D.C. Code § 2-1651 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 16A / § 2-1651
§ 2-1651. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of [this chapter] , the term:
  (1) "Criminal history provider" means a person or organization that compiles criminal history reports, which include information about District of Columbia Official Code or District of Columbia Municipal Regulations criminal records or the criminal records of District residents, and either uses the reports or provides the reports to a third party.  The term "criminal history provider" does not include a government agency or a person or organization that provide reports solely to a government agency for purposes other than determining suitability for government employment.
  (2) "Criminal history report" means criminal history information that has been compiled for the purposes of evaluating a person's character or eligibility for employment, housing, or participation in any activity or transaction; except, that information collected or disseminated solely for journalistic purposes shall not be a criminal history report.
  (3) "Government agency" means any office, department, division, board, commission, or other agency of the District government, the government of the United States, or the government of another jurisdiction within the United States.
D.C. Code § 2-309.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-309.01
§ 2-309.01. Creation of Contract Appeals Board.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-705 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / § 2-705
§ 2-705. Use of official mail by officials-elect.
Status: in_force

In addition to government employees and elected officials as defined in § 2-701 , the following officials may mail materials as official mail:
(1) The Mayor-elect;
(2) The Chairman-elect and members-elect of the Council.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.39o — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.39o
§ 2-1217.39o. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-393.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3D / § 2-393.05
§ 2-393.05. Sunset.
Status: in_force

The Task Force shall dissolve, and this chapter shall expire as of the date the Task Force submits the report required by § 2-393.03 .
D.C. Code § 2-1221.34 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1221.34
§ 2-1221.34. Findings and recommendations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-218.41 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-218.41
§ 2-218.41. Goals for District agencies with respect to contracting and procurement.
Status: in_force

(a) Each agency, including an agency that contracts or procures in whole or in part through the Office of Contracting and Procurement, shall exercise its contracting and procurement authority so as to meet, on an annual basis, the goal of procuring and contracting 50% of the dollar volume of its expendable budget to qualified small business enterprises.
(a-1) If the agency determines in writing that there are not at least 2 qualified small business enterprises, the agency may use any qualified certified business enterprises to fulfill the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(a-2) (1) An agency that cannot meet the requirements of subsections (a) and (a-1) of this section shall notify the Mayor and shall be prohibited from spending its remaining expendable budget with non-small business enterprises or non-certified business enterprises.
  (2) The Mayor may waive the prohibition set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection and grant approval for the agency to spend its remaining expendable budget with non- small business enterprises or non-certified business enterprises.
(a-3) By October 1, 2015, and no later than October 1 of each succeeding year, an agency shall submit to the Department:
  (1) A spending plan that details how an agency intends to spend its expendable budget with small business enterprises and certified business enterprises during the fiscal year; and
  (2) An annual allocation letter signed by the agency director on a form prescribed by the Department that specifies the agency’s 50% expendable budget goal.
(b) Repealed.
(c) The provisions of this subchapter relating to contracting and subcontracting goals and requirements shall be applicable to every government-assisted project unless the Department, by regulation, establishes a specific exemption for a particular type or class of government-assisted project.
D.C. Code § 2-1219.11 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.11
§ 2-1219.11. Conflict of interest; disclosure; waiver of bar against participation by interested party.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.12 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.12
§ 2-1215.12. Books, minutes, and records; inspection; accounts; budgets.
Status: in_force

(a) The BID’s treasurer shall keep detailed records of the receipts and expenditures affecting the operation and administration of the BID. All such records, minutes of the meetings of the BID’s members and Board, and any other records pertaining to the BID, including the names and addresses of the members, shall be available for examination by all of the members, the Mayor, the CFO, and the Council at convenient hours on working days that shall be set and announced for general knowledge. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, upon request, any member, the Mayor, the CFO, or Council shall be provided a copy of the records and minutes.
(b) Books and records kept by or on behalf of a BID may be withheld from examination or copying by members or others to the extent that the records concern:
  (1) Personnel matters;
  (2) Communications with legal counsel or attorney work product;
  (3) Transactions currently in negotiation and agreements containing confidentiality requirements;
  (4) Pending litigation;
  (5) Pending matters involving formal proceedings for enforcement of the BID articles of incorporation, bylaws, or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; or
  (6) Disclosure of information in violation of law.
(c) The BID may impose and collect a charge, reflecting its actual costs of materials and labor, prior to providing copies of any books and records to members.
(d) The Board of each BID corporation may establish such checking, savings, money market, or other depository accounts as it deems advisable; provided, that such accounts may be established only in a federally insured financial institution doing business in the District.
(e) Upon establishment of the BID and no later than September 15th of each subsequent fiscal year, the Board of each BID corporation shall deliver to all members of record by first class mail, or by personal delivery, an operating budget outlining the Board’s then current projections of revenues and operating expenses for the forthcoming fiscal year or portion thereof. The Board also shall deliver to the members of record from time to time, as circumstances warrant, a supplement to the then current operating budget outlining any material changes in anticipated expenditures or income during the applicable budget year. The Board shall update each operating budget and supplement from time to time as the Board receives information requiring material changes to such operating budget or supplement. Operating budgets and supplements shall not require the prior approval of the members. Each operating budget and supplement shall be effective upon delivery to the members of record, or the later effective date set forth in the budget or supplement. For purposes of this section, a material change is a change where major programmatic activity not anticipated in a previously approved plan is undertaken or that involves a reallocation of more than 10% of the anticipated revenues in a budget year.
(f) BIDs are exempt from the records requirement of § 29-413.01 .
D.C. Code § 2-1223.24 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1223.24
§ 2-1223.24. Utilization of local, small, and disadvantaged business enterprises; hiring of District residents.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.36o — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.36o
§ 2-1217.36o. 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 § 2-1213.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1213.02
§ 2-1213.02. Contractor fees.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 2-1535.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1535.01
§ 2-1535.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Agency” means a District government entity that provides services, activities, or privileges to youth, including the:
  (A) Office of the State Superintendent of Education;
  (B) Department of Parks and Recreation;
  (C) District of Columbia Public Library; and
  (D) University of the District of Columbia.
(2) (A) “Bullying” means any severe, pervasive, or persistent act or conduct, whether physical, electronic, or verbal that:
    (i) May be based on a youth’s actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, intellectual ability, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, status as a victim of an intrafamily offense, place of residence or business, or any other distinguishing characteristic, or on a youth’s association with a person, or group with any person, with one or more of the actual or perceived foregoing characteristics; and
    (ii) Can be reasonably predicted to:
      (I) Place the youth in reasonable fear of physical harm to his or her person or property;
      (II) Cause a substantial detrimental effect on the youth’s physical or mental health;
      (III) Substantially interfere with the youth’s academic performance or attendance; or
      (IV) Substantially interfere with the youth’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by an agency, educational institution, or grantee.
  (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms “familial status,” “family responsibilities,” “gender identity or expression,” “genetic information,” “intrafamily offense,” “marital status,” “matriculation,” “personal appearance,” “political affiliation,” “sexual orientation,” and “source of income” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-1401.02 .
(3) “Educational institution” means any local education agency that receives funds from the District of Columbia.
(4) “Electronic communication” means a communication transmitted by means of an electronic device, including a telephone, cellular phone, computer, tablet, pager, or video or audio recording.
(5) “Employee” means an individual who performs a function for the District government for an agency, educational institution, or grantee who receives compensation for the performance of that function.
(6) “Grantee” means an entity or a contractor of an entity that, on behalf of the District government or through District funding, provides services, activities, or privileges to youth.
(7) “Human Rights Act” means Unit A of Chapter 14 [ § 2-1401.01 et seq.].
(8) “Party” means a person accused of bullying, a target of bullying, or a parent or guardian of either a person accused of bullying or a target of bullying.
(9) “Youth,” depending on the context, means:
  (A) An individual of 21 years of age or less who is enrolled in an educational institution or who accesses the services or programs provided by an agency or grantee, or an individual of 22 years of age or less who is receiving special education services from an educational institution; or
  (B) Individuals as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph considered as a group.
D.C. Code § 2-1506 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1506
§ 2-1506. Transfer of positions and funds.
Status: in_force

(a) The following positions and their associated funding are hereby transferred from the Office of Youth Opportunity Services to the Department of Manpower:
One deputy director  GS-15
One manpower specialist  GS-14
One computer systems analyst  GS-13
One program analyst officer  GS-12
One research assistant  GS-9
One research assistant  GS-7
Three clerks  GS-4
The following positions and their associated funding, initially transferred in the Budget Act of 1977 to the Department of Manpower, are hereby transferred from the Office of Youth Opportunity Services to the Department of Recreation for the support of neighborhood planning council programs:
One recreation specialist  GS-14
One program analyst officer  GS-12
One social science analyst  GS-11
Two field technical assistants  GS-9
One secretary  GS-6
One clerk  GS-4
The funds available to the Office of Youth Advocacy, Department of Manpower, Department of Recreation, Federal City College, and District of Columbia Public Schools to carry out the purposes of this subchapter will be as delineated in the Budget Act of 1977, Act 1-94 (March 9, 1976) except as altered in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
All positions and personnel so transferred shall continue to be governed by personnel legislation enacted by Congress, and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, until such time as the District of Columbia government personnel system is established in accordance with § 1-204.22(3). Such positions and personnel may be reclassified or found in excess and separated from the service in accordance with this subchapter or an administrative order of the directors or president of the aforementioned agencies and departments.
D.C. Code § 2-1212.31 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.31
§ 2-1212.31. Establishment of a healthy food retail program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall establish a Healthy Food Retail Program within the Department of Small and Local Business Development to expand access to healthy foods in eligible areas in the District by providing assistance to corner stores, farmers markets, and other small food retailers.
(b) The Department of Health, District Department of the Environment, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Office of Planning, and the University System of the District of Columbia shall, as requested by the Department of Small and Local Business Development, assist this program.
(c) (1) The program may provide a combination of any or all of the following to corner stores, farmers markets, and other small food retailers in eligible areas:
    (A) Grants;
    (B) Loans;
    (C) Federal tax credits;
    (D) Equipment;
    (E) Other financial assistance; and
    (F) Technical assistance.
  (2) The benefits provided by this subsection shall be awarded to corner stores, farmers markets, and other small food retailers in eligible areas on a competitive basis, with priority given to projects with the greatest potential impact on expanding access to healthy foods in eligible areas that are underserved by retail sales of healthy food.
(d) Corner stores, farmers markets, and other small food retailers are encouraged to work cooperatively to expand access to healthy foods in eligible areas.
(e) The benefits provided by subsection (c) of this section may be used by corner stores to improve the display areas, exteriors, and interiors of corner stores to expand capacity to sell healthy food.
(f) The Department of Small and Local Business Development may contract with nonprofit organizations in promoting and implementing this program.
(g) The University System of the District of Columbia may provide nutrition education resources to eligible corner stores, farmers markets, and consumers in eligible areas.
D.C. Code § 2-1210.81 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1210.81
§ 2-1210.81. SSBCI-Venture Capital Program; establishment.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established, in accordance with the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative ("SSBCI"), within the executive branch of District government, the State Small Business Credit Initiative Venture Capital Program ("SSBCI-Venture Capital Program").
(b) The SSBCI-Venture Capital Program shall be:
  (1) Funded by the SSBCI, as authorized by the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, approved March 11, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2; 135 Stat. 4); and
  (2) In compliance with the requirements of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010, approved September 27, 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-240; 124 Stat. 2504).
(c) The purpose of the SSBCI-Venture Capital Program will be to provide grants to a program administrator selected by the Mayor to make long-term investments in the form of loans and equity investments in the local business community in accordance with the official program guidance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
D.C. Code § 2-393.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3D / § 2-393.01
§ 2-393.01. Business Recovery Task Force Establishment.
Status: in_force

There is established the Business Recovery Task Force ("Task Force") to provide recommendations to the Mayor and Council regarding the recovery of the District's businesses following the end of the COVID-19 emergency.
D.C. Code § 2-1603 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / § 2-1603
§ 2-1603. Board of Trustees.
Status: in_force

(a) The powers of the Service shall be vested in a Board of Trustees composed of 11 members. The Board of Trustees shall establish general policy for the Service but shall not direct the conduct of particular cases.
(b) (1) Members of the Board of Trustees shall be appointed by a panel consisting of:
    (A) The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia;
    (B) The Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals;
    (C) The Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and
    (D) The Mayor of the District of Columbia.
  (2) The panel shall be presided over by the Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (or in his absence, the designee of such Judge). A quorum of the panel shall be 4 members.
  (3) Four of the 11 members of the Board of Trustees shall be non-attorneys and shall be residents of the District of Columbia.
  (4) Judges of the United States courts in the District of Columbia and of District of Columbia courts may not be appointed to serve as members of the Board of Trustees.
  (5) The term of office of a member of the Board of Trustees shall be 3 years. No person shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a member of the Board of Trustees. A vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term.
(c) The trustees of the Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia in office on the date of enactment of this chapter shall serve the unexpired portions of their terms as trustees of the Service.
(d) For the purposes of any action brought against the trustees of the Service, they shall be deemed to be employees of the Service.
D.C. Code § 2-425 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 4 / § 2-425
§ 2-425. Application of subchapter — Entry of guilty plea.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall not apply to any person whose conviction resulted from his entering a plea of guilty unless that plea was pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970)  .
D.C. Code § 2-358.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-358.01
§ 2-358.01. Supply management rules.
Status: in_force

The CPO shall issue rules governing:
(1) The management of goods during their entire life cycle;
(2) The sale, lease, disposal, or transfer of surplus goods by public auction, competitive sealed bidding, competitive electronic sales, or other appropriate method designated by rule; provided, that no employee of the disposing agency shall be entitled to purchase any surplus goods.
D.C. Code § 2-1325 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / § 2-1325
§ 2-1325. Appointments to vacancies.
Status: in_force

When a vacancy develops on the Commission, the Mayor shall appoint a successor, with the advice and consent of the Council, to complete the unexpired term.
D.C. Code § 2-1702 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / § 2-1702
§ 2-1702. Establishment of District of Columbia Office of Public Records Management, Archival Administration, and Library of Governmental Information.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the District of Columbia Office of Public Records Management, Archival Administration, and Library of Governmental Information within the Office of the Secretary.
(b) The head of the Office shall be the Public Records Administrator of the District of Columbia who shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Administrator shall be qualified by training and experience in records and archives management. Other staff shall be appointed as necessary.
(c) Subject to the approval of the Mayor, the Administrator is authorized to adopt, alter, and use a seal which shall establish the authenticity or true copy of any public record in the Administrator’s custody. A true copy shall then have the same force and effect as the original.
(d) Repealed.
(e) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title . The Mayor shall submit the proposed rules and regulations to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve the proposed rules and regulations, by resolution, within the 45-day period, the proposed rules and regulations shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 2-560 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-560
§ 2-560. Certification.
Status: in_force

Each part of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, each permanent supplement of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, and the District of Columbia Register shall contain a certificate by the Administrator stating that such part contains all documents required to be published pursuant to this subchapter as of the date of such certificate.
D.C. Code § 2-1597 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1597
§ 2-1597. Administrative support.
Status: in_force

