Department of 3819
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, approved January 5, 2006 (119 Stat. 2964; 34 U.S.C. § 3820
12291 et seq.).”. 3821
(c) New sections 31c, 31d, and 31e are added to read as follows: 3822
“Sec. 31c. Deployment of District-funded housing vouchers in Fiscal Year 2027. 3823
“(a)(1) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Department shall refer 26 families participating in the 3824
Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program (“FRSP”) whose annual household incomes are at or 3825
below 30% of the median family income for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, as 3826
determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to the District of 3827
Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) to be matched to the 26 new Local Rent Supplement 3828
Program (“LRSP”) vouchers funded in the Fiscal Year 2027 Local Budget Act of 2026, passed 3829
on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-659). 3830
“(2) The Department shall prioritize which families to refer to DCHA under 3831
paragraph (1) of this subsection by assessing whether the totality of a family’s circumstances 3832
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renders a match to a permanent housing subsidy without supportive services appropriate. In 3833
assessing the totality of the circumstances, the Department shall consider: 3834
“(A) The age of minor children; provided, that the presence of younger 3835
children in the family favors a referral; 3836
“(B) The potential of adult members of the family to grow income such 3837
that a permanent housing subsidy would not be necessary; provided, that adult family members’ 3838
potential inability to grow income favors a referral; and 3839
“(C) The ability of the family to safely transition to permanent housing 3840
without ongoing case management. 3841
“(b) In Fiscal Year 2027, the Department shall match 190 families to the 45 new 3842
permanent supportive housing vouchers, 100 new targeted affordable housing vouchers, and 45 3843
new Flexible Rent Subsidy Pilot Program subsidies funded in the Fiscal Year 2027 Local Budget 3844
Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-659). 3845
“(c) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 3846
Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), may issue 3847
rules to implement the provisions of this section. 3848
“Sec. 31d. Bridge housing resources. 3849
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“(a)(1) The Mayor may not limit the capacity of the temporary shelter facility located at 3850
1129 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. (the “Aston”), below that required to house 190 3851
individuals. 3852
“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department may: 3853
“(A) Limit the capacity of an Aston housing unit designed to 3854
accommodate 2 individuals to one individual when the Department finds it necessary to meet an 3855
individual’s housing or clinical needs; 3856
“(B) Limit overall occupancy at the Aston to the extent necessary to 3857
ensure individuals who do not share gender identity or expression are not required to share 3858
housing units; 3859
“(C) Limit overall occupancy at the Aston to the extent necessary to allow 3860
individuals to occupy housing units with others with whom a shared placement is appropriate, 3861
including other members of an individual’s family; and 3862
“(D) Decline to place individuals in housing units employed by the 3863
operator of the Aston for uses other than housing individuals as of May 1, 2026, if no alternative 3864
space at the Aston is available for those uses. 3865
“Sec. 31e. Turnover of District-funded housing vouchers. 3866
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“(a) No later than 60 days after the permanent departure of an individual or family from 3867
permanent supportive housing or targeted affordable housing, the Department shall match the 3868
voucher vacated by the departing individual or family to a new individual or family. 3869
“(b) For the purposes of this section, an individual or family shall be considered to have 3870
permanently departed permanent supportive housing or targeted affordable housing when the 3871
individual or family has been terminated or otherwise exited from the program and there is no 3872
pending appeal or administrative review of the termination or exit.”. 3873
SUBTITLE R. TANF ELIGIBILITY DURING PREGNANCY 3874
Sec. 5171. Short title. 3875
This subtitle may be cited as the “Improving Maternal and Prenatal Access to Care and 3876
Timely Supports (IMPACTS) Amendment Act of 2026”. 3877
Sec. 5172. Section 543 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, 3878
effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.43), is amended as follows: 3879
(a) The section designation is amended to read as follows: 3880
“Sec. 543. Eligibility of a pregnant person for TANF.”. 3881
(b) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 3882
“(b) Beginning October 1, 2026, a pregnant person shall be eligible for TANF benefits if 3883
the pregnancy has been medically certified, the pregnancy is in the second or third trimester, and 3884
other generally applicable TANF eligibility requirements are met. The Mayor shall provide to the 3885
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pregnant person written information and referrals regarding the availability of prenatal care 3886
services and nutrition supplements.”. 3887
SUBTITLE S. PUBLIC BENEFITS SECURITY CLARIFICATION 3888
Sec. 5181. Short title. 3889
This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Benefits Security Clarification Amendment Act 3890
of 2026”. 3891
Sec. 5182. The District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 3892
1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-201.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 3893
(a) Section 583(a) (D.C. Official Code § 4-205.83(a)) is amended by striking the date 3894
“October 1, 2027” and inserting the date “March 1, 2028” in its place. 3895
(b) Section 584(d) D.C. Official Code § 4-205.84(d)) is amended to read as follows: 3896
“(d)(1) This section shall apply as of March 1, 2028. 3897
“(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Department to restore 3898
public assistance lost due to theft before March 1, 2028. 3899
“(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the Department’s ability to 3900
restore public assistance lost due to theft before March 1, 2028.”. 3901
Sec. 5183. Section 4 of the Public Benefits Security Amendment Act of 2026, effective 3902
March 24, 2026 (D.C. Law 26-104; 73 DCR 1069), is repealed. 3903
SUBTITLE T. CHILD SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT 3904
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Sec. 5191. Short title. 3905
This subtitle may be cited as the “Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026”. 3906
Sec. 5192. Section 519(c) of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, 3907
effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.19(c)), is amended as 3908
follows: 3909
(a) Paragraph 4(B) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a period in its 3910
place. 3911
(b) Paragraph (5) is repealed. 3912
Sec. 5193. The District of Columbia Child Support Enforcement Amendment Act of 3913
1985, effective February 24, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-166; D.C. Official Code § 46-201 et seq.), is 3914
amended by adding a new section 4a to read as follows: 3915
“Sec. 4a. Pass-through of current support and arrears. 3916
“(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District shall pay to a family 3917
receiving TANF an amount equal to the first $200 of a current monthly child support 3918
payment made to the District for a family receiving TANF under an assignment of child 3919
support made pursuant to section 519(b) of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 3920
1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.19(b)). 3921
“(b) Beginning on July 1, 2027 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 3922
the District shall pay to a family receiving TANF an amount equal to the first $200 of a child 3923
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support payment that satisfies an obligation for accrued child support arrears made to the District 3924
under an assignment of child support made pursuant to section 519(b) of the District of 3925
Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official 3926
Code § 4-205.19(b)). 3927
“(c) Beginning on July 1, 2027 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 3928
the District shall pay to a family that formerly received TANF an amount equal to the first $200 3929
of a child support payment that satisfies an obligation for accrued child support arrears made to 3930
the District under an assignment of child support made pursuant to section 519(b) of the District 3931
of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; 3932
D.C. Official Code § 4-205.19(b)).”. 3933
Sec. 5194. Section 15-101 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 3934
follows: 3935
(a) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 3936
(1) Strike the phrase “subsection (b)” and insert the phrase “subsections (a-1) and 3937
(b)” in its place. 3938
(2) Strike the word “twelve” and insert the number “12” in its place. 3939
(b) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: 3940
“(a-1) For support orders entered in cases filed 120 days after the effective date 3941
of the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on [DATE], 3942
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2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661), the 12-year period of limitation on the enforceability of a 3943
final judgment or final decree for the payment of money provided by subsection (a) of this 3944
section shall not apply to judgments or decrees for past-due child support. Child support 3945
judgments entered pursuant to these support orders shall be enforceable for a period of 5 years 3946
after the date of the emancipation of the youngest child subject to the support order. The time 3947
during which the judgment creditor is stayed from enforcing the judgment as provided in 3948
subsection (a) of this section shall not be computed as a part of the period within which the 3949
judgment is enforceable by execution.”. 3950
(c) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “the twelve-year period provided by 3951
subsection (a)” and inserting the phrase “the periods provided by subsections (a) and (a-1)” in its 3952
place. 3953
SUBTITLE U. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER GRANT 3954
PROGRAM 3955
Sec. 5201. Short title. 3956
This subtitle may be cited as the “Federally Qualified Health Center Grant Program for 3957
Uninsured Patient Care Act of 2026”. 3958
Sec. 5202. Fiscal Year 2027 Federally Qualified Health Center Grant Program. 3959
By October 31, 2026, the Department of Healthcare Finance (“DHCF”) shall award 3960
grants totaling $800,000 to at least 2 entities that have a patient population that is at least 20% 3961
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uninsured and that are: 3962
(1) A federally qualified health center (“FQHC”), as defined in section 3963
1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security Act, approved July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 313; 42 U.S.C. § 3964
1395x(aa)(4)); or 3965
(2) An entity that has been determined by the Health Resources and Services 3966
Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to meet the 3967
definition of a FQHC, but does not receive FQHC program funding. 3968
SUBTITLE V. HEALTH BENEFIT CONFORMING AMENDMENT 3969
Sec. 5211. Short title. 3970
This subtitle may be cited as the “Health Benefit Conforming Amendment Act of 2026”. 3971
Sec. 5212. Section 5f(b) of the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Federal Law 3972
Conformity Act of 2000, effective September 6, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-49; D.C. Official Code § 3973
31-3834.06(b)), is amended by adding a new paragraph (3) to read as follows: 3974
“(3) This subsection shall not apply if the federal government requires defrayal of 3975
the costs of the benefits described in this subsection by the District of Columbia for plan years 3976
starting on or after January 1, 2028, pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 155.170.”. 3977
SUBTITLE W. RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE SUPPORT GRANT 3978
Sec. 5221. Short title. 3979
This subtitle may be cited as the “Ronald McDonald House Support Grant Act of 2026”. 3980
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Sec. 5222. Notwithstanding the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 3981
24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11 et seq.), in Fiscal Year 2027, the 3982
Department of Health shall issue a grant of $100,000 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities 3983
of Greater Washington, DC, Inc. for the Build for Love Impact Fund, which supports a range of 3984
services, including accommodations for families being treated at District of Columbia hospitals. 3985
TITLE VI. OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 3986
SUBTITLE A. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE AND VENDING GENERATOR 3987
CONVERSION CREDITS 3988
Sec. 6001. Short title. 3989
This subtitle may be cited as the “Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Credit 3990
Amendment Act of 2026”. 3991
Sec. 6002. Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 3992
follows: 3993
(a) The table of contents is amended as follows: 3994
(1) Strike the phrase “47-1806.13. Tax on residents and non-residents – Credits – 3995
Alternative fuel vehicle conversion credit.” and insert the phrase “47-1806.13. Tax on residents 3996
and non-residents – Credits – Alternative fuel vehicle conversion credit and mobile food vendor 3997
generator electrification credit.” in its place. 3998
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(2) Strike the phrase “47-1807.11. Tax on corporations – Credits – Alternative 3999
fuel vehicle conversion credit.” and insert the phrase “47-1807.11. Tax on corporations – Credits 4000
– Alternative fuel vehicle conversion credit and mobile food vendor generator electrification 4001
credit.” in its place. 4002
(3) Strike the phrase “47-1808.11. Tax on unincorporated businesses – Credits – 4003
Alternative fuel vehicle conversion credit.” and insert the phrase “47-1808.11. Tax on 4004
unincorporated businesses – Credits – Alternative fuel vehicle conversion credit and mobile 4005
food-vendor generator electrification credit.” in its place. 4006
(b) Section 47-1806.12(f)(1)(F) is repealed. 4007
(c) Section 47-1806.13 is amended as follows: 4008
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “conversion credit.” 4009
and inserting the phrase “conversion credit and mobile food vendor generator electrification 4010
credit.” in its place. 4011
(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the date “December 31, 2026” and 4012
inserting the date “December 31, 2035” in its place. 4013
(3) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: 4014
“(a-1) Beginning with the taxable year after December 31, 2025, and ending with the 4015
taxable year ending December 31, 2035, a credit shall be allowed against the tax imposed under 4016
§ 47-1806.03 in the amount of 50% of the equipment and labor costs directly attributable to the 4017
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replacement of a fossil-fuel-powered generator or other greenhouse-gas or pollution-creating 4018
generator with a battery-powered or zero-emissions generator used to supply electrical power to 4019
appliances for food preparation and servicing in a mobile vending vehicle operated by a mobile 4020
vendor; provided, that: 4021
“(1) The total credit shall not exceed $15,000 per replaced generator; 4022
“(2) The credit shall be claimed by the taxpayer over a period of 3 tax years, each 4023
year in an amount equal to 1/3 of the total tax credit for the mobile vending vehicle plus an 4024
allowable amount carried forward under paragraph (5) of this subsection, subject to the 4025
limitations in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection; 4026
“(3) The credit may be claimed for a tax year only if, during that tax year, the 4027
mobile vending vehicle was licensed and operated in the District; 4028
“(4) The credit claimed in any one tax year may not exceed the taxpayer’s tax 4029
liability under § 47-1806.03 for that year; 4030
“(5) If the amount of the credit permitted in a tax year exceeds the tax otherwise 4031
due under § 47-1806.03 for that tax year, the amount of the credit not used may be carried 4032
forward for up to 2 tax years; 4033
“(6) The credit shall not be refundable; and 4034
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“(7) The credit may not be claimed in a tax year by a taxpayer if the taxpayer in 4035
that tax year operated a trade or business within the District related to the mobile vending vehicle 4036
that had gross income of more than $12,000 for the tax year.”. 4037
(4) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “under this section” and 4038
inserting the phrase “under subsection (a) of this section” in its place. 4039
(5) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows: 4040
“(d) For the purposes of subsection (a-1) of this section, the term: 4041
“(1) “Battery-powered generator” means a device that uses a rechargeable battery 4042
to store and discharge electrical energy to power appliances or equipment. 4043
“(2) “Mobile vendor” means a person licensed under District law to sell food or 4044
beverages from a mobile vending unit on public space. 4045
“(3) “Replacement” means the removal, deactivation, or disuse of a fossil-fuel-4046
powered generator such that a battery-powered generator becomes the primary or exclusive 4047
source of portable electrical power.”. 4048
(d) Section 47-1807.11 is amended as follows: 4049
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “conversion credit.” 4050
and inserting the phrase “conversion credit and mobile food vendor generator electrification 4051
credit.” in its place. 4052
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(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the date “December 31, 2026” and 4053
inserting the date “December 31, 2035” in its place. 4054
(3) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: 4055
“(a-1) Beginning with the taxable year after December 31, 2025, and ending with the 4056
taxable year ending December 31, 2035, a credit shall be allowed against the tax imposed under 4057
§ 47-1806.03 in the amount of 50% of the equipment and labor costs directly attributable to the 4058
replacement of a fossil-fuel-powered generator or other greenhouse-gas or pollution-creating 4059
generator with a battery-powered or zero-emissions generator used to supply electrical power to 4060
appliances for food preparation and servicing in a mobile vending operation operated by a 4061
mobile vendor, not to exceed $15,000 per generator.”. 4062
(4) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 4063
(A) Strike the phrase “credit claimed under this section” and insert the 4064
phrase “credits claimed under this section” in its place. 4065
(B) Strike the phrase “credit shall not be” and insert the phrase “credits 4066
shall not be” in its place. 4067
(5) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows: 4068
“(d) For the purposes of subsection (a-1) of this section, the term: 4069
“(1) “Battery-powered generator” means a device that uses a rechargeable battery 4070
to store and discharge electrical energy to power appliances or equipment. 4071
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“(2) “Mobile vendor” means a person licensed under District law to sell food or 4072
beverages from a mobile vending unit on public space. 4073
“(3) “Replacement” means the removal, deactivation, or disuse of a fossil-fuel-4074
powered generator such that a battery-powered generator becomes the primary or exclusive 4075
source of portable electrical power.”. 4076
(e) Section 47-1808.11 is amended as follows: 4077
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “conversion credit.” 4078
and inserting the phrase “conversion credit and mobile food vendor generator electrification 4079
credit.” in its place. 4080
(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the date “December 31, 2026” and 4081
inserting the date “December 31, 2035” in its place. 4082
(3) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: 4083
“(a-1) Beginning with the taxable year after December 31, 2025, and ending with the 4084
taxable year ending December 31, 2035, a credit shall be allowed against the tax imposed under 4085
§ 47-1806.03 in the amount of 50% of the equipment and labor costs directly attributable to the 4086
replacement of a fossil-fuel-powered generator or other greenhouse-gas or pollution-creating 4087
generator with a battery-powered or zero-emissions generator used to supply electrical power to 4088
appliances for food preparation and servicing in a mobile vending operation operated by a 4089
mobile vendor, not to exceed $15,000 per generator.”. 4090
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(4) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 4091
(A) Strike the phrase “credit claimed under this section” and inserting the 4092
phrase “credits claimed under this section” in its place. 4093
(B) Strike the phrase “credit shall not be” and insert the phrase “credits 4094
shall not be” in its place. 4095
(5) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows: 4096
“(d) For the purposes of subsection (a-1) of this section, the term: 4097
“(1) “Battery-powered generator” means a device that uses a rechargeable battery 4098
to store and discharge electrical energy to power appliances or equipment. 4099
“(2) “Mobile vendor” means a person licensed under District law to sell food or 4100
beverages from a mobile vending unit on public space. 4101
“(3) “Replacement” means the removal, deactivation, or disuse of a fossil-fuel-4102
powered generator such that a battery-powered generator becomes the primary or exclusive 4103
source of portable electrical power.”. 4104
SUBTITLE B. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TAX 4105
CREDITS 4106
Sec. 6011. Short title. 4107
This subtitle may be cited as the “Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Incentive Act 4108
of 2026”. 4109
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Sec. 6012. Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 4110
follows: 4111
(a) The table of contents is amended as follows: 4112
(1) The section designation for section 47-1806.12 is amended to read as follows: 4113
“47-1806.12. Tax on residents and non-residents — Credits — Alternative fuel 4114
infrastructure credit —Tax year 2014 through tax year 2026.”. 4115
(2) A new section designation is added to read as follows: 4116
“47-1806.12a. Tax on residents and non-residents — Credits — Alternative fuel 4117
infrastructure credit — Tax year 2027 through tax year 2036.”. 4118
(b) The section heading for section 47-1806.12 is amended by striking the phrase 4119
“Alternative fuel infrastructure credit” and inserting the phrase “Alternative fuel infrastructure 4120
credit – Tax year 2014 through tax year 2026” in its place. 4121
(c) A new section 47-1806.12a is added to read as follows: 4122
“§ 47-1806.12a. Tax on residents and non-residents — Credits — Alternative fuel 4123
infrastructure credit — Tax year 2027 through tax year 2036. 4124
“(a) Beginning with the taxable year after December 31, 2026, through the taxable year 4125
ending December 31, 2036, there shall be allowed against the tax imposed on an eligible 4126
applicant by § 47-1806.03 a credit in the amount of 50% of the equipment and labor costs 4127
directly attributable to the purchase and installation by the taxpayer of alternative fuel storage 4128
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and dispensing or charging equipment in a property that is the dwelling of the taxpayer and 4129
located in the District; provided, that the credit shall not exceed $1,000 per vehicle charging 4130
station. 4131
“(b) The equipment and labor costs for which a tax credit may be claimed under this 4132
section shall not include costs associated with the construction or purchase of any real property 4133
or structure. 4134
“(c) The credit claimed under this section in any one tax year may not exceed the 4135
taxpayer’s tax liability under § 47-1806.03 for that year. 4136
“(d) If the amount of the tax credit permitted under this section exceeds the tax otherwise 4137
due under § 47-1806.03, the amount of the credit not used may be carried forward for up to 2 tax 4138
years. The credit shall not be refundable. 4139
“(e) For the purposes of this section, the term: 4140
“(1) “Alternative fuel” means a fuel used to power a motor vehicle that consists of 4141
one or more of the following: 4142
“(A) Electricity provided by a vehicle-charging station; or 4143
“(B) Hydrogen. 4144
“(2) “Eligible applicant” means a resident who is an owner or lessee of a qualified 4145
private residence. 4146
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“(3) “Qualified private residence” means a property that is the dwelling of a 4147
person that has a vehicle-charging station.”. 4148
(d) Section 47-1807.10 is amended as follows: 4149
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the date “December 31, 2026,” and 4150
inserting the date “December 31, 2036,” in its place. 4151
(2) Subsection (f)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “shall have the same 4152
meaning as provided in § 47-1806.12(f)(1)” and inserting the phrase “shall, through December 4153
31, 2026, have the same meaning as provided in § 47-1806.12(f)(1), and shall, after December 4154
31, 2026, have the same meaning as provided in § 47-1806.12a(e)(1)” in its place. 4155
(e) Section 47-1808.10 is amended as follows: 4156
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the date “December 31, 2026,” and 4157
inserting the date “December 31, 2036” in its place. 4158
(2) Subsection (f)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “shall have the same 4159
meaning as provided in § 47-1806.12(f)(1)” and inserting the phrase “shall, through December 4160
31, 2026, have the same meaning as provided in § 47-1806.12(f)(1) and shall, after December 4161
31, 2026, have the same meaning as provided in § 47-1806.12a(e)(1)” in its place. 4162
SUBTITLE C. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CHARGING 4163
STATIONS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION 4164
Sec. 6021. Short title. 4165
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Electric Vehicle Publicly Accessible Charging Stations 4166
Personal Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2026”. 4167
Sec. 6022. Section 47-1508(a) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by 4168
adding a new paragraph (14) to read as follows: 4169
“(14) For personal property tax years beginning after May 30, 2027, electric 4170
vehicle chargers, including 240 volt outlets installed near parking spaces and supporting 4171
equipment and associated software, that: 4172
“(A) Provide electricity for the recharging of battery electric motor 4173
vehicles or plug-in hybrid motor vehicles; and 4174
“(B) Are and will be operational and available for use by the public during 4175
the tax year, or portion of the tax year, for which the exemption is claimed.”. 4176
SUBTITLE D. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RESPONSIBILITY 4177
Sec. 6031. Short title. 4178
This subtitle may be cited as the “Administrative Hearing Responsibility Amendment Act 4179
of 2026”. 4180
Sec. 6032. Title I of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective 4181
September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.01 et seq.), is amended as 4182
follows: 4183
(a) Section 105(a) (D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.05(a)) is amended by adding a new 4184
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paragraph (3) to read as follows: 4185
“(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to infractions issued by the 4186
Department of For Hire Vehicles pursuant to the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission 4187
Establishment Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code § 50-4188
301.01 et seq.).”. 4189
(b) A new section 113 is added to read as follows: 4190
“Sec. 113. Adjudication of Department of For-Hire Vehicles Enforcement Actions. 4191
“(a) The Department shall have jurisdiction to adjudicate all notices of infraction issued 4192
by the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (“DFHV”) under the District of Columbia Taxicab 4193
Commission Establishment Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official 4194
Code § 50-301.01 et. seq.), and Title 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (31 4195
DCMR § 100.1 et seq.). 4196
“(b)(1) The administrative adjudication of notices of infraction issued by the DFHV 4197
pursuant to the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985, effective 4198
March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code § 50-301.01 et. seq.), and referred to the 4199
Department shall be conducted according to the requirements set forth in section 704 of Title 31 4200
of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (31 DCMR § 704) and the rules of procedure 4201
issued by the Department pursuant to the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, 4202
effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.01), and the 4203
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implementing rules and regulations located in Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal 4204
Regulations (18 DCMR § 1000.1, et. seq.). 4205
“(2) DFHV shall promulgate revised rules to implement the provisions of the 4206
Administrative Hearing Responsibility Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on 4207
DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661), including revisions to section 704 of Title 31 of the 4208
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (31 § DCMR 704) necessary to replace references to 4209
the Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”) with references to the Department of Motor 4210
Vehicles (“DMV”). 4211
“(3) In the event any conflict arises between the DMV traffic adjudication 4212
procedures required by this act and its implementing rules and regulations set forth in Chapter 10 4213
of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 1000.1, et. seq.), and 4214
the DFHV adjudication procedures required by section 704 of Title 31 of the District of 4215
Columbia Municipal Regulations (31 DCMR § 704, et. seq.), the DFHV rules and regulations set 4216
forth at 31 DCMR § 704 shall control. For all matters not specifically addressed by 31 DCMR § 4217
704, the DMV rules and regulations located in Chapter 10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia 4218
Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 1000.1) shall control. 4219
“(4) A person aggrieved by a final order of a DMV hearing examiner in a DFHV 4220
notice of infraction proceeding brought pursuant to this section may obtain review of the final 4221
order by the Traffic Adjudication Appeals Board, which shall be filed as provided in section 402. 4222
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“(c) Any adjudicated case or appeal arising from a DFHV notice of infraction that is 4223
pending at OAH as of the effective date of the Administrative Hearing Responsibility 4224
Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, passed on emergency basis on DATE (Enrolled version of 4225
Bill 26-XXX), shall be transferred to the DMV to be re-docketed and adjudicated in accordance 4226
with the controlling procedures identified above. The only exceptions to this transfer requirement 4227
shall be adjudicated cases or appeals pending at OAH in which an evidentiary hearing has 4228
already been conducted and the case is awaiting entry of a Final Order or dispositive motion. 4229
“(d) Upon receipt and re-docketing of a case received from OAH, the DMV, DFHV, and 4230
OAH shall coordinate to provide notice to the parties advising them of the transfer of their case. 4231
The notice must include the newly issued DMV case number, if any, as well as instructions about 4232
how to contest or appeal the DFHV enforcement action, file motions, provide new contact 4233
information, or otherwise participate in adjudication of the case through the DMV.”. 4234
SUBTITLE E. RETAIL ENERGY MARKET CONSUMER PROTECTION 4235
Sec. 6042. The Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1999, 4236
effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-107; D.C. Official Code § 34-1501 et seq.), is amended as 4237
follows: 4238
(a) Section 101 (D.C. Official Code § 34-1501) is amended as follows: 4239
(1) Paragraph (15A) is amended to read as follows: 4240
“(15A) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environment.”. 4241
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(2) Paragraph (15B) is amended to read as follows: 4242
“(15B) “Director” means the Director of the Department or the Director’s 4243
designee.”. 4244
(b) Section 104(c)(1)(D) (D.C. Official Code § 34-1504(c)(1)(D)) is amended by striking 4245
the phrase “in section 107;” and inserting the phrase “in sections 107 and 107a;” in its place. 4246
(c) Section 107 (D.C. Official Code § 34-1507) is amended as follows: 4247
(1) Subsection (a)(2) is amended to read as follows: 4248
“(2) This restriction shall not apply to lawful disclosures: 4249
“(A) For bill collection or credit rating reporting purposes; 4250
“(B) To a building owner about the energy consumption of a non-4251
residential tenant of the building; or 4252
“(C) To comply with the reporting requirements of this act.”. 4253
(2) Subsection (b)(2) is amended to read as follows: 4254
“(2) This restriction shall not apply to lawful disclosures for bill collection, credit 4255
rating reporting purposes, or information disclosed in compliance with the reporting 4256
requirements of this act.”. 4257
(d) A new section 107a is added to read as follows: 4258
