D.C. Code § 2-1217.34b — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.34b
§ 2-1217.34b. Creation of the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund, which shall be used solely as provided in subsection (d) of this section. The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund the Available Tax Increment and any other taxes or fees specifically designated by law for deposit in the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, all funds deposited into the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund, and any interest earned on the 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 (d) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
(c) The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund, or any sub-account within the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund, for the payment of the costs of carrying out any of the purposes described in subsection (d) of this section without further action by the Council as permitted by § 1-204.90(f) . If Bonds are issued, the payment will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Financing Documents entered into by the District in connection with the issuance of the Bonds.
(d) The funds deposited in the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project Fund may be used to:
  (1) Secure the repayment of the Bonds;
  (2) Pay debt service, including principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds; and
  (3) Finance, refinance, or reimburse the District or the Development Sponsor for costs of the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Project.
(e) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District following the issuance of the Bonds authorized by this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ], the value of cash and investments in the Howard Theatre Redevelopment Fund exceeds the amount of all payments authorized by this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ] and the Financing Documents, including required deposits into reserve funds, amounts to be set aside for additional series of Bonds issued under this subpart [§§ 2-1217.34a to 2-1217.34n ], and any coverage requirements associated with the sale of the Bonds, during the upcoming fiscal year, the excess shall be transferred to the General Fund of the District of Columbia, unless the District elects to use the excess to redeem Bonds prior to maturity.
D.C. Code § 2-1402.104 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / § 2-1402.104
§ 2-1402.104. Notice.
Status: in_force

A long-term care facility shall post in a conspicuous location a notice stating that the facility does not permit discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status, or based on association with an individual on account of that individual's actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status. The notice shall include information about a resident's right to file a complaint for discrimination with the Office.
D.C. Code § 2-1212.23 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1212.23
§ 2-1212.23. Grocery ambassador program.
Status: in_force

The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development shall designate a District employee as the grocery ambassador to assist retailers in building or renovating grocery stores in eligible areas by:
(1) Providing research and data on eligible areas with insufficient grocery access;
(2) Coordinating with all relevant District agencies and public utilities;
(3) Providing assistance in obtaining and expediting regulatory procedures and approvals; and
(4) Providing other assistance as needed.
D.C. Code § 2-225.27 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-225.27
§ 2-225.27. Rules and regulations by Mayor.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 2-1396 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13C / § 2-1396
§ 2-1396. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.136 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.136
§ 2-1217.136. Payment and security.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as may be otherwise provided in this subchapter, Debt Service shall be payable from proceeds received from the sale of the bonds, income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, receipts and revenues deposited into the Southwest Waterfront Fund, including income realized from the investment of those receipts and revenues, and other funds that, as provided in the Financing Documents, may be made available to the District for payment of the bonds from sources other than the District, all as provided for in the Financing Documents.
(b) There is further allocated to payment of Debt Service the Available Increment, subordinate to the allocation of the Available Increment to the Budgeted Reserve, as defined in the Reserve Agreement, all as more fully described in the Reserve Agreement and to the extent that the Reserve Agreement continues to apply to the Available Increment, to be used for the payment of Debt Service to the extent that the revenues allocated in subsection (a) of this section are inadequate to pay Debt Service. The allocation of Available Increment authorized by this subsection shall be made in compliance with all existing contractual obligations of the District with respect to the Available Increment and shall terminate on the date on which all of the bonds are paid or provided for and are no longer outstanding pursuant to their terms.
(c) Payment of the bonds shall be secured as provided in the Financing Documents and by an assignment by the District for the benefit of the bond holders of certain of its rights under the Financing Documents and Closing Documents to the trustee for the bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents.
(d) The trustee is authorized to deposit, invest, and disburse the proceeds received from the sale of the bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents.
D.C. Code § 2-1102 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / § 2-1102
§ 2-1102. Congressional policy.
Status: in_force

The Congress further declares that the policy to be followed for the attainment of the objective established by § 2-1101 , and for the more effective exercise by the Congress, the executive branch of the federal government and the Mayor of the District of Columbia and all other officers and agencies and instrumentalities of the District of Columbia of their respective functions, powers, and duties in respect of the Washington metropolitan region, shall be that all such functions, powers, and duties shall be exercised and carried out in such manner as (with proper recognition of the sovereignty of the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia in respect to those areas of the Washington metropolitan region as are situate within their respective jurisdictions) will best facilitate the attainment of such objective of the coordinated development of the areas of the Washington metropolitan region and coordinated management of their public affairs so as to contribute effectively to the solution of the community development problems of the Washington metropolitan region on a unified metropolitan basis.
D.C. Code § 2-577 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-577
§ 2-577. Meeting procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) A meeting may be held by video conference, telephone conference, or other electronic means; provided, that:
  (1) Reasonable arrangements are made to accommodate the public's right to attend the meeting, or steps are taken that are reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or to hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable;
  (2) The meeting is recorded; and
  (3) All votes are recorded.
(b) All provisions of this subchapter shall apply to electronic meetings.
(c) E-mail exchanges between members of a public body shall not constitute an electronic meeting.
(d) When an emergency meeting is convened, the presiding officer shall open the meeting with a statement explaining the subject of the meeting, the nature of the emergency, and how public notice was provided.
D.C. Code § 2-1710 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / § 2-1710
§ 2-1710. Right of examination of public records.
Status: in_force

(a) The Administrator shall from time to time review the condition of public records, and shall give advice and assistance to officials in the solution of problems of preserving, cataloging, filing, and making readily available for governmental and public use the records in their custody.