The Commission may hire staff and obtain equipment, supplies, materials, and services necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission.
D.C. Code § 2-1461.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14A / § 2-1461.02
§ 2-1461.02. Private right of action for use of courts to interfere with exercise in the District of certain rights.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has had a judgment entered against him or her, in any jurisdiction, where liability is based in whole or in part on the person's alleged conduct of a type identified in § 2-1461.01(a) , including under any theory of vicarious, joint, several or conspiracy liability, shall have a cause of action and may recover damages from any party that brought the action leading to that judgment or that has sought to enforce that judgment.
(b) Recoverable damages under this section shall include:
  (1) Just damages created by the action that led to that judgment, including money damages in the amount of the judgment and costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees spent in defending the action that resulted in the entry of a judgment in another jurisdiction; and
  (2) Costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing an action under this section, as may be allowed by the court.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to enable a court to vacate, render invalid, or otherwise disturb a judgment giving rise to an action under this section.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not create a cause of action based on a judgment entered in another jurisdiction that resulted from:
  (1) An action founded in tort, contract, or statute for which a similar claim would exist under the laws of the District; or
  (2) An action where no part of the acts that formed the basis for liability occurred in the District, the person subject to the earlier judgement does not reside or have its primary place of business in the District, and the injury caused by the judgement did not occur in the District.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term "person" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-1401.02(21) .
D.C. Code § 2-1217.34a — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.34a
§ 2-1217.34a. Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project — Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ], the term:
(1) “Authorized Delegate” means the City Administrator, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, the Chief Financial Officer, the District of Columbia Treasurer, or any officer or employee of the executive office of the Mayor to whom the Mayor has delegated any of the Mayor’s functions under this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ] pursuant to § 1-204.22(6) .
(2) “Available Real Property Tax Increment Revenues” means, for any fiscal year of the District, with respect to the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project TIF Area, the revenues resulting in that fiscal year from the imposition of the tax under Chapter 8 of Title 47 and the tax under § 47-1005.01 , including any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the special tax provided for in § 1-204.81 , pledged to the payment of general obligation indebtedness of the District, minus those same revenues generated in the Real Property Tax Base Year; provided, that such revenues are not otherwise exclusively committed to another purpose.
(3) “Available Sales Tax Increment Revenues” means, for any fiscal year of the District, with respect to the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project TIF Area, the revenues resulting in that fiscal year from the imposition of the taxes under Chapters 20 and 22 of Title 47, including any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the portion thereof required to be deposited in the Washington Convention Center Authority Fund established pursuant to § 10-1202.08 , minus those same revenues generated in the Sales Tax Base Year; provided, that such revenues are not otherwise exclusively committed to another purpose.
(4) “Available Tax Increment” means the sum of the Available Sales Tax Increment Revenues and Available Real Property Tax Increment Revenue.
(5) “Bond Counsel” means a firm or firms of attorneys designated as bond counsel from time to time by the Mayor.
(6) “Bonds” means the District of Columbia revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations), in one or more series, authorized to be issued pursuant to this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ].
(7) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
(8) “Chief Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
(9) “Closing Documents” means all documents and agreements, other than Financing Documents, that may be necessary and appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds, and includes agreements, certificates, letters, opinions, forms, receipts, and other similar instruments.
(10) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(11) “Development Agreement” means the development agreement between the District and the Development Sponsor setting for the terms and conditions upon and pursuant to which the District will issue the Bonds and the Development Sponsor will develop the project.
(12) “Development Costs” shall have the same meaning as in § 2-1217.01(13) .
(13) “Development Sponsor” means Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc., a District of Columbia corporation, or a designee or assignee of, or successor to, Howard Theatre Restoration, L.L.C., approved by the Mayor.
(14) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(15) “Financing Documents” means the documents, other than Closing Documents, that relate to the financing or refinancing of transactions to be effected through the issuance, sale, and delivery of the Bonds, including any offering document, and any required supplements to any such documents.
(16) “Home Rule Act” means Chapter 2 of Title 1 [ § 1-201.01 et seq.].
(17) “Howard Theatre Parking Garage” means parking spaces dedicated for the exclusive use by, and in conjunction with, the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project in Lots 21, 66, 67, 68, 97, 814, 815, 855, 857, 858, and 859, Square 441.
(18) “Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project” means the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of Development Costs incurred for the acquisition, leasing, construction, rehabilitating, installing, and equipping of a new mixed-use facility, consisting of a multi-purpose entertainment venue, museum, restaurant, and educational center within the historic building in Lots 90 and 807, Square 441.
(19) “Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project TIF Area” means the area so designated in § 2-1217.34c .
(20) “Real Property Tax Base Year” means the tax year preceding the year in which this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ] becomes effective and the initial assessed value to be used in making the determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues of each lot of taxable real property in the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project TIF Area shall be the assessed value in the tax year preceding the year in which this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ] becomes effective.
(21) “Reserve Agreement” means that certain Reserve Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2002, by and among the District, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., and Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
(22) “Sales Tax Base Year” means the tax year preceding the year in which this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ] becomes effective.
(23) “TIF” means tax increment financing.
D.C. Code § 2-223.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-223.06
§ 2-223.06. Posting of notice.
Status: in_force

District instrumentalities shall conspicuously display notices of employee protections and obligations under this subchapter in each personnel office and in other public places, and shall use all other appropriate means to keep all employees informed, including but not limited to the inclusion of annual notices of employee protections and obligations under this subchapter with employee tax reporting documents.  District government contractors shall inform all employees engaged in performing District government contracts of their rights under this subchapter. A person who or entity that employs security officers shall inform those employees of their rights under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-1515.05a — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1515.05a
§ 2-1515.05a. Juvenile Services Program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall permit the Juvenile Services Program of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia ("JSP-PDS") access to youth in accordance with this section.
(b) The JSP-PDS shall be able to meet and have contact with youth through in-person communication, telephone calls, and written correspondence in order to provide free legal services to youth including:
  (1) Assistance contacting attorneys and others involved in youths' court cases;
  (2) Representation of youth in disciplinary hearings;
  (3) Representation of youth in any proceeding at which the Department seeks to place a youth at a more secure level of placement;
  (4) Legal rights orientations for new residents; and
  (5) Assistance filing complaints relating to conditions of confinement.
(c) The Department shall provide:
  (1) The JSP-PDS with dedicated office space at the Youth Services Center, the New Beginnings Youth Development Center, and any similar future secured facility operated by the Department;
  (2) Youth and personnel of the JSP-PDS with confidential access to each other, which shall include confidential:
    (A) Telephone calls;
    (B) Written correspondence; and
    (C) In-person communications; and
  (3) The JSP-PDS personnel with reasonable in-person access, as necessary, to the housing units or other areas of Department facilities where youth are confined; provided, that the Department retains the authority to temporarily restrict or deny access previously granted, at any time, due to institutional needs.
(d) The dedicated office space provided pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of this section shall include:
  (1) Space for confidential meetings between youth and the JSP-PDS personnel; and
  (2) Electricity and permission for JSP-PDS to have and maintain its own internet connection for JSP-PDS operated and managed computers, telephones, and electronic equipment.
(e) The JSP-PDS personnel may not use electronic equipment such as cell phones and computers within Department housing units unless otherwise permitted by the Department or by court order.
D.C. Code § 2-325.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-325.04
§ 2-325.04. Establishment of grading system for businesses contracting with the District.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.105 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.105
§ 2-1217.105. Sale 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, 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 sale of the bonds.
(c) The Mayor is authorized to deliver the 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 and the eligibility of the bonds to be qualified zone academy bonds within the meaning of section 1397E(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved August 5, 1997 (111 Stat. 821; 26 U.S.C. § 1397E(d)(1)).
(e) Unit A of Chapter 3 of this title and subchapter III-A of Chapter 3 of Title 47 [ § 47-351.01 et seq.], shall not apply to whatever contract the Mayor may from time to time enter, or the Mayor may determine to be necessary or appropriate, for purposes of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.40c — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.40c
§ 2-1217.40c. Creation of the Reunion Square TIF Area.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a TIF area designated as the Reunion Square TIF Area.  The Reunion Square TIF Area is defined as: Lots 827, 829, 984, 1017, and 1020 in Square 5772; Lot 1018 in Square 5783; and Lots 899, 900, and 1101 in Square 5784.
(b) As provided under § 2-1217.40b , the Available Tax Increment from the Reunion Square TIF Area shall be deposited in the Reunion Square TIF Fund and may be used for the purposes set forth in § 2-1217.40b .
(c) (1) The base year for determination of Available Sales Tax Revenues from locations within the Reunion Square TIF Area shall be the tax year preceding the year in which this subpart becomes effective.
  (2) The base amount for determination of Available Real Property Tax Revenues shall be:
    (A) $121,881 in base year 2020;
    (B) $121,881 in base year 2021;
    (C) $121,881 in base year 2022;
    (D) $129,193 in base year 2023;
    (E) $136,945 in base year 2024; and
    (F) $141,738 in base year 2025 and each base year thereafter.
(d) The Reunion Square Street TIF Area shall terminate on the earlier of:
  (1) Twenty-five years after the issuance of the last Bonds issued pursuant to this subpart ;
  (2) The date on which the Bonds are paid in full or are defeased and are no longer outstanding; or
  (3) September 30, 2025 if no Bonds are issued.
D.C. Code § 2-1564 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1564
§ 2-1564. Organizational structure.
Status: in_force

(a) After June 25, 2002, the Mayor shall publicly announce and widely disseminate information to District residents that:
  (1) Describes the functions and purpose of the Youth Council;
  (2) Explains the process of selection and appointment to the Youth Council; and
  (3) Solicits applications from youth who desire to serve on the Youth Council.
(b) A selection committee shall be formed by the Youth Advisory Council Taskforce with the approval of the Mayor. The selection committee shall screen, interview, and select the first 32 members of the Youth Council. Following the first year, Youth Council members shall select the next year’s members. The selection committee shall consist of:
  (1) Twice as many young people as adults;
  (2) Representatives of community based organizations;
  (3) Representatives of faith based organizations; and
  (4) Representatives of government.
(c) The Youth Council shall select 6 officers to serve leadership positions. In addition, the Youth Council may create other leadership positions as deemed necessary. In its first year of operation, the Chair shall be chosen by the selection committee from among the initial 32 Youth Council members, with the approval of the Mayor. The Chair shall serve for one year. The selection of these 32 members shall be made prior to the Youth Council’s initial retreat. All other officers shall be selected by the Youth Council at their retreat, and shall serve for one year. Thereafter, the Youth Council shall select all officers. The officers shall be as follows:
  (1) Chair;
  (2) Vice Chair;
  (3) Secretary;
  (4) Assistant Secretary;
  (5) Treasurer; and
  (6) Parliamentarian.
(d) Members of the Youth Council shall be selected to serve a 2-year term. Member shall only serve 2 terms. Youth Council Officers shall be selected to serve a one-year term. Officers may be re-elected, but shall not serve more than 3 terms in any office or combination of offices.
(e) A group of 8 Advisors shall work with the Youth Council and shall provide assistance as needed. Advisors shall not vote on Youth Council business and shall only provide support upon the specific request of the Youth Council. Four of the 8 advisors shall be adults and 4 shall be youth. In the first year after the establishment of the Youth Council, 2 youth and 2 adult advisors shall be selected by the Youth Summit Advisory Board. The remaining 2 youth and 2 adult advisors shall be selected by the Youth Council members. Thereafter, the advisors shall be selected by the Youth Council.
(f) To ensure an orderly transition from veteran outgoing Youth Council members to incoming novice members, terms during the first year shall be staggered as follows: Members of the initial Youth Council shall either serve one, two, or three year terms. Twelve members shall serve a one-year term, 12 members shall serve a 2-year term, and 8 members shall serve a 3-year term. Members who are selected to serve a one-year term, shall sit out at least one year before seeking re-election to the Youth Council. Terms shall be determined following the first year of the Youth Council based on two factors:
  (1) Members shall be asked to indicate their preference for leaving the Youth Council or staying for an additional term.
  (2) The initial Youth Council members who are willing to serve additional terms shall be graded along a performance based system. During the initial Youth Council retreat, all members shall be asked to agree upon one-year goals for the Youth Council to accomplish. Members shall also create their own one-year goals. Members shall be graded on their performance in accomplishing both sets of goals by the 8 advisors in a manner that is consistent for each Youth Council member.
(g) The Youth Council shall establish standing committees. The Youth Council shall have the discretion to create other standing committees as needed. The 4 committees are:
  (1) Rules;
  (2) Executive;
  (3) Finance; and
  (4) Outreach.
(h) The first Youth Council shall create the rules and bylaws to which all future Youth Councils shall adhere.
(i) The Youth Council Secretary and Assistant Secretary shall be the official record keepers. They shall be responsible for documenting and archiving all meeting minutes, and other relevant decisions or documents. The Youth Council Treasurer shall record and archive all financial transactions.
(j) (1) Subject to Congressional appropriations, one full-time staff person shall be hired to serve as a Youth Coordinator. The Youth Coordinator shall be:
    (A) A staff member of the Office of Neighborhood Action; and
    (B) Selected by Neighborhood Action on the basis of the Youth Council’s recommendation.
  (2) Youth may be hired to work part-time as needed.
(k) The Youth Coordinator shall assist with all phases of the publicizing, screening, candidate selection and operation of the Youth Council. In addition, some young people may be hired to work part-time for the Youth Council as needed.
(l) The Youth Council Chair shall be responsible for calling meetings to order and for facilitating these meetings. Meetings shall be conducted following parliamentary procedures as described in Robert’s Rules of Order.
(m) Quorum requirements shall be as follows:
  (1) Two-thirds of the Youth Council members must be present for a quorum; and
  (2) At least one member representing each of the ten groups shall also be present.
(n) Every Youth Council member shall serve on at least one committee. In order to serve as chair of a committee, members shall be in good standing and shall have knowledge of the committee’s subject matter. Committee chairs shall serve for one year. Committee chairs shall be eligible to serve more terms, if selected to do so.
(o) All members shall attend a minimum of 75% of Youth Council meetings. Members shall also attend the minimum number of committee meetings as determined by the committee.
(p) Within 2 years of operation, the Youth Council shall initiate advisory groups or forums within each ward, and for the juvenile justice and foster care communities. These groups shall serve as both a source for future Youth Council members, and as a vehicle for soliciting input from around the District, and a method of sharing information about Youth Council activities.
(q) (1) Beginning one year after its first meeting and every year thereafter, the Youth Council shall publish a report of its activities, recommendations, and accomplishments.
  (2) The report shall be distributed to the Mayor, the Council of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Public Schools, public charter schools, and other key District leadership.
  (3) Copies of the report shall be placed on the Internet, in each public library, the library of each public and public charter school, and shall be made available upon request to the general public.
(r) (1) Members of the Youth Council shall serve without compensation, except that members may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the authorized execution of official Youth Council duties.
  (2) The Mayor and his or her designee shall provide administrative support to the Youth Council and may accept resources provided from public or private organizations for the benefit of the Youth Council.
D.C. Code § 2-213.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-213.01
§ 2-213.01. Automatic data processing — Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Automatic data processing” means the use of computers for the dissemination, storage, retrieval, and reporting of information associated with an administrative or managerial function.
(2) “Automated data system” means a set of logically related computer programs designed to accomplish specific objectives or functions.
(3) “Computer” means an electromechanical device capable of accepting information and data, performing logical and arithmetical operations, and reporting the results.
(4) “Hardware” means input and output devices, arithmetic and control circuits, and memory devices.
(5) “Information systems” means a single network or networks of steps for processing information that is associated with a particular operation or a set of related operations.
(6) “Information systems technology” means the applied science associated with the development of networks for the processing of information.
(7) “Software” means the procedures, instructions, code sets, assemblers, compilers, and all other associated supporting processes required to run a computer program on the equipment itself.
D.C. Code § 2-356.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-356.04
§ 2-356.04. Architectural and engineering services.
Status: in_force

(a) The District shall announce all requirements for architectural and engineering services and negotiate contracts for these services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification and at fair and reasonable prices.
(b) In the procurement of architectural and engineering services, the CPO shall:
  (1) Provide notice to firms to submit annually a statement of qualifications and performance data;
  (2) Appoint one or more permanent or ad hoc architect-engineer evaluation boards, comprised of members with experience in architecture, engineering, construction, and District and related procurement matters.
(c) These boards shall include highly qualified professional employees of the District and may include private practitioners of architecture, engineering, or related professions. The members of a permanent or an ad hoc evaluation board shall be known as the architect-engineer selection committee.
(d) For each architectural and engineering services contract over $100,000, the CPO shall appoint an architect-engineer selection committee. The selection committee for architectural and engineering services contracts under this amount shall be established in accordance with rules promulgated by the CPO. The selection committee shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on file with the District and those that may be submitted by other firms regarding the proposed contract. The selection committee shall conduct discussions with no less than 3 firms regarding the contract and the relative utility of alternative methods of approach for furnishing the required services, and then shall select therefrom, in order of preference, based upon criteria established and published by the selection committee, no less than 3 of the firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the services required.
(e) The contracting officer shall negotiate a contract with the highest qualified firm for architectural and engineering services at compensation which the contracting officer determines in writing to be fair and reasonable to the District. The contracting officer shall take into account the estimated value, the scope, the complexity, and the professional nature of the services to be rendered. A contracting officer shall proceed as follows:
  (1) If the contracting officer is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm considered to be the most qualified, negotiations with that firm shall be terminated and the contracting officer shall then undertake negotiations with the 2nd most qualified firm.
  (2) If the contracting officer is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm considered to be the 2nd most qualified firm, the contracting officer shall terminate negotiations and shall undertake negotiations with the 3rd most qualified firm.
  (3) If the contracting officer is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm considered to be the 3rd most qualified firm, the contracting officer shall terminate negotiations.
  (4) If the contracting officer is unable to negotiate a contract with any of the selected firms, the contracting officer may select additional firms in order of their competence and qualifications and shall continue negotiations in accordance with this section until an agreement is reached.
D.C. Code § 2-580 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-580
§ 2-580. Training.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, in coordination with the Office of Open Government, shall:
(1) Develop a training manual for members of public bodies; and
(2) Annually advise all members of public bodies of their responsibilities under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-219.04a — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-219.04a
§ 2-219.04a. Modernization of First Source recordkeeping.
Status: in_force

Within 120 days of February 24, 2012, the Department of Employment Services shall provide public access on its website to all employment agreements entered into in 2009 through the present and shall make available online all future employment agreements, their status of compliance, and the project or contract’s assigned Contracting Officer or First Source Compliance Officer and their contact information.
D.C. Code § 2-1226.34 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1226.34
§ 2-1226.34. Integrated environmental design standards.
Status: in_force

