D.C. Code § 2-352.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-352.04
§ 2-352.04. Duties of the Chief Procurement Officer.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Procurement Officer shall be the chief procurement official of the District.
(b) The CPO shall have the following authority and responsibility:
  (1) To serve as the central procurement and contracting officer for the District;
  (2) To identify gaps, omissions, or inconsistencies in procurement laws, rules, and policies, or in laws, rules and policies affecting procurement-related activities, and to recommend changes to laws, rules, and procedures;
  (3) To provide overall leadership in the implementation of procurement rules, coordinate all procurement activities of the District government in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and develop a system of unified and simplified procurement procedures and forms.
  (4) To prepare and issue standard specifications for goods, services, and construction required by the District government;
  (5) To establish a standardization program for goods and services when it is determined to be in the best interests of the District;
  (6) To review, monitor, and audit the procurement activities of the District;
  (7) To prepare, establish, and implement a periodic review process for the evaluation of contractors who provide goods or services to the District;
  (8) To identify and assess trends and developments in the field of government contracting, including identifying best practices and innovation opportunities for the District;
  (9) To operate and maintain an electronic procurement system;
  (10) To sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of surplus goods belonging to the District government;
  (11) To establish procedures for the inspection, testing, and acceptance of goods, services, and construction;
  (12) To develop guidelines for the recruitment, training, career development, and performance evaluation of all procurement personnel;
  (13) To staff OCP with procurement professionals, including attorneys, dedicated to the formation and administration of contracts on behalf of the entities covered by this chapter;
  (14) To create and maintain a transparent Internet site, accessible to the public, providing information on solicitations, contracts, and related laws, rules, and policies;
  (15) To promote to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and services;
  (16) To establish certification requirements for contracting personnel;
  (17) To issue a report to the Mayor and the Council by April 1, 2021, that includes:
    (A) A review and analysis of the funding of indirect costs in the terms of grant agreements or contracts entered into between nonprofit organizations and the District government;
    (B) A table listing the federal funding associated with contracts or grants passed through to nonprofit organizations by the District government in Fiscal Year 2020, including any funding passed through to nonprofit organizations to meet their indirect costs and any funding retained by the District rather than being passed through for this purpose; and
    (C) Any recommended amendments to law, regulations, policy, or training in order to ensure the legal, fair, and consistent funding of indirect costs to nonprofit  organizations by the District; and
  (18) To issue a report to the Mayor and the Council no later than October 22, 2021, that includes:
    (A) A review and analysis of emergency procurements conducted during the public health emergency that began on March 11, 2020 ("Public Health Emergency") that includes:
      (i) A comprehensive listing of each emergency procurement conducted, including:
        (I) The date of contract award;
        (II) The source selection method, including whether the procurement was competitively sourced;
        (III) The name and certified business enterprise status of the awardee;
        (IV) The award amount;
        (V) The category of goods or services procured; and
        (VI) A description of the specific goods or services procured;
      (ii) A breakdown of expenditures by funding source, including the extent to which funds have been reimbursed by the federal government, or are in process of reimbursement;
      (iii) The value of goods or services procured by each agency;
      (iv) A listing of inventory levels by product type on the date of the last day of the Public Health Emergency;
      (v) A list of any IDIQ contracts awarded under the Public Health Emergency, including the value of orders placed against each IDIQ contract;
      (vi) A process map of the emergency procurement process used during the Public Health Emergency, including receipt of goods, quality assurance, and inventory and distribution steps;
      (vii) Any lessons learned or areas for improvement in the effective management of emergency procurements;
      (viii) A plan for disposition of any excess supplies and equipment; and
      (ix) A plan for retaining or decommissioning the additional warehouse space acquired during the Public Health Emergency;
    (B) An analysis of emergency procurements with certified local, small, or disadvantaged business enterprises, as defined in § 2-218.02 , including:
      (i) The total value of procurements with certified business enterprises relative to the total value of emergency procurements;
      (ii) The number of emergency procurement contracts awarded to certified business enterprises relative to the total number of emergency procurement contracts awarded;
      (iii) The number of distinct certified business enterprises that received an emergency procurement award; and
      (iv) An analysis of the types of goods or services the District needed, when no more than 2 certified business enterprises were capable of performing the contract requirements.
D.C. Code § 2-1133 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11A / § 2-1133
§ 2-1133. Regional Authority; composition and order of business.
Status: in_force

(a) The Regional Authority shall be composed of 11 voting members, as follows:
  (1) The State of Maryland shall be entitled to 3 voting members, to be appointed by the Governor of Maryland.
  (2) The Commonwealth of Virginia shall be entitled to 3 voting members, to be appointed by the Governor of Virginia.
  (3) The District of Columbia shall be entitled to 3 voting members, to be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
  (4) The City of Baltimore shall be entitled to one voting member, to be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore.
  (5) The Washington/Baltimore Regional 2012 Coalition, a nonprofit corporation created for the sole purpose of bringing the Olympic Games to the region, or the OCOG, shall be entitled to one voting member, to be appointed in a manner consistent with its usual procedure.
(b) Reasonable efforts shall be made to ensure that appointments of voting members and advisory members appointed under subsection (g) of this section:
  (1) Are residents of the regional community with relevant and useful experience, and with sufficient time to devote to the duties of the Regional Authority, to help facilitate the successful hosting of the Olympic Games;
  (2) Reflect the geographical diversity inherent in the regional nature of WBRC 2012’s bid proposal; and
  (3) Reflect the cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity inherent in the Chesapeake region.
(c) Voting members shall not be financially compensated for their service on the Regional Authority; such service shall be considered voluntary. Voting members may be reimbursed by the Regional Authority for normal and customary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(d) The terms of the voting members of the Regional Authority shall be as follows:
  (1) The initial terms of office of the voting members shall be 2 years from the date of appointment, and all subsequent terms of office of the voting members shall be for 2 years. Each voting member shall hold office until his or her successor shall be appointed and duly qualified. A voting member of the Regional Authority may succeed himself or herself.
  (2) All vacancies in the membership of the voting members of the Regional Authority, whether caused by expiration of term of office, death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the same manner as that membership was originally filled. The term of any voting member appointed to fill an unexpired term shall be the term of the voting member he or she replaced.
  (3) The Regional Authority shall elect from its membership a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and a treasurer. Such officers shall serve for such terms as shall be prescribed by resolution of the Regional Authority or until their successors are elected and qualified. No voting member of the Regional Authority shall hold more than one office on the Regional Authority.
(e) The Regional Authority shall hold meetings in accordance with the following:
  (1) Regular meetings of the Regional Authority shall be held on such dates and at such time and place as shall be fixed by resolution of the Regional Authority.
  (2) Special meetings of the Regional Authority may be called by resolution of the Regional Authority, by the chairman or vice chairman, or upon the written request of at least 3 voting members of the Regional Authority.
  (3) Written notice of all meetings shall be delivered to each voting member not less than 3 days prior to the date of such meeting in the case of regular meetings and not less than 24 hours in the case of special meetings.
  (4) Each voting member should make all reasonable efforts to be in attendance at meetings called by the Regional Authority.
  (5) A majority of the voting members of the Regional Authority in office shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum is empowered to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Regional Authority and no vacancy on the Regional Authority shall impair the right of the majority to act. If at a meeting there is less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to a fixed time and place, and notice of the time and place shall be given in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection; provided, that if this notice period cannot reasonably be complied with, the notice, if any, of the adjourned meeting shall be given as is reasonably practical.
  (6) The Regional Authority shall establish rules and regulations for its own governance not inconsistent with this chapter.
(f) The Regional Authority shall:
  (1) Make provision for a system of financial accounting and controls, audits, and reports. All accounting systems and records, auditing procedures and standards, and financial reporting shall conform to generally accepted principles of governmental accounting. All financial records, reports, and documents of the Regional Authority shall be public records and open to public inspection under reasonable regulations prescribed by the Regional Authority; and
  (2) Adopt a fiscal year, establish a system of accounting and financial control, designate the necessary funds for complete accountability, and specify the basis of accounting for each such fund. The Regional Authority shall cause to be prepared a financial report on all funds at least quarterly and a comprehensive report on the fiscal operations and conditions of the Regional Authority annually.
(g) The Regional Authority shall form a Regional Authority Advisory Committee, which shall be comprised of representatives from each of the local jurisdictions substantially impacted by hosting the Olympic Games in the region, in a manner to be determined by the Regional Authority.
D.C. Code § 2-1219.35 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.35
§ 2-1219.35. Transfer of good faith deposits and lease deposits.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1221.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1221.02
§ 2-1221.02. Master lease program.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “sponsor” means a commercial real estate broker, landlord, venture capitalist, business incubator, technology company, commercial bank, investment banker, or a for-profit, nonprofit, or public-sector entity acting on behalf of a Qualified High Technology Company.
(b) (1) The Mayor may enter into one or more master leases of real property within the District of Columbia for the purpose of subleasing, directly or through a sponsor of a Qualified High Technology Company, the real property to a Qualified High Technology Company which is unable to secure financing for a facility on prevailing commercial terms.
  (2) The Mayor may sublease the premises for a rent which, in his or her discretion, may be less than, but shall not exceed, the rental rate under the master lease. The term of a sublease shall be at least 12, but not greater than 36, months, including any option to extend the sublease.
  (3) The master lease may be for all or part of a facility and shall provide that the District of Columbia shall have the unqualified right to sublease the space to a Qualified High Technology Company which is unable to secure financing for the facility, or a comparable facility, at commercially reasonable terms.
  (4) The master lease shall provide that the District of Columbia is not liable in the event of a default by the lessor or other applicable party to the master lease under any financing or other agreement binding on the lessor or other party.
(c) In exchange for funding assistance under this section, a Qualified High Technology Company shall provide:
  (1) Training courses to District of Columbia Public School teachers and administrators for the more efficient use of technology in the education process;
  (2) Internships to District of Columbia Public School students throughout the calendar year;
  (3) Employment to District of Columbia Public School students during the summer months when school is not in session;
  (4) Technical support or expertise, including networking and maintaining computer systems and other related activities; or
  (5) Any other assistance considered appropriate or acceptable by the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 2-1004 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / § 2-1004
§ 2-1004. Proposed federal and District developments and projects.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to insure the comprehensive planning and orderly development of the National Capital, each federal and District of Columbia agency, prior to the preparation of construction plans originated by such agency for proposed developments and projects or to commitments for the acquisition of land, to be paid for in whole or in part from federal or District funds, shall advise and consult with the Commission in the preparation by the agency of plans and programs in preliminary and successive stages which affect the plan and development of the National Capital: Provided, however, that the Commission shall determine in advance the type or kinds of plans, developments, projects, improvements, or acquisitions which do not need to be submitted for review by the Commission as to conformity with its plans. After receipt of such plans, maps, and data, it shall be the duty of the Commission to make promptly a preliminary report and recommendations to the agency or agencies concerned. If, after having received and considered the report and recommendations of the Commission the agency does not concur, it shall advise the Commission with its reasons therefor, and the Commission shall submit a final report. After such consultation and suitable consideration of the views of the Commission the agency may proceed to take action in accordance with its legal responsibilities and authority.
(b) The procedure prescribed in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to projects within the Capitol grounds or to structures erected by the Department of Defense during wartime or national emergency within existing military, naval, or air force reservations, except that the appropriate defense agency shall consult with the Commission as to any developments which materially affect traffic or require coordinated planning of the surrounding area.
(c) The provisions of § 6-641.15 are extended to include public buildings erected by any agency of the government of the District of Columbia within the boundaries of the central area of the District, as such central area may be defined and from time to time redefined by concurrent action of the Commission and the Council, except that the Commission shall transmit its approval or disapproval respecting any such building within 30 days after the day it was submitted to the Commission.
(d) Within the environs, general plans showing the location, character, extent and intensity of use for proposed federal and District developments and projects involving the acquisition of land, shall be submitted to the Commission for report and recommendations before final commitment to said acquisition, unless such matters shall have been specifically approved by an act of Congress. Before acting on any general plan, the Commission shall advise and consult with the National Capital Regional Planning Council and the appropriate planning agency having jurisdiction over the affected part of the environs. When, in the judgment of the Commission, proposed developments or projects submitted to the Commission under subsection (a) of this section involve a major change in the character or intensity of an existing use in the environs, the Commission shall likewise advise and consult with the National Capital Regional Planning Council and the aforesaid planning agency. The report and recommendations required under this subsection shall be submitted within 60 days and shall be accompanied by any reports or recommendations that may have been prepared by the National Capital Regional Planning Council or the aforesaid planning agency.
(e) It is the intent of this section to obtain cooperation and correlation of effort between the various agencies of the federal government which are responsible for public developments and projects, including the acquisition of land. These agencies, therefore, shall look to the Commission and utilize it as the central planning agency for the federal activities in the National Capital region. To aid the Commission in carrying out this function, plans, data, and records, or copies thereof, necessary to the Commission shall be furnished upon its request by such federal and District governmental agencies; and the Commission shall likewise furnish related plans, data, and records, or copies thereof, to federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies upon request.
D.C. Code § 2-1223.20 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1223.20
§ 2-1223.20. Fiscal year.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-327.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-327.02
§ 2-327.02. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department small purchase authority.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.137 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.137
§ 2-1217.137. Bond details.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in accordance with D.C. Law 17-252 in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, delivery, security for, and payment of the bonds of each series, including, but not limited to, determinations of:
  (1) The final form, content, designation, and terms of the bonds, including a determination the bonds may be issued in certificated or book-entry form;
  (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, called, or put for redemption, repurchase, or remarketing before their respective stated maturities;
  (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;
  (8) The time and place of payment of the bonds;
  (9) Procedures for monitoring the use of the proceeds received from the sale of the bonds to ensure that the proceeds are properly applied and used to accomplish the purposes of Chapter 2 of Title 1 and D.C. Law 17-252 ;
  (10) Actions necessary to qualify the bonds under blue sky laws of any jurisdiction where the bonds are marketed; and
  (11) The terms and types of credit enhancement under which the bonds may be secured.
(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 revenues allocated to the Southwest Waterfront Fund or the Available Increment), 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 of any series may be issued in accordance with the terms of a trust instrument to be entered into by the District and a trustee to be selected by the Mayor, and may be subject to the terms of one or more agreements entered into by the Mayor pursuant to § 1-204.90(a)(4) .
(f) The bonds may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more issues and in one or more series.
(g) The bonds are declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes. The bonds and 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.
(h) The District pledges, covenants, and agrees with the holders of the bonds that, subject to the provisions of the Financing Documents, the District will not limit or alter the bonds or the basis on which the revenues pledged to secure the bonds 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 D.C. Law 17-252 , 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, subchapter VII of Chapter 8 of Title 47 [ § 47-895.01 et seq.], D.C. Law 17-252 , D.C. Law 17-252 shall be controlling.
(i) Consistent with § 1-204.90(a)(4)(B) and notwithstanding Article 9 of Title 28:
  (1) A pledge made and security interest created in respect of the bonds or pursuant to any related Financing Document shall be valid, binding, and perfected from the time the security interest is created, with or without physical delivery of any funds or any property and with or without any further action;
  (2) The lien of the pledge shall be valid, binding, and perfected as against all parties having any claim of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the District, whether or not such party has notice; and
  (3) The security interest shall be valid, binding, and perfected whether or not any statement, document, or instrument relating to the security interest is recorded or filed.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.57 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.57
§ 2-1215.57. NoMa Improvement Association BID.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor under the provisions of §§ [2-1215.05 and 2-1215.06] , the formation of the NoMa Improvement Association BID, including taxable property within the geographic areas set forth in subsection (b) of this section, is hereby authorized and the BID taxes established in subsection (c) of this section are hereby imposed through the expiration date of this subchapter  or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
(b) (1) The NoMa Improvement Association BID shall be comprised of the geographic area bounded by a line that starts at the center of the street at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., and 1st Street, N.E.; continuing north along the center line of 1st Street, N.E., to the center line of H Street, N.E.; continuing east along the center line of H Street, N.E., to the center line of 2nd Street, N.E.; continuing north along the center line of 2nd Street, N.E., to the center line of K Street, N.E.; continuing east along the center line of K Street, N.E., to the center line of 3rd Street, N.E.; continuing north along the center line of 3rd Street, N.E. (and including Square 0774, Lot 0058), to the center line of M Street, N.E.; continuing east along the center line of M Street, N.E., to 4th Street, N.E.; continuing along the center line of 4th Street, N.E., to the center line of Florida Avenue, N.E.; continuing northwest along the center line of Florida Avenue, N.E., until it crosses the WMATA rail line; continuing northeast along the boundary of the WMATA rail line until it crosses R Street, N.E.; continuing west along the center line of R Street, N.E., to Eckington Place, N.E.; continuing south along the center line of Eckington Place, N.E., to the center line of Q Street, N.E.; continuing west along the center line of Q Street, N.E. (and including Square 3519, lots 0043, 0063, and 0070), to the center line of North Capitol Street (but excluding Square 3516, lots 0104 through 0114 and 0118 through 0133, and 0807); continuing south along the center line of North Capitol Street to the center line of Eye Street, N.W.; continuing west along the center line of Eye Street, N.W., to the center line of New Jersey Avenue, N.W.; continuing southeast along the center line of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., to the center line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., continuing southeast along Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., to the center line of 1st Street, N.E. (the starting point).
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, any property within the NoMa Improvement Association BID geographic area that is also within the geographic area of the Downtown BID shall not be deemed part of the NoMa Improvement Association BID (“overlapping properties”) until October 1, 2007, conditioned upon the receipt of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Downtown BID agreeing to release any overlapping properties from the Downtown BID.
(c) (1) The BID taxes for the taxable properties in the NoMa Improvement Association BID shall be:
    (A) The amount of $0.15 per rentable square foot for buildings of 50,000 square feet or more, which rate shall become effective one year after issuance of final certificate of occupancy; provided, that those buildings which have a certificate of occupancy or other District license for distribution, manufacturing, industrial, storage, or similar warehouse use shall be assessed at the rate set forth in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph;
    (B) The amount of $0.05 per $100 of the prior year’s assessed value of all buildings that are less than 50,000 square feet or other unimproved land;
    (C) The amount of $90 per hotel room annually; and
    (D) The amount of $120 per unit annually for taxable residential condominium properties.
  (2) A 4% increase in the BID taxes over the current tax year rates specified in subsection (a) of this section is hereby authorized subject to the requirements of § 2-1215.08(b) .
D.C. Code § 2-1219.29 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.29
§ 2-1219.29. Transfer; assignment; assumption of other powers; duties.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1934 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / § 2-1934
§ 2-1934. Additional obligations of covered entities with major public contact.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A covered entity with major public contact shall establish a language access plan, by regulation.
  (2) Each language access plan shall be established in consultation with the Language Access Director, the D.C. Language Access Coalition, the entity’s language access coordinator, and agency directors that conduct outreach to limited or no-English populations. Each language access plan shall be updated every 2 years and shall set forth, at minimum, the following:
    (A) The types of oral language services that the entity will provide and how the determination was reached;
    (B) The titles of translated documents that the entity will provide and how the determination was reached;
    (C) The number of public contact positions in the entity and the number of bilingual employees in public contact positions;
    (D) An evaluation and assessment of the adequacy of the services to be provided; and
    (E) A description of the funding and budgetary sources upon which the covered entity intends to rely to implement its language access plan.
  (3) In establishing and updating the language access plan, the entity shall consult with the sources of data set forth in § 2-1932(c)(1) .
(b) A covered entity with major public contact shall designate a language access coordinator who shall report directly to the director of the entity and shall:
  (1) Establish and implement the entity’s language access plan in consultation with the Language Access Director, the D.C. Language Access Coalition, and the agency directors of government offices that conduct outreach to communities with limited or no-English proficient populations; and
  (2) Conduct periodic public meetings with appropriate advance notice to the public.
(c) A covered entity with major public contact shall develop a plan to conduct outreach to communities with limited or no-English proficient populations about their language access plans and about the benefits and services to be offered under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.72 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.72
§ 2-1217.72. Limitations on issuance of Bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds shall not be issued pursuant to this subchapter to the extent the issuance will cause the aggregate principal amount of Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter and the TIF Act to exceed $500 million; provided, that the aggregate amount of TIF bonds for projects in the Central Business District, as defined in Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, shall not exceed $300 million.
(b) Bonds shall not be issued pursuant to this subchapter after September 30, 2015.
(c) The maximum principal amount of bonds that may be issued with respect to the Downtown Retail Priority Area is limited to the amount of bonds issued before March 1, 2013.
D.C. Code § 2-1219.21 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.21
§ 2-1219.21. Redevelopment districts; allocation of tax increment revenues.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.37i — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.37i
§ 2-1217.37i. 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, the Available Increment, and any other taxes or fees allocated to the Bryant Street TIF Fund), 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) The Bonds shall not give rise to any pecuniary liability of the District and the District shall have no obligation with respect to the purchase of the Bonds.
(c) 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 subpart , 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 § 2-1215.17 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.17
§ 2-1215.17. Civil action for BID taxes.
Status: in_force