(b) Upon request by the Administrator, each custodian shall prepare an inclusive inventory of all public records in his or her custody.
D.C. Code § 2-1515.04b — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1515.04b
§ 2-1515.04b. Data collection.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall request any available records on the education, employment, criminal justice, or other outcomes of persons who are either currently committed to the Department or who were committed to the Department in the previous 3 years from the following agencies:
  (1) Office of the State Superintendent of Education;
  (2) Department of Health;
  (3) Department of Behavioral Health;
  (4) Child and Family Services Agency;
  (5) Department of Human Services;
  (6) District of Columbia Public Schools; and
  (7) Office of the Attorney General.
(b) All records collected by the Department pursuant to this section shall be kept privileged and confidential pursuant to § 2-1515.06 .
D.C. Code § 2-1204.26 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1204.26
§ 2-1204.26. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this part .
D.C. Code § 2-1217.08 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.08
§ 2-1217.08. Default.
Status: in_force

If there shall be a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any TIF bonds of a series after the principal or interest shall become due and payable, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, or if the District government shall fail or refuse to carry out and perform the terms of any agreement with the holders of any of the TIF bonds; then the holders of the TIF bonds, or the trustee appointed to act on behalf of the holders, may, subject to the provisions of the financing documents, do the following:
(1) By action, writ, or other proceeding enforce all rights of the holders of the TIF bonds, including the right to require the District government to carry out and perform the terms of any agreement with the holders of the TIF bonds or its duties under this subchapter;
(2) By action, require the District government to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust;
(3) By action, petition to enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of the TIF bonds; and
(4) Declare all the TIF bonds due and payable, whether or not in advance of maturity and, if all the defaults be made good, annul the declaration and its consequences.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.36f — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.36f
§ 2-1217.36f. Creation of the Union Market TIF Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Union Market TIF Fund. The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the Union Market TIF Fund the Available Tax Increment and any other taxes or fees specifically designated by law for deposit in the Union Market TIF Fund.
(b) The Mayor may pledge and create a security interest in the funds in the Union Market TIF Fund, or any sub-account within the Union Market TIF Fund, for the payment of debt service on the bonds without further action by the Council as permitted by § 1-204.90(f) . The payment of debt service 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) If, at the end of any fiscal year of the District, the balance of cash and investments in the Union Market TIF 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, 50% of the excess shall be used to prepay the principal of the bonds and the remaining 50% of the excess shall be transferred to the unrestricted balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 2-1565.04 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1565.04
§ 2-1565.04. Staff.
Status: in_force

(a) One adult person shall be hired as a full-time youth planner, and youth may be hired to work part-time, as needed.
(b) The Council shall provide staff assistance to the Youth Council from within its existing budgeted resources or from grants received by the Council for this purpose. Staff assigned by the Council to the Youth Council shall assist with the drafting of all legislation submitted to the Council by the Youth Council. Youth Council staff may be curtailed during periods when the Council is in regular or special session.
D.C. Code § 2-220.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-220.03
§ 2-220.03. Living wage payment.
Status: in_force

(a) All recipients of contracts or government assistance in the amount of $100,000 or more shall pay their affiliated employees no less than the living wage. All subcontractors of recipients of these contracts that receive funds of $15,000 or more shall pay their affiliated employees no less than the living wage; provided, that this receipt of funds is from the contract funds received by the recipient from the District government. All subcontractors of recipients of government assistance shall pay their affiliated employees the living wage if the subcontractor receives $50,000 or more from a recipient; provided, that this receipt of funds is from government assistance received by the recipient from the District of Columbia.
(b) The living wage shall be paid to employees of the District government commencing March 1, 2006; provided, that the wage of any such employee established under an existing collective bargaining agreement or by the recipients of a federal law or grant shall continue as long as that agreement, law, or grant remains in effect.
(c) The Department of Employment Services shall adjust this rate for the previous calendar year, on an annual basis by the annual average increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor up to 3%. This adjustment shall begin the 1st of January occurring at least one year following June 8, 2006. The Department shall calculate the adjustment to the nearest multiple of $.05 and shall publish the adjusted rate not later than March 1 of each year. Any annual adjustment in excess of 3% shall be approved by the Mayor.
(d) The Mayor shall publish any adjustment to the living wage rate in the District of Columbia Register no later than 45 days after the rate is adjusted.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, at no time shall the living wage be less than the minimum wage established pursuant to § 32-1003 .
D.C. Code § 2-309.07 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-309.07
§ 2-309.07. Actions in court; judicial review of Board decisions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-360.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-360.06
§ 2-360.06. Oaths, discovery, and subpoena power.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the Board may administer oaths to witnesses, authorize depositions and discovery proceedings, and require by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers for the taking of testimony or evidence by deposition or in the hearing of an appeal by the Board.
(b) If any witness, having been personally served with a subpoena, shall neglect or refuse to obey the subpoena issued, on written application, the Board may report the fact of the neglect or refusal to a judge of the Superior Court for the District of Columbia who may compel obedience to the subpoena.
D.C. Code § 2-1223.06 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1223.06
§ 2-1223.06. Board of Directors — Officers; bylaws and procedures.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-355.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-355.03
§ 2-355.03. Use of other types of contracts.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of this chapter and this subchapter, any type of contract which will promote the best interests of the District may be used.