All projects subject to this part shall comply with the following integrated environmental design standards:
(1) The applicant for the project shall engage in pre-development and on-going consultation with appropriate District officials to review the plans of the applicant to ensure compliance with the standards imposed by this part.
(2) The applicant for the project shall retain a LEED-accredited professional or maintain an experienced LEED-accredited member on-staff.
(3) The applicant for the project shall prepare and submit to the Mayor a sustainability plan as a component of the concept design package, which shall identify the project approach and elements used to satisfy the requirements of this part. The sustainability plan shall include an analysis of energy use, green building, site planning and preservation, and stormwater management.
(4) The applicant for the project shall submit to the Mayor any draft or final checklists and other materials submitted to demonstrate LEED, Green Communities, and ENERGY STAR compliance.
D.C. Code § 2-218.15 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-218.15
§ 2-218.15. Living Wage Certification Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Living Wage Certification Program ("program") within the Department, which shall be administered by an organization selected in accordance with subsection (b) of this section ("administrator") and funded by a grant from the Department, that will certify employers that meet the requirements of the program established by this section and pursuant to this section.
(b) The Department shall:
  (1) Select the administrator through the competitive bid process;
  (2) Establish the criteria to be eligible for the grant and the selection as administrator; provided, that the administrator shall be a nonprofit organization located in the District;
  (3) Issue a request for proposals no later than December 31, 2018; and
  (4) Enter into a grant agreement with the bid awardee to serve as administrator in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(c) (1) Under the program, the administrator shall certify an employer that applies for certification and that shows, to the satisfaction of the administrator, that the employer:
    (A) Pays its employees, including independent contractors, a living wage;
    (B) Commits to paying its employees and independent contractors a living wage for the duration of the certification;
    (C) Maintains its primary office in the District;
    (D) Possesses a current license pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 47 ; and
    (E) Certifies that at least a majority of its owners are District residents or that at least a majority of its employees are District residents.
  (2) The administrator shall develop criteria to verify that the employer meets each criterion set forth in this subsection.
(d) (1) Certification shall be valid for 3 years.
  (2) To maintain certification and obtain recertification, a certified employer must demonstrate that it continues to meet the criteria set forth in subsection (c) of this section.
  (3) A certified employer shall have 3 months to increase its employees' wages to match an increase in the living wage mandated under subchapter X-A of this chapter .
(e) (1) The administrator shall maintain a public list of all certified employers.
  (2) The administrator shall create a unique logo to designate an employer as certified under this section and shall provide the employer with digital and physical copies of the logo for display and promotional purposes.
(f) The Department may consider combining the list maintained pursuant to subsection (e)(1) of this section with any similar list created under the Made in DC program, established in subchapter IV-B of Chapter 12 of this title .
(g) For the purposes of this section, the term "living wage" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-220.02(4) .
D.C. Code § 2-1431.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1431.04
§ 2-1431.04. Powers and duties of the Office.
Status: in_force

The Office shall:
(1) Coordinate and oversee the District’s ADA Compliance Program;
(2) Provide ongoing training and technical assistance to agency ADA coordinators;
(3) Provide ongoing training, technical assistance and community resource referrals to agencies to ensure that agency employment practices, services and supports, facilities, telecommunications, and general policies and practices are fully accessible to people with disabilities and meet the requirements of the ADA, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the disability rights provisions of the Human Rights Act;
(4) Evaluate the District’s compliance with the ADA, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act], and the disability rights provisions of the Human Rights Act; report any deficiencies to the Office of Human Rights; and make recommendations for addressing deficiencies to the Mayor;
(5) Investigate actions or inactions of agencies in alleged violation of the ADA, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and make referrals to the Office of Human Rights, as appropriate, of any actions or inactions that may violate the Human Rights Act;
(6) Provide information and referral, legal information, and assistance with filing complaints with the Office of Human Rights to individuals who have questions about disability rights or are experiencing obstacles to receiving services;
(7) Provide a full-time Executive Director and other full staff support to the Mayor’s Committee on Persons with Disabilities;
(8) (A) No later than one year after the establishment of the Office, and by January 1 of each year thereafter, submit to the Mayor and Council an Olmstead Compliance Plan.
  (B) In developing the Olmstead Compliance Plan, the Office shall work actively with the Mayor’s Committee on Persons with Disabilities and shall endeavor to ensure that all work groups related to the development of the Olmstead Compliance Plan are at a minimum comprised 25% by individuals with disabilities and 25% by advocates or family members;
(9) (A) No later than one year after the establishment of the Office, submit to the Mayor and Council an assessment of the existing resources, including staffing, available to each agency ADA Coordinator.
  (B) The assessment shall include recommendations for the percentage of time that the ADA Coordinator at each agency should devote to duties under this unit , and recommendations for any specific agencies which should designate a full-time ADA Coordinator. The Office shall base its recommendations on the following criteria:
    (i) The frequency with which the agency works with members of the public who are individuals with disabilities or District employees who are individuals with disabilities;
    (ii) The frequency with which the agency interacts with the general public;
    (iii) The volume of reasonable accommodation requests processed by the agency;
    (iv) The volume of discrimination complaints processed by the agency; and
    (v) Any other criteria that the Office believes are relevant and establishes prior to its assessment of agencies, in consultation with the Mayor’s Committee on Persons with Disabilities; and
(10) By January 1 of each year, submit to the Mayor and Council an annual status report on all activities required under this section.
D.C. Code § 2-1203.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1203.03
§ 2-1203.03. Transfer of functions; abolishment of the Office of Tourism and Promotions.
Status: in_force

(a) All authority responsibilities, and functions assigned to the Office of Tourism and Promotions by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1992, effective October 1, 1992, including oversight responsibility for the D.C. Committee to Promote Washington and the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development, established by Mayor’s Order 79-218, dated September 14, 1979, are hereby transferred the Economic Development Liaison Office.
(b) The Office of Tourism and Promotions, established by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1992, effective January 6, 1993, is hereby abolished.
D.C. Code § 2-1209.12 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1209.12
§ 2-1209.12. Duties of Advisory Board.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1223.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1223.01
§ 2-1223.01. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-118 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-118
§ 2-118. Effective date; publication and enforcement of regulations and fees.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall become effective 6 months from the date of their approval. The regulations and schedule of fees herein provided for shall be promulgated by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively, and printed in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the said District but shall not be enforced until 30 days after such publication or until December 25, 1936. Amendments to the regulations or new or additional schedules of fees, when and as the same may be adopted, shall likewise be printed in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the said District and no penalty for violation thereof or payment of new or additional fees prescribed shall be enforced until 30 days after such publication.
D.C. Code § 2-1411.05a — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1411.05a
§ 2-1411.05a. Mandatory workplace training.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Office shall provide a sexual-harassment training course for employees of businesses that employ an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) or shall certify a list of providers who may provide such training in accordance with the requirements set forth in this section.
  (2) The Office shall consult with groups representing victims, workers, and employers in the creation of a sexual-harassment training course.
  (3) The training shall include how to respond to, intervene in, and prevent sexual harassment by co-workers, management, and patrons.
  (4) The Office may delegate its responsibilities under this subsection to another agency subordinate to the Mayor.
(b) Employees of businesses that employ an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) shall receive the training according to the following schedule:
  (1) Each employee shall receive training either in person or online no later than 90 days after hire, unless the employee has participated in training within the past 2 years.
  (2) Employees hired before October 1, 2020, shall have 2 years from that applicability date to attend training either in person or online.
  (3) Managers shall attend training in person or online at least once every 2 years.
(c) Owners or operators of businesses that employ an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) shall attend training either in person or online at least once every 2 years.
(d) If an employee, manager, owner, or operator of a business that employs an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) participates in training from a provider certified by the Office, the employer shall submit a certification to the Office that the employee, manager, owner, or operator has completed the training required in subsection (a) of this section and shall do so no later than 30 business days after completion of the training.
(e) The Office shall maintain records of each individual who has taken the training required by subsection (a) of this section for at least 5 years.
(f) Each employer that employs an employee who is paid in accordance with § 32-1003(f) shall:
  (1) No later than July 1, 2019, file with the Office a policy outlining how employees can report instances of sexual harassment to management and to the Office;
  (2) No later than July 1, 2019, distribute the employer's sexual-harassment policy to employees and post the policy in a conspicuous place accessible to all employees in or about the premises of the employer;
  (3) No later than December 13, 2018, document instances of sexual harassment reported to management, including whether the reported harasser was a non-managerial employee, managerial employee, owner, or operator; and
  (4) No later than July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, report to the Office the number of instances of sexual harassment reported to management and the total number of reported harassers who were non-managerial employees, managerial employees, owners, or operators.
D.C. Code § 2-352.07 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-352.07
§ 2-352.07. Ombudsman for contracting and procurement.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Office of Contracting and Procurement an Office of Ombudsman for Contracting and Procurement which shall be headed by an ombudsman with purview over contracts under the authority of the CPO.
(b) Each District agency with independent procurement authority pursuant to section 201 shall designate an Agency Ombudsman for Contracting and Procurement.
(c) Each ombudsman designated pursuant to this section shall:
  (1) Serve as a vehicle for contractors and subcontractors performing work or providing services under a District contract to communicate their complaints and concerns regarding contracting, procurement, or a specific contract, through a single entity;
  (2) Respond to complaints and concerns in a timely fashion with accurate and helpful information;
  (3) Determine the validity of any complaint quickly and professionally;
  (4) Generate options for a response by the agency or instrumentality and offer a recommendation from among the options;
  (5) Except when the parties are involved in legal or administrative proceedings, attempt informally to facilitate a resolution of a dispute between the contracting officer, the prime contractor, and the subcontractor, as appropriate; and
  (6) Identify systemic concerns and recommend to the CPO and the Council policy changes, and strategies to improve the contracting and procurement process.
D.C. Code § 2-1528 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1528
§ 2-1528. Biannual reports.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-223.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-223.05
§ 2-223.05. Election of remedies.
Status: in_force

(a) The institution of a civil action pursuant to § 2-223.03(a) shall preclude an employee from pursuing any administrative remedy for the same cause of action from an arbitrator pursuant to a negotiated grievance and arbitration procedure or an employment contract.
(b) No civil action shall be brought, pursuant to § 2-223.03(a) if the aggrieved employee has had a final determination on the same cause of action from an arbitrator pursuant to a negotiated grievance and arbitration procedure or an employment contract.
D.C. Code § 2-1733 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17A / § 2-1733
§ 2-1733. Report.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-115 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-115
§ 2-115. Authorization to make regulations and fix fees.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and empowered to make such regulations as it may deem proper to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and the Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and empowered to fix the fees herein provided.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.04
§ 2-1217.04. Approval by the Council.
Status: in_force

Upon completion of negotiations with the development sponsor, the CFO may certify the project and submit such certification and the proposed resolution referred to in § 2-1217.03(d) to the Mayor.  If the Mayor determines that the resolution is consistent with the requirements of this section, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council a proposed resolution to approve the project, the TIF area, the development agreement, and the amount to be financed. The proposed resolution shall define the TIF area for the eligible project, a summary description of the eligible project and its compliance with the criteria, a listing of the public benefits to be derived from the eligible project, portion of real property tax or sales revenues increment to be allocated to the project; and a summary of the terms of the TIF bonds to be issued with respect to the project.  The Council shall approve or disapprove the proposed resolution within 45 days.
D.C. Code § 2-532 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-532
§ 2-532. Right of access to public records; allowable costs; time limits.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person has a right to inspect, and at his or her discretion, to copy any public record of a public body, except as otherwise expressly provided by § 2-534 , in accordance with reasonable rules that shall be issued by a public body after notice and comment, concerning the time and place of access.
(a-1) In making any record available to a person pursuant to this section, a public body shall provide the record in any form or format requested by the person, provided that the person shall pay the costs of reproducing the record in that form or format.
(a-2) In responding to a request for records pursuant to this section, a public body shall make reasonable efforts to search for the records in electronic form or format, except when the efforts would significantly interfere with the operation of the public body’s automated information system.
(a-3) A public body shall make available for inspection and copying any record produced or collected pursuant to a contract with a private contractor to perform a public function, and the public body with programmatic responsibility for the contractor shall be responsible for making such records available to the same extent as if the record were maintained by the public body.
(b) A public body may establish and collect fees not to exceed the actual cost of searching for, reviewing, redacting, and making copies of records. Documents may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge where a public body determines that waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest because furnishing the information can be considered as primarily benefiting the general public.
(b-1) Any fee schedules adopted by the Mayor, an agency or a public body shall provide that:
  (1) Fees shall be limited to reasonable standard charges for document search, duplication, and review when records are requested for commercial use;
  (2) Fees shall be limited to reasonable standard charges for document duplication when records are not sought for commercial use and the request is made by an educational or non-commercial scientific institution for scholarly or scientific research, or a representative of the news media;
  (3) For any request for records not described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection, fees shall be limited to reasonable standard charges for document search and duplication; and
  (4) Only the direct costs of search, duplication, or review may be recovered.
(b-2) Review costs shall include only the direct costs incurred during the initial examination of a document to determine whether the documents must be disclosed or withheld in part as exempt under this section. Review costs may not include costs incurred to determine issues of law or policy related to the request.
(b-3) No agency or public body may require advance payment of any fee unless the requester has previously failed to pay fees in a timely fashion, or the agency or public body has determined that the fee will exceed $250.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a public body, upon request reasonably describing any public record, shall within 15 days (except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) of the receipt of any such request either make the requested public record accessible or notify the person making such request of its determination not to make the requested public record or any part thereof accessible and the reasons therefor.
  (2) (A) If the public record requested is a body-worn camera recording recorded by the Metropolitan Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department, upon request reasonably describing the recording, shall within 25 days (except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) of the receipt of any such request either make the requested recording accessible or notify the person making such request of its determination not to make the requested recording or any part thereof accessible and the reasons therefor.
    (B) A request for a body-worn camera recording may only be submitted to the Metropolitan Police Department.
(d) (1) In unusual circumstances, the time limits prescribed in subsection (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section may be extended by written notice to the person making such request setting forth the reasons for extension and expected date for determination. Such extension shall not exceed 10 days (except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) for records requested under subsection (c)(1) of this section and 15 days (except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) for records requested under subsection (c)(2) of this section.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, and only to the extent necessary for processing of the particular request, “unusual circumstances” are limited to:
    (A) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in a single request;
    (B) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body having a substantial interest in the determination of the request or among 2 or more components of a public body having substantial subject-matter interest therein; or
    (C) For body-worn camera recordings covered by subsection (c)(2) of this section, the inability to procure a vendor that is able to perform the redactions within the 25-day time period provided under subsection (c)(2) of this section.
(e) Any failure on the part of a public body to comply with a request under subsection (a) of this section within the time provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of this section shall be deemed a denial of the request, and the person making such request shall be deemed to have exhausted his administrative remedies with respect to such request, unless such person chooses to petition the Mayor pursuant to § 2-537 to review the deemed denial of the request.
(f) For purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Reasonable efforts” means that a public body shall not be required to expend more than 8 hours of personnel time to reprogram or reformat records.
  (1A) “Request” means a single demand for any number of documents made at one time to an individual public body.
  (2) “Search” means to review manually or by automated means, public records for the purpose of locating those records which are responsive to a request.
D.C. Code § 2-1583 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1583
§ 2-1583. Realignment of funding priorities.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any reprogramming of money that relates to the funding of the Youth Development Plan’s budget or the Children’s Budget shall conform with the citywide goals for children and youth identified in the Children’s Budget Report. The city-wide goals for children and youth are:
  (1) Children are ready for school.
  (2) Children and youth succeed in school;
  (3) Children and youth practice healthy behaviors;
  (4) Children and youth engage in meaningful activities;
  (5) Children and youth live in healthy, stable, and supportive families; and
  (6) All youth make a successful transition to adulthood.
(b) Reprogrammed funds may only be allocated to meet the one of the following specific goals for which such funding was made.
D.C. Code § 2-301.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-301.04
§ 2-301.04. Application of chapter.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1344 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / § 2-1344
§ 2-1344. Record of translations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1204.11 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1204.11
§ 2-1204.11. Film, Television and Entertainment Rebate Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established as a special fund the Film, Television and Entertainment Rebate Fund (“Fund”). The Fund shall appear as a separate program line within the budget of the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment. The Fund shall be funded by annual appropriations.
  (2) (A) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
    (B) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(b) Subject to §§ 2-1204.11a , 2-1204.11c , and 2-1204.12 and subject to the availability of funds, the Mayor may provide to an eligible production company, as an incentive for the production of movies, television shows, or other video productions in the District, a payment up to the following:
  (1) The sum of 35% of the company’s qualified production expenditures that are subject to taxation in the District;
  (2) The sum of 21% of the company’s qualified production expenditures that are not subject to taxation in the District;
  (3) The sum of 30% of the company’s qualified personnel expenditures that are subject to taxation in the District;
  (3A) The sum of 10% of the company’s qualified personnel expenditures that are not subject to taxation in the District; and
  (4) The sum of 50% of the company’s qualified job training expenditures.
  (5) Repealed.
(c) Subject to 2-1204.11a , 2-1204.11c , and 2-1204.12 and subject to the availability of funds, the Mayor may provide to an applicant, as an incentive for the creation of production and postproduction facilities in the District, a payment of up to 25% of the taxpayer’s base infrastructure investment; provided, that if all or a portion of the base infrastructure investment is in a facility that may be used for purposes unrelated to production or postproduction activities, then the base infrastructure investment shall be eligible for the up to 25% payment only if the Mayor determines that the facility will support and be necessary to secure production or postproduction activity.
(d) Subject to the availability of funds, the Mayor may utilize the Fund to provide grants to movie theaters, as defined in § 2-1204.21(1) , to assist in compliance with part C of this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 2-605 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / § 2-605
§ 2-605. Judicial notice.
Status: in_force

