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PR26-0250 • 2025

National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Taxes
Enacted

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

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-07-11
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how the $88 million will be allocated among different parts of the project.

Emergency Bond Issuance for Community Project

This resolution declares an emergency to allow the issuance of up to $88 million in revenue bonds to assist a nonprofit organization with financing, refinancing, or reimbursing costs related to a specific project.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that there is an emergency situation requiring the issuance of revenue bonds.
  • Authorizes the sale and delivery of up to $88 million in District of Columbia revenue bonds.
  • Allows the proceeds from these bonds to be loaned to National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc. for specific project costs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., a nonprofit organization in the District of Columbia.
  • Investors who may purchase these bonds.
  • The Council of the District of Columbia which must approve this emergency resolution.

Terms To Know

Revenue Bonds
Bonds issued by a government or public agency to fund specific projects, with repayment coming from revenue generated by those projects.
Emergency Circumstances
Conditions that require immediate action to address urgent needs or situations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not specify how the $88 million will be allocated among different parts of the project.
  • It is unclear what specific economic uncertainties are affecting the financial markets and bond issuance process.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0165, Effective from Jul 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007646

  2. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development

  3. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0165

  5. 2025-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0250 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

July 1, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to authorize and provide for the
issuance, sale, and delivery in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $88 million of
District of Columbia revenue bonds in one or more series, and to authorize and provide for
the loan of the proceeds of such bonds to assist National Community Reinvestment
Coalition, Inc. in the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of costs associated with an
authorized project pursuant to section 490 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., Revenue Bonds
Project Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia (the “Borrower”), which seeks
to have District of Columbia revenue bonds issued and receive a loan of the proceeds from the sale
thereof for the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of all or a portion of the Borrower’s costs of
the following project (“Project”):
(1) Refinancing the District’s Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A (National Community
Reinvestment Coalition Inc. Issue) and Revenue Bonds, Series 2018B (National Reinvestment
Coalition Inc. Issue), the proceeds of which were used by the Borrower for certain costs of the
acquisition, construction, furnishing, and equipping of 740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC
20005 (Lot 37, Square 221), an 11-floor, 22-unit office building with a total area of approximately
175,508 square feet;
(2) Funding any credit enhancement costs, liquidity costs, capitalized interest, or
debt service reserve fund relating to the Bonds; and
(3) Paying issuance costs and other related costs to the extent permissible.
(b) The planned financing will make available funds critically needed to finance, refinance,
or reimburse the Borrower for costs of the Project.
(c) Due to the current economic uncertainty in the financial markets, it is important for the
Council to expedite the process for the issuance of the Bonds and avoid any delay that may
adversely affect the ability of the Borrower to market the Bonds to investors or to obtain an interest
rate within the range contemplated by the Project budget.
(d) Council approval of the emergency bond resolution authorizing the issuance of up to
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$88 million of District of Columbia revenue bonds would permit the revenue bonds to be issued
promptly to provide maximum savings for the Borrower and enable the Project described in
subsection (a) of this section to be completed.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the National
Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Approval Resolution
of 2025 be on an emergency basis.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.