D.C. Code § 2-1219.32 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1219.32
§ 2-1219.32. Transfer of functions, duties, and powers of the Redevelopment Land Agency to the RLA Revitalization Corporation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-381.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3B / § 2-381.01
§ 2-381.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, and unless otherwise defined, the term:
(1) “Claim” means:
  (A) Any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money or property, and whether or not the District has title to the money or property, that:
    (i) Is presented to an officer, employee, or agent of the District; or
    (ii) Is made to a contractor, grantee, or other recipient, if the money or property is to be spent or used on the District’s behalf or to advance a District program or interest, and if the District:
      (I) Provides or has provided any portion of the money or property requested or demanded; or
      (II) Will reimburse the contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the money or property which is requested or demanded.
  (B) The term “claim” does not include requests or demands for money or property that the District has paid to an individual as compensation for District employment or as an income subsidy with no restrictions on that individual’s use of the money or property.
(2) “Custodian” means the custodian, or any deputy custodian, designated by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia pursuant to § 2-381.07(j)(1) .
(3) “Documentary material” includes the original or any copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, or other document, or data compilations stored in or accessible through computer or other information retrieval systems, together with instructions and all other materials necessary to use or interpret such data compilations, and any product of discovery.
(4) “False claims law” means this subchapter.
(5) “False claims law investigation” means any inquiry conducted by any false claims law investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person is or has been engaged in any violation of a false claims law.
(6) “False claims law investigator” means any attorney or investigator employed by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia who is charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect any false claims law, or any officer or employee of the District government acting under the direction and supervision of such attorney or investigator in connection with a false claims law investigation.
(7) “Knowing” or “knowingly” means:
  (A) That a person, with respect to information, does any of the following:
    (i) Has actual knowledge of the information;
    (ii) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information; or
    (iii) Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.
  (B) The terms “knowing” and “knowingly” do not require proof of specific intent to defraud.
(8) “Material” means having a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of influencing, the payment or receipt of money or property.
(9) “Obligation” means an established duty, whether or not fixed, arising from an express or implied contractual, grantor-grantee, or licensor-licensee relationship, from a fee- based or similar relationship, from statute or regulation, or from the retention of any overpayment.
(10) “Original source” means an individual who:
  (A) Has voluntarily disclosed to the District, before a public disclosure under § 2-381.03(c-1)(1) , the information on which allegations or transactions in a claim are based; or
  (B) Has knowledge that is independent of and materially adds to the publicly disclosed allegations or transactions, and who has voluntarily provided the information to the District before filing an action under this section.
(11) “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, or trust.
(12) “Proceeds” means civil penalties as well as double or treble damages as provided in § 2-381.02 , and criminal fines as provided in § 2-381.09 .
D.C. Code § 2-553 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5 / § 2-553
§ 2-553. District of Columbia Register.
Status: in_force

(a) The District of Columbia Office of Documents shall also supervise, manage, and direct the preparation, editing, and publishing of the District of Columbia Register which shall serve as the only official legal bulletin in the District of Columbia government and the temporary supplement of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(b) The District of Columbia Register shall contain the entire text of the following:
  (1) Every rule, regulation, and document having general applicability and legal effect required to be but not yet published and integrated in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations as provided in this subchapter;
  (2) Every notice of public hearing issued by an agency;
  (3) Every notice of proposed agency rulemaking or repeal and every other document required to be published under this chapter; and
  (4) Every act, resolution, and notice of the Council and any other document requested to be published by the Chairman of the Council or his or her designee.
(c) The Administrator is authorized to publish in the District of Columbia Register:
  (1) Any document requested to be published by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia;
  (2) Information on changes in the organization of the District of Columbia government;
  (3) Notices of public hearings not published under authority of subsection (b) of this section; and
  (4) Such other matters as the Mayor may from time to time determine to be of general public interest.
(d) The Administrator may exercise the discretion of omitting from the District of Columbia Register the publication of the entire text of a document if:
  (1) Such publication would be unduly cumbersome or expensive; and
  (2) If, in lieu of such publication, there is included in the District of Columbia Register a notice stating the general subject matter of any document so omitted and the specific manner in which a copy of such document may be obtained.
(e) If the text of an adopted act or rule is the same as the text of the previously published proposed act or rule, the Administrator may insert in the District of Columbia Register a notation to this effect, giving the publication date of and citation to the District of Columbia Register issue containing the proposed act or rule.
(f) If, after a proposed rule has been published initially in the District of Columbia Register, an agency decides to alter the initial text so that the proposed rule is substantially different from the initial text, the agency shall submit the altered text as though for initial publication. The alterations shall be indicated by the use of symbols determined by the Administrator.
(g) The District of Columbia Register shall be published on at least each Friday, or, if Friday is a legal holiday, on the next working day. Each year the Administrator shall publish a cumulative index of all matters published in the District of Columbia Register during the year.
(h) Each issue of the District of Columbia Register shall be published on the issue date, which shall appear on the 1st page of the issue. If for any reason the issue is published after the issue date that appears on the District of Columbia Register, a notice stating the actual date of publication shall be separately published and attached to each issue. All time computations based upon publication in the District of Columbia Register shall commence from the later of the issue date and the actual date of publication.
(i) All documents published in the District of Columbia Register shall be formulated in accordance with the requirements of § 2-632 .
(j) Not Funded.