(a) The BID corporation through its counsel may file suit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against any property owner with delinquent BID taxes that are at least 120 days overdue. Such a suit may seek as damages any delinquent BID taxes, including penalties and interest owed to the District under § 2-1215.15(e) and the BID’s reasonable attorneys fees. Such a suit shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia.
(b) Any judgment obtained pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may not be waived or reduced by the District and may only be satisfied by the payment to the District of the full amount of the judgment or by the sale of the relevant property at a tax sale.
(c) A BID obtaining a judgment in a suit filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall have the authority to execute this judgment in the name of the District using any method of execution authorized by District law, including, but not limited to, the authority to record such judgment with the Recorder of Deeds of the District, file a creditor’s bill to sell real estate to satisfy a judgment, seek any writ of attachment, fieri facias, distringas, or replevin, and seek condemnation under such writs.
(d) Any funds obtained by the BID as a result of subsection (e) of this section shall be turned over to the Treasurer of the District within 3 business days. The Treasurer shall disburse such funds in accordance with the priorities and procedures set forth in § 2-1215.15(g) .
(e) An action pursuant to this section shall not be construed as a bar to action by the District to collect a delinquent BID tax under § 2-1215.15(g) .
(f) An action pursuant to this section shall be dismissed by the Superior Court if notice and evidence thereof is provided to the Court that the District has sold the subject property at a tax sale.
D.C. Code § 2-111 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-111
§ 2-111. Right of entry for inspection.
Status: in_force

The Boiler Inspector and his assistants shall have the right to enter, in the performance of his or their duties, at all reasonable hours, all premises on which a steam boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being installed, operated, or maintained, and it shall be unlawful for any person to deny admittance to any such Inspector or assistant or to interfere with him or them in the performance of his or their duties.
D.C. Code § 2-1515.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1515.04
§ 2-1515.04. Duties.
Status: in_force

The primary duties of the offices of the Department are to plan, program, operate, manage, control, and maintain a juvenile justice system of care, rehabilitative service delivery, and security that meets the treatment needs of youth within the juvenile justice system and that is in accordance with national juvenile justice industry standards and best practices. These duties include:
(1) Providing services for committed and detained youth and PINS that balance the need for rehabilitation and holding youth accountable for their actions in the context of public safety;
(2) Facilitating and enhancing intra-District coordination of services and supports for youth in the juvenile justice system;
(3) Establishing and adopting best practices standards for the provision of residential, restorative, and rehabilitative services to youth in the juvenile justice system consistent with the standards of the American Correctional Association or those of another nationally accepted accrediting body;
(4) Employing a cadre of juvenile justice professionals who are highly skilled and experienced with the principles, goals, and the latest advancements of juvenile rehabilitation and treatment provision;
(5) Establishing through contracts, provider agreements, human care agreements, grants, memoranda of agreement or understanding, or other binding agreements a system of secure and community-based facilities and rehabilitative services with governmental bodies, public and private agencies, institutions, and organizations, for youth that will provide intervention, individualized assessments, continuum of services, safety, and security;
(6) Establishing a system that constantly reviews a youth’s individual strengths, needs, and rehabilitative progress and ensures placement within a continuum of least restrictive settings within secure facilities and the community;
(7) Assessing the risks and needs of youth, and determining and providing the services needed for treatment for substance abuse and other services;
(8) Developing and maintaining a system with other governmental and private agencies to identify, locate, and retrieve youth who are under the care, custody, or supervision of the Department, who have absconded from an assigned secure governmental facility, or community shelter home, group home, residential facility, or foster care placement;
(9) Developing and maintaining state-of-the-art systems to monitor accountability and to enhance performance for all Department programs, services, and facilities, including monitoring the conditions of Department-contracted community facilities, including shelter homes, group homes, residential facilities, and therapeutic foster care placements, whether within or outside the District, and those facilities' obligation to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of youth;
(10) Developing and maintaining an ongoing training program for employees that ensures continuous development of expertise in juvenile justice service delivery;
(11) Taking a leadership role in the provision of training and technical assistance to non-governmental juvenile justice service providers that fosters the development of high-quality, comprehensive, cost-effective, and culturally competent delinquency prevention and juvenile rehabilitative services for the youth and their families;
(12) Developing and maintaining a capital improvement, licensing, and regulating program that ensures governmental and private institutions maintain up-to-date residential facilities, group homes, and shelter facilities to serve the safety, the security, and the rehabilitative needs of youth in the juvenile justice system, including by conducting regular oversight of the program and facility compliance;
(13) Enforcing all laws, rules, regulations, court orders, policies, and procedures necessary and appropriate to accomplish the duties of the Department;
(14) Conducting a behavioral health screening and assessment as required in § 2-1515.04a ;
(15) Within 180 days after December 13, 2017, developing a manual for families of juveniles residing in secure juvenile facilities that includes, at a minimum, information on the operation of the institution or facility as it relates to families of juveniles, information on government and community resources available for families of juveniles, and information and resources available for juveniles after leaving confinement;
(16) Evaluating the effectiveness of rehabilitative services by collecting any available information from other District agencies on the education, employment, criminal justice, or other outcomes of persons who are either currently committed to the Department or who were committed to the Department in the previous 3 years;
(17) Cooperating with the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council by sharing data and allowing access to individuals under 21 years of age, to the extent otherwise permissible under the law, for the purpose of preparing the report described in section § 22-4234(b-3) ;
(18) In addition to any obligations imposed upon the Department due to its designation as a voter registration agency by § 1-1001.07(d)(1)(B) :
  (A) If a youth committed at the Department is a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02(2) , registering the youth to vote, unless the youth indicates that they do not want to register;
  (B) Transmitting to the Board of Elections and the Council of the District of Columbia, on an annual basis, a report containing the number of youth the agency has registered to vote and the number of youth who declined to register to vote; and
  (C) Providing information about the importance of voting and the right of an individual currently incarcerated or with a criminal record to vote in the District, and of the importance of keeping their voter registration information, including their residence address, current and up-to-date, including upon transfer or release from the Department's custody;
(19) Performing validated risk and needs assessments, convening predisposition meetings, and developing, completing, and regularly updating individualized rehabilitation plans, pursuant to §§ 16-2319 and 16-2323 ; and
(20) Cooperating with all reasonable requests of the District of Columbia Auditor, including by providing access to all facilities and youth confined in facilities, through unannounced and scheduled visits, subject to legitimate institutional needs based on safety considerations.
D.C. Code § 2-305.08 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-305.08
§ 2-305.08. Nondiscrimination.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.117 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.117
§ 2-1217.117. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any particular provision of this subchapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this subchapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. If any action or inaction contemplated under this subchapter is determined to be contrary to the requirements of applicable law, such action or inaction shall not be necessary for the purpose of issuance of the bonds, and the validity of the bonds shall not be adversely affected.
D.C. Code § 2-709 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / § 2-709
§ 2-709. Unintentional violations.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who by reason of ignorance, forgetfulness, or misunderstanding improperly or unlawfully uses official mail shall be liable to the District for double the cost of the postage.
(b) Any person who willfully violates provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, plus double the amount of money incidental to the unlawful mailing.
D.C. Code § 2-602 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / § 2-602
§ 2-602. Publication of Council acts and resolutions.
Status: in_force

A resolution or act passed or adopted by the Council pursuant to § 1-204.12(a) shall be published in the District of Columbia Register as soon as practicable after it is passed or adopted.
D.C. Code § 2-1403.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1403.06
§ 2-1403.06. Conciliation.
Status: in_force

(a) If, in the judgment of the Office, the circumstances so warrant, it may, at any time after the filing of the complaint, endeavor to eliminate such unlawful discriminatory practice by conference, conciliation, or persuasion.
(b) If the Office determines that there exists probable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged or is engaging in an unlawful practice, the parties shall attempt to conciliate the complaint. The Office shall grant the parties up to 60 days within which to reach a conciliation agreement. If the parties fail to execute a conciliation agreement within the time allowed by the Office, the Office shall certify the case to the Commission for a public hearing. The terms of a conciliation agreement may require a respondent to refrain, in the future, from committing specified discriminatory practices, and to take such affirmative action as, in the judgment of the Office, will effectuate the purposes of this chapter; and may include consent, by the respondent, to the entry in court of a consent decree, embodying the terms of the conciliation agreement.
(c) Upon agreement of all parties to a complaint and upon notice to all parties thereto, a conciliation agreement shall be deemed an order of the Commission, and shall be enforceable as such. Except for the terms of the conciliation agreement, employees of the Office shall not make public, without the written consent of the respondent, information concerning conciliation efforts.
(d) Repealed.
(e) The Office shall make public, unless the complainant and respondent agree otherwise and the Director determines that disclosure is not required to further the purpose of this chapter, conciliation agreements alleging unlawful discrimination in residential real estate transactions or violations of the FHA.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.07 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.07
§ 2-1217.07. TIF bond security.
Status: in_force

