D.C. Code § 8-101.12 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-101.12
§ 8-101.12. Disclosure.
Status: in_force

A person who owns or operates an internal combustion engine as a demand response generating source shall track and submit an annual report disclosing the total number of hours, including the dates and times, that the source operated during the preceding year, and the total number of hours, including the dates and times, that the source operated as a demand response generating source during the preceding year, as well as any additional information the Director requires. The report shall be submitted to the District Department of the Environment by March 1, 2015, and annually on March 1 thereafter.
D.C. Code § 8-631.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 6A / § 8-631.01
§ 8-631.01. Findings and declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

The Council finds that the public interest is best served when the public health and the environment are protected by the cleanup of contaminated properties. Accordingly, the Council declares its policy is to:
(1) Create incentives for the voluntary cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated property;
(2) Develop effective and consistent cleanup standards and processes;
(3) Ensure public involvement in the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties;
(4) Ensure that those responsible for the contamination of a property are held accountable;
(5) Promote economic development by encouraging the reuse of contaminated properties;
(6) Eliminate public health and environmental risks on properties;
(7) Ensure the cleanup of contaminated properties is coordinated with plans for redevelopment and the sustainable reuse of the properties;
(8) Provide for a comprehensive program to consistently and fairly assess the cleanup of contaminated properties; and
(9) Provide for regulatory and voluntary cleanup programs.
D.C. Code § 8-111.03 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-111.03
§ 8-111.03. Business entity license and permit.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain or renew a license to engage in asbestos abatement, a business entity shall:
  (1) Train employees and agents to comply with federal standards for asbestos abatement;
  (2) Certify that employees and agents have completed a course of instruction on asbestos abatement that has been approved by the Mayor;
  (3) Provide certification to the Mayor that the business entity is able to comply with all applicable federal standards for asbestos abatement and all applicable District environmental, safety, and health laws or rules;
  (4) Provide certification to the Mayor that the business entity has access to an approved asbestos disposal site to deposit any asbestos waste that the business entity generates during the term of the license;
  (5) Utilize only licensed asbestos workers;
  (6) Provide certification to the Mayor that the business entity will use appropriate equipment and materials;
  (7) Provide the Mayor with a copy of the respiratory protection program of the business entity;
  (8) Provide evidence of a license to haul asbestos or material that contains asbestos or of an agreement with a commercial hauler who is licensed to transport asbestos or material that contains asbestos;
  (9) Provide disclosure to the Mayor of any violation of applicable federal or District environmental, safety, health, licensing, or construction code law, rule, or regulation relating to asbestos abatement for which the business entity has been cited, and provide certification to the Mayor that any penalty or fee assessed to the business entity by a federal or District agency has been paid in full; and
  (10) Meet any other standards that the Mayor deems necessary.
(b) A license for a business entity to engage in asbestos abatement shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance. A license may be renewed for 2-year periods if the business entity submits a renewal application with the renewal fee to the Mayor.
(c) A business entity shall apply for a permit prior to the commencement of each asbestos abatement project. Before a permit may be issued, the business entity must demonstrate that the business entity will perform the work in compliance with the Construction Code, this subchapter, and rules issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(d) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as an Environmental Materials endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 8-502 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 5 / § 8-502
§ 8-502. Unlawful acts.
Status: in_force

No person in the District of Columbia:
(1) Who is a manufacturer or renovator of, or dealer in, mattresses shall sell, exchange, give away, or offer or have in his possession for sale, exchange, or gift, any mattress which bears any false or misleading label, statement, design, or device, in respect of its material or processes of manufacture or renovation, or which is not labeled as provided in § 8-503 ;
(2) Who is a renovator of mattresses shall use in whole or in part, in the renovation of any mattress, material which has formed part of any mattress theretofore used in or about any sanitarium or hospital, or used by any individual having an infectious or contagious disease;
(3) Who is a manufacturer of mattresses shall use in whole or in part any secondhand material in the manufacture of mattresses sold, exchanged, or given away, or to be offered for sale, exchange, or gift, as new mattresses;
(4) Shall knowingly sell, exchange, give away, or offer or have in his possession for sale, exchange, or gift:
  (A) Any mattress which has been used, or is composed in whole or in part from material which has formed part of any mattress theretofore used in any sanitarium or hospital or by any individual having an infectious or contagious disease; or
  (B) Any mattress which is composed in whole or in part of secondhand material which has not been thoroughly sterilized and disinfected by a process approved by the Director of the Department of Human Services of the District of Columbia;
(5) Who is a manufacturer or renovator of, or a dealer in, mattresses, shall remove, conceal, or deface, or cause or permit to be removed, concealed, or defaced, any label placed, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, upon any mattress.
D.C. Code § 8-2221.09 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.09
§ 8-2221.09. Sale and possession of woodcocks.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-1703 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / § 8-1703
§ 8-1703. Established.
Status: in_force

There is established the Soil and Water Conservation District as a District of Columbia government agency.
D.C. Code § 8-1778.23 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17R / § 8-1778.23
§ 8-1778.23. Payment and security.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter, Debt Service on each series of bonds shall be payable solely and only from proceeds received from the sale of that series of bonds, income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, Special Assessment revenues allocated to the applicable Special Energy Assessment Bond Debt Service Account, amounts received from prepayments of any loans made pursuant to this chapter, income realized from the temporary investment of those Special Assessment revenues prior to payment to the bond holders, and other moneys 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) 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 bondholders of certain of its rights under the Financing Documents and Closing Documents to the trustee for the bonds pursuant to the Financing Documents.
(c) 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 § 8-1443 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / § 8-1443
§ 8-1443. Costs recoverable by the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

Costs recoverable by the District of Columbia under § 8-1442 shall include all costs related to:
(1) Containment of the gasses, explosives, and materials identified in § 8-1442 ;
(2) Necessary cleanup and restoration of the site and the surrounding environment;
(3) Removal of the gasses, explosives, and materials identified in § 8-1442 ;
(4) Such actions as may be necessary to monitor, assess, and evaluate the release or threat of release of any of the gasses, explosives, and materials identified in § 8-1442 , or to mitigate damage to the public health or welfare that may otherwise result from a release or threat of a release;
(5) Natural resource damages;
(6) Attorney’s fees and costs;
(7) Reimbursement for private collection firm’s services, when used; and
(8) Applicable interest on all costs and expenses incurred.
D.C. Code § 8-1774.16 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17N / § 8-1774.16
§ 8-1774.16. Solar for All Program.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established the Solar for All Program ("Program") to increase the access of seniors, small local businesses, nonprofits, and low-income households in the District to the benefits of solar power.
  (2) The Program shall provide the long-term financial benefits of solar energy production to at least 100,000 District low-income households in an amount equivalent to at least 50% of the District's average residential electric bills for calendar year 2016 by December 31, 2032. The Department shall, to the extent feasible, meet this goal by reducing low-income households' electric or gas bills by at least 50%. The financial benefits of roof replacements, or other capital improvements made to support the installation of a solar energy system, may be included in calculating the long-term financial benefits of solar energy production provided to low-income households.
(b) The Program shall be administered by DOEE and operate until the end of Fiscal Year 2032. In administering the Program, DOEE shall coordinate with the Sustainable Energy Utility.
(c) From Fiscal Year 2017 through Fiscal Year 2032, the Program shall be funded annually from the Renewable Energy Development Fund established by § 34-1436 .
(d) The funding allocated in subsection (c) of this section may be used to supplement programs supporting the creation of new solar energy sources in the District through the Sustainable Energy Utility contract established by § 8-1774.01 .
(e) (1) By February 1, 2017, DOEE shall develop, publish on its website, and submit to the Council a plan to implement the Program. The plan shall include:
    (A) A description of programs to be implemented by DOEE that would target seniors, small local businesses, nonprofits, and low-income households in the District;
    (B) An estimated timeline for implementation of the programs described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and
    (C) Annual benchmarks for complying with subsection (a)(2) of this section.
  (2) If DOEE revises or updates the plan, DOEE shall publish on its website the revision or update within 30 days of its completion.
(f) Beginning December 1, 2017, DOEE shall publish on its website and submit to the Council an annual report on the expenditure of the funds allocated to the Program, the amount of progress toward achieving the benchmarks established in subsection (e)(1)(C) of this section, and the number of solar systems installed pursuant to this section in the previous fiscal year.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Area median income" means:
    (A) For a household of 4 persons, the area median income for a household of 4 persons in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area as set forth in the periodic calculation provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
    (B) For a household of 3 persons, 90% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons, as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
    (C) For a household of 2 persons, 80% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons, as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
    (D) For a household of one person, 70% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons, as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and
    (E) For a household of more than 4 persons, the area median income for a household of 4 persons, as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, increased by 10% for each person in the household in excess of 4 persons (for example, the area median income for a household of 5 persons shall be 110% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons, as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and the area median income for a household of 6 persons shall be 120% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons, as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph).
  (2) "Energy burden" means the percentage of household income spent on home energy bills.
  (3) "Low-income" means a household income equal to, or less than, 80% of the area median income.
  (4) "Solar system" means a solar photovoltaic or solar thermal system.
D.C. Code § 8-181.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1C / § 8-181.04
§ 8-181.04. Procedures and powers of the Commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall meet at least once per quarter.
(b) The chairperson of the Commission, or his or her designee from among the voting members of the Commission, shall convene all Commission meetings.
(c) A majority of the voting members appointed to the Commission at any given time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business.
(d) Official actions of the Commission shall be taken by majority vote of the voting members present and voting at the meeting.
(e) The Commission may form workgroups to consider specific subtopics and invite participation from outside individuals and entities, including the public and subject-matter experts.
(f) The Department of Energy and Environment shall provide principal staff and equipment support for the activities of the Commission.
(g) The Mayor may provide additional support to the Commission.
(h) The Commission may use space and supplies owned or rented by the District government for purposes consistent with this chapter .
D.C. Code § 8-1041.12 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10B / § 8-1041.12
§ 8-1041.12. Rules; enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter .
  (2) The Mayor may expand the definition of covered electronic equipment to include items exempted in § 8-1041.01(4) ; provided, that the Mayor shall not do so before January 1, 2018; provided further, that the Mayor shall not include household appliances. Before issuing such a rule, the Mayor shall provide a report and economic analysis to the Council outlining the reasons that expanding the definition is beneficial to the District's electronics waste diversion activities and will likely result in higher recycling or reuse rates of the electronic equipment that the Mayor proposes to include.
  (3) The Mayor may, by rule, restrict the definition of covered electronic equipment to exclude equipment sold to businesses with 100 or more employees.
(b) The Mayor may impose civil fines and penalties as sanctions for violations of the provisions of this chapter or any rules issued under the authority of this chapter , pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Revenue generated from the enforcement of this chapter shall be deposited in the Product Stewardship Fund established by § 1-325.381 .
(c) In addition to the enforcement authority provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor may seek injunctive relief or other appropriate remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 8-2221.32 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.32
§ 8-2221.32. Delegation of functions by Secretary of the Interior and Mayor; Council to make regulations; “Mayor” and “Secretary of the Interior” defined.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Mayor, respectively, are authorized to delegate any of the functions to be performed by them under the authority of this chapter.
(b) The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to make such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter; provided, that any regulations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior insofar as they involve any areas or waters of the District of Columbia under the appropriate administrative jurisdiction.
(c) As used in this chapter the word “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the appropriate designated agent or agents, and the words “Secretary of the Interior” means the Secretary of the Interior or the appropriate designated agent or agents.
D.C. Code § 8-771.07 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 7E / § 8-771.07
§ 8-771.07. Cause of action.
Status: in_force

