D.C. Code § 10-834 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 8 / § 10-834
§ 10-834. Subsidies.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may offer a subsidy as part of the RFP for the disposition of a bundle of property to:
  (1) Attain a clearly stated affordability component; or
  (2) Make feasible the rehabilitation and resale or rental of the property at market price.
(b) If the Mayor offers a subsidy as part of an RFP, the subsidy shall be stated as a maximum available amount. The amount of subsidy requested and the affordability levels achieved shall be weighed when determining the points awarded to an offeror.
(c) There is established, under the authority of the Mayor, a designated and nonlapsing account into which proceeds from the sale of bundled properties may be deposited, which shall remain available until expended and the balance of which shall not exceed one million dollars, that shall be used to:
  (1) Finance or subsidize the sale of other bundled properties; and
  (2) Acquire additional parcels of property.
D.C. Code § 10-1601.31 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1601.31
§ 10-1601.31. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1) “Ballpark”, “Ballpark Site”, and “MLB Team” shall have the same meanings as provided in § 10-1601.05(a)(1) , (2), and (4), respectively.
(2) “Bonds” shall have the same meaning as in § 10-1601.03(a)(2) .
(3) “Hard costs” means the direct construction costs and builders contingency costs, estimated as $295,075,993 and $24,924,007, respectively, in the revised budget for the ballpark transmitted by the District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission to the Council on February 3, 2006, for the construction of the ballpark.
(4) “Soft costs” means the soft, ancillary, contingency, completion guarantee fee, and financing fee costs for the construction of the ballpark, excluding the land acquisition, environmental remediation, relocation, and demolition costs, estimated as $117,342,193, and excluding the $24 million utilized for the renovation of RFK Stadium, as reflected in the May 31, 2007 revised budget for the ballpark transmitted by the District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission to the Council on June 15, 2007.
D.C. Code § 10-608 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 6 / § 10-608
§ 10-608. Purposes for which borrowed moneys may be used.
Status: in_force

The sum authorized by § 10-607 , or any part thereof shall, when advanced, be available to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for the acquisition by dedication, purchase, or condemnation of the fee simple title to land, or rights or easements in land, for the public uses authorized by §§ 10-607 to 10-611 , and for the preparation of plans, designs, estimates, models, and specifications, and for architectural and other necessary professional services without reference to § 2-225.05 [repealed], for the construction of buildings, including materials and labor, heating, lighting, elevators, plumbing, landscaping, and all other appurtenances, and the purchase and installation of machinery, furniture, equipment, apparatus, and any and all other expenditures necessary for or incident to the complete construction and equipment for use of the aforesaid buildings and plants. All contracts, agreements, and proceedings in court for condemnation or otherwise, pursuant to §§ 10-607 to 10-611 shall be had and made in accordance with existing provisions of law except as otherwise herein provided.
D.C. Code § 10-1103.08 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1103.08
§ 10-1103.08. Use of vault for utility installation or construction.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to require that the use of a vault occupied or used under the authority of this subchapter shall be subject to the condition that the District shall have the right at any time to install or construct under, over, or through said vault any water pipe, gas pipe, sewer, conduit, other pipe, or other public or public utility underground construction that the Mayor may consider it necessary in the public interest to place in the space occupied by such vault, without compensation to the owner of the private property abutting the space in which such vault is located or to the person occupying or using such vault. Each person using or occupying a vault, upon notice from the Mayor that a water pipe, gas pipe, sewer, conduit, other pipe, or other public or public utility underground construction is to be introduced in the space occupied by such vault, shall commence to move, and forthwith remove, if necessary, any boiler, pipe, wall, beam, machinery, or construction in or pertaining to said vault, or any fixture or other thing therein, without cost to the District, so as to leave a space clear and sufficient in the judgment of the Mayor for the introduction and maintenance of any such underground construction or installation. The Mayor is further authorized to require each applicant for a permit to construct a vault in public space, as a condition precedent to the issuance of the permit, to agree for himself and his heirs and assigns that the Mayor shall have the right to enter upon the premises at any time for the inspection and proper maintenance or repair of any public underground construction or installation in such vault, and that in case there is any change in the street, roadway, or sidewalk above such vault, the vault shall be subject to a corresponding change, as directed by the Mayor, without expense to the District of Columbia.
(b) In the event a person occupying or using a vault under the authority of this subchapter shall fail or refuse to perform or to permit the performance of any work required by the Mayor under the authority of subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor is authorized to apply to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for, and said Court is hereby authorized to issue, an order empowering the Mayor to enter upon the private property abutting the public space in which such vault is located for the purpose of performing such work as may be necessary in connection with the construction or installation in such public space of any water pipe, gas pipe, sewer, conduit, other pipe, or other underground construction or installation that the Mayor may consider it necessary or desirable to place in such space, and the District and its officers and employees shall not be liable for any damage to real or personal property which may result from the performance of any such work, other than such damage as may be caused by the gross negligence of the District or of any of its officers or employees. Process in connection with the application for such order shall be served on the owner in accordance with the rules of said Court relating to the service of process in civil actions. In the event such owner is not to be found in the District after reasonable search and an affidavit to this effect is made on behalf of the District, such process may be served by publication for 1 day each week for 3 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the District, and, if service of process is by publication, a copy of such process and publication shall be sent to such owner by certified mail at his last known address as recorded in the real estate assessment records of the District. The cost to the District of performing such work, including, without limitation, the reasonable cost to the District of securing the court order authorized by this subsection and any advertising in connection therewith, shall be a charge which may be levied by the Mayor as a tax against the property abutting the public space in which a vault is located, to be collected in the manner authorized by § 10-1103.07 .
D.C. Code § 10-1401 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 14 / § 10-1401
§ 10-1401. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “plat” means the plat filed in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia under S.O. 92-252.
(2) The term “District” means the District of Columbia.
(3) The term “Islands” means Heritage Island and all of that portion of Kingman Island located south of Benning Road and within the District of Columbia and the Anacostia River, being a portion of United States Reservation 343, Section F, as specified and legally described on the Survey.
(4) The term “National Children’s Island” means a cultural, educational, and family-oriented recreation park, together with a children’s playground, to be developed and operated in accordance with subchapter II of this chapter .
(5) The term “playground” means the children’s playground that is part of National Children’s Island and includes all lands on the Islands located south of East Capitol Street.
(6) The term “recreation park” means the cultural, educational, and family-oriented recreation park that is part of National Children’s Island.
(7) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(8) The term “Survey” means the ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey prepared by Dewberry & Davis and dated February 12, 1994.
D.C. Code § 10-1073 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10C / § 10-1073
§ 10-1073. Applicability.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act shall apply upon the date of inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan.
  (2) The Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan and provide notice to the Budget Director of the Council of the certification.
  (3) (A) The Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be published in the District of Columbia Register.
    (B) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the applicability date of this act.
(b) This act shall apply with respect to public restrooms managed or maintained by the District of Columbia Public Library as of October 1, 2023.
D.C. Code § 10-551.09 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5A / § 10-551.09
§ 10-551.09. Transition.
Status: in_force

To facilitate the establishment of the Department, the City Administrator is authorized to coordinate and implement the transition process for the Department. The City Administrator shall transmit to the Council, which shall approve or disapprove by resolution, an implementation plan for the new agency no later than September 1, 2011. The plan shall:
(1) Include an organizational chart;
(2) Identify redundant positions and functions; and
(3) Include a plan for transferring employees that details how many employees will be required to re-apply for new positions.
D.C. Code § 10-804 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 8 / § 10-804
§ 10-804. Secretary of the Interior to sell certain real estate — Authorization.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, is hereby authorized, in his discretion, for the best interests of the United States, to sell and convey, in whole or in part, by proper deed or instrument, any real estate held by the United States in the District of Columbia and under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, which may be no longer needed for public purposes, for cash, or on such deferred-payment plan as the Secretary of the Interior may approve, at a price not less than that paid for it by the government and not less than its present appraised value as determined by him.
D.C. Code § 10-1103.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1103.01
§ 10-1103.01. Permit; conditions; recordation.
Status: in_force

The Mayor is authorized to issue a permit for the use of a vault constructed prior to the effective date of this subchapter, or for the construction of a vault after such effective date, only to the owner of the real property abutting the public space in which such vault is or will be located. The issuance of each such permit shall be conditioned on the prior execution by such owner of an agreement acknowledging, for himself, his heirs and assigns: (1) that no right, title, or interest of the public is thereby acquired, waived, or abridged; (2) that the Mayor may inspect such vault during regular business hours; (3) that the Mayor may introduce or authorize the introduction into or through such vault with, right of entry for inspection, maintenance, and repair, of any water pipe, gas pipe, sewer, conduit, other pipe, or other public or public utility underground construction, which the Mayor deems necessary in the public interest to place in or through such vault; (4) that such vault will be changed by the owner, or by the District at the expense of such owner, to conform with any change made in the street, roadway, or sidewalk width or grade; and (5) that rental for such vault will be paid to the District as required by this subchapter. A copy of such agreement shall be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds by and at the expense of such owner.
D.C. Code § 10-1221.11 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.11
§ 10-1221.11. District officials.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-1221.10(b) , the elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents of the District shall not be liable personally for the payment of the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds, or for any representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, or agreements of the District contained in this subchapter, the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents.
(b) The signature, countersignature, facsimile signature, or facsimile countersignature of any official appearing on the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes notwithstanding the fact that the individual signatory ceases to hold that office before delivery of the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents.
D.C. Code § 10-1141.07 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1141.07
§ 10-1141.07. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) Civil fines and penalties may be imposed as sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this subchapter or any rules issued in accordance with this subchapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801.01 et seq.] (“Civil Infractions Act”). Enforcement and adjudication of an infraction shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.
(b) The Mayor may also enforce this subchapter or any rules issued in accordance with this subchapter pursuant to § 50-921.19(a) , (c), (d), (e), and (f).
D.C. Code § 10-551.06 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5A / § 10-551.06
§ 10-551.06. Green building priority.
Status: in_force

Priority consideration for the District government's facility needs shall be given to buildings maintaining net zero energy compliance and to buildings fulfilling or exceeding the LEED-NC 2.2 standard or the LEED-CS 2.0 standard at the silver level.
D.C. Code § 10-607 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 6 / § 10-607
§ 10-607. Authorization to borrow money from the United States for public works.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to accept advancements for the District of Columbia from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, created by the National Industrial Recovery Act, and said Administration with the approval of the President is authorized to advance to said Mayor the sum of $18,150,000, or any part thereof, in addition to any sums heretofore advanced to the District of Columbia by said Administration, out of funds authorized by law for said Administration, for the acquisition, purchase, construction, establishment, and development of public works, including among others a building or buildings for the Municipal Court, the Recorder of Deeds, and the Juvenile Court, or any of them, said buildings to be located on such portions or parts of Judiciary Square, or the area bounded by 4th and 5th Streets, D and G Streets, Northwest, or upon such other area or areas as shall be approved by said Mayor and the National Capital Planning Commission and the making of such advances is hereby included among the purposes for which funds heretofore appropriated or authorized for said Administration, including funds appropriated by the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938, may be used, in addition to the other purposes specified in the respective acts appropriating or authorizing said funds.
D.C. Code § 10-1272 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1272
§ 10-1272. Duties and responsibilities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.12 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.12
§ 10-1202.12. District pledges.
Status: in_force

The District pledges to the Authority that the District will not limit or alter rights vested in the Authority to fulfill agreements made with holders of the bonds, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders of the bonds until the bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders of the bonds are fully met and discharged. The Authority is authorized to include this pledge of the District in any agreement with the holders of the bonds.
D.C. Code § 10-1016 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10 / § 10-1016
§ 10-1016. Establishment of District of Columbia Employee Parking Program Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-503.23 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-503.23
§ 10-503.23. Suspension of prohibitions against use — Authorization generally — Authorization of Capitol Police Board.
Status: in_force

In the absence from Washington of either of the officers designated in § 10-503.22 , the authority therein given to suspend certain prohibitions of this part shall devolve upon the other, and in the absence from Washington of both it shall devolve upon the Capitol Police Board; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 10-503.17 and 10-503.22 , the Capitol Police Board is hereby authorized to grant the Mayor of the District of Columbia authority to permit the use of Louisiana Avenue for any of the purposes prohibited by said § 10-503.17 .
D.C. Code § 10-551.04 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5A / § 10-551.04
§ 10-551.04. Transfers.
Status: in_force

(a) All functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Real Estate Services and the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization are transferred to the Department.
(b) All functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for capital construction and real property management functions of other subordinate executive branch agencies, except for the District Department of Transportation, as the Mayor considers necessary to effectuate this chapter, are transferred to the Department.
(c) All functions assigned, authorities delegated, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development for its asset management program, including the DC USA Garage, are transferred to the Department; provided, that with respect to funds which are deposited or held in special purpose revenue funds and fund the asset management program, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department to pay for the asset management program, including the DC USA Garage, from such special purpose revenue funds.
D.C. Code § 10-168 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-168
§ 10-168. Moratorium on crumb rubber artificial turf.
Status: in_force

Beginning on the December 13, 2017, there shall be a moratorium on the installation or construction of any synthetic turf fields made from crumb rubber or other materials made from recycled tires on property owned or leased by the District.
D.C. Code § 10-165 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-165
§ 10-165. Bathing pools and beaches — Operation; disposition of moneys received.
Status: in_force