“Sec. 107a. Market participants: rates, termination of contracts, and other consumer 4259
protections. 4260
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“(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the supply and sale of electricity by a 4261
market participant to residential customers shall be regulated by the Commission as follows: 4262
“(1) A market participant shall only offer electricity supply to residential 4263
customers at a price that does not exceed the applicable price cap established by the Commission 4264
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 4265
“(2) Residential customers may terminate their supply contracts at any time and 4266
market participants shall not charge residential customers fees or penalties for early termination 4267
of service. 4268
“(3) A market participant shall be responsible for ensuring that its agents, 4269
contractors, marketers, or brokers comply with all legal requirements that apply to the supply and 4270
sale of electricity in the District, including the consumer protections in this section, section 107, 4271
and associated regulations. A market participant shall be liable for any violation of these legal 4272
requirements committed by its agents, contractors, marketers, or brokers. 4273
“(b)(1) The Commission shall establish one or more price caps for electricity supplied by 4274
a market participant to residential customers. Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this 4275
subsection, the price cap shall not exceed 110% of the price of the standard offer service. 4276
“(2) The Commission may establish a price cap that exceeds 110% of the price of 4277
the standard offer service; provided, that: 4278
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“(A) The electricity supply is sourced from a tier one renewable source or 4279
tier two renewable source, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Renewable Energy 4280
Portfolio Standard Act of 2004, effective April 12, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-340; D.C. Official Code § 4281
34-1431); and 4282
“(B) A market participant demonstrates procurement of renewable energy 4283
or renewable energy credits, as described in section 5 of the Renewable Energy Portfolio 4284
Standard Act of 2004, effective April 12, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-340; D.C. Official Code § 34–4285
1433), in excess of the amount required by the renewable energy portfolio standard established 4286
pursuant to section 4 of the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Act of 2004, effective April 4287
12, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-340; D.C. Official Code § 34–1432). 4288
“(3)(A) The Commission may establish exemptions from a price cap, or establish 4289
a higher price cap, for specific market participants or types of electricity supply contracts; 4290
provided, that the Commission determines that doing so is in the public interest. In making this 4291
determination, the Commission may consider the following factors, along with any other factor 4292
the Commission deems relevant: 4293
“(i) Whether a proposed service is new or innovative; 4294
“(ii) The potential for the service to result in long-term savings for 4295
residential customers; 4296
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“(iii) Any other energy-related benefits the service may provide, 4297
such as improvements in energy efficiency or the ability of residential customers to manage their 4298
energy costs; and 4299
“(iv) The potential costs or financial risks to customers. 4300
“(B) The Commission may modify or revoke an exemption or higher price 4301
cap established pursuant to this paragraph if the Commission determines that the exemption or 4302
higher price cap is no longer in the public interest or is otherwise no longer warranted. 4303
“(c) A contract that contains a price for electricity supply that exceeds an applicable price 4304
cap established pursuant to this section, including a contract entered into before the Commission 4305
established the price cap, shall: 4306
“(1) Be deemed null and void as against public policy; 4307
“(2) Not be considered null and void under this subsection if amended to be in 4308
compliance with the price cap within 60 days of the establishment of the price cap; provided, that 4309
the contract was either entered into before the Commission established the price cap, or entered 4310
into at a price for electricity supply that was in compliance with the price cap initially and then 4311
exceeded the applicable price cap after the price of the standard offer service changed. 4312
“(d)(1) The Commission shall require each market participant to share the standard 4313
contract terms for each contract to be offered to a residential customer on a Commission-4314
approved comparison website before the contract is offered to the residential customer. 4315
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“(2) The Commission shall determine which standard contract terms offered by a 4316
market participant shall be posted to the Commission-approved website. 4317
“(3) The Commission may designate its own website as the Commission-4318
approved website, or another website that assists residential customers in comparing electricity 4319
supply contracts from different market participants. 4320
“(4) Market participants shall notify the Commission when standard contract 4321
terms for a new contract are posted to the Commission-approved website, when the standard 4322
contract terms for a contract posted to the Commission-approved website are modified, and when 4323
a contract is removed from the Commission-approved website. The Commission may establish 4324
rules regarding the form, content, and frequency at which such notifications must be provided to 4325
the Commission. 4326
“(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission shall establish 4327
additional reporting requirements for market participants supplying electricity to residential 4328
customers as follows: 4329
“(1) The Commission shall require market participants to report the following 4330
information: 4331
“(A) Name of the market participant; 4332
“(B) Number of distinct rates offered by each market participant and the 4333
price offered for each rate; 4334
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“(C) Number of customers subscribed to each rate; 4335
“(D) Sales volume in kilowatt hours (kWh) for each rate; 4336
“(E) Number of customers in arrears and average arrears per customer, 4337
reported by rate; 4338
“(F) Number of customers who switched to and from the market 4339
participant during the reporting period for each rate; and 4340
“(G) Number of customers with different contract lengths for each rate. 4341
“(2)(A) The Commission shall determine which information provided by a market 4342
participant pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be deemed confidential for the 4343
purposes of protecting proprietary business information. 4344
“(B) The Commission may direct market participants to submit both 4345
confidential and public versions of any required report, with confidential information redacted 4346
from the public version. 4347
“(C) The Commission shall make available to the public copies of market 4348
participant reports, with all confidential information redacted. 4349
“(D) The Commission shall share, upon request, copies of confidential 4350
versions of market participant reports with the Office of the People’s Counsel, the Office of the 4351
Attorney General, and the Department. 4352
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“(3) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of confidential information 4353
to prepare statistics or other general data for publication when the statistics or other general data 4354
are published in a manner that prevents identification of particular persons or individual 4355
customer account information. 4356
“(4) Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Commission to 4357
establish additional reporting requirements, including the frequency for reporting of the 4358
information in paragraph (1) of this subsection, or to continue existing reporting requirements. 4359
“(f) The requirements in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall not apply to 4360
electricity supplied by or through: 4361
“(1) The standard offer service; 4362
“(2) A municipal aggregation program under section 115; 4363
“(3) A single-customer or multi-customer microgrid; or 4364
“(4) The District government, the federal government, or the agencies and 4365
instrumentalities of the District government or federal government. 4366
“(g) The Commission shall issue rules or orders to implement this section within 270 4367
days after the applicability date of the Enhanced Consumer Protections in the Retail Energy 4368
Market Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-4369
661).”. 4370
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Sec. 6043. The Retail Natural Gas Supplier Licensing and Consumer Protection Act of 4371
2004, effective March 16, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-227; D.C. Official Code § 34-1671.01 et seq.), is 4372
amended as follows: 4373
(a) Section 4(a) (D.C. Official Code § 34-1671.03(a)) is amended as follows: 4374
(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “protections;” and inserting 4375
the phrase “protections, including the provisions in sections 9 and 9a;” in its place. 4376
(2) Paragraph (7) is amended to read as follows: 4377
“(7) Establish uniform contract terms for the enrollment agreement for residential 4378
customers;”. 4379
(b) Section 9 (D.C. Official Code § 34-1671.08) is amended as follows: 4380
(1) Subsection (b)(1) is amended as follows: 4381
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and 4382
inserting a semicolon in its place. 4383
(B) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “a contract 4384
without penalty.” and inserting the phrase “a contract; and” in its place. 4385
(C) A new subparagraph (C) is added to read as follows: 4386
“(C) Permit residential customers to terminate service at any time without 4387
incurring a fee or penalty for early termination of service.”. 4388
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(2) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 4389
provided, that a licensed retail natural gas supplier shall not charge a fee or penalty for early 4390
termination of service.” in its place. 4391
(3) Subsection (e) is amended as follows: 4392
(A) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “without penalty;” 4393
and inserting a semicolon in its place. 4394
(B) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “and any penalty for” 4395
and inserting the word “for” in its place. 4396
(c) A new section 9a is added to read as follows: 4397
“Sec. 9a. Enhanced consumer protections in the residential retail market for natural gas. 4398
“(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the supply and sale of natural gas by a 4399
natural gas supplier to residential customers shall be regulated by the Commission as follows: 4400
“(1) A natural gas supplier shall only offer natural gas to residential customers at 4401
a price that does not exceed the applicable price cap established by the Commission pursuant to 4402
subsection (b) of this section. 4403
“(2) Residential customers may terminate their natural gas supply contracts at any 4404
time and natural gas suppliers shall not charge residential customers fees or penalties for early 4405
termination of service. 4406
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“(3) A natural gas supplier shall be responsible for ensuring that its agents; 4407
contractors; marketers; or brokers comply with all legal requirements that apply to the supply 4408
and sale of natural gas in the District, including the consumer protections in this section and 4409
section 9, and associated regulations. A natural gas supplier shall be liable for any violation of 4410
these legal requirements committed by its agents; contractors; marketers; or brokers. 4411
“(b)(1) The Commission shall establish one or more price caps for natural gas supplied 4412
by a natural gas supplier to residential customers. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this 4413
subsection, the price cap shall not exceed 110% of the price of the gas company’s default 4414
service. 4415
“(2) The Commission may establish exemptions from the price cap, or establish a 4416
price cap that exceeds 110% of the price of the gas company’s default service, for specific 4417
natural gas suppliers or types of natural gas supply contracts; provided, that the Commission 4418
determines that doing so is in the public interest. In making this determination, the Commission 4419
may consider the following factors, along with any other factor the Commission deems relevant: 4420
“(A) Whether a proposed service is new or innovative; 4421
“(B) The potential for the service to result in long-term savings for 4422
residential customers; 4423
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“(C) Any other energy-related benefits the service may provide, such as 4424
improvements in energy efficiency or the ability of residential customers to manage their energy 4425
costs; and 4426
“(D) The potential costs or financial risks to customers. 4427
“(3) The Commission may modify or revoke an exemption or a higher price cap 4428
established pursuant to this paragraph if the Commission determines that the exemption or higher 4429
price cap is no longer in the public interest or is otherwise no longer warranted. 4430
“(c) A contract that contains a price for natural gas supply that exceeds an applicable 4431
price cap established pursuant to this section, including a contract entered into before the 4432
Commission established the price cap, shall: 4433
“(1) Be deemed null and void as against public policy; 4434
“(2) Not be considered null and void under this subsection if amended to be in 4435
compliance with the price cap within 60 days of the establishment of the price cap; provided, that 4436
the contract was either entered into before the Commission established the price cap, or entered 4437
into at a price for natural gas supply that was in compliance with the price cap initially and then 4438
exceeded the applicable price cap after the price of the gas company’s default service changed. 4439
“(d)(1) The Commission shall require each natural gas supplier to share the standard 4440
contract terms for each contract to be offered to a residential customer on a Commission-4441
approved comparison website before the contract is offered to the residential customer. 4442
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“(2) The Commission shall determine which standard contract terms offered by a 4443
natural gas supplier shall be posted to the Commission-approved website. 4444
“(3) The Commission may designate its own website as the Commission-4445
approved website, or another website that assists residential customers in comparing natural gas 4446
supply contracts from different natural gas suppliers. 4447
“(4) Natural gas suppliers shall notify the Commission when the standard contract 4448
terms for a new contract are posted to the Commission-approved website, when the standard 4449
contract terms for a contract posted to the Commission-approved website are modified, and when 4450
a contract is removed from the Commission-approved website. The Commission may establish 4451
rules regarding the form, content, and frequency at which such notifications must be provided to 4452
the Commission. 4453
“(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission shall establish 4454
additional reporting requirements for natural gas suppliers supplying natural gas to residential 4455
customers as follows: 4456
“(1) The Commission shall require natural gas suppliers to report the following 4457
information: 4458
“(A) Name of natural gas supplier; 4459
“(B) Number of distinct rates offered by each natural gas supplier and the 4460
price offered for each rate; 4461
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“(C) Number of customers subscribed to each rate; 4462
“(D) Sales volume (therms) for each rate; 4463
“(E) Number of customers in arrears and average arrears per customer, 4464
reported by rate; 4465
“(F) Number of customers who switched to and from the natural gas 4466
supplier during the reporting period for each rate; and 4467
“(G) Number of customers with different contract lengths for each rate. 4468
“(2)(A) The Commission shall determine which information provided by a natural 4469
gas supplier pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be deemed confidential for the 4470
purposes of protecting proprietary business information. 4471
“(B) The Commission may direct natural gas suppliers to submit both 4472
confidential and public versions of any required report, with confidential information redacted 4473
from the public version. 4474
“(C) The Commission shall make available to the public copies of natural 4475
gas supplier reports, with all confidential information redacted. 4476
“(D) The Commission shall share, upon request, copies of confidential 4477
versions of supply reports with the Office of the People’s Counsel, the Office of the Attorney 4478
General, and the Department of Energy and Environment. 4479
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“(3) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of confidential information 4480
to prepare statistics or other general data for publication when the statistics or other general data 4481
are published in a manner that prevents identification of particular persons or individual 4482
customer account information. 4483
“(4) Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Commission to 4484
establish additional reporting requirements, including the frequency for reporting of the 4485
information in paragraph (1) of this subsection, or to continue existing reporting requirements. 4486
“(f) The requirements in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall not apply to 4487
natural gas supplied by or through: 4488
“(1) The gas company’s default service; 4489
“(2) A municipal aggregation program for the purchase of natural gas; or 4490
“(3) The District government, the federal government, or the agencies and 4491
instrumentalities of the District government or federal government. 4492
“(g) The Commission shall issue rules or orders to implement this section within 270 4493
days after the effective date of the Enhanced Consumer Protections in the Retail Energy Market 4494
Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661).”. 4495
(d) Section 12(a)(1)(D) (D.C. Official Code § 34-1671.11(a)(1)(D)) is amended by 4496
striking the phrase “purposes or” and inserting the phrase “purposes, for the reporting 4497
requirements in this act, or” in its place. 4498
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SUBTITLE F. FLEET ELECTRIFICATION 4499
Sec. 6051. Short title. 4500
This subtitle may be cited as the “Fleet Electrification Amendment Act of 2026”. 4501
Sec. 6052. Section 502 of the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018, 4502
effective March 22, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-257; D.C. Official Code § 50-741), is amended as 4503
follows: 4504
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “by year 2045” and inserting the 4505
phrase “by 2048” in its place. 4506
(b) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 4507
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “By 2030” and inserting the 4508
phrase “By 2033” in its place. 4509
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “By 2035” and inserting the 4510
phrase “By 2038” in its place. 4511
(3) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “By 2040” and inserting the 4512
phrase “By 2043” in its place. 4513
(4) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “By 2045” and inserting the 4514
phrase “By 2048” in its place 4515
SUBTITLE G. STORMWATER FUND 4516
Sec. 6061. Short title. 4517
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Stormwater Fund Amendment Act of 2026”. 4518
Sec. 6062. Section 152 of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act 4519
of 2005, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-371; D.C. Official Code § 8-152.02), is 4520
amended by adding a new subsection (h) to read as follows: 4521
“(h) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) of this section, in Fiscal Year 2027, 4522
$4,426,197 shall be allocated directly from the Enterprise Fund to the Department of Public 4523
Works for stormwater management activities, including street sweeping in areas that support 4524
compliance with the District’s MS4 permit, regardless of when the stormwater management 4525
activities were first carried out and regardless of whether such activities are otherwise required 4526
by law or regulation.”. 4527
Sec. 6063. Section 556.5 of Title 21 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 4528
(21 DCMR § 556.5) is amended by striking the phrase “The charge for one Equivalent 4529
Residential Unit (ERU) shall be two dollars and sixty-seven cents ($2.67) per month. This charge 4530
shall become effective November 1, 2010” and inserting the phrase “The charge for one 4531
Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) shall be four dollars and three cents ($4.03) per month” in its 4532
place. 4533
SUBTITLE H. FISHING LICENSE FUND 4534
Sec. 6071. Short title. 4535
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Fishing License Fund Sweep Repeal and Reversal 4536
Amendment Act of 2026”. 4537
Sec. 6072. The tabular array in section 7(a) of the Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local 4538
Budget Temporary Act of 2025, effective December 11, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-56; 72 DCR 12372), 4539
is amended by striking the following row: 4540
KG0 1060036 Fishing License (74,176.06)
4541
Sec. 6073. The tabular array in section 7142(a) of the Non-Lapsing Fund Transfers Act of 4542
2025, effective December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; 72 DCR 9825), is amended by striking the 4543
following row: 4544
KG0 1060036 Fishing License (1,200.00) (1,200.00) (1,200.00) (1,200.00)
4545
Sec. 6074. The transfer of $74,176.06 from the Fishing License Fund to the unassigned 4546
fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia, provided for in section 7(a) of the 4547
Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2025, effective December 11, 2025 4548
(D.C. Law 26-56; 72 DCR 12372), is reversed and, to the extent such transfer or any portion of 4549
such transfer has occurred, the dollar amount of such transfer, or portion of such transfer, shall 4550
be transferred from the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia 4551
to the Fishing License Fund on October 1, 2027. 4552
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Sec. 6075. Applicability. 4553
Section 6073 shall apply as of October 1, 2025. 4554
SUBTITLE I. HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TOXIC CHEMICAL SOURCE 4555
REDUCTION FUND 4556
Sec. 6081. Short title. 4557
This subtitle may be cited as the “Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemical Source 4558
Reduction Fund Amendment Act of 2026”. 4559
Sec. 6082. Section 21a(d) of the District of Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Act 4560
of 1977, effective December 3, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-149; D.C. Official Code § 8-1319.01(d)), is 4561
amended to read as follows: 4562
“(d) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert 4563
to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a 4564
fiscal year, or at any other time.”. 4565
SUBTITLE J. PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FUND 4566
Sec. 6091. Short title. 4567
This subtitle may be cited as the “Pesticide Registration Fund Amendment Act of 2026”. 4568
Sec. 6092. The Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2012, effective 4569
October 23, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-191; D.C. Official Code § 8-431 et seq.), is amended as follows: 4570
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(a) Section 9 (D.C. Official Code § 8-438) is amended by striking the figure “$200” and 4571
inserting the figure “$300” in its place. 4572
(b) Section 9a(d) (D.C. Official Code § 8-438.01(d)) is amended to read as follows: 4573
“(d) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert 4574
to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a 4575
fiscal year, or at any other time.”. 4576
Sec. 6093. Section 2518.2 of Title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 4577
(20 DCMR § 2518.2 et seq.), is amended to read as follows: 4578
“2518.2 The annual registration fee for each pesticide shall be three hundred dollars 4579
($300), payable to the Department.”. 4580
SUBTITLE K. SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND BUILDINGS FUND 4581
Sec. 6101. Short title. 4582
This subtitle may be cited as the “Sustainable Materials and Building Fund Amendment 4583
Act of 2026”. 4584
Sec. 6102. Section 8 of the Green Building Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. 4585
Law 16-234; D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.07), is amended as follows: 4586
(a) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 4587
(1) Paragraph (1) is repealed. 4588
(2) A new paragraph (1A) is added to read as follows: 4589
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“(1A) 50% of the monies deposited into the Fund each fiscal year shall be 4590
transferred to the Sustainable Materials and Building Fund established by section 127 of the 4591
Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014, effective December 13, 2017 4592
(D.C. Law 22-33; D.C. Official Code § 1-325.381);”. 4593
(b) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 4594
“(d) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert 4595
to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a 4596
fiscal year, or at any other time.”. 4597
Sec. 6103. The Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014, effective 4598
February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-154; D.C. Official Code § 8-1031.01 et seq.), is amended as 4599
follows: 4600
(a) Section 118(d) (D.C. Official Code § 8-1041.04(d)) is amended by striking the phrase 4601
“Product Stewardship Fund” and inserting the phrase “Sustainable Materials and Building Fund” 4602
in its place. 4603
(b) Section 126(b) (D.C. Official Code § 8-1041.12(b)) is amended by striking the phrase 4604
“Product Stewardship Fund” and inserting the phrase “Sustainable Materials and Building Fund” 4605
in its place. 4606
(c) Section 127 (D.C. Official Code § 1-325.381) is amended as follows: 4607
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(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “Product Stewardship 4608
Fund” and inserting the phrase “Sustainable Materials and Building Fund” in its place. 4609
(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “Product Stewardship Fund” 4610
and inserting the phrase “Sustainable Materials and Building Fund” in its place. 4611
(3) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 4612
(A) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting 4613
a semicolon in its place. 4614
(B) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 4615
phrase “; and” in its place. 4616
(C) A new paragraph (6) is added to read as follows: 4617
“(6) Monies transferred from the Green Building Fund pursuant to section 4618
8(c)(1A) of the Green Building Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-234; D.C. 4619
Official Code § 6-1451.07(c)(1A)).”. 4620
(4) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 4621
“(c) Money in the Fund shall be used as follows: 4622
“(1) Money deposited pursuant to subsection (b)(1) through (5) of this section 4623
shall be used for the purposes of supporting and administering Subtitle B, Subtitle D, and the 4624
Paint Stewardship Act of 2014, effective March 11, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-205; D.C. Official Code 4625
§ 8-233.01 et seq.); and 4626
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“(2) Money deposited pursuant to subsection (b)(6) of this section shall be used 4627
for activities permitted under section 8(c)(2) through (7) of the Green Building Act of 2006, 4628
effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-234; D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.07(c)(2)–(7)).”. 4629
(5) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 4630
“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 4631
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 4632
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 4633
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 4634
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.”. 4635
(d) Section 138(b)(3) (D.C. Official Code § 8-771.10(b)(3)) is amended by striking the 4636
phrase “Product Stewardship Fund” and inserting the phrase “Sustainable Materials and Building 4637
Fund” in its place. 4638
Sec. 6104. Section 210 of the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008, effective 4639
October 22, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-250; D.C. Official Code § 8-1774.10), is amended as follows: 4640
(a) Subsection (a-1) is amended as follows: 4641
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase “; 4642
and” in its place. 4643
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a period 4644
in its place. 4645
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(3) Paragraph (3) is repealed. 4646
(b) Subsection (c)(18) is repealed. 4647
Sec. 6105. The Paint Stewardship Act of 2014, effective March 11, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-4648
205; D.C. Official Code § 8-233.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 4649
(a) Section 5(f) (D.C. Official Code § 8-233.04(f)) is amended by striking the phrase 4650
“Product Stewardship Fund” and inserting the phrase “Sustainable Materials and Building Fund” 4651
in its place. 4652
(b) Section 7(b)(2) (D.C. Official Code § 8-233.06(b)(2)) is amended by striking the 4653
phrase “Product Stewardship Fund” and inserting the phrase “Sustainable Materials and Building 4654
Fund” in its place. 4655
SUBTITLE L. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATION FUND 4656
Sec. 6111. Short title. 4657
This subtitle may be cited as the “Underground Storage Tank Regulation Fund 4658
Amendment Act of 2026”. 4659
Sec. 6112. Section 6a(d) of the District of Columbia Underground Storage Tank 4660
Management Act of 1990, effective December 3, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-149; D.C. Official Code § 4661
8-113.05a(d)), is amended to read as follows: 4662
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“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 4663
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 4664
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 4665
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 4666
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.”. 4667
SUBTITLE M. USER FEES FOR EVENTS ON DOEE MANAGED LANDS 4668
Sec. 6121. Short title. 4669
This subtitle may be cited as the “User Fees for Events on Lands Managed by the 4670
Department of Energy and Environment Amendment Act of 2026”. 4671
Sec. 6122. Section 6(a-1) of the Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Act of 2009, 4672
effective September 23, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-55, D.C. Official Code § 8-102.05(a-1)), is amended 4673
as follows: 4674
(a) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in 4675
its place. 4676
(b) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in its 4677
place. 4678
(c) A new paragraph (5) is added to read as follows: 4679
“(5) Revenue collected from fees imposed by DOEE for permitted events and 4680
other user activities on property under the administrative jurisdiction of DOEE.”. 4681
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Sec. 6123. Section 110(a)(2) of the District Department of the Environment 4682
Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 4683
8-151.10(a)(2)), is amended to read as follows: 4684
“(2) Fees, including fees for the use of property under the administrative 4685
jurisdiction of DOEE for permitted events and other user activities;”. 4686
SUBTITLE N. UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND LEAD POISONING PREVENTION 4687
FUNDS 4688
Sec. 6131. Short title. 4689
This subtitle may be cited as the “Utility Assistance and Lead Poisoning Prevention 4690
Funds Sweep Repeal Amendment Act of 2026”. 4691
Sec. 6132. The tabular array in section 7142(a) of the Non-Lapsing Fund Transfers Act of 4692
2025, effective December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; 72 DCR 9825), is amended by striking the 4693
following rows: 4694
KG0 1060181 Lead
Poisoning
Prevention
Fund
(150,000.00) (150,000.00) (150,000.00) (150,000.00)
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KG0 1060368 Economy II
Fund
(12,892.00) (12,892.00) (12,892.00) (12,892.00)
KG0 1060369 Residential
Aid Discount
(6,063.67) (6,063.67) (6,063.67) (6,063.67)
KG0 1060370 Residential
Essential
Services
(42,110.78) (42,110.78) (42,110.78) (42,110.78)
Sec. 6133. Applicability. 4695
Section 6132 shall apply as of October 1, 2025. 4696
SUBTITLE O. PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE FEE 4697
Sec. 6141. Short title. 4698
This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Inconvenience Fee Amendment Act of 2026”. 4699
Sec. 6142. Section 225.1(c) of Title 24 of the District of Municipal Regulations (24 4700
DCMR § 225.1(c)), is amended to read as follows: 4701
“(c) Public Inconvenience Fee 4702
“In addition to those fees in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a public inconvenience fee 4703
for the temporary occupancy of public space shall be applied to all public space permits as 4704
follows: 4705
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“(1)(A) For a permit issued to a utility operator, as that term is defined in
section 2(8) of the Underground Facilities Protection Act of 1980, effective March 4, 1981
(D.C. Law 3-129, D.C. Official Code § 34-2701(8)), no public inconvenience fee shall be
applied for the first sixty (60) calendar days of the permit.