D.C. Code § 2-1217.76 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1217.76
§ 2-1217.76. Allocation of Tax Increment Revenues.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 60 days after the certification of a TIF Area by the Mayor, the CFO shall provide for the allocation of Tax Increment Revenues within each TIF Area. The CFO shall establish one or more separate tax increment allocation accounts within the General Fund of the District of Columbia for the deposit and application of Available Sales Tax Revenues and Available Real Property Tax Revenues from each TIF Area. Monies shall be transferred from such accounts at the times and in the amounts required pursuant to financing documents relating to any Bonds. Monies held or to be held in a tax allocation account may be used to (1) pay debt service on Bonds, (2) pay other costs due and payable under the applicable financing documents, and (3) to pay any other costs or expenses permitted by this subchapter. Monies in a tax allocation account or in any fund or account established under any financing documents may be pledged as security for the payment of debt service on Bonds.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, after a TIF Area has been certified by the Mayor, the portion of Tax Increment Revenues that results from the real property and sales tax levied within the TIF Area each year beginning from the date of the certification of the TIF Area shall be paid to the CFO for deposit into one or more of the tax increment accounts established by the CFO pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) If Bonds have been issued and are outstanding, the amounts, if any, remaining in the tax increment accounts for a TIF Area at the end of each tax year, after provision for the payment of debt service on any Bonds, any costs of credit or liquidity enhancement, other costs, fees, and expenses of administering, carrying, and paying the Bonds and the funds, trusts, and escrows pertaining to them, and providing for reasonably required reserves, all as provided in the financing documents, and after payment of any other costs or expenses permitted by this subchapter, shall revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.58 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.58
§ 2-1215.58. Capitol Riverfront BID.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to review and approval by the Mayor under the provisions of §§ [2-1215.05 and 2-1215.06] , the formation of the Capitol Riverfront BID, including taxable property within the geographic area set forth in subsection (b) of this section, is hereby authorized and the BID taxes established in subsection (c) of this section are hereby imposed through the expiration date of this subchapter  or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
(b) The Capitol Riverfront BID shall be comprised of the geographic area bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of an extension south of the center line of 2nd Street, S.W., and the northern bank of the Anacostia River; continuing north along extension of the center line of 2nd Street, S.W., to the center line of 2nd Street, S.W.; continuing north along the center line of 2nd Street, S.W., to the center line of Q Street, S.W.; continuing east along the center line of Q Street, S.W., to the center line of Half Street, S.W.; continuing north along the center line of Half Street, S.W., to the center line of P Street, S.W.; continuing east along the center line of P Street, S.W., to the center line of South Capitol Street; continuing north along the center line of South Capitol Street to the southern boundary of the Southeast-Southwest Freeway (I-395); continuing southeast along the southern boundary of the Southeast-Southwest Freeway (I-395) to the intersection of an extension south of the center line of 15th Street, S.E.; continuing south along the extension of the center line of 15th Street, S.E., to the northern bank of the Anacostia River; continuing southwest along the northern bank of the Anacostia River to the center line of 2nd Street, S.W.
(c) (1) The BID taxes for the taxable properties in the Capitol Riverfront BID shall be:
    (A) (i) $0.17 per square foot for commercial buildings greater or equal to 8,000 square feet, and $0.17 per lot square foot or $0.09 per $100 of assessed value, whichever is less, for commercial buildings less than 8,000 square feet; provided, that the BID tax imposed on any such real property shall not exceed $100,000 annually;
      (ii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term "per lot square foot" means each square foot of land attributed to the lot as reflected in the records of the Office of Tax and Revenue.
    (B) $126 per unit for residential units annually;
    (C) $100 per hotel room annually;
    (D) $0.17 per square foot for land or buildings with existing active industrial, utility, or storage use;
    (E) $0.08 per square foot for real property within the new proposed Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge right-of-way; and
    (F) $0.38 per square foot for unimproved land that is up to 88,000 square feet, $0.075 per square foot for unimproved land that is 88,000 to 200,000 square feet, and $0.20 per square foot for unimproved land that is greater than 200,000 square feet; provided, that the BID tax imposed on any such unimproved land shall not exceed $100,000 annually.
  (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 a personal liability of the lessee. Delinquencies shall be collected in the same manner as possessory interest taxes under § 47-1005.01 or as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
  (3) A 5% 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) .
  (4) For the purposes of this subsection, the real property located in Square 770, Lot 802, designated as the DOT PILOT Area under the DOT Pilot Revision Emergency Approval Resolution of 2006, effective October 18, 2006 (Res. 16-845; 53 DCR 8970), shall be deemed a taxable property.
D.C. Code § 2-222.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-222.02
§ 2-222.02. Indirect cost compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided for by law, nonprofit organizations shall be compensated for indirect costs incurred in provision of goods or performance of services within the terms of any grant or contract with the District pursuant to the nonprofit organization's unexpired NICRA. If a nonprofit organization does not have an unexpired NICRA, the nonprofit organization may elect to be compensated for indirect costs:
  (1) As calculated using a de minimis rate of 10% of all direct costs under the grant or contract;
  (2) By negotiating a new percentage indirect cost rate with the awarding agency;
  (3) As calculated with the same percentage indirect cost rate as the nonprofit organization negotiated with any District agency within the past 2 years; however nonprofit organizations may request to renegotiate indirect cost rates pursuant to subsection (c) [(b)] of this section; or
  (4) As calculated with a percentage rate and base amount, determined by a certified public accountant using the nonprofit organization's audited financial statements from the immediately preceding fiscal year, pursuant to the OMB Uniform Guidance, and certified in writing by the certified public accountant.
(b) If the funding for a grant or contract comes from a federal agency, indirect costs shall be compensated consistent with the requirements for pass-through entities in 2 C.F.R. § 200.331, or any successor regulations.
(c) Each contract and grant awarded by the District shall include an indirect cost compensation clause that obligates the contractor or grantee to pay indirect costs to any nonprofit organization subcontractor or subgrantee at the same rate as the nonprofit organization would receive as a contractor or grantee with the District.
(d) This section shall not apply to foundations, hospitals, colleges, or universities.