(a) A battery stewardship organization implementing an approved battery stewardship plan in compliance with the requirements of this chapter may bring a civil action against a producer for damages when:
  (1) The plaintiff incurs more than $1,000 in actual costs collecting, handling, recycling, and properly disposing of the defendant producer's batteries sold or offered for sale in the District; and
  (2) The defendant producer is not in compliance with the requirements of § 8-771.02(a) .
(b) DOEE shall not be a necessary party to or be required to provide assistance or otherwise participate in a civil action authorized under this section solely due to its regulatory requirements under this chapter , unless subject to subpoena before a court of jurisdiction.
(c) A battery stewardship organization may file a civil action under this section regardless of whether it has petitioned DOEE under § 8-771.06(b) .
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "damages" means:
  (1) The actual costs a plaintiff battery stewardship organization incurs in collecting, handling, recycling, or properly disposing of batteries reasonably identified as having originated from another battery producer or battery stewardship organization, and
  (2) The attorneys' fees and costs associated with bringing the civil action.
D.C. Code § 8-1007 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10 / § 8-1007
§ 8-1007. Mandatory source separation program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-233.02 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 2A / § 8-233.02
§ 8-233.02. Producer paint stewardship plan required.
Status: in_force

(a) By April 1, 2016, a producer of paint sold at retail in the District, or a representative organization in which the producer is a member, shall submit a plan for the establishment of a paint stewardship program to the Mayor for approval. The plan shall:
  (1) Minimize District involvement in the management of postconsumer paint by reducing its generation, promoting its reuse and recycling, and implementing agreements to collect, transport, reuse, recycle, and dispose of postconsumer paint using environmentally sound management practices;
  (2) Provide for convenient and available collection of postconsumer paint that, at a minimum, provides for collection rates and convenience equal to or greater than the collection programs available to consumers before the paint stewardship program and addresses coordination of the paint stewardship program with existing household hazardous waste collection infrastructure;
  (3) Ensure the program addresses coordination with local nonprofit building material reuse organizations without charge to the organizations;
  (4) Identify each producer participating in the program and the brands of paint sold in the District by each producer;
  (5) Describe sufficient funding for the paint stewardship program, including a funding mechanism for securing and disbursing funds to cover administrative, operational, and capital costs, including the assessment of charges on paint sold by producers in the District. The funding mechanism shall provide for a paint stewardship assessment for each container of paint sold in the District by producers and the assessment shall be remitted to the representative organization, if applicable; and
  (6) Describe how postconsumer paint will be managed in the most environmentally and economically sound manner, including following the sustainable solid waste management hierarchy established in §  8-1031.02 .
(b) (1) A paint stewardship assessment established in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be added to the cost of all paint sold to retailers and distributors in the District. Retailers and distributors shall add the assessment to the purchase price of all paint sold in the District.
  (2) The paint stewardship assessment shall be approved by the Mayor as part of the plan, and shall be sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the cost of the paint stewardship program. The plan shall require that any surplus funds be put back into the program to reduce the costs of the program, including the assessment amount.
(c) A producer or its representative organization shall implement its paint stewardship program plan within 3 months of the plan’s approval by the Mayor.
(d) Beginning September 1, 2016, a producer shall not sell or offer for sale paint to any person in the District unless the producer of the paint or a representative organization of which the producer is a member submitted a paint stewardship plan to the Mayor on or before April 1, 2016, that has not been disapproved, or is implementing an approved paint stewardship program plan as required by this section.
(e) A producer or representative organization shall provide consumers in the District with educational materials regarding the paint stewardship assessment and paint stewardship program, including information regarding available end-of-life management options for paint offered through the paint stewardship program and information notifying consumers that a charge for the operation of the program is included in the purchase price of all paint sold in the District.
(f) On or before October 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, a producer or representative organization shall submit a paint stewardship program report to the Mayor that includes:
  (1) A description of the methods used to collect, transport, and reuse or process postconsumer paint in the District;
  (2) The total volume and type of postconsumer paint collected in the District and the volume by method of disposition;
  (3) The total cost of implementing the program, as determined by an independent financial audit funded from the paint stewardship assessment;
  (4) Samples of educational information provided to consumers of paint and a description of how the information is distributed; and
  (5) Other information as required by the Mayor through rulemaking.
D.C. Code § 8-1074 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10D / § 8-1074
§ 8-1074. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-173.47 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1B-i / § 8-173.47
§ 8-173.47. Bonds as legal investments and securities.
Status: in_force

The bonds of the Authority are legal investments in which public officers and public bodies of the District, insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, banks, bankers, banking institutions including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries and other persons authorized to invest in bonds or in other obligations of the District, may legally invest funds, including capital, in their control. The bonds are also securities that legally may be deposited with and received by public officers and public bodies of the District or any agency of the District for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the District is authorized by law.
D.C. Code § 8-151.05 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1A / § 8-151.05
§ 8-151.05. Delegation of authority.
Status: in_force

The Director of DOEE is the successor to all environment related authority attached to transferred functions and is authorized to act, either personally or through a designee, as a member of any committee, commission, board, or other body which his or her predecessor was a member.
D.C. Code § 8-2221.24 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.24
§ 8-2221.24. Hunting or disbursing of ducks, geese, and waterfowl .
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-1773.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17N / § 8-1773.01
§ 8-1773.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Commission” means the Public Service Commission.
(2) "DOEE" means the Department of Energy and Environment.
(3) “Electric company” shall have the same meaning as in § 34-207 .
(4) “Energy Assistance Trust Fund” or “EATF” means the Energy Assistance Trust Fund established under § 8-1774.11 .
(4A) “ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager” means the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, or any alternative approved by the Mayor that rates the performance of a qualifying building, relative to similar buildings nationwide, accounting for the impacts of year-to-year weather variations, building size, location, and several operating characteristics, using the Environmental Protection Agency’s national energy performance rating system.
(5) “Existing electricity programs” means those programs operated by DOEE under the names “Weatherization Plus,” “Low Income Appliance Replacement Program,” and “Weatherization and Rehabilitation.”
(6) “Existing low-income program” means the program operated under the name “LIHEAP Expansion and Energy Education”.
(7) “Existing natural gas programs” means those programs proposed or operated by DOEE under the names “Heating System Repair, Replacement, and Tune-Up Program,” “Residential Weatherization and Efficiency Program,” “Energy Awareness Program”. and “Saving Energy in D.C. Schools.”
(8) “Fiscal Agent” means the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
(9) “Gas company” shall have the same meaning as in § 34-209 .
(10) “Green-collar jobs” means jobs in the environmental sector of the economy which jobs may involve the implementation of environmentally-conscious design, policy, or technology.
(11) “OIML” means the International Association of Legal Metrology.
(12) “Request for Proposals” or “RFP” means the request for proposals prepared by DOEE for the SEU.
(13) “Residential Aid Discount” means the utility discount program offered by the electric company to low-income electricity customers in the District of Columbia.
(14) “Residential Essential Service” means the utility discount program offered by the gas company to low-income natural gas customers in the District of Columbia.
(15) “Solar thermal systems” means systems which utilize the sun’s radiation to efficiently heat fluids or air.
(16) “SRCC” means the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation.
(17) “Substantial improvement” has the same meaning as in section 202 of Title 12J of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (12J DCMR § 202).
(18) “Sustainable Energy Trust Fund” or “SETF” means the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund established under § 8-1774.10 .
(19) “Sustainable Energy Utility” or “SEU” means the private contractor selected to develop, coordinate, and provide programs for the purpose of promoting the sustainable use of energy in the District of Columbia.
(20) “Sustainable Energy Utility Advisory Board”, “Advisory Board”, or “Board” means the board established under § 8-1774.03 that advises the DOEE on the procurement of the contract with the SEU and monitors the progress of the SEU under its contract.
(21) “Temporary electricity programs” means those programs operated by DOEE under the names “Affordable Housing Energy Efficient Rebate Program”, “Weatherization Rehabilitation Asset Partnership”, and “Home Energy Rating System”.
(22) “Utility or energy company” means a company distributing, supplying, or transmitting electricity or natural gas in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 8-173.43 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1B-i / § 8-173.43
§ 8-173.43. Issuance of bonds; renewals and refunds; deemed obligations of Authority; negotiable instruments; director, employer, or agent not personally liable.
Status: in_force

(a) The Authority, pursuant to § 1-204.90(a)(6) , may, to carry out the authorized purposes of the Authority:
  (1) Incur debt by the issuance of revenue bonds; and
  (2) Borrow or lend money to finance or assist in the financing of undertakings authorized by this chapter .
(b) The Authority may not use the proceeds of bonds issued by the Authority unless the Board:
  (1) Determines that the use of the proceeds meets the requirements of this chapter and § 1-204.90 ; and
  (2) Approves a resolution, describing the determination required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c) Regardless of their form or character, bonds and other debt instruments of the Authority are negotiable instruments for all purposes of Subtitle I of Title 28 , subject only to the provisions of the bonds for registration.
(d) No director, employee, or agent of the Authority shall be personally liable for any payment required to be made under any bond issued by the Authority.
(e) No notice, proceeding, consent, or approval shall be required for the issuance or performance of any bond of the Authority or the execution of any instrument relating thereto or to the security therefor, except as provided in this chapter or in guidelines issued by the Authority.
(f) The Authority may stipulate by resolution the terms for sale of its bonds in accordance with this chapter , including the following:
  (1) The date a bond bears;
  (2) The date a bond matures;
  (3) Whether bonds are issued as serial bonds, as term bonds, or as a combination thereof;
  (4) The denomination;
  (5) The interest rate or rates, or variable rate or rates changing from time to time in accordance with a base or formula;
  (6) The registration privileges;
  (7) The medium and method for payment; and
  (8) The terms of redemption.
(g) The Authority may sell its bonds at public or private sale and may determine the price for sale.
(h) A pledge of the Authority is binding from the time it is made. Any funds or property pledged are subject to the lien of a pledge without physical delivery. The lien of a pledge is binding as against parties having any tort, contract or other claim against the Authority regardless of notice. Neither a resolution nor any other instrument creating a pledge need be recorded.
(i) The signature of any officer of the Authority that appears on a bond remains valid if that person ceases to hold that office.
D.C. Code § 8-525 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 5A / § 8-525
§ 8-525. Construction.
Status: in_force

A violation of this chapter shall not be a violation of Chapter 39 of Title 28 .
D.C. Code § 8-302 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3 / § 8-302
§ 8-302. Removal of weeds by Mayor.
Status: in_force

Whenever there are upon any unoccupied land aforesaid weeds of 4 or more inches in height, and no person can be found in the District of Columbia who either is or claims to be the owner thereof, or who either represents or claims to represent such owner as aforesaid, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall give notice, by publication twice a week in 1 daily newspaper published in the City of Washington aforesaid, requiring their removal. Said notice shall specify the land from which such weeds are to be removed, the character of the work to be done, and the time allowed for doing the same; and if such weeds be not removed within the time so specified it shall be the duty of said Mayor to cause their removal; and double the cost of such removal, including the cost of advertising, shall be a lien upon and shall be assessed by said Mayor as a tax against the property on which said weeds were located, and the said tax so assessed shall bear interest at the rate of 20 per centum per annum till paid, and shall be carried on the regular tax rolls of said District and be collected in the manner provided for the collection of general taxes.
D.C. Code § 8-1774.13 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17N / § 8-1774.13
§ 8-1774.13. Solar and Renewable Home Improvement Financing Proposal.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days after October 22, 2008, the Commission shall open an investigation into mechanisms to make long-term affordable financing available to energy consumers to purchase:
  (1) Renewable energy generating systems, including solar thermal and solar photovoltaic panels and geothermal heating and cooling systems; and
  (2) Home and business improvements that increase the energy efficiency of buildings, including weatherizing, adequate insulation, efficient doors and windows, and central air conditioning.
(b) The Commission’s investigation shall include the means by which the electric and gas companies’ billing systems can be used to collect payments from individuals to purchase renewable energy generating systems and make energy efficiency improvements to homes and businesses.
(c) Within 60 days after the close of the record of the investigation, the Commission shall issue a report, including findings, on the feasibility of the implementation of the proposal set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
D.C. Code § 8-2241.03 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2241.03
§ 8-2241.03. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Buildings, in consultation with the Department of Energy and Environment, shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this subchapter , including establishing standards for bird-friendly building design elements and construction.
(b) Regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) of this of this section shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review. The Council may approve the proposed regulations in whole or in part. If the Council has not approved the regulations upon expiration of the 45-day review period, the regulations shall be deemed approved.
(c) The absence of regulations shall not delay the applicability of this subchapter or of any provision in this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 8-151.09c — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1A / § 8-151.09c
§ 8-151.09c. Report on greenhouse gas emissions in District procurement.
Status: in_force