All courts within the District of Columbia shall take judicial notice of the acts and resolutions published in the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large.
D.C. Code § 2-308.19 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-308.19
§ 2-308.19. Civil investigative demands.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 2-381.07 .
D.C. Code § 2-303.19a — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-303.19a
§ 2-303.19a. Report by Chief Procurement Officer.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-273.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2A / § 2-273.02
§ 2-273.02. Pre-qualification.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office may provide for a process of prequalification for private entities to submit a bid pursuant to § 2-273.03 . The process shall include public notice of a request for qualifications, including the requirements and the criteria the Office will use in determining whether the private entity prequalifies.
(b) In order to be prequalified to submit a bid pursuant to § 2-273.03 , a private entity shall, in addition to any requirements set forth in the request for proposals for a public-private partnership project:
  (1) Have available sufficient sources of funding, capital, securities, or other financial resources necessary to carry out the public-private partnership project if selected;
  (2) Possess, either through its staff, subcontractors, a consortium, or joint venture agreement, the managerial, organizational, technical capacity, and experience in the type of project for which the proposer is submitting a bid;
  (3) Be qualified to lawfully conduct business in the District; and
  (4) Certify that no director, officer, partner, owner, or other individual with direct and significant control over the policy or finances of the private entity has been convicted of corruption or fraud in any jurisdiction of the United States.
(c) If the Office determines that a prequalification process is appropriate for the public-private partnership project, only prequalified private entities may be a proposer.
(d) The Office may charge a reasonable application fee for prequalification that may not exceed the Office's actual direct cost of evaluating the application.
D.C. Code § 2-507 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-507
§ 2-507. Compilation of rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this subchapter, the Mayor shall have compiled, indexed, and published in the District of Columbia Register all regulations adopted by the District of Columbia Council and rules adopted by the Mayor and District of Columbia Council and each agency and in effect at the time of such compilation. Such compilations shall be promptly supplemented or revised as may be necessary to reflect new regulations and rules and changes in regulations and rules.
(b) Compilations shall be made available to the public at a price fixed by the Mayor.
(c) The Mayor must publish the 1st compilation required by subsection (a) of this section within 1 year after the effective date of this subchapter and no regulations adopted by the District of Columbia Council nor rule adopted by the Mayor or by an agency before the date of such 1st publication which has not been filed and published in accordance with this subchapter and which is not set forth in such compilation shall be in effect after 1 year after the effective date of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-360.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-360.04
§ 2-360.04. Contractor’s right of appeal to Board.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 2-359.08 , within 90 days after the date of receipt of a decision of the contracting officer, the contractor may appeal the decision to the Board by filing a complaint.
(b) The Board shall provide, to the fullest extent practicable, informal, expeditious, and inexpensive resolution of disputes, shall issue a decision in writing, or take other appropriate action on each appeal submitted, and shall mail or otherwise furnish a copy of the decision to the contractor and the Mayor. All decisions which constitute a final adjudication of appeal on the merits shall be published in the District of Columbia Register.
(c) (1) The rules of the Board shall include a procedure for the accelerated disposition of any appeal from a decision of the contracting officer if the amount in dispute is $50,000 or less.
  (2) The procedure shall be applicable at the sole election of the contractor.
  (3) Appeals under the accelerated procedure shall be resolved within 180 days from the date the contractor elects to utilize the procedure.
(d) (1) The rules of the Board shall include a small claims procedure for the expedited disposition of any appeal from a decision of the contracting officer if the amount in dispute is $10,000 or less. The procedure shall be applicable at the sole election of the contractor.
  (2) The small claims procedure shall provide for simplified rules of procedure to facilitate the decision of any appeal. The appeals may be decided by a single member of the Board with any concurrences required by rule.
  (3) Appeals under the small claims procedure shall be resolved, whenever possible, within 90 days from the date on which the contractor files an appeal.
  (4) A decision against the District government or the contractor reached under the small claims procedure shall be final and conclusive and shall not be set aside except in cases of fraud.
  (5) Administrative determinations and final decisions under the small claims procedure shall have no value as precedent for future cases under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-1207.12 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1207.12
§ 2-1207.12. Title to property upon dissolution.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1901 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / § 2-1901
§ 2-1901. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Appointing authority” means the presiding judge of any court of the District of Columbia, the chairperson of any District of Columbia board or commission, the director or commissioner of any department or agency of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia or the chairperson of any committee of the Council of the District of Columbia conducting a hearing, or any other person presiding at any hearing or other proceeding in which a qualified interpreter is required pursuant to this chapter.
(2) “Communication-impaired person” means a hearing-impaired person or a non-English or limited-English speaking person.
(3) “Hearing-impaired person” means a person who, because of a hearing impairment, cannot readily understand oral communications or who cannot communicate effectively through speech, and, if the communication at issue is in writing, who cannot communicate effectively in the written English language.
(3A) “Intermediary interpreter” means any person, including any hearing-impaired person, who is able to assist in providing an accurate interpretation between spoken English and sign language or between variants of sign language by acting as an intermediary between a hearing-impaired person and a qualified interpreter.
(4) “Non-English or limited-English speaking person” means a person who is unable to readily understand oral and written communications in the English language or who cannot communicate effectively in the spoken or written English language.
(5) “Qualified interpreter” means a person who is listed by the Office of Court Interpreter Services or the United States Department of State as being, or is otherwise found by the court to be, skilled in the language or form of communication needed to communicate fluently with a communication-impaired person and to translate or interpret information accurately to and from the communication-impaired person.
(6) “Qualified interviewer” means a person who is certified by the Metropolitan Police Department as being, or is otherwise found by the court to be, skilled in the language or form of communication needed to communicate fluently with a communication-impaired person.
D.C. Code § 2-110 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-110
§ 2-110. Inspection fees; cessation of insurance invalidates certificate of inspection.
Status: in_force

There shall be paid to the Director of the Department of Finance and Revenue of the District of Columbia by the owner or user, for the issuance of a certificate as required by this subchapter, fees to be fixed from time to time by the Mayor of the District of Columbia for the annual inspection of each steam boiler or unfired pressure vessel, commensurate with the cost of inspection, with power to fix higher fees for the issuance of a certificate where the inspection in connection therewith is made on a Sunday or legal holiday. When an inspection report is filed by an insurance company with the said Boiler Inspector showing that a boiler or unfired pressure vessel has been inspected and found to be in a safe and insurable condition as provided in § 2-107 , the owner or user of such insured and inspected boiler or unfired vessels shall be exempt from the payment of all fees with the exception that there shall be paid to the Director of the Department of Finance and Revenue of the District of Columbia a fee of $1 by the owner or user prior to the issuance of a certificate of inspection. No such certificate shall be valid after the boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall cease to be insured by an insurance company authorized as provided in § 2-107 .
D.C. Code § 2-219.04b — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-219.04b
§ 2-219.04b. Establishment of a workforce intermediary pilot program.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) By April 1, 2012, the Mayor shall establish a workforce intermediary pilot program for Fiscal Year 2012 based on Council and Mayor-approved recommendations made by the Workforce Intermediary Task Force established by the Workforce Intermediary Task Force Establishment Second Emergency Act of 2011, effective October 18, 2011 (D.C. Act 19-167; 58 DCR 8900), or succeeding legislation.
  (2) The workforce intermediary pilot program shall act as an intermediary between employers and training providers to provide employers with qualified District resident job applicants.
  (3) The workforce intermediary pilot program shall have a start-up budget not to exceed $2 million, which shall be funded by all funds deposited in the District of Columbia Jobs Trust Fund (“Fund”), established in § 2-219.04c , and other existing local funds.
  (4) Thirty days before the end of the pilot program, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, in consultation with the Department of Employment Services and the workforce intermediary, shall develop a progress report and recommendations for continued operations of the workforce intermediary that take into account the Council and Mayor-approved recommendations made by the Workforce Intermediary Task Force.
D.C. Code § 2-306.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-306.01
§ 2-306.01. Rules required.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1226.40a — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1226.40a
§ 2-1226.40a. Power and authority.
Status: in_force

With respect to projects that are subject to this part and projects completed for off-site mitigation or payment in lieu of mitigation, DDOE shall have the authority to:
(1) Monitor, inspect, review, approve, approve with conditions and covenants, and deny approval;
(2) Require monitoring, sampling, analysis, record-keeping and certification of ongoing compliance;
(3) Establish provisions, requirements, and penalties for off-site mitigation or payment in lieu of mitigation options, and for projects that fail to comply with their off-site mitigation or payment-in-lieu-of-mitigation requirements; and
(4) Recover costs, fees and expenses.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.33n — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.33n
§ 2-1217.33n. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-302.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-302.04
§ 2-302.04. Regulatory powers of Mayor.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-353.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-353.01
§ 2-353.01. Contractor standards.
Status: in_force

(a) The CPO shall establish a process to certify, on a solicitation-by-solicitation basis, the responsibility of prospective contractors. The process shall ensure that the prospective contractor:
  (1) Has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain those resources;
  (2) Is able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, based upon the bidder’s or offeror’s existing commercial and government contract commitments;
  (3) Has a satisfactory performance record;
  (4) Has a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;
  (5) Has a satisfactory record of compliance with the law, including labor and civil rights laws and rules and part A of subchapter X of Chapter 2 of this title [ § 2-219.01 et seq.];
  (6) Has, or has the ability to obtain, the necessary organization, experience, accounting, operational control, and technical skills;
  (7) Has, or has the ability to obtain, the necessary production, construction, technical equipment, and facilities;
  (8) Has not exhibited a pattern of overcharging the District;
  (9) Does not have an outstanding debt with the District or the federal government in a delinquent status of more than the greater of $1,000 or 1% of the contract value, up to $25,000; and
  (10) Is otherwise qualified and is eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and rules.
(b) If the District awards a contract to a prospective contractor that has an outstanding debt with the District in a delinquent status that is in an amount less than the amount required to disqualify the prospective contractor pursuant to subsection (a)(9) of this section, the District shall recoup the outstanding debt by offsetting it against any payment due to the contractor under the contract.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.131 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.131
§ 2-1217.131. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Authorized Delegate” means the City Administrator, the Chief Financial Officer, the District of Columbia Treasurer, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, or any officer, employee, or agency of the executive office of the Mayor to whom the Mayor has delegated any of the Mayor’s functions under D.C. Law 17-252 pursuant to § 1-204.22(6) and has been designated as an authorized delegate for purposes of D.C. Law 17-252 .
(2) “Available Increment” shall have the same meaning as provided in the Reserve Agreement.
(3) “Available Sales Tax Revenues” means the revenues in excess of $208,549 generated in the Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area in any fiscal year of the District commencing on the Commencement Date resulting from the imposition of the sales tax under Chapter 20 of Title 47 [ §  47-2001 et seq.], including penalty and interest charges, exclusive of the portion required to be deposited in the Washington Convention Center Fund established pursuant to §  10-1202.08 . The term “Available Sales Tax Revenues” includes sales tax revenues from any business existing in the Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area on October 22, 2008, only after the business has re-opened as a result of the development of any portion of the project.
(4) “Bond Counsel” means a firm or firms of attorneys designated as bond counsel from time to time by the Mayor.
(5) “Bonds” means the District of Columbia revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, and other obligations), in one or more series, authorized to be issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(6) “Chief Financial Officer” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia established by § 1-204.25(a) .
(7) “Closing Documents” means all documents and agreements, other than Financing Documents, that may be necessary and appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds, and includes agreements, certificates, letters, opinions, forms, receipts, and other similar instruments.
(8) “Commencement Date” means the date upon which the 1st parcel of real estate within the Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area is transferred to the Master Developer.
(9) “Consumer Price Index” means the index number of retail commodities prices designated “Consumer Price Index-all items CPIU (1996=100) Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA-WA” as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (or any successor agency thereto), appropriately adjusted.
(10) “Debt Service” means payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds.
(11) “Development Costs” means all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, redevelopment, purchase, acquisition, protection, financing, construction, expansion, reconstruction, rehabilitation, renovation and repair, and the furnishing and equipping of the project, including:
  (A) The costs of demolishing or removing roads, utilities, sidewalks, underground facilities, buildings or structures, and other improvements located on, and site preparation of, including environmental remediation, the land acquired or used for, or in connection with, the project, including costs incurred to resolve existing leaseholder interests in portions of the project site that will be re-conveyed to the District as public infrastructure;
  (B) Costs of relocation, construction, and redevelopment of the project, including entitlement, development, and construction management fees;
  (C) Costs incurred for publicly-owned utility lines, structures, public roads, public parks, or equipment located within or necessary to serve the project;
  (D) Interest on the bonds prior to, and during, the construction of the project;
  (E) Provisions for reserves for extraordinary repairs and replacements;
  (F) Expenses incurred for architectural, engineering, energy efficiency technology, design and consulting, financial, and legal services;
  (G) Fees for letters of credit, bond insurance, debt service reserve insurance, surety bonds, or similar credit or liquidity enhancement instruments;
  (H) Costs and expenses associated with the conduct and preparation of specification and feasibility studies, plans, surveys, historic structure reports, and estimates of expenses and revenues;
  (I) Expenses necessary or incident to issuing the bonds and determining the feasibility and the fiscal impact of financing the acquisition, construction, or redevelopment of the project; and
  (J) The provision of an allowance for contingencies and initial working capital.
(12) “Financing Documents” means the documents, other than Closing Documents, that relate to the financing or refinancing of transactions to be effected through the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds, including any offering document, and any required supplements to any such documents.
(13) “Fish Market” means the property known for assessment and taxation purposes as Lots 850, 846, and 847, Square 473, and the adjacent riparian area.
(14) “Home Rule Act” means Chapter 2 of Title 1 [ § 1-201.01 et seq.].
(15) “Master Developer” means the development entity to which the District transfers the leasehold interest in the Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area and which is responsible for the planned development of the entire Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area, including the project.
(16) “Project” means the publicly owned infrastructure located within the Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area, including streets, parking facilities, sidewalks, walkways, streetscapes, parks, bulkheads, piers, curbs, gutters, and gas, electric, and water utility lines, and the acquisition, equipping, relocation, construction, and redevelopment of certain public facilities, including parks.
(17) “Reserve Agreement” means that certain Reserve Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2002, by and among the District, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. and Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
(18) “Southwest Waterfront Fund” means the fund created by § 2-1217.133 .
(19) “Southwest Waterfront Improvement Benefit District” means the special assessment district established by § 47-895.02 .
(20) “Southwest Waterfront PILOT” or “PILOT” means the payment in lieu of taxes from the Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area required by § 47-4615 .
(21) “Southwest Waterfront PILOT Base Amount” means $945,000.
(22) “Southwest Waterfront PILOT Increment” means the amount of the Southwest Waterfront PILOT that exceeds the Southwest Waterfront PILOT Base Amount.
(23) “Southwest Waterfront PILOT/TIF Area” means the following geographic area:
  (A) Approximately 23 acres of land area between the southern curb line of Maine Avenue, S.W., and the bulkhead paralleling the Washington Channel from the western edge of the Fish Market to the western curb of 6th Street, S.W., to the eastern edge of Lot 843, Square 473, the eastern edge of Lots 883, 884, and 885, Square 503, to the eastern edge of parcel 255/15, to the western edge of the P Street, S.W., right-of-way; and
  (B) The riparian area and piers associated with the land described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, which include:
    (i) The Fish Market;
    (ii) The Capital Yacht Club;
    (iii) The Gangplank Marina; and
    (iv) Piers 4 and 5.
(24) “Southwest Waterfront Special Assessment” means the special assessment relating to the Southwest Waterfront Improvement Benefit District established by § 47-895.02 .
D.C. Code § 2-359.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-359.03
§ 2-359.03. Termination of contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) The CPO may terminate, without liability, any contract if:
  (1) The contractor has been convicted of a crime arising out of or in connection with the procurement of any work to be done or any payment to be made under the contract; or
  (2) There has been a violation of this chapter.
(b) If a contract is terminated pursuant to this section, the contractor shall:
  (1) Be paid only the actual costs of the work performed to the date of termination, plus termination costs, if any;
  (2) Refund, and the CPO shall recover, all profits or fixed fees realized under the contract; and
  (3) Refund, and the CPO shall recover, any other fee, commission, percentage, gift, compensation, or similar consideration paid, including contingent fees and brokerage fees.
(c) The rights and remedies in this section shall be in addition to any other right or remedy provided by law and the exercise of any of them shall not constitute a waiver of any other right or remedy provided by law.
D.C. Code § 2-1007 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / § 2-1007
§ 2-1007. Transfers from predecessor agencies.
Status: in_force