The Director of the National Park Service in his discretion, is authorized to operate, through the Public Building Service of the General Services Administration, bathing pools under his jurisdiction, and thereupon there may be deposited in the treasury under the special fund to the credit of said association moneys received for the operation of such pools and be there available for the purposes of said special fund and this shall be a compliance with the provisions of §§ 10-163 and 10-164 .
D.C. Code § 10-1202.11 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.11
§ 10-1202.11. Terms for sale of bonds; additional bond and note provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Authority may stipulate by resolution the terms for sale of its bonds in accordance with this chapter, including the following:
  (1) The date a note or bond bears;
  (2) The date a bond or note matures, provided that notes shall not mature later than 10 years from the date of original issuance and bonds shall not mature later than 34 years from the date of original issuance;
  (3) Whether bonds are issued as serial bonds, as term bonds, or a combination of the two;
  (4) The denomination;
  (5) Any interest rate or rates, or variable rate or rates changing from time to time, or premium or discount applicable;
  (6) The registration privileges;
  (7) The medium and method for payment; and
  (8) The terms of redemption.
(b) The Authority may sell its bonds at public or private sale and may determine the price for sale.
(c) A resolution authorizing the sale of bonds may contain any of the following provisions, in which case these provisions shall be made part of the contract with holders of the bonds:
  (1) The custody, security, expenditure, or application of proceeds of the sale of bonds or notes of the Authority (“proceeds”), a pledge of the proceeds to secure payment, and the rank or priority of the pledge, subject to preexisting agreements with holders of the bonds;
  (2) A pledge of Authority revenues to secure payment and the rank or priority of the pledge, subject to preexisting agreements with holders of the bonds;
  (3) A pledge of assets of the Authority, including mortgages and obligations securing mortgages, to secure payment, and the rank or priority of the pledge, subject to preexisting agreements with holders of the bonds;
  (4) The proposed use of gross income from any mortgages owned by the Authority and payment of principal of mortgages owned by the Authority;
  (5) The proposed use of reserves or sinking funds;
  (6) The proposed use of proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes and a pledge of proceeds to secure payment;
  (7) Any limitations on the issuance of bonds or notes, including terms of issuance and security, and the refunding of outstanding or other bonds;
  (8) Procedures for amendment or abrogation of a contract with holders of the bonds, the amount of bonds or notes, the holders of which must consent to the amendment, and the manner in which consent may be given;
  (9) Any vesting in a trustee property, power and duties, which may include the power and duties of a trustee appointed by holders of the bonds;
  (10) Limitations or abrogations of the right of holders of the bonds to appoint a trustee;
  (11) A defining of the nature of default in the obligations of the Authority to the holders of the bonds and providing the rights and remedies of holders of the bonds in the event of default, including the right to the appointment of a receiver, in accordance with the general laws of the District and this chapter; and
  (12) Any other provisions of like or different character which affect the security of holders of the bonds.
(d) A pledge of the Authority is binding from the time it is made. Any funds, or property pledged, are subject to the lien of a pledge without physical delivery. The lien of a pledge is binding as against parties having any tort, contract, or other claim against the Authority regardless of notice. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument creating a pledge need be recorded.
(e) The signature of any officer of the Authority which appears on a bond remains valid if that person ceases to hold office.
(f) The Authority may secure bonds by a trust indenture between the Authority and a corporate trustee which has trust company powers within the District.
(g) A trust indenture of the Authority may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of holders of the bonds in accordance with the provisions of the resolution authorizing the sale of bonds.
(h) Subject to preexisting agreements with the holders of the bonds or notes, the Authority may purchase its own bonds which may then be cancelled. The price the Authority pays in purchasing its own bonds cannot exceed the following limits:
  (1) If the bonds are redeemable, the price cannot exceed the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment; or
  (2) If the bonds are not redeemable, the price cannot exceed the redemption price applicable on the first date after the purchase upon which the bonds or notes become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to that date.
(i) The Authority may establish special or reserve funds in furtherance of its authority under this chapter. Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, § 10-1202.13 , and other applicable District law, and subject to agreements with holders of the bonds, the Authority shall manage its own funds, and may invest funds not required for disbursement in a manner the Authority determines to be prudent.
(j) The bonds of the Authority are legal instruments in which public officers and public bodies of the District, insurance companies, insurance company associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, banks, bankers, banking institutions including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, trust companies, savings banks, savings associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and other persons authorized to invest in bonds or in other obligations of the District, may legally invest funds, including capital, in their control. The bonds are also securities which legally may be deposited with and received by public officers and public bodies of the District or any agency of the District for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the District is authorized by law.
(k) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter do not constitute an obligation of the District, but are payable solely from the revenues or assets of the Authority. Each obligation issued under this chapter must contain on its face a statement that the Authority is not obligated to pay principal or interest except from the revenues or assets pledged and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the District is pledged to the payment of the principal or interest on an obligation.
(l) All property, assets, and income of the Authority shall be exempt from District taxation and from any special assessments imposed by the District.
(m) Bonds issued by the Authority, their transfer, and the interest on the bonds shall be exempt from District taxation, except for estate, inheritance, and gift taxation.
D.C. Code § 10-127 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-127
§ 10-127. Authority to make rules and regulations for playgrounds and recreation centers.
Status: in_force

Authority is granted the Mayor of the District of Columbia to make rules and regulations governing the conduct of the municipal playgrounds and recreation centers coming under his control.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.02a — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.02a
§ 10-1202.02a. Transfer of authority of the Armory Board.
Status: in_force

All references to the Armory Board in subchapter I of Chapter 3 of Title 3 [ § 3-301 et seq.], are deemed to be references to the Authority, and the Authority shall have such powers and responsibilities as are created by such references to the Armory Board in subchapter I of Chapter 3 of Title 3 unless the clear meaning requires otherwise.
D.C. Code § 10-551.05 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5A / § 10-551.05
§ 10-551.05. Inventory of real property assets.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall maintain an inventory of all real property assets, based upon information provided by each District department, agency, and instrumentality under the executive control of the Mayor. The inventory shall be maintained by the Department on a centralized automated database. Information contained in the database for each property shall include the following:
  (1) A detailed description of each real property asset;
  (2) Facility condition assessments, which shall contain a proposed or actual annual budget for maintenance and deferred maintenance, and a detailed description and estimate of any needed repairs;
  (3) The street address of the property;
  (4) The property’s square and lot number;
  (5) The current and prospective future use of the property;
  (6) The area of the property in square feet and, if improved, the gross floor area, including the subsurface area and the number of stories of any building on the property;
  (7) The current assessed value of the property and any improvements;
  (8) The Ward and Advisory Neighborhood Commission boundary within which the property is located;
  (9) Whether the real property is located within a historic district or is designated as a registered historic landmark under District or federal laws and, if so, the designation;
  (10) Any study of the feasibility of initiating or expanding renewable energy generation, which shall include an analysis of the potential for capturing solar or other forms of renewable energy that is conducted pursuant to subsection (c-1) of this section.
(b) The Department shall make available to the public on its website a database of information of the inventory of all real property assets in a form substantially similar to that as maintained and used by the Department.
(c) The Department shall maintain a facilities condition assessment of all District-owned assets under the control of the Mayor on a rolling basis of over 5 years.
(c-1) The Department shall produce and publish on its website an analysis of the feasibility of initiating or expanding renewable energy generation, including an analysis of the potential for capturing solar or other forms of renewable energy at each District-owned property under the control of the Mayor on a rolling basis, with each property re-analyzed no less than once every 10 years.
(d) This section shall apply to improved commercial real property assets, whether occupied or unoccupied, and all real property assets that the Mayor has determined to be no longer needed for educational purposes and for which jurisdiction has been transferred to the Department of Real Estate Services for disposal.
(e) The Director shall submit to the Council an annual report indicating the changes in inventory no later than 30 days after the beginning of the fiscal year.
(f) For the purposes of this section, the term “real property asset” means real property titled in the name of the District or in which the District has an interest or jurisdiction and includes all structures of a permanent character erected thereon or affixed thereto.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.08 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.08
§ 10-1202.08. Washington Convention Center Fund; transfer and pledge of revenues.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the “Washington Convention Center Fund” (“Convention Center Fund”) to be operated by the Authority.
(b) Dedicated taxes collected by the Mayor, as an agent for the Authority and the monies in the Convention Center Fund shall not be a part of, nor lapse into, the General Fund of the District of Columbia, nor the Sports and Entertainment Fund, except as provided in § 10-1202.13 .
(c) (1) Any and all dedicated taxes collected by the Mayor as an agent for the Authority shall be transferred upon receipt to the Convention Center Fund for the payment of the costs of the new convention center, expenses necessary for debt service, reserve funds, repair, maintenance, marketing service contracts and all other expenses of operating and managing the Authority.
  (2) The Board shall submit for Council review the detailed guidelines established by the Authority stating the types of expenditures permissible under Authority policy.
(d) Any pledge by the Authority of any revenues on deposit in the Convention Center Fund shall be effective, valid, and binding from the time the pledge is made. The pledged revenues, once deposited in the Convention Center Fund, shall be immediately subject to the lien of the pledge, whether or not there has been any physical delivery. The lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against any person receiving the distribution of tax revenues, whether or not the parties have notice of the pledge. The bond resolution of the Authority by which the pledge of the proceeds of any taxes is created is not required to be filed or recorded.
(e) The District pledges to and agrees with the Authority and any holders of the bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the Authority and secured by the Convention Center Fund that the District shall not limit, restrict, or in any way impair the collection, transfer, deposit, or disbursement of revenues in the Convention Center Fund until the principal of, premium if any, and interest on the Authority debt has been paid and discharged.
(f) Except as provided in § 10-1202.04(b) , all assets and liabilities of the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, established pursuant to § 10-1215 [repealed], shall be transferred to the Fund.
(g) For Fiscal Years 2022 or 2023, the Authority shall issue not less than $10 million in grants from the Convention Center Fund to support cultural institutions operating in the District of Columbia; provided, that funds are available for such purpose and that the Authority first satisfy its current liabilities and legally required reserves, which shall not include the elective purchase or redemption of outstanding indebtedness.
(h) For Fiscal Year 2021, the Authority shall issue not less than $1 million in grants from the Convention Center Fund to support go-go related programming, branding, tourism, and marketing; provided, that funds are available for such purpose and that the Authority first satisfy its current liabilities and legally required reserves, which shall not include the elective purchase or redemption of outstanding indebtedness, unless such purchase or redemption is for the purpose of securing a lower cost of borrowing and lower debt service payments.
D.C. Code § 10-1103.10 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1103.10
§ 10-1103.10. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this part.
D.C. Code § 10-1603.05 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1603.05
§ 10-1603.05. Authority of Mayor to rent vault space, airspace.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor may issue a vault permit or airspace lease to DC Stadium LLC, or its designee, for the use of vault space or airspace adjacent to the soccer stadium site in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 11 of this title , or subchapter II of Chapter 11 of this title , whichever one is applicable, for a term as determined by the Mayor and at no additional fee or rent, except as may be otherwise determined by the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 10-603 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 6 / § 10-603
§ 10-603. Public buildings — Loans for construction authorized; projects enumerated.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to borrow for the District of Columbia from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works created by the National Industrial Recovery Act (which, for the purposes of §§ 10-603 to 10-606 , shall be construed to include any agency created or designated by the President for similar purposes under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935); and said Administration is authorized to lend to said Mayor the sum of $10,750,000, or any part thereof, out of funds authorized by law for said Administration, for the acquisition, purchase, construction, establishment, and development of a tuberculosis hospital, a sewage-disposal plant, an extension of or addition to Gallinger Municipal Hospital, a jail or other enclosure for prisoners at Lorton, Virginia, and a building or buildings for the Police Court, the Municipal Court, the Recorder of Deeds, and the Juvenile Court, or any of them, said court buildings to be located on such portions or parts of Judiciary Square, or the area bounded by 4th and 5th Streets, D and G Streets, Northwest, as shall be approved by said Mayor, and the National Capital Planning Commission, or any one or more of said projects as the said Mayor may determine; and to advance to the Children’s Hospital of the District of Columbia in compensation for clinical examination of tubercular children, the sum of $100,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for alterations and enlargement of building, equipment, and accessories.
D.C. Code § 10-721 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / § 10-721
§ 10-721. School and Park Facilities and Grounds 311 Expansion.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 180 days after October 30, 2018, the Mayor shall permit persons to submit requests via the District's 311 system for repairs and other maintenance services at Department of Parks and Recreation and District of Columbia Public Schools facilities and grounds that are maintained by the Department of General Services.
(b) Beginning October 1, 2023, in addition to the service requests under subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall permit persons to submit requests via the District's 311 system to address broken equipment, grounds maintenance, and overflowing recycling at Department of Parks and Recreation and District of Columbia Public Schools facilities and grounds that are maintained by the Department of General Services.
D.C. Code § 10-1121.09 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1121.09
§ 10-1121.09. Restoration of airspace upon expiration or termination of lease.
Status: in_force

If, upon the expiration or termination of a lease of airspace under this subchapter: (1) the Mayor determines that any structure constructed or erected in such airspace should be removed or such airspace should be restored to its condition prior to the construction or erection of such structure; and (2) the lessee or his successor in interest, upon the request of the Mayor, fails, after a reasonable time, to remove such structure or to restore such airspace to its condition prior to the construction or erection of such structure; the Mayor may remove such structure and restore such airspace. The cost of such removal and restoration shall be assessed against the abutting properties as a tax. Such tax shall be collected in the manner prescribed by § 6-806 , for the collection of amounts assessed as a tax under that section.
D.C. Code § 10-1031 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10A / § 10-1031
§ 10-1031. District Facilities Planning Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a District Facilities Planning Advisory Committee (“Committee”), whose purpose shall be to provide advice, comments, and recommendations to the Council pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The Committee shall be composed of 7 members. Three members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Council, one of whom the Chairman shall designate to serve as chair; one member shall be appointed by the Chair of the Council committee with jurisdiction over the Department of Real Estate Services; one member shall be appointed by the Chair of the Council committee with jurisdiction over the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and 2 members shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Committee may act with a quorum of 4 appointed members. Each member shall be a resident of the District and have demonstrated experience in facility management or program activities in at least one of the fields of real estate, policy and planning, community development, or other field deemed suitable for the purposes of the work of the Committee. The term of an appointment shall be 3 years from the date of appointment. The Chairman of the Council shall have sole and exclusive authority at his or her discretion to remove members of the Committee. The Committee shall annually provide its conclusions and findings to the Council.
(c) The Committee shall perform the following duties:
  (1) Review the inventory to be promptly provided by the Department of Real Estate Services of all facilities owned and operated by the District government pursuant to § 10-1011 ;
  (2) Review the audit of leased properties to be promptly provided by the Department of Real Estate Services pursuant to § 10-1012 ;
  (3) Review data and provide advice and comments on the District Facilities Plan, including benchmarks for the District and comparable jurisdictions regarding the number of public facilities maintained by the District government using demand and usage metrics, including facilities per capita and per square mile, and long-term agency facilities needs;
  (4) Review and provide advice and comments on a 10-year projected annual average cost for maintaining the current inventory of properties (and other information as may reasonably [be] required for the committee to perform its duties) to be prepared by the Mayor;
  (5) Provide advice and comments on standards developed by the Mayor for the location of public facilities, including population density, public needs, accessibility, frequency of use, proximity to similar facilities, opportunity for multiple uses, the long-term cost effectiveness of facility maintenance, and program integration plans;
  (6) Provide advice and comments on conclusions prepared by the Mayor on the number of facilities that the District should maintain based on:
    (A) Benchmark comparisons;
    (B) Available and possible sources of funding;
    (C) Program integration plans;
    (D) The long-term facilities needs of District agencies; and
    (E) Other measures which the Committee considers appropriate;
  (7) Provide advice and comments on recommendations prepared by the Mayor for renovation, construction, consolidation, and closure of selected facilities based on an analysis conducted;
  (8) Provide advice and comments on the appropriate relationship between the District Facilities Plan and other existing planning documents;
  (9) Provide advice and comments on Mayoral plans for program integration regarding the impact of the neighborhood places and wraparound schools initiative on facility co-location and investment; and
  (10) Provide for broad community input and comment on the District Facilities Plan, any other existing plan, and related inter-program coordination.
(d) No member of the Advisory Committee shall be compensated for time expended in the performance of duties, except to the extent that the member is a District government employee serving as part of his or her existing responsibilities, but members shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the Advisory Committee’s duties pursuant to applicable District government rules and regulations.
D.C. Code § 10-111 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-111
§ 10-111. Transfer of jurisdiction over property between United States and District of Columbia — Authorization.
Status: in_force