(a) By January 1, 2023, the Department of Energy and Environment shall publish a report on its website with recommendations for how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with goods and services procured by the District, including:
  (1) A comprehensive list of what goods and services can be tracked and reduced using life cycle analysis data; and
  (2) Best practices for reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with procurement of such goods and services.
D.C. Code § 8-408 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 4 / § 8-408
§ 8-408. Application of this subchapter to governmental entities and public applicators.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided, all District and other governmental agencies shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter and to all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto concerning the application of pesticides.
(b) Public applicators for District and other governmental agencies shall be subject to examination (as provided for in § 8-403 ) and to the licensing provisions of § 8-404 . The Mayor shall issue a limited license to each qualified public applicator. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such a license to an employee of the District. The public applicator license shall be valid only when the licensee is engaged as an applicator in using or supervising the use of pesticides by District and other governmental agencies on lands owned or rented by such agencies or is acting within the scope of his employment.
(c) District and other governmental agencies employing pesticide applicators shall not be subject to the financial responsibility requirements of § 8-407 .
D.C. Code § 8-1425 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / § 8-1425
§ 8-1425. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates § 8-1423 or rules issued under § 8-1426 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed:
  (1) $10,000 for a first offense; or
  (2) $25,000 for any subsequent offense.
(b) The fines assessed and collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 8-111.11 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-111.11
§ 8-111.11. Records to be kept by a business entity.
Status: in_force

(a) A business entity that is engaged in asbestos abatement shall keep a record of each asbestos abatement project and make the record available to the Mayor.
(b) The records shall include:
  (1) The name and address of the person who supervised the asbestos abatement project;
  (2) The location of and a description of the asbestos abatement project;
  (3) The amount of asbestos or material that contains asbestos that was involved in the asbestos abatement project;
  (4) The commencement and completion date of the asbestos abatement project;
  (5) A summary of the procedures that were used to comply with all applicable District and federal standards for asbestos abatement;
  (6) The name and address of each asbestos disposal site that was used in the asbestos abatement project;
  (7) The location, date, and description of any fiber release episodes;
  (8) A report of any air sampling, including the location, date, method used, results, and the name and address of any worker who performed the air sampling;
  (9) Information that relates to asbestos worker training and licensing;
  (10) The name and address of a certified laboratory that is independent of the business entity and that will conduct analysis of bulk, dust, or air samples during an asbestos abatement project, and the name and address of the owner of the building in which the asbestos abatement project is being conducted; and
  (11) Any other information that the Mayor deems necessary.
(c) The business entity or any successor or assignee shall maintain the records required by this section for not less than 30 years.
D.C. Code § 8-2221.10 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.10
§ 8-2221.10. Sale and possession of squirrels, rabbits.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-105.06 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-105.06
§ 8-105.06. Regulation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to establish a system of wastewater treatment allocation.
(b) All users shall comply with the following prohibitive discharge limits:
  (1) General prohibitions. — A user shall not introduce into the District’s wastewater system any pollutant which causes pass through or interference. These general prohibitions and the specific prohibitions in paragraph (2) of this subsection apply to any user introducing pollutants into the District’s wastewater system whether or not the user is subject to National Pretreatment Standards or National, State, District, or local pretreatment standards or requirements;
  General prohibitions.
  (2) Specific prohibitions. — In addition, the following pollutants shall not be introduced into the District’s wastewater system:
  Specific prohibitions.
    (A) Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the District’s wastewater system, including waste streams with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Centigrade using test methods specified in 40 C.F.R. § 261.21 or waste streams causing 2 readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge into the POTW, or at any point in the POTW, of more than 5% or any single reading over 10% of the Lower Explosive Limit of the meter. This prohibition includes any liquids, solids, or gases, which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to create fire or explosion or to injure in any other way the wastewater system or the process or operation and maintenance of the wastewater system. Prohibited materials under this section include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides, and sulfides.
    (B) Pollutants which have a pH of less than 5.0 or more than 10.0, except when a waiver to the upper pH limit is authorized in writing by WASA, or which have any corrosive property capable of damaging or creating a hazard to structures, equipment, processes, and personnel of the District’s wastewater system, including acids, sulfides, concentrated chloride and fluoride compounds, and substances which will react with water to form acidic or alkaline products.
    (C) Solid or viscous substances in amounts which may cause, or contribute to obstruction of the flow in a sewer or otherwise interfere with the operation of the District's wastewater system, including:
      (i) Substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Centigrade;
      (ii) Solids having a linear dimension established by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority by rule, which shall not be greater than 1 inch;
      (iii) Fats, oils, and grease; or
      (iv) Incompletely shredded garbage, animal remains, blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, waste paper, wood, plastic, gas, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud, glass grinding, or polishing wastes.
    (D) Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants, released in discharge at a flow rate, or concentration, or a combination of both, which causes interference with the District’s wastewater system.
    (E) Any wastewater with heat in such amounts as will inhibit the biological activity of processes in the District’s wastewater system resulting in interference. In no case shall wastewater be discharged by a user in temperatures in excess of 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Centigrade, nor shall wastewater be discharged which causes individually or in combination with other wastewater, the influent at the District’s wastewater treatment plant to have a temperature exceeding 104 degrees Fahrenheit or 40 degrees Centigrade, except where a variance from the 140 degrees Fahrenheit discharge limit is authorized in writing by WASA.
    (F) Any wastewater containing petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause pass through or interference.
    (G) Any wastewater containing pollutants which result in the presence of toxic, noxious or malodorous liquids, solids, gases, vapors, or fumes within the District’s wastewater system which alone or in interaction with other wastes, are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to humans or animals, are sufficient to cause acute worker health and safety problems, or are sufficient to cause interference or pass through.
    (H) Any wastewater of objectionable color or tint not removed in the treatment process, including, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning wastes.
    (I) Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated by WASA.
    (J) Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by WASA or applicable State or National standards, cause pass through or interference or otherwise adversely impact the District’s wastewater system or cause or contribute to pollution.
    (K) Sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes.
    (L) Medical or infectious wastes, except as specifically authorized in writing by WASA.
    (M) Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the effluent from Blue Plains to fail toxicity tests.
    (N) Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which might cause excessive foaming in the District’s wastewater system.
    (O) Any waste that if otherwise disposed of would be a hazardous waste, unless specifically authorized in writing by WASA.
    (P) Any substance which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, causes or may cause, or contributes to, a violation of any requirement of the Blue Plains Title V permit issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
(c) All users shall comply with the National Pretreatment Standards and any national or local pretreatment requirement. All users shall comply with the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards in 40 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471 and any amendments thereto. Should any National standard, requirement, or limitation conflict with a matter regulated by this subchapter or its implementing regulations, the more stringent standard shall govern.
(d) Storm waters (including snow), surface waters, ground waters, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or other non-wastewater flow shall be discharged only into those sewers specifically designated as storm or combined sewers, or to a natural outlet. Discharge of any waters into any storm or combined sewer or to a natural outlet is prohibited if the discharge will create a detrimental effect upon the receiving water.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Unless specifically authorized by WASA, no user shall discharge directly into a manhole or catch basin or similar opening in or into a sewer, any substance including, but not limited to, septic tank sludge, restaurant grease, waste or discharge from fuel service stations, or boat holding tank or portable toilet effluent.
(g) The installation of septic tanks and the installation or continuing use of earth pit privies shall be prohibited. Whenever replacement or significant repair to a septic tank or discharge piping is necessary, the user shall notify WASA, which shall determine if the tank should be discontinued and the wastewater conducted to the wastewater system.
(h) Increased use of process water or dilution of a discharge shall not constitute either a partial or complete substitute for adequate or necessary pretreatment to achieve compliance with any discharge limitation.
(i) Provisions for storage of any substance in areas draining into a District sewer which, because of actual or potential discharge or leakage from the storage, creates or may create an explosion hazard in, or in any other way have a detrimental effect upon, the wastewater system, or otherwise constitute or pose a hazard to human beings, animals, property, or the receiving waters shall be subject to review by WASA, who shall require reasonable safeguards to eliminate or minimize the detrimental effect.
(j) All users shall notify WASA immediately of all discharges whether accidental or intentional, that violate these standards or that could otherwise cause problems in the District’s wastewater system, including any slug load or slug discharges as defined in § 8-105.02 .  The notification shall include location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration, and volume, and corrective actions undertaken or to be undertaken by the user.  Within 5 days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to WASA a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures taken or to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences.  The notice shall not relieve the user of liability for any expense, loss, or damage which may be incurred or occasioned by damage to the wastewater system, injury to fish, or other damage to persons, property, or the environment caused by the user’s act.  Compliance with the provisions of this subsection shall not relieve the user of liability for any fines or penalties which may be imposed by this subchapter or other applicable law or regulation. Notices shall be permanently posted on the user’s bulletin boards or other prominent places advising employees whom to notify in the event of an accidental discharge.  Employers shall ensure that all employees who may cause or discover a discharge are advised of the emergency notification procedures.
(k) All users shall provide wastewater pretreatment necessary to comply with this subchapter. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater shall be provided, operated, monitored, and maintained at the user’s expense.
(l) No user shall discharge pollutants into the District’s wastewater system in excess of the limitations established and promulgated by WASA.
(m) No user shall discharge into the District’s wastewater system any substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be a hazardous waste under applicable federal, state, and municipal regulations without prior written notification to WASA, the Mayor, the Director of EPA Region III’s Waste Management Division, and the appropriate city and state hazardous waste authorities in the jurisdiction in which the discharge will occur. Such notification shall include the name of the hazardous waste, the EPA hazardous waste number, and the type of discharge.
(n) All Significant Industrial Users shall notify WASA immediately of any changes at their facility affecting the potential for a slug discharge.
D.C. Code § 8-103.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-103.01
§ 8-103.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Act” means the Water Pollution Control Act of 1984.
(1A) “Abandon” means to cease using a functioning well, to fill or plug a well to render it unproductive, to permanently disconnect a well from a water system, to allow a well to fall into a state of disrepair so extensive that it is impractical to obtain ground water, or to fail to renew a permit pursuant to § 8-103.13a within 90 days after expiration.
(2) “Aquatic animals and plants” and “aquatic life” mean the animals and plants which have typically lived in or otherwise established as a habitat the waters of the District of Columbia.
(3) “Combined sewer” means a sewer which conveys both sanitary sewage and storm water and may also convey industrial wastewater.
(4) “Criteria” means any of the group of physical, chemical, biological, and radiological water quality parameters and the associated numerical concentrations or levels which compose the numerical standards of the water quality standards and which define a component of the quality of the water needed for a designated beneficial use.
(5) “Discharge” means the spilling, leaking, releasing, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping of any pollutant or hazardous substance, including a discharge from a storm sewer, into or so that it may enter District of Columbia waters.