All other functions, powers, and duties of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, including those formerly vested in the Highway Commission established by §§ 9-103.01 to 9-103.04 and 9-103.05 [repealed], and those formerly vested in the National Capital Park Commission by §§ 2-1001 , 2-1009 , 2-1010 , and 2-1011 , together with the personnel, records, property, and unexpended balances (available or to be made available) of appropriations, allocations, and all other funds, including trust funds, of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, are hereby transferred to the Commission.
D.C. Code § 2-1935 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / § 2-1935
§ 2-1935. Language access oversight; duties of Language Access Director.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on August 13, 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) The Office of Human Rights shall provide oversight, central coordination, and technical assistance to covered entities in their implementation of the provisions of this subchapter and ensure that the provision of services by covered entities meets acceptable standards of translation or interpretation.
(b) There shall be within the Office of Human Rights a Language Access Director to coordinate activities under this subchapter. The Language Access Director shall:
  (1) Review and monitor each covered entity’s language access plan for compliance with this subchapter and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, approved July 2, 1964 (78 Stat. 252; 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d through 2000d-7);
  (2) Track, monitor, and investigate public complaints regarding language access violations at covered entities, and where necessary, issue written findings of noncompliance to the covered entities regarding failures to provide language access; provided, that this responsibility shall not supersede or preclude the existing individual complaint process and mechanism under the jurisdiction of the Office of Human Rights;
  (3) Review and monitor the language access coordinators with respect to their performance of responsibilities under this subchapter;
  (4) Consult with language access coordinators, the D.C. Language Access Coalition, and the heads of government offices that conduct outreach to communities with limited or no-English proficient populations;
  (5) Serve as the language access coordinator for the Office of Human Rights; and
  (6) Through the Mayor, by regulation, after consultation with the D.C. Language Access Coalition, designate additional covered entities with major public contact.
(c) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this act .
D.C. Code § 2-1225.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1225.04
§ 2-1225.04. [Reserved].
Status: reserved

[Reserved].
D.C. Code § 2-209.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-209.02
§ 2-209.02. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Required provisions.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia shall not enter into any such agreement unless the agreement provides that each of the parties to such agreement shall:
(1) Waive any and all claims against all the other parties thereto which may arise out of their activities outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement;
(2) Indemnify and save harmless the other parties to such agreement from all claims by third parties for property damage or personal injury which may arise out of the activities of the other parties to such agreement outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement.
D.C. Code § 2-1212.34 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.34
§ 2-1212.34. Energy efficiency.
Status: in_force

The District Department of the Environment shall:
(1) Develop tools and resources for corner stores to reduce their operating costs by becoming more energy efficient; and
(2) Promote energy efficiency programs to corner stores.
D.C. Code § 2-1653 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 16A / § 2-1653
§ 2-1653. Filing a complaint with the Office of Human Rights; exclusive remedy.
Status: in_force

(a) A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of [this chapter] may file an administrative complaint with the Office of Human Rights within one year after the unlawful discriminatory act, or discovery thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title III of the Human Rights Act of 1977, effective December 13, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-38; D.C. Official Code § 2-1403.01 et seq.) .
(b) The administrative remedies in subsection (a) of this section are exclusive. A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of [this chapter] shall not have a private cause of action in any court based on a violation of [this chapter] .
D.C. Code § 2-1207.08 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1207.08
§ 2-1207.08. Project criteria.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.33b — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.33b
§ 2-1217.33b. Creation of the City Market at O Street Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the City Market at O Street Fund. The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the City Market at O Street Fund the Available Tax Increment and any other taxes or fees specifically designated by law for deposit in the City Market at O Street Fund.
(b) The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the City Market at O Street Fund, or any sub-account within the City Market at O Street Fund, for the payment of the costs of carrying out any of the purposes described in subsection (c) of this section without further action by the Council as permitted by § 1-204.90(f) . 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.
(c) The funds deposited in the City Market at O Street Fund may be used to:
  (1) Secure the repayment of the bonds; and
  (2) Finance, refinance, or reimburse the District or the Development Sponsor for the project.
(d) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District, the balance of cash and investments in the City Market at O Street Fund exceeds the amount of debt service (including prepayment of principal and interest), reserves on any bonds, and any approved bond-related administrative expenses during the upcoming fiscal year, the excess may be transferred to the unrestricted balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, all funds deposited into the City Market at O Street Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
D.C. Code § 2-1208.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1208.02
§ 2-1208.02. Unified Economic Development Budget Report.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) On or before March 1, the Chief Financial Officer shall compile and publish an annual Unified Economic Development Budget Report (“Report”) with regard to the fiscal year just concluded. The report shall be produced in both printed and electronic form and shall be freely available in offices of all District agencies included in the report. A user-friendly electronic version of the report shall be posted on the Government of the District of Columbia’s website in a central location that the public can easily locate.
  (2) The comprehensive report shall provide the following information regarding the economic development incentives offered by the District:
    (A) The name of each recipient receiving one or more economic development incentives with a combined total value equal to or greater than $75,000;
    (B) The dollar value of each economic development incentive received by each recipient; provided, that any economic development incentive received by a recipient with a value less than $75,000 shall not be itemized; the Chief Financial Officer shall report an aggregate dollar amount of those expenditures and the total number of recipients aggregated;
    (C) The aggregate dollar amounts for each type of incentive;
    (D) The aggregate dollar amounts expended per ward;
    (E) The aggregate number of companies, groups, or individuals receiving each type of economic development incentive; and
    (F) The total cost of all economic development incentives appropriated by each granting body categorized by the granting body’s name.
(b) The Mayor shall submit annually, as part of the annual budget request to the Council, a single document estimating the costs of all economic development incentives for the fiscal year of the requested budget, including:
  (1) The total cost to the District resulting from the proposed economic development incentives, including the costs for each category of proposed tax expenditures, and the amounts of proposed tax expenditures classified by ward;
  (2) The cost to the District of all proposed appropriated funds for economic development incentives by District agency, instrumentality, or public institution of higher education;
  (3) For each recipient listed in the most recent Unified Economic Development Budget Report prepared pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section that has received an economic development incentive in anticipation of, or as the result of, the development or redevelopment of real property, the Mayor shall list all requirements imposed on the recipient in exchange for those incentives, including any requirements related to:
    (A) The production or preservation of affordable housing;
    (B) The employment of District residents;
    (C) The participation of certified business enterprises in the construction or operation of the real property; and
    (D) The production of community amenities; and
  (4) For each recipient that received an economic development incentive in anticipation of, or as the result of, the development or redevelopment of real property within the previous 5 years, the Mayor shall determine whether the recipient is in compliance with any requirements listed in paragraph (3) of this subsection for that recipient and shall list, when applicable:
    (A) The current number of affordable housing units on the property, their level of affordability, and the number of bedrooms per unit;
    (B) The number of District residents employed as a result of the development or redevelopment of the property, including the average wages of newly employed residents, the value and type of employment benefits provided, and whether the employees are full-time or part-time;
    (C) The participation of certified business enterprises in the construction or operation of the real property;
    (D) Any realized changes to overall tax revenue resulting from the development or redevelopment.
(c) Any granting authority agencies administering any economic development incentive shall cooperate and assist the Chief Financial Officer in the preparation of the Unified Economic Development Budget Report and all reporting requirements imposed by this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 2-308.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-308.06
§ 2-308.06. Interest.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1831.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18A / § 2-1831.03
§ 2-1831.03. Jurisdiction of the Office and agency authority to review cases.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases under the jurisdiction of the following agencies or arising pursuant to the following provisions of law:
  (1) Department of Health;
  (2) Department of Human Services;
  (3) Board of Appeals and Review;
  (4) Repealed;
  (5) All adjudicated cases in which a hearing is required to be held pursuant to § 7-2108(a) and (b), including licensing and enforcement matters arising under rules issued by the Child and Family Services Agency;
  (6) All adjudicated cases required to be heard pursuant to §§ 8-802 and 8-902 ;
  (7) Repealed;
  (8) Repealed.
  (9) Repealed;
  (10) All adjudications involving infractions of subchapter II-A of Chapter 10 of Title 6 [§§ 6-1041.01 through 6-1041.09 ] and the rules promulgated under its authority.
  (11) Repealed.
(b) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases under the jurisdiction of the following agencies or arising pursuant to the following provisions of law:
  (1) Department of Employment Services, excluding private workers' compensation cases;
  (2) Department of Buildings, except for those cases under the jurisdiction of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission for the District of Columbia established in § 47-825.01a ;
  (2A) Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection;
  (3) Department of For-Hire Vehicles;
  (4) All adjudicated cases of the Office of Tax and Revenue arising from tax protests filed pursuant to § 47-4312 ; and
  (5) All adjudicated enforcement cases brought by the Historic Preservation Office, as defined in § 6-1102(6A) , within the Office of Planning.
(b-1) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases arising under the jurisdiction of the Rent Administrator pursuant to § 42-3502.04 .
(b-2) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving:
  (1) Repealed.
  (2) The denial or revocation of a firearm registration certificate pursuant to § 7-2502.10 ;
  (3) The denial or revocation of a dealer license pursuant to § 7-2504.06 ; and
  (4) The imposition of a civil fine for violations of Chapter 10 of Title 7 [ § 7-1001 et seq.], pursuant to § 7-1007 .
  (5) A license to carry a concealed pistol pursuant to § 7-2509.08 , including:
    (A) Any appeal pending at the Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board as of October 1, 2023; provided, that each such pending appeal shall be transferred to the Office for adjudication and re-docketed in accordance with the procedures of the Office; and
    (B) Any motion for reconsideration of a decision issued by the Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board prior to October 1, 2023, that is pending on or filed after October 1, 2023; provided that:
      (i) Each such motion filed before October 1, 2023, with the Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board shall be transferred to and adjudicated by the Office; and
      (ii) Each such motion filed on or after October 1, 2023, shall be filed with and adjudicated by the Office.
(b-3) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases required to be heard pursuant to § 42-3141.06 .
(b-4) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving the impoundment of a vehicle pursuant to § 22-2724(a) .
(b-5) This chapter shall apply to appeals pursuant to §§ 47-857.09a and 47-859.04a .
(b-6) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving the failure to report known or reasonably believed child sexual abuse pursuant to subchapter II-A of Chapter 30 of Title 22 [ § 22-3020.51 et seq.].
(b-7) This chapter shall apply to all adjudications involving the imposition of a civil fine for violations of § 48-1201 .
(b-8) This chapter shall apply to appeals pursuant to § 2-218.63(g) .
(b-9) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases under the jurisdiction of the District Department of Transportation.
(b-10) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases involving a civil fine or penalty imposed by the Higher Education Licensure Commission pursuant to § 38-1312(a-1) .
(b-11) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving the reimbursement of emergency housing and relocation assistance arising pursuant to §§ 42-3531.09 through 42-3531.16 .
(b-12) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases that arise under subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 32 .
(b-13) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving the modification, suspension, revocation, or denial of a permit issued pursuant to § 8-1731.07 , and all adjudicated cases involving the denial, revocation, or suspension of an authorization pursuant to § 8-2231.03 .
(b-14) In addition to those cases described in subsections (a), (b), (b-1), (b-2), (b-3), (b-4), (b-5), (b-6), (b-7), (b-8), (b-9), (b-10), (b-11), (b-12), and (b-13) of this section, this chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases relating to § 38-825.01a(b)(5) and (6)(B)(i) , and § 7-2051(e) .
(b-15) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving a formal complaint filed pursuant to § 7-761.13 .
(b-16) This chapter shall apply to the following categories of adjudicated cases under the jurisdiction of the Department of Behavioral Health:
  (1) The denial, suspension, conversion, or termination of a license or certification of a mental health rehabilitation services provider, substance abuse provider, or mental health community residence facility pursuant to 22-A DCMR § 3426, 22-A DCMR § 6305, or 22-B DCMR §§ 3106-3113;
  (2) The imposition of a civil fine on a mental health community residence facility or mental health and substance abuse provider pursuant to Chapter 35 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations;
  (3) The reduction, suspension, or termination of a supported housing subsidy pursuant to 22-A DCMR § 2218;
  (4) The involuntary discharge, transfer, or relocation of a resident from a mental health community residence facility pursuant to § 44-1003.03 ;
  (5) A non-Medicaid recoupment action against a mental health and substance abuse provider; and
  (6) All adjudicated cases arising pursuant to § 7-1231.12(b)(4) granting a fair hearing to any party who is dissatisfied with the outcome of the external review of his or her grievance.".
(b-17) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases arising pursuant to the following provisions of Chapter 19 of Title 42 :
  (1) The rejection of condominium registration applications and public offering statements pursuant to § 42-1904.06(c) ;
  (2) Temporary cease and desist orders from unlawful practices pursuant to § 42-1904.14 ;
  (3) The revocation of condominium registration pursuant to § 42-1904.15 ; and
  (4) Structural defect warranty claims pursuant to § 42-1903.16 .
(b-18) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases arising pursuant to the following provisions of Chapter 34 of Title 42 :
  (1) Any petitions for declaratory relief after a showing of reasonable grounds for a hearing pursuant to § 42-3405.03a ;
  (2) The rejection of applications pursuant to § 42-3405.04 ;
  (3) Temporary cease and desist orders from unlawful practices pursuant to § 42-3405.06 ; and
  (4) The revocation of a certificate or registration pursuant to § 42-3405.07 .
(b-19) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving the enforcement of administrative civil penalties brought by the Department of Energy and Environment ("DOEE") pursuant to Chapter 18 of this title , or other law, and to appeals of orders issued by DOEE.
(b-20) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving the denial or revocation by the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, of a notary commission pursuant to 17 DCMR § 2410.
(b-21) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases arising pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 4 and subchapter II of Chapter 20 of Title 7 , involving:
  (1) Child care eligibility determinations;
  (2) The licensing and regulatory oversight of child care facilities, including the denial, refusal to renew, restriction, suspension, or revocation of a license; and
  (3) Enforcement actions subject to civil infractions.
(b-22) This chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases involving:
  (1) The contested residency status for a student attending District of Columbia Public Schools or District of Columbia public charter schools pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 38 ;
  (2) Invoice disputes over special education providers pursuant to 5-A DCMR § 2901; and
  (3) The denial of a grant application, the termination of a grant, or other adverse enforcement action taken against a grantee related to a grant (including withholding of payment, suspension of funds, or disallowance of funds) administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to § 38-2602(b)(18) and (29) .
(b-23) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases:
  (1) Involving the attachment and levy of personal injury and workers' compensation settlement funds from insurers participating in the Child Support Lien Network when the assets are owned by a child support obligor who owes overdue child support pursuant to § 46-224 ;
  (2) Occurring before any proposed denial, refusal to renew, or suspension of a driver's license and a car registration of a child support obligor by the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, for the failure to  comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to paternity or child support proceedings, or the failure to pay child support pursuant to § 46-225.01(b-2) ; and
  (3) Arising pursuant to § 46-226.03(c) , involving the attachment and seizure of:
    (A) Assets owned by a child support obligor held in a financial institution or held in a financial institution by another on behalf of the support obligor by the Child Support Services Division of the Office of the Attorney General, or its successor, in order to satisfy child support arrearages; or
    (B) Any settlements, judgments, or other funds.
(b-24) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases relating to the Address Confidentiality Program established by § 4-555.02 .
(b-25) Repealed.
(b-26) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving a violation of Chapter 27 of Title 34 .
[(b-27)] Not Funded.
[(b-28)] This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving a civil violation penalized under § 35-254(a) .
(b-29) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases authorized by §§ 41-161.03 and 41-162.02 .
(b-30) Repealed.
(b-31) This chapter shall apply to all adjudicated cases involving imposition of a civil fine for violations of Chapter 10 of Title 7 .
(c) Any agency, board, or commission not referenced in this section may:
  (1) Refer individual cases to the Office, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Law Judge; or
  (2) Elect to be covered by this chapter, subject to the approval of the Chief Administrative Law Judge and the Mayor, and upon such terms as the Mayor may set.
(d) Repealed.
(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant a right to a hearing not created independently by a constitutional provision or a provision of law other than this chapter, except with regard to the discipline or removal of an Administrative Law Judge or the Chief Administrative Law Judge.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, no agency of the District of Columbia to which this chapter applies shall adjudicate adjudicated cases under the jurisdiction of the Office of Administrative Hearings or employ hearing officers, either full- or part-time, for the purpose of adjudicating cases under the jurisdiction of the Office.
(g) Any case initiated by, or arising from a decision or action of, an agency or a portion of an agency in receivership shall not be heard by the Office unless the receiver has entered a binding agreement that any order issued by the Office in the matter would have the same force, effect, and finality as it would if the receivership did not exist.
(h) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of an agency referenced in this section, if the authority exists pursuant to other provisions of the law, to have an agency head or one or more members of the governing board, commission, or body of the agency adjudicate cases falling within its jurisdiction in lieu of the Office. This authority may not be delegated in whole or in part to any subordinate employees of the agency.
(i) (1) A board or commission with authority to issue professional or occupational licenses may delegate to the Office its authority to conduct a hearing and issue an order on the proposed denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or on any proposed disciplinary action against a licensee or applicant for a license. The Office’s order shall be appealable to the board or commission pursuant to § 2-1831.16(b) .
  (2) A case that was delegated by a board or commission to an administrative law judge or hearing examiner employed by an agency subject to this chapter shall be deemed to have been delegated to the Office pursuant to this section as of the date that the agency’s adjudicated cases became subject to this chapter.
(j) A person who has filed a protest of a proposed assessment under § 47-4312 and requested a hearing with the Office shall be deemed to have elected adjudication by the Office as the exclusive means of adjudication of all challenges to the proposed assessment, and to have waived any right to adjudication of a challenge to the proposed assessment in any other forum. Nothing in this subsection limits the right of any person to judicial review of an order of the Office pursuant to § 2-1831.16 .
D.C. Code § 2-415 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 4 / § 2-415
§ 2-415. Actions against District employees for negligent operation of vehicles barred; indemnification of medical employees; disciplinary actions.
Status: in_force