Federal and District authorities administering properties within the District of Columbia owned by the United States or by the said District are authorized to transfer jurisdiction over parts or all of such properties among or between themselves for purposes of administration and maintenance under such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon; provided, that prior to the consummation of any transfer hereunder such proposed transfer shall be recommended by the National Capital Planning Commission; provided further, that the Mayor shall submit to the Council for approval by resolution any proposed transfer of jurisdiction of property pursuant to this section; provided further, that all such transfers and agreements shall be reported to Congress by the District authorities concerned.
D.C. Code § 10-147 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-147
§ 10-147. Potomac Park — Establishment.
Status: in_force

The entire reclaimed area formerly known as the Potomac Flats, together with the tidal reservoirs, are made and declared a public park, under the name of the Potomac Park, and to be forever held and used as a park for the recreation and pleasure of the people.
D.C. Code § 10-1181.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11A / § 10-1181.02
§ 10-1181.02. Unsafe structure in public space; inspection; owner to remove or secure; District action.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any private structure on public space or in the public right of way is observed by or reported to the Department as unsafe, the Director may examine such structure and if, in the Director’s opinion, the structure is unsafe, the Director may immediately notify the owners of all properties abutting the structure or other persons having a property interest in the unsafe structure of this unsafe condition.
(b) The notice shall direct the person to whom it is issued to either make safe and secure, repair, or to remove, as may be necessary, that portion of the unsafe private structure that abuts the property of the owner, agent, or other person having a property interest in the structure or show cause, sufficient to the Director, why the person should not be required to take corrective action.
(c) A person so notified shall be allowed until 12:00 noon of the day following the service of such notice to commence the securing, repairing, or removing of the portion of the unsafe private structure identified in the notice as being the responsibility of the owner, agent, or other person. A person so notified shall employ sufficient labor to remove or repair the structure as expeditiously as can be done.
(d) Where the public safety requires immediate corrective action, the Director may cause the unsafe structure to be shored up, taken down, or otherwise secured without delay, and may install a fence or boarding for the protection of the public. The Director shall provide an opportunity for review of the corrective action taken without prejudice to the Director’s authority to take and complete remedial action if it is determined to be necessary.
(e) If the owner takes corrective action to secure or repair the unsafe private structure as required by this chapter, the Director shall provide the owner with notice, as provided for in this chapter if additional remedial repairs are determined to be necessary to restore the private structure and the public space to a safe condition.
(f) Notice required by [this] chapter shall be deemed to have been served if the person or an authorized agent is notified by personal service or by registered mail sent to the person’s last known address and by the conspicuous posting of the notice on the unsafe private structure. If the person or person’s address is unknown or the person fails to accept service either personally or by registered mail, then notice is deemed served upon the person by the posting of a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the person’s property that abuts the unsafe private structure.
D.C. Code § 10-1203.07 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1203.07
§ 10-1203.07. Collection and transfer of taxes to Washington Convention Center Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, surtaxes and dedicated taxes shall be collected by the Mayor, pursuant to §§ 47-1807.02(a)(4) , 47-1807.02a [repealed], 47-1808.03(a)(4) , 47-1808.03a [repealed], 47-2002.02 , 47-2002.03 , 47-2202.01 , 47-2202.02 , the provisions of which are incorporated by reference in this section, and transferred to the Washington Convention Center Fund for the purposes set forth in § 10-1202.08 until any of these provisions are repealed by legislation enacted after September 27, 1996.
(b) This section shall apply as of September 27, 1996.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.16 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.16
§ 10-1202.16. Merit personnel system inapplicable.
Status: in_force

Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall not apply to employees of the Authority; except, that:
(1) Subchapters V and XVII of Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall apply.
(2) (A) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 , the Authority shall use a ranking system based on a scale of 100 points for all employment decisions for positions within the Authority.
    (ii) An individual who is a District resident at the time of application shall be awarded a 10-point hiring preference over a nonresident applicant; provided, that the individual claims the preference. This 10-point preference shall be in addition to any points awarded on the 100-point scale.
    (iii) At the time of appointment, an individual who claimed the 10-point residency preference shall agree, in writing, to maintain District residency for a period of 7 consecutive years from the effective date of appointment into the position for which the individual claimed the residency preference and shall provide proof of residency annually to the Authority for the first 7 years of employment.
    (iv) An individual who claimed the residency preference and who fails to maintain District residency for 7 consecutive years from the individual's effective date of appointment shall forfeit the individual's District government employment.
    (v) Each applicant for a position covered by this subparagraph shall be informed in writing of the provisions of this subparagraph at the time of application.
  (B) All persons hired after February 6, 2008, shall submit proof of residency upon employment in a manner determined by the Authority.
  (C) By November 1 of each year and pursuant to § 1-515.06 , the Authority shall submit to the Mayor an annual report detailing, for the previous fiscal year, compliance with residency requirements.
D.C. Code § 10-304 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / § 10-304
§ 10-304. Park adoptions and sponsorships.
Status: in_force

(a) Individuals, associations, corporations, partnerships, neighborhood and civic groups, nonprofit organizations, or other governmental entities may adopt or sponsor Departmental programs, sites, facilities, fields, or operations. The form of such adoption or sponsorship may be made by a donation of funds to the Fund, services, equipment, or any other asset with intrinsic value. The Department may form partnerships with any of the above stated groups to accomplish a stated goal or mission of the Department.
(b) Repealed.
(c) The Department may enter into a written agreement with a BID corporation, as defined in § 2-1215.02(4) , to authorize the BID corporation to:
  (1) Perform maintenance and operations of Franklin Square Park, upon its transfer or lease to the District from the National Park Service, Yards Park, Canal Park, and parks within the NoMa Improvement Association BID, as defined by § 2-1215.57 ; and
  (2) Enter into contracts, including contracts for concessions and programs, with third parties to generate revenue to fund the maintenance and operations of the parks identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(d) The Department may make a grant in accordance with part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 to a BID corporation for maintenance and operations of the parks identified in subsection (c)(1) of this section.
D.C. Code § 10-503.13 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-503.13
§ 10-503.13. Obstruction of roads.
Status: in_force

It is forbidden to occupy the roads in said United States Capitol Grounds in such manner as to obstruct or hinder their proper use, or to use the roads in the area of said United States Capitol Grounds, south of Constitution Avenue and B Street and north of Independence Avenue and B Street, for the conveyance of goods or merchandise, except to or from the Capitol on government service.
D.C. Code § 10-222 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 2 / § 10-222
§ 10-222. Control of lands, buildings, and other facilities.
Status: in_force

The control of all land, buildings, and other facilities used by the Board shall be in accordance with agreements reached between the Board and the governmental agencies having jurisdiction over such properties.
D.C. Code § 10-1601.06 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1601.06
§ 10-1601.06. Requirement to invite and evaluate private financing.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “ballpark” shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1)(A) .
(b) There is hereby established the Baseball Financing Review Fund as a segregated, nonlapsing special revenue fund in the District separate and apart from the General Fund of the District of Columbia. All fees specifically identified by subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited into the Baseball Financing Review Fund without regard to fiscal year limitation pursuant to an act of Congress. All fees deposited into the Baseball Financing Review Fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of any fiscal year or at any other time, and shall be continually available to pay or reimburse the cost of services related to the evaluation and reporting of proposals as required by subsections (d) and (e) of this section, subject to authorization by Congress.
(c) (1) Within 30 days of April 8, 2005, the Chief Financial Officer shall cause to be published a notice that the District is seeking the submission of supplemental or alternative financing plans and proposals for the development and construction of the ballpark in accordance with §§ 10-1601.04 and 10-1601.05 that would provide for a meaningful and substantial reduction in:
    (A) The minimum annual amount of ballpark fees required to be collected under § 47-2762 ; and
    (B) The principal amount of bonds that the District would otherwise need to issue under §§ 10-1601.03 and 10-1601.05 .
  (2) Any party submitting a supplemental or alternative financing plan or proposal shall also submit a reasonable proposal fee, in an amount to be determined by the Chief Financial Officer, to defray the costs to the District of evaluating and reporting upon the supplemental or alternative financing plan or proposal. All proposal fees shall be deposited into the Baseball Financing Review Fund.
(d) (1) The Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with the Mayor and the Council, shall:
    (A) Establish criteria for the requested supplemental or alternative financing plans and proposals, and include this criteria within the notice required by subsection (c) of this section; and
    (B) Evaluate such proposals in accordance with the criteria.
  (2) The criteria shall limit consideration to only bona fide supplemental or alternative financing plans and proposals that have been submitted by parties that:
    (A) Are financially capable of performing the supplemental or alternative financing plan and proposal; and
    (B) Substantially reduce the amount or duration of the proposed ballpark fee as set forth in § 47-2762 .
(e) (1) Not later than March 15, 2005, and not less than 45 days prior to the issuance of bonds authorized by this subchapter, the Chief Financial Officer shall deliver a report to the Mayor and the Council, describing and evaluating all supplemental or alternative financing plans and proposals that were submitted in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
  (2) If the Chief Financial Officer finds that at least one supplemental or alternative financing plan or proposal meets the criteria established pursuant to subsection (c) and (d) of this section and certifies that at least 50% of the cost of constructing the ballpark can be financed privately, the Mayor, within 15 days of the submission of the report by the Chief Financial Officer, shall submit proposed legislation to the Council to replace part or all of the public financing otherwise required by this subchapter and thereby substantially reduce the amount or duration of the proposed ballpark fee; provided, that the private financing legislation otherwise preserves the obligations and economics of the Baseball Stadium Agreement.
(f) This section shall not create any legal obligation or liability on the part of the District to any party who submits a supplemental or alternative financing plan or proposal pursuant to this section.
D.C. Code § 10-1221.09 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.09
§ 10-1221.09. Financing Documents and Closing Documents.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to prescribe the final form and content of all Financing Documents and all Closing Documents to which the District is a party that may be necessary or appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds.
(b) The Mayor is authorized to execute, in the name of the District and on its behalf, the Financing Documents and any Closing Documents to which the District is a party by the Mayor’s manual or facsimile signature.
(c) If required, the official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, printed, or otherwise reproduced on the bonds, the other Financing Documents, and the Closing Documents to which the District is a party.
(d) Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 and subchapter III-A of Chapter 3 of Title 47 shall not apply to the Financing Documents, Closing Documents, and any other contract the Mayor may from time to time enter into in connection with the Project.
D.C. Code § 10-1603.07 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1603.07
§ 10-1603.07. Soccer Stadium Financing Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Soccer Stadium Financing Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund:
  (1) The payment made by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to the District government pursuant to section 3.02 of the memorandum of agreement entered into between the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, dated December 15, 2014;
  (2) Any payment made by D.C. United to the District government pursuant to section 5.9 of the development agreement;
  (2A) Any payment made by D.C. United to the District government pursuant to the revised ground lease;
  (3) The proceeds of the sale of the District-owned property located at 1st and K Streets, N.W., which property is designated for tax and assessment purposes as Lot 82 in Square 559; and
  (4) The funds reprogrammed pursuant to section 3 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Revised Budget Request Emergency Adjustment Act of 2014 [D.C. Act 20-545, effective Dec. 23, 2014].
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
  (1) To pay for the operating expenditures or other costs incurred in the implementation of this subchapter ; and
  (2) To offset the revenue reduction impacts of this subchapter .
(d) Money in the Fund may not be used for any purpose not identified in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) (1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.41 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.41
§ 10-1202.41. Construction contracting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) HQ Hotel, L.L.C., shall comply with the negotiated terms and conditions of the Certified Business Enterprise Utilization and Participation Agreement by and between the District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development and HQ Hotel, L.L.C., which was agreed to and executed on May 1, 2009, and shall, at a minimum, contract with certified business enterprises for at least 35% of the adjusted development budget, as defined in the agreement, and require at least 20% non-institutional equity, as defined in the agreement, and 20% development participation of local, small, and disadvantaged business enterprises, all as subject to the terms of the agreement and applicable law.
(b) HQ Hotel, L.L.C., shall submit a certified business enterprises implementation forecasting plan to the Council on or before September 30, 2009. The plan shall include the following:
  (1) The total amount to be paid for the construction of the new convention center hotel;
  (2) The total amount to be expended for each construction division;
  (3) The amount of each contract in each construction division;
  (4) The contractor and the amount of the contract;
  (5) Each subcontractor and the amount of the contract for each subcontractor;
  (6) The certified business enterprises participation as contractor or subcontractor and the amount of the contracts;
  (7) The amount equal to the certified business enterprises participation goal of 35% of contractor or subcontractor contracts;
  (8) A method of tracking the certified business enterprises participation and the amount of each contract from committed, to awarded, to paid;
  (9) A method of monitoring the certified business enterprises participation against the certified business enterprises forecast;
  (10) A system of remediation for any shortfalls in the certified business enterprises participation; and
  (11) A senior manager with the general contractor that has operational responsibility for meeting the certified business enterprises participation for the construction of the new convention center hotel.
D.C. Code § 10-1103.03 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1103.03
§ 10-1103.03. Fixed by Council; waiver.
Status: in_force

Each owner of property abutting public space in which a vault is located shall pay an annual rent fixed from time to time by the Council of the District of Columbia for such vault, but such annual rent shall not be less than $10, and such rent shall be subject to collection from said owner in the manner prescribed by this part, regardless of whether any use is made of such vault, and regardless of the extent of any use; provided, that no rent for any rental year for a vault shall be charged to the owner of abutting property if said owner, prior to July 1st of such year, has notified the Mayor in writing that he has abandoned such vault and has performed such work as may be required by the District in connection with the sealing off or filling of such vault, or both.
D.C. Code § 10-503.20 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-503.20
§ 10-503.20. Protection of Congressional personnel by Capitol Police.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the direction of the Capitol Police Board, the United States Capitol Police is authorized to protect, in any area of the United States, the person of any member of Congress, officer of the Congress, as defined in 2 U.S.C. § 60-1(b) , and any member of the immediate family of any such member or officer, if the Capitol Police Board determines such protection to be necessary.
(b) In carrying out its authority under this section, the Capitol Police Board, or its designee, is authorized, in accordance with regulations issued by the Board pursuant to this section, to detail, on a case-by-case basis, members of the United States Capitol Police to provide such protection as the Board may determine necessary under this section.
(c) In the performance of their protective duties under this section, members of the United States Capitol Police are authorized:
  (1) To make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony; and
  (2) To utilize equipment and property of the Capitol Police.
(d) Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes with a member of the Capitol Police engaged in the performance of the protective functions authorized by this section shall be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
(e) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to imply that the authority, duty, and function conferred on the Capitol Police Board and the United States Capitol Police are in lieu of or intended to supersede any authority, duty, or function imposed on any federal department, agency, bureau, or other entity, or the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, involving the protection of any such member, officer, or family member.
(f) As used in this section, the term “United States” means each of the several states of the United States, the District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United States.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.15 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.15
§ 10-1202.15. Location of new convention center.
Status: in_force