(6) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(7) “Dredge and fill activity” means the removal of dirt, sediment, sand, gravel, rock, or other solid matter from the underwater lands, and the placement of solid or semi-solid material into the waters of the District so that the material is or may be deposited on the underwater lands; the placement of pipelines, electrical cables, communication lines, tunnels, bulkheads, riprap, structural members of bridges, buildings, piers, and other facilities, and other man-made objects into the waters of the District or the underwater lands. The following activities are excluded: Federal or District navigational aids, permitted discharges of wastewater, removal of floating debris, stormwater discharges, recreational activities of individual private citizens other than mechanized mineral recovery, and the removal of materials accidentally placed in the waters of the District.
(8) “Federal Water Pollution Control Act” means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 466 et seq. [transferred; see now 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.].
(9) “Groundwater” means underground water, but excludes water in pipes, tanks, and other containers created or set up by people.
(10) “Hazardous substance” means any toxic pollutant referenced in or designated in or pursuant to § 307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317(a)]; any substance designated pursuant to § 311(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(2)(A)]; or any hazardous waste having the characteristics of those identified under or listed pursuant to the District of Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1977, as amended.
(11) “Industrial wastewater” means water that has been used and contains pollutants but does not contain significant amounts of human body waste and disease-causing bacteria and viruses.
(12) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or any representative or agency designated by the Mayor to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(13) “Nonpoint source” means any source from which pollutants are or may be discharged other than a point source.
(14) “Offshore facility” means vessels, pipelines, and other equipment operated in the District of Columbia waters.
(15) “Onshore facility” means equipment, instruments, buildings, vehicles, or other structures not in the water.
(16) “Owner” or “operator” means for a vessel or onshore or offshore facilities, a person owning, operating, or chartering by demise the vessel or the facilities, except that, for the purpose of §§ 8-103.13a and 8-103.13b , the term “owner” means a person who has the legal right to construct a well for personal use or for the use of another person.
(17) “Person” means any individual, including any owner or operator as defined in this section; partnership; corporation, including a government corporation; trust association; firm; joint stock company; organization; commission; the District or federal government; or any other entity.
(18) “Point source” means any discrete source of quantifiable pollutants, including but not limited to a municipal treatment facility discharge, residential, commercial or industrial waste discharge or a combined sewer overflow; or any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, or vessel or other floating craft, from which pollutants are or may be discharged.
(19) “Pollutant” means any substance which may alter or interfere with the restoration or maintenance of the chemical, physical, radiological, and biological integrity of the waters of the District; or any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemicals, chemical wastes, hazardous wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, oil, gasoline and related petroleum products, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural wastes.
(20) “Sanitary sewage” or “municipal wastewater” means draining or flushing liquids used to flush or rinse away human body waste from people, liquids used for washing and other household activities, and other liquids or rinsed away waste which may have been contaminated with disease-causing bacteria and viruses.
(21) “Sanitary sewer” means a sewer for waste materials, but not one for rain water.
(22) “Sludge” means the solid or semi-solid material removed from wastewater during treatment, including but not limited to grit, screenings, grease, oil, settleable solids, and chemicals added to the treatment processes.
(23) “Treatment facility” means the plant, the equipment, and the operations used to eliminate pollutants in wastewater, and includes the facilities and the activities administering to or supplying the treatment of wastewater.
(23A) “Underground injection” means discharging any substance through a well into ground water, or into the subsurface where the substance has the potential to enter the waters of the District.
(24) “Underwater land” means the land beneath the waters of the District at mean high tide or the ordinary high waterline or the elevation of the highest water stage that occurs at a frequency of once per year.
(25) “Wastewater” means the waters which have been removed from their normal course or place and have been used in a manner that pollutants have been added or increased during the use, or have been altered so that discharge into the waters of the District may result in pollution.
(26) “Waters of the District” or “District waters” means flowing and still bodies of water, whether artificial or natural, whether underground or on land, so long as in the District of Columbia, but excludes water on private property prevented from reaching underground or land watercourses, and also excludes water in closed collection or distribution systems.
(26A) “Well” means any test hole, shaft, or soil excavation created by any means including, but not limited to, drilling, coring, boring, washing, driving, digging, or jetting, for purposes including, but not limited to, locating, testing, diverting, artificially recharging, or withdrawing fluids, or for the purpose of underground injection.
(27) “Wetland” means a marsh, swamp or other area periodically inundated by tides or having saturated soil conditions for prolonged periods of time and capable of supporting aquatic vegetation.
D.C. Code § 8-2103.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / § 8-2103.04
§ 8-2103.04. Corrective actions.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Bureau may undertake actions to correct certain health hazards that have resulted from the harborage of rodents, including cleanup, abatement, and preventive measures, if the following conditions exist:
  (1) The District needs to take an action in order to protect human health;
  (2) One or more of the following conditions exist:
    (A) The action is required to protect public space;
    (B) No person can be found who is the owner of the property in question, and   is capable of proper implementation of the required corrective action within   30 days of the posting of notice on the property in question that violation   of this subtitle has occurred, or shorter period if so determined by the   Mayor as may be necessary to protect human health;
    (C) A situation exists that requires immediate action by the Mayor to   protect human health; or
    (D) The responsible party has failed or refused to comply within 30 days of   a mayoral order for compliance.
(b) If the District incurs costs for undertaking any corrective or enforcement action to abate rodent infestation, rodent harborage, or rodent food sources, all parties found to be liable by the Mayor shall be jointly and severally liable to the District government for the costs incurred by the District. In addition to any other enforcement action, the Mayor may assess any reasonable costs for correcting the condition and any related expenses as a tax against the property, carry the tax on the regular tax rolls, and collect the tax in the same manner as real estate taxes are collected.
D.C. Code § 8-440 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 4 / § 8-440
§ 8-440. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 570 days of October 23, 2012, the Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of §§ 8-431 through 8-439 .
(b) For rules issued pursuant to § 8-432 , the Department shall afford great weight to the decisions made pursuant to section 18 of the FIFRA [7 U.S.C. § 136p].
D.C. Code § 8-802 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 8 / § 8-802
§ 8-802. Enforcement of regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor of the District of Columbia (“Mayor”) shall enforce Chapter 10A of this title and Chapter 10B of this title , §§ 601, 603, 604, 605, 606(a), (c), and (h), 607(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (j), 608(a), 609(a), and 612 of Chapter 3 in Title 8 of the District of Columbia Health Regulations, enacted June 29, 1971 (Reg. 71-21; 21 DCMR 700.1 et seq.), §§ 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Solid Waste Collection: Containers to be Used, effective February 21, 1973 (19 DCR 497; 21 DCMR 708), and a number of rules recorded in §§ 2221.6, 2407.12, and 2407.13 of 18 DCMR, §§ 108, 900.7, 900.8, 900.9, 900.10, 1000, 1002, 1008, 1009, 2001.3, 2010 of 24 DCMR. Contested cases arising from violations of the regulations listed in this section shall be adjudicated in accordance with the system provided in §§ 8-804 , 8-805 , and 8-808 .
  (2) Violations of the regulations listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to the civil administrative system and the civil sanctions provided in this chapter.
(b) The adjudication system shall comply with Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 8-152.02 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1A / § 8-152.02
§ 8-152.02. Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Department of Energy and Environment a Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund (“Enterprise Fund”), pursuant to § 8-151.03(b)(2) . The Director shall allocate the Fund resources to carry out the MS4 Permit activities that have the greatest impact on reducing stormwater pollution.
(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2010 and each year thereafter, the Mayor shall propose the Fund with an agency level budget. The Mayor shall submit to the Council, as part of the annual budget, proposed budgets that include expenditures of the Enterprise Fund for stormwater programs, including intra-District funds sufficient to fulfill the MS4 Permit obligations of the Stormwater Agencies. The proposed budgets may include funding for large-scale, multiyear projects. The Mayor shall establish benchmark and performance-measure outcomes that connect stormwater programs with funding levels.
(c) All revenues, proceeds, and moneys collected from the stormwater user fee or from grants made for stormwater activities that are collected or received, shall be credited to the Enterprise Fund and shall not, at any time, be transferred to, lapse into, or be commingled with the General Fund of the District of Columbia, the Water and Sewer Authority General Fund, the Cash Management Pool, or any other funds or accounts of the District of Columbia.
(d) Monies from the Enterprise Fund shall only be used to fund the costs of complying with the MS4 Permit, including grants for stormwater activities, all administrative, operating, and capital costs of DC WASA and the agencies identified by the Director as having specific responsibilities under the, MS4 Permit and the Stormwater Administration established pursuant to § 8-152.01 . The Enterprise Fund shall also be used for DC WASA’s costs of billing and collecting the stormwater user fee, as authorized by subchapter I of Chapter 21 of Title 34 [ § 34-2101.01 et seq.].
(e) Monies shall not be disbursed from the Enterprise Fund for costs associated with:
  (1) Stormwater management activities carried out prior to April 20, 2000, including street sweeping, except to the extent those activities were enhanced, and their costs increased to comply with the terms of the Stormwater Permit; or
  (2) Stormwater management activities otherwise required by law or regulation, unless specifically permitted by the Director.
(f) Within 90 days of March 25, 2009, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall convene quarterly meetings to coordinate with the fiscal officers of the Stormwater Agencies to ensure that each agency can access the Enterprise Fund to implement its activities in a timely manner.
(g) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) of this section, in Fiscal Year 2026, $5,903,293 shall be allocated directly from the Enterprise Fund to the Department of Public Works for stormwater management activities, including street sweeping, regardless of when the stormwater management activities were first carried out and regardless of whether such activities are otherwise required by law or regulation.
D.C. Code § 8-111.02 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-111.02
§ 8-111.02. Asbestos worker license.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a license as an asbestos worker, a person shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Industrial Trades that the applicant has:
  (1) Successfully completed a course of instruction on asbestos abatement that has been approved by the Board;
  (2) Provided such additional evidence as the Board or the federal government has determined is necessary for the occupation of asbestos workers; and
  (3) Complied with other standards required for licensure by the Non-Health Related Professions and Occupations Licensure Act of 1998.
(b) An asbestos worker license shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance. A license may be renewed for additional 2-year periods if the asbestos worker submits a renewal application with the renewal fee to the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 8-115.05 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-115.05
§ 8-115.05. Certification requirements for individuals and business entities to conduct lead-based paint abatement; risk assessment and inspection of lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil; or planning, project designing, and supervision of lead-based paint activities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-1031.14 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10A / § 8-1031.14
§ 8-1031.14. Rules; enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter within one year of February 26, 2015.
(a-1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement §§ 8-1031.12a and 8-1031.12b .
(b) Rules and standards adopted pursuant to any act repealed or superseded by this chapter shall remain in effect unless replaced or repealed by rules and standards promulgated in accordance with this chapter .
(c) The Mayor may establish civil penalties or fines to enforce the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter .
(d) The Mayor shall require a private collection property owner found in violation of § 8-1031.04 more than once in a period of 6 months to submit a source separation plan.
(e) (1) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter , or any rule issued pursuant to this chapter , the Mayor may, upon the presentation of appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, enter upon any public or private land in a reasonable and lawful manner during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection and observation.
  (2) If denied access to any place while carrying out the activities described paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Mayor may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant.
D.C. Code § 8-1721 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / § 8-1721
§ 8-1721. Soil and Water Conservation District — Reestablished.
Status: in_force