(a) After the effective date of this subchapter, no civil action or proceeding shall be brought or be maintained against an employee of the District for loss of or damage to property or for personal injury, including death, resulting from the operation by such employee of any vehicle if it be alleged in the complaint or developed in a later stage of the proceeding that the employee was acting within the scope of his office or employment, unless the District shall, in an action brought against it for such damage or injury, including death, specifically deny liability on the ground that the employee was not, at the time and place alleged, acting within the scope of his office or employment. If in any such civil action or proceeding pending in a court in the District of Columbia as of the effective date of this subchapter the District has not been named as a defendant, said District shall be joined as a defendant and after its answer has been filed and subject to the provisions of the preceding sentence, the action shall be dismissed as to the employee and the case shall proceed as if the District had been a party defendant from the inception thereof.
(b) Whenever in a case in which the District of Columbia is not a party, a final judgment and order to pay money damages is entered against a medical employee of the District of Columbia on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent act or omission of the medical employee within the scope of his employment and performance of professional responsibilities, the District of Columbia shall, to the extent the medical employee is not covered by appropriate insurance purchased by the District of Columbia, indemnify the employee in the amount of said money damages.
(b-1) The District of Columbia shall defend and indemnify members of the Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges of the Office of Administrative Hearings, established by § 2-1831.06 , from claims and suits in law or equity arising from acts or omissions in the course and scope of their official duties, other than willful or bad faith misconduct.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict appropriate disciplinary action by the District of Columbia against any employee for a negligent act or omission.
D.C. Code § 2-1207.07 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1207.07
§ 2-1207.07. Capitalization.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.71 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.71
§ 2-1217.71. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Available Real Property Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from the imposition of the tax under Chapter 8 of Title 47 , including any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the special tax provided for in § 1-204.81 , pledged to the payment of general obligation indebtedness of the District.
(2) “Available Sales Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from the imposition of the tax under Chapter 20 of Title 47 , including any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the portion thereof required to be deposited in the Washington Convention Center Fund established pursuant to § 10-1202.08 .
(3) “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, or other instruments issued by the District pursuant to § 1-204.90 and secured by Tax Increment Revenues or other security authorized by this subchapter.
(4) “CFO” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
(5) “Downtown Retail Priority Area” means the record lots that front one of the following street locations: 7th Street, N.W., between Indiana and Massachusetts Avenues, N.W.; 11th Street, N.W., between Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., and New York Avenue, N.W.; F Street, N.W., between 6th and 15th Streets, N.W.; and G Street, N.W., between 10th and 13th Streets, N.W., and includes portions of the following squares: 223, 224, 225, 252, 253, 254, 288, 289, 290, 319, 320, 321, 322, 346, 347, 348, 376, 377, 403, 406, 408.1, 428, 429, 430, 431, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, and 458.
(6) “Home Rule Act” means Chapter 2 of Title 1 [ § 1-201.01 et seq.].
(7) “LSDBE” means a local, small, or disadvantaged business enterprise certified by the Small and Local Business Opportunity Commission under subchapter IX-A of Chapter 2 of this title [ § 2-1217.71 et seq.].
(8) “Retail Development Project” means the establishment of a business engaged in direct onsite retail sales to consumers or providing a unique entertainment attraction, including the following activities in connection with such business: acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, renovation, rehabilitation, restoration, remodeling, repair, remediation, expansion, extension, and the furnishing, equipping, and opening for business. In the case of the Downtown Retail Priority Area, Retail Development Projects shall meet the requirements of § 2-1217.73a , shall be limited to restaurants (on a demonstration basis), grocery and specialty food stores and businesses engaged in sales of home furnishings, apparel, and general merchandise goods to specialized customers, or providing a unique entertainment attraction, and shall specifically exclude:
  (A) Liquor stores, nightclubs, hotels, banks, pharmacies, phone stores, and service retail outlets; and
  (B) The relocation of a business to the Downtown Retail Priority Area from another location within the District, unless the relocation involves a significant expansion of the size of the business.
(9) “Retail Development Costs” means any costs associated with, arising out of, or incurred in connection with:
  (A) A Retail Development Project;
  (B) The issuance of, or debt service or any other payments in respect of, the Bonds, including costs of issuance, capitalized interest, credit enhancement fees, reserve funds, or working capital; or
  (C) The relocation of any business where the purpose of the relocation is to make space for a Retail Development Project.
(10) “Retail Priority Area” means:
  (A) The Downtown Retail Priority Area; and
  (B) Any other area or areas of the District so designated by the Mayor and approved by the Council in accordance with this subchapter.
(11) “Rules of Operation” means the rules and procedures, established by the Mayor pursuant to § 2-1217.74 , by which Retail Development Projects will be approved as TIF Areas and receive proceeds of Bonds to pay Retail Development Costs.
(12) “Tax Increment Revenues” means the portion of the Available Real Property Tax Revenues, Available Sales Tax Revenues, or both, allocable to one or more tax allocation funds pursuant to § 2-1217.76 .
(13) “TIF” means tax increment financing.
(14) “TIF Act” means subchapter IX of this chapter [ § 2-1217.01 et seq.] or any successor act.
(15) “TIF Area” means a Retail Development Project that has been approved by the Mayor to receive proceeds of Bonds in accordance with the applicable Rules of Operation for the Retail Priority Area in which the Retail Development Project is located.
D.C. Code § 2-701 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / § 2-701
§ 2-701. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Agency” includes all departments, entities, agencies, offices, or other subdivisions of the executive and legislative branches of the government of the District of Columbia as well as all independent boards, commissions, agencies, or other independent entities.
(2) “Director” means the director or head of the Department of Administrative Services, or its successor agency, or his or her designated agent.
(3) “Government employee” includes members of any board or commission appointed by the Mayor or Council, officers or employees paid by appropriated or grant funds authorized for expenditure by the District of Columbia government, or an officer or employee of any agency when acting in an official capacity.
(4) “Mass mailing” means the transmission through the mail during any 30-day period of more than 100 newsletters or similar types of materials which contain substantially identical contents.
(5) “Elected official” includes the Mayor, the Chairman of the Council, members of the Council, and Chairman and members of the Board of Education.
(6) “Official mail” means the mail which is either prepaid or postpaid by any branch, division, or other agency of the government of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 2-1212.72 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.72
§ 2-1212.72. East End grocery construction incentive program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development the East End Grocery Construction Incentive Program ("Program") to:
  (1) Attract affordable grocery shopping opportunities to underserved areas; and
  (2) Pay the construction costs of new grocery stores that provide affordable food and food-related grocery items to the residents of Wards 7 and 8.
(b) For a grocery store retailer to be eligible to participate in the Program, the retailer shall accept SNAP and WIC benefits and offer fresh food items including vegetables, fruits, meat, dairy, and eggs.
(c) The Program shall be financially supported by a new capital project budgeted under the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, which shall be funded pursuant to § 47-392.02(j-2)(4) (B) [repealed].
(d) (1) The Program shall oversee the development and construction of buildings to house grocery stores to be occupied by grocery store retailers participating in the Program.
  (2) The Program shall develop each grocery store site in consultation with the grocery store retailer that will occupy it.
  (3) The Program shall lease the buildings it constructs to grocery store retailers for the operation of grocery stores and any associated retail stores.
(e) Subject to § 1-204.51 , the Mayor is authorized to enter into contracts to pay for site acquisition, preparation, and infrastructure development, design, and construction for new grocery stores to be occupied by grocery store retailers participating in the Program on the following sites:
  (1) Skyland Town Center;
  (2) Capitol Gateway;
  (3) East River Park;
  (4) The Shops at Penn Hill;
  (5) Parkside Planned Unit Development;
  (6) St. Elizabeths East Campus;
  (7) United Medical Center;
  (8) Columbian Quarter;
  (9) Deanwood Town Center; and
  (10) Deanwood Metro Station Parking Lot.
(f) The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development may extend participation in the Program to a retail store that co-anchors a development with a grocery store retailer that meets the requirements of this subchapter .
(g) (1) A grocery store retailer that is participating in the Program but that ceases to operate the grocery store prior to the expiration of 15 years from the date of first occupancy shall owe the District for a portion of the cost of construction of the building that houses the grocery store.
  (2) A grocery store retailer's liability pursuant to this subsection shall be forgiven, in whole or in part, if it has operated for at least 5 years.  The amount to be forgiven shall be calculated by dividing the total cost of constructing the building evenly by 15, multiplying the quotient by the number of full years that the store was in operation, and subtracting the product from the total cost of constructing the building.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.34k — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.34k
§ 2-1217.34k. 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 § 2-1831.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18A / § 2-1831.05
§ 2-1831.05. Powers and duties of the Chief Administrative Law Judge.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall:
  (1) Supervise the Office of Administrative Hearings;
  (2) Oversee and administer assignment of Administrative Law Judges to preside over adjudicated cases heard by the Office;
  (3) To the extent he or she deems appropriate, establish internal classifications for case assignment and management on the basis of subject matter, expertise, case complexity, and other appropriate criteria;
  (4) Establish standard and specialized training programs for Administrative Law Judges;
  (5) Appoint, in accordance with applicable law and available funding, promote, discipline, and remove staff employed by the Office, other than Administrative Law Judges;
  (6) Provide for, or require completion of, continuing education programs for Administrative Law Judges and other employees of the Office deemed to be necessary or desirable;
  (7) Develop and implement rules of procedure and practice for cases before the Office (including rental housing cases within the jurisdiction of the Office) and approve the use of forms and documents that will assist in managing cases coming before the Office;
  (8) Monitor and supervise the quality of administrative adjudication;
  (9) Develop and implement a code of professional responsibility for Administrative Law Judges;
  (10) Develop and implement annual performance standards for the management and disposition of cases assigned to Administrative Law Judges, which shall take account of subject matter and case complexity;
  (11) Apply a pay scale and retention allowances equivalent to those that are available to Legal Service and Senior Executive Attorney Service attorneys in a manner designed to attract highly capable public and private sector attorneys to become Administrative Law Judges in the Office; provided, that Administrative Law Judges shall receive a minimum annual compensation at that point on the ES-10 pay scale that is equivalent to the mid-point of the LX-2 pay scale;
  (12) Issue and transmit to the Mayor and the Council, not later than 90 days after the close of the first complete fiscal year of the Office’s operation and each fiscal year thereafter, an annual report on the operations of the Office. The annual report shall include performance evaluations and case statistics for each Administrative Law Judge from the filing of a case to disposition.
(b) The Chief Administrative Law Judge may:
  (1) Serve as an Administrative Law Judge in any case;
  (2) Furnish Administrative Law Judges on a reimbursable basis to District of Columbia or other government entities not covered by this chapter;
  (3) Accept and expend funds, grants, bequests, and gifts on behalf of the Office, and accept the donation of services that are related to the purpose of the Office unless such a donation would create a conflict of interest in violation of applicable law;
  (4) Enter into agreements and contracts under law with any public or private entities or educational institutions;
  (5) Develop and maintain a program for student interns and law clerks to work in the Office;
  (6) Recommend to COST the proposal and promulgation of rules regulating the appointment, reappointment, discipline, and removal of Administrative Law Judges;
  (7) Adopt, in accordance with § 2-505 , rules that are necessary or desirable to facilitate implementation of this chapter, other than rules regulating the appointment, reappointment, discipline, and removal of Administrative Law Judges promulgated pursuant to § 2-1831.11 ;
  (8) Assess reasonable filing, copying, and other fees, and adopt rules for waiving or reducing fees for parties who, after careful review, are determined by the Office to be incapable of paying full fees; provided, that filing fees permitted under this subsection shall not be charged to the District of Columbia government or the United States;
  (9) Collect and retain revenues paid in connection with any adjudicated case, shall be deposited into the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
  (10) Retain outside counsel, other than the Attorney General, to represent the Office or any employee of the Office in his or her official capacity in actual or anticipated litigation;
  (11) Implement a program for ongoing quality assurance and performance review; provided, that no such review shall require that an outcome in any case be altered;
  (12) Issue and implement procedures, practices, and guidelines relating to the operations or responsibilities of the Office; and
  (13) Exercise any other lawful authority to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.36k — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.36k
§ 2-1217.36k. 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, 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 , 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 the Mayor may determine to be necessary or appropriate, for the purposes of this subpart .
D.C. Code § 2-1215.61 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.61
§ 2-1215.61. Dupont Circle BID.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor pursuant to §§ [2-1215.05 and 2-1215.06] , the formation of the Dupont Circle BID, including nonexempt real property within the geographic area set forth in subsection (b) of this section, is authorized and the BID taxes established in subsection (c) of this section are imposed through the expiration of this subchapter or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
(b) The Dupont Circle BID shall be comprised of the geographic area bounded by a line that begins at the southwest corner of Square 67, the beginning being the intersection of the north line of P Street, N.W., and the east line of 22nd Street, N.W., and leaving the beginning and running with the boundary of the proposed Dupont Circle BID with the east line of 22nd Street, N.W., north, to the north line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 67; with the north line of the public alley, east, to the northerly line of the 30-foot public alley in Square 67; with the northerly line of the 30-foot public alley, southeasterly, to a break in the north line of the public alley; continuing along the north line of the 30-foot public alley, east, to the southeasterly line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 67; thence with the southeasterly line of the public alley, northeasterly, to the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., southeasterly, to the west line of 21st Street, N.W.; thence running through  Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., northeasterly, to the intersection of the south line of Q Street, N.W., and the east line of 21st Street, N.W.; thence running along the south line of Q Street, N.W., east, to the south extension of the west line of Lot 151, Square 93; thence running across Q Street, N.W., with the south extension of the west line of Lot 151, Square 93, and with the west lines of Lots 151 and 154, Square 93, north, to a point on the public alley system in Square 93; thence running with a northwest line of Lot 154, Square 93, northeasterly, to a common corner of Lots 154 and 155, Square 93; thence with the southwesterly line of Lot 155, Square 93, northwesterly, to the east line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 93; thence running with the east line of the public alley, north, to the south line of Hillyer Place, N.W.; thence running across Hillyer Place, N.W., northwesterly, to the intersection of the north line of Hillyer Place, N.W., and the northeasterly line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 93; thence running with the northeasterly line of the public alley, northwesterly, to the north line of a 16-foot public alley in Square 93; thence running with the north line of the public alley, west, to a west line of Lot 830, Square 93; thence running with a west line of Lot 830, Square 93, north, to a north line of Lot 830, Square 93; thence running with a north line of  Lot 830, Square 93, east, to a west line of Lot 830, Square 93; thence running with a west line of the Lot 830, Square 93, north, to the south line of R Street, N.W.; thence running through R Street, N.W., northwesterly, to the southwest corner on R Street, N.W., of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with a west line of Lot 65, Square 92, north, to a line in the west boundary of the Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, east, to a line in the west boundary of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, north, to a line in the west boundary of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, west, to a line in the west boundary of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the line, north, to a south line of the Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the south line, west, to a west line of Lot 65, Square 92; thence running with the west lines of Lots 65 and 37, Square 92, north, to the northeasterly line of a 4-foot public alley; thence running with the northeasterly lines of the 4-foot public alley and a 12-foot public alley in Square 92, northwesterly, to the north line of a 12-foot public alley in Square 92; thence running with the north line of the public alley, west, to the east line of 21st Street, N.W.; thence running with the east line of 21st Street, N.W., north, to the south line of S Street, N.W.; thence running through S Street, N.W., and Florida Avenue, N.W., northwesterly, to the north line of S Street, N.W., and the southwest corner of Lot 37, Square 2532; thence running with the west line of the Lot 37, Square 2532, north, to the south line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 2532; thence running through the public alley, northwesterly, to the southwest corner of Lot 32, Square 2532; thence running with the west line of Lot 32, Square 2532, and the west line of Lot 31, Square 2532, north, to the south line of Bancroft Place, N.W.; thence running through  Bancroft Place, N.W., northwesterly, to the intersection of the north line of Bancroft Place, N.W., and the east line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 2531; thence running with the east line of the alley, northerly, to a break in the east line of the alley; thence continuing along the easterly line of the alley, northwesterly, to the southeasterly line of Leroy Place, N.W.; thence running through  Leroy Place, N.W., northwesterly, to the northwesterly line of Leroy Place, N.W. and the southwesterly corner of Lot 310, Square 2530; thence running with the southwesterly line of Lot 310, Square 2530, northwesterly, to the northwest corner of the lot; thence running with the northwesterly line of  Lot 310, Square 2530, northeast, to the southwesterly corner of Lot 820, Square 2530; thence running with the southwesterly line of the Lot 820, Square 2530, northwesterly, to the southeasterly line of California Street, N.W.; thence running with the southeasterly line of California Street, N.W., northeasterly, to the southwesterly line of Connecticut Avenue, N.W.; thence running through the Connecticut Avenue, N.W., northeasterly, to the northwesterly corner of U.S. Reservation 303 (also referred to as Lot 801, Square South of 2536); thence running with the southeasterly line of California Street, N.W., through Columbia Road, N.W., northeasterly, to a