(a) The new convention center should be located within an area bounded by 7th Street, N.W., N  Street, N.W., 9th Street, N.W., and Mount Vernon Square, N.W.
(b) The Mayor may evaluate and consider other alternative sites in which to locate the new convention center. The Mayor should specifically evaluate and consider 2 alternative sites: the site bounded by New York Avenue, N.E., 1st Street, N.E., M Street, N.E., and the rail line to Florida Avenue; and the site located at the Anacostia Metro.
(c) If the Mayor determines that the new convention center should be located at a site other than the site described in subsection (a) of this section, then the Mayor may designate the alternative site as the site for the new convention center with the advice and consent of the Council by resolution.
D.C. Code § 10-1052 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10B / § 10-1052
§ 10-1052. Establishment of working group and public restroom facility pilot.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 45 days after October 1, 2019, the Mayor shall solicit recommendations from BID corporations, as that term is defined in § 2-1215.02(4) , Clean Team grantees, as that term is used in § 9-602.01 , and Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (“ANCs”) on locations in the District that are in need of a public restroom facility.
(b) Within 180 days after October 1, 2019, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("DC Water"), the District Department of Transportation ("DDOT"), the Department of General Services ("DGS"), the Department of Human Services ("DHS"), the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ("DMPED"), the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD"), the Department of Public Works ("DPW"), the Department of Health ("DOH"), and the Department of Parks and Recreation ("DPR") a report that includes:
  (1) A list of sites in the District where, during the preceding fiscal year, the Mayor received 10 or more reports of human urine or feces, resulting in the dispatch of staff to the area; and
  (2) A summary of the recommendations provided under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) (1) Within 30 days after the transmittal of the report required by subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall establish a working group to assess the need for public restroom facilities.
  (2) The working group shall be composed of the following individuals:
    (A) The Director of each of the following District agencies, or the Director's designee:
      (i) DC Water;
      (ii) DDOT;
      (iii) DGS;
      (iv) DHS;
      (v) DMPED;
      (vi) DPR;
      (vii) MPD;
      (viii) DOH; and
      (ix) DPW; and
    (B) Five members, appointed by the Mayor, as follows:
      (i) Two representatives from nonprofits incorporated in the District with a focus on issues affecting individuals experiencing homelessness;
      (ii) One representative from a nonprofit incorporated in the District with a focus on issues affecting seniors;
      (iii) One representative from a nonprofit incorporated in the District with a focus on public health; and
      (iv) One individual with expertise in urban planning.
  (3) Within 30 days after the establishment of the working group, the working group shall hold its first meeting. Thereafter, the working group shall meet monthly until the date that the working group transmits its recommendations to the Council and the Mayor under paragraph (4) of this subsection.
  (4) Within 150 days after the working group's first meeting, the working group shall transmit recommendations to the Council and the Mayor, which shall include:
    (A) The number and type of public restroom facilities that would best serve the District's needs; and
    (B) Two sites in the District that the working group recommends as pilot locations for the installation of public restroom facilities.
  (5) The working group shall consider the following criteria when recommending the 2 sites under paragraph (4)(B) of this subsection:
    (A) Whether the site was identified in the report compiled pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;
    (B) Pedestrian traffic in the site's surrounding area;
    (C) The cost of installing, maintaining, policing, and repairing the public restroom facility;
    (D) The effect that the installation of a public restroom facility at the site would have on nearby residential and commercial spaces;
    (E) Proximity of the site to services for the homeless;
    (F) Increased availability of restrooms available to the public as a result of the Community Restroom Incentive Pilot Program established under § 10-1053 ;
    (G) The availability of existing restrooms available to the public near the site;
    (H) Input from ANCs, BIDs, or other similar community organizations;
    (I) The ability of individuals experiencing homelessness to access the site;
    (J) Proximity of the site to MPD facilities or personnel; and
    (K) The potential use of the site for criminal or nuisance activities.
  (6) Within 30 days after receipt of the working group's recommendations, the Mayor shall:
    (A) Publish online the working group's recommendations and information on how members of the public may submit comments regarding the installation of a public restroom facility at the sites recommended by the working group;
    (B) Transmit the working group's recommendations to the ANCs in which the sites recommended under subsection (c)(4)(B) of this section are located and solicit a resolution from those ANCs in favor of, or in opposition to, installing a public restroom facility at the sites; and
    (C) Post conspicuous signs nearby the sites recommended for a public restroom facility under subsection (c)(4)(B) of this section, which shall include:
      (i) Notice of the working group's recommendation to install a public restroom facility at the site;
      (ii) Directions on how to access a digital copy of the working group's recommendations; and
      (iii) Information on how members of the public may submit comments regarding the installation of a public restroom facility at the site.
(d) Repealed.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Repealed.
(g) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1503 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 15 / § 10-1503
§ 10-1503. Establishment of Reservation 13 Benefit Area.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Reservation 13 Benefit Area (“R13BA”), which shall be comprised of the 67 acres of land historically know as Reservation 13.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1701 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 17 / § 10-1701
§ 10-1701. Taxation without representation federal tax pay-out message board installation.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Council of the District of Columbia shall install, adjacent to the outside front wall of the John A. Wilson Building, a programmable electronic message board sign showing the dollar amount of federal taxes paid by the residents of the District of Columbia.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Mayor shall install, on public space within 200 feet of the baseball stadium, currently called Nationals Park, a programmable electronic message board sign showing the dollar amount of federal taxes paid by the residents of the District of Columbia.
(c) The signs shall be large enough for the public to easily read and designed and placed in such a location so as not to deter from the architectural character of the exterior of the John A. Wilson Building or the exterior of Nationals Park.
(d) Preference for the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of the signs shall be given to businesses certified as small, local, or disadvantaged business enterprises by the Department of Small and Local Business Development.
D.C. Code § 10-302.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / § 10-302.01
§ 10-302.01. Fee-based use permits.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department may issue a fee-based use permit on a property under its jurisdiction, control, or use, subject to such conditions as the Director may impose and only upon a determination that the use permit:
  (1) Will meet the mission of the Department; and
  (2) Will not adversely impact the use and enjoyment of the area by other members of the public.
(b) Fee-based use permits shall not be issued solely for their revenue-producing potential.
D.C. Code § 10-505.05 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-505.05
§ 10-505.05. Transfer of member of Metropolitan Police to Capitol Police — Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part:
(1) The term “Metropolitan Police force” means the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “police service” means creditable service under § 5-704 .
D.C. Code § 10-1202.13 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.13
§ 10-1202.13. Transfer of excess cash.
Status: in_force

(a) If, at the end of a fiscal year, the balance of cash and investments of the Authority in the Convention Center Fund exceeds the balance of current liabilities, reserves, and any amounts that the Authority expects to apply to purchase or redeem its outstanding indebtedness during the upcoming fiscal year, the excess shall be transferred, in cash, to the General Fund of the District; provided, that at the end of Fiscal Year 2019, 50% of the excess shall be transferred, in cash, not to the General Fund of the District but instead to the DCHA Rehabilitation and Maintenance Fund, established by § 6-202(c-1) .
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, for the purposes of this section, the term “reserves” means:
  (1) In the case of debt service reserves, a reserve of cash and investments equal to not more than the maximum annual debt service on outstanding bonds and notes issued by the Authority;
  (2) In the case of an operating reserve, a reserve of cash and investments equal to not more than 1.5 times the annual operating expenditures; and
  (3) In the case of a capital replacement reserve, a reserve of cash and investments equal to not more than 2.5% of the total capital cost for the new convention center, adjusted for inflation.
(c) Subject to Council approval by resolution, the Authority may increase the level of the reserves described in subsection (b) of this section or establish, fund, and maintain any other reserve or reserves if the Authority determines that such action is necessary to satisfy the bond-rating agencies or otherwise maintain the financial condition of the Authority.
D.C. Code § 10-1101.03 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1101.03
§ 10-1101.03. Minor uses without rental payments authorized.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, the Mayor is authorized, in his judgment and pursuant to regulations adopted and promulgated by the Council of the District of Columbia, to permit the occupancy of public space for minor uses without requiring rental payments when the fixing and collection of rental charges would not be feasible.
D.C. Code § 10-551.07a — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5A / § 10-551.07a
§ 10-551.07a. Establishment of the Facilities Service Request Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a lapsing account to be known as the Facilities Service Request Fund (“Fund”). All funds received by the Department from non-District government tenants in District government facilities for facility- related services, including maintenance, janitorial, security, construction, or other services, provided by the Department in accordance with this chapter shall be deposited into the Fund.
(b) All funds deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of each fiscal year.
(c) The Fund shall be administered by the Department, and shall be used for facility-related services at real property owned or leased by the District of Columbia and under the control of the Department.
D.C. Code § 10-503.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-503.02
§ 10-503.02. Duty of Capitol Police.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Capitol Police hereafter to prevent any portion of the Capitol Grounds and terraces from being used as playgrounds or otherwise, so far as may be necessary to protect the public property, turf and grass from destruction.
D.C. Code § 10-551.07i — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5A / § 10-551.07i
§ 10-551.07i. Recreational facilities assessment.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall conduct an annual survey to update information on the condition of spray parks, artificial turf fields, playgrounds, and courts such as tennis, pickleball, basketball, or other similar hard surface courts, as determined by the Department, at recreational facilities. The survey results shall be disaggregated by facility, made publicly available, and transmitted to the Council, the Council chairpersons with oversight jurisdiction over the Department and the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Office of the City Administrator by March 1 of each year.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "recreation facility" shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 10-551.07c(a)(2) .
D.C. Code § 10-156 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-156
§ 10-156. Glover Parkway and Children’s Playground — Acceptance of land authorized.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to accept the land lying along Foundry Branch between Massachusetts Avenue and Reservoir Street, dedicated by Charles C. Glover for park purposes, and containing approximately seventy-seven and one-half acres, as more accurately shown on map number 1003, filed in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia, which tract of land shall be known as “The Glover Parkway and Children’s Playground”; and the Council is further authorized to accept any dedications of additional land contiguous to this tract for park purposes.
D.C. Code § 10-410 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 4 / § 10-410
§ 10-410. Penalty for providing false information.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1103.04a — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1103.04a
§ 10-1103.04a. Overpayments.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a payment of a rent that results in an overpayment, the overpayment shall be credited against other rent periods owed.
(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall refund the rent payment less any other rent owing; provided, that the refund shall not be allowed after 3 years from the date the rent payment was made.
(c) The owner may file a claim for a refund in the manner prescribed by the Chief Financial Officer.
(d) The District shall pay interest on the overpayment beginning 90 days after the receipt of the claim for refund; provided, that for the rent originally due on June 30, 2008, interest on the overpayment shall not accrue before 180 days from the receipt of the claim for refund.
(e) The interest payable by the District under subsection (d) of this section shall be at the rate provided in § 47-3310(c) .
(f) The Chief Financial Officer shall issue a final decision concerning the claim for a refund within 180 days from the date that the claim was filed. The owner may, within 45 days from either the date of the final decision or the expiration of the 180 days if no final decision issues, file suit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the same manner and to the same extent as provided in §§ 47-3303 and 47-3304 ; provided, that the rent, including any interest, shall have first been paid.
D.C. Code § 10-1005 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10 / § 10-1005
§ 10-1005. Organization.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-832 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 8 / § 10-832
§ 10-832. Method of disposition.
Status: in_force

(a) A property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter shall be disposed of pursuant to a request for proposals (“RFP”) issued by the Mayor.
(b) A single-household property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter shall be disposed of as part of a bundle of at least 5 properties and not more than 25 properties. A property improved as a multi-household property containing at least 5 single-household dwelling units and no more than 25 single-household dwelling units may be disposed of individually or as part of a bundle of up to 25 properties.
(c) At least 30% of all single-household dwelling units, irrespective of whether they are single-household dwelling units contained in a multi-household property or in a single-household property, in each bundle of property disposed of pursuant to an RFP, or such greater proportion determined by the Mayor, shall be sold or rented at a price affordable to a household earning 60% or less of the area median income. If the number representing 30% of the single-household dwelling units is not a whole a number, the Mayor may round to the next lower whole number.
(d) Each property shall be disposed of on an as-is basis.
D.C. Code § 10-224 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 2 / § 10-224
§ 10-224. Agreements for maintenance and improvement of playgrounds, etc.; transfer of funds, etc.
Status: in_force

The maintenance and improvement of all playgrounds and recreation areas and facilities now under the control of the Board of Education, or of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or of the National Park Service, or which may hereafter be acquired by any of said agencies for said purpose, may be provided for by agreement between the Board and the Board of Education, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the National Park Service, respectively. The Board is hereby authorized to transfer to the said agencies such funds, equipment, and personnel as may be necessary to carry said agreements into effect.
D.C. Code § 10-1604.10 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1604.10
§ 10-1604.10. District officials.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-1604.08(d) , the elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents of the District shall not be liable personally for the payment of the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds, or for any representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, or agreements of the District contained in this subchapter , the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents.
(b) The signature, countersignature, facsimile signature, or facsimile countersignature of any official appearing on the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes notwithstanding the fact that the individual signatory ceases to hold that office before delivery of the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents.
D.C. Code § 10-731 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7A / § 10-731
§ 10-731. Notice to be displayed on the tree.
Status: in_force