The Soil and Water Conservation District established by § 8-1703 is reestablished as a District of Columbia government agency.
D.C. Code § 8-105.15 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-105.15
§ 8-105.15. Authority to issue regulations.
Status: in_force

The Board of Directors of WASA is authorized to issue regulations consistent with the authority granted to it by this subchapter, in order to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 8-1041.11 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10B / § 8-1041.11
§ 8-1041.11. Limitation in the event of a federal program.
Status: in_force

Upon the establishment and implementation of a federal program for the collection and recycling or reuse of covered electronic equipment discarded by households, §§ 8-1041.01 , 8-1041.02 , 8-1041.03 , 8-1041.04 , 8-1041.05 , 8-1041.06 , 8-1041.07 , 8-1041.08 , 8-1041.09 , and 8-1041.10 shall not apply to that covered electronic equipment.
D.C. Code § 8-351 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3A / § 8-351
§ 8-351. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Energy and Environment.
(2) "Integrated pest management" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 8-431(8) .
(3) "Lawn care equipment" means leaf blowers, lawn mowers, weed eaters, snow blowers, and other equipment intended for the maintenance or care of outdoor property that requires a power supply other than human strength.
(4) "Minimum risk pesticides" means pesticide products listed in 40 C.F.R. § 152.25(f).
(5) "Organic pesticides" means pesticides including no active ingredients other than those published in the National List at 7 C.F.R. §§ 205.601 and 205.606.
(6) "Program" means the Green Yards Recognition Program established by § 8-352 .
D.C. Code § 8-1053 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10C / § 8-1053
§ 8-1053. Permits required.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall construct or operate a solid waste facility in the District of Columbia which accepts solid waste for a fee except in accordance with a solid waste facility permit issued for that solid waste facility by the Mayor.
(b) (1) An existing solid waste facility shall cease construction, including site preparation or operation, by June 30, 1995, unless the Mayor has issued an interim operating permit for the facility pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Mayor may issue an interim operating permit with terms and conditions of operation for an existing solid waste facility if the Mayor has received a completed solid waste facility permit application for that facility by June 30, 1995, and the payment of an initial permit fee of $10,000.
    (B) The Mayor may issue an interim operating permit with terms and conditions of operation for an existing solid waste facility that receives and processes construction and demolition waste exclusively if the Mayor has received a completed solid waste facility permit application for that facility by March 1, 1996, and the payment of an initial permit fee of $10,000.
  (3) An interim operating permit shall be valid until such time as a final disposition of the solid waste facility permit application has been made by the Mayor, unless the final disposition of the application has not been made because of the failure of the applicant to furnish information reasonably required or requested in order to process the application.
  (4) In addition to any other remedies available at law or equity, the Mayor may immediately suspend or revoke an interim operating permit and order closure of the solid waste facility if the Mayor finds that the facility is operating (i) in violation of its interim operating permit; (ii) in violation of health, safety, environmental, and zoning laws, rules, and regulations, including such rules and regulations as may be issued by the Mayor pertaining to solid waste facilities operating under interim operating permits; (iii) in a manner that endangers human health, the public welfare, or the environment; or (iv) after failure of the applicant to furnish information reasonably required or requested in order to process the application.
(c) A solid waste facility shall not be substantially altered unless the Mayor has given prior approval for the alteration by issuing to the solid waste facility a modification of the solid waste facility’s existing permit and payment of the modification application fee by the applicant.
(d) An existing solid waste facility, while operating under an interim operating permit, shall not be substantially altered except as expressly authorized by the Mayor.
(e) (1) The Mayor may issue a solid waste facility permit with terms and conditions of operation after the Mayor has received a completed solid waste facility permit application and made a final disposition of the solid waste facility permit application.
  (2) (A) The Mayor may, in accordance with standards to be established by regulation, issue, renew, suspend, revoke, or deny a solid waste facility permit, and determine, vary or modify its terms and conditions.
    (B) The Mayor shall revoke or suspend a solid waste facility permit if the Mayor, after a hearing, determines that the solid waste facility is a public nuisance.
    (C) No solid waste facility permit shall be issued or renewed until the Mayor has determined that the solid waste facility is operating, or will operate, in full compliance with environmental, health, safety, and zoning laws, rules, and regulations and that the solid waste facility will not endanger public health, safety, welfare, or the environment. A contrary determination shall allow the Mayor to order closure of an existing facility.  In addition, a determination that an existing solid waste facility is a public nuisance shall allow the Mayor to order the closure of the facility.
(f) Permits issued under subsection (e) of this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed 3 years from the date of issuance.
(g) Each permit issued under this section shall be limited to one site and one person and shall not be transferable to another site, facility, or person.
(h) No permit shall be required under this section for the following:
  (1) An intermediate materials recycling facility which produces no more than an average monthly residue of 20%;
  (2) A composting facility;
  (3) The temporary storage of sand, salt, milled asphalt, dirt, street sweepings, or other nonputrescible material resulting from a municipal operation; or
  (4) The storage of hazardous waste as the term is defined in § 8-1302(2) .
(i) Nothing in this section shall relieve any person of the obligation to construct and operate a solid waste facility in full compliance with any applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including those pertaining to nuisances, health, safety, environment, and zoning.
(j) Licenses or permits issued under this section shall be issued as an Environmental Materials endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 8-103.03 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-103.03
§ 8-103.03. Protection of aquatic life.
Status: in_force

(a) While regulating against water pollution and except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Mayor shall protect aquatic animals and plants, and shall preserve and restore aquatic life in District waters for aesthetic enjoyment, for recreation, and for industry.
(b) (1) The Mayor shall study the number and the well-being of aquatic plants and animals, and shall determine the need to license or otherwise limit fishing and other forms of hunting, sports or industry which take or destroy aquatic life or the aquatic habitat. The Mayor shall consider the economic impact upon the various segments of the public before establishing fees for licenses.
  (2) No person shall hunt, fish, capture, intentionally harm or attempt to hunt, fish, capture, or intentionally harm fish in District waters, except while in physical possession of a license issued by the Mayor. The Mayor may establish and modify, through administrative orders, the seasons, methods, species, and allowable volume of take for fishing; provided, that if the Mayor issues an administrative order pursuant to this paragraph, the Mayor, pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall first issue rules outlining how the administrative orders will be made public, which shall include a website where the public may access up-to-date information about seasons, methods, species, and volume of take authorized pursuant to this section.
  (3) Repealed.
(c) The Mayor may enter into agreements with state and federal agencies to manage and protect aquatic life.
(d) The Mayor may protect against aquatic life which creates a nuisance in the District.
D.C. Code § 8-241.08 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 2B / § 8-241.08
§ 8-241.08. Common law unaffected.
Status: in_force

The remedies under this chapter do not supplant rights and remedies that may be available against property owners and other liable parties under the common law.
D.C. Code § 8-671.12 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 6C / § 8-671.12
§ 8-671.12. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 8-402 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 4 / § 8-402
§ 8-402. Registration pesticides.
Status: in_force

(a) Only those compounds that are registered with the Pesticide Registration Division of the Environmental Protection Agency shall be manufactured, sold, shipped, used, or applied in the District of Columbia, and they shall be used only in the manner or manners specified and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) The Mayor may in his discretion require that pesticides registered with the Environmental Protection Agency which are distributed within the District of Columbia also be registered with the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 8-651.05 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 6B / § 8-651.05
§ 8-651.05. Notification requirements for removal of trees on public space.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the tree is a Hazardous Tree, before removing a tree on public space, the Director shall provide not less than 15 days written notice to the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission, and shall set forth the reason for the proposed removal.
(b) Public utility companies shall provide not less than 20 days written notice to the Director or his or her designee prior to performing any work which affects trees on public space, except for permitted utility construction or emergency work conducted by a public utility company regulated by the Public Service Commission, as provided in § 8-651.03(a) .
D.C. Code § 8-151.09e — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1A / § 8-151.09e
§ 8-151.09e. Restrictions on purchases of fossil fuel-burning vehicles and appliances by District government.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, the District government shall not install, in District-owned buildings, space- or water-heating appliances that rely on the combustion of natural gas, oil, or other fossil fuels at the site of the appliance, except in cases where compliance with this paragraph would be technically infeasible.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2026, the District government shall purchase or lease only zero-emissions vehicles, except in cases where there is no such vehicle readily available on the market.
D.C. Code § 8-1801 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 18 / § 8-1801
§ 8-1801. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Abandon" means to desert, forsake, or give up an animal without having secured another owner or custodian for the animal or having transferred the animal to the Animal Care and Control Agency.
  (2) "Adequate care" means the responsible practice of animal husbandry, handling, confinement, protection, transportation, treatment, and, when necessary, euthanasia, appropriate for the age, species, condition, size, and type of the animal, and the provision of veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, impairment of health, or the treatment of illness or injury.
  (3) "Adequate feed" means the provision of and access to food that is sufficient in quantity, prepared and provided in a manner so that the animal can consume it, and provided in a manner sanitary for the animal.
  (4) (A) "Adequate shelter" means the provision of and access to shelter that is safe and protects each animal from injury, rain, sleet, snow, hail, the adverse effects of heat or cold, and physical suffering, and that is of a size sufficient for the animal to stand up and turn around.
    (B) For a dog confined outside, the term "adequate shelter" shall additionally mean that:
      (i) When the temperature is at or below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the dog has access to a shelter that has an entrance covered by a flexible wind-proofing material or self-closing door, that contains a platform for the dog at least 4 inches off the ground, and that contains dry bedding, which shall consist of an insulating material that does not retain moisture, such as straw, and is of a sufficient depth for the dog to burrow; and
      (ii) When the temperature is at or above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, the dog has access to a shelter shaded by trees, a roof, a tarp, or a tarp-like device.
  (5) (A) "Adequate space" means sufficient space to allow each animal to easily stand, sit, lie, turn, and make all other normal body movements in a comfortable, normal position for the animal, while allowing the animal to interact safely with other animals.
    (B) Where freedom of movement would endanger or harm the animal, temporarily and appropriately restricting movement of the animal according to veterinary standards for the species is considered the provision of adequate space.
  (6) "Adequate water" means the provision of and access to clean, fresh, potable water, provided in a suitable manner for proper hydration for the age, species, condition, size, and type of each animal.
  (7) "Animal Care and Control Agency" means the District of Columbia humane organization the Mayor contracts with to manage animal care and control.
  (8) "Animal shelter" means a privately- or government-owned facility established for the impoundment of stray, diseased, dangerous, sick, injured, abused, neglected, unwanted, abandoned, orphaned, lost, or otherwise displaced animals, with the intent to care for, quarantine, return to an owner, place for adoption, or euthanize the animals.
  (9) (A) "At large" means any animal found off the premises of its owner or custodian and not leashed, tethered, or otherwise under adequate means of control of a person capable of physically restraining it.
    (B) The term "at large" shall not include a dog in a dog park pursuant to § 8-1810.02 .
    (C) The term "at large" shall not include cats.
  (10) "Custodian" means a person who has assumed responsibility for the care and well-being of an animal in place of the animal's owner with the owner's knowledge and permission.
  (11) "Dangerous animal" means an animal that because of specific training or demonstrated behavior threatens the health or safety of the public. The term "dangerous animal" shall not include a dangerous dog as defined in § 8-1901(1) .
  (12) "Dog park" means an off-leash dog exercise area officially established pursuant to § 8-1810.02 .
  (13) "Extreme weather" means temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
  (14) "Leash" means a line held by a person on one end that is for leading or restraining an animal.
  (15) "Mayor" means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his or her designee.
  (16) "Owner" means a person in the District of Columbia who purchases or keeps an animal in temporary or permanent custody, except as provided in § 8-1804 .
  (17) "Tether" means a line connected to a stationary object by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement.
  (18) "Vaccinated" means protected by a documented inoculation that the Mayor, consistent with the practices of veterinary medicine, determines is currently effective.
D.C. Code § 8-103.18 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-103.18
§ 8-103.18. Civil actions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor is authorized to institute a civil action for a prohibitory or mandatory injunction or other appropriate relief by way of a temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or other judicial decree.
  (2) The action shall be brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or any other court of competent jurisdiction.
  (3) In any action under this subsection, upon a showing that any person is violating or is about to violate any provision of this subchapter or any regulations promulgated pursuant to this subchapter or any order, permit, or permit condition established according to this subchapter, the court may grant an injunction without requiring a showing of a lack of an adequate remedy at law.
(b) (1) For violations of this subchapter or related regulations or orders, the Mayor may bring civil action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or any other court of competent jurisdiction.
  (2) (A) A person who violates the laws referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $50,000 for each violation; provided, that the Mayor may adjust this civil penalty by rulemaking to account for inflation.
    (B) A person who willfully violates the laws referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $250,000 for each violation.
    (C) The court shall determine the amount of the civil penalty under this paragraph based on consideration of the following factors:
      (i) The size of the person’s business;
      (ii) The ability of the person to continue the business despite the penalty;
      (iii) The seriousness of the violation; and
      (iv) The nature and the extent of success in the person’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the discharge.
  (3) If the Mayor does not apply the administrative remedy under § 8-103.17(d)(1) , then the Mayor may bring suit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or any other court of competent jurisdiction to charge the penalty described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (4) Each violation of the laws referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered a separate offense.
D.C. Code § 8-231.06 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 2A / § 8-231.06
§ 8-231.06. Tenant provision of access to dwelling unit.
Status: in_force