(a) A series of TIF bonds may be secured by a trust agreement or trust indenture between the District and a corporate trustee having trust powers, or by a secured loan agreement or other instrument giving power to a corporate trustee by means of which the District may do the following:
  (1) Make and enter into any and all covenants and agreements with the trustee or the holders of the TIF bonds that the District may determine to be necessary or desirable including, without limitation, covenants and agreements as to:
    (A) The application, investment, deposit, use and disposition of the proceeds of TIF bonds and the other monies, securities, and property of the District;
    (B) The terms and conditions of any agreement with any other person concerning the development of the downtown area;
    (C) The assignment by the District of its rights in any agreement;
    (D) Terms and conditions upon which additional TIF bonds of the District may be issued;
    (E) Providing for the appointment of a trustee to act on behalf of bondholders and abrogating or limiting the rights of the bondholders to appoint a trustee; and
    (F) Vesting in a trustee, for the benefit of the holders of TIF bonds, or in the bondholders directly, such rights and remedies as the District shall determine;
  (2) Pledge, mortgage or assign monies, agreements, property or other assets of the District, either presently in hand or to be received in the future, or both;
  (3) Provide for bond insurance and letters of credit, or otherwise enhance the credit of and security for the payment of its TIF bonds; and
  (4) Provide for any other matters of like or different character that in any way affect the security for or payment of the TIF bonds.
(b) TIF bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purposes. The TIF bonds and 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.
(c) The District does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any TIF bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter that, subject to the provisions of the financing documents, the District will not limit or alter the basis upon which available real property taxes and available sales taxes are received, allocated, applied and pledged pursuant to this subchapter; will not impair the contractual obligations of the District to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the TIF bonds, will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders, and will not modify in any way the exemptions from taxation provided for in this subchapter, until the bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any suit, action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged.  The CFO is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the District as part of the contract with the holders of any of its bonds.  This subchapter shall constitute a contract between the District and the holders of the TIF bonds authorized by this subchapter.  To the extent that any acts or resolutions of the Council may be in conflict with this subchapter, this subchapter shall be controlling.
(d) It is the intention of the Council that a pledge made in respect of its TIF bonds shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made; that the money or property so pledged and thereafter received shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without physical delivery or further act; and that the lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having any claim of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the District irrespective of whether the parties have notice.  Neither the bond order, trust agreement, nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded or filed under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code to be valid, binding, and effective against the parties.
D.C. Code § 2-1209.09 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1209.09
§ 2-1209.09. Maximum stay policy.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall devise a policy that encourages tenant businesses to leave the business incubators when a certain level of development is reached, but does not arbitrarily evict a tenant business at a crucial period in its development.
D.C. Code § 2-223.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-223.01
§ 2-223.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Contract” means any contract for goods or services between the District government and another entity but excludes any collective bargaining agreement.
(2) “Contributing factor” means any factor which, alone or in connection with other factors, tends to affect in any way the outcome of the decision.
(3) “Employee” means:
  (A) Any person who is [a] former or current employee of or an applicant for employment by an instrumentality of the District government not covered by Chapter 6 of Title 1 ;
  (B) Any person who is a former or current employee of any entity that has a contract with the District government to supply goods or services and who is engaged in performing such contract; or
  (C) Any person who is a security officer and is or was employed in that capacity by a person who or entity that provides security services.
(4) “Illegal order” means a directive to violate or to assist in violating a federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation.
(5) “Instrumentality” means a quasi-governmental entity that operates in part with District funds, including, but not limited to, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, established by § 34-2202.02(a) ; the Health and Hospitals Public Benefits Corporation, established by Chapter 11 of Title 44 ; the Public Service Commission, established by § 34-801 ; the Washington Convention and Sports Authority established by § 10-1202.04 ; the Committee to Promote the District of Columbia; the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, established by § 2-1219.02 [repealed]; and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, established by subchapter IV of Chapter 11 of Title 9 .
(6) “Prohibited personnel action” includes but is not limited to: recommended, threatened, or actual termination, demotion, suspension, or  reprimand; involuntary transfer, reassignment or detail; referral for psychiatric or psychological counseling; failure to hire or promote or take other favorable personnel action; or in any other manner retaliating against an employee because that employee has made a protected disclosure or refuses to comply with an illegal order, as those terms are defined in this section.
(6A) “Prohibited procurement action” includes any recommended, threatened, or actual proceeding, based wholly or in part on a protected disclosure made by an employee, officer, or owner of a contractor:
  (A) Terminate a contract by default or convenience without adequate and documented justification;
  (B) Unreasonably delay or withhold payment on legitimate vouchers or claims of a contractor;
  (C) Impose conditions or requirements on the contractor not required by the contract;
  (D) Take any action designed to or having the effect of impeding a contractor’s performance; or
  (E) Take any other action designed to or having the effect of injuring the business or reputation of a contractor.
(7) “Protected disclosure” means any disclosure of information, not specifically prohibited by statute, by an employee to a supervisor or to a public body that the employee reasonably believes evidences:
  (A) Gross mismanagement in connection with the administration of a public program or the execution of a public contract;
  (B) Gross misuse or waste of public resources or funds;
  (C) Abuse of authority in connection with the administration of a public program or the execution of a public contract;
  (D) A violation of a federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation, or of a term of a contract between the District government and a District government contractor which is not of a merely technical or minimal nature; or
  (E) A substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety.
(8) “Public body” means:
  (A) The United States Congress, the Council, any state legislature, the District of Columbia Office of the Inspector General, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, or any member or employee of one of these bodies;
  (B) The federal, the District of Columbia, or any state or local judiciary, any member or employee of these judicial branches, or any grand or petit jury;
  (C) Any federal, District of Columbia, state, or local regulatory, administrative, or public agency or authority or instrumentality of one of these agencies or authorities;
  (D) Any federal, District of Columbia, state, or local law enforcement agency, prosecutorial office, or police or peace officer;
  (E) Any federal, District of Columbia, state, or local department of an executive branch of government; or
  (F) Any division, board, bureau, office, committee, commission or independent agency of any of the public bodies described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of this paragraph.
(8A) “Security officer” means an individual appointed under § 5-129.02 , and shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2100 of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(9) “Supervisor” means any individual employed by a District instrumentality, a District government contractor, or a person who or entity that employs security officers who has authority to do the following:
  (A) To hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibility to direct them, or to evaluate their performance, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action, if in connection with the foregoing the exercise of authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment;  or
  (B) To effectively recommend or to take remedial or corrective action for the violation of a law, rule, regulation or contract term that an employee may allege or report pursuant to this subchapter.
(10) “Whistleblower” means an employee or contractor who makes or is perceived to have made a protected disclosure as that term is defined in this section.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.116 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.116
§ 2-1217.116. Disclaimer.
Status: in_force