(e) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title [,] may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 2-303.13 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-303.13
§ 2-303.13. Multiyear contracts.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1210.31 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1210.31
§ 2-1210.31. Emerging Business District Demonstration Projects.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1210.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1210.05
§ 2-1210.05. Provisions relating to capital access loans.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the Mayor shall not determine the recipient, amount, or interest rate of a capital access loan or the fees or other requirements related to the loan.
(b) A loan shall not be eligible to be enrolled under this subchapter if the loan is for:
  (1) Construction of residential housing;
  (2) Purchase of residential housing;
  (3) Simple real estate investments, excluding the development or improvement of commercial real estate occupied by the borrower’s business or organization; or
  (4) Internal bank transactions.
(c) The borrower under an enrolled loan shall apply the loan to working capital or to the purchase, construction, or lease of capital assets, including buildings and equipment, used by the borrower. Working capital uses shall include the cost of exporting, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, and other financing needs of the business or organization.
(d) An enrolled loan may be sold on the secondary market with no recourse to the District of Columbia. Recourse to the reserve account correspondent to the loan may be permitted for loans sold on the secondary market under conditions as may be established, by rule, by the Mayor.
(e) When enrolling a capital access loan in the program, a financial institution may specify an amount to be covered under the program that is less than the total amount of the loan.
D.C. Code § 2-1503 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1503
§ 2-1503. Office of Youth Opportunity Services abolished and functions transferred; Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth established.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner’s Order No. 70-93 (approved March 17, 1970) establishing the Office of Youth Opportunity Services, is hereby repealed and that Office is hereby abolished. All of the powers, duties, and functions assigned to that Office under any provision of law are hereby transferred to the departments and agencies as indicated in the following provisions of this subchapter.
(b) There are hereby transferred to the Department of Recreation (Organization Order No. 10; Commissioner’s Order No. 68-440, June 27, 1968, amended August 6, 1968, October 3, 1968, and March 14, 1970) the following functions, previously performed by the Office of Youth Opportunity Services:
  (1) Assist and facilitate programs for children and youth carried on by neighborhood planning councils (Commissioner’s Order No. 68-219, March 25, 1968) and other community organizations including, but not limited to, any and all organizations providing services to Hispanic youth pursuant to programs, under programs, previously funded by the Office of Youth Opportunity Services, providing maximal community participation in decision-making;
  (2) As directed by the Mayor, conduct special and citywide youth programs; and
  (3) Operate juvenile delinquency prevention programs.
(c) (1) There is hereby established in the Department of Recreation, a Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth, which shall provide administrative and operational support for programs for children and youth conducted by the neighborhood planning councils and other community organizations.
  (2) The Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth will have the responsibility for the administration of community recreational, educational, cultural, and economic development programs of the neighborhood planning councils. All appropriated and grant funds for the operation of such programs will be administered separately within the Division, under the auspices of the Department of Recreation. All youth development block grant funds received by the District government from the federal Community Services Administration, as designated for such purposes, shall be obligated in programs for children and youth conducted by the neighborhood planning councils.
  (3) Local program planning, project selection, and designation of project grants will be performed by the neighborhood planning councils. There will be an equitable allocation of funds, based on children and youth population, for each neighborhood planning council.
  (4) The authority and fiscal responsibility to manage community elections for the neighborhood planning councils will be assigned to the Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth, under the direction of the Department of Recreation.
  (5) The Director of the Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Recreation.
  (6) The Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth shall, in consultation with the council of chairpersons, prepare an operational manual for the development and implementation of programs.
  (7) The Director of the Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth will be responsible for coordinating all community-based programs for children and youth. Decisions on community program priorities will be made by each neighborhood planning council according to criteria specified in the operational manual developed by the Division. The Director of the Division of Community-Based Programs for Children and Youth will serve as liaison to the neighborhood planning councils and the council of chairpersons, and be accountable to both the neighborhood planning councils and the Department of Recreation for the effective administration of community-based programs for children and youth. The Director of the Division will insure that adequate technical assistance is available to the council of chairpersons and each neighborhood planning council.
  (8) The neighborhood planning councils shall continue to abide by their uniform constitution and bylaws, consistent with this subchapter and other District laws. Changes and amendments to the uniform constitution and by-laws shall be made only by the consent of the council of chairpersons.
(d) There are hereby transferred to the Department of Manpower (Organization Order No. 46, Commissioner’s Order No. 74-144, June 29, 1974) the functions of the Office of Youth Opportunity Services relating to the coordination of programs designed to provide jobs for youth.
(e) There are hereby transferred to the School of Continuing Education, Federal City College, University of the District of Columbia ( D.C. Law 1-36 ) the functions of the Office of Youth Opportunity Services with respect to the administration and supervision of the District of Columbia Street Academy.
(f) There are hereby assigned to the Board of Education of the District of Columbia the functions of the Office of Youth Opportunity Services with respect to the summer lunch program for children and youth.
D.C. Code § 2-706 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / § 2-706
§ 2-706. Prohibited uses of official mail by elected officials.
Status: in_force

(a) An elected official may not mail, as official mail, any mass mailing within the 90-day period that immediately precedes a primary, special, or general election in which such official is a candidate for office.
(b) An elected official may mail, as official mail, news releases or newsletters; provided, that such materials do not contain any of the following:
  (1) Autobiographical articles;
  (2) Political cartoons;
  (3) References to past or future campaigns;
  (4) Announcements of filings for reelection;
  (5) Announcements of campaign schedules;
  (6) Announcements of political or partisan meetings;
  (7) Reports on family life; or
  (8) Pictures of the official members with any partisan label such as “Democrat,” “Republican,” “Statehood Party,” or any other label which purports to advertise the member rather than to illustrate the accompanying text.