(a) A tenant shall allow access to his or her dwelling unit, at reasonable times, to the unit owner or the owner’s employee or representative to facilitate any work or inspection required under this subchapter following the provision of written notice by the owner at least 48 hours prior to the work or inspection; provided, that entry or inspection of any residential premises shall not be made without the permission of the occupant of the premises unless a warrant is obtained first from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to § 11-941 .
(b) Notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall include:
  (1) A description of the general nature and locations of the planned work or inspection by the owner or his employee or representative;
  (2) Related requirements for containment, occupant protection, and relocation;
  (3) The expected starting and ending dates of the planned work; and
  (4) Any other information prescribed by the Mayor.
(c) If the owner demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Mayor that the tenant refuses to allow access after the owner provides notice of no less than 7 days, the owner shall be exempt from meeting any requirements of this subchapter that are dependent upon such access as long as that tenant occupies that dwelling unit or until the tenant provides written notice of the tenant’s willingness to allow access or otherwise allows access. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the Mayor from ordering the owner to fulfill the tenant’s reasonable conditions for access or take other action to ensure that the ordered work can be completed.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (c) of this subsection, if entrance is for the purpose of performing work, the tenant may deny access to any person not properly certified pursuant to § 8-231.10 to perform that work.
D.C. Code § 8-115.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-115.04
§ 8-115.04. Exemptions from provisions of this subchapter.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-105.73 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-105.73
§ 8-105.73. District of Columbia Flood Assistance Fund.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 8-1704 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / § 8-1704
§ 8-1704. Composition.
Status: in_force

(a) The Soil and Water Conservation District, reestablished by § 8-1721 , shall be governed by 7 members.
(b) Five members, at least 4 of whom shall be directors of appropriate agencies or departments of the District of Columbia government, shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. Two members shall be appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia from among its members.
(c) Each member of the Water and Soil Conservation District may designate a person to serve and act in the absence of the appointed member.
(d) The members shall serve without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in implementing the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 8-107.03 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-107.03
§ 8-107.03. Seller’s burden in civil action.
Status: in_force

Concerning a civil action against the seller for injuries resulting from violations of this subchapter, a seller has the burden of proving that the cleaning agent complies with § 8-107.02 .
D.C. Code § 8-173.51 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1B-i / § 8-173.51
§ 8-173.51. Annual report and 3-year assessment; contents.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Authority shall publish on its website and submit to the Mayor and the Council an annual report of its activities for the preceding year. The annual report shall set forth:
  (1) A complete financial statement for the preceding fiscal year, including:
    (A) The total amount of loans, loan guarantees, credit enhancements, and bonds issued over the lifetime of the Authority, and the amount issued in the preceding fiscal year;
    (B) The total amount of loan payments due to the Authority and repaid to the Authority in the preceding fiscal year;
    (C) The total amount of loans forgiven by the Authority in the preceding fiscal year;
    (D) The total amount of loan payments due to the Authority in the succeeding fiscal year;
    (E) The total amount of bond debt payments paid by the Authority in the preceding fiscal year and owed by the Authority in the succeeding fiscal year; and
    (F) The total amount spent on administrative costs in the preceding fiscal year and expected to be spent in succeeding fiscal year;
  (2) A description of all sustainable projects and programs and accomplishments, including total energy generated or saved from completed clean energy projects;
  (3) The names, pay schedules, titles, and place of residence of all new employees; and
  (4) Plans for the next fiscal year, and recommendations for any needed action on the part of the Mayor or Council with respect to the purposes of the Authority.
(b) In addition to the annual report required by subsection (a) of this section, the Authority shall, within 4 years after August 22, 2018, conduct an assessment of the Authority's activities in its first 3 years of operation and provide a report to the Mayor and Council that includes recommendations on whether there is a need for additional public funding for the Authority.
D.C. Code § 8-1403 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / § 8-1403
§ 8-1403. Hazardous Materials Transportation Program.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall establish a Hazardous Materials Transportation Program that shall include at a minimum:
(1) A description of the criteria for determining what materials constitute hazardous materials that is consistent with the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations of the United States Department of Transportation;
(2) The identification of the types and quantities of hazardous materials transported in the District;
(3) The identification of the carriers and shippers of the hazardous materials;
(4) A designation of primary and alternate routes for the transportation of hazardous materials in the District consistent with the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations and the federal motor carrier safety regulations of the United States Department of Transportation and taking into consideration factors that will ensure the highest degree of safety to individuals and property, including the following:
  (A) Population density along the primary and alternate routes;
  (B) Traffic and street conditions, including dimensions of streets and alleys;
  (C) The ability to evacuate individuals in the vicinity of the primary and alternate routes should evacuation become necessary;
  (D) The type and quantity of hazardous materials being transported;
  (E) Whether the hazardous materials are route-controlled quantities of radioactive materials consistent with the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations; and
  (F) Consistency, to the extent practicable, with the laws and regulations of adjacent states and local jurisdictions likely to be affected by the route selections;
(5) A system governing the transportation, packaging, labelling, and placarding of hazardous materials transported in the District consistent with the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations;
(6) A system to ensure motor carrier safety consistent with the federal motor carrier safety regulations that will qualify the District for federal grant assistance to implement this chapter;
(7) The inspection of commercial motor vehicles, including vehicles that transport hazardous materials in the District consistent with the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations and federal motor safety carrier regulations;
(8) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-2221.16 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.16
§ 8-2221.16. Inspection of premises to detect violation of game laws.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-2207 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2207
§ 8-2207. Service records and annual reports.
Status: in_force

(a) A wildlife control operator shall maintain records of all wildlife control services documenting the following information at each service call:
  (1) Client’s name and address;
  (2) Date of service;
  (3) Nature of the complaint;
  (4) Methods employed to alleviate problem;
  (5) Number and species of wildlife handled; and
  (6) Method of disposition of all animals, including place of disposition of all animals.
(b) On or before January 15 of each year, a wildlife control operator shall submit an accurate summary of activities of the preceding calendar year on forms provided by the Department. The summary shall contain the following information:
  (1) Name, phone number, and address of wildlife control operator;
  (2) Total number of complaints;
  (3) Number and kinds of wildlife handled and their disposition;
  (4) Number of wildlife euthanized and method of euthanasia employed; and
  (5) Period covered.
(c) A wildlife control operator shall keep all required records for 3 years and shall make the records available for inspection by the Director or his or her designee at any reasonable time.
(d) The Department shall keep records of all wildlife control operator summary reports and shall regularly compile and publish the information online.
(e) Within 2 years after March 8, 2011, the Department shall provide a report to the Council on the effectiveness of the regulation of wildlife control services, including the prohibitions on the use of certain control techniques, and recommendations for further legislation to improve regulation of wildlife control.
D.C. Code § 8-303 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3 / § 8-303
§ 8-303. Prosecutions.
Status: in_force

Prosecutions under §§ 8-301 to 8-303 shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, upon information filed by the Corporation Counsel for said District or 1 of his assistants.
D.C. Code § 8-438.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 4 / § 8-438.01
§ 8-438.01. Pesticide Registration Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Pesticide Registration Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Department in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The Fund shall consist of revenue from fees collected pursuant to § 8-438 and other pesticide license and registration fees.
(c) The Fund shall be used for the administration of the Department’s pesticide, chemical, tank, land remediation, and wildlife protection programs.
(d) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
D.C. Code § 8-103.17 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-103.17
§ 8-103.17. Enforcement of subchapter.
Status: in_force

(a) When the Mayor has reason to believe that a person has violated this subchapter or regulations or orders established under this subchapter, the Mayor shall enforce this subchapter by use of any measure, or combination of measures, authorized by this subchapter; provided, however, that a person shall not, for the same violation, be assessed a civil penalty through both the judicial and the administrative processes.
(b) (1) For violations of the law referred to in subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor may order the following:
    (A) That the person comply with this subchapter;
    (B) Order the person to eliminate the violation; and
    (C) Set a deadline for the person’s compliance with the commands under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
  (2) (A) The Mayor shall with the order notify the person that the person has a right to timely challenge the order at a hearing before the Mayor, where the hearing will determine whether the order shall become effective.
    (B) The order shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the violation.
    (C) The order shall set forth the corrective or remedial action to be taken.
    (D) The order shall clearly explain when it shall become effective.
    (E) The order shall clearly state the deadline for the person to request a hearing with the Mayor under subparagraph (F) of this paragraph.
    (F) If the person requests a hearing, then the Mayor shall conduct a hearing within 10 days of receiving the request and shall render a decision concerning the order within 10 days of the hearing.
  (3) Any compliance order issued by the Mayor may be served personally or by registered mail to the person’s last known address, as shown on the Mayor’s records.
(c) (1) If water quality sufficient for a designated beneficial use of the water quality standards is not being attained or maintained and there is reason to believe that the use represents a health hazard to the public, the Mayor shall issue an order forbidding the use.
  (2) The orders shall contain the following to the extent needed:
    (A) The use which is forbidden;
    (B) The waters affected by the order;
    (C) The duration of the order;
    (D) The health hazard involved;
    (E) The reason the health hazard is believed to exist;
    (F) The penalty for violating the order; and
    (G) The measures needed to implement the order and to improve the water quality.
(d) (1) A civil penalty under § 8-103.18(b)(2) may be assessed by the Mayor after the Mayor notifies and provides an opportunity for a hearing to the person charged with the violation.
  (2) If the Mayor charges a civil penalty under this subsection, then the Mayor shall consider the following while determining the amount of the penalty:
    (A) The gravity of the offense;
    (B) The care shown by the owner, operator, or person in charge; and
    (C) The extent of the success in mitigating the effects of the discharge.
(e) Except where an owner or operator can prove that an unauthorized discharge was caused solely by (1) an act of God, (2) negligence on the part of the District, (3) an act of war, (4) an act or omission of a 3rd party, or (5) any combination of the foregoing causes, an owner or operator of any vessel or onshore or offshore facility from which a hazardous substance or pollutant is discharged shall be liable for the full costs of removal, or for the cost of any assistance provided or arranged by the Mayor, in accordance with § 8-103.08(b) , and for such amount as represents the damage to water quality and the aquatic life, in addition to any civil penalty.
D.C. Code § 8-233.06 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 2A / § 8-233.06
§ 8-233.06. Rules; enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) (1) The Mayor may impose civil fines and penalties as sanctions for violations of the provisions of this subchapter or any rules issued under the authority of this subchapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801.01 et seq.] (“Civil Infractions Act”). Enforcement and adjudication of an infraction shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.
  (2) Revenue generated from the enforcement of this subchapter shall be deposited in the Product Stewardship Fund established by § 1-325.381 .
(c) In addition to the enforcement authority provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor may seek injunctive relief or other appropriate remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 8-1203 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 12 / § 8-1203
§ 8-1203. Appointment of commission members; compensation; priorities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-2221.13 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.13
§ 8-2221.13. Sale and possession of deer meat.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-633.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 6A / § 8-633.04
§ 8-633.04. Fees, bonds, and other security of the cleanup action plan.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may require an applicant to pay a fee not to exceed $10,000 upon submission of an application to participate in the Program.
(b) A performance bond, in an amount to be determined by DDOE, as necessary to secure and stabilize the eligible property if the cleanup action plan is not implemented accordingly, shall be posted with DDOE before the participant may perform any cleanup action on the property. The obligation of the performance bond shall be void upon the issuance of a Certificate of Completion to the participant, or 16 months after the date of withdrawal if the participant withdraws from the Program. The obligation of the performance bond shall be due and payable upon notification by the DDOE that action must be taken to fulfill the withdrawal requirements of this chapter to stabilize the property.
D.C. Code § 8-111.07 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-111.07
§ 8-111.07. Summary action.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Mayor determines that the conduct of an asbestos worker or business entity presents an imminent danger to the public health or safety of the residents of the District, the Mayor may suspend or restrict the license or permit of the asbestos worker or business entity prior to a hearing.
(b) At the time of the suspension or restriction of a license or permit, the Mayor shall provide the asbestos worker or business entity with written notice that states the action that is being taken, the basis for the action, and the right of the asbestos worker or business entity to request a hearing.
(c) An asbestos worker or business entity shall have the right to request a hearing within 3 days of service of notice of the suspension or restriction of the license or permit. The Mayor shall hold a hearing within 3 days of receipt of a timely request and shall issue a decision within 3 days of the hearing.
(d) The Mayor shall inform the asbestos worker or business entity of the decision in writing and provide findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings shall be supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence. The Mayor shall provide a copy of the decision to each party to a case or to the party’s attorney of record.
(e) Any person aggrieved by a decision pursuant to this section may file an appeal with the Mayor within 10 days of the decision.
D.C. Code § 8-2131.02 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21A / § 8-2131.02
§ 8-2131.02. Prohibited activities.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall:
  (1) Cause or allow the open dumping of any tire;
  (2) Cause or allow the open burning of any tire;
  (3) Cause or allow the storage of any tire unless the owner or operator of the property where the tire is stored takes measures to prevent the tire from accumulating water by covering or altering the tire; or
  (4) Cause or allow a tire to be used in playground equipment unless the tire is altered to prevent the accumulation of water.
(b) No person shall cause or allow standing water on property unless the person takes measures to prevent the breeding or harborage of vectors, including the following:
  (1) Draining or replacing water frequently enough to prevent vector breeding;
  (2) Keeping swimming pools and other open waters used for bathing or swimming sufficiently chlorinated to prevent vector larva from hatching;
  (3) Covering water-bearing containers with fine netting to prevent access by vectors; or
  (4) Applying larvicide to the standing water.
D.C. Code § 8-1303 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / § 8-1303
§ 8-1303. Permits.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful to own, construct, substantially alter, or operate any hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility or site or to generate, store, transport, treat, or dispose of any hazardous waste except in accordance with the terms of the permit issued by the Mayor for the facility, site, or activity.
(b) The Mayor may issue, vary, or modify the terms of a permit or suspend, revoke, or deny a permit to achieve the purposes of this chapter, except that the Mayor may not issue a permit for a period that exceeds 10 years. The terms of any permit for a treatment, storage, or disposal facility shall require that the permit holder take corrective action within or beyond the facility boundary if necessary to protect human health and the environment. The Mayor may establish the appropriate permit fee according to costs associated with its issuance.
(c) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as an Environmental Materials endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 8-1054 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10C / § 8-1054
§ 8-1054. Application for permits.
Status: in_force