(a) The issuance of the bonds is in the discretion of the District. Nothing contained in this subchapter, the bonds, the Financing Documents, or the Closing Documents shall be construed as obligating the District to issue any bonds for the benefit of the Qualifying Schools or to participate in or assist the Qualifying Schools in any way with financing, refinancing, or reimbursing the costs of eligible projects.
(b) The District reserves the right to issue the bonds in the order or priority it determines in its sole and absolute discretion. The District gives no assurance and makes no representations that any portion of any limited amount of bonds or other obligations will be reserved or will be available at the time of the proposed issuance of the bonds.
D.C. Code § 2-1403.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1403.04
§ 2-1403.04. Filing and withdrawal of complaints; mediation.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person or organization, whether or not an aggrieved party, may file with the Office a complaint of a violation of the provisions of this chapter, including a complaint of general discrimination, unrelated to a specific person or instance. The complaint shall state the name and address of the person alleged to have committed the violation, hereinafter called the respondent, and shall set forth the substance thereof, and such other information as may be required by the Office. The Director, sua sponte, may investigate individual instances and patterns of conduct prohibited by the provisions of this chapter and may initiate complaints in connection therewith. Any complaint under this chapter shall be filed with the Office within 1 year of the occurrence of the unlawful discriminatory practice, or the discovery thereof, except as may be modified in accordance with § 2-1403.03 .
(b) (1) Complaints filed with the Office under the provisions of this unit may be voluntarily withdrawn at the request of the complainant by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the Office. A person who withdraws a complaint may only maintain a private cause of action consistent with the provisions of § 2-1403.16 .
  (2) The Office may fully investigate the circumstances accompanying a complainant's notice of withdrawal.
(c) A mediation program shall be established and all complaints shall be mediated before the Office commences a full investigation. During the mediation the parties shall discuss the issues of the complaint in an effort to reach an agreement that satisfies the interests of all concerned parties. The Office shall grant the parties up to 45 days within which to mediate a complaint. If an agreement is reached during the mediation process, the terms of the agreement shall control resolution of the complaint. If an agreement is not reached, the Office shall proceed with an investigation of the complaint.
(d) Complaints filed with the Office alleging unlawful discrimination in residential real estate transactions or violations of FHA, shall be served on the complainant and respondent within 5 days of filing, with a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory practice and advising the parties of their procedural rights and obligations under this chapter and  FHA. The Office shall refer the complaint for mediation, but shall begin investigating the complaint within 30 days of its filing if the parties fail to reach an agreement.
D.C. Code § 2-354.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-354.03
§ 2-354.03. Competitive sealed proposals.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract may be entered into by competitive sealed proposal when the use of competitive sealed bidding is not practicable or not advantageous to the District.
(b) Proposals shall be solicited from the maximum number of qualified sources and in a manner consistent with the nature of, and the need for, the goods, services, or construction being acquired.
(c) Proposals shall be solicited through a request for proposals. The CPO shall provide public notice of the RFP of not less than 21 days, unless the CPO issues a determination and findings that it is appropriate to shorten the notice period to a period of not less than 14 days. In making the determination and findings, the CPO shall consider factors including the complexity of the procurement, the type of goods or services being purchased, and the impact of a shortened notice period on competition.
(d) Each RFP shall include a statement of work or other description of the District's specific needs, which shall be used as a basis for the evaluation of proposals.
(d-1) An RFP for the construction of a road, bridge, other transportation system, or a facility or structure appurtenant to a road, bridge, or other transportation system, may allow prospective offerors or contractors to submit alternative technical concepts as a part of their proposals. The agency’s determination on the alternative technical concepts may be considered by the contracting officer as part of the evaluation and ranking of proposals.
(d-2) (1) Each RFP shall set forth each evaluation factor and indicate the relative importance of each evaluation factor.  At a minimum, the following shall be included as evaluation factors:
    (A) Price or cost to the District government;
    (B) The quality of the product or service as addressed by one or more non-cost evaluation factors; and
    (C) Past performance of the offeror.
  (2) The general approach for evaluating past-performance information shall be described in the RFP, but at a minimum shall include an evaluation of the offeror's performance under past or current government or private-sector contracts with requirements similar to those of the proposed contract.
  (3) In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.
  (4) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, any review of past performance shall be evaluated in a manner consistent with the criteria specified in the solicitation and the criteria shall be applied consistently across all offerors.
(e) The contract shall be awarded by written notice to the responsive and responsible bidder whose bid will be most advantageous to the District.
(f) (1) The contracting officer may issue an RFQ before an RFP if the CPO makes a determination and findings that proceeding with an RFQ process would be advantageous to the District and that establishes a reasonable price range for the procurement.
  (2) The RFQ shall include a description of the statement of work to be solicited by the RFP, the deadline for submission of information, and how prospective offerors may apply for consideration. The RFQ shall require information only on the prospective contractor’s qualifications, experience, and ability to perform the requirements of the contract.
  (3) After receiving the responses to the RFQ from prospective contractors, the contracting officer shall determine in writing the ranking of the prospective contractors from the most qualified to the least qualified on the basis of the information provided. The contracting officer shall then issue an RFP to at least the 3 highest-ranked prospective contractors. The determination regarding how many proposals to solicit shall not be subject to review.
(g) Upon receiving the responses to an RFP, the contracting officer shall:
  (1) Evaluate the proposals received using only the criteria stated in the RFP and in accordance with weightings that have been provided in the RFP; and
  (2) Rank the prospective contractors from most advantageous to least advantageous to the District.
(h) (1) After ranking the prospective contractors, the contracting officer may elect to proceed with negotiations in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection. The contracting officer’s decision shall not be subject to review.
  (2) If the contracting officer elects to proceed with negotiations, the contracting officer shall negotiate with the highest-ranked prospective contractor on price or matters affecting the scope of the contract, so long as the terms of the final contract are within the scope of the request for proposals. If a satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated with the highest-ranked prospective contractor, the contracting officer may negotiate the terms of the contract with the 2nd most qualified prospective contractor or lower-ranked prospective contractors in order of ranking until a satisfactory contract can be awarded.
  (3) The contracting officer may reopen negotiations with any prospective contractor with whom negotiations were terminated.
  (4) The contracting officer may make changes within the general scope of the RFP but shall then provide all offerors an opportunity to submit their best and final offers.
D.C. Code § 2-214.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-214.01
§ 2-214.01. Establishment of the Minority and Women-Owned Business Assessment Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Minority and Women-Owned Business Assessment Program (“Program”) within the Department of Small and Local Business Development (“Department”). The Program shall:
  (1) Analyze the current state of businesses owned or controlled by minorities or women qualifying as Certified Business Enterprises (“CBE”) as that term is defined in subchapter IX-A of this chapter [ § 2-218.01 et seq.], including counting the number of businesses that have applied for CBE certification and the number that have been certified as CBEs since the inception of the CBE program;
  (2) Record and track the number of businesses owned or controlled by minorities or women that have been awarded government contracts under the procurement process utilized by the District;
  (3) Assess the findings and investigate and recommend ways to encourage businesses owned or controlled by minorities or women to compete in the procurement process utilized by the District; and
  (4) Ensure all District agencies with procurement authority, including independent agencies, are trained to evaluate, collect, and accurately track spending data as well as demographic data such as race and gender, upon request of District contract and procurement awardees, to better assess the District utilization of equity impact enterprises, minority-owned prime contractors and subcontractors, and women-owned prime contractors and subcontractors.
(b) The Department shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations of the Program to the Chairman of the Council committee with oversight of the Department of Small and Local Business Development ("Committee").  The report shall be submitted to the Committee no later than March 1 of each year and shall include specific steps for implementing the recommendations.
(b-1) (1) In Fiscal Year 2021, the Mayor shall contract with a person or entity to conduct a District-based study ("disparity study") to:
    (A) Evaluate if there is a specific evidentiary foundation of discrimination against minority and women-owned businesses;
    (B) Assess if there are disparities between the availability and utilization of minority and women-owned prime contractors and subcontractors and, if there are, describe and analyze the most-relevant causal factors; and
    (C) Determine if there are statistically significant disparities in the utilization of minority and women-owned businesses by prime contractors on government-assisted projects awarded pursuant to § 2-218.46 .
  (1A) All agencies with procurement authority, including independent agencies, shall coordinate with the Executive Office of the Mayor to provide timely and accurate information to assist with the completion of the disparity study.
  (2) The finalized disparity study shall be submitted to the Committee within 450 days after October 30, 2020.
(c) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “minority” shall include Asian, Pacific Islander, African American or Black, Native American or Native Hawaiian, and Hispanic or Latino.
D.C. Code § 2-303.14 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-303.14
§ 2-303.14. Inspection of plant and audit of records.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1228.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1228.01
§ 2-1228.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the "Interactive Wayfinding Kiosk Act of 2025".
D.C. Code § 2-1217.35c — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.35c
§ 2-1217.35c. Creation of the Skyland TIF Area; Available Sales Tax Revenues base year determinations.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a TIF area designated as the Skyland TIF Area. The Skyland TIF Area is defined as the real property located in Square 5632, Lot 0001; Square 5632, Lot 0003; Square 5632, Lot 0004; Square 5632, Lot 0005; Square 5632, Lot 0802; Square 5633, Lot 0800; Square 5633, Lot 0801; Square 5641, Lot 0010; Square 5641, Lot 0011; Square 5641, Lot 0012; Square 5641, Lot 0013; Square 5641, Lot 0819; Square 5641N, Lot 0012; Square 5641N, Lot 0013; Square 5641N, Lot 0014; Square 5641N, Lot 0015; Square 5641N, Lot 0016; Square 5641N, Lot 0017; Square 5641N, Lot 0018; Square 5641N, Lot 0019; Square 5641N, Lot 0020; Square 5641N, Lot 0021; Square 5641N, Lot 0022; Square 5641N, Lot 0023; Square 5641N, Lot 0024; Square 5641N, Lot 0025; Square 5641N, Lot 0026; Square 5641N, Lot 0027; Square 5641N, Lot 0028; Square 5641N, Lot 0029; Square 5641N, Lot 0030; Square 5641N, Lot 0031; Square 5641N, Lot 0033; Parcel 0213/0052; Parcel 0213/0060; Parcel 0213/0061; Parcel 0214/0062; Parcel 0214/0088; Parcel 0214/0104; Parcel 0214/0182; Parcel 0214/0187; Parcel 0214/0189; Parcel 0214/0190; and Parcel 0214/0196 and for any other parcel located within the geographic area bounded by a line beginning for the same at a point at the intersection of the northerly line of Good Hope Road, S.E., with the northerly line of Alabama Avenue, S.E., and running then northwesterly along said line of Good Hope Road, S.E., extended, to intersect a point on the east line of Naylor Road, S.E.; then northwesterly along said line of Naylor Road, to a point at the northwesterly corner of Lot 801 in Square 5633; then northeasterly along the northerly line of said lot & square to a point at the westernmost corner of Parcel 213/52; then continuing northeasterly along the northerly line of said Parcel 213/52, to a point at the southwesterly corner of Parcel 213/60; then northeasterly along the arc of a curve, deflecting to the right, along the westerly line of said Parcel 213/60, to a point at the northernmost corner of said Parcel 213/60; then southeasterly along the easterly lines of said Parcel 213/60 and 213/52 to a point at the northwesterly corner of Lot 33 in Square North of Square 5641; then easterly along the north property lines of said Lot 33 and Lots 16 through 31, both inclusive, in Square North of Square 5641 to a point at the northeast corner of said Lot 31 in said square; then south along the east line of said Lot 31 in said square to a point at the southeast corner thereof; then Westerly along the south lines of said Lots 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23 and 22 in said square to a point at the southwest corner of said lot 22, to intersect a line drawn northwesterly from the northeast corner of Lot 12 in Square North of Square 5641; then southeasterly along said line drawn and the east line of said Lot 12 in said square, to a point at the southeast corner thereof, to a point that intersects a line drawn northwesterly from the northeast corner of Lot in Square 5641; then southeasterly along said line drawn and the east line of said Lot 13 in said square to a point at the southeast corner thereof; then southwesterly along the south property lines of Lots 13 and 12 in Square 5641 to a point that intersects a line drawn northwesterly from the northeast corner of Lot 819 in Square 5641; then Southeasterly along said line drawn and the east line of said Lot 819 in said square, to a point at the southeast corner of said Lot 819 in said square, on the north line of Alabama Avenue, S.E.; and then southwesterly along the arc of a circle, deflecting to the right, along said line of Alabama Avenue, to the point of beginning.
(b) As provided under § 2-1217.35b , the Available Tax Increment from the Skyland TIF Area shall be deposited in the Skyland TIF Fund and may be used for the purposes set forth in § 2-1217.35b .
(c) (1) The base year for determination of Available Sales Tax Revenues from locations within the Skyland TIF Area shall be tax year 2016.
  (2) The base year for determining Available Real Property Tax Revenues shall be tax year 2016 and the initial assessed value to be used in making the determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues shall be the assessed value of each lot of taxable real property in the Skyland TIF Area for tax year 2016.
D.C. Code § 2-1204.22 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1204.22
§ 2-1204.22. Minimum requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A movie theater with more than 2 screens shall, no later than 90 days after July 19, 2024, provide scheduled open captioned showings for each motion picture currently showing at the movie theater. The number of open captioned showings provided shall be as follows:
    (A) During the first 2 operating weeks of a motion picture's release, no fewer than 3 open captioned showings per week;
    (B) For each subsequent operating week of a motion picture's release, no fewer than 2 open captioned showings per week.
  (2) At least one of the scheduled showings required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be provided during peak weekend hours unless no other showings of the motion picture are scheduled during those hours.
(b) Open captioned showings scheduled by a movie theater and willfully cancelled prior to showing shall not constitute an open captioned showing for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this section. Cancellations due to an event beyond a movie theater's control, such as equipment failure, weather, government order, or studio content error, shall not be considered willfully cancelled.
(c) The following shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section:
  (1) Motion pictures that are not produced and made available to movie theaters with open captioning content; and
  (2) Motion pictures for which a movie theater has fewer than 7 scheduled showings in one operating week.
(d) A movie theater with 2 or fewer screens shall, within a reasonable time frame of receipt of a request made according to a process established by rule by the Mayor, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 5 of this title , provide a screening of a motion picture produced with open movie captioning; except, that this subsection shall not apply to a movie theater with 2 or fewer screens that provides scheduled open caption showings as described in subsection (a) of this section.
(e) A movie theater shall advertise the date and time of motion picture showings required by this section in the same manner as the movie theater advertises all other motion picture showings.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.37h — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.37h
§ 2-1217.37h. Financing 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) The Mayor's execution and delivery of the Financing Documents and the Closing Documents to which the District is a party shall constitute conclusive evidence of the Mayor's approval, on behalf of the District, of the final form and content of the executed Financing Documents and the executed Closing Documents.
(e) The Mayor is authorized to deliver the executed and sealed Financing Documents and Closing Documents, on behalf of the District, prior to or simultaneously with the issuance, sale, and delivery of the Bonds, and to ensure the due performance of the obligations of the District contained in the executed, sealed, and delivered Financing Documents and Closing Documents.
D.C. Code § 2-1212.61 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.61
§ 2-1212.61. Restrictive covenants prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a grocery store or a food retail store to agree to the inclusion of a restrictive land covenant or other use restriction in a contract for the sale, lease, or other transfer of real property that prohibits the use of the real property as a grocery store or a food retail store or that prohibits the use of any property within one mile as a grocery store or a food retail store.
(b) A restrictive land covenant or other use restriction on real property of the type described in subsection (a) of this section shall be void and unenforceable.
(c) The prohibition imposed by this section shall not apply to an owner or operator of a grocery store or food retail store that terminates operations at a site for purposes of relocating the grocery store or food retail store to a comparable or larger site located in the District of Columbia within one-half mile of the site where the prior operations were terminated; provided, that relocation and commencement of the operation of the new grocery store or food retail store at the new site occurs within 2 years of the sale, transfer, or lease of the prior site, and that the restrictive covenant or other use restriction agreed upon with respect to the prior site does not have a term in excess of 3 years.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Food retail store" means a retail establishment with a primary business of selling food for consumption on-premise or off-premise.
  (2) "Grocery store" means a retail establishment with a primary business of selling grocery products and that has a selling area that is used for a general line of food, including perishable food, and may also include household supplies, or prescription pharmacy merchandise.
D.C. Code § 2-1516.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1516.01
§ 2-1516.01. Youth Jobs Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1932 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / § 2-1932
§ 2-1932. Oral language services provided by covered entities.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered entity shall provide oral language services to a person with limited or no-English proficiency who seeks to access or participate in the services, programs, or activities offered by the covered entity.
(b) A covered entity shall, at least annually, determine the type of oral language services needed based upon:
  (1) The number or proportion of limited or no-English proficient persons of the population served or encountered, or likely to be served or encountered by the covered entity, in the District of Columbia;
  (2) The frequency with which limited or no-English proficient individuals come into contact with the covered entity;
  (3) The importance of the service provided by the covered entity; and
  (4) The resources available to the covered entity.
(c) (1) In making the determination under subsection (b) of this section of the type of oral language services needed, the covered entity shall consult the following sources of data to determine the languages spoken and the number or proportion of limited or no-English proficient persons of the population that are served or encountered, or likely to be served or encountered, by the covered entity in the District of Columbia:
    (A) The United States Census Bureau’s most current report entitled “Language Use and English Ability, Linguistic Isolation” (or any other successor report);
    (B) Any other language-related information;
    (C) Census data on language ability indicating that individuals speak English “less than very well”;
    (D) Local census data relating to language use and English language ability;
    (E) Other governmental data, including intake data collected by covered entities; data collected by the District of Columbia Public Schools; and data collected by and made available by District government offices that conduct outreach to communities with limited-English proficient populations and that serve as a liaison between the District government and limited-English proficient populations, such as the Office of Latino Affairs and the Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs; and
    (F) Data collected and made available by the D.C. Language Access Coalition.
  (2) A covered entity shall annually collect data about the languages spoken and the number or proportion of limited or no-English proficient persons speaking a given language in the population that is served or encountered, or likely to be served or encountered, by the covered entity. A covered entity’s databases and tracking applications shall contain fields that will capture this information during the fiscal year that this subchapter takes effect with respect to the covered entity pursuant to § 2-1936 . If it is demonstrated to the Office of Human Rights that this is not feasible due to budgetary constraints, a covered entity shall make all due efforts to comply with this paragraph by the beginning of the next fiscal year. All information collected under this section shall be provided to the Language Access Director and made available to the public, upon request, within a reasonable time.
(d) To the extent that a covered entity requires additional personnel to meet its requirement to provide oral language services based on the determination set forth in this section, the covered entity shall hire bilingual personnel into existing budgeted vacant public contact positions.
D.C. Code § 2-308.13 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-308.13
§ 2-308.13. Definitions.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 2-381.01 .
D.C. Code § 2-217.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-217.04
§ 2-217.04. Certificate of registration.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.111 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.111
§ 2-1217.111. Authorized delegation of authority.
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted by District and federal laws, the Mayor may delegate to any Authorized Delegate the performance of any function authorized to be performed by the Mayor under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-1471.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14B / § 2-1471.03
§ 2-1471.03. Establishment of the Commission on Racial Equity, Social Justice, and Economic Inclusion.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established a Council Commission on Racial Equity, Social Justice, and Economic Inclusion ("Commission") to advise the Council of the District of Columbia on matters of racial equity, social justice, and economic inclusion.
  (2) The Commission shall consist of 5 members all appointed by the Chairman of the Council and who may be residents of the District of Columbia.
  (3) Members of the Commission shall have the following qualifications:
    (A) Knowledge of core racial equity concepts, including power and privilege, implicit bias, and structural or institutional racism;
    (B) Extensive experience working with communities of color; and
    (C) Demonstrated experience bringing a racial equity lens to their work, with a focus on identifying and overcoming or mitigating barriers to racial equity.
  (4) The Commission shall examine issues of racial equity in governance in the District in its deliberations, identify best practices in other jurisdictions, and may undertake such other endeavors related to racial equity as it determines necessary to advise the Council. The Commission may also work with the Council's Racial Equity Office.
  (5) The Council shall provide administrative support to the Commission and may provide other resources the Council determines are necessary.
  (6) The Commission shall not engage in any lobbying of the Council.
(b) It is the sense of the Council that for Council Period 24, the Council should include in its rules the establishment of a Racial Equity Program to produce racial equity training materials, provide ongoing racial equity training for Council staff, and include a protocol for conducting Racial Equity Impact Assessments on legislation.
D.C. Code § 2-1226.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1226.04
§ 2-1226.04. Definition of Anacostia Waterfront Development Zone.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “Anacostia Waterfront Development Zone” means:
(1) Interstate 395 and all rights-of-way of Interstate 395, within the District, except for the portion of Interstate 395 that is north of E Street, S.W., or S.E.;
(2) All land between that portion of Interstate 395 that is south of E Street, S.W., or S.E., and the Anacostia River or Washington Channel;
(3) All land between that portion of Interstate 695, and all rights-of-way, that are south of E Street, S.W. or S.E., and the Anacostia River;
(4) The portion of Interstate 295 that is north of the Anacostia River, within the District, and all rights-of-way of that portion of Interstate 295;
(5) All land between that portion of Interstate 295 that is north of the Anacostia River and the Anacostia River;
(6) The portions of:
  (A) The Anacostia Freeway that are north or east of the intersection of the Anacostia Freeway and Defense Boulevard and all rights-of-way of that portion of the Anacostia Freeway;
  (B) Kenilworth Avenue that extend to the northeast from the Anacostia Freeway to Eastern Avenue; and
  (C) Interstate 295, including its rights-of-way, that are east of the Anacostia River and that extend to the southwest from the Anacostia Freeway to Defense Boulevard.
(7) All land between those portions of the Anacostia Freeway, Kenilworth Avenue, and Interstate 295 described in paragraph (6) of this section and the Anacostia River;
(8) All land that is adjacent to the Anacostia River and designated as parks, recreation, and open space on the District of Columbia Generalized Land Use Map, dated January 2002, except for the land that is:
  (A) North of New York Avenue, N.E.;
  (B) East of the Anacostia Freeway; including rights-of-way of the Anacostia Freeway;
  (C) East of the portion of Kenilworth Avenue that extends to the northeast from the Anacostia Freeway to Eastern Avenue;
  (D) East of the portion of Interstate 295, including its rights-of-way, that is east of the Anacostia River and that extends to the southwest from the Anacostia Freeway to Defense Boulevard, but excluding the portion of 295 and its rights-of-way that go to the  northwest across the Anacostia River;
  (E) Contiguous to that portion of the Suitland Parkway that is south of  Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue; or
  (F) South of a line drawn along, and as a continuation both east and west  of the center line of the portion of Defense Boulevard between Brookley Avenue, S.W., and  Mitscher Road, S.W.;
(9) All land, excluding Eastern High School, that is:
  (A) Adjacent to the land described in paragraph (8) of this section;
  (B) West of the Anacostia River; and
  (C) Designated as a local public facility on the District of Columbia Generalized Land Use Map, dated January 2002;
(10) All land that is:
  (A) South or east of that portion of Potomac Avenue, S.E., between Interstate 295 and 19th Street, S.E.; and
  (B) West or north of the Anacostia River;
(11) The portion of the Anacostia River within the District; and
(12) The Washington Channel.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.40g — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.40g
§ 2-1217.40g. Bond details.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in accordance with this subpart in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, delivery, security for, and payment of the bonds of each class and series, including, but not limited to, determinations of:
  (1) The final form, content, designation, and terms of the bonds, including a determination that the bonds may be issued in certificated or book-entry form;
  (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, called, or put for redemption, repurchase, or remarketing before their respective stated maturities;
  (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;
  (8) The time and place of payment of the bonds;
  (9) Procedures for monitoring the use of the proceeds received from the sale of the bonds to ensure that the proceeds are properly applied and used to accomplish the purposes of the Home Rule Act and this subpart ;
  (10) Actions necessary to qualify the bonds under blue sky laws of any jurisdiction where the bonds are marketed; and
  (11) The terms and types of any credit enhancement under which the bonds may be secured.
(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 Available Tax Increment, the Available Increment, and any other taxes and fees deposited in the Reunion Square TIF 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 of any series may be issued in accordance with the terms of a trust instrument to be entered into by the District and a trustee or paying agent to be selected by the Mayor, and may be subject to the terms of one or more agreements entered into by the Mayor pursuant to § 1-204.90(a)(4) .
(f) The bonds may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more issues and in one or more series.
(g) The bonds are declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes.  The bonds, the interest thereon, and the income therefrom, and all funds 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.
(h) The District pledges, covenants, and agrees 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 subpart , 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 subpart , this subpart shall be controlling.
(i) Consistent with § 1-204.90(a)(4)(B) and notwithstanding article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 :
  (1) A pledge made and security interest created in respect of the bonds or pursuant to any related Financing Document shall be valid, binding, and perfected from the time the security interest is created, with or without physical delivery of any funds or any property and with or without any further action;
  (2) The lien of the pledge shall be valid, binding, and perfected as against all parties having any claim of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the District, whether or not such party has notice; and
  (3) The security interest shall be valid, binding, and perfected whether or not any statement, document, or instrument relating to the security interest is recorded or filed.
D.C. Code § 2-1401.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1401.01
§ 2-1401.01. Intent of Council.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Council of the District of Columbia, in enacting this unit , to secure an end in the District of Columbia to discrimination for any reason other than that of individual merit, including, but not limited to, discrimination by reason of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, sealed eviction record, status as a victim of an intrafamily offense, place of residence or business, status as a victim or family member of a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking, and homeless status.
D.C. Code § 2-302.08 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-302.08
§ 2-302.08. Creation and duties of Office of the Inspector General.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 1-301.115a .
D.C. Code § 2-217.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-217.03
§ 2-217.03. Assistance programs for local business enterprise contractors, disadvantaged business enterprise contractors, and small business enterprise contractors.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.34f — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.34f
§ 2-1217.34f. Issuance of the Bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bonds of any series may be sold at negotiated upon terms that the Mayor considers to be in the best interests of the District.
(b) The Bonds also may be issued as a TIF note to the Development Sponsor and may be held and used as security for debt incurred or to be incurred by the Development Sponsor, an agent of the Development Sponsor, or another party selected by the Development Sponsor.
(c) The Mayor or an Authorized Delegate may execute, in connection with each sale of the Bonds, offering documents on behalf of the District, may deem final any such offering document on behalf of the District for purposes of compliance with federal laws and regulations governing such matters, and may authorize the distribution of the documents in connection with the sale of the Bonds.
(d) The Mayor is authorized to deliver executed and sealed Bonds, on behalf of the District, for authentication, and, after the Bonds have been authenticated, to deliver the Bonds to the original purchasers of the Bonds upon payment of the purchase price.
(e) The Bonds shall not be issued until the Mayor receives an approving opinion from Bond Counsel as to the validity of the Bonds of such series and, if the interest on the Bonds is expected to be exempt from federal income taxation, the treatment of the interest on the Bonds for purposes of federal income taxation.
(f) Chapter 3A of this title [ § 2-351.01 et seq.] and subchapter III of Chapter 3 of Title 47 shall not apply to any contract that the Mayor may from time to time enter into, or the Mayor may determine to be necessary or appropriate, for purposes of this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ].
D.C. Code § 2-1401.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1401.02
§ 2-1401.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words and terms when used in this chapter have the following meanings:
(a) (1) “Administrative Procedure Act” means the “District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act,” ( § 2-501 et seq.).
  (2) “Age” means 18 years of age or older.
  (3) “Chairman” means the duly appointed Chairman of the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights.
  (4) “Commission” means the Commission on Human Rights, as established under subchapter IV of Unit A of this chapter.
  (4A) "Contraception" means any device, medication, or practice designed or employed to prevent pregnancy, including emergency contraception, the use of which would be lawful in the District.
  (5) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia as established by § 1-204.01(a) .
  (5A) “Disability” means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual having a record of such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.
  (6) “Director” means the Director of the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights, or a designate.
  (7) “District” means the District of Columbia.
  (7A) “Domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3) .
  (7B) “Domestic partnership” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(4) .
  (7C) "Domestic violence" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-551(1) .
  (8) “Educational institution” means any public or private institution including an academy, college, elementary or secondary school, extension course, kindergarten, nursery, school system or university; and a business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical, or vocational school; and includes an agent of an educational institution.
  (9) (A) "Employee" means an individual employed by or seeking employment from an employer.  The term "employee" includes an unpaid intern and an individual working or seeking work as an independent contractor.
    (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "independent contractor" does not mean a service vendor who provides a discrete service to an individual customer.
  (10) “Employer” means any person who, for compensation, employs an individual, except for the employer’s parent, spouse, or children, engaged in work in and about the employer’s household; any person acting in the interest of such employer, directly or indirectly; and any professional association.
  (11) “Employment agency” means any person regularly undertaking or attempting, with or without compensation, to procure employees for an employer or to procure for employees, opportunities to work for an employer, and includes an agent of such a person.
  (11A) “Familial status” means one or more individuals under 18 years of age being domiciled with: (1) a parent or other person having legal custody of the individual; or (2) the designee, with written authorization of the parent, or other persons having legal custody of individuals under 18 years of age. The protection afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or in the process of securing legal custody of any individual under 18 years of age.
  (11B) "Family member" means:
    (A) With respect to an individual and genetic information, the spouse or domestic partner of the individual, dependent child (whether born to or placed for adoption with the individual), and all other individuals related by blood to the individual, spouse, domestic partner, or child; and
    (B) With respect to an individual's status as a family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual abuse, or stalking:
      (i) A spouse, including the person identified by an individual as his or her domestic partner, as defined in § 32-701(3) ;
      (ii) The parents of a spouse;
      (iii) Children (including foster children and grandchildren);
      (iv) The spouses of children;
      (v) Parents;
      (vi) Brothers and sisters;
      (vii) The spouses of brothers and sisters;
      (viii) A child who lives with an individual and for whom the individual permanently assumes and discharges parental responsibility; and
      (ix) A person with whom the individual shares or has shared, for not less than the preceding 12 months, a mutual residence and with whom the individual maintains a committed relationship, as defined in § 32-701(1) .
  (12) “Family responsibilities” means the state of being, or the potential to become, a contributor to the support of a person or persons in a dependent relationship, irrespective of their number, including the state of being the subject of an order of withholding or similar proceedings for the purpose of paying child support or a debt related to child support.
  (12A) "Gender-affirming care" means any social, psychological, behavioral, medical, or surgical intervention that is lawful in the District and that is designed or employed to support or affirm a person's gender identity or expression, including hormone therapy, behavioral healthcare, reproductive counseling, hair removal, speech therapy, facial reconstruction surgery, and gender affirmation surgery.
  (12A-i) “Gender identity or expression” means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of an individual, regardless of the individual’s assigned sex at birth.
  (12A-ii) “Genetic information” means information about the presence of any gene, chromosome, protein, or certain metabolites that indicate or confirm that an individual or an individual’s family member has a mutation or other genotype that is scientifically or medically believed to cause a disease, disorder, or syndrome, if the information is obtained from a genetic test.
  (12B) “Genetic test” means an analysis of human chromosomes, genes, gene products, or genetic information that is used to identify the presence or absence of inherited or congenital alterations in genetic material that are associated with disease or illness. A genetic test shall not include a test for the presence of illegal drugs, routine physical measurements, or chemical, blood or urine analysis, unless conducted purposefully to obtain genetic information.
  (12C) “Health benefit plan” means any accident and health insurance policy or certificate, hospital and medical services corporation contract, health maintenance organization subscriber contract, plan provided by a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or plan provided by another benefit arrangement. The term “health care benefit plan” does not mean accident only, credit or disability insurance; coverage of Medicare services or federal employee benefit plans, pursuant to contracts with the United States government; Medicare supplemental or long-term care insurance; dental only or vision only insurance; specified disease insurance; hospital confinement indemnity coverage; limited benefit health coverage; coverage issued as supplemental to liability insurance, insurance arising out of workers compensation or similar law; automobile medical payment insurance; medical expense and loss of income benefits; insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and that is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance; or life insurance.
  (12D) “Health insurer” means any person that provides one or more health benefits plans, or insurance in the District of Columbia, including an insurer, a hospital and medical services corporation, a fraternal benefits society, a health maintenance organization, a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or any other person providing a plan of health insurance subject to the authority of the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.
  (13) “Hearing tribunal” means members of the Commission, or 1 or more hearing examiners, appointed by the Commission to conduct a hearing.
  (13A) "Homeless" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-751.01(18) .
  (14) “Housing business” means a business operated under the authority of a license issued by the Mayor, or other authorized District agent, pursuant to § 47-2828 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
  (14A) “Intrafamily offense” means an offense as defined in § 16-1001(8) .
  (15) “Labor organization” means any organization, agency, employee representation committee, group, association, or plan in which employees participate directly or indirectly; and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers, or any agent thereof, concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; and any conference, general committee, joint or system board, or joint council, which is subordinate to a national or international organization.
  (15A) "Living arrangement" means the cohabitation of any number of related or unrelated persons in the same household.
  (16) "Make public" means disclosure to the public or to the news media of any personal or business data, documents, information, records, or reports obtained during the course of a complaint filed under the provisions of this unit .  The term "make public" does not include:
    (A) The publication of EEO-1, EEO-2, or EEO-3 reports as required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
    (B) The provision of any data, documents, information, records, or reports in the course of any administrative or judicial proceeding under this unit or any judicial proceeding under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, approved July 2, 1964 (78 Stat. 253; 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. ), or Title VIII or IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, approved April 11, 1968 (82 Stat. 81; 42 U.S.C § 3601 et seq. ), involving such data, documents, information, records, or reports; or
    (C) The access to such data, documents, information, records, or reports by personnel of the Office, members of the Commission, or personnel of the Attorney General pursuant to section 316a or for the Attorney General's defense and enforcement of the Office's investigations or the Commission's decisions and orders, or parties to a proceeding before the Office, or their representatives, after the closure of the case and passage of the reconsideration period; or
    (D) The publication of aggregated data from individual reports, such that personally identifiable information is indeterminable.
  (17) “Marital status” means the state of being married, in a domestic partnership, single, divorced, separated, or widowed and the usual conditions associated therewith, including pregnancy or parenthood.
  (18) “Matriculation” means the condition of being enrolled in a college, or university; or in a business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical or vocational school; or in an adult education program.
  (19) “Office” means the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights, established by § 2-1411.01 .
  (20) (A) “Owner” means 1 of the following:
      (i) Any person, or any one of a number of persons in whom is vested all or any part of the legal or equitable ownership, dominion, or title to any real property;
      (ii) The committee, conservator, or any other legal guardian of a person who for any reason is non sui juris, in whom is vested the legal or equitable ownership, dominion or title to any real property; or
      (iii) 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 payment of money; or one who, as agent of, or fiduciary, or officer appointed by the court for the estate of the person defined in sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph shall have charge, care or control of any real property.
    (B) The term “owner” shall also include the lessee, the sublessee, assignee, managing agent, or other person having the right of ownership or possession of, or the right to sell, rent or lease, any real property.
  (21) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, mutual company, joint-stock company, corporation, association, organization, unincorporated organization, labor union, government agency, incorporated society, statutory or common-law trust, estate, executor, administrator, receiver, trustee, conservator, liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, committee, assignee, officer, employee, principal or agent, legal or personal representative, real estate broker, real estate salesperson, property manager, or any agent or representative of any of the foregoing.
  (22) “Personal appearance” means the outward appearance of any person, irrespective of sex, with regard to bodily condition or characteristics, manner or style of dress, and manner or style of personal grooming, including, but not limited to, hair style and beards. It shall not relate, however, to the requirement of cleanliness, uniforms, or prescribed standards, when uniformly applied for admittance to a public accommodation, or when uniformly applied to a class of employees for a reasonable business purpose; or when such bodily conditions or characteristics, style or manner of dress or personal grooming presents a danger to the health, welfare or safety of any individual.
  (23) Repealed.
  (24) “Place of public accommodation” means any person or place that provides, to a person in the District, access to an accommodation, service, or good, whether or not that person or place maintains a physical location in the District or charges for those goods or services, such as inns, taverns, road houses, hotels, motels, whether conducted for the entertainment of transient guests or for the accommodation of those seeking health, recreation or rest; restaurants or eating houses, or any place where food is sold for consumption on the premises; buffets, saloons, barrooms, or any store, park or enclosure where spirituous or malt liquors are sold; ice cream parlors, confectioneries, soda fountains and all stores where ice cream, ice and fruit preparation or their derivatives, or where beverages of any kind are retailed for consumption on the premises; wholesale and retail stores, and establishments dealing with goods or services of any kind, including, but not limited to, the credit facilities thereof; banks, savings and loan associations, establishments of mortgage bankers and brokers, all other financial institutions, and credit information bureaus; insurance companies and establishments of insurance policy brokers; dispensaries, clinics, hospitals, bath-houses, swimming pools, laundries and all other cleaning establishments; barber shops, beauty parlors, theaters, motion picture houses, airdromes, roof gardens, music halls, race courses, skating rinks, amusement and recreation parks, trailer camps, resort camps, fairs, bowling alleys, golf courses, gymnasiums, shooting galleries, billiards and pool parlors; garages, all public conveyances operated on land or water or in the air, as well as the stations and terminals thereof; travel or tour advisory services, agencies or bureaus; public halls and public elevators of buildings and structures, occupied by 2 or more tenants, or by the owner and 1 or more tenants. Such term shall not include any institution, club, or place of accommodation which is in its nature distinctly private except, that any such institution, club or place of accommodation shall be subject to the provisions of § 2-1402.67 . A place of accommodation, institution, or club shall not be considered in its nature distinctly private if the place of accommodation, institution, or club:
    (A) Has 350 or more members;
    (B) Serves meals on a regular basis; and
    (C) Regularly receives payment for dues, fees, use of space, facilities, services, meals, or beverages directly or indirectly from or on behalf of nonmembers for the furtherance of trade or business.
  (25) “Political affiliation” means the state of belonging to or endorsing any political party.
  (26) "Real estate broker" or "real estate salesperson" or "property manager" means a person who is licensed under Chapter 28 of Title 47 as a real estate broker, a real estate salesperson, or a property manager. The term "real estate broker" includes a real estate organization.
  (27) “Real Estate Commission” means the Real Estate Commission of the District of Columbia established by § 42-1739 [repealed].
  (27A) "Reproductive health decision" includes a decision by an individual, an individual's dependent, or an individual's spouse related to:
    (A) The use or intended use of a particular drug, device, or medical service, including contraception or fertility control; or
    (B) The planned initiation or termination of a pregnancy.
  (27B) "Sealed eviction record" means an eviction record that has been sealed pursuant to § 42-3505.09 .
  (27C) "Self-managed abortion product" means a medication that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use, either alone or in combination with other approved medication, in terminating a pregnancy, and that is made available to one or more pregnant individuals other than through the licensed operation of a health care provider or health care professional.
  (27D) "Sexual offense" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-555.01(15) .
  (28) “Sexual orientation” means male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality, by preference or practice.
  (29) “Source of income” means the point, the cause, or the form of the origination, or transmittal of gains of property accruing to a person in a stated period of time; including, but not limited to, money and property secured from any occupation, profession or activity, from any contract, agreement or settlement, from federal or District payments, court-ordered payments, from payments received as gifts, bequests, annuities, life insurance policies and compensation for illness or injury, except in a case where conflict of interest may exist.
  (29A) "Stalking" means an act prohibited by § 22-3133 .
  (30) “Transaction in real property” means the exhibiting, listing, advertising, negotiating, agreeing to transfer or transferring, whether by sale, lease, sublease, rent, assignment or other agreement, any interest in real property or improvements thereon, including, but not limited to, leaseholds and other real chattels.
  (31) “Unlawful discriminatory practice” means those discriminatory practices which are so specified in subchapter II of Unit A of this chapter. “Unlawful discriminatory practice” shall include harassment engaged in for discriminatory reasons specified in § 2-1402.11(a) .
D.C. Code § 2-117 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-117
§ 2-117. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this subchapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of said sections which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of said sections are declared to be severable.
D.C. Code § 2-575 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-575
§ 2-575. Open meetings.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on July 17, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version .*
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a meeting shall be open to the public. A meeting shall be deemed open to the public if:
  (1) The public is permitted to be physically present;
  (2) The news media, as defined by § 16-4701 , is permitted to be physically present;
  (3) The meeting is televised; or
  (4) The public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
(b) A meeting, or portion of a meeting, may be closed for the following reasons:
  (1) A law or court order requires that a particular matter or proceeding not be public;
  (2) To discuss, establish, or instruct the public body’s staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken in negotiating the price and other material terms of a contract, including an employment contract, if an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body;
  (3) To discuss, establish, or instruct the public body’s staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken in negotiating incentives relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses or business activities in the District;
  (4) (A) To consult with an attorney to obtain legal advice and to preserve the attorney-client privilege between an attorney and a public body, or to approve settlement agreements; provided, that, upon request, the public body may decide to waive the privilege.
    (B) Nothing herein shall be construed to permit a public body to close a meeting that would otherwise be open merely because the attorney for the public body is a participant;
  (5) Planning, discussing, or conducting specific collective bargaining negotiations;
  (6) Preparation, administration, or grading of scholastic, licensing, or qualifying examinations;
  (7) To prevent premature disclosure of an honorary degree, scholarship, prize, or similar award;
  (8) To discuss and take action regarding specific methods and procedures to protect the public or a public body from existing or potential terrorist activity or other substantial dangers to public health and safety, or to receive briefings by staff members, legal counsel, law enforcement officials, or emergency service officials concerning these methods and procedures; provided, that disclosure could endanger the public or the public body;
  (9) To discuss disciplinary matters;
  (10) To discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, performance evaluation, compensation, discipline, demotion, removal, or resignation of government appointees, employees, or officials, or of public charter school personnel, where the public body is the board of trustees of a public charter school;
  (11) To discuss trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from outside the government or public body, to the extent that disclosure would result in substantial harm to the competitive position of the person from whom the information was obtained;
  (12) To train and develop members of a public body and staff;
  (13) To deliberate upon a decision in an adjudication action or proceeding by a public body exercising quasi-judicial functions;
  (14) To plan, discuss, or hear reports concerning ongoing or planned investigations of alleged criminal or civil misconduct or violations of law or regulations, if disclosure to the public would harm the investigation;
  (15) To discuss matters involving personally identifiable information of students; and
  (16) (A) When the public body is the board of trustees for a public charter school, to meet with the staff of an eligible chartering authority, for the purpose of being evaluated by the eligible chartering authority.
    (B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not be construed to permit the board of trustees for a public charter school to close a meeting that would otherwise be open merely because the staff of an eligible charting authority is participating.
(c) (1) Before a meeting or portion of a meeting may be closed, the public body shall meet in public session at which a majority of the members of the public body present vote in favor of closure.
  (2) The presiding officer shall make a statement providing the reason for closure, including citations from subsection (b) of this section, and the subjects to be discussed. A copy of the roll call vote and the statement shall be provided in writing and made available to the public.
(d) A public body that meets in closed session shall not discuss or consider matters other than those matters listed under subsection (b) of this section.
(e) A public body shall not keep the number of attendees below a quorum to avoid the requirements of this section.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter , the Council may adopt its own rules to ensure the District's open meetings policy, as established in § 2-572 , is met with respect to gatherings of councilmembers; provided, that unless the Council adopts rules pursuant to this subsection, this subchapter shall apply to the Council.
(g) Within 60 days after March 31, 2011, the relevant committee of the Council with jurisdiction on this issue shall submit a report to the Council that presents recommendations on whether the sections of this subchapter should apply to Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
(h) This subchapter shall not apply to a meeting between members of the Council and the Mayor; provided, that no official action is decided at the meeting.
D.C. Code § 2-301.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-301.06
§ 2-301.06. Determinations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1203.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1203.01
§ 2-1203.01. Establishment of the Economic Development Liaison Office.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with § 1-204.04(b) , there is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the government of the District of Columbia an Economic Development Liaison Office, to be headed by an Assistant City Administrator for Economic Development, who shall serve as liaison between the Mayor, the City Administrator, the Chief Financial Officer, the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, hospitality industry organizations, and economic development policy groups.
(b) The Economic Development Liaison Office shall give priority to assisting activities that foster economic growth and employment opportunities in the District by retaining, expanding, and attracting business through strategic neighborhood revitalization policies and actions to remove blight and facilitating opportunities for commercial and human capital development consistent with the economic, social, housing, and employment needs of residents and citizens of the District.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.40f — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.40f
§ 2-1217.40f. Payment and security.
Status: in_force