(c) An elected official may not use official mail to solicit directly or indirectly funds for any purpose.
(d) An elected official may not use official mail for transmission of matter which is purely personal to the sender or to any other person and is unrelated to the official business, activities, and duties of the member.
(e) An elected official may not mail, as official mail, cards or other materials which express holiday greetings from the member or his or her family.
(f) An elected official may not mail, as official mail, information which would exceed the provisions of § 2-704 and § 2-707 of the act of fund raising appeals related to citizen-service activities established pursuant to § 1-1163.38 .
D.C. Code § 2-354.02 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / § 2-354.02
§ 2-354.02. Competitive sealed bids.
Status: in_force

(a) Contracts exceeding $100,000 shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding unless the CPO issues a determination and findings that use of competitive sealed bidding is not practicable or not in the best interests of the District.
(b) Bids shall be solicited through an Invitation for Bids.
(c) The Invitation for Bids may include special standards of responsibility to ensure that bidders are properly qualified to perform the work.
(d) The Invitation for Bids shall state whether an award shall be made on the basis of the lowest bid price or the lowest evaluated bid price. If the lowest evaluated bid price basis is used, the objective measurable criteria to be utilized shall be set forth in the Invitation for Bids.
(e) (1) The CPO shall provide public notice of the Invitation for Bids of not less than 14 days for contracts, unless the CPO issues a determination and findings that it is appropriate to shorten the notice period to a period of not less than 3 days. In making the determination and findings, the CPO shall consider factors including the complexity of the procurement, the type of goods or services being purchased, and the impact of a shortened notice period on competition.
  (2) (A) The CPO shall maintain an Internet site that provides prospective contractors with public notice of opportunities to bid, notice of contract awards, and other relevant information about District procurements.
    (B) Public notice of an Invitation for Bids may include publication in newspapers or trade publications considered to be appropriate by the CPO to give adequate public notice.
(f) Bids shall be opened publicly at the time and place designated in the Invitation for Bids; provided, that the opening may be conducted in a publicly accessible electronic forum. Each bid, with the name of the bidder and price offering contained therein, shall be recorded and be open to public inspection.
(g) The contract shall be awarded after completion of evaluation procedures for competitive sealed bids.
(h) Correction or withdrawal of bids shall be allowed only to the extent permitted by rules issued pursuant to this chapter.
D.C. Code § 2-1342 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / § 2-1342
§ 2-1342. Spanish translations of District publications relating to health, safety and welfare.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1215.60 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1215.60
§ 2-1215.60. Southwest BID.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the requirements of §§ [2-1215.05 and 2-1215.06] , the formation of the Southwest 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 shall be imposed through the expiration of this subchapter  or the termination or dissolution of the BID.
(b) The Southwest BID shall be comprised of the geographic area bounded by a line beginning the geographic area bounded by a line that starts at the center of the street at the intersection of 15th Street, S.W., and Independence Avenue, S.W.; continuing east along the center line of Independence Avenue, S.W., to the center of the intersection of Independence Avenue, S.W., and 2nd Street, S.W.; continuing south along the center line of 2nd Street, S.W., to the western boundary of the Southeast-Southwest Freeway (I-395); continuing south and southeast along the southwestern boundary of the Southeast-Southwest Freeway (I-395) to the intersection of the Southeast-Southwest Freeway (I-395) and South Capitol Street; continuing south along the center line of South Capitol Street to the intersection of the center line of South Capitol Street and the southern boundary of M Street, S.W.; continuing along southern boundary of M Street, S.W., to the center of the intersection of southern boundary of M Street, S.W., and center line of 6th Street, S.W.; continuing along the center line of 6th Street, S.W., to the intersection of 6th Street, S.W., and the water’s edge of the Washington Channel; continuing along the bank of the Washington Channel northwest to the intersection of the bank of the Washington Channel and 15th Street, S.W.; continuing along the center line of 15th Street, S.W., to the center of the intersection of 15th Street, S.W., and Independence Avenue, S.W.; provided, that the lots located in Squares 0267, 0268, and 0299 shall not be included within the Southwest BID.
(c) (1) The BID taxes for the nonexempt properties in the Southwest BID shall be:
    (A) (i) The amount of $0.15 per square foot for each net rentable square foot of improved Class 2 Property, excluding property defined in § 47-813(c-3)(3) and property covered by sub-subparagraph (iii) of this subparagraph for any property for which the owner is required to report net rentable area to the Office of Tax and Revenue or for which the Office of Tax and Revenue has records indicating the net rentable area of the property;
      (ii) The amount of $0.15 per square foot for each equivalent net rentable square foot of improved Class 2 Property, excluding property defined in § 47-813(c-3)(3) and property covered by sub-subparagraph (iii) of this subparagraph for any property for which the owner is not required to report net rentable area to the Office of Tax and Revenue and for which the Office of Tax and Revenue maintains no record of net rentable area. Equivalent net rentable area shall be 90% of gross building area. Gross building area shall be determined using any method that is generally recognized in the Washington Metropolitan area as an appropriate method for measuring gross building area;
      (iii) Notwithstanding sub-subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph, the total BID tax due on a property or assembly of properties (if the property occupies more than one taxable lot) shall not exceed $100,000 in any year; provided, that this cap may be increased each year proportionately to the applicable annual increase in the BID tax, regardless of whether the BID tax is increased pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection or other law, but shall not include any property covered by paragraph (4) of this subsection;
    (B) The amount of $0.35 per gross building area for improved vacant and the amount of $0.35 per gross square feet of land area of unimproved vacant Class 2 Property, Class 3 Property, and Class 4 Property;
    (C) The amount of $100 per hotel or motel room for property defined in § 47-813(c-3)(3) ; and
    (D) The amount of $120 per unit of Class 1A Property that contains 10 or more residential units available for rental for nontransient residential dwelling purposes.