“(B) For a permit issued to all other permittees, no public inconvenience fee
shall be applied for the first thirty (30) calendar days of the permit.
“(C) For each day thereafter, the fees set forth in subparagraphs (2) and (3)
shall apply.
“(2) Within the Central Business District, as
defined in 18 DCMR § 9901:
Fee/Sq.Ft./Day
“Parking Lane (where no parking meters
exist)
Fee established for prohibiting
parking in 18 DCMR §§ 2407.20
and 2407.21
“1st Travel Lane (to include lanes
dedicated for use by bicycles) ($2,250
maximum fee per block per 30 days)
$0.07
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“2nd Travel Lane and Each Additional
($2,250 maximum fee for each lane per
block per 30 days)
$0.11
“Alley ($2,250 maximum fee per block
per 30 days)
$0.04
“Sidewalk ($3,000 maximum fee per
block per 30 days)
$0.06
“Pedestrian Walkway Credit (for 100%
of sidewalk area where the pedestrian
pathway is maintained per DDOT
Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone
Standards: Covered and Open Walkway)
-$0.06
“(3) Outside the Central Business District, as
defined in 18 DCMR § 9901:
Fee/Sq.Ft./Day
“Parking Lane (where no parking meters
exist)
Fee established for prohibiting
parking in 18 DCMR §§ 2407.20
and 2407.21
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“1st Travel Lane (to include lanes
dedicated for use by bicycles) ($2,250
maximum fee per block per 30 days)
$0.06
“2nd Travel Lane and Each Additional
($2,250 maximum fee for each lane per
block per 30 days)
$0.09
“Alley ($2,250 maximum fee per block
per 30 days)
$0.03
“Sidewalk ($3,000 maximum fee per
block per 30 days)
$0.04
“Pedestrian Walkway Credit (for 100%
of sidewalk area where the pedestrian
pathway is maintained per DDOT
Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone
Standards: Covered and Open Walkway)
-$0.04”.
Sec. 6143. Section 9e(b)(4) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 4706
2002, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-370; D.C. Official Code § 50-921.13(b)(4)), is 4707
amended to read as follows: 4708
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“(4) Public inconvenience fees, described in 24 DCMR § 225.1(c), after the first 4709
$4,086,000 in revenue from such fees per fiscal year;”. 4710
SUBTITLE P. BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 4711
Sec. 6151. Short title. 4712
This subtitle may be cited as the “Building Energy Performance Standards Amendment 4713
Act of 2026”. 4714
Sec. 6152. Section 301 of the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018, 4715
effective March 22, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-257; D.C. Official Code § 8-1772.21), is amended as 4716
follows: 4717
(a) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 4718
(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “Beginning January 1, 2028” 4719
and inserting the phrase “Beginning January 1, 2029” in its place. 4720
(2) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “Beginning January 1, 2034” 4721
and inserting the phrase “Beginning January 1, 2035” in its place. 4722
(b) Subsection (b)(1)(A) is amended by striking the date “January 1, 2028” and inserting 4723
the date “January 1, 2029” in its place. 4724
(c) Subsection (d)(2A) is amended by striking the date “January 1, 2028” and inserting 4725
the date “January 1, 2029” in its place. 4726
SUBTITLE Q. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 4727
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Sec. 6161. Short title. 4728
This subtitle may be cited as the “Zero-Emission Sport Utility Vehicle Purchases 4729
Amendment Act of 2026”. 4730
Sec. 6162. Section 3402 of the EPA Miles Per Gallon Requirement for Passenger 4731
Automobiles Purchased by the District Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-4732
172; D.C. Official Code § 50-203), is amended as follows: 4733
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “per gallon, and shall not be a sports 4734
utility vehicle” and inserting the phrase “per gallon” in its place. 4735
(b) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 4736
“(b) The District of Columbia government shall not purchase a sport utility vehicle for 4737
government use unless the sport utility vehicle is: 4738
“(1) A security, emergency, rescue, snow-removal, or armored vehicle; or 4739
“(2) A zero-emission vehicle that: 4740
“(1) Is capable of detecting objects or persons 3 feet or taller starting from 4741
at least 2 feet from the front, sides, and back of the vehicle; 4742
“(2) Is equipped with an automatic emergency braking system that is 4743
engaged when the system detects an imminent collision with a vehicle, object, or pedestrian in 4744
the path of the vehicle; 4745
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“(3) Is equipped with a blind spot monitor that is engaged when an object 4746
or person is detected in the blind spot of the vehicle; 4747
“(4) Weighs no more than 5,500 pounds; 4748
“(5) Has a hood height of no more than 36 inches; and 4749
“(6) Has a front end with a downward slope of no less than 65 degrees.”. 4750
SUBTITLE R. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PURCHASES 4751
Sec. 6171. Short title. 4752
This subtitle may be cited as the “Electric Vehicle Purchases Amendment Act of 2026”. 4753
Sec. 6172. Section 109e(b) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment 4754
Act of 2005, effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-176; D.C. Official Code § 8-4755
151.09e(b)), is amended by striking the phrase “Beginning January 1, 2026” and inserting the 4756
phrase “Beginning January 1, 2031” in its place. 4757
SUBTITLE S. CARRIER-FOR-HIRE AND FOOD ACCESS SUPPORT 4758
Sec. 6181. Short title. 4759
This subtitle may be cited as the “Carrier-for-Hire and Food Access Support Amendment 4760
Act of 2026”. 4761
Sec. 6182. The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985, 4762
effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code § 50-301.01 et seq.), is amended 4763
as follows: 4764
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(a) Section 11a(b)(3)(A) (D.C. Official Code § 50-301.10a(b)(3)(A)) is amended to read 4765
as follows: 4766
“(A) Thirteen community representatives, who do not work for the District 4767
government, appointed by the Mayor as follows: 4768
“(i) Two District residents who operate public or private vehicles-4769
for-hire in the District; 4770
“(ii) Two representatives of companies providing vehicle-for-hire 4771
industry services in the District; 4772
“(iii) Two District residents with experience as a carrier-for-hire 4773
operator; 4774
“(iv) Two representatives of companies providing carrier-for-hire 4775
industry services in the District; 4776
“(v) Two representatives of the hospitality, food service, or 4777
tourism industry in the District; and 4778
“(vi) Three District residents unaffiliated with the for-hire industry, 4779
who regularly use vehicle- or carrier-for-hire services in the District.”. 4780
(b) Section 20a (D.C. Official Code § 50-301.20) is amended as follows: 4781
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1A) to read as follows: 4782
“(1A) Funds collected annually from a carrier-for-hire support surcharge pursuant 4783
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to section 20j-8(e)(3);”. 4784
(2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended as follows: 4785
(A) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and 4786
inserting a semicolon in its place. 4787
(B) Subparagraph (D) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 4788
phrase “; and” in its place. 4789
(C) A new subparagraph (E) is added to read as follows: 4790
“(E) May be used to establish programs or provide grants, loans, 4791
incentives, and other financial assistance to support the carrier-for-hire industry, including for the 4792
following purposes: 4793
“(i) Carrier-for-hire operator safety; 4794
“(ii) Carrier-for-hire operator benefits and economic wellbeing; 4795
“(iii) Delivery mode shift, as set forth in section 20j-13; 4796
“(iv) Food access for residents in underserved residents of the 4797
District; and 4798
“(v) Support of food service and retail businesses in the District.”. 4799
(c) Section 20j-8 (D.C. Official Code § 50-301.29h) is amended by adding a new 4800
subsection (e) to read as follows: 4801
“(e)(1) Every 3 months, a carrier-for-hire company shall transmit to the Office of the 4802
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Chief Financial Officer a carrier-for-hire support surcharge, assessed to each carrier-for-hire trip 4803
that physically terminates in the District of Columbia, of an amount not less than 20 cents. 4804
“(2) Of the first $7,000,000 collected annually pursuant to this subsection, 4805
$300,000 shall be deposited in the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund established 4806
by section 20a, with the remainder being deposited in the General Fund of the District of 4807
Columbia. 4808
“(3) Of any amount collected annually pursuant to this section in excess of 4809
$7,000,000, 10 percent shall be deposited in the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service 4810
Fund established by section 20a, with the remainder being deposited in the General Fund of the 4811
District of Columbia.”. 4812
SUBTITLE T. PUBLIC RESTROOMS PROGRAM 4813
Sec. 6191. Short title. 4814
This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Restrooms Program Amendment Act of 2026”. 4815
Sec. 6192. The Public Restroom Facilities Installation and Promotion Act of 2018, 4816
effective April 11, 2019, (D.C. Law 22-280; D.C. Official Code § 10-1051 et seq.), is amended 4817
as follows: 4818
(a) Section 4a(c) (D.C. Official Code § 10-1053.01(c)) is amended to read as follows: 4819
“(c) Subject to available funding, the Director shall designate the initial placement of 4820
public restroom facilities as follows: 4821
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“(1) Three in Ward 1; 4822
“(2) Two in Ward 2; 4823
“(3) Two in Ward 5; 4824
“(4) Two in Ward 6; 4825
“(5) One in Ward 7; and 4826
“(6) One in Ward 8.”. 4827
(b) Section 4b (D.C. Official Code § 10-1053.02) is amended as follows: 4828
(1) The existing text is designated as subsection (a). 4829
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 4830
“(b)(1) Within one year of the effective date of Public Restrooms Program Emergency 4831
Amendment Act of 2026, passed on emergency basis on DATE (Enrolled version of Bill 26-4832
XXX), the Director shall submit proposed guidelines for installation of public restroom facilities 4833
to the Public Space Committee, as established by Mayor’s Order 2009-114, dated June 18, 2009 4834
(56 DCR 6862). The guidelines shall be considered in accordance with existing laws and 4835
regulations by the Public Space Committee, which shall endeavor to standardize the site 4836
selection and approval process for public restroom facilities. 4837
“(2) The guidelines proposed pursuant to this subsection shall consider rules to 4838
enable the installation of public restroom facilities in curb lanes.”. 4839
(c) Section 4c (D.C. Official Code § 10-1053.03) is amended as follows: 4840
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(1) The existing text is designated subsection (a). 4841
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 4842
“(b) The contract authorized by section 4a(b) shall allow for third-party sponsorships, to 4843
be displayed on the exterior of a public restroom facility.”. 4844
Sec. 6193. Section 603a of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, effective 4845
December 2, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-48; D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.03a), is amended by adding a 4846
new subsection (c) to read as follows: 4847
“(c) The Mayor shall waive any permit fee, including the application fee and any public 4848
space rental fee to occupy or otherwise use public space, public rights of way, or public 4849
structures for any application related to the Public Restroom Facility Program established by 4850
section 4a of the Public Restroom Facilities Installation and Promotion Act of 2018, effective 4851
September 6, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-50; D.C. Official Code § 10-1053.01).”. 4852
SUBTITLE U. ZERO WASTE ACCELERATION 4853
Sec. 6201. Short title. 4854
This subtitle may be cited as the “Zero Waste Acceleration Act of 2026”. 4855
Sec. 6202. (a) The Department of Public Works is authorized to make direct purchases of 4856
waste receptacles from vendors. Such purchases: 4857
(1) Shall be for the purposes of piloting containerization solutions and their 4858
impact on: 4859
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(A) Vector control and rodent abatement; 4860
(B) Illegal dumping; 4861
(C) Pet waste management; 4862
(D) Neighborhood cleanliness; 4863
(E) User experience; and 4864
(F) Operational efficiency. 4865
(2) Shall be exempt from the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, 4866
effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-351.01 et seq.); 4867
(3) Shall be limited in quantity to no more than 24 total units of any model of 4868
container; and 4869
(4) May include receptacles placed in the public right-of-way for the purpose of 4870
consolidating nearby household solid waste collections to a single location. 4871
(b) This section shall expire on October 1, 2028. 4872
SUBTITLE V. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STUDY 4873
Sec. 6211. Short title. 4874
This subtitle may be cited as the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study Amendment Act of 4875
2026”. 4876
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Sec. 6212. The District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, 4877
effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.01 et seq.), is 4878
amended by adding a new section 109i to read as follows: 4879
“Sec. 109i. Greenhouse gas emissions study. 4880
“(a) Within 120 days of the effective date of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study 4881
Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, passed on emergency basis on DATE (Enrolled version of 4882
Bill 26-XXX), DOEE shall solicit proposals for the purpose of issuing a grant in the amount of 4883
$200,000 to an organization with expertise in attribution science to conduct a study on the total 4884
costs of greenhouse gas emissions in the District between the years of 1995 and 2024 and to 4885
compile the report described in subsection (c) of this section. 4886
“(b) Within 180 days of the effective date of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study 4887
Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 passed on emergency basis on DATE (Enrolled version of 4888
Bill 26-XXX), DOEE shall select the grant recipient to conduct the study. 4889
“(c) The grant recipient, alongside DOEE, shall compile a report detailing the findings of 4890
the study that shall include: 4891
“(1) A summary of the various cost-driving effects of greenhouse gas emissions 4892
from the relevant time period on the District, including effects on public health, natural 4893
resources, biodiversity, agriculture, economic development, flood preparedness and safety, 4894
housing, and any other effect that the grantee and DOEE determine to be relevant; 4895
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“(2) A categorized calculation of the costs that have been incurred and costs that 4896
are projected to be incurred by the District and its residents for each effect identified under 4897
paragraph (1) of this subsection; 4898
“(3) A categorized calculation of the costs that have been incurred and costs that 4899
are projected to be incurred by the District and its residents to adapt to the effects of covered 4900
greenhouse gas emissions during the covered period; and 4901
“(4) An economic analysis to determine whether there would be a cost passed on 4902
to taxpayers as a result of requiring each fossil fuel company that has a sufficient nexus to the 4903
District and emitted more than 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions globally between 1995 4904
and 2024 to compensate the District for costs related to necessary adaptation to and disaster 4905
recovery from intensifying extreme weather. 4906
“(d) The report shall be submitted by the grant recipient to the Mayor and the Council 4907
committee with jurisdiction over DOEE by no later than December 31, 2027. 4908
“(e) If requested, the grant recipient shall appear before the Council committee with 4909
jurisdiction over DOEE to report on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the 4910
District based on the findings of the study.”. 4911
SUBTITLE W. ADVANCING COMMUNITY NEEDS AT WARD 5 4912
RECREATION CENTERS 4913
Sec. 6221. Short title. 4914
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Advancing Community Needs at Ward 5 Recreation 4915
Centers Act of 2026”. 4916
Sec. 6222. Ward 5 recreation centers. 4917
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District may not expend any funds to 4918
construct or demolish any structure or recreational facility or to issue a permit for the 4919
construction, demolition, or occupancy of public space at the Langdon Park and Community 4920
Center, located at Lot 820 in Square 4215 and Lot 828 in Square 4216, unless the design for the 4921
modernization of the Langdon Park and Community Center includes a: 4922
(1) Gymnasium that is equipped for multi-sport use, including basketball; and 4923
(2) Skate park with a 360-degree bowl. 4924
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District may not expend any funds to 4925
construct or demolish any structure or recreational facility or to issue a permit for the 4926
construction, demolition, or occupancy of public space at the Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 4927
located at Lots 891 and 894 in Square 3530 and Lot 808 in Square 3527, unless the design for the 4928
modernization of Harry Thomas Recreation Center and its adjacent fields, courts, and gardens: 4929
(1) Includes improvements to pedestrian accessibility throughout the entire 4930
campus, including at adjacent properties operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools and 4931
the Department of Human Services; 4932
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(2) Includes public restrooms that open directly to the park and can be used by 4933
residents even when the recreation center is closed; and 4934
(3) Ensures that the interior of the building can function as a vibrant community 4935
space suitable for public uses, including community meetings, classes, and the longstanding 4936
kickboxing program. 4937
SUBTITLE X. ADULT LEARNER TRANSIT SUBSIDY 4938
Sec. 6231. Short title. 4939
This subtitle may be cited as the “Adult Learner Transit Subsidy Increase Amendment 4940
Act of 2026”. 4941
Sec. 6232. Section 6047(c) of the Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and 4942
Adult Learner Transit Subsidies Act of 2019, effective September 11, 2019 (D.C. Law 23-16; 4943
D.C. Official Code § 35-246(c)), is amended by striking the phrase “least $70 per” and inserting 4944
the phrase “least $100 per” in its place. 4945
SUBTITLE Y. CRIAC CLARIFICATION 4946
Sec. 6241. Short title. 4947
This subtitle may be cited as the “CRIAC Clarification Amendment Act of 2026”. 4948
Sec. 6242. The District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954, approved May 18, 1954 4949
(68 Stat. 104; D.C. Official Code § 34-2101 et seq.), is amended as follows: 4950
(a) Section 207 (D.C. Official Code § 34-2107) is amended as follows: 4951
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(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended to read as follows: 4952
“(1) A billing methodology that takes into account both the water consumption of, 4953
and water service to, a property where water is supplied from the District water supply system.”. 4954
(2) Subsection (c) is repealed. 4955
(b) Section 208 (D.C. Official Code § 34-2108) is amended by adding a new subsection 4956
(d) to read as follows: 4957
“(d) The owner or occupant of each property in the District shall pay any impervious area 4958
charge that the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority establishes pursuant to section 4959
216(c-1) of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works 4960
Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111; D.C. Official Code § 4961
34-2202.16(c-1)).”. 4962
Sec. 6243. Section 216 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department 4963
of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111; D.C. 4964
Official Code § 34-2202.16), is amended as follows: 4965
(a) A new subsection (c-1) is added to read as follows: 4966
“(c-1)(1)(A) The Authority shall assess an impervious area charge on any property in the 4967
District based on a billing methodology that takes into account the amount of impervious surface 4968
on a property that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the ground as occurring under 4969
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natural conditions, or that causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an 4970
increased rate of flow, relative to the flow present under natural conditions. 4971
“(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “surface” includes 4972
rooftops, footprints of patios, driveways, private streets, other paved areas, athletic courts and 4973
swimming pools, and any path or walkway that is covered by impervious material. 4974
“(2) The impervious area charge shall be the obligation of the property owner. 4975
Failure to pay the impervious area charge shall result in a lien being placed upon the property 4976
without further notice to the owner. The Mayor may enforce the lien in the same manner as in 4977
section 104 of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954, approved May 18, 1954 (68 4978
Stat. 102; D.C. Official Code § 34-2407.02). 4979
“(3) Any owner or occupant of a property that is assessed an impervious area 4980
charge may contest an impervious area charge bill according to the same procedures provided to 4981
owners or occupants of properties that receive water and sewer service, under section 1805 of the 4982
District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954, effective June 13, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-136; D.C. 4983
Official Code § 34-2305).”. 4984
(b) Subsection (e) is amended by striking the phrase “including the” and inserting the 4985
phrase “including the impervious area charge and the” in its place. 4986
Sec. 6244. Applicability. 4987
This subtitle shall apply as of March 25, 2009. 4988
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SUBTITLE Z. DC WATER LATE FEE CLARIFICATION 4989
Sec. 6251. This subtitle may be cited as the “DC Water and Sewer Authority Late 4990
Fee Clarification Amendment Act of 2026”. 4991
Sec. 6252. Section 216(d) of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and 4992
Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 4993
11-111; D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.16(d)), is amended to read as follows: 4994
“(d) The Authority may impose additional charges and penalties for late payment of bills 4995
not exceeding a charge of 10% for any charges or bills remaining unpaid for more than 30 days, 4996
and a penalty at the rate of 1% per month compounded monthly for any charges or bills that 4997
remain unpaid for more than 60 days.”. 4998
Sec. 6253. Applicability. 4999
This subtitle shall apply as of April 18, 1996. 5000
SUBTITLE AA. DISTRICT WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT CLARIFICATION 5001
Sec. 6261. Short title. 5002
This subtitle may be cited as the “District Waterways Management Clarification 5003
Amendment Act of 2026”. 5004
Sec. 6262. The Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Act of 2022, 5005
effective March 22, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-336; D.C. Official Code § 8-191.01 et seq.), is amended 5006
as follows: 5007
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(a) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 8-191.02) is amended as follows: 5008
(1) Subsection (b)(1)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “pursuant to section 5009
2(e) of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-141; D.C. Official 5010
Code § 1-523.01(e)),” and inserting the phrase “pursuant to section 2(f) of the Confirmation Act 5011
of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-141; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01(f)),” in its 5012
place. 5013
(2) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 5014
(A) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting 5015
a semicolon in its place. 5016
(B) Paragraph (10) is amended by striking the period and inserting a 5017
semicolon in its place. 5018
(C) New paragraphs (11) and (12) are added to read as follows: 5019
“(11) The Department of Parks and Recreation; and 5020
“(12) The Office of Planning.”. 5021
(3) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 5022
“(d) The Mayor shall request that each of the following federal agencies or entities 5023
appoint a representative as an ex officio non-voting member of the Commission: 5024
“(1) The National Park Service; 5025
“(2) The United States Coast Guard; 5026
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“(3) The United States Army Corps of Engineers; 5027
“(4) The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; 5028
“(5) The National Capital Planning Commission; 5029
“(6) Fort Lesley J. McNair; 5030
“(7) Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling; and 5031
“(8) The Washington Navy Yard.”. 5032
(4) Subsection (f) is amended by striking the phrase “once every month” and 5033
inserting the phrase “once every 2 months” in its place. 5034
(b) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 8-191.03) is amended as follows: 5035
(1) The lead-in language of subsection (a) is amended as follows: 5036
(A) Strike the phrase “one year” and insert the phrase “2 years” in its 5037
place. 5038
(B) Strike the phrase “develop and adopt” and insert the word “develop” 5039
in its place. 5040
(2) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by striking the phrase “At least 60 days prior to 5041
adoption of an Advisory Plan, the” and inserting the word “The” in its place. 5042
(3) Subsections (c) and (d) are amended to read as follows: 5043
“(c)(1) After conclusion of the public comment period, and within 60 days after 5044
completing revisions, if any, the voting members of the Commission shall, by majority vote of 5045
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members present and voting, adopt the Advisory Plan. Thereupon, the Advisory Plan shall be 5046
submitted to the Office of Waterways Management for publication. 5047
“(2) Minority views of Commission members shall be included in an appendix to 5048
the Advisory Plan. 5049
“(d) If considered necessary by the Commission, the Advisory Plan shall be updated at 5050
least once every 3 years, following the same process required for the initial Advisory Plan 5051
pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.”. 5052
Sec. 6263. Section 2(f) of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. 5053
Law 2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01(f)), is amended as follows: 5054
(a) Paragraph (72) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in 5055
its place. 5056
(b) Paragraph (73) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in 5057
its place. 5058
(c) A new paragraph (74) is added to read as follows: 5059
“(74) The District Waterways Advisory Commission, established by section 3(a) 5060
of the Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Act of 2022, effective March 22, 5061
2023 (D.C. Law 24-336; D.C. Official Code § 8-191.02(a)); and”. 5062
SUBTITLE BB. ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCING BOND CAP 5063
Sec. 6271. Short title. 5064
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Energy Efficiency Bond Cap Amendment Act of 5065
2026”. 5066
Sec. 6272. Section 202(a) of the Energy Efficiency Financing Act of 2010, effective May 5067
27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-183; D.C. Official Code § 8-1778.22(a)), is amended by striking the 5068
phrase “of bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250 million” and inserting the 5069
phrase “of bonds” in its place. 5070
SUBTITLE CC. ENFORCING TRUCK-RESTRICTED ROUTES AMENDMENT 5071
ACT OF 2026 5072
Sec. 6281. Short title. 5073
This subtitle may be cited as the “Enforcing Truck-Restricted Routes Amendment Act of 5074
2026”. 5075
Sex. 6282. Section 103 of the Safety-Based Traffic Enforcement Amendment Act of 5076
2012, effective May 1, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-307; D.C. Official Code § 50-2209.11), is amended 5077
by adding a new subsection (c) to read as follows: 5078
“(c) By September 30, 2027, the Mayor shall: 5079
“(1) Purchase at least 3 new truck-restricted route automated enforcement 5080
cameras; and 5081
“(2) Have operating in Ward 5 the cameras purchased pursuant to paragraph (1) 5082
of this subsection.”. 5083
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SUBTITLE DD. DDOT GRANT AUTHORITY 5084
Sec. 6291. Short title. 5085
This subtitle may be cited as the “District Department of Transportation Budget 5086
Authority Amendment Act of 2026”. 5087
Sec. 6292. Section 3(c)(1) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 5088
2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code § 50-921.02(c)(1)), is 5089
amended by adding a new paragraph (6) to read as follows: 5090
“(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Director shall issue 5091
grants, including grants in excess of $1 million, for the purpose of supporting the DC Trail 5092
Rangers Program.”. 5093
Sec. 6293. Section 8062(a) of the 11th Street Bridge Park Funding Limitations Act of 5094
2015, effective October 22, 2015 (D.C. Law 21-36; 62 DCR 10905), is amended by striking the 5095
phrase “at least $35 million in construction costs has been raised from private donors” and 5096