(a) For the Class A Bonds:
  (1) Except as may be otherwise provided in this subpart , the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Class A Bonds, and the payment of ongoing administrative expenses related to the bond financing shall be payable solely from proceeds received from the sale of the bonds, income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, Available Tax Increment and any other taxes or fees deposited in the Reunion Square TIF Fund, income realized from the temporary investment of the monies in the Reunion Square TIF Fund prior to payment to the Class A Bondholders, and other funds that, as provided in the Financing Documents, may be made available to the District for payment of the bonds from sources other than the District, all as provided for in the Financing Documents.
  (2) There is further allocated to the payment of debt service, on the Class A Bonds the Available Increment, subordinate to the allocation of Available Increment to the Budgeted Reserve, as defined in the Reserve Agreement, all as more fully described in the Reserve Agreement and to the extent that the Reserve Agreement continues to apply to the Available Increment, to be used for the payment of debt service on the Class A Bonds to the extent that the revenues allocated in paragraph (1) of this subsection are inadequate to pay debt service on the Class A Bonds. The allocation of Available Increment authorized by this subsection shall be made in compliance with all existing contractual obligations of the District with respect to the Available Increment and shall terminate on the date on which all of the Class A Bonds are paid or provided for and are no longer outstanding pursuant to their terms.
  (3) Payment of the Class A Bonds shall be secured as provided in the Financing Documents and by an assignment by the District for the benefit of the Class A Bondholders of certain of its rights under the Financing Documents and Closing Documents to the trustee for the Class A Bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents.
  (4) The trustee or paying agent is authorized to deposit, invest, and disburse the proceeds received from the sale of the Class A Bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents.
(b) For the Class B Bonds:
  (1) Except as may be otherwise provided in this subpart , the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Class B Bonds, and the payment of ongoing administrative expenses related to the Class B Bond financing shall be payable solely from proceeds received from the sale of the subordinate Class B Bonds and income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, the Available Tax Increment, and any other taxes or fees deposited in the Reunion Square TIF Fund, income realized from the temporary investment of the monies in the Reunion Square TIF Fund prior to payment to the Class B Bondholders, and other funds that, as provided in the Financing Documents, may be made available to the District for payment of the subordinate Class B Bonds from sources other than the District, all as provided for in the Financing Documents.
  (2) Payment of debt service on the Class B Bonds from monies deposited in the Reunion Square TIF Fund or income realized from the temporary investment of those monies shall be subordinate to:
    (A) The payment of debt service on the Class A Bonds from monies deposited in the Reunion Square TIF Fund or income realized from the temporary investment of those monies; and
    (B) Any reasonable reserves required by the District.
  (3) Payment of the Class B Bonds shall be secured as provided in the Financing Documents and by an assignment by the District for the benefit of the Class B Bondholders of certain of its rights under the Financing Documents and Closing Documents to the trustee for the Class B Bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents.
  (4) The trustee or paying agent is authorized to deposit, invest, and disburse the proceeds received from the sale of the Class B Bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents.
D.C. Code § 2-221.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-221.03
§ 2-221.03. Interest penalty for failure to pay discounted price within specified period.
Status: in_force