  (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 use of the land shall be assessed the corresponding BID tax, which shall be a personal liability of the lessee. Delinquencies shall be collected in the same manner as possessory interest taxes under § 47-1005.01 , or as otherwise provided in this subchapter.
  (3) A 4% 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) [ §  2-1215.09(b) ].
  (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(iii) of this subsection, the total BID tax payable with respect to any property that is an integral part of a development larger than 5 acres and the owner of which is required to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of roadways and sidewalks adjacent to the property or otherwise associated with the development in lieu of the District having that responsibility shall be reduced by 30% from that which would otherwise be payable with respect to such property, to reflect the reduced services provided by the Southwest BID with respect to the property.
D.C. Code § 2-219.35 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-219.35
§ 2-219.35. Executive Director.
Status: in_force

The Office shall be headed by an Executive Director appointed by the Mayor. The Executive Director shall be a resident of the District of Columbia or agree to become a resident of the District of Columbia within 180 days of appointment by the Mayor. The Executive Director shall employ staff as needed, in accordance with annual appropriations.
D.C. Code § 2-201.01 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-201.01
§ 2-201.01. Bonds required from public contractors; amount; waiver.
Status: in_force

(a) Before any contract, exceeding $25,000 in amount, for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work of the District of Columbia is awarded to any person, such person shall furnish to the District of Columbia the following bonds, which shall become binding upon the award of the contract to such person, who is hereinafter designated as “contractor”: (1) A performance bond with a surety or sureties satisfactory to the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and in such amount as he shall deem adequate, for the protection of the District of Columbia; (2) a payment bond with a surety or sureties satisfactory to the Mayor for the protection of all persons supplying labor and material in the prosecution of the work provided for in said contract for the use of each such person. Whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract shall be not more than $1,000,000, the payment bond shall be in a sum equal to one-half the total amount payable by the terms of the contract. Whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract shall be more than $1,000,000 and not more than $5,000,000, the said payment bond shall be in a sum equal to 40 per centum of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract. Whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract shall be more than $5,000,000 the payment bond shall be in the sum of $2,500,000.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Mayor to require a performance bond or other security in addition to those, or in cases other than the cases specified in subsection (a) of this section, or the authority of the Mayor to waive the requirement for performance and payment bonds in such cases as he shall determine.
(c) Any surety bond required by this section shall be executed by a surety certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury to do business pursuant to § 9305 of Title 31, United States Code, or a surety company licensed in the District of Columbia which meets the statutory capital and surplus requirements or as otherwise determined by the Mayor to be appropriate and necessary in the amount for underwriting such bonds.
D.C. Code § 2-138 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / § 2-138
§ 2-138. Duties of Assistant Inspector of Buildings.
Status: in_force

The principal Assistant Inspector of Buildings may perform and discharge any of the duties of the Inspector of Buildings when so directed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 2-1374 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13A / § 2-1374
§ 2-1374. Establishment of the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established a Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development (“Commission”) to advise the Mayor, the Council, the Director of the Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, and the public on the views and needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the District of Columbia.
(b) The Commission shall consist of 15 public voting members appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, pursuant to § 1-523.01(f) . There shall also be 11 ex-officio non-voting members, including the following Directors or their designees:
  (1) Department of Employment Services;
  (2) Department of Human Services;
  (3) Department of Health;
  (4) Department of Housing and Community Development;
  (5) Department of Public Works;
  (6) Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs;
  (7) Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency;
  (8) Department of Parks and Recreation;
  (9) Superintendent of the Schools of the District of Columbia;
  (10) Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department; and
  (11) Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.
(c) The ex-officio members or their designees shall develop and implement policies and programs in their agencies that ensure that the purposes of this chapter are fulfilled. The ex-officio members or their designees shall meet with the Director quarterly, or more as needed, to assist the Director in coordinating plans and policies which are beneficial to the Asian and Pacific Islander communities of the District of Columbia.
(d) Voting members shall be appointed with due consideration for representation from established public, nonprofit, and volunteer community organizations concerned with the Asian and Pacific Islander communities and members of the general public who have given evidence of particular dedication to, and knowledge of the needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
(e) (1) Voting members of the Commission shall serve terms of 3 years except, that, of the initial members, 5 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, 5 for a term of 2 years, and 5 for a term of one year. Members may be reappointed but may serve no more than 2 consecutive full terms.
  (2) Terms for the initial Commission members shall begin on April 17, 2008, which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.
(f) When a vacancy develops on the Commission, the Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Council, a successor to fill the unexpired portion of the term, in accordance with § 1-523.01(f) .
(g) The Mayor shall appoint the chairperson of the Commission.
(h) All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. Expenses incurred by the Commission or by its individual members, when duly authorized by the Chairperson, shall become an obligation against appropriated District of Columbia and federal funds designated for that purpose.
(i) The Commission shall develop its own rules of procedure.
(j) The Commission shall meet at least every other month. The meetings shall be held in the District of Columbia and shall be open to the public. A quorum to transact business shall consist of a majority plus one of the voting members.