(a) Applications for solid waste facility permits and permit modifications shall be submitted to the Mayor in the form prescribed by regulation and shall include all information as the Mayor may reasonably require.
(b) The application fees for permits to operate solid waste facilities shall be as follows:
  (1) Initial permit — $10,000;
  (2) Renewal permit — $9,000; and
  (3) Modification permit for substantial alterations — $1,000.
(c) The payment under subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be waived if already paid pursuant to § 8-1053(b)(2) .
(d) If the Mayor denies the issuance of a solid waste facility permit pursuant to § 8-1053(e) , $9,000 shall be refunded to the applicant.
(e) The Mayor may, by rulemaking, revise the application fees as necessary to recover the administrative costs associated with the review of applications for solid waste facility permits and interim operating permits, the review of annual reports, the inspection of facilities, and all other activities associated with the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Subject to the enactment of appropriations, solid waste facility application fees shall be used to offset the cost of reviewing and processing solid waste facility applications and monitoring facility compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the terms and conditions of the solid waste facility permit.
(f) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as an Environmental Materials endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 8-101.05b — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-101.05b
§ 8-101.05b. Violations.
Status: in_force

Each day of a violation of or failure to comply with this part or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this part shall constitute a separate offense, and the penalties set forth in §§ 8-101.05c , 8-101.05d , 8-101.05e , and 8-101.05f shall be applicable to each separate offense.
D.C. Code § 8-1814 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 18 / § 8-1814
§ 8-1814. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 8-401 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 4 / § 8-401
§ 8-401. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:
(a) The term “active ingredient” means:
  (1) In the case of a pesticide other than a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, an ingredient which will prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest;
  (2) In the case of a plant regulator, an ingredient which, through physiological action, will accelerate or retard the rate of growth or rate of maturation or otherwise alter the behavior of ornamental or crop plants or the product thereof;
  (3) In the case of a defoliant, an ingredient which will cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant; and
  (4) In the case of a desiccant, an ingredient which will artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissue.
(b) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(c) The term “adulteration” refers to a pesticide the strength or purity of which falls below the professed standard or quality as expressed in its labeling or under which it is sold, or the total or partial substitution of any substance for the pesticide, or the total or partial abstraction of any valuable constituent of the pesticide.
(d) The term “animal” means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including but not limited to man, other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish.
(e) The term “certified applicator” means any individual who is certified by the Mayor as being competent to use or supervise the use of any restricted use pesticide or class of restricted use pesticides covered by his certification.
(f) The term “commercial applicator” means an individual, whether or not he is a private applicator with respect to some uses, who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use for any purpose or on any property other than as provided by the definition of “private applicator”.
(g) The term “defoliant” means any substance or mixture of substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, with or without causing abscission.
(h) The term “desiccant” means any substance or mixture of substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of plant tissue.
(i) The term “device” means any instrument or contrivance (other than a firearm) which is intended for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest of any other form of plant or animal life (other than man and other than bacteria, virus, or other microorganism on or in living man or other living animals); but not including equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately therefrom.
(j) The term “distribute” means to offer for sale, hold for sale, sell, barter, or trade a commodity.
(k) The term “District” means the District of Columbia.
(l) The term “environment” includes water, air, land, and all plants and man and other animals living therein, and the interrelationships which exist among these.
(m) The term “equipment” means any type of ground, water, or aerial equipment or contrivance using motorized, mechanical, or pressurized power and used to apply any pesticide on land and anything that may be growing, habitating, or stored on or in such land, but shall not include any pressurized hand-sized household apparatus used to apply any pesticide.
(n) The term “FIFRA” means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 135 et seq.) [7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.], as amended.
(o) The term “fungus” means any non-chlorophyll-bearing thallophyte (that is, any non-chlorophyll-bearing plant of a lower order than mosses and liverworts), as for example, rust, smut, mildew, mold, yeast, and bacteria, except those on or in living man or other animals and those on or in processed food, beverages, or pharmaceuticals.
(p) The term “insect” means any of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the class insecta, comprising six-legged, usually winged forms, as for example, beetles, bugs, bees, flies, and to other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have more than six legs, as for example, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and wood lice.
(q) The term “label” means the written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, the pesticide or device or any of its container or wrappers.
(r) The term “labeling” means all labels and all other written, printed, or graphic matter:
  (1) Accompanying the pesticide or device at any time, or
  (2) Accompanying or referring to the pesticide or device except when accurate non-misleading references are made to current official publications of Federal or State institutions or agencies authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides.
(s) The term “land” means all land and water areas, including airspace, and all plants, animals, structures, buildings, contrivances and machinery appurtenant thereto or situated thereon, fixed or mobile, including any used for transportation.
(t) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent.
(u) The term “misbranded” means:
  (1) A pesticide is misbranded if:
    (A) Its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation relative thereto or to its ingredients which is false or misleading in any particular;
    (B) It is contained in a package or other container or wrapping which does not conform to the standards established by the Administrator pursuant to § 25(c)(3) of FIFRA [7 U.S.C. § 136w];
    (C) It is an imitation of, or is offered for sale under the name of, another pesticide;
    (D) Its label does not bear the registration number assigned under § 7 of FIFRA [7 U.S.C. § 136e] to each establishment in which it was produced;
    (E) Any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of FIFRA to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or graphic matter in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;
    (F) The labeling accompanying it does not contain directions for use which are necessary for effecting the purpose for which the product is intended and if compiled with, together with any requirements imposed under § 3(d) of FIFRA [7 U.S.C. § 136a(d)] are adequate to protect health and the environment;
    (G) The label does not contain a warning or caution statement which may be necessary and if complied with, together with any requirements imposed under § 3(d) of FIFRA [7 U.S.C. § 136a(d)], is adequate to protect health and the environment.
  (2) A pesticide is misbranded if:
    (A) The label does not bear an ingredient statement on that part of the immediate container (and on the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if there be one, through which the ingredient statement on the immediate container cannot be clearly read) which is presented or displayed under customary conditions of purchase, except that pesticide is not misbranded under this subparagraph if:
      (i) The size of form of the immediate container, or the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, makes it impracticable to place the ingredient statement on the part which is presented or displayed under customary conditions of purchase; and
      (ii) The ingredient statement appears prominently on another part of the immediate container, or outside container or wrapper, permitted by the Administrator;
    (B) The labeling does not contain a statement of the use classification under which the product is registered;
    (C) There is not affixed to its container, and to the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if there be one, through which the required information on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, a label bearing:
      (i) The name and address of the producer, registrant, or person for whom produced;
      (ii) The name, brand, or trademark under which the pesticide is sold;
      (iii) The net weight or measure of the content; provided, that the Administrator may permit reasonable variations; and
      (iv) When required by regulation of the Administrator to effectuate the purposes of FIFRA, the registration number assigned to the pesticide under FIFRA, and the use classification; and
    (D) The pesticide contains any substance or substances in quantities highly toxic to man, unless the label shall bear, in addition to any other matter required by FIFRA:
      (i) The skull and crossbones;
      (ii) The word “poison” prominently in red on a background of distinctly contrasting color; and
      (iii) A statement of a practical treatment (first aid or otherwise) in case of poisoning by the pesticide.
(v) The term “nematode” means invertebrate animals of the phylum nemathelminthes and class nematoda, that is, unsegmented round worms with elongated, fusiform, or saclike bodies covered with cuticle, and inhabiting soil, water, plants, or plant parts; may also be called nemas or eelworms.
(w) The term “person” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, company, joint stock association, or any organized group of people whether incorporated or not, and includes any trustee, receiver, or assignee.
(x) The term “pest” means any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism (except viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in living man or other living animals) which commonly is considered to be detrimental to man or his interests or which the Mayor may declare to be detrimental.
(y) The term “pesticide” means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest, and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
(z) The term “pesticide applicator” means an individual who is a (1) commercial applicator; (2) private applicator; (3) public applicator; or (4) registered employee.
(aa) The term “pesticide dealer” means any person who distributes to the ultimate user restricted use pesticides or any pesticide whose use or distribution are further restricted by the Mayor.
(bb) The term “pesticide operator” means (1) any person who owns or manages a pesticide application business in which pesticides are applied upon the lands of another for hire or compensation; or (2) except as other wise provided under the definition of “private applicator”, the owner or manager of any commercial firm, business, corporation, or private institution, who directly or through his employees uses restricted use pesticides on property owned, managed, or leased by such commercial firm, business, corporation, or private institution; or (3) any District or other governmental agency whose officials or employees apply pesticides as part of their normal duties.
(cc) The term “plant regulator” means any substance or mixture of substances, intended through physiological action, for accelerating or retarding the rate of growth or rate of maturation, or for otherwise altering the behavior of plants or the produce thereof, but shall not include substances to the extent that they are intended as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, and soil amendments. Also, it shall not be required to include any of such of those nutrient mixtures or soil amendments as are commonly known as vitamin-hormone horticultural products, intended for improvement, maintenance, survival, health, and propagation of plants, and as are not for pest destruction and are nontoxic, nonpoisonous in the undiluted packaged concentration.
(dd) The term “private applicator” means any individual who uses any restricted use pesticide for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by him or his employer or (if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities) on the property of another person.
(ee) The term “public applicator” means a commercial applicator who is an employee of the District or of a governmental agency who is authorized to use or supervise the use of pesticides.
(ff) The term “registered employee” means an individual who is registered with the Mayor, pursuant to § 8-404 , and who works under the direct supervision of a licensed commercial or public applicator.
(gg) The term “restricted use pesticides” means any pesticides or pesticide use classified by the Administrator for restricted use; or any pesticide, which when used as directed or in accordance with a commonly recognized practice, the Mayor determines, subsequent to a hearing, that additional restrictions for that use are necessary in order to prevent a hazard to the applicator or other persons, or to prevent unreasonable adverse effects upon the environment.
(hh) The term “under the direct supervision of” means that unless otherwise prescribed by its labeling or other restrictions imposed by the Mayor, a pesticide shall be considered to be applied under the direct supervision of a certified applicator if it is applied by a competent registered employee acting under the instruction and control of a certified applicator who is available if and when needed, even though such certified applicator may not be physically present at the time and place the pesticide is applied.
(ii) The term “weed” means any plant which grows where it is not wanted.
D.C. Code § 8-2221.28 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.28
§ 8-2221.28. Council’s authority with respect to wild animals, fishing licenses, and migratory birds; exception; “wild animals” defined.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to restrict, prohibit, regulate, and control hunting and fishing and the taking, possession, and sale of wild animals in the District; provided, that the District assents to the provisions of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, approved August 9, 1950 (64 Stat. 430; 16 U.S.C. §§ 777  -777n  ), the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, approved September 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917; 16 U.S.C. §§ 669  -669k  ), and 18 U.S.C. § 701  , including a prohibition against the diversion of fishing license fees paid by sport fishermen for any purpose other than the administration of the District’s fish and wildlife agency; provided further, that nothing herein contained shall authorize the Council to prohibit, restrict, regulate, or control the killing, capture, purchase, sale, or possession of migratory birds as defined in regulations issued pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, as amended (16 U.S.C. §§ 703  -712  ) and taken for scientific, propagating, or other purposes under permits issued by the Secretary of the Interior; and provided further, that nothing herein contained shall authorize the Council to prohibit, restrict, regulate, or control the sale or possession of wild animals taken legally in any state, territory or possession of the United States or in any foreign country, or produced on a game farm, except as may be necessary to protect the public health or safety. As used in this section the term "wild animals" includes not-ordinarily-domesticated mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and reptiles.