(a) If a business concern offers a District agency a discount from the amount otherwise due under a contract for property or services in exchange for payment within a specified period of time, the District agency may make payment in an amount equal to the discounted price only if payment is made within the specified period of time.
(b) Each District agency which violates subsection (a) of this section shall pay an interest penalty of at least 1.5% on any amount which remains unpaid in violation of subsection (a) of this section. The interest penalty shall accrue on the unpaid amount in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to § 2-221.02 , except that the required payment date with respect to the unpaid amount shall be the last day of the specified period of time described in subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 2-1507 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1507
§ 2-1507. Accounting and voucher systems.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall instruct the Office of Budget and Resource Development to coordinate with the Department of Recreation the establishment of a bookkeeping and accounting system to allow for timely allocation of monies from the District of Columbia government to neighborhood planning council programs, and shall establish a regular voucher system to facilitate the swift transference of funds from the District of Columbia government to the neighborhood planning councils.
D.C. Code § 2-1802.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18 / § 2-1802.02
§ 2-1802.02. Answer.
Status: in_force

(a) In answer to a notice of infraction a respondent may:
  (1) Admit the infraction;
  (2) Admit the infraction with an explanation which the hearing examiner may take into account in the imposition of a sanction for the infraction; or
  (3) Deny commission of the infraction.
(b) A respondent who responds to a notice of infraction but fails to indicate whether the respondent admits, admits with explanation, or denies the infraction shall be considered to have admitted the infraction if the respondent pays the appropriate fine and penalties, and shall otherwise be considered to have denied the infraction.
(c) A respondent may answer the notice of infraction by mail or in person.
(d) A respondent admitting an infraction shall, at the time the respondent submits an answer, pay the applicable civil fine established pursuant to § 2-1801.04(a)(1) , and any applicable penalties pursuant to § 2-1801.04(a)(2) .
(e) A respondent shall answer a notice of infraction within 15 calendar days of the date the notice of infraction was served, or within any other time period the Mayor may establish by rule or regulation.
(f) If a respondent has been served a notice of infraction and fails, without good cause, to answer within the time period established in subsection (e) of this section, the respondent shall be liable for the penalty established pursuant to § 2-1801.04(a)(2) .
(g) No notice of infraction issued pursuant to subchapter I of this chapter and this subchapter shall abridge or abrogate any time periods established by the laws and regulations amended by title IV [of D.C. Law 6-42 ] regarding cure of an infraction.
D.C. Code § 2-381.51 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3B / § 2-381.51
§ 2-381.51. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Department" means the Department of Health.
  (2) "Small store" means a food establishment, including a grocery store and a corner store, with a footprint of less than 10,000 square feet of store space.
  (3) "SNAP" means the District's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as established pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq .).
  (4) "Vendor" means an entity authorized by the Mayor to provide services to an individual receiving benefits pursuant to his or her enrollment in WIC.
  (5) "WIC" means the District's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, as established pursuant to section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, approved September 26, 1972 (86 Stat. 729; 42 U.S.C. § 1786).
D.C. Code § 2-1402.103 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1402.103
§ 2-1402.103. Personal information.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time of a resident's admission to a long-term care facility, the resident shall have the option to provide information on the resident's gender identity or expression and preferred name and pronouns.
(b) Long-term care facilities shall protect personally identifiable information regarding a resident's sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transition history, and HIV status from unauthorized disclosure as may be required by any applicable provision of federal or District law. A long-term care facility shall take reasonable steps to minimize the likelihood of inadvertent or incidental disclosure of that information to other residents, visitors, or staff, except to the extent necessary for staff to perform their duties.
D.C. Code § 2-308.16 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-308.16
§ 2-308.16. Employer interference with employee disclosures; liability of employer; remedies of employee.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 2-381.04 .
D.C. Code § 2-404 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 4 / § 2-404
§ 2-404. Report to Congress; appropriations.
Status: in_force

All settlements entered into by the Mayor of the District of Columbia acting under the terms and provisions of §§ 2-402 to 2-405 shall be presented to the Congress, together with a brief statement of the nature of the claim or suit, the amount claimed, and the amount of the settlement, with a summary of the evidence and circumstances under which the settlement was made. Appropriations for the payment of such settlements are hereby authorized, payment thereof to be made in the same manner as are other expenditures for the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 2-108 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-108
§ 2-108. Revocation or suspension of certificate.
Status: in_force

The Boiler Inspector may in his discretion revoke or suspend the certificate of inspection provided in § 2-105 if at any time he shall find any boiler or unfired pressure vessel covered by such certificate to be unsafe or unfit for operation.
D.C. Code § 2-273.07 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2A / § 2-273.07
§ 2-273.07. Legal rights; dispute resolution.
Status: in_force

(a) The terms of a public-private partnership agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the District government or as a grant of sovereign immunity to any private entity.
(b) ) No private entity shall be liable for the debts or obligations of the District government or public entities, unless the public-private partnership agreement provides that a private entity is liable under the public-private partnership agreement.
(c) In addition to any other remedy available to the District, in the event of a material default by an operator, the District may elect to assume the responsibilities and duties of the operator in the public-private partnership project, and in this instance, the District or a designated public entity shall succeed to all of the rights, title, and interest in the public-private partnership project.
(d) The District may terminate, with cause, the public-private partnership agreement and exercise any other rights and remedies that may be available to it under the law or in equity.
(e) The District may make or cause to be made any appropriate claims under the maintenance, performance, or payment bonds, or lines of credit, as set forth in the partnership agreement.
(f) If the District or a designated public entity elects to assume the responsibility and duties of a public-private partnership project pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the District may develop or operate the public-private partnership project, impose previously approved user fees, impose and collect lease payments, and comply with any service contracts as if it were the opera-tor.
(g) The full faith and credit of the District government shall not be pledged to secure any financing of the operator by the election to assume the responsibilities of an operator, and the assumption of the operation of the public-private partnership project shall not obligate the Office or the District government to pay any obligation of the operator from sources other than revenue from the project.
D.C. Code § 2-103 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-103
§ 2-103. Boiler Inspection Service created; appointment, qualifications, and duties of Boiler Inspector.
Status: in_force

There is hereby constituted a Boiler Inspection Service in the Department of Licenses, Investigation and Inspections of the District of Columbia, to be composed of the following: (1) A Boiler Inspector who shall be qualified by training and experience in the construction and operation of steam boilers and unfired pressure vessels, and who, under an official designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, shall have charge of the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter and of the regulations promulgated hereunder; and (2) such other employees as may be necessary for the proper performance of the work. All such officials and employees shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 2-203.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-203.01
§ 2-203.01. Retents.
Status: in_force

On all contracts made by the District of Columbia for construction work there shall be withheld, until completion and acceptance of the work, a retent of 10 per centum of the total amount of any payments made thereunder as a guaranty fund that the terms of such contracts shall be strictly and faithfully performed: Provided, however, that whenever 50 per centum of the work required under a contract for construction work has been completed and payments therefor have been made, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in his sole discretion, may authorize subsequent payments to be made to the contractor without withholding from such subsequent payments 10 per centum thereof as required by this section, or the said Mayor may authorize retention from such subsequent payments of less than 10 per centum thereof, and whenever the work is substantially complete, the Mayor, if he considers the amount retained to be in excess of the amount adequate for the protection of the District of Columbia, at his discretion may release to the contractor all or a portion of such excess amount; and the said Mayor in his sole discretion, may further authorize payment in full, including retained percentages, for each separate building or public work on which the price is stated separately in the contract upon completion and acceptance of such building or work.
D.C. Code § 2-1717 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / § 2-1717
§ 2-1717. DHRAB membership; organization; administration.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1223.25 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1223.25
§ 2-1223.25. Property dispositions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-325.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-325.05
§ 2-325.05. Rules for § 2-325.04.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.133 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.133
§ 2-1217.133. Creation of the Southwest Waterfront Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Southwest Waterfront Fund. The Available Sales Tax Revenues, the Southwest Waterfront Special Assessment (if any), and the Southwest Waterfront PILOT Increment shall be deposited into the Southwest Waterfront Fund. The Chief Financial Officer shall pay from the Southwest Waterfront Fund the Southwest Waterfront PILOT Base Amount into the General Fund of the District of Columbia. The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Southwest Waterfront Fund to finance, refinance, or reimburse Development Costs of the project, to pay the Debt Service, or to secure bonds without further action by the Council as permitted by § 1-204.90(f) . The Chief Financial Officer shall pay from the Southwest Waterfront Fund the annual costs of administering the Southwest Waterfront Improvement Benefit District established by § 47-895.02 . If bonds are issued, the payment shall 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) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District following the issuance of the bonds, the value of cash and investments in the Southwest Waterfront Fund exceeds the amount of all payments authorized by this subchapter and the Financing Documents during the upcoming fiscal year, 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.
D.C. Code § 2-1223.16 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1223.16
§ 2-1223.16. Revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations; loans and grants.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-281.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2B / § 2-281.05
§ 2-281.05. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) A Fund Manager shall submit to the Mayor, on a quarterly basis, a report on the activities of the Fund. The report shall include, at a minimum:
  (1) The aggregate amount of dollars invested in eligible businesses during the reporting period;
  (2) The number of eligible businesses receiving an investment, including the name and business address for each;
  (3) A copy of the individualized business plan for each eligible business, including a description of the technical assistance training provided; and
  (4) The aggregate amount of funds in the Fund and a breakdown of the amount of the funds in the Fund used for each of the following, with each amount reported as a percentage of the aggregate amount of the Fund:
    (A) The percentage used for technical training assistance;
    (B) The percentage used for administration costs; and
    (C) The percentage used to compensate the Fund Manager.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.53 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.53
§ 2-1215.53. Georgetown BID.
Status: in_force

(a) The formation of the Georgetown BID, which shall include all taxable property zoned C or W under applicable District zoning law within the geographic areas set forth in subsection (b) of this section, is hereby authorized and the BID taxes established in subsection (c) of this section are hereby imposed through the earlier of the expiration date of this subchapter  or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
(b) The Georgetown BID shall be comprised of all taxable property zoned C or W under applicable District zoning law within the following areas: along the northern boundary of M Street, N.W., between the western terminus of the Rock Creek bridge on the east and the eastern boundary of Georgetown University on the west; along 28th Street, N.W., between M Street, N.W., and Olive Street, N.W.; along 29th Street, N.W., and 30th Street, N.W., in each instance between the M Street, N.W., and Olive Street, N.W.; along 31st Street, N.W., between M Street N.W., and N Street, N.W.; along Potomac Street, N.W., 33rd Street, N.W., Bank Street, N.W., 34th Street, N.W., and 35th Street, N.W., in each instance between M Street, N.W., and Prospect Street, N.W.; along Prospect Street, N.W., between Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., and Potomac Street, N.W.; along N Street, N.W., between 31st Street, N.W., and Potomac Street, N.W.; along O Street, N.W., between 31st Street, N.W., and Potomac Street, N.W.; along Dumbarton Street, N.W., between 31st Street, N.W., and Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.; along P Street, N.W., between 32nd Street, N.W., and 33rd Street, N.W.; along Volta Street, N.W., between Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., and 33rd Street, N.W.; along Q Street, N.W., between 32nd Street, N.W., and 33rd Street, N.W.; along 33rd Street, N.W., between Dent Place, N.W., and Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.; along Reservoir Road, N.W., between 32nd Street, N.W., and 34th Street, N.W.; along R Street, N.W., between 32nd Street, N.W., and 34th Street, N.W.; along Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., between M Street, N.W., and R Street, N.W., and within the area bounded on the north by the southern boundary of M Street, N.W., on the east by Rock Creek, on the west by Key Bridge, and on the south by the Potomac River, which area also includes that portion of Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., between 29th Street, N.W., and Rock Creek.
(c) (1) The BID taxes for taxable properties zoned C or W under applicable District zoning law in the Georgetown BID shall be:
    (A) Fifteen cents per $100 of the assessed value of all taxable properties and all taxable portions of mixed use properties for each Class 3, 4, 5 and 9 taxable property within the described geographic area, and for each Class 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 mixed use property within the described geographic area for which an assessed value for the taxable portion of such property reasonably is ascertainable from District tax records; and
    (B) Fifteen cents per $100 of assessed value of all taxable portions for Class 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 mixed use property within the described geographic area for which an assessed value for the taxable portion of such property reasonably is not ascertainable from District tax records, determined as follows:
      (i) The aggregate square foot area for that portion of a mixed use property which is Class 3, 4, or 5 shall be adjusted in each instance by multiplying such square foot area by a factor of 2.7 (which adjusted square footage is referred to herein as the “Adjusted Taxable Area”); and
      (ii) The taxable portion of a mixed use property shall be deemed to be an adjusted fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Adjusted Taxable Area and the denominator of which shall be the Adjusted Taxable Area plus the square foot area for the residential portion of such mixed use property (which fraction is referred to herein as the “Adjusted Taxable Portion”); and
      (iii) The assessed value of each such mixed use property for purposes of the BID tax shall be deemed to be the Adjusted Taxable Portion thereof.
  (2) For the purposes of determining the BID tax under paragraphs (1) of this subsection, the “assessed value” of each taxable property and each mixed use property for the entire 5-year term of the BID shall be fixed at the assessed value of each such property as it appears on the assessment roll of the District of Columbia as of the date of registration of the BID and irrespective of any subsequent reassessment, subject however, to the express exception that the “assessed value” of any taxable property and any mixed use property shall increase based upon and effective as of any reassessment by the District of Columbia following either (A) a sale of any property or (B) a reclassification of any property from Class 5 (vacant land and vacant buildings) to a taxable property or a mixed use property or a reclassification of any exempt property, or any residential portion of any mixed use property, to a taxable property.
  (3) A 5% annual increase in the BID taxes over the current tax year rates specified in subsection (a) of this section is hereby authorized and imposed subject to the requirements of § 2-1215.08(b) .
D.C. Code § 2-1212.33 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.33
§ 2-1212.33. Healthy food distribution.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Small and Local Business Development shall convene a working group to develop a plan for establishing a commercial distribution system for fresh produce and healthy foods to corner stores. Corner stores shall be encouraged to work cooperatively to maximize their buying power.
(b) The working group shall include representatives from:
  (1) District agencies;
  (2) The grocery ambassador, designated under § 2-1212.23 ;
  (3) Nonprofit organizations;
  (4) Urban farmers and community gardeners;
  (5) Corner stores and their trade associations; and
  (6) Produce wholesalers.
(c) The working group shall issue a report, including recommendations, to the Mayor and the Council.
(d) The Department of Small and Local Business Development may issue grants, on a competitive basis, for the establishment of a commercial distribution system for fresh produce and healthy foods
D.C. Code § 2-102 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-102
§ 2-102. “Person” defined.
Status: in_force