Prior to the removal of a tree on the public land, unless the tree is dead or dangerous and in the need of immediate removal, the Department of Public Works, Tree and Landscape Division, shall provide a 7-day written notice, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to be displayed on the tree, notwithstanding the notice requirement pursuant to § 6-804 .
D.C. Code § 10-1605.08 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1605.08
§ 10-1605.08. Community benefits and Community Reinvestment Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) The Community Benefits Agreement ("CBA") required pursuant to § 10-1605.05(a)(2) shall:
  (1) Require the Team, or an affiliate thereof, to invest no less than $50 million over 30 years in community benefits for the District in accordance with its negotiated terms;
  (2) Be executed by the Mayor, the Chairman of the Council, and the Team, or their designees, after all 3 signatories to the CBA, or their designees, meet together no fewer than 3 times to negotiate its terms; and
  (3) Include initiatives that promote the following:
    (A) Local economic development and job creation;
    (B) Community access and activation of the RFK Campus;
    (C) Youth education, including youth sports team support, workforce development, and housing stability;
    (D) Health equity and environmental sustainability; and
    (E) Public safety and cultural heritage at and surrounding the RFK Campus in coordination with District agencies and community stakeholders.
(b) (1) A Community Benefits Oversight Committee ("CBOC") shall monitor the implementation of the CBA.
  (2) The CBOC shall consist of 9 members, who shall be appointed within one month of the execution of the CBA, as follows:
    (A) The Councilmember that represents the Ward in which the Stadium is located shall appoint 3 members;
    (B) Each Councilmember that represents a Ward contiguous to the Ward in which the Stadium is located shall appoint one member;
    (C) The Chairman of the Council shall appoint one member; and
    (D) The Mayor shall appoint 2 members.
  (3) The CBOC shall be subject to the terms established in the CBA.
  (4) The CBOC shall request, review, and publish timely progress reports, provided by the Team, in accordance with the reporting requirements established in the CBA.
(c) (1) There is established as a special fund, the Community Reinvestment Fund, which shall be administered by the Mayor, DMPED, or any District instrumentality or authority designated by the Mayor or designated by law, with oversight by the CBOC, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.
  (2) The Community Reinvestment Fund shall consist of:
    (A) Any monetary donations from the Team to the District, as negotiated in the CBA;
    (B) Excess RFK Campus Infrastructure Funds, up to $2 million annually, pursuant to § 10-1605.31(d)(2) .
  (3) (A) Any money deposited in the Community Reinvestment Fund pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection shall be used to finance the community benefits outlined in the CBA and this section.
    (B) Funds deposited in the Community Reinvestment Fund pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection shall be disbursed to census tracts within Wards 5, 6, 7, and 8 identified as a low-income community, as that term is defined in 26 U.S.C. § 45D(e), with a priority given to communities most directly impacted by Stadium operations and redevelopment. These funds shall be used for the following purposes:
      (i) Displacement prevention, including rental assistance, utility assistance, legal representation in eviction proceedings, property tax relief for long-term homeowners, and homebuyer assistance;
      (ii) Blight revitalization and housing stabilization, including grants or low-interest loans for the rehabilitation of vacant or blighted properties and stabilization of at-risk housing stock;
      (iii) Small business and community wealth programs, including micro-grants for minority owned small business, workforce training programs tied to stadium operations, and community based development initiatives; and
      (iv) Public health programs, including grants to fund neighborhood beautification projects and other emerging health needs.
  (4) (A) The money deposited into the Community Reinvestment Fund but not expended in a given fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
    (B) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Community Reinvestment Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitations.
D.C. Code § 10-166.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-166.01
§ 10-166.01. Park Policy and Programs Division.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Park Policy and Programs Division (“Division”) within the Department of Parks and Recreation. The purpose of the Division is to improve the parks and park programs to broaden the use and enjoyment of the parks to enhance the quality-of-life of residents of, and visitors to, the District.
(b) The Division shall be administered by a Chief Park Policy and Programs Officer who shall:
  (1) Have authority over its functions and personnel;
  (2) Staff, as necessary, the programs and activities of the Division;
  (3) Establish a small parks improvement program, which shall:
    (A) Categorize, prioritize, and develop systems, options, and processes for pocket-park improvements and long-term maintenance, including sustainability practices; and
    (B) In conjunction with the Partnerships & Development divisions, develop partnerships with community-based organizations and Friends groups to assist in small parks improvements, programming, and maintenance;
  (4) Establish a community gardens program, which shall:
    (A) Support the Mayor’s Sustainable DC initiative to provide healthy, affordable food, by:
      (i) Developing standards for community gardens;
      (ii) Identifying suitable parcels of land for community gardens; and
      (iii) Assisting community groups to implement community gardens; and
    (B) Repealed.
  (5) In conjunction with the Operations Division, prioritize park improvement projects in the capital improvement program;
  (6) In conjunction with the Office of Planning, coordinate the implementation of the District’s responsibilities regarding the park elements of the Capital Space Plan, as adopted by the National Capital Planning Commission on April 1, 2010;
  (7) In conjunction with the Department of General Services, inventory all real property park assets under the control of the District; and
  (8) Coordinate appropriate government agencies, as needed.
D.C. Code § 10-212 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 2 / § 10-212
§ 10-212. Superintendent of Recreation; appointment and duties; qualifications; other employees; volunteer services.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board is hereby authorized to appoint a Superintendent of Recreation, which position is hereby authorized and created, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board but not a member thereof, and shall be charged with the general organization, administration, and supervision of the program of public recreation contemplated and provided for by this chapter. The Superintendent shall be a person of such training, experience, and capacity as will especially qualify him to discharge the duties of the office. He shall possess those qualifications of education, training, and experience in recreation work as well as executive and administrative experience which will assure a thorough knowledge of current theory and practice in public recreation and give promise of the administrative ability necessary to administer a program of public recreation in and for the Nation’s Capital.
(b) The Board, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, is empowered to appoint, promote, demote, and terminate the employment of such personnel as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Superintendent may suspend for cause for a period not exceeding 30 days any employee of the Board.
(c) All present personnel of the Community Center and Playgrounds Department whose services have heretofore been rated satisfactory shall be retained by the Board with the understanding that this provision does not contemplate the continued employment of individuals whose service is inefficient, and such personnel shall continue to function under existing rules and regulations until such time as classification and civil service requirements have been effected.
(d) The Superintendent and all other regular annual personnel of the Recreation Board shall be employees of the District of Columbia.
(e) Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board is authorized to employ, on a part-time basis, without regard to the prohibition against double salaries provided by § 58 of Title 5, United States Code, such teachers, custodial, and other employees of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Board of Education, upon approval by the present employer, as may be necessary to keep in operation and to conduct therein appropriate phases of the recreation program authorized by this chapter.
(f) The respective facilities of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Board of Education shall, by the agreement of the respective agencies of the government having control of such facilities, be made available to the Board under the terms of this chapter.
(g) The Superintendent is authorized to employ for a 90-day period as full- or part-time employees, such referees, umpires, swimming-pool guards and attendants, gymnasium and playground supervisors, and other similar special employees as may be necessary to carry out the recreation program authorized by this chapter; provided, that the retention in the District service of any such employees for a period longer than 90 days shall be subject to the approval of the Board.
(h) The Board is authorized to accept upon recommendation of the Superintendent the gratis services of such persons as may volunteer to aid in the conduct of any of its activities.
D.C. Code § 10-1181.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11A / § 10-1181.01
§ 10-1181.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the terms:
(1) “Department” means the District Department of Transportation.
(2) “Director” means the Director of the District Department of Transportation.
(3) “Private structure” means a fixture or other structure built on public space or in the public right of way constructed by a private person or entity, with or without the permission of the District.
(4) “Public right of way” means the surface, the air space above the surface (including air space immediately adjoining and above a private structure), and the area below the surface of any public street, bridge, tunnel, highway, lane, path, alley, sidewalk, or boulevard.
(5) “Public space” means all the publicly-owned property within the property lines of a street, park, or other public property as such property lines are shown on the land records of the District, and includes any roadway, tree space, sidewalk, or parking within such property lines.
D.C. Code § 10-110 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-110
§ 10-110. Portion of Water Street authorized to be part of park system.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to close upper Water Street, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets, Northwest, lying north of Potomac Park and south of square 62; provided, that the consent in writing of the owners of three-fourths of all private property on the south side of square 62 is first had and obtained; and upon the closing of said street between the limits named the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to transfer the land contained in the bed of said street to the Director of the National Park Service, as part of the park system of the District of Columbia; provided further, that the said Mayor is authorized to enter upon said closed area at all times for the purpose of maintenance and repair of all existing sewers and sewer appurtenances.
D.C. Code § 10-831 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 8 / § 10-831
§ 10-831. Properties subject to disposition.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may dispose of real property that is, or has previously been determined to be, abandoned or deteriorated property, as those terms are defined in § 42-3171.01 , under this subchapter if:
  (1) The property is owned or acquired by the District;
  (2) The property is suitable for, and the Mayor proposes construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation as, a single-household property or a multi-household property containing 25 or fewer single-household dwelling units; and
  (3) (A) The property is listed in § 10-839 ; or
    (B) Disposition of the property pursuant to this subchapter is approved by the Council pursuant to a proposed resolution transmitted by the Mayor for a 5-day period of review, excluding days of Council recess. If no Councilmember introduces a disapproval resolution within the 5-day period, the resolution shall be deemed approved at the end of the 5-day period. If a resolution of disapproval is introduced by at least 3 Councilmembers within the 5-day period, the Council review period shall be 45 days from the date the Mayor transmitted the proposed resolution to the Council, excluding days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve the disapproval resolution within the 45-day period, the resolution shall be deemed approved.
(b) The authority of the Mayor under this subchapter shall expire on September 30, 2011.
(c) The process for disposing of any property pursuant to this subchapter shall be conducted solely pursuant to the requirements set forth in this subchapter and shall not be subject to any other statutory provision governing the process for the disposition of real property, nor shall any property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter be subject to the prerequisites to disposition of property set forth in § 42-3171.03 .
D.C. Code § 10-1221.08 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.08
§ 10-1221.08. Payment and security.
Status: in_force

Except as may be otherwise provided in this subchapter, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the bonds shall be payable solely from proceeds received from the sale of the bonds, income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, receipts and revenues realized by the District and deposited in the New Convention Center Hotel Fund, and income realized from the temporary investment of those receipts and revenues.
D.C. Code § 10-551.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5A / § 10-551.02
§ 10-551.02. Organization.
Status: in_force

There are established 7 primary organizational functions in the Department as follows:
(1) Agency Management, which shall include the staff and organizational units needed to carry out the overall plan and direction for the Department, including coordination and management for information technology, resource allocation, human resources, procurement, fixed-cost forecasting for District facilities, and the administrative functions of the Department;
(2) Capital Construction, which shall:
  (A) Implement and oversee the Department’s capital improvement program for District government facilities; and
  (B) Execute the capital budget program, which includes the rehabilitation of existing real property facilities and construction of new facilities supporting the District;
(3) Portfolio Management, which shall coordinate:
  (A) Lease administration;
  (B) Allocation of owned and leased properties to District agencies;
  (C) Property acquisition and disposition; and
  (D) Rent collection from entities leasing District-owned or leased properties;
(4) Facilities Management, which shall coordinate the day-to-day operations of District-owned properties by:
  (A) Maintaining building assets and equipment;
  (B) Performing various repairs and non-structural improvements;
  (C) Providing janitorial, trash and recycling pickup, postal, and engineering services; provided, that the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) shall remain responsible for providing janitorial services at DCPS facilities; and
  (D) Providing the services to DCPS facilities outlined in § 10-551.07f ;
(5) Contracting and Procurement, which shall provide services and support in procuring for the District:
  (A) The construction, architecture, and engineering services;
  (B) The facilities maintenance and operation services;
  (C) The real estate asset management services, including leasing and auditing;
  (D) The utility contracts;
  (E) The security services; and
  (F) Such other services necessary or desirable to improve the effectiveness of the Department and advance the purposes of this chapter;
(6) Protective Services Division, which shall coordinate, manage, and provide security services for District government facilities through the use of special police officers and security officers, as defined in § 47-2839.01 , civilian employees, or contractors; and
(7) Sustainability and Energy, which shall implement and oversee energy and sustainability efforts at District-owned properties including:
  (A) Achieving compliance with building energy efficiency and net-zero-energy standards, as that term is defined in § 6-1453.01(a)(3) , as required under District law;
  (B) Ensuring that District-owned properties comply with sustainable waste management requirements under § 8-1031.04a , and developing and implementing waste diversion programs, including source reduction, recycling, reuse, composting, and other Zero Waste programs and services;
  (C) Overseeing the environmental programs office established by § 38-825.01 ; and
  (D) Providing direct guidance and support to other agency divisions and District agencies on adhering with legislative and regulatory energy and sustainability mandates and achieving other energy and sustainability goals.
D.C. Code § 10-1121.13 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1121.13
§ 10-1121.13. Area exempted from provisions of subchapter.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall not apply to airspace within the area in the District bounded on the north by G Street Northeast and Northwest, on the south by G Street Southeast and Southwest, on the east by 11th Street Northeast and Southeast, and the west by 3rd Street Southwest and Northwest.
D.C. Code § 10-1802 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 18 / § 10-1802
§ 10-1802. Authorization of Maintenance Agreement.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor may enter into the Maintenance Agreement, and any amendments or supplements to the Maintenance Agreement, if the Maintenance Agreement provides that the Project Developer shall:
  (1) Pay and file its monthly District of Columbia sales and use tax returns for taxes attributable to the Waterfront Park Retail Area by electronic means, separate from any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, umbrella business organization, or other taxable entity or space of the Project Developer, and in a manner consistent with the instructions of the Office of Tax and Revenue;
  (2) Through lease arrangements or other means, obtain the written agreement of all tenants and vendors within the Waterfront Park Retail Area to pay and file their monthly District of Columbia sales and use taxes attributable to the Waterfront Park Retail Area by electronic means, separate and apart from any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, umbrella business organization, or other taxable entity or space of the tenant or vendor; and
  (3) File with the Recorder of Deeds a consent to the levy of the special assessment imposed by subchapter VII of Chapter 8 of Title 47 .
(b) Chapter 3A of Title 2 [ § 2-351.01 et seq.] shall not apply to the Maintenance Agreement.
D.C. Code § 10-1221.10 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.10
§ 10-1221.10. Limited liability.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds shall be special obligations of the District. The bonds shall be without recourse to the District. The bonds shall not be general obligations of the District, shall not be a pledge of or involve the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the Available Tax Increment from the New Convention Center Hotel TIF Area), shall not constitute a debt of the District, and shall not constitute lending of the public credit for private undertakings as prohibited in § 1-206.02(a)(2) .
(b) No person, including, but not limited to, any bond owner, shall have any claims against the District or any of its elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents for monetary damages suffered as a result of the failure of the District to perform any covenant, undertaking, or obligation under this subchapter, the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents, or as a result of the incorrectness of any representation in or omission from the Financing Documents or the Closing Documents, unless the District or its elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents have acted in a willful and fraudulent manner.
D.C. Code § 10-214 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 2 / § 10-214
§ 10-214. Annual budget.
Status: in_force

The Board shall prepare and submit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia an annual budget itemizing the appropriations necessary for the performance of its functions and duties under this chapter, including appropriations necessary for the purchase of books, literature, newspapers, periodicals, technical reference material, trophies, and medals, and as provided in § 10-224 , the Board’s share of the cost of improvement, maintenance, and upkeep of the buildings and grounds used by the Board and which are under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education, the Mayor, or the National Park Service.
D.C. Code § 10-1604.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1604.02
§ 10-1604.02. Creation of Verizon Center Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a special non lapsing account to be denominated as the "Verizon Center Fund." The Chief Financial Officer shall pay into the Verizon Center Fund all receipts from those taxes and fees specifically identified by any provision of District of Columbia law to be paid into the fund. The Chief Financial Officer shall create a sub-account within the Verizon Center Fund for each type of tax and fee that is to be paid into the fund and shall allocate the receipts from each type of tax and fee to the appropriate sub-account. The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Verizon Center Fund, or any sub-account or sub-accounts within the fund for the payment of the debt service on the bonds.
(b) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District, the balance of cash and investments in the Verizon Center Fund exceeds the amount of debt service (including prepayment of principal and interest) and reserves on the bonds during the upcoming fiscal year, the excess shall be transferred to the unrestricted balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 10-507.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-507.01
§ 10-507.01. Health Center.
Status: in_force

For the construction on the site of the Jones Elementary School at First and L Streets Northwest, of a building for a Health Center, including necessary fixed equipment therefor, $165,000, of which sum $7,000 shall be available for preparation of plans and specifications, administration and inspection, including the employment of personal services without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, provided, that all buildings belonging to the District of Columbia shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 10-612 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 6 / § 10-612
§ 10-612. Interest on funds borrowed from Administrator of General Services.
Status: in_force