inserting the phrase “at least 43.5% of the total projected construction costs of the project have 5097
been raised from non-District funds” in its place. 5098
Sec. 6294. The District Department of Transportation may enter into agreements to allow 5099
for the private sponsorship of recreational facilities or other improvements related to the Garfield 5100
Park Connector, including: 5101
(1) Sports fields and courts; 5102
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(2) Facilities or containers for storage; 5103
(3) Facilities or venues for vending; and 5104
(4) Art installations. 5105
SUBTITLE EE. PERFORMANCE PARKING ZONE FUND MODIFICATION 5106
Sec. 6301. Short title. 5107
This subtitle may be cited as the “Performance Parking Zone Fund Modification 5108
Amendment Act of 2026”. 5109
Sec. 6302. Section 2a of the Performance Parking Pilot Zone Act of 2008, effective 5110
November 25, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-279; D.C. Official Code § 50-2531.01), is amended as 5111
follows: 5112
(a) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 5113
“Sec. 2a. Greater U Street Parking Benefit Fund.”. 5114
(b) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 5115
“(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Greater U Street Parking Benefit Fund 5116
(“Fund”), which shall be administered in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this 5117
section.”. 5118
(c) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 5119
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 5120
“(1) Up to 5% may be used to pay for maintenance of parking meters, signage and 5121
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other costs related to operation of the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone;”. 5122
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 5123
“(2) In Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027, up to $2,550,000 may be used support the 5124
Automated Curbside Management Program as established in section 3a of the Commercial 5125
Curbside Loading Zone Implementation Act of 2009, passed on 2nd reading on DATE (Enrolled 5126
version of Bill 26-661). 5127
(3) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows: 5128
“(4)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this subsection, in Fiscal Year 2027, 5129
the Department of Small and Local Business Development is authorized award a grant in the 5130
amount of $1,000,000 from the Fund to support place management activities in the area 5131
covered by the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone, as established in section 8a(a). 5132
“(B) Starting in Fiscal Year 2028, up to $800,000 of revenue from the 5133
Fund shall be distributed annually to support place management activities in the area covered 5134
by the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone in the form of a matching grant to the 5135
organization performing those activities for every dollar raised from other sources, including 5136
BID taxes as defined in section 3(8) of the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, 5137
effective May 29, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.02(8)).”. 5138
Sec. 6303. The Commercial Curbside Loading Zone Implementation Act of 2009, 5139
effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-66; D.C. Official Code § 50-2651 et seq.), is 5140
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amended as follows: 5141
(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 50-2651) is repealed. 5142
(b) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 50-2652) is repealed. 5143
(c) A new section 3a is added to read as follows: 5144
“Sec. 3a. Automated Curbside Management Program. 5145
“(a) The District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) shall establish an 5146
Automated Curbside Management Program (“Program”) that manages the use of curbside 5147
space through: 5148
“(1) Cameras, sensors, or other technology that obtain and transmit real-time 5149
information regarding the use of curbside space; 5150
“(2) An automated payment system that can charge, invoice, or otherwise 5151
collect payment from individuals for the lawful use of curbside space, including through an 5152
account-based or subscription system available through a browser-based or mobile 5153
application; and 5154
“(3) The issuance of fines or the assessment of points against individuals or 5155
their motor vehicles for the unlawful use of curbside space, including parking and other non-5156
moving violations. 5157
“(b) The Program: 5158
“(1) May use dynamic pricing that adjusts fees for the use of curbside space 5159
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based on duration, location, time of day, and current demand; and 5160
“(2) Shall manage curbside space reserved for picking up and dropping off 5161
passengers or loading and unloading goods through an automated payment system as described 5162
in subsection (a)(2) of this section. 5163
“(c)(1) No later than 6 months after the applicability date of this section, DDOT shall 5164
begin operating the Program. 5165
“(2) The Mayor may, for the first month during which the Program is in effect, 5166
issue warning citations that do not impose a monetary penalty. 5167
“(d)(1) DDOT may contract with, enter into a franchise agreement with, or enter into a 5168
revenue-sharing agreement with a third- party vendor to implement the requirements of this 5169
section. 5170
“(2) For any request for proposal or any other solicitation of a contract related 5171
to the implementation of the requirements of this section as authorized under paragraph (1) of 5172
this subsection, DDOT shall prioritize applicants whose technology provides, or can provide, 5173
additional functionality, such as: 5174
“(A) Automated lane enforcement; 5175
“(B) Automated traffic enforcement for moving violations; and 5176
“(C) Dynamic pricing. 5177
“(e) For the purposes of this section, the term “curbside space” means the space within 5178
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a street or road adjacent to the curb designated for parking, picking up and dropping off 5179
passengers, or loading and unloading goods.”. 5180
TITLE VII. FINANCE AND REVENUE 5181
SUBTITLE A. SALES TAX INCREASE DELAY 5182
Sec. 7001. Short title. 5183
This subtitle may be cited as the “Sales Tax Increase Delay Amendment Act of 2026”. 5184
Sec. 7002. Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: 5185
(a) The lead-in language of section 47-2002(a) is amended by striking the phrase “shall 5186
be 6.0% before October 1, 2026, and 7.0% beginning on October 1, 2026,” and inserting the 5187
phrase “shall be 6.0% before October 1, 2027, and 7.0% beginning on October 1, 2027,” in its 5188
place. 5189
(b) The lead-in language of section 47-2202(a) is amended by striking the phrase “shall 5190
be 6.0% before October 1, 2026, and 7.0% beginning on October 1, 2026,” and inserting the 5191
phrase “shall be 6.0% before October 1, 2027, and 7.0% beginning on October 1, 2027,” in its 5192
place. 5193
SUBTITLE B. HOTEL AND RENTAL CAR TAX 5194
Sec. 7011. Short title. 5195
This subtitle may be cited as the “Hotel and Rental Car Taxes Amendment Act of 2026”. 5196
Sec. 7012. Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: 5197
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(a) Section 47-2002(a) is amended as follows: 5198
(1) Paragraph (3)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “or (g);” and inserting the 5199
phrase “or (g); and” in its place. 5200
(2) Paragraph (4B) is amended to read as follows: 5201
“(4B) The rate of tax on the gross receipts from the sale of or charges for the 5202
rental or leasing of rental vehicles and utility trailers as defined in § 50-1505.01 shall be: 5203
“(A) 9.25% beginning October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2026; and 5204
“(B) 11% beginning on October 1, 2026, and continuing thereafter.”. 5205
(b) Section 47-2002.03a is amended as follows: 5206
(1) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by striking the phrase “on or after April 1, 2023, 5207
and on or before September 30, 2027” and inserting the phrase “on or after April 1, 2023” in its 5208
place. 5209
(2) Subsection (c)(2) is amended to read as follows: 5210
“(2) Beginning October 1, 2025, the tax revenue received pursuant to subsection 5211
(a)(2) of this section shall be deposited and dedicated as follows: 5212
“(A) In Fiscal Year 2026, $10,466,000 shall be deposited in the Economic 5213
Development Special Account established by § 2-1225.21 and the remainder shall be deposited 5214
in the General Fund of the District of Columbia. 5215
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“(B) In Fiscal Year 2027, $6,140,000 shall be deposited in the Economic 5216
Development Special Account established by § 2-1225.21 and the remainder shall be deposited 5217
in the General Fund of the District of Columbia. 5218
“(C) In Fiscal Year 2028 and each subsequent fiscal year: 5219
“(i) Two-thirds shall be dedicated to the Washington Convention 5220
and Sports Authority, for transfer to Destination DC, pursuant to a memorandum of 5221
understanding, for the purposes of marketing and promoting the District as a destination, and 5222
such amounts shall be in addition to the funds dedicated to Destination DC pursuant to § 10-5223
1202.08a; and 5224
“(ii) One-third shall be dedicated to the Washington Convention 5225
and Sports Authority, for transfer to the Washington DC Economic Partnership, pursuant to a 5226
memorandum of understanding, to be used for the purposes outlined in § 10-1202.08a(e)(4).”. 5227
(c) Section 47-2202(a)(3B) is amended to read as follows: 5228
“(3B) The rate of tax on the gross receipts from the sale of or charges for the 5229
rental or leasing of rental vehicles and utility trailers as defined in § 50-1505.01 shall be: 5230
“(A) 9.25% beginning October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2026; and 5231
“(B) 11% beginning on October 1, 2026, and continuing thereafter;”. 5232
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Sec. 7013. Section 301(d-4) of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation and 5233
Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Reorganization Act of 2008, effective March 26, 2008 (D.C. 5234
Law 17-138; D.C. Official Code § 2-1225.21(d-4)), is repealed. 5235
SUBTITLE C. BENEFIT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS 5236
Sec. 7021. Short title. 5237
This subtitle may be cited as the “Frequency Standardization for Contributions to District 5238
Government Employee Benefit Funds Amendment Act of 2026”. 5239
Sec. 7022. The District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 5240
1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-601.01 et seq.), is 5241
amended as follows: 5242
(a) Section 2109 (D.C. Official Code § 1-621.09) is amended as follows: 5243
(1) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 5244
“(d) On the 15th and 30th day of each month (or, in a month with fewer than 30 days, on 5245
the 15th and last day of the month), the Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the Fund the 5246
pro rata portion of the amount that has been appropriated for the purpose of funding the District 5247
contribution for the health and life insurance premiums of annuitants. The Chief Financial 5248
Officer may also deposit into the Fund any balances in rate stabilization fund reserves that are 5249
refunded to the District by a health insurance carrier.”. 5250
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(2) Subsection (d-3) is amended by striking the phrase “, subject to 5251
appropriation.” and inserting a period in its place. 5252
(b) Section 2609 (D.C. Official Code § 1-626.09) is amended as follows: 5253
(1) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase “not less frequently than 5254
quarterly” and inserting the phrase “on the 15th and 30th day of each month (or, in a month with 5255
fewer than 30 days, on the 15th and last day of the month)” in its place. 5256
(2) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the phrase “not less frequently than 5257
quarterly” and inserting the phrase “on the 15th and 30th day of each month (or, in a month with 5258
fewer than 30 days, on the 15th and last day of the month)” in its place. 5259
Sec. 7023. Section 132(b) of the Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and Teachers Retirement 5260
Benefit Replacement Plan Act of 1998, effective September 19, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-152; D.C. 5261
Official Code § 1-907.02(b)), is amended to read as follows: 5262
“(b)(1) The amount appropriated as the District of Columbia payment shall be deposited 5263
by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in the appropriate separate fund comprising the 5264
Funds on the 15th and 30th day of every month (or, in a month with fewer than 30 days, on the 5265
15th and last day of the month). Each such payment shall be equal to 1/24th of the full 5266
contribution amount due for the fiscal year, calculated as provided in section 133(a). 5267
“(2) In the next District of Columbia Retirement Board experience study, which 5268
shall be conducted no later than October 1, 2032, the Retirement Board shall examine whether 5269
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the bi-weekly payment schedule established pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection has had 5270
an adverse impact on the Retirement Board’s cash flow or funding levels of the Funds.”. 5271
SUBTITLE D. WEST END LIBRARY/FIREHOUSE MAINTENANCE FUND 5272
Sec. 7031. Short title. 5273
This subtitle may be cited as the “West End Library/Firehouse Maintenance Fund Repeal 5274
and Reversal Amendment Act of 2026”. 5275
Sec. 7032. The tabular array in section 7142(a) of the Non-Lapsing Fund Transfers Act of 5276
2025, effective December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; 72 DCR 9825), is amended by striking the 5277
following row: 5278
AM0 1011014 West End
Library/
Firehouse
Maintenance
(272,430.00) (287,202.00) (210,226.00) (223,134.00)
5279
Sec. 7033. Applicability. 5280
Section 7032 shall apply as of October 1, 2025. 5281
SUBTITLE E. NORTHEAST HEIGHTS TIF 5282
Sec. 7041. Short title 5283
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Northeast Heights Tax Increment Financing Act of 5284
2026”. 5285
Sec. 7042. Definitions. 5286
For the purposes of this subtitle, the term: 5287
(1) “Authorized Delegate” means the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic 5288
Development, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any officer or employee of the 5289
executive office of the Mayor to whom the Mayor has delegated any of the Mayor’s functions 5290
under this subtitle pursuant to section 422(6) of the Home Rule Act. 5291
(2) “Available Real Property Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from 5292
the imposition of the tax provided for in Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia 5293
Official Code, inclusive of any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the special tax 5294
provided for in section 481 of the Home Rule Act pledged to payment of general obligation 5295
indebtedness of the District. 5296
(3) “Available Sales Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from the 5297
imposition of the tax under Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code, 5298
including penalty and interest charges, exclusive of the portion thereof required to be deposited 5299
in the Washington Convention Center Fund established pursuant to section 208 of the 5300
Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, effective September 28, 1994 (D.C. Law 5301
10-188; D.C. Official Code § 10-1202.08), and any amounts to be made available to the 5302
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Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority pursuant to section 7101 of the Revised Revenue 5303
Contingency List Act of 2017, effective December 13, 2017 (D.C. Law 22-33; 64 DCMR 7652), 5304
and section 2(b)(2)(A) of the Stable and Reliable Source of WMATA Revenues Act of 1982, 5305
effective April 30, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-103; D.C. Official Code § 9-1111.15(b)(2)(A)). 5306
(4) “Available Tax Increment,” means the sum of the Available Sales Tax 5307
Revenues and Available Real Property Tax Revenues generated in the Northeast Heights TIF 5308
Area in any fiscal year of the District minus the sum of Available Sales Tax Revenues and 5309
Available Real Property Tax Revenues generated in the Northeast Heights TIF Area in the 5310
applicable base year. 5311
(5) “Bond Counsel” means a firm or firms of attorneys designated as bond 5312
counsel from time to time by the Mayor. 5313
(6) “Bonds” means the District of Columbia revenue bonds, notes, or other 5314
obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations), in one or more series, 5315
authorized to be issued pursuant to this subtitle. 5316
(7) “Chief Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer established by 5317
section 424(a)(1) of the Home Rule Act. 5318
(8) “Closing Documents” means all documents and agreements, other than 5319
Financing Documents, that may be necessary and appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the 5320
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Bonds, and includes agreements, certificates, letters, opinions, forms, receipts, and other similar 5321
instruments. 5322
(9) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia. 5323
(10) “Debt Service” means principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. 5324
(11) “Development Costs” has the same meaning as in section 2(13) of the Tax 5325
Increment Financing Authorization Act of 1998, effective September 11, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-5326
143; D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.01(13)). 5327
(12) “Development Sponsor” means Standard Real Estate Development, a District 5328
of Columbia limited liability company qualified to do business in the District of Columbia, or 5329
any other entity that undertakes the development of the project with the approval of the Mayor. 5330
(13) “District” means the District of Columbia. 5331
(14) “Financing Documents” means the documents, other than Closing 5332
Documents, that relate to the financing or refinancing of transactions to be effected through the 5333
issuance, sale, and delivery of the Bonds, including any offering document, and any required 5334
supplements to any such documents. 5335
(15) “Home Rule Act” means the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 5336
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774; D.C. Official Code § 1-201.01 et seq.). 5337
(16) “Project” means the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of Development 5338
Costs incurred within the Northeast Heights TIF Area and adjoining parcels. 5339
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(17) “Refunding Bonds” means the District of Columbia bonds, notes, or other 5340
obligations, in one or more series, authorized to be issued pursuant to this subtitle to refund the 5341
Bonds. 5342
(18) “TIF” means tax increment financing. 5343
Sec. 7043. Creation of the Northeast Heights TIF Fund. 5344
(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Northeast Heights TIF Fund. The Chief 5345
Financial Officer shall deposit into the Northeast Heights TIF Fund the Available Tax Increment 5346
and any other taxes or fees specifically designated by law for deposit in the Northeast Heights 5347
TIF Fund. 5348
(b) The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Northeast 5349
Heights TIF Fund, or any sub-account within the Northeast Heights TIF Fund, for the payment 5350
of debt service on the Bonds without further action by the Council as permitted by section 490(f) 5351
of the Home Rule Act. The payment of debt service shall be made in accordance with the 5352
provisions of the Financing Documents entered into by the District in connection with the 5353
issuance of the Bonds. 5354
(c) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District, the balance of cash and investments in 5355
the Northeast Heights TIF Fund exceeds the amount of debt service (including prepayment of 5356
principal and interest), reserves on any Bonds, and any approved Bond-related administrative 5357
expenses during the upcoming fiscal year, 50% of the excess shall be used to prepay the 5358
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principal of the Bonds or for future reserves or administrative expenses on the Bonds and the 5359
remaining 50% of the excess shall be transferred to the unrestricted balance of the General Fund 5360
of the District of Columbia. 5361
Sec. 7044. Creation of the Northeast Heights TIF Area. 5362
(a) There is created a TIF area designated as the Northeast Heights TIF Area, which shall 5363
consist of Square 5051N, Lot 19; Square 5051, Lots 28, 29, 811; and Square 5044, Lot 814, as 5364
shown on the tax rolls of the District as maintained by the Office of Tax and Revenue. 5365
(b) As provided in section 7043, the Available Tax Increment from the Northeast Heights 5366
TIF Area shall be deposited in the Northeast Heights TIF Fund and may be used for the purposes 5367
set forth in section 7045. 5368
(c)(1) The base year for determination of Available Sales Tax Revenues from locations 5369
within the Northeast Heights TIF Area shall be the tax year preceding the year in which this 5370
subtitle becomes effective. 5371
(2) The base year for determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues 5372
from properties within the Northeast Heights TIF Area shall be the tax year preceding the year in 5373
which this subtitle becomes effective, and the initial assessed value to be used in making the 5374
determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues shall be the assessed value of each lot of 5375
taxable real property in the Northeast Heights TIF Area for the tax year preceding the tax year in 5376
which this subtitle becomes effective. 5377
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(d) The Northeast Heights Area shall terminate on the earliest of: 5378
(1) December 31, 2056; 5379
(2) The date on which the Bonds are paid in full or are defeased and are no longer 5380
outstanding; or 5381
(3) Five years after the effective date of this subtitle if no Bonds are issued. 5382
Sec. 7045. Bond authorization. 5383
(a) The Council approves and authorizes the issuance of one or more series of Bonds in 5384
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $47 million to fund the Project. The Bonds, which 5385
may be issued from time to time, in one or more series, shall be tax-exempt or taxable as the 5386
Mayor shall determine and shall be payable and secured as provided in section 7046. 5387
(b) The proceeds of the Bonds shall be used to pay Development Costs of the Project, 5388
financing costs incurred by the District and to fund capitalized interest and required reserves. 5389
(c) The Mayor may pay from the proceeds of the Bonds the financing costs and expenses 5390
of issuing and delivering the Bonds, including underwriting, legal, accounting, financial 5391
advisory, credit enhancement, marketing, sale, and printing costs and expenses. 5392
Sec. 7046. Payment and security. 5393
(a) Except as may be otherwise provided in this subtitle, the principal of, premium, if 5394
any, and interest on, the Bonds, and the payment of ongoing administrative expenses related to 5395
the Bond financing shall be payable solely from proceeds received from the sale of the Bonds, 5396
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income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, Available Tax Increment and 5397
other taxes and fees specifically designated by law for deposit into the Northeast Heights TIF 5398
Fund, income realized from the temporary investment of those receipts and revenues prior to 5399
payment to the Bond owners, and other funds that, as provided in the Financing Documents, may 5400
be made available to the District for payment of the Bonds from sources other than the District, 5401
all as provided for in the Financing Documents. 5402
(b) Payment of the Bonds shall be secured as provided in the Financing Documents and 5403
by an assignment by the District for the benefit of the Bond owners of certain of its rights under 5404
the Financing Documents and Closing Documents to the trustee for the Bonds pursuant to the 5405
Financing Documents. 5406
(c) The trustee or paying agent is authorized to deposit, invest, and disburse the proceeds 5407
received from the sale of the Bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents. 5408
Sec. 7047. Bond details. 5409
(a) The Mayor is authorized to take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in 5410
accordance with this subtitle in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, 5411
delivery, security for, and payment of the Bonds of each class and series, including 5412
determinations of: 5413
(1) The final form, content, designation, and terms of the Bonds, including a 5414
determination that the Bonds may be issued in certificated or book-entry form; 5415
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(2) The principal amount of the Bonds to be issued and denominations of the 5416
Bonds; 5417
(3) The rate or rates of interest or the method for determining the rate or rates of 5418
interest on the Bonds; 5419
(4) The date or dates of issuance, sale, and delivery of, and the payment of interest 5420
on, the Bonds, and the maturity date or dates of the Bonds; 5421
(5) The terms under which the Bonds may be paid, optionally or mandatorily 5422
redeemed, accelerated, tendered, called, or put for redemption, repurchase, or remarketing before 5423
their respective stated maturities; 5424
(6) Provisions for the registration, transfer, and exchange of the Bonds and the 5425
replacement of mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Bonds; 5426
(7) The creation of any reserve fund, sinking fund, or other fund with respect to 5427
the Bonds; 5428
(8) The time and place of payment of the Bonds; 5429
(9) Procedures for monitoring the use of the proceeds received from the sale of 5430
the Bonds to ensure that the proceeds are properly applied and used to accomplish the purposes 5431
of the Home Rule Act and this subtitle; 5432
(10) Actions necessary to qualify the Bonds under blue sky laws of any 5433
jurisdiction where the Bonds are marketed; and 5434
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(11) The terms and types of any credit enhancement under which the Bonds may 5435
be secured. 5436
(b) The Bonds shall contain a legend which shall provide that the Bonds are special 5437
obligations of the District, are without recourse to the District, are not a pledge of, and do not 5438
involve, the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the Available Tax 5439
Increment, and any other taxes and fees allocated to the Northeast Heights Phase 2 TIF Fund), do 5440
not constitute a debt of the District, and do not constitute lending of the public credit for private 5441
undertakings as prohibited in section 602(a)(2) of the Home Rule Act. 5442
(c) The Bonds shall be executed in the name of the District and on its behalf by the 5443
manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor, and attested by the Secretary of the District of 5444
Columbia by the Secretary’s manual or facsimile signature. 5445
(d) The official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, printed, or 5446
otherwise reproduced on the Bonds. 5447
(e) The Bonds of any series may be issued in accordance with the terms of a trust 5448
instrument to be entered into by the District and a trustee or paying agent to be selected by the 5449
Mayor, and may be subject to the terms of one or more agreements entered into by the Mayor 5450
pursuant to section 490(a)(4) of the Home Rule Act. 5451
(f) The Bonds may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more issues and 5452
in one or more series. 5453
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(g) The Bonds are declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes. 5454
The Bonds, the interest thereon, and the income therefrom, and all funds pledged or available to 5455
pay or secure the payment of the Bonds, shall at all times be exempt from taxation by the 5456
District, except for estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. 5457
(h) The District pledges, covenants, and agrees with the holders of the Bonds that, subject 5458
to the provisions of the Financing Documents, the District will not limit or alter the revenues 5459
pledged to secure the Bonds or the basis on which such revenues are collected or allocated, will 5460
not impair the contractual obligations of the District to fulfill the terms of any agreement made 5461
with the holders of the Bonds, will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of 5462
the Bonds, and will not modify, in any way, the exemptions from taxation provided for in this 5463
subtitle, until the Bonds, together with interest thereon, and all costs and expenses in connection 5464
with any suit, action, or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders of the Bonds, are fully met and 5465
discharged. This pledge and agreement for the District may be included as part of the contract 5466
with the holders of the Bonds. This subsection constitutes a contract between the District and the 5467
holders of the Bonds. To the extent that any acts or resolutions of the Council may be in conflict 5468
with this subtitle, this subtitle shall be controlling. 5469
(i) Consistent with section 490(a)(4)(B) of the Home Rule Act and notwithstanding 5470
Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code: 5471
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(1) A pledge made and security interest created in respect of the Bonds or 5472
pursuant to any related Financing Document shall be valid, binding, and perfected from the time 5473
the security interest is created, with or without physical delivery of any funds or any property 5474