(k) The Commission shall:
  (1) Serve as an advocate for Asian and Pacific Islander persons in the District of Columbia;
  (2) Review and submit to the Mayor, the Council, the Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs and make available to the public an annual report that includes an analysis of the needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the District of Columbia;
  (3) Cooperate with federal, state and private agencies concerned with activities pertaining to the Asian and Pacific Islander communities;
  (4) Conduct or participate in public hearings and other forums to determine views of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities and other members of the public on matters affecting health, safety and welfare of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the District of Columbia;
  (5) Bring to the attention of the Mayor and the Office cases of neglect, abuse and incidents of bias against members of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the administration of the laws of the District of Columbia;
  (6) Review and comment on proposed District and federal legislation, regulations, policies and programs and make policy recommendations on issues affecting the health, safety, and welfare of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities;
  (7) Develop policy and provide continuing review of the planning undertaken by the Office; and
  (8) Make reasonable requests for information necessary to aid the Commission in the discharge of its responsibilities.
D.C. Code § 2-1599.05 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / § 2-1599.05
§ 2-1599.05. Operations of the Coordinating Committee.
Status: in_force

(a) The Coordinating Committee shall vote on internal policies, procedures, and processes for its operation pursuant to § 2-1599.04(d)(3) .
(b) (1) The Coordinating Committee shall meet at least quarterly.
  (2) All meetings of the Coordinating Committee shall have a quorum of 2/3 of the voting members in order to conduct business.
(c) (1) The Coordinating Committee may establish subcommittees as needed.
  (2) Subcommittees may include persons who are not members of the Coordinating Committee; provided, that each subcommittee shall be chaired by a Coordinating Committee member.
  (3) No meeting of a subcommittee of the Coordinating Committee shall qualify as a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for purposes of fulfilling the requirements in subsection (b) of this section.
D.C. Code § 2-1207.09 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1207.09
§ 2-1207.09. Rules and regulations; sponsorship of projects; application by for-profit subsidiary corporation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1204.24 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1204.24
§ 2-1204.24. Remedy and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Within the next operating week after issuance of a notice of infraction, a movie theater found to be in violation of the requirements of this part shall be required to provide one additional open captioned showing of a motion picture than would otherwise be required pursuant to § 2-1204.22(a)(1) .
  (2) For repeat violations within a 365 day period, the Office may increase the amount of additional open captioned showings otherwise required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
  (3) When scheduling additional open captioned showings pursuant to this section, a movie theater shall prioritize additional open captioned showings of the motion picture related to a violation, provided that the movie in question is still playing at that movie theater.
(b) For each violation of this part , the Office shall, within a 365-day period of notice of the violation, conduct one additional compliance review of the movie theater in addition to the minimum review requirements of § 2-1204.23(a) .
D.C. Code § 2-1385 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13B / § 2-1385
§ 2-1385. Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Office in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) All fees collected pursuant to § 50-1501.02n(b)(1) shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used by the Office to support programs that promote the welfare of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (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.
(e) The Mayor shall report annually to the Council on the revenues and activities of the Fund.
D.C. Code § 2-1201.03 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1201.03
§ 2-1201.03. Function.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office shall give priority to activities, including economic research and analysis, to stimulate employment, promote tourism and business retention, and to attract new commercial and industrial enterprises. Long range priorities shall include development and implementation with the Office of the Assistant City Administrator for Planning and Development of an economic development plan for the District of Columbia.
(b) Pursuant to these priorities, the Office shall:
  (1) Initiate and implement an ongoing economic and commercial survey including data to monitor business migration, business and commercial expansion, business opportunities, manpower availability, manpower needs, and other factors relevant to promotion of economic development;
  (2) Assist businessmen and developers in securing research data needed for feasibility and market studies;
  (3) Initiate and implement programs aimed at stimulating employment opportunities in the District of Columbia, retaining existing businesses in the District, and attracting new commercial and industrial enterprises to the District, as well as, locating and encouraging investors for these enterprises;
  (4) Develop and support programs to ensure local, small, and disadvantaged business development and participation in public and private economic development activities;
  (5) Coordinate the economic development functions of other District of Columbia offices and departments;
  (6) Coordinate economic development activities and projects within the District of Columbia government pursuant to the priorities established in the comprehensive plan and through other actions taken by the District of Columbia government;
  (7) Act as ongoing District of Columbia liaison with the business and commercial community and as a vehicle to assist existing businesses in their procedural relationships with the District government, including, but not limited to, the expediting of administrative processes, such as approval of necessary permits, zoning actions, street closings, and other relevant District government administrative actions;
  (8) Serve as liaison with pertinent federal government agencies and conduit for federal economic development funding;
  (9) Stimulate development or expansion of neighborhood commercial facilities and centers;
  (10) Develop financial and technical assistance programs;
  (11) Initiate and stimulate public investment as a catalyst to private investment in commercial and industrial enterprises otherwise unavailable to the District of Columbia; and
  (12) Recommend various types of commercial industrial development, incentives appropriate for certain development projects.
(c) Basic research and statistical programs would be undertaken in the following areas:
  (1) Land use studies of urban renewal, housing, and industrial sites, with emphasis on the disposition of idle industrial land, factories, and commercial properties;
  (2) Taxes, including such matters as determining new areas for new revenue for the City and possible tax incentives to encourage development; an examination of the effect of the District tax structure on certain industries; assessing the comparability of the tax structure;
  (3) An examination of the District government powers, organization, and practices as they affect economic development; and
  (4) Special industry problems, including the District’s mature and declining industries.
D.C. Code § 2-301.05c — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / § 2-301.05c
§ 2-301.05c. Policy for contracting out government services.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-1209.11 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / § 2-1209.11
§ 2-1209.11. Advisory Board established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 2-220.10 — DC Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / § 2-220.10
§ 2-220.10. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.