Wherever the word “person” is used in this subchapter it shall include individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, and corporations.
D.C. Code § 2-1135 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11A / § 2-1135
§ 2-1135. Funding of the Regional Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The OCOG shall provide reasonable funds for the operation of the Regional Authority and the conduct of its business in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) For the purposes of this section, payment of any insurance premiums incurred by the Regional Authority under the authority granted to it by § 2-1136 shall not be considered operations funds referred to in subsection (a) of this section. The OCOG shall pay only such insurance premiums as are reasonable.
(c) The OCOG shall not be responsible for any financial liability that the Regional Authority may incur under § 2-1136 .
(d) The Regional Authority shall submit to the OCOG a planned budget for the Regional Authority’s next fiscal year, adopted consistent with § 2-1133 , no less than 90 days before the beginning of the next fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 2-1471.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14B / § 2-1471.02
§ 2-1471.02. Establishment of the Office of Racial Equity.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an Office of Racial Equity ("Office") within the Office of the City Administrator. The purpose of the Office shall be to coordinate the District's efforts toward
achieving racial equity.
(b) (1) The Office shall be headed by a Chief Equity Officer, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01(a) .
  (2) The Chief Equity Officer shall be a full-time position, for which annual compensation shall be fixed in accordance with subchapter X-A of Chapter 6 of Title 1 .
(c) The Office shall:
  (1) Develop, provide oversight of, and advance the District's goal of achieving racial equity;
  (2) Coordinate with the Office of Human Rights to produce racial equity training materials to be distributed to all agencies of the District government;
  (3) Coordinate with Executive agencies in the development of annual metrics and a Racial Equity Action Plan or plans pursuant to subsection (d) of this section;
  (4) Work with District agencies to promote inter-agency collaboration, problem-solving, and cooperation relating to achieving racial equity;
  (5) Advise the Council, the Mayor, and District agencies about racial equity in the District, and recommend policies, programs, or regulations necessary to achieve racial equity;
  (6) Develop and distribute information about racial equity, social justice, and economic inclusion;
  (7) Promote educational activities that increase the understanding of racial equity; and
  (8) Analyze the feasibility of expanding the Racial Equity Action Plan to include:
    (A) The District's contracting and procurement process;
    (B) The District's hiring and promotion process; and
    (C) The development of effective systems to capture, coordinate, and share racial equity data across agencies.
(d) (1) By October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Chief Equity Officer shall submit a multi-year Racial Equity Action Plan ("Plan") to the Mayor and the Council.
  (2) The Plan shall be a formalized accountability plan, including specific timelines, to be used by each District agency to advance racial equity in the performance of its duties.
  (3) (A) The Office shall hold  a series of public engagement forums during formulation and updating of the Plan to obtain public and expert input on the contents of the Plan, including priorities for increasing racial equity in the District.  The Office shall provide at least 15 days written notice in the District of Columbia Register of any such forum.
    (B) Each public engagement forum shall be held at an accessible evening or weekend time and in an accessible location to maximize public participation.
  (4) The Office shall take into consideration any comments submitted by the Racial Equity Advisory Board established pursuant to subsection (f) of this section.
  (5) By October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Office shall include in the Plan a report to the Mayor and Council on the Office's efforts to coordinate actions, goals, and District-wide investments within the Executive branch to further racial equity and provide a summary of the programs and activities of the Office and an evaluation of the District's efforts to achieve racial equity.
(e) The Office shall accept public comment on any aspect of its functions and on any policy or proposed policy of the District government relating to racial equity.
(f) (1) The Office shall establish a Racial Equity Advisory Board ("Board") consisting of 9 community members to provide to the Office ongoing input on racial equity in the District and to serve as a liaison between the Office and the public. The Board shall meet not less frequently than quarterly and shall keep minutes of its meetings that shall be made publicly available, upon request.
  (2) Members of the Board shall be District residents and appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01(f) , with due consideration given to individuals from established public, nonprofit, and volunteer community organizations, community leaders, academic institutions, and other individuals who have shown dedication to and knowledge of advancing racial equity or social justice.
  (3) A member appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall serve a term of 2 years. A member may be reappointed but shall not serve more than 3 consecutive terms.
  (4) Individual members of the Board may be compensated for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
D.C. Code § 2-356.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-356.03
§ 2-356.03. Prequalification process for construction.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for architectural and engineering services, prospective contractors for procurements under this subchapter may be selected through a prequalification process as set forth in this section.
(b) The prequalification process shall provide for the annual publication of a list describing specific types of solicitations for which the agency will seek prequalified contractors. Solicitations may be added to the list at any time; provided, that the addition of a solicitation to the list shall be published for not less than 30 days before the solicitation is released.
(c) The prequalification criteria may include the following:
  (1) Experience and expertise of personnel;
  (2) Prior completion of similar work;
  (3) Receipt of favorable references from prior work;
  (4) A certified letter indicating a surety’s willingness to provide bonding to the contractor for 100% of the proposed bid price;
  (5) Availability to complete the desired work;
  (6) Confirmation that the vendor is responsible;
  (7) Acceptable subcontracting plans; and
  (8) Any other criteria identified by the agency as relevant to evaluation of the prospective contractor.
(d) After an agency has prequalified prospective contractors, it may exclude from competition for the ensuing solicitation any person that has not been prequalified.
(e) The use of the prequalification process under this section shall not nullify the requirement for a determination of contractor responsibility under subchapter III of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 2-305.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-305.02
§ 2-305.02. Bid bonds for construction contracts.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-381.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3B / § 2-381.04
§ 2-381.04. Relief from retaliatory actions.
Status: in_force

(a) Any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others in furtherance of an action under this subchapter or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this subchapter.
(b) The relief authorized under subsection (a) of this section shall include:
  (1) Reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination;
  (2) Two times the amount of back pay;
  (3) Interest on the back pay; and
  (4) Compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
(c) An action seeking relief under this section may be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; provided, that a civil action seeking relief under this section may not be brought more than 3 years after the date when the retaliation occurred.
D.C. Code § 2-1212.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.01
§ 2-1212.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Corner store” means a retail establishment that:
  (A) Sells grocery products;
  (B) Has less than 5,000 square feet of selling area;
  (C) Does not have an off-premises retailer’s license, Class A, established by § 25-112(d)(1) ; and
  (D) Meets the eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.).
(2) “Eligible area” means:
  (A) A historically underutilized business zone, as defined by section 3(p)(1) of the Small Business Act, approved July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 384; 15 U.S.C. § 632(p)(1)); or
  (B) Census tracts 103, 33.01, 94, 95.05 95.07, or 95.08.
(3) "Farmers market" shall have the same meaning as in § 7-742.21(2) .
(4) “First source agreement” means the agreement required by § 2-219.03 .
(5) “Grocery store” means a retail establishment that:
  (A) Has a primary business of selling grocery products;
  (B) Has at least 5,000 square feet of selling area that is used for a general line of food and nonfood grocery products; and
  (C) Meets the eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. (§ 2011 et seq.).
(6) “Healthy food” means fresh fruit and vegetables and other foods qualifying as healthy pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 101.65(d)(2).
(7) (A) “Small food retailer” means a small business that is not a grocery store or a corner store and whose primary business is the retail sale of grocery items.
  (B) The term “small food retailer” shall not include businesses that have an off-premises retailer’s license, Class A, established by § 25-112(d)(1) .
  (C) For the purposes of this paragraph, the qualification of an entity or small business shall be established by the Mayor by rule.
(8) “SNAP benefits” means benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.).
(9) “WIC benefits” means benefits provided by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, approved September 26, 1972 (86 Stat. 729; 42 U.S.C. § 1786).
D.C. Code § 2-1831.16 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18A / § 2-1831.16
§ 2-1831.16. Judicial review and administrative appeals.
Status: in_force

(a) An order of the Office shall be effective upon its issuance, unless stayed by an Administrative Law Judge sua sponte or upon motion of any party. Any party may file a motion for reconsideration of an order or a motion for a new trial within 10 calendar days of service of an order. Unless otherwise ordered by an Administrative Law Judge, the filing of such a motion shall not stay the effectiveness of an order. If such a motion is timely filed, the order shall not be final for purposes of judicial review until the motion is ruled upon by the Administrative Law Judge or is denied by operation of law.
sua sponte
(b) Any agency, board, commission, or body of an agency identified in subchapter III of Chapter 18 of this title [ § 2-1803.01 et seq.], other than the Board of Appeals and Review, shall retain jurisdiction to entertain and determine appeals from orders of Administrative Law Judges, as granted in that chapter. The Rental Housing Commission shall have jurisdiction to review orders of the Office in all adjudicated cases brought pursuant to Chapter 35 of Title 42 [ § 42-501.01 et seq.]. A board or commission that delegates a matter pursuant to § 2-1831.03(i) shall have jurisdiction of any appeal by any party from an order of an Administrative Law Judge issued in that matter.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person suffering a legal wrong or adversely affected or aggrieved by any order of the Office in any adjudicated case may obtain judicial review of that order.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agency suffering a legal wrong or adversely affected or aggrieved by any order of the Office in any adjudicated case may obtain judicial review of that order.
(e) Judicial review of all orders of the Office in contested cases shall be in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedures and rules of that court.
(f) Judicial review of any order of the Office in a matter that is not a contested case shall be in accordance with other applicable law.
(g) In all proceedings for judicial review authorized by this section, the reviewing court shall apply the standards of review prescribed in § 2-510 . A reviewing court may not modify a monetary sanction imposed by an Administrative Law Judge if that sanction is within the limits established by law or regulation.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Office nor an Administrative Law Judge shall be a party in any proceeding brought by a party in any court seeking judicial review of any order of the Office, or of any order of an agency head or governing board, commission, or body of an agency that decides any appeal from any order of the Office. Only the parties before the Office or any other party permitted to participate by the reviewing court shall be parties in any such proceeding for judicial review.
D.C. Code § 2-1227.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1227.03
§ 2-1227.03. EDC Agreement approval.
Status: in_force

Consistent with § 1-204.51(b) , the Mayor shall transmit the EDC Agreement to the Council for its approval.
D.C. Code § 2-218.61 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-218.61
§ 2-218.61. Certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

(a) No business enterprise shall be permitted to participate in a program established under this part unless the business has demonstrated its capability to perform and has been issued a certificate of registration under the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) (1) A business enterprise seeking to be certified in a category under this subpart shall file with the Department a written application on such form as may be prescribed by the Department.
  (2) The application shall include, at a minimum, documents and information enumerated in rules established pursuant to § 2-218.72 and any other information the Department may require, and the following documents and information:
    (A) A certification of the correctness of the information provided;
    (B) Written evidence that the applicant is:
      (i) A bona fide local business enterprise;
      (ii) A bona fide disadvantaged business enterprise;
      (iii) A bona fide small business enterprise;
      (iv) A bona fide local business enterprise located in an enterprise zone;
      (v) A bona fide resident-owned business;
      (vi) A bona fide longtime resident business;
      (vii) A bona fide veteran-owned business enterprise; or
      (viii) A bona fide local manufacturing business enterprise;
    (C) Evidence of ability and character;
    (D) Evidence of financial position, which may be the applicant’s most recent financial statement. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “recent” means produced from current data no more than 90 days prior to the application date;
    (E) Any other information the Department may require; and
    (F) Federal income taxes, both corporate and personal, as well as District taxes, both corporate and personal.
(c) The Department shall issue the applicant a certificate of registration if:
  (1) The information provided in the application or additional filings is satisfactory to the Department;
  (2) The business enterprise meets the standards of this subchapter; and
  (3) The applicant fulfills other requirements as may be established by the Department.
(c-1) (1) A certified business enterprise seeking a subsequent certificate of registration that has no material change in its business status shall be required to submit only a written application to renew its certificate of registration on a form as prescribed by the Department.
  (2) The application required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall include:
    (A) A no-change affidavit executed under penalty of perjury attesting that there has been no material change in the certified business enterprises’ business status and that the certified business enterprise still meets the certification requirements required under this subpart; and
    (B) Proof of clean hands and good standing as required by §§ 47-2861 and 29-102.08 or the certified business enterprises’ authorization that the Department may confirm clean hands and good standing with relevant District agencies.
  (3) A subsequent certificate of registration of a certified business enterprise that meets the requirements of this subsection shall be deemed approved upon filing of the written application.
(d) A certificate of registration shall expire 3 years from the date of approval of the application. A business enterprise that is registered with the Department may voluntarily relinquish its registration as a certified business enterprise at any time prior to the expiration of the 3-year term.
(e) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-704 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / § 2-704
§ 2-704. Use of expedited services; use of officially marked envelopes; payment for nonconforming enclosures prohibited; inspection of agency mail; promulgation of rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) Funds administered by District agencies, whether appropriated funds, or grant funds, may not be used to pay for the use of telegrams, night letters, mailgrams, or similar types of mail, except in emergency circumstances and as provided by regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (f) of this section.
(b) Envelopes or other materials described by § 2-703 may not be used to enclose materials, documents, or other articles except those enumerated in §§ 2-702 and 2-707 , or other materials not prohibited by § 2-706 .
(c) Funds administered by District agencies may not be used to pay the postage of materials whose enclosures do not conform to the requirements set forth in § 2-703 unless the head of the agency mailing the material certifies to the Director of the Department of General Services that there are circumstances, which shall be made known to the Director prior to the mailing, which preclude the observance of the requirements.
(d) The Director shall maintain the certifications required in subsection (c) of this section for a period of 3 years.
(e) The Director may inspect and return to the agency any mail which, in his or her judgment, fails to meet the requirement of the act or the regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. Under regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, the Director shall provide for the designation of a person within each agency, department, commission, or other office to assist him or her to certify compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(f) For the executive branch, independent agencies, boards and commissions of the District of Columbia, the Director is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, in the manner prescribed by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter within 60 days after July 1, 1977.
(g) For the Council of the District of Columbia, the rules to implement this law shall be those adopted in rules of the Council.
D.C. Code § 2-1226.39 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1226.39
§ 2-1226.39. Exemptions to requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The DDOE may grant, upon a showing of good cause, an exemption from a requirement of this part, in whole or in part, if:
  (1) The substantial weight of the evidence is of a practical infeasibility or hardship of meeting the requirement; and
  (2) The public interest would be better served by the exemption.
(b) When considering a request for an exemption, the DDOE may consider alternative measures proposed by the applicant.
(c) The DDOE shall give notice of any exemption granted pursuant to this section to the Council and affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission no less than 10 days from the date the exemption is granted. Notice of the exemption shall be published in the District of Columbia Register before the exemption may take effect.
(d) (1) For any project on the development site, as defined in § 10-1605.01(11) , DDOE may grant an exemption pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section; except, that DDOE shall transmit the exemption to the Council for approval, for a 30-day period of review, excluding days of Council recess.
  (2) The Council shall be deemed to have approved the exemption under this subsection if, during the 30-day period, no member introduces a resolution disapproving the exemption. If a member introduces a resolution disapproving the exemption within the 30-day period, the Council shall have an additional 30 days, excluding days of Council recess, to disapprove the exemption by resolution, or it will be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 2-1219.34 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.34
§ 2-1219.34. Distribution of income between the RLA Revitalization Corporation and the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.35g — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.35g
§ 2-1217.35g. Issuance of the Bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bonds of any series may be sold at negotiated or competitive sale at, above, or below par, to one or more persons or entities, or issued to the Development Sponsor, and upon terms that the Mayor considers to be in the best interests of the District.
(b) The Mayor or an Authorized Delegate may execute, in connection with each sale of the Bonds, offering documents on behalf of the District, may deem final any such offering document on behalf of the District for purposes of compliance with federal laws and regulations governing such matters, and may authorize the distribution of the documents in connection with the Bonds.
(c) The Mayor is authorized to deliver executed and sealed Bonds, on behalf of the District, for authentication, and, after the Bonds have been authenticated, to deliver the Bonds to the original purchasers of the Bonds upon payment of the purchase price.
(d) The Bonds shall not be issued until the Mayor receives an approving opinion from Bond Counsel as to the validity of the Bonds of such series and, if the interest on the Bonds is expected to be exempt from federal income taxation, the treatment of the interest on the Bonds for purposes of federal income taxation.
(e) Chapter 3A of this title [ §  2-351.01 et seq.] and subchapter III-A of Chapter 3 of Title 47 shall not apply to any contract the Mayor may from time to time enter into, or determine to be necessary or appropriate, for the purposes of this subpart.
D.C. Code § 2-1219.17 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.17
§ 2-1219.17. Revolving funds.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-309.08 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-309.08
§ 2-309.08. Protest procedures.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-281.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2B / § 2-281.06
§ 2-281.06. Recovery of District grant.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall reserve the right to recover the amount of the District's initial grant or any subsequent grant of funds to the Fund Manager for deposit into the Fund and may exercise this right if the Fund Manager does not, within a reasonable period, as determined by the Mayor, place investments into eligible businesses in an amount equal to the amount of the District's initial investment or any subsequent grant of funds to the Fund Manager for deposit into the Fund.
D.C. Code § 2-1801.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18 / § 2-1801.04
§ 2-1801.04. Monetary sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor shall prepare and periodically amend a schedule of fines. The schedule of fines shall be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) for its approval or disapproval, in whole or in part, by resolution. The schedule of fines and subsequent amendments shall not become effective until approved by the Council, or 30 days after submission if the Council has not disapproved the schedule or amendments.
  (2) In addition to the civil fine, a respondent who fails to answer a notice of infraction within the time specified by § 2-1802.02(e) may be assessed a penalty equal to twice the amount of the civil fine for the infraction set forth in the notice.
(b) In addition to any civil fines and penalties imposed following the adjudication of an infraction adverse to a respondent, an administrative law judge or attorney examiner may, in accordance with rules issued by the Mayor, impose upon the respondent, by order, the costs to the District of any additional inspections before, during, or after the hearing, and other costs associated with the hearing.
D.C. Code § 2-351.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-351.02
§ 2-351.02. Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
Status: in_force