and with or without any further action; 5475
(2) The lien of the pledge shall be valid, binding, and perfected as against all 5476
parties having any claim of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the District, whether 5477
or not such party has notice; and 5478
(3) The security interest shall be valid, binding, and perfected whether or not any 5479
statement, document, or instrument relating to the security interest is recorded or filed. 5480
Sec. 7048. Issuance of the Bonds. 5481
(a) The Bonds of any series may be sold at negotiated or competitive sale at, above, or 5482
below par, to one or more persons or entities, and upon terms that the Mayor considers to be in 5483
the best interests of the District. 5484
(b) The Mayor or an Authorized Delegate may execute, in connection with each sale of 5485
the Bonds, offering documents on behalf of the District, may deem final any such offering 5486
document on behalf of the District for purposes of compliance with federal laws and regulations 5487
governing such matters, and may authorize the distribution of the documents in connection with 5488
the Bonds. 5489
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(c) The Mayor is authorized to deliver executed and sealed Bonds, on behalf of the 5490
District, for authentication, and, after the Bonds have been authenticated, to deliver the Bonds to 5491
the original purchasers of the Bonds upon payment of the purchase price. 5492
(d) The Bonds shall not be issued until the Mayor receives an approving opinion from 5493
Bond Counsel as to the validity of the Bonds of such series and, if the interest on the Bonds is 5494
expected to be exempt from federal income taxation, the treatment of the interest on the Bonds 5495
for purposes of federal income taxation. 5496
(e) The Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 5497
18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-351.01 et seq.), and subchapter III-A of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of 5498
the District of Columbia Official Code shall not apply to any contract the Mayor may from time 5499
to time enter into, or the Mayor may determine to be necessary or appropriate, for the purposes 5500
of this subtitle. 5501
Sec. 7049. Financing and Closing Documents. 5502
(a) The Mayor is authorized to prescribe the final form and content of all Financing 5503
Documents and all Closing Documents to which the District is a party that may be necessary or 5504
appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds. 5505
(b) The Mayor is authorized to execute, in the name of the District and on its behalf, the 5506
Financing Documents and any Closing Documents to which the District is a party by the 5507
Mayor’s manual or facsimile signature. 5508
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(c) If required, the official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, 5509
printed, or otherwise reproduced on the Bonds, the other Financing Documents, and the Closing 5510
Documents to which the District is a party. 5511
(d) The Mayor’s execution and delivery of the Financing Documents and the Closing 5512
Documents to which the District is a party shall constitute conclusive evidence of the Mayor’s 5513
approval, on behalf of the District, of the final form and content of the executed Financing 5514
Documents and the executed Closing Documents. 5515
(e) The Mayor is authorized to deliver the executed and sealed Financing Documents and 5516
Closing Documents, on behalf of the District, prior to or simultaneously with the issuance, sale, 5517
and delivery of the Bonds, and to ensure the due performance of the obligations of the District 5518
contained in the executed, sealed, and delivered Financing Documents and Closing Documents. 5519
Sec. 7050. Limited liability. 5520
(a) The Bonds shall be special obligations of the District. The Bonds shall be without 5521
recourse to the District. The Bonds shall not be general obligations of the District, shall not be a 5522
pledge of, or involve, the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the 5523
Available Tax Increment and any other taxes or fees allocated to the Northeast Heights TIF 5524
Fund), shall not constitute a debt of the District, and shall not constitute lending of the public 5525
credit for private undertakings as prohibited in section 602(a)(2) of the Home Rule Act. 5526
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(b) The Bonds shall not give rise to any pecuniary liability of the District and the District 5527
shall have no obligation with respect to the purchase of the Bonds. 5528
(c) No person, including any Bond owner, shall have any claims against the District or 5529
any of its elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents for monetary damages 5530
suffered as a result of the failure of the District to perform any covenant, undertaking, or 5531
obligation under this subtitle, the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents, 5532
or as a result of the incorrectness of any representation in or omission from the Financing 5533
Documents or the Closing Documents, unless the District or its elected or appointed officials, 5534
officers, employees, or agents have acted in a willful and fraudulent manner. 5535
Sec. 7051. District officials. 5536
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 7050(c), the elected or appointed officials, 5537
officers, employees, or agents of the District shall not be liable personally for the payment of the 5538
Bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, or for any 5539
representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, or agreements of the District contained in this 5540
subtitle, the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents. 5541
(b) The signature, countersignature, facsimile signature, or facsimile countersignature of 5542
any official appearing on the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents shall 5543
be valid and sufficient for all purposes notwithstanding the fact that the individual signatory 5544
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ceases to hold that office before delivery of the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing 5545
Documents. 5546
Sec. 7052. Maintenance of documents. 5547
Copies of the specimen Bonds and of the final Financing Documents and Closing 5548
Documents shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia. 5549
Sec. 7053. Information reporting. 5550
Within 3 days after the Mayor’s receipt of the transcript of proceedings relating to the 5551
issuance of the Bonds, the Mayor shall transmit a copy of the transcript to the Secretary to the 5552
Council. 5553
SUBTITLE F. BRYANT STREET PHASE 2 TIF 5554
Sec. 7061. Short title 5555
This subtitle may be cited as the “Bryant Street Phase 2 Tax Increment Financing Act of 5556
2026”. 5557
Sec. 7062. Definitions. 5558
For the purposes of this subtitle, the term: 5559
(1) “Authorized Delegate” means the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic 5560
Development, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any officer or employee of the 5561
executive office of the Mayor to whom the Mayor has delegated any of the Mayor’s functions 5562
under this subtitle pursuant to section 422(6) of the Home Rule Act. 5563
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(2) “Available Real Property Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from 5564
the imposition of the tax provided for in Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia 5565
Official Code, inclusive of any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the special tax 5566
provided for in section 481 of the Home Rule Act pledged to payment of general obligation 5567
indebtedness of the District. 5568
(3) “Available Sales Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from the 5569
imposition of the tax under Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code, 5570
including penalty and interest charges, exclusive of the portion thereof required to be deposited 5571
in the Washington Convention Center Fund established pursuant to section 208 of the 5572
Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, effective September 28, 1994 (D.C. Law 5573
10-188; D.C. Official Code § 10-1202.08), and any amounts to be made available to the 5574
Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority pursuant to section 7101 of the Revised Revenue 5575
Contingency List Act of 2017, effective December 13, 2017 (D.C. Law 22-33; 64 DCMR 7652), 5576
and section 2(b)(2)(A) of the Stable and Reliable Source of WMATA Revenues Act of 1982, 5577
effective April 30, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-103; D.C. Official Code § 9-1111.15(b)(2)(A)). 5578
(4) “Available Tax Increment” means the sum of the Available Sales Tax 5579
Revenues and Available Real Property Tax Revenues generated in the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF 5580
Area in any fiscal year of the District minus the sum of Available Sales Tax Revenues and 5581
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Available Real Property Tax Revenues generated in the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area in the 5582
applicable base year. 5583
(5) “Bond Counsel” means a firm or firms of attorneys designated as bond 5584
counsel from time to time by the Mayor. 5585
(6) “Bonds” means the District of Columbia revenue bonds, notes, or other 5586
obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations), in one or more series, 5587
authorized to be issued pursuant to this subtitle. 5588
(7) “Chief Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer established by 5589
section 424(a)(1) of the Home Rule Act. 5590
(8) “Closing Documents” means all documents and agreements, other than 5591
Financing Documents, that may be necessary and appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the 5592
Bonds, and includes agreements, certificates, letters, opinions, forms, receipts, and other similar 5593
instruments. 5594
(9) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia. 5595
(10) “Debt Service” means principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. 5596
(11) “Development Costs” has the same meaning as in section 2(13) of the Tax 5597
Increment Financing Authorization Act of 1998, effective September 11, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-5598
143; D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.01(13)). 5599
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(12) “Development Sponsor” means MBR Venture Phase 2, LLC, a Delaware 5600
limited liability company qualified to do business in the District of Columbia, or any other entity 5601
that undertakes the development of the project with the approval of the Mayor. 5602
(13) “District” means the District of Columbia. 5603
(14) “Financing Documents” means the documents, other than Closing 5604
Documents, that relate to the financing or refinancing of transactions to be affected through the 5605
issuance, sale, and delivery of the Bonds, including any offering document, and any required 5606
supplements to any such documents. 5607
(15) “Home Rule Act” means the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 5608
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774; D.C. Official Code § 1-201.01 et seq.). 5609
(16) “Project” means the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of Development 5610
Costs incurred within the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area and adjoining parcels. 5611
(17) “Refunding Bonds” means the District of Columbia bonds, notes, or other 5612
obligations, in one or more series, authorized to be issued pursuant to this subtitle to refund the 5613
Bonds. 5614
(18) “TIF” means tax increment financing. 5615
Sec. 7063. Creation of the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Fund. 5616
(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Fund. The 5617
Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Fund the Available Tax 5618
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Increment and any other taxes or fees specifically designated by law for deposit in the Bryant 5619
Street Phase 2 TIF Fund. 5620
(b) The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Bryant Street 5621
Phase 2 TIF Fund, or any sub-account within the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Fund, for the 5622
payment of debt service on the Bonds without further action by the Council as permitted by 5623
section 490(f) of the Home Rule Act. The payment of debt service shall be made in accordance 5624
with the provisions of the Financing Documents entered into by the District in connection with 5625
the issuance of the Bonds. 5626
(c) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District, the balance of cash and investments in 5627
the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Fund exceeds the amount of debt service (including prepayment of 5628
principal and interest), reserves on any Bonds, and any approved Bond-related administrative 5629
expenses during the upcoming fiscal year, 50% of the excess shall be used to prepay the 5630
principal of the Bonds or for future reserves or administrative expenses on the Bonds and the 5631
remaining 50% of the excess shall be transferred to the unrestricted balance of the General Fund 5632
of the District of Columbia. 5633
Sec. 7064. Creation of the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area. 5634
(a) There is created a TIF area designated as the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area, which is 5635
defined as the area beginning at a point at the east line of 4th Street, NE, being at the northwest 5636
corner of Lot 13 in Square 3629 as the same is set forth on that certain Plat of Subdivision dated 5637
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July 11, 2018, by MRP 600 RI LLC and MBR Investment Partners, LLC and recorded 5638
September 14, 2018, in Subdivision Book 214 at Page 116 among the Records of the Office of 5639
the Surveyor of the District of Columbia, then, running the following 13 courses and distances: 5640
(1) Due east a distance of 671.20 feet to a point; then 5641
(2) Due south a distance of 205.28 feet to a point; then 5642
(3) North 66°20'20" east a distance of 2.52 feet to a point; then 5643
(4) Due south a distance of 66.64 feet to a point; then 5644
(5) South 31°19'30" east a distance of 47.44 feet to a point; then 5645
(6) South 58°40'30" west a distance of 219.12 feet to a point; then 5646
(7) North 31°19'30" west a distance of 27.90 feet to a point; then 5647
(8) South 58°37'36" west a distance of 172.88 feet to a point; then 5648
(9) South 23°48'52" east a distance of 27.99 feet to a point; then 5649
(10) South 58°40'30" west a distance of 33.84 feet to a point; then 5650
(11) North 24°03’30” west a distance of 19.39 feet to a point; then 5651
(12) Due west a distance of 323.37 feet to a point; and then 5652
(13) Due north, a distance of 517.01 feet to the point of beginning, 5653
such area being all of Assessment and Taxation Lot 822 as the same is set forth on that certain 5654
Plat of Subdivision, dated October 30, 2018, as prepared by the Office of Tax and Revenue and 5655
recorded at A&T Book 3880 at Page H among the Records of the Office of the Surveyor of the 5656
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District of Columbia and parts of Assessment and Taxation Lots 823, 824, and 825 as the same 5657
are set forth on that certain Plat of Subdivision, dated January 28, 2022, as prepared by the 5658
Office of Tax and Revenue and recorded at A&T Book 3895 at Page G among the Records of the 5659
Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia. 5660
(b) As provided in section 7063, the Available Tax Increment from the Bryant Street 5661
Phase 2 TIF Area shall be deposited in the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Fund and may be used for 5662
the purposes set forth in section 7065. 5663
(c)(1) The base year for determination of Available Sales Tax Revenues from properties 5664
within the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area shall be the tax year preceding the year in which this 5665
subtitle becomes effective. 5666
(2) The base year for determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues 5667
from the properties within the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area shall be the tax year of the District 5668
preceding the year in which this subtitle becomes effective and the initial assessed value to be 5669
used in making the determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues shall be the assessed 5670
value of each lot of taxable real property in the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area for the tax year 5671
preceding the tax year in which this subtitle becomes effective. 5672
(d) The Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Area shall terminate on the earliest of: 5673
(1) December 31, 2056; 5674
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(2) The date on which the Bonds are paid in full or are defeased and are no longer 5675
outstanding; or 5676
(3) Five years after the effective date of this subtitle, if no Bonds are issued. 5677
Sec. 7065. Bond authorization. 5678
(a) The Council approves and authorizes the issuance of one or more series of Bonds in 5679
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $26 million to fund the Project. The Bonds, which 5680
may be issued from time to time, in one or more series, shall be tax-exempt or taxable as the 5681
Mayor shall determine and shall be payable and secured as provided in section 7066. 5682
(b) The proceeds of the Bonds shall be used as follows: 5683
(1) An amount not to exceed $25 million shall be used to pay Development Costs 5684
of the Project. 5685
(2) The balance of the proceeds may be used to pay the financing costs incurred 5686
by the District, and to fund capitalized interest and required reserves. 5687
(c) The Mayor may pay from the proceeds of the Bonds the financing costs and expenses 5688
of issuing and delivering the Bonds, including underwriting, legal, accounting, financial 5689
advisory, credit enhancement, marketing, sale, and printing costs and expenses. 5690
Sec. 7066. Payment and security. 5691
(a) Except as may be otherwise provided in this subtitle, the principal of, premium, if 5692
any, and interest on, the Bonds, and the payment of ongoing administrative expenses related to 5693
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the Bond financing shall be payable solely from proceeds received from the sale of the Bonds, 5694
income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, Available Tax Increment and 5695
other taxes and fees specifically designated by law for deposit into the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF 5696
Fund, income realized from the temporary investment of those receipts and revenues prior to 5697
payment to the Bond owners, and other funds that, as provided in the Financing Documents, may 5698
be made available to the District for payment of the Bonds from sources other than the District, 5699
all as provided for in the Financing Documents. 5700
(b) Payment of the Bonds shall be secured as provided in the Financing Documents and 5701
by an assignment by the District for the benefit of the Bond owners of certain of its rights under 5702
the Financing Documents and Closing Documents to the trustee for the Bonds pursuant to the 5703
Financing Documents. 5704
(c) The trustee or paying agent is authorized to deposit, invest, and disburse the proceeds 5705
received from the sale of the Bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents. 5706
Sec. 7067. Bond details. 5707
(a) The Mayor is authorized to take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in 5708
accordance with this subtitle in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, 5709
delivery, security for, and payment of the Bonds of each class and series, including 5710
determinations of: 5711
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(1) The final form, content, designation, and terms of the Bonds, including a 5712
determination that the Bonds may be issued in certificated or book-entry form; 5713
(2) The principal amount of the Bonds to be issued and denominations of the 5714
Bonds; 5715
(3) The rate or rates of interest or the method for determining the rate or rates of 5716
interest on the Bonds; 5717
(4) The date or dates of issuance, sale, and delivery of, and the payment of interest 5718
on, the Bonds, and the maturity date or dates of the Bonds; 5719
(5) The terms under which the Bonds may be paid, optionally or mandatorily 5720
redeemed, accelerated, tendered, called, or put for redemption, repurchase, or remarketing before 5721
their respective stated maturities; 5722
(6) Provisions for the registration, transfer, and exchange of the Bonds and the 5723
replacement of mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Bonds; 5724
(7) The creation of any reserve fund, sinking fund, or other fund with respect to 5725
the Bonds; 5726
(8) The time and place of payment of the Bonds; 5727
(9) Procedures for monitoring the use of the proceeds received from the sale of 5728
the Bonds to ensure that the proceeds are properly applied and used to accomplish the purposes 5729
of the Home Rule Act and this subtitle; 5730
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(10) Actions necessary to qualify the Bonds under blue sky laws of any 5731
jurisdiction where the Bonds are marketed; and 5732
(11) The terms and types of any credit enhancement under which the Bonds may 5733
be secured. 5734
(b) The Bonds shall contain a legend which shall provide that the Bonds are special 5735
obligations of the District, are without recourse to the District, are not a pledge of, and do not 5736
involve, the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the Available Tax 5737
Increment and any other taxes and fees allocated to the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF Fund), do not 5738
constitute a debt of the District, and do not constitute lending of the public credit for private 5739
undertakings as prohibited in section 602(a)(2) of the Home Rule Act. 5740
(c) The Bonds shall be executed in the name of the District and on its behalf by the 5741
manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor, and attested by the Secretary of the District of 5742
Columbia by the Secretary’s manual or facsimile signature. 5743
(d) The official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, printed, or 5744
otherwise reproduced on the Bonds. 5745
(e) The Bonds of any series may be issued in accordance with the terms of a trust 5746
instrument to be entered into by the District and a trustee or paying agent to be selected by the 5747
Mayor, and may be subject to the terms of one or more agreements entered into by the Mayor 5748
pursuant to section 490(a)(4) of the Home Rule Act. 5749
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(f) The Bonds may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more issues and 5750
in one or more series. 5751
(g) The Bonds are declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes. 5752
The Bonds, the interest thereon, and the income therefrom, and all funds pledged or available to 5753
pay or secure the payment of the Bonds, shall at all times be exempt from taxation by the 5754
District, except for estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. 5755
(h) The District pledges, covenants, and agrees with the holders of the Bonds that, subject 5756
to the provisions of the Financing Documents, the District will not limit or alter the revenues 5757
pledged to secure the Bonds or the basis on which such revenues are collected or allocated, will 5758
not impair the contractual obligations of the District to fulfill the terms of any agreement made 5759
with the holders of the Bonds, will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of 5760
the Bonds, and will not modify, in any way, the exemptions from taxation provided for in this 5761
subtitle, until the Bonds, together with interest thereon, and all costs and expenses in connection 5762
with any suit, action, or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders of the Bonds, are fully met and 5763
discharged. This pledge and agreement for the District may be included as part of the contract 5764
with the holders of the Bonds. This subsection constitutes a contract between the District and the 5765
holders of the Bonds. To the extent that any acts or resolutions of the Council may be in conflict 5766
with this subtitle, this subtitle shall be controlling. 5767
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(i) Consistent with section 490(a)(4)(B) of the Home Rule Act and notwithstanding 5768
Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code: 5769
(1) A pledge made and security interest created in respect of the Bonds or 5770
pursuant to any related Financing Document shall be valid, binding, and perfected from the time 5771
the security interest is created, with or without physical delivery of any funds or any property 5772
and with or without any further action; 5773
(2) The lien of the pledge shall be valid, binding, and perfected as against all 5774
parties having any claim of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the District, whether 5775
or not such party has notice; and 5776
(3) The security interest shall be valid, binding, and perfected whether or not any 5777
statement, document, or instrument relating to the security interest is recorded or filed. 5778
Sec. 7068. Issuance of the Bonds. 5779
(a) The Bonds of any series may be sold at negotiated or competitive sale at, above, or 5780
below par, to one or more persons or entities, and upon terms that the Mayor considers to be in 5781
the best interests of the District. 5782
(b) The Mayor or an Authorized Delegate may execute, in connection with each sale of 5783
the Bonds, offering documents on behalf of the District, may deem final any such offering 5784
document on behalf of the District for purposes of compliance with federal laws and regulations 5785
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governing such matters, and may authorize the distribution of the documents in connection with 5786
the Bonds. 5787
(c) The Mayor is authorized to deliver executed and sealed Bonds, on behalf of the 5788
District, for authentication, and, after the Bonds have been authenticated, to deliver the Bonds to 5789
the original purchasers of the Bonds upon payment of the purchase price. 5790
(d) The Bonds shall not be issued until the Mayor receives an approving opinion from 5791
Bond Counsel as to the validity of the Bonds of such series and, if the interest on the Bonds is 5792
expected to be exempt from federal income taxation, the treatment of the interest on the Bonds 5793
for purposes of federal income taxation. 5794
(e) The Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 5795
18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-351.01 et seq.), and subchapter III-A of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of 5796
the District of Columbia Official Code shall not apply to any contract the Mayor may from time 5797
to time enter into, or the Mayor may determine to be necessary or appropriate, for the purposes 5798
of this subtitle. 5799
Sec. 7069. Financing and Closing Documents. 5800
(a) The Mayor is authorized to prescribe the final form and content of all Financing 5801
Documents and all Closing Documents to which the District is a party that may be necessary or 5802
appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds. 5803
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(b) The Mayor is authorized to execute, in the name of the District and on its behalf, the 5804
Financing Documents and any Closing Documents to which the District is a party by the 5805
Mayor’s manual or facsimile signature. 5806
(c) If required, the official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, 5807
printed, or otherwise reproduced on the Bonds, the other Financing Documents, and the Closing 5808
Documents to which the District is a party. 5809
(d) The Mayor’s execution and delivery of the Financing Documents and the Closing 5810
Documents to which the District is a party shall constitute conclusive evidence of the Mayor’s 5811
approval, on behalf of the District, of the final form and content of the executed Financing 5812
Documents and the executed Closing Documents. 5813
(e) The Mayor is authorized to deliver the executed and sealed Financing Documents and 5814
Closing Documents, on behalf of the District, prior to or simultaneously with the issuance, sale, 5815
and delivery of the Bonds, and to ensure the due performance of the obligations of the District 5816
contained in the executed, sealed, and delivered Financing Documents and Closing Documents. 5817
Sec.7070. Limited liability. 5818
(a) The Bonds shall be special obligations of the District. The Bonds shall be without 5819
recourse to the District. The Bonds shall not be general obligations of the District, shall not be a 5820
pledge of, or involve, the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the 5821
Available Tax Increment and any other taxes or fees allocated to the Bryant Street Phase 2 TIF 5822
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Fund), shall not constitute a debt of the District, and shall not constitute lending of the public 5823
credit for private undertakings as prohibited in section 602(a)(2) of the Home Rule Act. 5824
(b) The Bonds shall not give rise to any pecuniary liability of the District and the District 5825
shall have no obligation with respect to the purchase of the Bonds. 5826
(c) No person, including any Bond owner, shall have any claims against the District or 5827
any of its elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents for monetary damages 5828
suffered as a result of the failure of the District to perform any covenant, undertaking, or 5829
obligation under this subtitle, the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents, 5830