The Administrator of General Services and the Mayor of the District of Columbia are authorized to amend existing contracts and agreements by which funds have been loaned or advanced or are obligated to be loaned or advanced to said Mayor, for the acquisition, purchase, construction, establishment, and development of public works, pursuant to the authority of §§ 10-603 to 10-606 , or §§ 10-607 to 10-611 , so as to provide for the payment of interest on the amounts of such loans and advances to be repaid to the Administrator of General Services at such rate as would, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be the lowest interest rate available to the District of Columbia were said District authorized by law to issue and sell obligations to the public at the par value thereof, in a sum equal to the repayable amounts of such loans and advances, maturing serially over a period of 15 years in approximately equal annual installments, including both principal and interest, and secured by a 1st pledge of and lien upon all the general-fund revenues of said District.
D.C. Code § 10-1101.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1101.01
§ 10-1101.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District or his designated agent.
(1A) “Assessed value” means the estimated market value of the real property attributable to the land for purposes of real property taxation as of January 1 preceding the rent year.
(1B) “Chief Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
(1C) “Condominium unit owners’ association” shall have the same meaning as the unit owner’s association described in § 42-1903.01 or a master association as defined in § 42-1901.02(19A) , as the context may require.
(1D) “Declarant” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 42-1901.02(11) .
(2) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(3) “Owner” means:
  (A) Any person, or any one of a number of persons, in whom is vested all or any part of the beneficial ownership, dominion, or title of property;
  (B) The committee, conservator, or legal guardian of an owner who is non compos mentis, a minor child, or otherwise under a disability; or
  (C) A trustee elected or appointed, or required by law, to execute a trust, other than a trustee under a deed of trust to secure the repayment of a loan.
(4) “Parking” means that area of public space which lies between the property line and the edge of the actual or planned sidewalk which is nearer to such property line, as such property line and sidewalk are shown on the records of the District.
(5) “Property line” means the line of demarcation between privately owned property fronting or abutting a street and the publicly owned property in the line of such street.
(6) “Public space” means all the publicly owned property between the property lines on a street, as such property lines are shown on the records of the District, and includes any roadway, tree space, sidewalk, or parking between such property lines.
(6A) “Responsible condominium unit owners’ association” means a condominium unit owners’ association if vault rent was an obligation of the condominium as a whole before there was a unit owner other than the declarant, or the condominium unit owners’ association or its predecessor entered into an agreement with the Mayor relating to the occupation of vault space.
(7) “Street” means a public highway as shown on the records of the District, whether designated as a street, alley, avenue, freeway, road, drive, lane, place, boulevard, parkway, circle, or by some other term.
(8) “Vault” means a structure or an enclosure of space beneath the surface of the public space, including but not limited to tanks for petroleum products, except that the term “vault” shall not include public utility structures, pipelines, or tunnels constructed under the authority of subsection (d) of § 1-301.01 , or structures or facilities of the District of Columbia or any structure or facility included in any lease agreement entered into by the Mayor. If such structure or enclosure of space be divided approximately horizontally into 2 or more levels, the term “vault” as used in this subchapter shall be considered as applying to 1 such level only, and each such level shall be considered a separate vault within the meaning of this subchapter.
(9) “Vault rent year” means the period beginning July 1st each year and ending June 30th of each succeeding year.
D.C. Code § 10-141 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-141
§ 10-141. Rock Creek Park — Area.
Status: in_force

The total area of lands finally to be acquired for said parkway shall not exceed the area and parcels described and delineated on map numbered 2, contained in House Document Numbered 1114 of the 64th Congress, First Session.
D.C. Code § 10-306 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / § 10-306
§ 10-306. Establishment of Recreation Assistance Board.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-511.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-511.02
§ 10-511.02. Tunnel under Capitol Grounds and Botanic Garden grounds — Construction.
Status: in_force

Subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol and to such conditions as he may prescribe, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to make such use of square W-576 and reservations 12 and 6B as may be necessary for the construction of the tunnel, including borings and other preliminary work and storing of materials, and the reconstruction of that section of the Tiber Creek sewer located under square W-576 and reservation 6B.
D.C. Code § 10-171.06 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1A / § 10-171.06
§ 10-171.06. Contracting best practices.
Status: in_force

DGS shall adhere to industry best practices regarding solicitation of and entering into a contract for a construction project in a public recreational space. This shall include prioritizing maintenance contract proposals that would not void existing warranties.
D.C. Code § 10-1054 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10B / § 10-1054
§ 10-1054. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.44 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.44
§ 10-1202.44. Internship program.
Status: in_force

The operator of the new convention center hotel, the Hospitality High School of Washington, D.C., and the District of Columbia Hotel Association shall create an internship program for the Hospitality High School of Washington, D.C., students at the new convention center hotel.
D.C. Code § 10-150 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-150
§ 10-150. Potomac Park — Temporary occupancy by Department of Agriculture.
Status: in_force

The Director of the National Park Service is authorized to grant permission to the Department of Agriculture for the temporary occupation of such area or areas of Potomac Park, not exceeding a total of 75 acres in extent, as may not be needed in any one season for the reclamation or park improvement, the said areas to be used by the Department of Agriculture as testing grounds; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to change the essential character of the lands so used, which lands shall continue to be a public park, as provided in § 10-147 ;   and provided further, that said area or areas shall be vacated by the Department of Agriculture at the close of any season upon the request of the said Director; and provided further, that the entire Park shall remain under the charge of the said Director.
D.C. Code § 10-606 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 6 / § 10-606
§ 10-606. Public buildings — Annual report submitted to Congress.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit with his annual estimates to the Senate and the House of Representatives a report of his activities and expenditures under § 10-603 .
D.C. Code § 10-503.17 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-503.17
§ 10-503.17. Parades, assemblages, and displays forbidden.
Status: in_force

It is forbidden to parade, stand, or move in processions or assemblages in said United States Capitol Grounds, or to display therein any flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice any party, organization, or movement, except as hereinafter provided in §§ 10-503.22 and 10-503.23 .
D.C. Code § 10-1121.06 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1121.06
§ 10-1121.06. Applicability of zoning and other laws.
Status: in_force

Zoning laws and regulations and other laws and regulations applicable to the construction, use, and occupancy of buildings and premises, including building, electrical, plumbing, housing, health, and fire regulations, shall be applicable to structures constructed in airspace.
D.C. Code § 10-835 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 8 / § 10-835
§ 10-835. Evaluation criteria of a request for proposals.
Status: in_force

An RFP to dispose of property pursuant to this subchapter shall use the following evaluation criteria and point system:
(1) Offering price. — More points shall be awarded for a higher proposed offering price. If a subsidy is offered under § 10-834 and is requested by the proposer, the subsidy shall be considered in conjunction with the offering price. (10 points).
(2) Quality of rehabilitation. — More points shall be awarded for proposing higher-quality rehabilitation. (20 points).
(3) Affordability. — The minimum affordability level shall be determined pursuant to § 10-832(c) , and shall remain in effect for not less than 10 years for property offered for sale to the public and not less than 40 years for property offered for rental to the public. More points shall be awarded for proposing to develop additional affordable single-household dwelling units (that is units not counted toward the minimum affordability level); greater levels of affordability (that is affordable to a household earning 60% or less of the area median income); or for longer periods of affordability (that is for longer than the minimum period of affordability). (20 points).
(4) Level of LSDBE involvement. — Pursuant to § 10-833(a)(2) , a person submitting a winning proposal will be required to enter into an LSDBE MOU. More points shall be awarded for proposing, and evidencing the commitment and ability to achieve, greater involvement by, an LSDBE. (10 points). An additional 5 points shall be awarded to a person submitting a proposal that is an LSDBE whose primary place of business is in the District of Columbia.
(5) Feasibility. — More points shall be awarded to a proposal that is deemed more feasible. Feasibility shall be based on the consideration of whether the property will be likely to be developed and sold or rented in the time-line proposed, with the quality of construction proposed, and at the sales or rental prices proposed. (35 points).
D.C. Code § 10-511.04 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-511.04
§ 10-511.04. Tunnel under Capitol Grounds and Botanic Garden grounds — Restoration of grounds to original condition.
Status: in_force

All areas of square W-576 and reservations 12 and 6B disturbed by reason of operations under this subchapter shall, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, be restored to their original condition to the satisfaction of the Architect of the Capitol.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.18 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.18
§ 10-1202.18. Establishment of Advisory Committee.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1053.03 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10B / § 10-1053.03
§ 10-1053.03. Public restroom partnership agreements.
Status: in_force

The Director may enter into an MOU, partnership, or cost-sharing agreement with one or more third-party entities to support additional public restroom facilities under the Department of Public Works's contract.
D.C. Code § 10-117 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-117
§ 10-117. Beach Parkway — Exchange of property to extend authorized.
Status: in_force

In order to extend Beach Parkway northward to Western Avenue as provided for by the plans of the National Capital Planning Commission for the park system of the District of Columbia and to preserve the flow of water in Rock Creek Park and to extend West Beach Drive to connect Beach Drive and Rock Creek Park with Western Avenue, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey by and on behalf of the United States of America to the owners of parcel 78/5, or to such party or parties as said owner or owners shall designate, the title of the United States in and to a piece of land containing approximately 55,000 square feet at and near the intersection of Western Avenue and West Beach Drive as proposed in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways of the District of Columbia, being a part of reservation 339; provided, that the owners of said parcel 78/5 shall furnish the United States of America with a good and sufficient title in fee simple, free of all encumbrances, to that piece of land lying along and east of the center line of West Beach Drive as proposed in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways of the District of Columbia, and extending east to the creek immediately north of the present north line of United States reservation 432 and extending north to United States reservation 339 and containing approximately 58,500 square feet; provided further, that the owners of parcel 78/5 dedicate to the District of Columbia for street purposes the west half, 45 feet in width, of West Beach Drive as proposed in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways of the District of Columbia, along their property immediately north of the north line of reservation 432.
D.C. Code § 10-561.03 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5B / § 10-561.03
§ 10-561.03. Director.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director shall manage and administer the Department and all functions and personnel assigned thereto, including the power to redelegate to other employees and officials of the Department such powers and authority as in the judgment of the Director is warranted in the interests of efficiency and sound administration, excluding the ability to alter the duties and functions of the Chief Building Official or the duties and functions of the Strategic Enforcement Administrator.
(b) The Director shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, pursuant to § 1-523.01(a) .
D.C. Code § 10-1221.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.02
§ 10-1221.02. Findings.
Status: in_force

The Council finds that:
(1) A new hotel is required at the intersection of Ninth Street and Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., to support the operations of the Washington Convention Center and to enhance the economic benefits to the District of the Washington Convention Center. The construction and development of the New Convention Center Hotel would enable the Washington Convention Center to be more competitive in the convention market, enable it to attract increased business, and enhance the financial viability of the Washington Convention Center. The development of the New Convention Center Hotel is a municipal use that serves many public purposes and is in the interest of, and for the benefit of, the citizens of the District.
(2) Section 1-204.90 provides that the Council may, by act, authorize the issuance of District revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations, including refunding bonds, notes, or other obligations, to borrow money to finance, refinance, or reimburse and to assist in the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of undertakings in certain areas designated in § 1-204.90 where the ultimate obligation to repay such revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations is that of one or more governmental persons or entities.
(3) Section 1-204.90 provides that bonds may be issued to assist in undertakings in the area of economic development.
(4) The authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of bonds for the payment of costs of the project are desirable, are in the public interest and will promote the purposes and intent of § 1-204.90 .
D.C. Code § 10-1141.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1141.02
§ 10-1141.02. Applicability.
Status: in_force

Sections 10-1141.03 to 10-1141.05 shall not apply to:
(a) (1) The rental of:
    (A) Public space for use as a sidewalk cafe, enclosed flower or fruit stand, or for other retail purposes pursuant to §§ 10-1101.01 through 10-1102.02 ;
    (B) Space for a vault pursuant to §§ 10-1103.01 through 10-1104.01 ; or
    (C) Airspace for buildings, walkways, or other structures designed to be occupied by people on a regular basis, pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter ; or
  (2) The occupation or use of public space or public streets by a vendor pursuant to a license to vend which has been issued to the vendor by the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 1A of Title 37 [ § 37-131.01 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 10-503.16 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-503.16
§ 10-503.16. Unlawful conduct.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons:
  (1) Except as authorized by regulations which shall be promulgated by the Capitol Police Board:
    (A) To carry on or have readily accessible to the person of any individual upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings any firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device; or
    (B) To discharge any firearm or explosive, to use any dangerous weapon, or to ignite any incendiary device, upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings; or
    (C) To transport by any means upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings any explosive or incendiary device; or
  (2) Knowingly, with force and violence, to enter or to remain upon the floor of either House of the Congress.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons willfully and knowingly:
  (1) To enter or to remain upon the floor of either House of the Congress, to enter or to remain in any cloakroom or lobby adjacent to such floor, or to enter or to remain in the Rayburn Room of the House or the Marble Room of the Senate, unless such person is authorized, pursuant to rules adopted by that House or pursuant to authorization given by that House, to enter or to remain upon such floor or in such cloakroom, lobby, or room;
  (2) To enter or to remain in the gallery of either House of the Congress in violation of rules governing admission to such gallery adopted by that House or pursuant to authorization given by that House;
  (3) To enter or to remain in any room within any of the Capitol Buildings set aside or designated for the use of either House of the Congress or any member, committee, subcommittee, officer, or employee of the Congress or either House thereof with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official business;
  (4) To utter loud, threatening, or abusive language, or to engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct, at any place upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings with intent to impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of any session of the Congress or either House thereof, or the orderly conduct within any such building of any hearing before, or any deliberations of, any committee or subcommittee of the Congress or either House thereof;
  (5) To obstruct, or to impede passage through or within, the United States Capitol Grounds or any of the Capitol Buildings;
  (6) To engage in any act of physical violence upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol Buildings; or
  (7) To parade, demonstrate, or picket within any of the Capitol Buildings.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall forbid any act of any member of the Congress, or any employee of a member of the Congress, any officer or employee of the Congress or any committee or subcommittee thereof, or any officer or employee of either House of the Congress or any committee or subcommittee thereof, which is performed in the lawful discharge of his official duties.
D.C. Code § 10-801.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 8 / § 10-801.02
§ 10-801.02. Email notifications regarding the surplus and disposition of real property.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 180 days after December 13, 2017, the Department of General Services ("DGS"), in coordination with the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ("DMPED"), shall allow individuals to sign up, on the DGS website, to receive email notifications, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, relating to the surplus and disposition of real property, within Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ("ANC") selected by the individual.
(b) DGS shall send an email notification to individuals who sign up under subsection (a) of this section within 2 days after the following events:
  (1) The Mayor publishes notice of a surplus hearing pursuant to § 10-801(a-1)(4) , which shall describe:
    (A) The date, time, and location of the hearing; and
    (B) How a person who cannot attend the hearing can comment on the finding that the real property is no longer required for public purposes;
  (2) The introduction of a proposed resolution pursuant to § 10-801(a-1) , which shall include a link to the website on the Council's Legislative Information Management System about the proposed resolution;
  (3) The Council publishes notice of a hearing on a proposed resolution submitted by the Mayor pursuant to § 10-801(a-1) , which shall describe:
    (A) The date, time, and location of the hearing; and
    (B) How a person who cannot attend the hearing can comment on the finding that the real property is no longer required for public purposes;
  (4) The Council's approval, disapproval, or passive disapproval of a proposed resolution pursuant to § 10-801(a-1)(3) ;
  (5) The Mayor publishes notice of a public hearing pursuant to § 10-801(b-2) on a proposed disposition of District-owned property, which shall describe:
    (A) The date, time, and location of the hearing; and
    (B) How a person who cannot attend the hearing can comment on the finding that the real property is no longer required for public purposes;
  (6) The introduction of a proposed resolution pursuant to § 10-801(b) , which shall include a link to the website on the Council's Legislative Information Management System about the proposed resolution;
  (7) The Council publishes notice of a hearing on a proposed resolution submitted by the Mayor pursuant to § 10-801(b) , which shall describe:
    (A) The date, time, and location of the hearing; and
    (B) How a person who cannot attend the hearing can comment on the finding that the real property is no longer required for public purposes;
  (8) The Council's approval or disapproval, in whole or in part, or passive disapproval of a proposed resolution pursuant to § 10-801(c) ;
  (9) The introduction of a resolution seeking additional time for the disposition of a property pursuant to § 10-801(d) , which shall include a link to the website on the Council's Legislative Information Management System about the resolution; and
  (10) The Council's approval, disapproval, or passive disapproval of a resolution seeking additional time for the disposition of a property pursuant to § 10-801(d) .
(c) All e-mail notifications issued pursuant to this section shall include:
  (1) The address of the District-owned property that is the subject of the event listed in subsection (b) of this section; and
  (2) The contact information for the DMPED Project Manager managing the District-owned property that is the subject of the event listed in subsection (b) of this section.
D.C. Code § 10-405 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 4 / § 10-405
§ 10-405. Criminal background checks.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1604.13 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1604.13
§ 10-1604.13. Information reporting.
Status: in_force