northwest corner of former Lot 41, Square 2535 (now known for assessment and taxation purposes as Lots 832, 833, and 7000-7006, Square 2535); thence running along the northeasterly boundary of former Lot 41, Square 2535, southeasterly, to a break in the northeasterly boundary; thence continuing along the northeasterly boundary of former Lot 41, Square 2535, southeasterly, to the southwesterly line of 19th Street, N.W.; thence running with the southwesterly line of 19th Street, N.W., southeasterly, to the northwesterly line of Florida Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the northwesterly line of Florida Avenue, N.W., crossing T Street, N.W., southwesterly, to the north extension of the west line of 20th Street, N.W.; thence running across Florida Avenue, N.W., with the north extension and with the west line of 20th Street, N.W., south, to the south corner of Square 91 and the northeasterly line of Connecticut Avenue, N.W.; thence running through R Street, N.W., southeasterly, to the northwest corner of Square 111; thence running with the south line of R Street, N.W., east, to the west line of a 15-foot public alley in Square 111; thence running with the west line of the alley, south, to a break in the west line of the alley; thence continuing with the west line of a 15-foot public alley, southeasterly, to the west extension of the north line of Lot 820, Square 111; thence running with the north extension and the north line of Lot 820, Square 111, east, to the northeast corner of the Lot 820, Square 111, and the west line of an irregularly shaped public alley in Square 111; thence running with the west line of the public alley, south, to a break in the  west line of the public alley; thence continuing with the west line of the irregularly shaped public alley, southeasterly, to the north line of Lot 824, Square 111; thence running along the north line of Lot 824, Square 111, east, to the westerly line of a 10-foot public alley in Square 111; thence running with the westerly line of the 10-foot public alley, southeasterly, to the west extension of the north line of Lot 54, Square 111; thence running with the west extension and the north line of Lot 54, Square 111, east, to the west line of 19th Street, N.W.; thence running with the west line of 19th Street, N.W., through Q Street, N.W., south, to the south line of Q Street, N.W.; thence running with the south line of Q Street, N.W., through 19th Street, N.W., east, to the northeast corner on Q Street, N.W., of Lot 4, Square 135; thence running with a northeasterly boundary of Lot 4, Square 135, south, to a northeast line of Lot 4, Square 135; thence continuing with a northeasterly boundary of Lot 4, Square 135, southeasterly, to the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., southwesterly, to the northeasterly line of Dupont Circle and the southeasterly corner of Lot 4, Square 135; thence running through New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., southeasterly, to a northwest corner of Lot 35, Square 136, and the southeast line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.; thence running with the southeasterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., northeasterly, to the north most corner of Lot 35, Square 136; thence running with a northeast line of Lot 35, Square 136, southeasterly, to a northeast corner of Lot 35, Square 136; thence continuing with a northeast line of Lot 35, Square 136, southeasterly, to a northeast corner of Lot 35, Square 136; thence continuing with a northeast line of Lot 35, Square 136, southeasterly, to the north line of Lot 1, Square 136; thence running with the north line of Lot 1, Square 136, west, to the northeast corner of Lot 34, Square 136; thence running with the east line of Lot 34, Square 136, south, to the north line of P Street, N.W.; thence running with the north line of P Street, N.W., West, to the southwest corner of Lot 34, Square 136; thence running through P Street, N.W., southerly, to the north point of curvature of U.S. Reservation 61; thence continuing through P Street, N.W., with a north line of U.S. Reservation 61 and its east extension, easterly, to the west line of 19th Street, N.W.; thence running with the west line of 19th Street, N.W., south, to the southeasterly extension of the southwest line of U.S. Reservation 61; thence running through Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., with the southeasterly extension and the southwest line of U.S. Reservation 61, northwesterly, to the south point of the curvature of U.S. Reservation 61; thence running through Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Connecticut Avenue, N.W., 19th Street, N.W., and New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., on the arc of Dupont Circle to the right, southwesterly, to the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. and a northeast corner of Lot 816, Square 114; thence running with the northwesterly line of New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., southwesterly, to the north line of O Street, N.W.; thence running with the north line of O Street, N.W., west, to the east line of 20th Street, N.W.; thence running with the east line of 20th Street, N.W., north, to the east extension of the south line of Lot 99, Square 96; thence running through 20th Street, N.W., with the east extension, and along the south line of Lot 99, Square 96,  and its west extension, west, to the east line of Lot 44, Square 96; thence running with the east line of Lot 44, Square 96, south, to the south line of the lot; thence running along the south lines of Lots 44, 43, 42, and 41, Square 96, and across Hopkins Street, N.W., and along the south lines of Lot 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, and 104, Square 96, and across 21st Street, N.W., and along the south line of Lot 93, Square 68, west, to an east line of Lot 96, Square 68; thence running with an east line of the Lot 96, Square 68, south, to a south line of the lot; thence running with the south line of Lot 96, Square 68, west, to a break in the south boundary of the lot; thence continuing along a south line of  Lot 96, Square 68, northwesterly, to a break in the south boundary of the lot; thence continuing along a south line of Lot 96, Square 68, and the south line of Lot 76, Square 68, and its west extension, west, to the east line of Lot 88, Square 68; thence running with the east line of Lot 88, Square 68, and its south extension across a 30-foot public alley in Square 68, south, to the northeast corner of Lot 818, Square 68; thence running with a north line of Lot 818, Square 68, west, to a break in the north boundary of Lot 818, Square 68; thence continuing along a north line of Lot 818, Square 68, south, to a break in the north boundary of Lot 818, Square 68; thence running with a north line of Lot 818, Square 68, and the north line of Lot 86, Square 68, west, to the east line of 22nd Street, N.W.; thence running with the east line of 22nd Street, N.W., and its north extension across P Street, N.W., north, to the place of beginning.
(c) (1) The BID taxes for the nonexempt properties in the Dupont Circle BID shall be as follows:
    (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the amount that is the product of $.09 per $100 multiplied by the tax year's assessed value of a particular Class 2, 3, or 4 property, up to $70 million annually.  Any amount of the tax year's assessed value of such property above $70 million shall be taxed in the amount that is the product of $.02 per $100 for the first tax year, increased by the rate of $.005 per $100 each tax year thereafter until the total BID tax rate is $.09 per $100, multiplied by the tax year's assessed value of such property above $70 million.
    (B) The amount of $120 per hotel or motel room annually, for property defined under § 47-813(c-3)(3) .
    (C) The amount of $120 per unit annually of Class 1A Property that contains 5 or more residential units available for rental for non-transient residential dwelling purposes that were placed in service after July 17, 1985. All other Class 1A or 1B Property is exempt from this BID tax.
  (2) To the extent that a building that is subject to the BID tax is constructed pursuant to a ground lease on land that is exempt from real property taxes, the assessed value of the real property for purposes of the BID tax shall include the value of the building and the leasehold interest, possessory interest, beneficial interest, or beneficial use of the land, and the lessee or user of the land shall be assessed the corresponding BID tax, which shall be collected in the same manner as possessory interest taxes under § 47-1005.01 , or as otherwise provided in this subchapter .
  (3) A 3% annual increase in the BID taxes over the current tax year rates specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection is authorized subject to the requirements of § 2-1215.08(b) .  Notwithstanding the annual increase authorized in this paragraph, all tax amounts shall remain fixed for the first 5 years.
  (4) BID taxes under this section shall be imposed and become effective for tax years beginning after September 30, 2018, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary under this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 2-1212.71 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.71
§ 2-1212.71. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Grocery store" means a retail establishment that:
    (A) Has a primary business of selling food, including fresh food; and
    (B) Is a "retail food store," as that term is defined in section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2012(o)).
  (2) "SNAP" means the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to section 4 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2013).
  (3) "WIC" means the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, 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 § 2-222.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-222.03
§ 2-222.03. Applicability.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 2-222.02(a) shall apply:
  (1) For grants and contracts valued at or below $1 million beginning on the first day of the new fiscal year following March 16, 2021.
  (2) For grants and contracts valued at or below $5 million, but greater than $1 million, beginning on the first day of the new fiscal year following the applicability of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
  (3) For grants and contracts valued at or below $ 10 million, but greater than $5 million, beginning on the first day of the new fiscal year following the applicability of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (4) For grants and contracts valued at or below $25 million, but greater than $10 million beginning on the first day of the new fiscal year following the applicability of paragraph (3) of this subsection.
  (5) For grants and contract valued above $25 million beginning on the first day of the new fiscal year following the applicability of paragraph (4) of this subsection.
D.C. Code § 2-1219.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.05
§ 2-1219.05. Officers and employees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1223.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1223.04
§ 2-1223.04. General powers of the Corporation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1555.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1555.02
§ 2-1555.02. Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes; establishment.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b) , the Council establishes an Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes, subordinate to the Mayor.
(b) The mission of the Office is to improve the educational, social-emotional, and physical health outcomes of youth through participation in out-of-school-time programs.
(c) The Office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 2-1555.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1555.01
§ 2-1555.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
  (1) "At-risk" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-2901(2A) .
  (2) "Commission" means the Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes.
  (3) "Local Education Agency" means the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
  (4) "Office" means the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes.
  (5) "Out-of-school-time funding" means District funds that support out-of-school-time programs.
  (6) "Out-of-school-time program" means a structured, supervised learning or youth development program offered to District youth before school, after school, on weekends, or during seasonal school breaks.
  (7) "Youth" means an individual of 21 years of age or less who is eligible to enroll in a District primary or secondary school, or an individual of 22 years of age or less who is eligible to receive special education services from a local educational agency.
  (8) "Youth development" means a programmatic or service delivery approach that engages youth within their communities, schools, organizations, peer groups, and families in a manner that is productive and constructive; recognizes, utilizes, and enhances youths' strengths; and promotes positive outcomes for youth by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships, and furnishing the support needed to build on their strengths.
  (9) "Youth development program" means a program or service that engages youth in a variety of social, emotional, educational, and recreational activities to promote improvements to their intellectual, behavioral, and physical well-being, consistent with a youth development approach.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.06
§ 2-1215.06. Hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall hold a public hearing within 45 days of the issuance of his findings pursuant to § 2-1215.05(b)(2) . The Mayor may designate the Department of Small and Local Business Development, or a successor thereto, to perform the functions described by this section.
(b) Notice to the public shall be made no less than 21 days prior to the hearing.
(c) The Mayor shall advertise the notice of the public hearing along with the notice of preliminary finding in the District of Columbia Register.
(d) No fewer than 21 days before the public hearing, the applicant shall send, by first class mail or electronically, notice of the Mayor’s preliminary determination, notice of the public hearing, including the date, time, and place and availability of the BID application for review, and a summary of the application stating the borders of the proposed BID, the BID plan, and the BID taxes to the following, to the extent reasonably ascertainable:
  (1) The Secretary to the Council;
  (2) Each owner of taxable property within the proposed BID area at the address shown in the most recent real property tax assessment records or, at the election of the applicant, another address if it is reasonably determined that the information in the District’s records is dated;
  (3) Each commercial tenant within the proposed BID area;
  (4) Each advisory neighborhood commission in which the proposed BID is located; and
  (5) Each major citizens association covering the area in which the proposed BID is located.
(e) The BID application shall be made available to the public for review during normal business hours on weekdays in at least one location in the proposed BID area designated by the applicant on a publicly accessible web site and at a generally accessible District government office designated by the Mayor. The notice of the public hearing shall describe these locations.
(f) The Mayor shall use the public hearing on the proposed BID to determine whether the BID plan meets the purposes of this subchapter and the definition of BID activity in § 2-1215.02 , and all other BID application requirements.
(g) Within 10 days after the public hearing (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) the Mayor shall either:
  (1) Register the BID and the nonprofit corporation that submitted the application under § 2-1215.04 as the BID corporation; or
  (2) Determine that the BID application requirements have not been met or that the BID plan does not meet the purposes of this subchapter and the definition of BID activity in § 2-1215.02 . The Mayor shall specify the particular items that need to be corrected and notify the applicant that he will have 45 days from the date of this notification within which to correct the BID application.
    (A) If a corrected BID application is submitted within the 45-day period, and the Mayor affirmatively determines that the corrected application adequately addresses the items that were included in the Mayor’s notification, the Mayor shall register the BID and the nonprofit corporation that submitted the application under § 2-1215.04 as the BID corporation.
    (B) If a corrected BID application is submitted within the 45-day period, and the Mayor affirmatively determines that the corrected application does not adequately address the particular items needing correction that were included in the Mayor’s notification, the Mayor shall issue an order rejecting the registration. This order shall include the findings of fact upon which it is based.
    (C) If a corrected BID application is not submitted within the 45-day period, the Mayor shall issue an order rejecting the registration. This order shall include findings of fact.
(h) If an order of rejection is not issued within 60 days from the date of the public hearing, the BID and the nonprofit corporation that submitted the application under § 2-1215.04 shall be deemed registered by the Mayor; except that, if the corrected application under subsection (g) of this section is determined by the Mayor to contain substantial changes, the Mayor may extend the review period for 5 business days. After such time the BID and the nonprofit corporation that submitted the application under § 2-1215.04 shall be deemed registered.
(i) Proceedings and determinations under the provisions of this subchapter shall not be considered contested cases under Chapter 5 of this title .
D.C. Code § 2-219.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-219.01
§ 2-219.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1) “Beneficiary” means:
  (A) The signatory to a contract executed by the Mayor which involves any District of Columbia government funds, or funds which, in accordance with a federal grant or otherwise, the District government administers and which details the number and description of all jobs created by a government-assisted project or contract for which the beneficiary is required to use the First Source Register;
  (B) A recipient of a District government economic development action including contracts, grants, loans, tax abatements, land transfers for redevelopment, or tax increment financing that results in a financial benefit of $300,000 or more from an agency, commission, instrumentality, or other entity of the District government, including a financial or banking institution which serves as the repository for $1 million or more of District of Columbia funds.
  (C) A retail or commercial tenant that is a direct recipient of a District government economic development action, including contracts, grants, loans, tax abatements, land transfers for public redevelopment, or tax increment financing in excess of $300,000.
(2) “Employment agreement” means the contract referred to in paragraph (1) of this section.
(3) “All jobs” means any union and non-union managerial, nonmanagerial professional, nonprofessional, technical or nontechnical position including: clerical and sales occupations, service occupations, processing occupations, machine trade occupations, bench work occupations, structural work occupations, agricultural, fishery, forestry, and related occupations, and any other occupations as the Department of Employment Services may identify in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, United States Department of Labor.
(4) “First Source Register” means the Department of Employment Services Automated Applicant Files, which consists of the names of unemployed District residents registered with the Department of Employment Services.
(5) “Government-assisted project or contract” means any construction or non-construction project or contract receiving funds or resources from the District of Columbia, or funds or resources which, in accordance with a federal grant or otherwise, the District of Columbia government administers, including contracts, grants, loans, tax abatements or exemptions, land transfers, land disposition and development agreements, tax increment financing, or any combination thereof, that is valued at $300,000 or more.
(6) “Unemployed District resident” means:
  (A) Any unemployed resident of the District of Columbia who does not receive unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 51 , and who lives within the boundaries of the advisory neighborhood commission in which the government-assisted project or contract is located;
  (B) Any unemployed resident of the District of Columbia who does not receive unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 51 ; or
  (C) Any other unemployed resident of the District of Columbia.
(7) “Hard to employ” means a District resident who is confirmed by a District of Columbia government agency as:
  (A) An ex-offender who has been released from prison within the last 10 years;
  (B) A participant of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program;
  (C) A participant of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
  (D) Living with a permanent disability verified by the Social Security Administration or District vocational rehabilitation program;
  (E) Unemployed for 6 months or more in the last 12-month period;
  (F) Homeless;
  (G) A participant or graduate of the Transitional Employment Program established by § 32-1331 ; or
  (H) An individual who qualified for inclusion in the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program as certified by the Department of Employment Services.
(8) “Direct labor costs” means all costs, including wages and benefits, associated with the hiring and employment of personnel assigned to a process in which payroll expenses are traced to the units of output and are included in the cost of goods sold.
(9) “Indirect labor costs” means all costs, including wages and benefits, that are part of operating expenses and are associated with the hiring and employment of personnel assigned to tasks other than producing products.
(10) “Workforce Act” means the Workforce Intermediary Establishment and Reform of the First Source Amendment Act of 2011 [ D.C. Law 19-84 ].
D.C. Code § 2-1226.40 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1226.40
§ 2-1226.40. Relationship to Green Building Act, the Water Pollution Control Act, and other laws.
Status: in_force