or as a result of the incorrectness of any representation in or omission from the Financing 5831
Documents or the Closing Documents, unless the District or its elected or appointed officials, 5832
officers, employees, or agents have acted in a willful and fraudulent manner. 5833
Sec. 7071. District officials. 5834
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 7070(c), the elected or appointed officials, 5835
officers, employees, or agents of the District shall not be liable personally for the payment of the 5836
Bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, or for any 5837
representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, or agreements of the District contained in this 5838
subtitle, the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents. 5839
(b) The signature, countersignature, facsimile signature, or facsimile countersignature of 5840
any official appearing on the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents shall 5841
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be valid and sufficient for all purposes notwithstanding the fact that the individual signatory 5842
ceases to hold that office before delivery of the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing 5843
Documents. 5844
Sec. 7072. Maintenance of documents. 5845
Copies of the specimen Bonds and of the final Financing Documents and Closing 5846
Documents shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia. 5847
Sec. 7073. Information reporting. 5848
Within 3 days after the Mayor’s receipt of the transcript of proceedings relating to the 5849
issuance of the Bonds, the Mayor shall transmit a copy of the transcript to the Secretary to the 5850
Council. 5851
SUBTITLE G. REEVES TIF 5852
Sec. 7081. Short title. 5853
This subtitle may be cited as the “Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center Tax Increment 5854
Financing Act of 2026”. 5855
Sec. 7082. Definitions. 5856
For the purposes of this subtitle, the term: 5857
(1) “Authorized Delegate” means the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic 5858
Development, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any officer or employee of the 5859
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executive office of the Mayor to whom the Mayor has delegated any of the Mayor’s functions 5860
under this subtitle pursuant to section 422(6) of the Home Rule Act. 5861
(2) “Available Real Property Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from 5862
the imposition of the tax provided for in Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia 5863
Official Code, inclusive of any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the special tax 5864
provided for in section 481 of the Home Rule Act pledged to payment of general obligation 5865
indebtedness of the District. 5866
(3) “Available Sales Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from the 5867
imposition of the tax under Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code, 5868
including penalty and interest charges, exclusive of the portion thereof required to be deposited 5869
in the Washington Convention Center Fund established pursuant to section 208 of the 5870
Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, effective September 28, 1994 (D.C. Law 5871
10-188; D.C. Official Code § 10-1202.08), and any amounts to be made available to the 5872
Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority pursuant to section 7101 of the Fiscal Year 2018 5873
Revised Revenue Contingency List , effective December 13, 2017 (D.C. Law 22-33; 64 DCMR 5874
7652), and section 2(b)(2)(A) of the Stable and Reliable Source of WMATA Revenues Act of 5875
1982, effective April 30, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-103; D.C. Official Code § 9-1111.15(b)(2)(A)). 5876
(4) “Available Tax Increment,” means the sum of the Available Sales Tax 5877
Revenues and Available Real Property Tax Revenues generated in the Frank D. Reeves 5878
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Municipal Center TIF Area in any fiscal year of the District minus the sum of Available Sales 5879
Tax Revenues and Available Real Property Tax Revenues generated in the Frank D. Reeves 5880
Municipal Center TIF Area in the applicable base year. 5881
(5) “Bond Counsel” means a firm or firms of attorneys designated as bond 5882
counsel from time to time by the Mayor. 5883
(6) “Bonds” means the District of Columbia revenue bonds, notes, or other 5884
obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations), in one or more series, 5885
authorized to be issued pursuant to this subtitle. 5886
(7) “Chief Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer established by 5887
section 424(a)(1) of the Home Rule Act. 5888
(8) “Closing Documents” means all documents and agreements, other than 5889
Financing Documents, that may be necessary and appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the 5890
Bonds, and includes agreements, certificates, letters, opinions, forms, receipts, and other similar 5891
instruments. 5892
(9) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia. 5893
(10) “Debt Service” means principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. 5894
(11) “Development Costs” has the same meaning as in section 2(13) of the Tax 5895
Increment Financing Authorization Act of 1998, effective September 11, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-5896
143; D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.01(13)). 5897
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(12) “Development Sponsor” means Reeves CMC Venture, LLC, a District of 5898
Columbia limited liability company qualified to do business in the District of Columbia, or any 5899
other entity that undertakes the development of the project with the approval of the Mayor. 5900
(13) “District” means the District of Columbia. 5901
(14) “Financing Documents” means the documents, other than Closing 5902
Documents, that relate to the financing or refinancing of transactions to be affected through the 5903
issuance, sale, and delivery of the Bonds, including any offering document, and any required 5904
supplements to any such documents. 5905
(15) “Home Rule Act” means the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 5906
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774; D.C. Official Code § 1-201.01 et seq.). 5907
(16) “Project” means the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of Development 5908
Costs incurred within the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Area and adjoining parcels. 5909
(17) “Refunding Bonds” means the District of Columbia Bonds, notes, or other 5910
obligations, in one or more series, authorized to be issued pursuant to this subtitle to refund the 5911
Bonds. 5912
(18) “TIF” means tax increment financing. 5913
Sec. 7083. Creation of the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Fund. 5914
(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF 5915
Fund. The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF 5916
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Fund the Available Tax Increment and any other taxes or fees specifically designated by law for 5917
deposit in the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Fund. 5918
(b) The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Frank D. 5919
Reeves Municipal Center TIF Fund, or any sub-account within the Frank D. Reeves Municipal 5920
Center TIF Fund, for the payment of debt service on the Bonds without further action by the 5921
Council as permitted by section 490(f) of the Home Rule Act. The payment of debt service shall 5922
be made in accordance with the provisions of the Financing Documents entered into by the 5923
District in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. 5924
(c) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District, the balance of cash and investments in 5925
the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Fund exceeds the amount of debt service (including 5926
prepayment of principal and interest), reserves on any Bonds, and any approved Bond-related 5927
administrative expenses during the upcoming fiscal year, 50% of the excess shall be used to 5928
prepay the principal of the Bonds or for future reserves or administrative expenses on the Bonds 5929
and the remaining 50% of the excess shall be transferred to the unrestricted balance of the 5930
General Fund of the District of Columbia. 5931
Sec. 7084. Creation of the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Area. 5932
(a) There is created a TIF area designated as the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF 5933
Area, which shall consist of Lot 0844 in Square 0204 and Air Rights Lot 7000 in Square 0204 as 5934
shown on the tax rolls of the District as maintained by the Office of Tax and Revenue. 5935
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(b) As provided in section 7083, the Available Tax Increment from the Frank D. Reeves 5936
Municipal Center TIF Area shall be deposited in the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF 5937
Fund and may be used for the purposes set forth in section 7085. 5938
(c)(1) The base year for determination of Available Sales Tax Revenues from locations 5939
within the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Area shall be the tax year preceding the year 5940
in which this subtitle becomes effective. 5941
(2) The base year for determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues 5942
from properties within the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Area shall be the tax year 5943
preceding the year in which this subtitle becomes effective and the initial assessed value to be 5944
used in making the determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues shall be the assessed 5945
value of each lot of taxable real property in the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Area for 5946
the tax year preceding the tax year in which this subtitle becomes effective. 5947
(d) The Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF Area shall terminate on the earliest of: 5948
(1) December 31, 2057; 5949
(2) The date on which the Bonds are paid in full or are defeased and are no longer 5950
outstanding; or 5951
(3) Five years after the effective date of this subtitle, if no Bonds are issued. 5952
Sec. 7085. Bond authorization. 5953
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(a) The Council approves and authorizes the issuance of one or more series of Bonds in 5954
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $32 million to fund the Project. The Bonds, which 5955
may be issued from time to time, in one or more series, shall be tax-exempt or taxable as the 5956
Mayor shall determine and shall be payable and secured as provided in section 7086. 5957
(b) The proceeds of the Bonds shall be used to pay Development Costs of the Project, 5958
financing costs incurred by the District, and to fund capitalized interest and required reserves. 5959
(c) The Mayor may pay from the proceeds of the Bonds the financing costs and expenses 5960
of issuing and delivering the Bonds, including underwriting, legal, accounting, financial 5961
advisory, credit enhancement, marketing, sale, and printing costs and expenses. 5962
Sec. 7086. Payment and security. 5963
(a) Except as may be otherwise provided in this subtitle, the principal of, premium, if 5964
any, and interest on, the Bonds, and the payment of ongoing administrative expenses related to 5965
the bond financing shall be payable solely from proceeds received from the sale of the Bonds, 5966
income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, Available Tax Increment and 5967
other taxes and fees specifically designated by law for deposit into the Frank D. Reeves 5968
Municipal Center TIF Fund, income realized from the temporary investment of those receipts 5969
and revenues prior to payment to the Bond owners, and other funds that, as provided in the 5970
Financing Documents, may be made available to the District for payment of the Bonds from 5971
sources other than the District, all as provided for in the Financing Documents. 5972
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(b) Payment of the Bonds shall be secured as provided in the Financing Documents and 5973
by an assignment by the District for the benefit of the Bond owners of certain of its rights under 5974
the Financing Documents and Closing Documents to the trustee for the Bonds pursuant to the 5975
Financing Documents. 5976
(c) The trustee or paying agent is authorized to deposit, invest, and disburse the proceeds 5977
received from the sale of the Bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents. 5978
Sec. 7087. Bond details. 5979
(a) The Mayor is authorized to take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in 5980
accordance with this subtitle in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, 5981
delivery, security for, and payment of the Bonds of each class and series, including 5982
determinations of: 5983
(1) The final form, content, designation, and terms of the Bonds, including a 5984
determination that the Bonds may be issued in certificated or book-entry form; 5985
(2) The principal amount of the Bonds to be issued and denominations of the 5986
Bonds; 5987
(3) The rate or rates of interest or the method for determining the rate or rates of 5988
interest on the Bonds; 5989
(4) The date or dates of issuance, sale, and delivery of, and the payment of interest 5990
on, the Bonds, and the maturity date or dates of the Bonds; 5991
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(5) The terms under which the Bonds may be paid, optionally or mandatorily 5992
redeemed, accelerated, tendered, called, or put for redemption, repurchase, or remarketing before 5993
their respective stated maturities; 5994
(6) Provisions for the registration, transfer, and exchange of the Bonds and the 5995
replacement of mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Bonds; 5996
(7) The creation of any reserve fund, sinking fund, or other fund with respect to 5997
the Bonds; 5998
(8) The time and place of payment of the Bonds; 5999
(9) Procedures for monitoring the use of the proceeds received from the sale of 6000
the Bonds to ensure that the proceeds are properly applied and used to accomplish the purposes 6001
of the Home Rule Act and this subtitle; 6002
(10) Actions necessary to qualify the Bonds under blue sky laws of any 6003
jurisdiction where the Bonds are marketed; and 6004
(11) The terms and types of any credit enhancement under which the Bonds may 6005
be secured. 6006
(b) The Bonds shall contain a legend which shall provide that the Bonds are special 6007
obligations of the District, are without recourse to the District, are not a pledge of, and do not 6008
involve, the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the Available Tax 6009
Increment, and any other taxes and fees allocated to the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center TIF 6010
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Fund), do not constitute a debt of the District, and do not constitute lending of the public credit 6011
for private undertakings as prohibited in section 602(a)(2) of the Home Rule Act. 6012
(c) The Bonds shall be executed in the name of the District and on its behalf by the 6013
manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor, and attested by the Secretary of the District of 6014
Columbia by the Secretary’s manual or facsimile signature. 6015
(d) The official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, printed, or 6016
otherwise reproduced on the Bonds. 6017
(e) The Bonds of any series may be issued in accordance with the terms of a trust 6018
instrument to be entered into by the District and a trustee or paying agent to be selected by the 6019
Mayor, and may be subject to the terms of one or more agreements entered into by the Mayor 6020
pursuant to section 490(a)(4) of the Home Rule Act. 6021
(f) The Bonds may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more issues and 6022
in one or more series. 6023
(g) The Bonds are declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes. 6024
The Bonds, the interest thereon, and the income therefrom, and all funds pledged or available to 6025
pay or secure the payment of the Bonds, shall at all times be exempt from taxation by the 6026
District, except for estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. 6027
(h) The District pledges, covenants, and agrees with the holders of the Bonds that, subject 6028
to the provisions of the Financing Documents, the District will not limit or alter the revenues 6029
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pledged to secure the Bonds or the basis on which such revenues are collected or allocated, will 6030
not impair the contractual obligations of the District to fulfill the terms of any agreement made 6031
with the holders of the Bonds, will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of 6032
the Bonds, and will not modify, in any way, the exemptions from taxation provided for in this 6033
subtitle, until the Bonds, together with interest thereon, and all costs and expenses in connection 6034
with any suit, action, or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders of the Bonds, are fully met and 6035
discharged. This pledge and agreement for the District may be included as part of the contract 6036
with the holders of the Bonds. This subsection constitutes a contract between the District and the 6037
holders of the Bonds. To the extent that any acts or resolutions of the Council may be in conflict 6038
with this subtitle, this subtitle shall be controlling. 6039
(i) Consistent with section 490(a)(4)(B) of the Home Rule and notwithstanding Article 9 6040
of Subtitle I of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code: 6041
(1) A pledge made and security interest created in respect of the Bonds or 6042
pursuant to any related Financing Document shall be valid, binding, and perfected from the time 6043
the security interest is created, with or without physical delivery of any funds or any property 6044
and with or without any further action; 6045
(2) The lien of the pledge shall be valid, binding, and perfected as against all 6046
parties having any claim of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the District, whether 6047
or not such party has notice; and 6048
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(3) The security interest shall be valid, binding, and perfected whether or not any 6049
statement, document, or instrument relating to the security interest is recorded or filed. 6050
Sec.7088. Issuance of the Bonds. 6051
(a) The Bonds of any series may be sold at negotiated or competitive sale at, above, or 6052
below par, to one or more persons or entities, and upon terms that the Mayor considers to be in 6053
the best interests of the District. 6054
(b) The Mayor or an Authorized Delegate may execute, in connection with each sale of 6055
the Bonds, offering documents on behalf of the District, may deem final any such offering 6056
document on behalf of the District for purposes of compliance with federal laws and regulations 6057
governing such matters, and may authorize the distribution of the documents in connection with 6058
the Bonds. 6059
(c) The Mayor is authorized to deliver executed and sealed Bonds, on behalf of the 6060
District, for authentication, and, after the Bonds have been authenticated, to deliver the Bonds to 6061
the original purchasers of the Bonds upon payment of the purchase price. 6062
(d) The Bonds shall not be issued until the Mayor receives an approving opinion from 6063
Bond Counsel as to the validity of the Bonds of such series and, if the interest on the Bonds is 6064
expected to be exempt from federal income taxation, the treatment of the interest on the Bonds 6065
for purposes of federal income taxation. 6066
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(e) The Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 6067
18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-351.01 et seq.), and subchapter III-A of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of 6068
the District of Columbia Official Code shall not apply to any contract the Mayor may from time 6069
to time enter into, or the Mayor may determine to be necessary or appropriate, for the purposes 6070
of this subtitle. 6071
Sec. 7089. Financing and Closing Documents. 6072
(a) The Mayor is authorized to prescribe the final form and content of all Financing 6073
Documents and all Closing Documents to which the District is a party that may be necessary or 6074
appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds. 6075
(b) The Mayor is authorized to execute, in the name of the District and on its behalf, the 6076
Financing Documents and any Closing Documents to which the District is a party by the 6077
Mayor’s manual or facsimile signature. 6078
(c) If required, the official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, 6079
printed, or otherwise reproduced on the Bonds, the other Financing Documents, and the Closing 6080
Documents to which the District is a party. 6081
(d) The Mayor’s execution and delivery of the Financing Documents and the Closing 6082
Documents to which the District is a party shall constitute conclusive evidence of the Mayor’s 6083
approval, on behalf of the District, of the final form and content of the executed Financing 6084
Documents and the executed Closing Documents. 6085
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(e) The Mayor is authorized to deliver the executed and sealed Financing Documents and 6086
Closing Documents, on behalf of the District, prior to or simultaneously with the issuance, sale, 6087
and delivery of the Bonds, and to ensure the due performance of the obligations of the District 6088
contained in the executed, sealed, and delivered Financing Documents and Closing Documents. 6089
Sec.7090. Limited liability. 6090
(a) The Bonds shall be special obligations of the District. The Bonds shall be without 6091
recourse to the District. The Bonds shall not be general obligations of the District, shall not be a 6092
pledge of, or involve, the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the 6093
Available Tax Increment, and any other taxes or fees allocated to the Frank D. Reeves Municipal 6094
Center TIF Fund), shall not constitute a debt of the District, and shall not constitute lending of 6095
the public credit for private undertakings as prohibited in section 602(a)(2) of the Home Rule 6096
Act. 6097
(b) The Bonds shall not give rise to any pecuniary liability of the District and the District 6098
shall have no obligation with respect to the purchase of the Bonds. 6099
(c) No person, including any Bond owner, shall have any claims against the District or 6100
any of its elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents for monetary damages 6101
suffered as a result of the failure of the District to perform any covenant, undertaking, or 6102
obligation under this subtitle, the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents, 6103
or as a result of the incorrectness of any representation in or omission from the Financing 6104
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Documents or the Closing Documents, unless the District or its elected or appointed officials, 6105
officers, employees, or agents have acted in a willful and fraudulent manner. 6106
Sec. 7091. District officials. 6107
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 7090(c), the elected or appointed officials, 6108
officers, employees, or agents of the District shall not be liable personally for the payment of the 6109
Bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the Bonds, or for any 6110
representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, or agreements of the District contained in this 6111
subtitle, the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents. 6112
(b) The signature, countersignature, facsimile signature, or facsimile countersignature of 6113
any official appearing on the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents shall 6114
be valid and sufficient for all purposes notwithstanding the fact that the individual signatory 6115
ceases to hold that office before delivery of the Bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing 6116
Documents. 6117
Sec. 7092. Maintenance of documents. 6118
Copies of the specimen Bonds and of the final Financing Documents and Closing 6119
Documents shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia. 6120
Sec. 7093. Information reporting. 6121
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Within 3 days after the Mayor’s receipt of the transcript of proceedings relating to the 6122
issuance of the Bonds, the Mayor shall transmit a copy of the transcript to the Secretary to the 6123
Council. 6124
SUBTITLE H. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC. REAL 6125
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION 6126
Sec. 7101. Short title. 6127
This subtitle may be cited as the “National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Real Property 6128
Tax Exemption Act of 2026”. 6129
Sec. 7102. Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 6130
follows: 6131
(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as 6132
follows: 6133
“47-1099.17. National Council of Negro Women, Inc.; Square 460, Lot 810.”. 6134
(b) A new section 47-1099.17 is added to read as follows: 6135
Ҥ 47-1099.17. National Council of Negro Women, Inc.; Square 460, Lot 810. 6136
“(a) The real property described for assessment and taxation purposes as Square 460, Lot 6137
810 (“subject real property”) shall be exempt from real property taxation so long as the real 6138
property is, and to the extent the real property is: 6139
“(1) Owned by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.; and 6140
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“(2) Used as the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. or 6141
used by another nonprofit organization for charitable or educational purposes; provided, that no 6142
portion of the subject real property shall be exempt from real property taxes under this section if 6143
the subject real property is not used as the headquarters of the National Council of Negro 6144
Women, Inc.. 6145
“(b) Sections 47-1005, 47-1007, and 47-1009 shall apply to the subject real property in 6146
the same manner as if the subject real property were exempt from taxation, or denied an 6147
exemption from taxation, under § 47-1002(8).”. 6148
SUBTITLE I. TAX CODE CONFORMITY AND CLARIFICATION 6149
Sec. 7111. Short title. 6150
This subtitle may be cited as the “Tax Code Conformity and Clarification Amendment 6151
Act of 2026”. 6152
Sec. 7112. Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 6153
follows: 6154
(a) The table of contents is amended as follows: 6155
(1) The section designation for section 47-1803.03 is amended to read as follows: 6156
“47-1803.03. Gross income — Corporation, financial institution, unincorporated 6157
business, and partnership deductions.”. 6158
(2) A new section designation is added to read as follows: 6159
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“47-1803.04. Gross income — Individual, estate, and trust deductions.”. 6160
(3) The section designation for section 47-1806.02 is amended to read as follows: 6161
“47-1806.02. “Tax on residents and nonresidents — Personal exemptions. [Repealed].”. 6162
(b) Section 47-1801.04 is amended as follows: 6163
(1) A new paragraph (3A) is added to read as follows: 6164
“(3A)(A) “Basic standard deduction” means: 6165
“(i) For the taxable year ending December 31, 2025: 6166
“(I) In the case of a return filed by a single individual or 6167
married individual filing a separate return, $15,000; 6168
“(II) In the case of a return filed by a head of household, 6169
$22,500; and 6170
“(III) In the case of a return filed by married individuals 6171
filing a joint return, separate on a combined return, or a surviving spouse, $30,000; and 6172
“(ii) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, but 6173
before January 1, 2030: 6174
“(I) In the case of a return filed by a single individual or 6175
married individual filing a separate return, $15,000, increased annually pursuant to the cost-of 6176
living adjustment (if the adjustment does not result in a multiple of $50, rounded down to the 6177
next multiple of $50); 6178
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“(II) In the case of a return filed by a head of household, 6179
$22,500, increased annually pursuant to the cost-of-living adjustment (if the adjustment does not 6180
result in a multiple of $50, rounded down to the next multiple of $50); and 6181
“(III) In the case of a return filed by married individuals 6182
filing a joint return, separate on a combined return, or a surviving spouse, $30,000 increased 6183
annually pursuant to the cost-of-living adjustment (if the adjustment does not result in a multiple 6184
of $50, rounded down to the next multiple of $50). 6185
“(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “cost-of-living 6186
adjustment” shall have the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (11) of this section; except, 6187
that, the term “base year” shall mean the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, or the 6188
calendar year beginning one calendar year before the calendar year in which the new dollar 6189
amount of the basic standard deduction shall become effective, whichever is later.”. 6190
(2) Paragraph (11)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “of this section or §§ 47-6191
1806.02(f)(1)(A) and (i)” and inserting the phrase “of this section” in its place. 6192
(3) Paragraph (44) is amended as follows: 6193
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended as follows: 6194
(i) Sub-subparagraph (iii) is amended by striking the phrase “; or” 6195
and inserting a semicolon in its place. 6196
(ii) Sub-subparagraph (iv) is amended to read as follows: 6197
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“(iv) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, but 6198