Within 3 days after the Mayor's receipt of the transcript of proceedings relating to the issuance of the bonds, the Mayor shall transmit a copy of the transcript to the Secretary to the Council.
D.C. Code § 10-513.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / § 10-513.01
§ 10-513.01. Prior notice for federal activities affecting district property.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1221.06 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.06
§ 10-1221.06. Bond details.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in accordance with this subchapter in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, delivery, security for, and payment of the bonds, including, but not limited to, determinations of:
  (1) The final form, content, designation, and terms of the bonds;
  (2) The principal amount of the bonds to be issued and denominations of the bonds;
  (3) The rate or rates of interest or the method for determining the rate or rates of interest on the bonds;
  (4) The date or dates of issuance, sale, and delivery of, and the payment of interest on, the bonds, and the maturity date or dates of the bonds;
  (5) The terms under which the bonds may be paid, optionally or mandatorily redeemed, accelerated, tendered, or called;
  (6) Provisions for the registration, transfer, and exchange of the bonds and the replacement of mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed bonds;
  (7) The creation of any reserve fund, sinking fund, or other fund with respect to the bonds; and
  (8) The time and place of payment of the bonds.
(b) The bonds shall contain a legend which shall provide that the bonds are special obligations of the District, are without recourse to the District, are not a pledge of, and do not involve the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the taxes and fees allocated to the New Convention Center Hotel Fund), do not constitute a debt of the District, and do not constitute lending of the public credit for private undertakings as prohibited in § 1-206.02(a)(2) .
(c) The Bonds shall be executed in the name of the District and on its behalf by the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor, and attested by the Secretary of the District of Columbia by the Secretary’s manual or facsimile signature.
(d) The official seal of the District, or a facsimile of it, shall be impressed, printed, or otherwise reproduced on the bonds.
(e) The bonds are declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes. The bonds, the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all monies pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of the bonds, shall at all times be exempt from taxation by the District, except for estate, inheritance, and gift taxes.
(f) The District does hereby pledge, covenant, and agree with the holders of the bonds that, subject to the provisions of the Financing Documents, the District will not limit or alter the revenues pledged to secure the bonds or the basis on which such revenues are collected or allocated, will not impair the contractual obligations of the District to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of the bonds, and will not modify in any way, the exemptions from taxation provided for in this subchapter, until the bonds, together with interest thereon, and all costs and expenses in connection with any suit, action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders of the bonds, are fully met and discharged. This pledge and agreement for the District may be included as part of the contract with the holders of the bonds. This subsection constitutes a contract between the District and the holders of the bonds. To the extent that any acts or resolutions of the Council may be in conflict with this subchapter, this subchapter shall be controlling.
D.C. Code § 10-562.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5B / § 10-562.02
§ 10-562.02. Annual Enforcement Report.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1, 2023, and January 1 of every year thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Council an annual report detailing the enforcement activities of the Department in the prior fiscal year.
(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall assess the Department's progress against the Strategic Enforcement Plan required under § 10-562.01 and identify any changes to operations necessary to implement the Strategic Enforcement Plan.
(c) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall also include the following data for the prior fiscal year:
  (1) Complaint data, detailing the number, type, method, determination of validity, and resolution of complaints received by the Department;
  (2) Violation data, detailing the violations identified and cited in the prior fiscal year and their status as abated or unresolved as of the date of the report;
  (3) Fine collection data, detailing the dollar value of the fines assessed, dollar value of the fines assessed versus the fines collected, violations for which the fines were issued, and identifying any reduction in fine amount due to an action by an administrative judge to reduce the assessed fine, adverse judgment at an administrative hearing, administrative settlement or dismissal by the Department, or other means resulting in a collection of less than the levied amount, and any fines not yet collected as of the date of the report;
  (4) Abatement efficacy, detailing the number and nature of abatement orders, the number of days taken to abate each order, the number of extensions granted by type of abatement order, the justification for each extension, and the location of each abatement order, and its status as abated or unresolved as of the date of the report;
  (5) Enforcement escalation data, detailing the number of violations referred to the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the aggregate dollar amount assessed, and a description of the matters referred; and
  (6) Collections escalation data, detailing the number of violations referred to the Central Collections Unit.
(d) For the January 1, 2026 annual enforcement plan required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the following information shall be included:
  (1) A description of predictive statistical models that could be used to identify properties at risk of becoming vacant or blighted, as well as the data sources and information technology infrastructure necessary to effectively implement these models;
  (2) A detailed description of proactive measures utilized by other jurisdictions in the United States to enforce vacant and blighted property registration ordinances; and
  (3) An analysis and determination of the feasibility of utilizing proactive measures to enforce the District's laws regarding registration and maintenance of vacant and blighted buildings.
(e) For the January 1, 2027 annual enforcement plan required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and for the annual enforcement plans issued every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall include a vacant and blighted property rehabilitation strategic plan. In developing the strategic plan, the Director shall:
  (1) Analyze the extent and nature of interagency collaboration among District agencies with respect to:
    (A) Enforcing legal requirements related to vacant and blighted buildings in the District; and
    (B) Incentivizing the successful redevelopment or rehabilitation of vacant and blighted buildings;
  (2) Review the use and effectiveness of existing incentives in the District that support the redevelopment or rehabilitation of vacant and blighted buildings;
  (3) Review best practices for preventing vacancy and blight and best practices for redeveloping or rehabilitating vacant and blighted buildings;
  (4) Develop and refine performance metrics that measure the effectiveness of the District's programs, interventions, and incentives regarding vacant and blighted properties; and
  (5) Consult with stakeholders, including the following:
    (A) Advisory Neighborhood Commissions;
    (B) Organizations with significant experience redeveloping or rehabilitating vacant or blighted buildings; and
    (C) Organizations or individuals with policy or research expertise on:
      (i) Implementing strategic code enforcement programs;
      (ii) Housing development incentives; and
      (iii) Developing performance measures.
D.C. Code § 10-1901 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 19 / § 10-1901
§ 10-1901. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Base Closure Act” means the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, approved November 5, 1990 (104 Stat. 1485; 10 U.S.C. § 2687, note).
(2) “Homeless Submission” means the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Base Realignment and Closure Homeless Assistance Submission to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that shall be developed and implemented pursuant to section 2905 of the Base Closure Act and includes the Walter Reed Reuse Plan and Legally Binding Agreements, in substantially the same form as submitted by the Mayor to the Council.
(3) “Legally Binding Agreement” means an agreement between the District, as the Walter Reed LRA, and a homeless-assistance provider recommended for approval by the Walter Reed LRA Committee, that commits the District and the homeless-assistance provider to implement and operate certain homeless assistance-services on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site and may require the transfer of real property on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site by the District to the homeless-assistance provider, in substantially the same form as submitted by the Mayor to the Council, subject to amendments requested by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(4) “LRA” means local redevelopment authority.
(5) “Memorandum of Agreement” means an agreement between the District, as the Walter Reed LRA, and a public-benefit provider recommended for approval by the Walter Reed LRA Committee, of educational, safety, and public health uses on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site for the potential transfer of real property on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site by the District to the public benefit provider, in substantially the same form as submitted by the Mayor to the Council.
(6) “Walter Reed LRA” means the District of Columbia, which is the local redevelopment authority recognized by the Office of Economic Adjustment on behalf of the Secretary of Defense as the entity responsible for developing a reuse plan, pursuant to the Base Closure Act.
(7) “Walter Reed LRA Committee” means the committee established by Mayor’s Order No. 2006-21 to develop final recommendations for the Walter Reed Reuse Plan to the Mayor and Council, which is comprised of representatives from the Mayor’s Office and the Council, and 5 voting and 5 alternate citizen members, all of whom live in the community surrounding the Walter Reed Army Medical Center site.
(8) “Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site” means 67.5 acres located on a portion of the area bounded by Fern Street, N.W., and Alaska Avenue, N.W., to the north, 16th Street, N.W., to the west, Aspen Street, N.W., to the south, and Georgia Avenue, N.W., to the east, as further identified in the Walter Reed Reuse Plan.
(9) “Walter Reed Reuse Plan” means the Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority Reuse Plan for the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site, which was developed in conjunction with the Walter Reed LRA Committee for final recommendation to the Mayor and the Council for adoption and approval by enactment of this chapter, in substantially the same form as submitted by the Mayor to the Council.
D.C. Code § 10-605 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 6 / § 10-605
§ 10-605. Public buildings — Reimbursement.
Status: in_force

Seventy per centum of so much of said sum authorized by § 10-603 as may be expended as therein provided shall be reimbursed to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works from any funds in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia, as follows, to wit: Not less than $1,000,000 on the 30th day of June each year after such sum shall have been advanced to said District until the full amount expended hereunder is reimbursed, without interest for the 1st 3 years after any such advances and with interest at not exceeding 4 per centum per year thereafter on annual balances as of each June 30th; provided, that whenever the District of Columbia is under obligation by virtue of the provisions of § 4 of Public Act No. 284, 71st Congress, entitled “An Act for the acquisition, establishment, and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and so forth,” approved May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 485, ch. 354), to reimburse the United States for sums appropriated by the Congress under that Act, the total reimbursement required under both that Act and §§ 10-603 to 10-606 shall be not less nor more than $1,300,000 in any 1 fiscal year; provided, that the Mayor of the District of Columbia may, in his discretion, repay more than said amount; and provided further, that the Mayor may, in his discretion, allocate any reimbursement as between the sums due by him to the United States under the aforesaid Act and the sums due by him to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works under §§ 10-603 to 10-606 ; provided, that such sums as may be necessary for the reimbursement herein required of or permitted by the District of Columbia, and for the payment of interest, shall be included in the annual estimates of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the 1st reimbursement to be made on June 30, 1936. Until 70 per centum of so much of said sum authorized by § 10-603 as may be expended as therein provided shall be reimbursed to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, with interest as provided in this section, $.10 of the tax levied and collected upon each $100 of the assessed valuation of all real and tangible personal property subject to taxation in the District of Columbia shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of a special account for such reimbursement to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works and shall not be available for any other purpose. The Mayor may, in his discretion, anticipate from said special account the payments required by §§ 10-603 to 10-606 ; provided, that whenever the District of Columbia is under obligation by virtue of the provisions of § 4 of said Public Act No. 284, 71st Congress, reimbursement shall be not less than $300,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 10-1104.08 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1104.08
§ 10-1104.08. Subchapter not to affect provisions of § 9-113.04.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to affect in any manner the provisions of § 9-113.04 [repealed] with respect to streets heretofore or hereafter dedicated in accordance with the provisions of such section, and to make use of the parking on any such street in accordance with the terms of the 4th proviso of such section, relating to the height of parking and the projection of buildings beyond the building line, the District’s right-of-way through said parking for sewers and water mains free of cost, and the use of the parking by the District for the construction of sidewalks.
D.C. Code § 10-1331 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 13 / § 10-1331
§ 10-1331. Findings.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) Pursuant to § 10-1301 , the Council has the exclusive authority to determine the use, management, maintenance, operation, repair, renovation, security, lease, and sale or other disposition of the building located at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., known as the John A. Wilson Building (“Wilson Building”).
(2) The Wilson Building is the traditional seat of local government located on Pennsylvania Avenue, the “Main Street” of the Nation’s Capital, and a source of pride and hope for our District residents.
(3) The Wilson Building is in need of renovation and restoration and contains environmental conditions which should be eliminated to provide a safe and healthy working environment and to ensure compliance with all federal and local building regulations.
(4) Because of the current fiscal state of the District government, funds are not available to make expenditures estimated at $47.1 million to $60 million to renovate and restore the Wilson Building.
D.C. Code § 10-406 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 4 / § 10-406
§ 10-406. Traffic record checks.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-137.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-137.02
§ 10-137.02. Name change.
Status: in_force

The Department of Recreation and Parks, established by Organization Order No. 10, approved June 27, 1968, shall be renamed the Department of Parks and Recreation.
D.C. Code § 10-564.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5B / § 10-564.01
§ 10-564.01. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter , including establishing fines, permit fees, and other fees necessary to support the implementation of this chapter .
(b) Proposed rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day period, the proposed rules shall be deemed to be approved.
D.C. Code § 10-1002 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10 / § 10-1002
§ 10-1002. Purpose.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1104.07 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / § 10-1104.07
§ 10-1104.07. Separability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 10-1202.21 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1202.21
§ 10-1202.21. Findings.
Status: in_force

The Council finds that in order for the development of the new convention center hotel to proceed, it is necessary for the District and the Authority to lease to Marriott International, Inc., the developer of the new convention center hotel, or its designee, 2 parcels of land that are part of the site of the new convention center hotel.
D.C. Code § 10-103 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-103
§ 10-103. Lease of lands acquired for park, parkway, or playground; term; renewal.
Status: in_force