Where the environmental standards established by this part differ from those in Chapter 14A of Title 6 , subchapter II of Chapter 1 of Title 8 [ § 8-103.01 et seq.], or other District law or regulation, the more stringent standard shall apply.
D.C. Code § 2-273.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2A / § 2-273.03
§ 2-273.03. Solicitation through requests for proposals.
Status: in_force

(a) A public-private partnership shall be solicited by the Office only through a competitive bid process in which a request for proposals is issued.
(b) A request for proposals shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
  (1) A detailed description of the scope of the proposed public-private partnership project;
  (2) The material terms and conditions applicable to the procurement and any resulting contract; and
  (3) The criteria for evaluation and selection of a proposal, which shall indicate the relative weight given to each criterion set forth in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The evaluation and selection criteria in a request for proposals shall include the following, each of which shall be given a relative weight:
  (1) Cost;
  (2) Delivery time;
  (3) Financial commitment required of public entities;
  (4) Capabilities, related experience, facilities, or techniques of the proposer or unique combinations of these qualities that are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives;
  (5) Value-for-money and public sector comparator analysis of the proposal;
  (6) Novel methods, approaches, or concepts demonstrated by the proposal;
  (7) Scientific, technical, or socioeconomic merits of the proposal;
  (8) Potential contribution of the proposal to the mission of the District;
  (9) How the proposal benefits the public; and
  (10) Other factors as the Office deems appropriate to obtain the best value for the District.
(d) The Office shall provide public notice of a request for proposals for no less than 30 days, unless the Office makes a reasonable written determination at the time of the initial notice that a lesser time period is appropriate and will preserve the competitive nature of the procurement.
(e) The Office shall evaluate each proposal that satisfies the minimum requirements of the request for proposals according to the evaluation and selection criteria contained in the request for proposals.
(f) The Office shall make available to the public the executive summary of each responsive proposal including the scoring for each proposal and the identity of the proposer upon the closing of the evaluation period as part of the report submitted to the Council pursuant to § 2-273.09(a)(1) ; provided, that the Office shall not disclose any information which has been designated as confidential or proprietary by a proposer, if the Office determines the designation is proper.
(g) (1) The Office may pay a stipend to an unsuccessful proposer, in an amount and on terms and conditions determined by the Office as reasonable, if:
    (A) The Office cancels the procurement process fewer than 30 days before the date the bid or proposal is due; or
    (B) The unsuccessful proposer submits a proposal that is responsive and meets all the requirements established by the Office for the public-private partnership project.
  (2) All conditions for a stipend shall be clearly set forth in the request for information, bid solicitation, request for proposal, or request for qualifications.
(h) Any response to a request for proposals shall be the property of the Office.
D.C. Code § 2-406 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 4 / § 2-406
§ 2-406. Compromise of claim or suit.
Status: in_force

Upon a report by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia showing in detail the just and true amount and condition of any claim or suit which the District of Columbia may on July 31, 1951, or thereafter have against any person, firm, association, or corporation, and the terms upon which the same may be compromised, and stating that in his opinion a compromise of such claim or suit would be for the best interest of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia hereby is authorized to compromise such claim or suit accordingly: Provided, that this section shall not apply to claims or suits for taxes or special assessments.
D.C. Code § 2-1132 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11A / § 2-1132
§ 2-1132. Creation of the Regional Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The Signatories hereby provide the mechanism for the creation and termination of the Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Authority, which shall be an instrumentality of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the City of Baltimore, and shall have the powers and duties set forth herein, and those additional powers and duties conferred upon it by subsequent actions of the Signatories.
(b) The Regional Authority shall come into existence by the force of this chapter when and if, and only if, the IOC awards the 2012 Olympic Games in year 2005 to WBRC 2012, as the U.S. Candidate City and the official representative of the Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, and Baltimore region.
(c) The Regional Authority shall, if ever brought into existence, cease to exist by the force of this chapter on January 1, 2014, unless extended by substantially similar future legislation passed by each of the Signatories.
(d) (1) Until such time as the Regional Authority may be triggered into existence, the combined signatures of the Governors of Virginia and Maryland, and the Mayors of the District of Columbia and the City of Baltimore, on any and all documents necessary and appropriate to the pursuit of the 2012 Olympic Games shall be binding on future actions of the Regional Authority.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection:
    (A) The above-referenced signatures may be on the same document, on separate but materially and substantially similar documents, or any combination thereof; and
    (B) No individual signature shall be effective until such time as all 4 above-referenced signatures are obtained.
D.C. Code § 2-302.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-302.03
§ 2-302.03. Duties of Director.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1402.83 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1402.83
§ 2-1402.83. Duties of the Department of Health.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health shall monitor breastfeeding rates in the District of Columbia, the number and nature of complaints regarding violations of this part received by the Office of Human Rights, and any benefits reported by working breastfeeding mothers and employers to the Department of Health. The Department of Health shall issue annual reports of its findings to the Council.
D.C. Code § 2-357.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-357.05
§ 2-357.05. Authority to require bonds.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to rules promulgated under this chapter, the CPO may require a bond for any solicitation if the CPO determines that it would be in the best interests of the District.
D.C. Code § 2-1226.31 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1226.31
§ 2-1226.31. Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Anacostia Waterfront Environmental Standards Act of 2008”.
D.C. Code § 2-273.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2A / § 2-273.06
§ 2-273.06. Public-private partnership agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) After selecting a solicited or unsolicited proposal for a public-private partnership project, the Office or a designated public entity shall enter into a public-private partnership agreement for a qualified project with the selected private entity or entities.
(b) A public-private partnership agreement approved and entered into by the Office or designated entity pursuant to this chapter shall include the following:
  (1) The term length of the agreement, which shall be for a period not to exceed 99 years from the date after the full execution of the public-private partnership agreement;
  (2) A complete description of the facilities to be developed and the functions and responsibilities to be performed by public entities and private entities that are party to the agreement;
  (3) The types of property interest, if any, that the private entity will have in the project facilities;
  (4) The terms of the planning, acquisition, financing, development, design, construction, re-construction, rehabilitation, replacement, improvement, maintenance, management, operation, repair, leasing, and ownership of the facilities;
  (5) The rights that the public entities and private entities that are party to the agreement have, if any, in revenue generated as a result of the public-private partnership agreement;
  (6) The minimum quality standards applicable to the public-private partnership project, including performance criteria, reporting requirements, incentives, and penalties for failure to meet these standards;
  (7) A specific plan to ensure proper maintenance of the project facilities throughout the term of the agreement and a return of the facility to the District in good condition and repair;
  (8) The compensation of the private entities, including the extent to which and the terms upon which a private entity may charge fees to individuals and entities for the use of the facility, but in no event shall new fees be imposed or existing fees be amended unless authorized by a subsequent act of the Council;
  (9) The requirement of an annual independent audit report furnished by the private entity or entities to the Office or designated public entity covering all aspects of the agreement;
  (10) Performance and payment bonds or other security and risk-mitigation tools deemed suitable by the Office or designated public entity;
  (11) If the private entity or entities are responsible for operating the public-private partnership project, one or more policies of public liability insurance in amounts determined by the Office or designated public entity to ensure coverage of tort liability for the public and employees of the private entities;
  (12) Grounds for termination of the public-private partnership agreement by the Office, a designated public entity, or private entity;
  (13) Procedures for amending the public-private partnership agreement;
  (14) Disposition of the facility upon the conclusion or termination of the public-private partnership agreement;
  (15) The rights and remedies available to the District for a material breach of the agreement by the private entity or entities or if there is a material default;
  (16) Identification of funding sources to be used to fully fund the capital, operation, maintenance, and other expenses under the public-private partnership agreement;
  (17) Certification of compliance with applicable District and federal laws; and
  (18) Any other provisions determined to be appropriate by the Office or designated public entity.
(c) Public-private partnership agreements approved and entered into by the Office or designated public entity may include review and approval by the Office or a designated public entity of the private entity's plans for the development, operation, and maintenance of the public-private partnership project facilities.
(d) No public-private partnership agreement shall contain any noncompete provisions limiting the ability of a public entity to perform its government functions.
(e) The Office or a designated public entity shall have access and the right to inspect the public-private partnership project or facility at any time with reasonable notice.
(f) The Office may apply for and accept funds from the District or federal government and other sources of financial aid to fund public-private partnership projects or otherwise further the purposes of this chapter.
(g) The Office or designated public entity may enter into public-private partnership agreements with other local and state government agencies that are regional in scope as long as the regional scope is expressly stated in the request for proposals submitted to the Council pursuant to § 2-273.05 .
D.C. Code § 2-273.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2A / § 2-273.05
§ 2-273.05. Review of requests for proposals.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the issuance of a request for proposals pursuant to § 2-273.03 , the Office shall transmit to the Council a proposed resolution to approve the proposed request for proposals in accordance with the criteria established in this section. Before submitting a proposed resolution to the Council pursuant to this subsection, the Office shall:
  (1) Hold at least one public hearing on the proposed request for proposals, which shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act and held at an accessible evening or weekend time and in an accessible location near the proposed public-private partnership project;
  (2) Provide at least 30 days' notice to affected Advisory Neighborhood Commissions of the public hearing; and
  (3) Publicize the hearing by placing a notice in the District of Columbia Register at least 15 days before the hearing.
(b) (1) A proposed request for proposals for a public-private partnership project that is anticipated to cost in total $ 50 million or more or extend for a term of 10 years or greater shall be deemed approved by the Council unless, during a 45-calendar day review period beginning on the 1st day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) following its receipt by the Office of the Secretary to the Council, the Council adopts a resolution to approve or disapprove the proposed request for proposals.
  (2) A proposed request for proposals for a project that is anticipated to cost in total less than $ 50 million or extend for a term of less than 10 years shall be deemed approved by the Council if one of the following occurs:
    (A) During a 10-day review period beginning on the 1st day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) following its receipt by the Office of the Secretary to the Council, no member of the Council introduces a resolution to approve or disapprove the proposed request for proposals; or
    (B) If a resolution has been introduced in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed request for proposals during a 45-day review period beginning on the 1st day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) following its receipt by the Office of the Secretary to the Council.
  (3) A disapproval resolution adopted by the Council pursuant to this subsection may include recommendations for revisions to the request for proposal.
(c) (1) The final request for proposals issued by the Office shall be substantially similar to the proposed request for proposals submitted to the Council for approval.
  (2) If a substantive change is made to the proposed request for proposals after approval by the Council pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, a revised proposed request for proposals, including changes in redline format, shall be transmitted to the Council for review in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(d) (1) Approval of a proposed request for proposals by the Council shall expire 2 years after the effective date of the approval.
  (2) If the Office determines before the end of the 2-year period that a public-private partnership agreement cannot be entered into within the 2-year period, the Office may submit to the Council, no later than 60 days before the end of the 2-year period, a proposed resolution seeking additional time for the public-private partnership project and shall include within the proposed resolution a detailed status report on efforts made toward the public-private partnership project, as well as the reasons for the failure to enter into a public-private partnership agreement within the 2-year period.
  (3) If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed resolution submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection within 30 days after receipt of the proposed resolution (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess), the proposed resolution shall be deemed disapproved.
D.C. Code § 2-303.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-303.02
§ 2-303.02. Methods of source selection and record-keeping.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-303.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-303.01
§ 2-303.01. District-based businesses preference.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1732 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17A / § 2-1732
§ 2-1732. Duties of the DSPRC.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-594 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-594
§ 2-594. Director.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.09b — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.09b
§ 2-1215.09b. Expanding the taxable real property within a BID.
Status: in_force

(a) An established BID may only expand categories of taxable real property if:
  (1) Owners of at least 51% interest in the assessed value of the taxable real properties and at least 25% in number of individual real properties, consisting of a new type of taxable real property of record within the BID’s geographic area, petition the existing BID to join the BID or the board of directors of any condominium association on behalf of a real property within the geographic boundaries of the Downtown BID or Golden Triangle BID petition to join such BID;
  (2) The petition is accepted by a majority vote of the existing BID Board;
  (3) The petition is submitted to the Mayor with:
    (A) The name and address of the BID Corporation and a copy of the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the BID Corporation accepting the petition;
    (B) A description by lot, square, and street address of the property of each owner of the proposed new taxable real property type, to the extent reasonably ascertainable; provided, that a property subdivided into separate condominium units shall constitute a single property for purposes of this subparagraph;
    (C) The most recent assessed value of each taxable real property of the proposed new taxable real property type, to the extent reasonably ascertainable from District property tax records or a final determination of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission for the District of Columbia; provided, that a property subdivided into separate condominium units shall constitute a single real property for purposes of this subparagraph;
    (D) A business plan for including the petition area in the operations of the BID; which business plan shall contain, at a minimum:
      (i) The specific goals and objectives for the inclusion of the petitioning real property class in the BID consistent with the BID activity, as defined in § 2-1215.02(6) ; and
      (ii) The applicable BID taxes;
    (E) A list of the current members of the Board of Directors of the BID; and
    (F) The current articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the BID; and
  (4) The petition is approved by the Mayor in accordance with the procedures set forth in §§ 2-1215.05 and 2-1215.06 ; provided, that wherever the word “application” or the phrase “BID application” appears in § 2-1215.05 or § 2-1215.06 , the word or phrase shall be considered to refer to the expansion petition, and wherever reference is made to the registration of the BID and the nonprofit corporation in § 2-1215.06 , the reference shall be considered to refer to registration of the expanded BID.
(b) The Mayor shall approve a petition if the Mayor determines that the petition was properly filed and adoption of the petition is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and the BID activity, as defined in § 2-1215.02(6) . An expansion of a BID’s taxable real property pursuant to this section shall become effective on the effective date of an act of Council approving the BID’s taxable real property expansion. Initial BID taxes for the area shall be collected at the next practicable regularly scheduled billing pursuant to § 2-1215.15 .
(c) (1) For the purposes of this section, individual taxable properties shall mean properties identified by separate lot and square numbers to the extent reasonably ascertainable from the records of the Office of Tax and Revenue or Office of Recorder of Deeds; provided, that any property subdivided into separate condominium units shall constitute a single property for the purpose of determining the number of taxable properties referred to in subsection (a) of this section; provided further, that the condominium units shall constitute separate properties for purposes of assessing and levying any BID charges.
  (2) Changes in the assessed values occurring after submission of a BID application, whether through regular reassessment, appeals, or otherwise, shall not affect the validity of the BID application to be taken into account in the Mayor’s review of the BID application.
(d) The Mayor may designate the Department of Small and Local Business Development, or a successor thereto, to perform the review functions described by this section.
D.C. Code § 2-1706 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / § 2-1706
§ 2-1706. Maintenance of public records.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any record created or received by the District in the course of official business is the property of the District and, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall not be destroyed, sold, transferred, or disposed of in any manner.
  (2) (A) A record may be destroyed, sold, transferred, or disposed of as prescribed by law, by records retention schedules, or by other authorization approved by the Committee; provided, that an authorization approved by the Committee shall not be effective until 45 days after its publication in the District of Columbia Register.
    (B) Any records retention schedule or procedure which is in effect on September 5, 1985, shall remain in effect until it is amended or repealed pursuant to this chapter.
(a-1) No electronic mail shall be deleted or destroyed until new rules and regulations for the retention of electronic mail are submitted to and approved by the Council pursuant to § 2-1702(e) . Such rules and regulations shall be submitted within 60 days of June 13, 2008.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of each agency to develop:
  (1) Records containing adequate documentation of its organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions; and
  (2) A continuing program for the economical and efficient management of its records in compliance with the instructions and directives issued by the Administrator with respect to the organization, retention, disposal, storage, photographing, and microphotographing of its records.
(c) An employee at each agency shall be designated as the records management officer of the agency, who shall develop and carry out the records management program of the agency and provide liaison with the Administrator.
(d) Any inactive public record of the District which is deemed to have continuing historical or other significance shall be transferred to the District of Columbia Archives to be properly preserved, arranged, described, and made available for reference purposes.
D.C. Code § 2-1402.51 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1402.51
§ 2-1402.51. Posting of notice.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, every person subject to this unit shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous location where business or activity is customarily conducted or negotiated, a notice whose language and form has been prepared by the Office, setting forth excerpts from or summaries of, the pertinent provisions of this unit and information pertinent to the filing of a complaint.
(b) If an employer is subject to this this unit because the employer employs an individual to work in a private residence, then, in lieu of posting and keeping posted a notice in the private residence, the employer may provide the employee with a copy of the notice required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section whose language and form has been prepared by the Office, setting forth excerpts or summaries of the pertinent provisions of this act and information pertinent to the filing of a complaint.
D.C. Code § 2-1208.33 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1208.33
§ 2-1208.33. Made in DC Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Made in DC Fund, which shall be administered by the Department in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund:
  (1) Appropriated funds;
  (2) Donations from the public;
  (3) Donations and grants from private entities;
  (4) Interest earned from funds in the Fund; and
  (5) Any other available funding.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 2-1208.32 .
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 2-1209.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1209.01
§ 2-1209.01. Purposes.
Status: in_force

In enacting this subchapter, the Council of the District of Columbia supports the following statutory purposes:
(1) To facilitate the establishment of 1 or more business incubators in the District of Columbia by offering the use of city-owned property, credit support for financing businesses in the incubator, and other incentives to ensure that tenant business costs for space and services are kept to a minimum; and
(2) To design business incubators to assist companies through the conceptual, start-up, and early growth stages of their businesses. The business incubator is not intended to serve merely as inexpensive quarters for established businesses.
D.C. Code § 2-211.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-211.03
§ 2-211.03. Pay-for-Success Contract Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Pay-for-Success Contract Fund (“Fund”) which shall be administered by the Mayor or his or her designee in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Each fiscal year there shall be deposited into the Fund the amount of the annual appropriation estimated to be paid in the next fiscal year for any pay-for-success contract.
(c) The Fund shall be used to fund payments to be made pursuant to pay-for-success contracts. The Chief Financial Officer shall create separate accounts within the Fund for each pay-for-success contract entered into by the District.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 2-621 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / § 2-621
§ 2-621. Requirement.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any other requirement that the District of Columbia publish notices in 2 daily newspapers shall be satisfied by publication in at least 2 general circulation newspapers, published in the District of Columbia, once every 2 weeks or more frequently.