before January 1, 2025, the standard deduction as prescribed in section 63(c) of the Internal 6199
Revenue Code of 1986; or” 6200
(iii) New sub-subparagraphs (v) and (vi) are added to read as 6201
follows: 6202
“(v) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, but 6203
before January 1, 2030, the term “standard deduction” means the sum of: 6204
“(I) The basic standard deduction as defined in paragraph 6205
(3A) of this section; and 6206
“(II) The additional standard deduction as prescribed in 6207
section 63(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 6208
“(vi) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2029, the 6209
standard deduction as prescribed in section 63(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”. 6210
(B) Subparagraph (B) is amended as follows: 6211
(i) Sub-subparagraph (iii) is amended by striking the phrase “; or” 6212
and inserting a semicolon in its place. 6213
(ii) Sub-subparagraph (iv) is amended to read as follows: 6214
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“(iv) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, but 6215
before January 1, 2025, the standard deduction as prescribed in section 63(c) of the Internal 6216
Revenue Code of 1986; or” 6217
(iii) New sub-subparagraphs (v) and (vi) are added to read as 6218
follows: 6219
“(v) For the taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, but 6220
before January 1, 2030, the term “standard deduction” means the sum of: 6221
“(I) The basic standard deduction as defined in paragraph 6222
(3A) of this section; and 6223
“(II) The additional standard deduction as prescribed in 6224
section 63(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 6225
“(vi) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2029, the 6226
standard deduction as prescribed in section 63(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”. 6227
(C) Subparagraph (C) is amended as follows: 6228
(i) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase 6229
“married individuals” and inserting the phrase “married individuals or registered domestic 6230
partners” in its place. 6231
(ii) Sub-subparagraph (iii) is amended by striking the phrase “; or” 6232
and inserting a semicolon in its place. 6233
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(iii) Sub-subparagraph (iv) is amended to read as follows: 6234
“(iv) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, but 6235
before January 1, 2025, the standard deduction as prescribed in section 63(c) of the Internal 6236
Revenue Code of 1986; or” 6237
(iv) New sub-subparagraphs (v) and (vi) are added to read as 6238
follows: 6239
“(v) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, but 6240
before January 1, 2030, the term “standard deduction” means the sum of: 6241
“(I) The basic standard deduction as defined in paragraph 6242
(3A) of this section; and 6243
“(II) The additional standard deduction as prescribed in 6244
section 63(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 6245
“(vi) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2029, the 6246
standard deduction as prescribed in section 63(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”. 6247
(c) Section 47-1803.02(a) is amended by adding new paragraphs (1B) and (1C) to read as 6248
follows: 6249
“(1B) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 6250
2030, individuals, estates, and trusts who did not elect to itemize shall include any income 6251
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deducted or otherwise excluded pursuant to § 170(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 6252
that taxable year.”. 6253
“(1C) For the taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, and ending before 6254
January 1, 2026, individuals, estates, and trusts shall include any income or gain excluded from 6255
their federal gross income pursuant to § 1202(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for that 6256
taxable year.”. 6257
(d) Section 47-1803.03 is amended as follows: 6258
(1) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 6259
“§ 47-1803.03. Gross income — Corporation, financial institution, unincorporated 6260
business, and partnership deductions.”. 6261
(2) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 6262
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 6263
“(1) Expenses. — All the ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during 6264
the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business which are deductible under the provisions of 6265
§ 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; except, that: 6266
“(A) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2021, but before January 6267
1, 2028, the deduction allowed for domestic research or experimental expenditures, as defined 6268
under § 174A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be: 6269
“(i) Charged to the capital account; and 6270
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“(ii) Allowed as an amortization deduction of such expenditures 6271
ratably over the 5-year period beginning with the midpoint of the taxable year in which such 6272
expenditures are paid or incurred; 6273
“(B) No taxpayer shall be allowed the election to amend a tax return 6274
pursuant to the transition rules under section 70302(f)(1) of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 6275
approved July 4, 2025 (139 Stat. 194: 26 U.S.C. § 174A, note); and 6276
“(C) No taxpayer shall be allowed the election pursuant to the transition 6277
rules under section 70302(f)(2) of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, approved July 4, 2025 (139 6278
Stat. 194: 26 U.S.C. § 174A, note).”. 6279
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 6280
“(2) Interest. — All interest paid or accrued within the taxable year on 6281
indebtedness which is deductible under the provisions of § 163 of the Internal Revenue Code of 6282
1986; except, that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 6283
2030: 6284
“(A) In computing the limitation on business interest, as allowed under § 6285
163 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, “adjusted taxable income” means the adjusted taxable 6286
income determined under § 163(j)(8)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; except, that § 6287
163(j)(8)(A)(v) shall not apply; and 6288
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“(B) “Floor plan financing interest”, as defined under § 163(j)(9) of the 6289
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall not apply.”. 6290
(C) The lead-in language of paragraph (4)(A) is amended by striking the 6291
phrase “Losses sustained during the taxable year and not compensated for by insurance or 6292
otherwise:” and inserting the phrase “Losses sustained during the taxable year and not 6293
compensated for by insurance or otherwise which are deductible under the provisions of § 165 of 6294
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986:” in its place. 6295
(D) Paragraph (7) is amended to read as follows: 6296
“(7)(A) Depreciation. — A reasonable allowance for exhaustion, wear, and tear of 6297
property used in the trade or business, including a reasonable allowance for obsolescence, and 6298
including in the case of natural resources, allowances for depletion as permitted by reasonable 6299
rules that the Chief Financial Officer may promulgate. The basis upon which such allowances 6300
are to be computed shall be the basis provided for in § 47-1811.04. 6301
“(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 6302
paragraph: 6303
“(i) No deduction shall be allowed for the special depreciation 6304
allowance under § 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 6305
“(ii) There shall be allowed as a deduction for the cost of property 6306
elected to be treated as not chargeable to capital account under § 179 of the Internal Revenue 6307
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Code of 1986 an amount of equal to the lesser of $25,000 or the actual cost of the property for 6308
the year the property is placed in service; 6309
“(iii) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, but 6310
before January 1, 2030, no deduction shall be allowed for the special depreciation allowance 6311
under § 168(n) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 6312
“(iv) A depreciation deduction may be allowed for an investor in a 6313
shared equity financing agreement as provided in § 47-3507.”. 6314
(E) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the phrase “For purposes of this 6315
section, the term “actually paid”, when used with reference to the District of Columbia, includes 6316
compensation waived under § 1-611.15.” and inserting the phrase “For the purposes of this 6317
section, the term “actually paid”, when used with reference to the District of Columbia, includes 6318
compensation waived under § 1-611.15, and no charitable contributions may be carried forward 6319
under this paragraph.” in its place. 6320
(F) Paragraph (18)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “section 179 of 6321
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986” and inserting the phrase “§ 179 of the Internal Revenue 6322
Code of 1986” in its place. 6323
(G) Paragraph (20) is amended follows: 6324
(i) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “Capital 6325
Gains” and inserting the phrase “Qualified Opportunity Fund Capital Gains” in its place. 6326
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(ii) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the semicolon and 6327
inserting a period in its place. 6328
(iii) Subparagraph (B) is amended as follows: 6329
(I) The existing text is designated as sub-subparagraph (i). 6330
(II) A new sub-subparagraph (ii) is added to read as 6331
follows: 6332
“(ii) For amounts invested in a QOF after December 31, 2026, the 6333
reduction of capital gains tax liability through a 10% step-up basis, if invested in a QOF for 5 6334
years, pursuant to § 1400Z-2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be realized only if 6335
the taxpayer invests in a QOF that meets the criteria set forth in subparagraph (D) of this 6336
paragraph.”. 6337
(iv) Subparagraph (C) is amended as follows: 6338
(I) The existing text is designated as sub-subparagraph (i). 6339
(II) A new sub-subparagraph (ii) is added to read as 6340
follows: 6341
“(ii) In the case of the abatement of capital gains tax on an 6342
investment of capital gains held in a QOF for at least 10 years, pursuant to § 1400Z-2(c) of the 6343
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the abatement shall be realized only if the taxpayer invests in a 6344
QOF that meets the criteria set forth in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.”. 6345
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(3) Subsections (b), (b-1), (b-2), (b-3), and (b-4) are repealed. 6346
(4) Subsection (d)(6)(A) is amended to read as follows: 6347
“(A) Expenses incurred to produce income which is either exempt or not 6348
subject to taxation under this chapter.”. 6349
(5) Subsection (e) is repealed. 6350
(e) A new section 47-1803.04 is added to read as follows: 6351
“§ 47-1803.04. Gross income — Individual, estate, and trust deductions. 6352
“(a) Deductions allowed — Generally. 6353
“(1) Individuals. An individual is allowed either the standard deduction or 6354
itemized deductions (including the additional deductions set forth in subsection (e) of this 6355
section, if applicable) as set forth in this section. 6356
“(2) Estates and Trusts. An estate or trust is allowed the itemized deductions 6357
(including the additional deductions set forth in subsection (e) of this section, if applicable) and 6358
any deductions allowed under § 47-1809.05. 6359
“(b) Standard deduction. If an individual elects to claim the standard deduction on the 6360
individual’s federal income tax return, the individual must claim the standard deduction as 6361
defined in § 47-1801.04(44), and no itemized deductions and other additions to the standard 6362
deduction are allowed, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. If an individual elects to 6363
claim any itemized deductions on the individual’s federal return, the individual must claim the 6364
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itemized deductions as allowed under this section and the standard deduction is not allowed. For 6365
married individuals or domestic partners, if the net income of one of the spouses or registered 6366
domestic partners is determined by itemizing deductions on a separate return, neither of the 6367
spouses or registered domestic partners is allowed the standard deduction. 6368
“(c) Itemized deductions. 6369
“(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in computing net income, an 6370
individual, estate, or trust is allowed the following deductions: 6371
“(A) Any deduction allowed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 6372
and to the same extent, on a federal individual or fiduciary income tax return; except, that a 6373
deduction for state or local taxes under § 164 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (except as 6374
otherwise provided in subsection (d)(1) and (2) of this section) is allowed without regard to the 6375
applicable limitation amounts set forth in § 164(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 6376
“(2)(A) In the case of an individual whose District of Columbia adjusted gross 6377
income exceeds the applicable amount, the amount of the itemized deductions otherwise 6378
allowable for the taxable year shall be reduced by 5% of the excess of the District of Columbia 6379
adjusted gross income over the applicable amount. 6380
“(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term: 6381
“(i) “Applicable amount” means $200,000 ($100,000, married 6382
filing separately); and 6383
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“(ii) “Itemized deductions” does not include the deduction: 6384
“(I) Under § 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 6385
relating to expenses such as, for example, medical or dental; 6386
“(II) For investment interest, as defined in § 163(d) of the 6387
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 6388
“(III) Under § 165(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 6389
1986, for casualty or theft losses described in § 165(c)(2) and (3) of the Internal Revenue Code 6390
of 1986, or for losses described in § 165(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 6391
“(C) This subsection shall be applied after the application of any other 6392
limitation on the allowance of any itemized deduction. 6393
“(D) This subsection shall not apply to any estate or trust. 6394
“(d) Deductions not allowed. No deductions shall be allowed for the following: 6395
“(1) Income taxes; 6396
“(2) Franchise taxes imposed by this chapter; 6397
“(3) S corporation income. Any deduction passing to a stockholder in a small 6398
business corporation as defined in § 1371 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, making an 6399
election under § 1372(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or an S Corporation as defined in 6400
§ 1361(a) and (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, making an election under § 1362(a) of 6401
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that is otherwise deductible under the provisions of 6402
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subsection (a) of this section and that was allowable in determining the taxable income of the 6403
small business corporation or S Corporation subject to tax under the provisions of subchapter VII 6404
of this chapter; 6405
“(4) Qualified business income. A deduction allowed under § 63(b)(3) or § 199A 6406
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 6407
“(5) Business deductions. Any deduction not allowed under § 47-1803.03 or in 6408
excess of a deduction allowed but limited under § 47-1803.03; 6409
“(6) Qualified tips. Any deduction allowed for qualified tips under § 224 of the 6410
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2026; 6411
“(7) Qualified overtime compensation. A deduction allowed for qualified 6412
overtime compensation under § 225 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years 6413
beginning before January 1, 2026; 6414
“(8) Personal car loan interest. Any deduction for personal car loan interest 6415
allowed under § 163(h)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning 6416
before January 1, 2026; and 6417
“(9) Senior deduction. Any deduction for an enhanced senior deduction allowed 6418
under § 151(d)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning before 6419
January 1, 2026.”. 6420
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“(e) Additional deductions allowed. The following additional deductions are allowed as 6421
deductions from gross income in computing net income of any individual, estate, or trust, as the 6422
case may be: 6423
“(1) Classroom teacher expenses. 6424
“(A) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, an individual 6425
who has been a classroom teacher in a public school or public charter school in the District of 6426
Columbia for the entire year for which the individual is filing or for the entire year prior to the 6427
year for which the individual is filing and is approved for teaching by the District of Columbia 6428
Public Schools may deduct from gross income: 6429
“(i) The amount the individual paid during the year for basic 6430
classroom materials and supplies necessary for teaching; provided, that the deduction shall not 6431
exceed $500 per year, per individual, whether the individual files individually or jointly; and 6432
“(ii) The amount the individual paid during the year as tuition and 6433
fees for post-graduate education, professional development, or state licensing examination and 6434
testing required for, or related to, improving teacher credentials or maintaining professional 6435
certification; provided, that the deduction shall not exceed $1,500 per year, per individual, 6436
whether the individual files individually or jointly. 6437
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“(B) The deductions under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not be 6438
allowed to the extent the same expenses were claimed by the individual in computing federal 6439
adjusted gross income for the same taxable year under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 6440
“(2) Capital Gains from a Qualified Opportunity Fund. The capital gains 6441
deduction for investing in a qualified opportunity fund in the same manner as set forth in § 47-6442
1803.03(a)(20); 6443
“(3) Qualified tips. Any deduction allowed for qualified tips under § 224 of the 6444
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025; 6445
“(4) Qualified overtime compensation. A deduction allowed for qualified 6446
overtime compensation under § 225 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years 6447
beginning after December 31, 2025; 6448
“(5) Personal car loan interest. Any deduction for personal car loan interest 6449
allowed under § 163(h)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning 6450
after December 31, 2025; and 6451
“(6) Senior deduction. Any deduction for an enhanced senior deduction allowed 6452
under § 151(d)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 6453
December 31, 2025.”. 6454
(f) Section 47-1805.02 is amended as follows: 6455
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 6456
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“(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, every 6457
individual required to file a federal return under the provisions of § 6012 of the Internal Revenue 6458
Code of 1986; and 6459
“(B) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, and ending before 6460
January 1, 2030, every individual having, for the taxable year, gross income that equals or 6461
exceeds the applicable basic standard deduction as defined under § 47-1801.04(3A).” 6462
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 6463
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: 6464
“(A) Every fiduciary of a trust that has gross income of $100 or more for 6465
the taxable year; and 6466
(B) Subparagraph (B) is amended to read as follows: 6467
“(B) Every fiduciary of an estate that has gross income of $1 or more for 6468
the taxable year.”. 6469
(C) Subparagraph (C) is repealed. 6470
(D) Subparagraph (D) is repealed. 6471
(g) Section 47-1806.01 is amended by striking the phrase “in excess of the personal 6472
exemptions and credits for dependents allowed by § 47-1806.02 and” and inserting the phrase 6473
“in excess of” in its place. 6474
(h) Section 47-1806.02 is repealed. 6475
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(i) Section 47-1806.04(f)(1)(B-2) is amended to read as follows: 6476
“(B-2)(i) If a return is filed for the full calendar or fiscal year ending on 6477
December 31, 2025, an individual with a qualifying child who is allowed an earned income tax 6478
credit under § 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be allowed a credit against the tax 6479
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in an amount equal to 100% of the earned income 6480
tax credit allowed under § 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.” 6481
“(ii) If a return is filed for a full calendar or fiscal year beginning 6482
after December 31, 2025, but before January 1, 2029, an individual with a qualifying child who 6483
is allowed an earned income tax credit under § 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 6484
allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in an amount equal 6485
to 85% of the earned income tax credit allowed under § 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 6486
1986.”. 6487
Sec. 7113. Applicability. 6488
Except as otherwise provided, this subtitle shall apply as of January 1, 2025; except, that 6489
the amendment to D.C. Official Code § 47-1803.03(a)(1)(A) made by section 7112(d)(2)(A) 6490
shall apply as of January 1, 2022. 6491
SUBTITLE J. PAY-AS-YOU GO CAPITAL REQUIREMENT 6492
Sec. 7121. Short title. 6493
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This subtitle may be cited as the “Pay-as-You-Go Capital Requirement Amendment Act 6494
of 2026”. 6495
Sec. 7122. Section 47-392.02(f) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 6496
follows: 6497
(a) Paragraph (1)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “In each fiscal year” and inserting 6498
the phrase “Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, in each fiscal year” in its 6499
place. 6500
(b) New paragraphs (3) and (4) are added to read as follows: 6501
“(3) This subsection shall not apply to the capital improvement plan proposed or 6502
approved as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget and financial plan.”. 6503
“(4) The Chief Financial Officer shall analyze the operating fund needs of the 6504
capital improvement plan, exclusive of any amounts for the Washington Metropolitan Area 6505
Transit Authority (“WMATA”) and submit a report to the Mayor and Council, no later than 6506
January 15, 2027, detailing this analysis and recommending a sustainable amount of annual 6507
operating funds for the capital improvement plan, exclusive of any amounts for WMATA.”. 6508
SUBTITLE K. PASS-THROUGH ENTITY TAXATION 6509
Sec. 7131. Short title. 6510
This subtitle may be cited as the “Pass-Through Entity Tax D.C. Gross Income 6511
Adjustment Amendment Act of 2026”. 6512
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Sec. 7132. Section 47-1803.02(a) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended 6513
by adding a new paragraph (1D) to read as follows: 6514
“(1D) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, in computing District 6515
gross income, a taxpayer who claims a credit under § 47-1806.04(a) for taxes paid to another 6516
state, territory or possession of the United States, or political subdivision thereof, shall add back 6517
the taxpayer’s distributive or pro rata share of any tax imposed on and paid by a pass-through 6518
entity to such jurisdiction to the extent such tax was deducted from the pass-through entity’s 6519
gross income in determining the pass-through entity’s federally-taxable income for the taxable 6520
year under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”. 6521
SUBTITLE L. UNITED MEDICAL CENTER CLOSEOUT FUND 6522
Sec. 7141. Short title. 6523
This subtitle may be cited as the “United Medical Center Closeout Fund Establishment 6524
Act of 2026”. 6525
Sec. 7142. The Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Establishment Amendment Act of 6526
2011, effective September 14, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-21; D.C. Official Code § 44-951.01 et seq.), is 6527
amended as follows: 6528
(a) Section 5130(c) (D.C. Official Code § 44-951.19(c)) is amended by striking the 6529
phrase “the District” and inserting the phrase “the District, as provided in section 5131” in its 6530
place. 6531
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(b) A new section 5131 is added to read as follows: 6532
“Sec. 5131. United Medical Center Closeout Fund. 6533
“(a) There is established as a special fund the United Medical Center Closeout Fund 6534
(“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with 6535
subsection (c) of this section. 6536
“(b) The following revenue shall be deposited into the Fund: 6537
“(1) Funds of the Corporation; 6538
“(2) Funds of the hospital; 6539
“(3) Payments of accounts receivable to the Corporation or hospital; 6540
“(4) Payments to the Corporation or hospital from third-party payers; 6541
“(5) All other funds received by or on behalf of the Corporation or the hospital. 6542
“(c)(1) Money in the Fund may be used for: 6543
“(A) All purposes related to the closeout of the hospital, including 6544
collections or payments resulting from audits or other third-party reconciliations; and 6545
“(B) Any required expenses of the Corporation or hospital, including 6546
records management. 6547
“(2) Additionally, $10.918 million from the Fund shall be transferred to the local 6548
fund of the District of Columbia in Fiscal Year 2027. 6549
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“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 6550
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 6551
of a fiscal year, or at any other time, except as provided in subsections (c)(2) and (e) of this 6552
section. 6553
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 6554
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation. 6555
“(e) Any money remaining available in the Fund after all obligations of the Corporation 6556
and the hospital have been settled or paid, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer, shall be 6557
transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as 6558
part of the fiscal year-end close for the year in which such determination is made by the Chief 6559
Financial Officer.”. 6560
Sec. 7143. Applicability. 6561
This subtitle shall apply as of October 1, 2025. 6562
SUBTITLE M. SPECIAL FUND TRANSFERS 6563
Sec. 7151. Short title. 6564
This subtitle may be cited as the “Special Fund Transfers Act of 2026”. 6565
Sec. 7152. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law directing the deposit of revenue 6566
into, or limiting the use of funds in, the accounts listed in the following chart, the Chief Financial 6567
Officer shall transfer, in the fiscal years indicated, the following amounts from the certified fund 6568
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balances and other revenue in the identified accounts to the General Fund of the District of 6569
Columbia: 6570
Agency
Fund
Number
Fund Name
FY27
Amount
(in $)
FY28
Amount
(in $)
FY29
Amount
(in $)
FY 30
Amount
(in $)
AG0 1060013 Accountability Fund (19,440)
AG0 1060029 Lobbyist Fund (102,366) (102,366) (102,366) (152,354)
AM0 1060193 Utility Payments for
Non-DC Agencies
(70,000) (70,000) (70,000) (70,000)
AM0 1060206 Eastern Market
Enterprise Fund
(162,551) (162,551) (162,551) (163,858)
AT0 1060048 Dishonored Check Fees (114,893) (114,893) (114,893) (114,893)
AT0 1060299 OFT Central Collection
Unit (CCU) O Type
(283,975) (283,975) (283,975) (283,975)
BA0 1060197 Distribution Fees (7,093)
BE0 1060208 Reimbursable From
Other Governments
(1,402)
CB0 1060035 Child Support -
TANF/AFDC Collections
(100,000) (4,964)
CI0 1060009 Special Purpose Revenue
Fund
(121,965) (121,965) (121,965) (121,965)
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CQ0 1060261 Rental Unit Fee Fund (75,000) (75,000) (75,000) (76,584)
CR0 1060265 Real Estate Guaranty and
Education Fund
(175,000)
CR0 1060266 Real Estate Appraisal Fee (155,000) (25,000) (165,000) (165,000)
CR0 1060267 OPLA - Special Account (700,000) (700,000) (700,000) (2,668,404)
CR0 1060272 Basic Business License
Fund
(839,563)
CR0 1060277 DC Combat Sports
Commission Fund
(10,000)
CR0 1060283 Corporate Recordation
Fund
(1,135,245)
CR0 1060284 Vending Regulation Fund (10,000) (25,000) (25,000) (164,575)
EB0 1060063 Industrial Revenue Bond
Program
(2,732)
EB0 1060131 Economic Development
Special Account
(2,732)
FL0 1060006 Corrections Trustee
Reimbursement
(342,898)
FO0 1010043 Private Security Camera
Incentive Fund
(100,253) (102,326) (104,442) (106,603)
GA0 1010203 Impact Bonuses (25,500,000) (25,500,000)
HT0 1011007 Healthy DC Fund (515,441)
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HT0 1060386 Individual Insurance
Market Affordability and
Stability
(5,082,000)
KG0 1060058 Underground Storage
Tank Fines and Fees
(580)
KG0 1060154 Storm Water Fees (2,512)
KG0 1060327 Sustainable Energy Trust
Fund
(17,974) (53,974)
KG0 1060330 Energy Assistance Trust
Fund
(1,352)
KG0 1060365 Soil Erosion/Sediment
Control
(72,131) (72,131) (72,131) (72,131)
KT0 1060323 Clean City Fund (89,328) (89,328) (89,328) (89,328)
KV0 1060310 Motor Vehicle Inspection
Station
(63,703) (63,703) (63,703) (63,703)
LQ0 1060374 ABC - Import and Class
License Fees
(55,697)
LQ0 1060389 Medical Cannabis
Administration Fund
(11,705) (11,705) (11,705) (20,402)
PO0 1060258 DC Surplus Personal
Property Sales Oper.