Unless superseded by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including subtitle I of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code, and laws relative to capacity to contract, agency, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, or bankruptcy, shall supplement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 2-107 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-107
§ 2-107. Annual inspection; issuance, contents and display of certificate of inspection; inspection by insurance company.
Status: in_force

The Boiler Inspector, or one of his assistants, shall inspect annually all boilers and unfired pressure vessels for which a certificate of inspection is required by § 2-105 and shall determine by actual tests the condition thereof from the standpoint of safety and fitness for operation. If such boiler or vessel be safe and fit for operation, the Boiler Inspector shall issue the certificate of inspection which shall state, among other things, the pressure per square inch such boiler or vessel may be allowed to carry. This certificate of inspection shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in close proximity to the boiler or vessel covered thereby. In the case of a steam boiler or unfired pressure vessel which is regularly insured and inspected at least once a year by an insurance company duly licensed in the District of Columbia and approved by the Mayor of the said District as to its inspection service where a report of such inspection filed within 30 days after such inspection with the Boiler Inspector shows any such boiler or unfired pressure vessel to be in a safe and insurable condition, such inspection and report shall take the place of the inspection hereinbefore provided and the certificate of inspection may be issued upon such report. Insurance companies shall report to the inspectors the cancelation of insurance of any certificate holder.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.51 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.51
§ 2-1215.51. Downtown BID.
Status: in_force

(a) The formation of the Downtown BID, which shall include all taxable property within the geographic areas set forth in subsection (b) of this section, is hereby authorized and the BID taxes established in subsection (c) of this section are hereby imposed through the earlier of the expiration date of this subchapter  or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
(b) The Downtown BID shall be comprised of all taxable property within the following areas:
  (1) The geographic area bounded by a line that starts at the center of the street at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., and the western edge of I-395; and continues south along the western edge of I-395 to the center of D Street, N.W.; and continues east along the center of D Street, N.W., to the eastern edge of the Department of Labor Building; and continues south along the eastern edge of the Department of Labor Building to the center of C Street, N.W.; and continues west along the center of C Street, N.W., to the center of 2nd Street, N.W.; and continues south along the center of 2nd Street, N.W., to the center of Constitution Avenue, N.W.; and continues west along the center line of Constitution Avenue, N.W., to the center of 15th Street, N.W.; and continues north along the center line of 15th Street, N.W., to the center of Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; and continues west along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., to the western property line of 1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; and continues north along the building edge of 1503 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., to the center of the north-south alley in Square 221; and continues north along the center line of the north-south alley in Square 221 to the center of H Street, N.W.; and continues west along the center line of H Street, N.W., to the center of 16th Street, N.W.; and continues north along the center line of 16th Street, N.W., to the southern edge of Thomas Circle; and continues counterclockwise around the center line of Thomas Circle to the center point of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.; and continues southeast along the center line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., to the center of 9th Street, N.W.; and continues north along the center line of 9th Street, N.W., to the center of N Street, N.W.; and continues east along the center line of N Street, N.W., to the center of the north-south alley in Square 424; and continues south along the center line of the north-south alley in Square 424 to the center of M Street N.W.; and continues east along M Street N.W., to the center of 7th Street, N.W.; and continues south along the center line of 7th Street, N.W., to the center of K Street, N.W.; and continues east along the center line of K Street, N.W., to the center of 6th Street, N.W.; and continues south along the center line of 6th Street, N.W., to the center of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.; and continues east along the center line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., to the center of the street at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and the western edge of I-395, is hereby authorized and the BID taxes specified below are hereby imposed through the expiration date of this subchapter or the earlier termination or dissolution of the BID, subject to the requirements of this subchapter, including the BID application and BID registration procedures established pursuant to §§ 2-1215.04(a) , 2-1215.05 , and 2-1215.06 .
  (2) The geographic area bounded by a line that starts at the intersection of the center of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., and the western edge of I-395; and continues southeast along the center of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., to the center of North Capitol Street; continues north along the center of North Capitol Street to the center of K Street; and continues east along the center of K Street, N.E., to the eastern edge of the eastern sidewalk on First Street, N.E.; and continues south along the eastern edge of the eastern sidewalk on First Street, N.E., to the center of Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.; and continues northwest along the center line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., to the center of North Capitol Street; and continues south along the center line of North Capitol Street to the center line of Louisiana Avenue; and continues southwest along the center line of Louisiana Avenue, N.W., to the center of Constitution Avenue, N.W.; and continues west along the center line of Constitution Avenue, N.W., to the center of Second Street, N.W.; and continues north along the center line of Second Street, N.W., to the center of C Street, N.W.; and continues west along the center line of C Street, N.W., to the eastern edge of the Department of Labor Building; and continues north along the eastern edge of the Department of Labor Building to the center of D Street, N.W.; and continues west along the center line of D Street, N.W., to the western edge of I-395; and continues north along the western edge of I-395 to the center of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. (the starting point).
(c) (1) The BID taxes for taxable properties in the Downtown BID shall be:
    (A) The amount of $.149835 per square foot for each net rentable square foot for improved Class 4 Properties where the Office of Taxation and Revenue has records indicating the net rentable area of the property. Net rentable square feet shall be the number of net rentable square feet reported to the District and shall be calculated by the owner using any method that is recognized generally in the District metropolitan area as an appropriate method for measuring space in agreements between landlords and tenants;
    (B) The amount of $.149835 per square foot for each equivalent net rentable square foot of improvements for improved Class 4 Properties for any property where the Office of Taxation and Revenue does not have records indicating the net rentable area of the property, and for improved Class 5 Properties. Equivalent net rentable area shall be 90% of the gross building area. For purposes of this paragraph, gross building area shall be determined using records provided by the Office of Taxation and Revenue;
    (C) The amount of $74.215 per hotel room for Class 3 Properties; and
    (D) The amount of $.149835 per square foot of land area for all unimproved Class 4 Properties, and all improved Class 4 Properties that are surface parking lots, and all unimproved Class 5 Properties. Land area shall be determined using records provided by the Office of Taxation and Revenue;
  (2) A 5% annual increase in the BID taxes over the current tax year rates specified in subsection (a) of this section is hereby authorized and imposed subject to the requirements of § 2-1215.08(b) . Notwithstanding § 2-1215.15(e)(1) , for the 2026 tax year, the Downtown BID may assess a total tax increase of up to 5% over the previous year, which may be assessed flexibly between the September 2025 and March 2026 payments; provided, that the total combined increase for the tax year does not exceed 5%.
  (3) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the BID taxes for the taxable properties in the Downtown BID shall be:
      (i) The amount of $0.16 per square foot for each net rentable square foot for commercial buildings not being taxed under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection or sub-subparagraph (ii) of this subparagraph, applying to periods beginning after September 30, 2012;
      (ii) The amount of $82 per hotel room annually for property defined under § 47-813(c-3)(3) , applying to periods beginning after March 31, 2013;
      (iii) The amount of $0.16 per square foot of land for surface parking lots or unimproved lots without buildings or other improvements on them, applying to periods beginning after September 30, 2012; and
      (iv) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the amount of $120 per unit annually for nonexempt residential properties; provided, that for a residential unit restricted to residents based upon income pursuant to a federal or District affordable housing program, the BID tax due on the unit shall be computed by applying the percentage of area median income that an eligible household must meet to participate in the affordable housing program for the unit to the amount of the BID tax that would otherwise be due.
    (B) Net rentable square feet shall be the number of net rentable square feet reported to, or on record with, the Office of Tax and Revenue. If the Office of Tax and Revenue does not have records for net rentable square feet, then net rentable square feet shall be calculated as 90% of the gross building area as determined using records provided by the Office of Tax and Revenue.
D.C. Code § 2-1207.10 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1207.10
§ 2-1207.10. Biennial audit; report of audit; annual report of operation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1204.11b — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1204.11b
§ 2-1204.11b. Infrastructure incentives.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a payment under § 2-1204.11(c) , an approved applicant shall:
  (1) Invest and expend at least $250,000 for a qualified film and digital media infrastructure project in the District;
  (2) File an application with the Mayor pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;
  (3) Enter into an agreement with the Mayor pursuant to subsection (d) of this section;
  (4) Comply with the terms of the agreement; and
  (5) Not be delinquent in a tax or other obligation owed to the District, or be owned or under common control of an entity that is delinquent in a tax or other obligation owed to the District.
(b) An approved applicant seeking a payment under § 2-1204.11(c) shall submit an application to the Mayor, in a form and with the documentation and information, including an estimate of total base infrastructure investment, as may be prescribed by the Mayor.
(c) After receiving an application under subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall review the application and determine whether to enter into a rebate agreement with the applicant pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. In determining whether to enter into the rebate agreement, the Mayor may consider:
  (1) The potential that, in the absence of a payment under § 2-1204.11(c) , the qualified film and digital media infrastructure project in which the base infrastructure investment will be made will be constructed in a location other than the District, or not constructed at all;
  (2) The extent to which the qualified film and digital media infrastructure project is likely to:
    (A) Create contracting and procurement opportunities for certified business enterprises;
    (B) Create jobs, job training opportunities, and apprenticeships for District residents and District youth;
    (C) Promote economic development and neighborhood revitalization in the District;
  (3) The extent to which the qualified film and digital media infrastructure project is likely to attract motion picture, television, and video production to the District; and
  (4) The record of the applicant in completing commitments to engage in qualified film and digital media infrastructure projects.
(d) A rebate agreement entered into by the Mayor and the eligible production company shall include the following provisions:
  (1) The name of the applicant;
  (2) A description of the qualified film and digital media infrastructure project;
  (3) The applicant’s estimated base investment;
  (4) A preliminary estimate of the payment to be made by the District pursuant to this agreement;
  (5) Any obligations of the eligible production company, including obligations such as a commitment to hire District residents, provide apprenticeship opportunities for District residents and youth, provide employment opportunities for District residents and youth, and to contract with certified business entities; and
  (6) Any other provisions considered appropriate by the Mayor.
(e) If the Mayor determines, after the qualified film and digital media infrastructure project is complete, that an applicant has complied with the terms of the agreement under this section, the Mayor may provide to the company the payment authorized by § 2-1204.11(c) .
D.C. Code § 2-1217.140 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.140
§ 2-1217.140. 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 taxes and revenues allocated to the Southwest Waterfront Fund and the Available Increment), 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) The bonds shall not give rise to any pecuniary liability of the District and the District shall have no obligation with respect to the purchase of the bonds.
(c) No person, including, but not limited to, any bond holder, 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 § 2-1402.53 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1402.53
§ 2-1402.53. Affirmative action plans.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall not be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person to carry out an affirmative action plan that has been approved by the Office. An affirmative action plan is any plan devised to effectuate remedial or corrective action in response to past discriminatory practices prohibited under this chapter and may also include those plans devised to provide preferential treatment for a class or classes of persons, which preferential treatment by class would otherwise be prohibited by this chapter and which plan is not devised to contravene the intent of this chapter.
(b) All banks and savings and loan associations, subject to this chapter, shall submit annually to the Office an affirmative action plan which shall include goals and timetables for the remediation or correction of past or present discriminatory practices. Such plan shall be reviewed by the Office and is subject to its approval.
(c) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any bank or savings and loan association, subject to this chapter, to fail to develop an affirmative action plan approved by the Office or fail to comply substantially with the terms of such affirmative action plan.
(d) The Office shall develop and promulgate guidelines which will set forth the affirmative action requirements of this section and shall incorporate, but not be limited to, applicable federal guidelines. Such guidelines shall be promulgated by the Office within 120 days of the enactment of this law consistent with the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act ( § 2-501 et seq.) and shall not become effective until 60 calendar days following submission to the Council.
D.C. Code § 2-381.32 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3B / § 2-381.32
§ 2-381.32. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall apply to claims arising between April 20, 1999 and December 31, 2005, and to contracts executed and in effect between April 20, 1999 and December 31, 2005.
D.C. Code § 2-1204.23 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1204.23
§ 2-1204.23. Compliance review.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Office shall have the authority to conduct random reviews of movie theaters for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this part ; provided, that for each movie theater covered by § 2-1204.22(a) , the Office shall review no fewer than 3 operating weeks per calendar year.
  (2) The Office shall have the authority to request showtime information by written or verbal inquiry, conference, or any other method or combination of methods suitable in the discretion of the Director of the Office.
(b) The Office shall establish a process for receiving consumer reports of suspected violations of this part and shall use such reports to inform the initiation of inquiries pursuant to § 2-1403.01(b) .
D.C. Code § 2-1731 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17A / § 2-1731
§ 2-1731. Data Sharing and Paperwork Reduction Council.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.33i — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.33i
§ 2-1217.33i. 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, the Available Increment, and any other taxes or fees allocated to the City Market at O Street Fund), 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) The bonds shall not give rise to any pecuniary liability of the District and the District shall have no obligation with respect to the purchase of the bonds.
(c) 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 subpart [§§ 2-1217.33a to 2-1217.33n ], 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 § 2-1402.105 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1402.105
§ 2-1402.105. Training.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) At least once every 2 years, starting 60 days after the Office certifies a list of training providers, staff employed by a long-term care facility shall receive training on preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression when caring for LGBTQ seniors and seniors with HIV. A new staff member shall receive training within 6 months of hire unless the staff member provides proof of having received training in compliance with this section within the prior 2 years.
  (2) A long-term care facility shall be responsible for arranging and paying for the training.
(b) At a minimum, the training shall include:
  (1) Definitions of common terms associated with sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and HIV;
  (2) Best practices for communicating with or about LGBTQ seniors or seniors with HIV, including the use of preferred pronouns for a patient;
  (3) Information on health and social challenges historically faced by LGBTQ seniors and seniors with HIV, including discrimination faced by LGBTQ seniors and seniors with HIV when seeking care in a long-term care facility and health risks associated with transgender persons from long-term hormone use and reconstructive surgery;
  (4) Strategies for creating a safe and affirming environment for LGBTQ seniors and seniors with HIV, including information on how behavior towards LGBTQ seniors and seniors with HIV by caregivers has historically impacted those communities' access to medical care; and
  (5) Best practices for communicating with or about friends, family members, or other visitors of LGBTQ seniors or seniors with HIV.
(c) The Office shall certify a list of training providers.
(d) (1) Every 2 years, starting 60 days after the Office certifies a list of training providers, long-term care facilities shall file a report with the Office certifying that all employees have completed the training required by this section. The Office may assess a fine of no more than $10,000 upon failure to file such a report.
  (2) Revenue generated from the fine shall be deposited into the LGBTQ Homeless Youth Training Grant Fund, established by § 2-1384 .
D.C. Code § 2-1217.114 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.114
§ 2-1217.114. Maintenance of documents.
Status: in_force

Copies of the specimen bonds and of the final Financing Documents and Closing Documents shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 2-1225.22 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1225.22
§ 2-1225.22. Capital accounts.
Status: in_force

(a) Any capital funds of the AWC and the NCRC transferred to the District government shall be transferred to segregated accounts in the General Capital Improvements Fund, which shall be designated specifically for capital projects of the former AWC and NCRC.
(b) The segregated accounts shall be under the expenditure authority of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.