The Administrator of General Services is authorized, subject to the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, to lease, for a term not exceeding 5 years, and to renew such lease, subject to such approval, for an additional term not exceeding 5 years, pending need for their immediate use in other ways by the public, and on such terms as the Administrator shall determine, land or any existing building or structure on land acquired for park, parkway, or playground purposes.
D.C. Code § 10-1605.04 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1605.04
§ 10-1605.04. Local hiring, equity, and subcontracting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) §§ 2-219.01 , 2-219.03(a) , (b) , (c) , (e)(1) , (1C) , (2) , (3) , (4) , and (5) , and 2-219.03a , shall apply to the construction obligations of the Stadium Project and the Commercial Development (collectively "the Project"); provided, that good faith efforts will be required to ensure that 51% of all new hires for the Project are District residents; provided further, that residents of Wards 7 and 8 receive a hiring preference for at least 20% of the new jobs created in connection with the Project.
(b) § 32-1431 shall apply to the construction obligations of the Project; except, that 10%, with a goal of 35%, of all apprenticeship hours performed pursuant to apprenticeship programs required by § 32-1431(a) shall be performed by District residents and the Department of Employment Services may only impose fines for a failure to achieve the 10% requirement.
(c) Subchapter IX-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2 shall apply to the construction obligations of the Project, including professional services rendered in furtherance of the Project; except, that:
  (1) The Developer shall require at least 20% equity, excluding debt financing, mezzanine financing, or other equity contributions by limited or institutional investors, and 20% development participation from certified business enterprises; and
  (2) Forty percent, with a goal of 50%, of the adjusted development budget, as defined in the CBE Agreement referenced in § 10-1605.05(a) , shall be subcontracted to small business enterprises, with a preference for at least 10% of the small business enterprises to be located in, by order of priority, Wards 7, 8, 5, and 6; or, if there are insufficient qualified small business enterprises to completely fulfill the 40% requirement or the 50% goal, then the subcontracting requirement or goal may be satisfied by subcontracting the 40% requirement or 50% goal of the adjusted development budget to any qualified certified business enterprises, with a preference for at least 10% of the certified business enterprises located in, by order of priority, Wards 7, 8, 5, and 6; provided, that all reasonable efforts shall be made to ensure that qualified small business enterprises are significant participants in the overall subcontracting work.
D.C. Code § 10-1902 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 19 / § 10-1902
§ 10-1902. Findings and purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site has been declared surplus and closed by the Department of Defense pursuant to the procedures and authorities of the Base Closure Act.
(b) Mayor’s Order No. 2006-21 designated the District of Columbia government as the Walter Reed LRA that was recognized by the Office of Economic Adjustment on behalf of the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of developing a Walter Reed Reuse Plan and established the Walter Reed LRA Committee and charged the committee with developing final recommendations for the Mayor and the Council for a Walter Reed Reuse Plan.
(c) (1) The Mayor, in conjunction with the Walter Reed LRA Committee, developed the Walter Reed Reuse Plan during public meetings on January 28, 2010, March 10, 2010, April 21, 2010, May 26, 2010, August 5, 2010, September 1, 2010, October 6, 2010, October 13, 2011, December 1, 2011, and January 25, 2012, which were supplemented by community input received at community meetings held on June 9, 2010, July 10, 2010, August 19, 2010, October 5, 2011, November 15, 2011, December 8, 2011, and February 2, 2012.
  (2) The Walter Reed LRA Committee made final recommendations to the Mayor and Council on the Homeless Submission by motion approved on January 25, 2012.
(d) The Walter Reed Reuse Plan envisions a vibrant campus integrated into the community through the provision of expanded retail opportunities, preservation of open space, creative reuse of historic assets into a range of cultural and educational uses, creation of a range of jobs for District residents, and development of a variety of housing options to support a range of incomes and needs.
(e) (1) The Walter Reed Reuse Plan recommends homeless-assistance provider uses providing affordable housing and support services, subject to the Legally Binding Agreements.
  (2) Pursuant to the terms of the Legally Binding Agreements, the transfer of the portions of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site to homeless-assistance providers shall be conditioned on, among other things, final approval of the Homeless Submission by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of the Army conveying the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site to the District.
(f) The Walter Reed Reuse Plan also provides for the public benefit conveyance uses identified in the Memorandum of Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement, the conveyance of the portions of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site to the public benefit conveyance users is conditioned on, among other things, final approval of the Homeless Submission by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of the Army conveying the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site to the District.
(g) The Mayor shall seek to have the Office of Economic Adjustment on behalf of the Secretary of Defense recognize the District as an Implementation Local Reuse Authority, as defined in the Base Closure Act.
(h) Upon approval of the Homeless Submission by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Defense, the Mayor, on behalf of the Walter Reed LRA, will seek to acquire and submit an application for approximately 67.5 acres of real property from the Department of Defense for redevelopment pursuant to section 2905(b)(4) of the Base Closure Act.
D.C. Code § 10-1601.02 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 16 / § 10-1601.02
§ 10-1601.02. Creation of Ballpark Revenue Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Ballpark" shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1) .
  (2) "Ballpark Revenue Bonds" shall have the same meaning as the term "bonds" in section 103(a)(2) .
(b) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia, a segregated, nonlapsing special revenue fund to be denominated as the Ballpark Revenue Fund. Except as provided in § 10-1203.07 , the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall pay into the Ballpark Revenue Fund all receipts from those fees and taxes specifically identified by any provision of District of Columbia law to be paid into the Ballpark Revenue Fund and any rent paid pursuant to a lease of the ballpark until the Ballpark Revenue Bonds have been defeased. The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall create a sub-account within the Ballpark Revenue Fund for each type of fee and tax that is to be paid into the fund and shall allocate the receipts from each type of fee and tax to the appropriate sub-account. Until October 1, 2023, the Mayor, or any District government agency or instrumentality that has been designated by the Mayor, may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Ballpark Revenue Fund, or any sub-account or sub-accounts within the fund, for the payment of the costs of carrying out any of the purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section, for the payment of the debt service on any bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, any fees and charges incurred in connection therewith, any payments owing under any document or instrument entered into in connection with the indebtedness, including any credit enhancement agreement, insurance policy, security agreement, or other agreement or instrument establishing a swap or other derivative arrangement entered into by the District or any District government agency or instrumentality, and any of the purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section, without further action as permitted by § 1-204.90(f) . If bonds or other evidence of indebtedness are issued, the payment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the documents entered into by the District or any District agency or instrumentality in connection with the issuance of the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 , or any other provision to the contrary, any security interest created pursuant to this subsection shall be valid, binding, and perfected from the time that the security interest is created, with or without the physical delivery of any funds or any other property, with or without further action, and whether or not any statement, document, or instrument relating to the security interest is recorded or filed. The lien created by the security interest shall be valid, binding, and perfected with respect to any person, as defined in § 47-2001(i) , having claims against the District, whether or not such person has notice of the lien.
(c) The purposes for which the funds deposited in the Ballpark Revenue Fund shall be used are as follows:
  (1) To directly pay, or to finance the reimbursement of, any fund of the General Fund of the District of Columbia which has been the source of the payment of any loan, reprogramming, or transfer of funds to any District government agency or instrumentality for the payment of any reasonable and verified predevelopment and development costs that have been borne by the District or the District government agency or instrumentality for the ballpark;
  (2) To directly pay, or to finance the reimbursement of the District or any District government agency or instrumentality for, any and all reasonable and verified predevelopment and development costs that were borne by the District or the District government agency or instrumentality for the ballpark;
  (3) To directly pay, or to finance the reimbursement of, the District or any District government agency or instrumentality for any or all costs arising out of or relating to the acquisition of real property, by purchase, lease, or condemnation in accordance with §§ 16-1311 through 16-1321 , or other means of acquiring or assembling real property or interests in real property, including rights-of-way or other easements, that will serve as the site for the ballpark or are otherwise necessary to facilitate the construction of the ballpark or use of the site for the ballpark;
  (4) To directly pay or finance all or any of the costs of the demolition of buildings located on the future site of the ballpark and the cost of environmental remediation of the land that is the future site of the ballpark;
  (5) To directly pay or finance all or any of the costs of the design, development, construction, improvement, furnishing, and equipping of the ballpark;
  (6) To directly pay or finance all or any of the costs of renovating Robert F. Kennedy Stadium for use as a ballpark until construction of the new ballpark has been completed;
  (7) To directly pay or finance all or any of the costs of any future renovations, improvements, maintenance, or upgrades to Robert F. Kennedy Stadium prior to the opening of the new ballpark;
  (7A) (A) To directly pay the costs of the District's obligation under the ballpark lease for maintenance, repairs, and capital improvements to the ballpark, beginning in Fiscal Year 2025 and continuing annually each fiscal year thereafter until the Ballpark Revenue Bonds are defeased, a transfer of $1,500,000 from the Ballpark Revenue Fund to the Washington Convention and Sports Authority ("Authority") is authorized;
    (B) The Ballpark Revenue Fund shall be used for this purpose only after the Authority has first used the Authority's funds, including the annual transfer provided for in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and excess reserves, to pay these costs;
  (8) To directly pay or finance all or any other costs of the District or any District government agency associated with the financing, development, construction, or renovation of the ballpark;
  (9) To pay debt service on bonds issued in accordance with this part, which debt service includes funding any required reserves on, and making any other payments related to, the bonds; and
  (10) Subject to the provisions of the financing documents, for such purposes as may otherwise be authorized by law.
(c-1) The Ballpark Revenue Fund shall not be used to pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Ballpark Revenue Fund, or any sub-account or sub-accounts within the Ballpark Revenue Fund, to finance any additional bonds.
(d) To the extent that it does not violate the terms of any financing documents, closing documents, lien, pledge, security interest, or other covenants (collectively, “financing documents”) under which the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness described in this section (“bonds”) were issued, and, after accounting for transfers authorized to the General Fund of the District of Columbia under current law, if, at the end of a fiscal year the balance of cash and investments in the Ballpark Revenue Fund exceeds the balance of current liabilities, including debt service, required reserves, fund transfers previously authorized to balance the Fiscal Year 2011 budget and Fiscal Years 2012 through 2014 financial plan, and required sinking fund deposits under the bonds or financing documents required to be paid from the funds in the Ballpark Revenue Fund, the excess shall be used to pay in advance of scheduled maturity any principal amount and accrued interest thereon due on the bonds; provided, that any excess that accrues during Fiscal Year 2020, Fiscal Year 2021, or Fiscal Year 2022 shall be deposited in the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund during the fiscal year in which it accrues; provided further, that the first $20 million of any excess that accrues during Fiscal Year 2023, the first $32.37 million of any excess that accrues during Fiscal Year 2024, the first $31.47 million of any excess that accrues during Fiscal Year 2025, and the first $32.92 million of any excess that accrues during Fiscal Year 2026 shall be deposited in the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund during the fiscal year in which it accrues.
(e) Any Ballpark Revenue Fund balance remaining after the Ballpark Revenue Bonds have been defeased and the requirements of subsection (d) of this section have been met shall be transferred to the Ballpark Preservation and Improvement Fund, established by § 10-1601.02a .
D.C. Code § 10-1221.03 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.03
§ 10-1221.03. Creation of the New Convention Center Hotel Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established separate and apart from the General Fund of the District of Columbia a special nonlapsing fund designated as the New Convention Center Hotel Fund. The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the New Convention Center Hotel Fund the Available Tax Increment. The Chief Financial Officer shall create a sub-account within the New Convention Center Hotel Fund for Available Real Property Tax Revenues and Available Sales Tax Revenues and shall allocate the receipts from each to the appropriate sub-account. The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the New Convention Center Hotel Fund, or any sub-account or sub-accounts within the Fund, for the payment of the costs of carrying out any of the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section without further action by the Council as permitted by § 1-204.90(f) . If bonds are issued, payment will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Financing Documents entered into by the District in connection with the issuance of the bonds.
(b) (1) The funds in the New Convention Center Hotel Fund may be used as follows:
    (A) To secure the repayment of the bonds; and
    (B) To finance, refinance, or reimburse the District or any instrumentality of the District for costs of the project.
  (2) (A) If the New Convention Center Hotel Fund has funds in excess of the amount required for any purpose described in this subsection, the excess shall be transferred as follows:
      (i) Until the Authority has been reimbursed in full for the Additional WCCA Funding, the first $1 million of such excess in any fiscal year of the District shall be transferred to the Authority; and
      (ii) Following any transfer to the Authority required by sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, if there are excess funds in the New Convention Center Hotel Fund, 50% of the excess shall be transferred annually to the Authority to promote tourism in the District, Washington Convention Center neighborhood development, hospitality job training and readiness programs, and other needs of the Washington Convention Center and 50% of the excess shall be transferred to the General Fund of the District of Columbia pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
    (B) For the purposes of this section, the term “Additional WCCA Funding” means the payment of $25 million to the developer of the New Convention Center Hotel for the costs of the development and construction of the New Convention Center Hotel not paid from the proceeds of the bonds or the $22 million payment by the Authority.
(c) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District, the balance of cash and investments in the New Convention Center Hotel Fund exceeds the amounts required under subsection (b) of this section, including the amount of debt service and reserves on the bonds, the excess shall be transferred to the General Fund of the District of Columbia, unless the District elects to use the excess to redeem the bonds prior to maturity, either in whole or in part.
D.C. Code § 10-105 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / § 10-105
§ 10-105. Power to make and enforce vehicle and traffic regulations.
Status: in_force

The Director of the National Park Service is authorized and empowered to make and enforce all regulations for the control of vehicles and traffic, and limiting the speed thereof on roads, highways, and bridges within the public grounds in the District of Columbia, under his control, subject to the penalties prescribed in the Act entitled “An Act regulating the speed of automobiles in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,” approved June 29, 1906.
D.C. Code § 10-1053.01 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10B / § 10-1053.01
§ 10-1053.01. Public Restroom Facility Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Department of Public Works ("DPW") the public restroom facility program.
(b) (1) DPW is authorized to enter into a contract to provide public restroom facilities, which shall:
    (A) Be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 327; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq .);
    (B) Have running water for flushing toilets and sinks, but not require a municipal water connection;
    (C) Have the ability to be relocated at the direction of the Director; and
    (D) Have remote monitoring and the ability to program automated hours of operation.
  (2) The contractor shall:
    (A) Provide 24-hour-per-day full maintenance and service for each public restroom facility;
    (B) Collect data and provide reports to DPW at least monthly on:
      (i) Public restroom facility usage by date and time;
      (ii) Incidents of misuse or vandalism;
      (iii) How facilities were accessed;
      (iv) Cleanliness; and
      (v) User experience; and
    (C) Install public restroom facilities in locations prescribed by the Director.
(c) Subject to funding, the Director shall designate the initial placement of public restroom facilities:
  (1) Within 500 feet of the following locations:
    (A) Dupont Circle Park;
    (B) Columbia Heights Civic Plaza in Square 2843;
    (C) Alethia Tanner Park;
    (D) The intersection of Bladensburg Road, NE, and Maryland Avenue, NE;
    (E) Eastern Market Metro Plaza in Square 901S; and
    (F) The intersection of T Street, NW, and 7th Street, NW; and
  (2) Within the boundaries of:
    (A) Oxon Run Park;
    (B) Watkins Recreation Center;
    (C) The Downtown DC Business Improvement District; and
    (D) Marvin Gaye Park.
(d) The Director may relocate a public restroom facility, including those initially sited pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, at the Director's discretion.
(e) In selecting locations for new public restroom facilities, the Director shall first prioritize sites identified in the report issued pursuant to § 10-1052(b) .
D.C. Code § 10-1221.14 — DC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 12 / § 10-1221.14
§ 10-1221.14. Recovery zone designation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may designate recovery zones pursuant to sections 1400U-1, 1400U-2, and 1400U-3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved February 17, 2009 (123 Stat. 348; 26 U.S.C. §§ 1400U-1 , 1400U-2 , and 1400U-3 ).
(b) Square 370, having been determined to be an area of general distress, is designated as a recovery zone.