(3,200) (3,200) (3,200) (3,200)
RJ0 1060146 Subrogation Fund (4,411)
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RM0 1060070 DBH Federal Beneficiary
Reimbursement
(10,000) (10,000) (10,000) (810,000)
RM0 1060145 DBH Medicare and Third
Party Reimbursement
(1,792,925) (1,792,925) (1,792,925) (1,792,925)
TC0 1060381 Public Vehicles for Hire
Consumer Service
(116,336) (116,336) (116,336) (116,336)
TO0 1060025 DC NET Services
Support
(512,187) (512,187) (512,187) (512,187)
TO0 1060195 SERV US Program (191) (191) (191) (285)
6571
(b) The amounts identified in subsection (a) of this section: 6572
(1) Are in addition to any amounts that were transferred or are to be transferred 6573
from an account identified in subsection (a) of this section to the General Fund of the District of 6574
Columbia pursuant to section 7142 of the Non-Lapsing Fund Transfers Act of 2025, effective 6575
December 6, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-55; 72 DCR 9825); and 6576
(2) Shall be made available as set forth in the approved Fiscal Year 2027 Budget 6577
and Financial Plan. 6578
Sec. 7153. Notwithstanding any provisions of law directing the deposit of revenue into, 6579
or limiting the use of funds in the Fiscal Stabilization Reserve Account established by D.C. 6580
Official Code § 47-392.02(j-1), in Fiscal Year 2026, the Chief Financial Officer shall transfer 6581
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$150 million from the Fiscal Stabilization Reserve Account to the General Fund of the District of 6582
Columbia to be made available as set forth in the approved Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and 6583
Financial Plan. 6584
Sec. 7154. Applicability. 6585
This subtitle shall apply as of July 1, 2026. 6586
SUBTITLE N. NAVY YARD BID REDESIGNATION 6587
Sec. 7161. Short title. 6588
This subtitle may be cited as the “Navy Yard BID Redesignation Amendment Act of 6589
2026”. 6590
Sec. 7162. The Business Improvement District Act of 1996, effective May 29, 1996 6591
(D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 6592
(a) The lead-in language of section 3(24)(B) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.02(24)(B)) is 6593
amended by striking the phrase “NoMa, Capitol Riverfront, Downtown” and inserting the phrase 6594
“NoMa, Navy Yard, Downtown” in its place. 6595
(b) Section 208 (D.C. Official Code 2-1215.58) is amended as follows: 6596
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “Capitol Riverfront” 6597
and inserting the phrase “Navy Yard” in its place. 6598
(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “the formation of the Capitol 6599
Riverfront BID” and inserting the phrase “the formation of the Navy Yard BID” in its place. 6600
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(3) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “The Capitol Riverfront BID 6601
shall” and inserting the phrase “The Navy Yard BID shall” in its place. 6602
(4) The lead-in language of subsection (c)(1) is amended by striking the phrase 6603
“Capitol Riverfront BID shall be” and inserting the phrase “Navy Yard BID shall be” in its 6604
place. 6605
Sec. 7163. Section 47-857.11(2) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by 6606
striking the phrase “described as the Capitol Riverfront BID” and inserting the phrase “described 6607
as the Navy Yard BID” in its place. 6608
SUBTITLE O. SOUTHWEST BID FEDERAL BUILDING DISPOSALS 6609
PREPARATION 6610
Sec. 7171. Short title. 6611
This subtitle may be cited as the “Preparing Southwest for Federal Building Disposals 6612
Amendment Act of 2026”. 6613
Sec. 7172. Section 210(c) of the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective 6614
September 9, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-136; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.60(c)), is amended as 6615
follows: 6616
(a) Paragraph (1)(A)(iii) is amended by striking the phrase “Notwithstanding sub-6617
subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph” and inserting the phrase “Notwithstanding sub-6618
subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph, for properties subject to the BID taxes imposed 6619
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pursuant to this subparagraph prior to the effective date of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support 6620
Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on XX, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-661)” in its place. 6621
(b) Paragraph (4) is repealed. 6622
SUBTITLE P. UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS TAX 6623
Sec. 7181. Short title. 6624
This subtitle may be cited as the “Unincorporated Business Franchise Tax Clarification 6625
Amendment Act of 2026”. 6626
Sec. 7182. Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 6627
follows: 6628
(a) The table of contents is amended as follows: 6629
(1) A new section designation is added to read as follows: 6630
“47-1806.18. Credit for franchise taxes paid.”. 6631
(2) A new section designation is added to read as follows: 6632
“47-1809.11. Credit for franchise taxes paid.”. 6633
(b) Section 47-1803.02(a)(2) is amended as follows: 6634
(1) The lead-in language of subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase 6635
“in an income or franchise tax return filed” and inserting the phrase “in an income tax return 6636
filed” in its place. 6637
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(2) Subparagraph (D) is amended by striking the phrase “In the case of any person 6638
entitled” and inserting the phrase “For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2026, in the 6639
case of any person entitled” in its place. 6640
(3) Subparagraph (P) is amended by striking the phrase “In the case of any person 6641
entitled to a share” and inserting the phrase “For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2026, 6642
in the case of any person entitled to a share” in its place. 6643
(c) A new section 47-1806.18 is added to read as follows: 6644
Ҥ 47-1806.18. Credit for franchise taxes paid. 6645
“(a) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, there shall be allowed a non-6646
refundable credit against the tax imposed by this subchapter as follows: 6647
“(1) In the case of any person whose adjusted gross income includes a distributive 6648
share of net income from an unincorporated business, an amount calculated pursuant to 6649
subsection (b) of this section; and 6650
“(2) In the case of any person whose adjusted gross income includes a share in the 6651
income of any corporation that is an S corporation, as defined in § 1361(a) of the Internal 6652
Revenue Code of 1986, an amount calculated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 6653
“(b) The credit allowed under this section shall be limited to the lesser of: 6654
“(1) The person’s pro rata share of the franchise taxes actually paid pursuant to 6655
subchapter VIII or VII of this chapter, as the case may be, or 6656
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“(2) The tax imposed on the person pursuant to this subchapter. 6657
“(c) This section shall not apply unless the unincorporated business or corporation, as the 6658
case may be, filed a franchise tax return for the taxable year for which the credit is claimed and 6659
paid all taxes due.”. 6660
(d) A new section 47-1809.11 is added to read as follows: 6661
Ҥ 47-1809.11. Credit for franchise taxes paid. 6662
“(a) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, there shall be allowed a non-6663
refundable credit against the tax imposed by this subchapter as follows: 6664
“(1) In the case of any resident estate or resident trust for which the adjusted gross 6665
income includes a distributive share of trade or business net income that is from an 6666
unincorporated business, as defined in § 47-1808.01, an amount equal to that resident estate’s or 6667
resident trust’s pro rata distributive share of taxes paid by the unincorporated business pursuant 6668
to subchapter VIII of this chapter for that taxable year; and 6669
“(2) In the case of any resident estate or resident trust for which the adjusted gross 6670
income includes a share in the income of any corporation that is an S corporation, as defined in § 6671
1361(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an amount equal to that that resident estate’s or 6672
resident trust’s pro rata share of taxes paid by the corporation pursuant to subchapter VII of this 6673
chapter for that taxable year. 6674
“(b) The credit allowed under this section shall be limited to the lesser of: 6675
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“(1) The resident estate’s or resident trust’s pro rata share of the franchise taxes 6676
actually paid pursuant to subchapter VIII or VII of this chapter, as the case may be, or 6677
“(2) The tax imposed on the resident estate or resident trust pursuant to this 6678
subchapter. 6679
“(c) This section shall not apply unless the unincorporated business or corporation, as the 6680
case may be, filed a franchise tax return for the taxable year for which the credit is claimed and 6681
paid all taxes due.”. 6682
Sec. 7183. Applicability. 6683
This subtitle shall apply as of January 1, 2026. 6684
SUBTITLE Q. BALLPARK PRESERVATION CLARIFICATION 6685
Sec. 7191. Short title. 6686
This subtitle may be cited as the “Ballpark Preservation Clarification Amendment Act of 6687
2026”. 6688
Sec. 7192. Section 102a(b) of the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004, 6689
effective March 7, 2025 (D.C. Law 25-276; D.C. Official Code § 10-1601.02a(b)), is amended as 6690
follows: 6691
(a) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “in any fiscal year exceed 110% of 6692
the ballpark sales taxes collected in the previous fiscal year, the amount in excess of 110% shall 6693
not be deposited in the Fund” and inserting the phrase “in any fiscal year exceed 115% of the 6694
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largest amount of annual ballpark sales taxes collected in a single year during the previous 5 6695
years, the amount in excess of 115% shall not be deposited in the Fund” in its place. 6696
(b) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in 6697
its place. 6698
(c) A new paragraph (3A) is added to read as follows: 6699
“(3A) Amounts collected pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-3902(d); and”. 6700
Sec. 7193. Section 47-3902(d) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended by 6701
striking the phrase “shall be deposited in the Ballpark Revenue Fund established by section 102 6702
of the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004, passed on reconsideration on 6703
December 21, 2004 (Re-enrolled version of Bill 15-1028)” and inserting the phrase “shall be 6704
deposited in the Ballpark Revenue Fund established by § 10-1601.02(b) until the requirements of 6705
§ 10-1601.02(e) have been met, at which time this amount shall be deposited in the Ballpark 6706
Preservation and Maintenance Fund established by § 10-1601.02a” in its place. 6707
SUBTITLE R. BOARD OF REVIEW FOR ANTI-DEFICIENCY VIOLATIONS 6708
Sec. 7201. Short title. 6709
This subtitle may be cited as the “Board of Review for Anti-Deficiency Violations 6710
Amendment Act of 2026”. 6711
Sec. 7202. Section 47-355.07(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended 6712
to read as follows: 6713
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“(1) The Review Board shall be comprised of 7 representatives of the District of 6714
Columbia government, appointed as follows: 6715
“(A) Two representatives who shall be appointed by the Chief Financial 6716
Officer; 6717
“(B) One representative who shall be appointed by the Mayor; 6718
“(C) Two representatives of the Council who shall be appointed by the 6719
Chairman of the Council, one of whom shall serve as the Chairperson of the Review Board; 6720
“(D) One representative who shall be appointed by the Inspector General; 6721
and 6722
“(E) One representative who shall be appointed by the Attorney General.”. 6723
SUBTITLE S. UNION MARKET TIF BOND ISSUANCE AUTHORITY 6724
EXTENSION 6725
Sec. 7211. Short title. 6726
This subtitle may be cited as the “Union Market TIF Extension of Bond Issuance 6727
Authority Amendment Act of 2026”. 6728
Sec. 7212. The Union Market Tax Increment Financing Act of 2017, effective February 6729
15, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-58; D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.36e et seq.), is amended as follows: 6730
(a) Section 4(c)(3)(A) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.36g(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 6731
the word “Twenty-five” and inserting the word “Thirty” in its place. 6732
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(b) Section 14 (D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.36q) is amended by striking the date “March 6733
1, 2027” and inserting the date “March 1, 2032” in its place. 6734
SUBTITLE T. RULE 736 REPEALS 6735
Sec. 7221. Short title. 6736
This subtitle may be cited as the “Rule 736 Repeals Amendment Act of 2026”. 6737
Sec. 7222. The Medical Necessity Restroom Access Act of 2022, effective August 27, 6738
2022 (D.C. Law 24-153; 69 DCR 8348), is repealed. 6739
Sec. 7223. The Juneteenth History and Planning Commission Establishment Act of 2022, 6740
effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-179; 69 DCR 9933), is repealed. 6741
Sec. 7224. Sections 2(d) and 3 of the Safer Streets Amendment Act of 2022, effective 6742
December 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-214; 69 DCR 14004), are repealed. 6743
Sec. 7225. The Period Equity Righting an Injustice of District Residents Act of 2022, 6744
effective February 23, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-250; 69 DCR 15101), is repealed. 6745
Sec. 7226. Amendatory sections 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d(5), 2g, 2h, 2i(b)(2) and (3), and 2j(a) of 6746
the School Proximity Traffic Calming Act of 2000, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-285; 6747
70 DCR 998), in section 2(b) of the Safe Streets for Students Amendment Act of 2022, effective 6748
March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-285; 70 DCR 998), are repealed. 6749
Sec. 7227. The Restoring Trust and Credibility to Forensic Sciences Amendment Act of 6750
2022, effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-348; 70 DCR 937), is repealed. 6751
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Sec. 7228. The Childhood Continuous Coverage Amendment Act of 2024, effective 6752
March 23, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-144; 71 DCR 1477), is repealed. 6753
SUBTITLE U. BORROWING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS 6754
Sec. 7231. Short title. This subtitle may be cited as the “Borrowing for Capital Projects 6755
Amendment Act of 2026”. 6756
Sec. 7232. Section 47-335.01 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 6757
follows: 6758
(a) The existing text is designated as subsection (a). 6759
(b) New subsections (b) and (c) are added to read as follows: 6760
“(b) The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to determine whether income tax secured 6761
revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, or bond anticipation notes or other notes or obligations 6762
authorized by subchapter II-D of this chapter (“Income Tax Bond Act”) or acts authorizing the 6763
issuance of bonds and notes pursuant to sections 461 through 467 and 475 of the Home Rule Act 6764
(“Bond Acts”), will be issued to finance or refinance the capital projects identified in a resolution 6765
passed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. If notes or other temporary obligations are 6766
issued to finance such capital projects, the Chief Financial Officer shall determine when and 6767
whether income tax secured revenue bonds or general obligation bonds will be issued to refund 6768
or refinance the outstanding notes in accordance with the Income Tax Bond Act, the Bond Acts, 6769
and other applicable laws. 6770
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“(c) If the funds allocated pursuant to a resolution passed pursuant to subsection (a) of 6771
this section exceed the amount required to complete any authorized capital project identified in 6772
such resolution, the excess funds shall be made available to finance other capital projects 6773
approved by a prior or subsequent Council bond issuance resolution or act.”. 6774
Sec. 7233. This subtitle shall apply as of October 19, 2000. 6775
SUBTITLE V. REVISED REVENUE AND LOCAL RESERVES 6776
Sec. 7241. Short title. 6777
This subtitle may be cited as the “Revised Revenue and Local Reserves Act of 2026”. 6778
Sec. 7242. Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027 Revenues. 6779
(a) To the extent that the Fiscal Year 2026 local revenues certified in the June 2026, 6780
September 2026, and December 2026 quarterly revenue estimates exceed the local revenue 6781
estimate of the Chief Financial Officer dated February 27, 2026, excess local funds of up to $150 6782
million shall be set aside and reserved for the Fiscal Stabilization Reserve Account established 6783
pursuant to section 47-392.02(j-1) of the District of Columbia Official Code (“Account”) to 6784
restore funds transferred to the General Fund pursuant to section 7153 of the Special Fund and 6785
Account Transfers Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on DATE, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 6786
26-661). 6787
(b) If the Fiscal Year 2026 excess local funds are not sufficient to restore the $150 6788
million transferred to the General Fund, to the extent that the Fiscal Year 2027 local revenues 6789
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certified in the June 2026, September 2026, and December 2026 quarterly revenue estimates 6790
exceed the resources budgeted in the approved Fiscal Year 2027 budget and financial plan, 6791
excess local funds shall be set aside and reserved for the Account in the amount necessary, 6792
combined with the amount set aside and reserved pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to 6793
equal $150 million. 6794
(c) Subject to fiscal year-end close requirements, excess local funds set aside and 6795
reserved pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the Account 6796
upon completion of the fiscal year-end close for publication in the Fiscal Year 2026 Annual 6797
Comprehensive Financial Report. 6798
Sec. 7243. Fiscal Years 2028 to 2030 Revenues. 6799
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent that Fiscal Year 2028, Fiscal 6800
Year 2029, and Fiscal Year 2030 local recurring revenues certified in the June 2026, September 6801
2026, and December 2026 revenue estimates exceed the annual revenue estimate incorporated in 6802
the approved budget and financial plan for Fiscal Year 2027, excess recurring revenues certified 6803
in Fiscal Years 2028 through 2030 shall be allocated as follows: 6804
(1) The first $40 million to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for 6805
the Childcare Subsidy; 6806
(2) The next $60 million to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education 6807
for the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program; 6808
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(3) The next $25 million to the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants for 6809
the Access to Justice Initiative; 6810
(4) The next $15 million to the Department of Health Care Finance to fund direct 6811
medical education; and 6812
(5) The remainder of all recurring revenue up to $187 million to the Universal Per 6813
Student Funding Formula. 6814
Sec. 7244. Applicability. 6815
This subtitle shall apply as of June 29, 2026. 6816
SUBTITLE W. SUBJECT TO FUNDING REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS 6817
Sec. 7251. Short title. 6818
This subtitle may be cited as the “Subject to Funding Repeals and Modifications 6819
Amendment Act of 2026”. 6820
Sec. 7252. Section 5 of the Residential Housing Environmental Safety Amendment Act 6821
of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C. Law 23-188; 68 DCR 1227), is repealed. 6822
Sec. 7253. (a) Section 8(d) of the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and 6823
Responsibility (“STEER”) Amendment Act of 2024, effective April 20, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-161; 6824
71 DCR 2248), is repealed. 6825
(b) This section shall apply as of January 1, 2027. 6826
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Sec. 7254. Section 301 of the Youth Mentorship Through Community Engagement 6827
Amendment Act of 2024, effective March 21, 2025 (D.C. Law 25-306; 72 DCR 1071), is 6828
amended by striking the phrase “This act shall apply” and inserting the phrase “Title I shall 6829
apply” in its place.” 6830
Sec. 7255. Section 4(a) of the Pets in Housing Amendment Act of 2024, effective March 6831
21, 2025 (D.C. Law 25-308; 72 DCR 1076), is amended by striking the phrase “This act shall 6832
apply” and insert the phrase “Section 3 shall apply” in its place. 6833
Sec. 7256. Section 7 of the Public Life and Activity Zones Amendment (“PLAZA”) Act 6834
of 2024, effective March 21, 2025 (D.C. Law 25-312; 72 DCR 1085), is repealed. 6835
Sec. 7257. The Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental 6836
Conservation Establishment Act of 2025, effective December 31, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-62; 72 6837
DCR 12840), is amended as follows: 6838
(1) The lead-in language of section 2(c)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “All 6839
initial appointments to the Youth Climate Council shall be made no later than 180 days after the 6840
applicability date of this act” and inserting the phrase “All initial appointments to the Youth 6841
Climate Council shall be made no later than March 30, 2027” in its place. 6842
(2) Section 5 is repealed. 6843
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Sec. 7258. Section 3 of the “Strengthening Capacity and Transparency at DYRS 6844
Amendment Act of 2026,” enacted on April 24, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-311; 73 DCR 6831) is 6845
repealed. 6846
Sec. 7259. Section 3 of the Place-Based Substance Use Disorder Outreach Amendment 6847
Act of 2026, enacted on May 28, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-320; 73 DCR 8157), is repealed. 6848
Sec. 7260. Section 6 of the Enhancing Consumer Protection Procedures Amendment Act 6849
of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on June 2, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-174), is repealed. 6850
Sec. 7261. Section 3 of the Prenatal and Postpartum Remote Patient Monitoring 6851
Clarification Amendment Act of 2025, passed on 2nd reading on June 2, 2026 (Enrolled version 6852
of Bill 26-356) is repealed. 6853
Sec. 7262. Section 4 of the “Support, Opportunity, Unity, Legal Relationships (SOUL) 6854
Amendment Act of 2026,” passed on 2nd reading on June 2, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-6855
399) is repealed. 6856
Sec. 7263. Section 7 of the Medical Debt Mitigation Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 6857
2nd reading on June 2, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-438) is repealed. 6858
Sec. 7264. Section 3(a) of the Judith Heumann Memorial Workers with Disabilities 6859
Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on June 2, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-6860
463), is amended by striking the phrase “Section 2” and inserting the phrase “Section 2, except 6861
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for amendatory section 421 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, passed on 6862
2nd reading on June 2, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-463),” in its place. 6863
Sec. 7265. Section 3 of the Green’s Court Park Designation Act of 2026, passed on 1st 6864
reading on June 2, 2026 (Engrossed version of Bill 26-330), is repealed. 6865
Sec. 7266. Section 3 of the Harmony Park Designation Act of 2026, passed on 1st 6866
reading on June 2, 2026 (Engrossed version of Bill 26-331), is repealed. 6867
Sec. 7267. Section 3 of the Rodney Wright Basketball Court Designation Act of 2026, 6868
passed on 1st reading on June 2, 2026 (Engrossed version of Bill 26-431), is repealed. 6869
TITLE VIII. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 6870
SUBTITLE A. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 6871
Sec. 8001. Short title. 6872
This subtitle may be cited as the “Technical Amendments Act of 2026”. 6873
Sec. 8002. Section 511a(f-1) of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, 6874
effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-241; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.11a(f-1)), is redesignated 6875
as subsection (g). 6876
Sec. 8003. Section 105b(c) of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services 6877
Establishment Act of 2004, enacted on April 24, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-310; 73 DCR 6828), is 6878
amended as follows: 6879
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(a) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “Code 24-276.01” and inserting the 6880
phrase “Code § 24-276.01” in its place. 6881
(b) Paragraph (3)(E) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in 6882
its place. 6883
Sec. 8004. Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: 6884
(a) Chapter 20 is amended as follows: 6885
(1) Section 47-2002(a) is amended as follows: 6886
(A) Paragraph (2)(B) is amended by striking the period and inserting a 6887
semicolon in its place. 6888
(B) Paragraph (3) is amended as follows: 6889
(i) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the semicolon and 6890
inserting the phrase “; and” in its place. 6891
(ii) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the period and 6892
inserting a semicolon in its place. 6893
(C) Paragraph (7)(B) is amended by striking the period and inserting a 6894
semicolon in its place. 6895
(D) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 6896
phrase “; and” in its place. 6897
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(2) Section 47-2002.08(c)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “§ 47-2002(3)” 6898
and inserting the phrase “§ 47-2002(a)(3)” in its place. 6899
(b) Section 47-2202(a) is amended as follows: 6900
(1) Paragraph (2)(B) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon 6901
in its place. 6902
(2) Paragraph (3)(B) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon 6903
in its place. 6904
(3) Paragraph (3C) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon in 6905
its place. 6906
(4) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon in 6907
its place. 6908
(5) The first paragraph (6) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 6909
phrase “; and” in its place. 6910
(6) The second paragraph (6) is redesignated as paragraph (7). 6911
(c) Chapter 46 is amended as follows: 6912
(1) Section 47-4683 is redesignated as section 47-4684. 6913
(2) The second section 47-4682 is redesignated as section 47-4683. 6914
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Sec. 8005. Section 105(4) of the Living Wage Act of 2006, effective June 8, 2006 (D.C. 6915
Law 16-118; D.C. Official Code § 2-220.05(4)), is amended by striking the phrase “eminent 6916
threat” and inserting the phrase “imminent threat” in its place. 6917
Sec. 8006. The District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective 6918
March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1201.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 6919
(a) The lead-in language of section 223(e) (D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.23(e)) is 6920
amended by striking the phrase “from the” and inserting the phrase “after the” in its place. 6921
(b) The lead-in language of section 224(f) (D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.24(f)) is 6922
amended by striking the phrase “of the” and inserting the phrase “after the” in its place. 6923
Sec. 8007. Section 4952 of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001, 6924
effective March 16, 2021 (D.C. Law 23-201; D.C. Official Code § 7-744.02), is amended as 6925
follows: 6926
(a) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by striking the phrase “section (2)(a)(2) and (7) of the 6927
Health-Care and Community Residence Facility Hospice and Home Care Licensure Act of 1983, 6928
effective February 24, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-48; D.C. Official Code § 44-501(a)(2) and (7)),” and 6929
inserting the phrase “section (2)(a)(7) and (8) of the Health-Care and Community Residence 6930
Facility Hospice and Home Care Licensure Act of 1983, effective February 24, 1984 (D.C. Law 6931
5-48; D.C. Official Code § 44-501(a)(7) and (8)),” in its place. 6932
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(b) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “through (5)” and inserting the 6933
phrase “through (5) of this section” in its place. 6934
Sec. 8008. Section 302(14A) of the District of Columbia Deed Recordation Tax Act, 6935
approved March 2, 1962 (76 Stat. 11; D.C. Official Code § 42-1102(14A)), is amended by 6936
striking the phrase “section 401a(2A) of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980, passed 6937
on 2nd reading (reconsideration) on October 21, 2025 (Enrolled Version of Bill 26-164)” and 6938
inserting the phrase “section 401a(3) of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980, 6939
effective December 31, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-80; D.C. Official Code § 42-3404.01a(3))” in its 6940
place. 6941
Sec. 8009. Section 2 of the Prohibition of Discrimination in the Provision of Insurance 6942
Act of 1986, effective August 7, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-132; D.C. Official Code § 31-1601), is 6943
amended as follows: 6944
(a) Paragraph (7A) is redesignated as paragraph (8). 6945
(b) Paragraph (7B) is redesignated as paragraph (9). 6946
Sec. 8010. Section 16-2409 of the District of Columbia Official Code is redesignated as 6947
section 16-2399.09. 6948
TITLE IX. APPLICABILITY; FISCAL IMPACT; EFFECTIVE DATE 6949
Sec. 9001. Applicability. 6950
Except as otherwise provided, this act shall apply as of October 1, 2026. 6951
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Sec. 9002. Fiscal impact statement. 6952
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 6953
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 6954
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 6955
Sec. 9003. Effective date. 6956
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 6957
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 6958
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 6959
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 6960
Columbia Register. 6961