D.C. Code § 8-671.02 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 6C / § 8-671.02
§ 8-671.02. Nature of rights; subordination of interests.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, including a person that owns an interest in the real property, the environmental agency, or a municipality or any other unit of local government, may be a holder. An environmental covenant may identify more than one holder. The interest of a holder is an interest in real property.
(b) A right of an environmental agency under this chapter or under an environmental covenant, other than a right as a holder, is not an interest in real property.
(c) An environmental agency is bound by any obligation it assumes in an environmental covenant, but an environmental agency does not assume obligations merely by signing an environmental covenant. Any other person that signs an environmental covenant is bound by the obligations the person assumes in the covenant, but signing the covenant does not change obligations, rights, or protections granted or imposed under law other than this chapter except as provided in the covenant.
(d) The following rules apply to interests in real property in existence at the time an environmental covenant is created or amended:
  (1) An interest that has priority under other law is not affected by an environmental covenant unless the person that owns the interest subordinates that interest to the covenant.
  (2) This chapter does not require a person that owns a prior interest to subordinate that interest to an environmental covenant or to agree to be bound by the covenant.
  (3) A subordination agreement may be contained in an environmental covenant covering real property or in a separate record. If the environmental covenant covers commonly owned property in a common-interest community, the record may be signed by any person authorized by the governing board of the owners’ association.
  (4) An agreement by a person to subordinate a prior interest to an environmental covenant affects the priority of that person’s interest but does not by itself impose any affirmative obligation on the person with respect to the environmental covenant.
(e) The Environmental Health Administration, or it successor, shall have regulatory authority over real property transfers from the federal government or a federal agency to a non-federal owner.
D.C. Code § 8-105.02 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-105.02
§ 8-105.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) Repealed.
(1A) Repealed.
(1B) Repealed.
(1C) “Best Management Practices” or “BMPs” means the schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the prohibitions listed in 40 C.F.R. § 403.5(a)(1) and (b), § 8-105.06 and local pretreatment requirements established pursuant to §§ 8-105.07 and 8-105.15 . BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
(1D) “Blue Plains” means the District of Columbia’s Wastewater Treatment Plant at Blue Plains, a POTW.
(1E) “Categorical Pretreatment Standards” or “Categorical Standards” or “National Categorical Pretreatment Standards” means any regulation promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in accordance with § 307(b) and (c) of the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317] which specifies quantities or concentrations of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged to a POTW by existing or new Industrial Users in specific industrial categories provided in 40 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.
(1F) “Categorical wastewater” means wastewater subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
(1G) “Clean Water Act” means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, approved October 18, 1972 (86 Stat. 816; 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.).
(1H) “C.F.R.” means the Code of Federal Regulations.
(1I) “Cooling water” means the wastewaters discharged from any system of heat transfer, such as condensation, air conditioning, cooling, or refrigeration to which the only pollutant added is heat.
(2) “Discharge” means any solid, liquid, or gas introduced into the wastewater system, including indirect discharges.
(3) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(3A) Repealed.
(3B) “District pretreatment standards” or “Local limits” means those limits established pursuant to §§ 8-105.07 and 8-105.15 .
(3C) “Hazardous waste” means any waste defined as hazardous waste in § 8-1302(2) .
(3D) “High strength wastes” means wastewater containing concentrations of organic matter, solids, or nutrients that are higher than domestic (residential) strength wastewater.
(3E) “Indirect discharge” means the introduction of pollutants into a POTW or the District’s wastewater system from any non-domestic source regulated under § 307(b), (c), or (d) of the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317], and this subchapter.
(3F) “Industrial User” means a source of indirect discharge from a non-domestic user who discharges, causes, or permits the discharge of wastewater into the District’s wastewater system.
(3G) “Infectious waste” means any waste defined as infectious waste in § 8-1051(21) .
(4) “Interference” means a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, both:
  (A) Inhibits or disrupts the District’s wastewater system, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use, or disposal; and
  (B) Therefore is a cause of a violation of any requirement of WASA’s NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent State or local regulations):
    (i) Section 405 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1345);
    (ii) The Solid Waste Disposal Act (“SWDA”), more commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, approved October 21, 1976 (90 Stat. 2795; 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), and including State or District regulations contained in any State or District sludge management plan prepared pursuant to subtitle D of the SWDA;
    (iii) The Clean Air Act, approved December 17, 1963 (77 Stat. 392; 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.);
    (iv) The Toxic Substances Control Act, approved October 11, 1976 (90 Stat. 2003; 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.); and
    (v) The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, approved October 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 1052; 33 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq.).
(5) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or any representative or agency designated by the Mayor to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(5A) Repealed.
(5B) Repealed.
(5C) Repealed.
(5D) “Medical waste” means any waste defined as medical waste in § 8-901(3A) .
(5E) “National Pretreatment Standards”, “Pretreatment standards”, or “Standards” means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with § 307(b) and (c) of the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317], which applies to Industrial Users. National Pretreatment Standards, pretreatment standards, or standards, includes prohibitive discharge limits and local limits established pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 403.5.
(5F) “Natural outlet” means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, river, lake, or other body of surface water.
(5G) “NPDES” means the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
(5H) “NPDES permit” means the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit issued by the EPA Region III to WASA for the operation of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Facility in effect on June 4, 2007 and as it may be amended or modified in the future, and any successor permits issued by the EPA Region III to either the District or to WASA.
(6) “Objectionable color” means a color inappropriate for the normal characteristics of the receiving water.
(7) “Pass through” means any discharge which exits the District’s wastewater system into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, causes or may cause, or contributes to, a violation of any requirement of the NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude of duration of a violation).
(8) “Person” means any natural person, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns.
(9) “Pollutant” means any substance which induces or may induce an alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of water, which has or may have a detrimental effect on a subsequent use of that water, or which interferes or may interfere with the wastewater system.
(10) “Pretreatment” means the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants to the District’s wastewater system. This reduction or alteration may be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes, process changes, or by other means, except as prohibited by 40 C.F.R. § 403.6(d) and § 8-105.06(h) . Appropriate pretreatment technology includes control equipment, such as equalization tanks or facilities, for protection against surges or slug loadings that might interfere with or otherwise be incompatible with the District’s wastewater system. However, if wastewater from a regulated process is mixed in an equalization facility with unregulated wastewater or with wastewater from another regulated process, the effluent from the equalization facility must meet an adjusted pretreatment limit calculated in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 403.6(e).
(10A) “Pretreatment requirements” means any District pretreatment standard or federal, state, or local substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other than a National Pretreatment Standard, imposed on an Industrial User.
(10B) “Prohibited Discharge Standards” or “Prohibitive Discharge limits” means any statute or regulation containing prohibitions on pollutant discharges including regulations promulgated by the EPA and the prohibitions in § 8-105.06 and local pretreatment requirements established pursuant to §§ 8-105.07 and 8-105.15 .
(10C) “Publicly Owned Treatment Works” or “POTW” means a treatment works as defined by § 212 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1292), which is owned by a State or municipality, such as the District of Columbia. The term includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes, and other conveyances which convey wastewater to a treatment plant.
(10D) “POTW treatment plant” means that portion of a POTW which is designed to provide treatment (including recycling and reclamation) of municipal sewage and industrial waste.
(11) “Septic tank” means a watertight receptacle which receives the discharge from a drainage system or a part of the drainage system, and is designed and constructed to separate solids from the liquid, decompose organic matter through a period of detention, and allow the liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank.
(11A) “Significant Industrial User” or “SIU” means:
  (A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph, the term “Significant Industrial User” or “SIU” means:
    (i) All Industrial Users subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 C.F.R. § 403.6, and 40 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter N; and
    (ii) Any other Industrial User that:
      (I) Discharges an average of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the District’s wastewater system or other POTW (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater);
      (II) Contributes a process wastestream which makes up 5% or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of Blue Plains; or
      (III) Is designated as a Significant Industrial User by WASA on the basis that the Industrial User has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the operation of Blue Plains or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
  (B) WASA may determine that an Industrial User subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards under 40 C.F.R. § 403.6 and 40 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter N is a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User rather than a Significant Industrial User on a finding that the Industrial User never discharges more than 100 gallons per day of total categorical wastewater (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater, unless specifically included in the pretreatment standard) and the following conditions are met:
    (i) The Industrial User, prior to WASA’s finding, has consistently complied with all applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standards and requirements;
    (ii) The Industrial User annually submits the certification statement required in 40 C.F.R. § 403.12(q) together with any additional information necessary to support the certification statement; and
    (iii) The Industrial User never discharges any untreated concentrated wastewater.
  (C) Upon a finding that an Industrial User meeting the criteria in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the operation of Blue Plains or for violating any pretreatment standards or requirements, WASA may at any time, on its own initiative or in response to a petition received from an Industrial User, and in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 403.8(f)(6), determine that such Industrial User is not a Significant Industrial User.
(11B) “Significant noncompliance” means a Significant Industrial User that is in significant noncompliance with the pretreatment standards and requirements if it violates a term of a discharge permit and its violation meets one or more of the criteria listed in § 8-105.13 , or an Industrial User whose violation meets one or more of the criteria listed in § 8-105.13(c)(3) , (7) or (8).
(12) “Sludge and residue” means the accumulated solids, grease, liquids, and scum separated from wastewater during the wastewater treatment process.
(13) “Slug discharge” or “Slug load” means any discharge of a non-routine, episodic nature, including an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass through, or in any other way violate WASA’s regulations, local limits, or permit conditions such that it is capable of violating the specific prohibitive discharge limits of § 8-105.06 and local pretreatment requirements established pursuant to §§ 8-105.07 and 8-105.15 .
(14) “User” means any person who discharges, causes, or permits the discharge of wastewater into the District’s wastewater system.
(14A) “WASA” means the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, as established by Chapter 22 of Title 34 .
(15) “Wastewater” means the liquid and water-carried wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, institutions, and swimming pools.
(16) “Wastewater system” means the devices, facilities, structures, equipment, or works owned, operated, maintained, or used by the District or WASA for the purpose of the transmission, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of wastewater or to recycle or reuse water, including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, wastewater collection systems, treatment, pumping, power, and other equipment and their appurtenances, extensions, improvements, remodeling of improvements, additions, and alterations to the additions, elements essential to provide a reliable recycled water supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities, and any works, including land, that are or may be an integral part of the treatment process or that are or may be used for disposal of sludge and residue resulting from such treatment, and sewers designated as storm sewers shall be considered a part of the wastewater system for purposes of this subchapter.
(17) “Wastewater System Regulation Act” means this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 8-103.09 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-103.09
§ 8-103.09. Accounting for revenues and expenses of pollutant removal; available funds for future years; District of Columbia Wetland and Stream Mitigation Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor shall establish a financial system to account for revenues and expenses associated with removing pollutants.
  (2) Civil penalties and other charges recovered under §§ 8-103.15 through 8-103.19 shall finance the pollution removal when the person responsible for the pollution cannot be found and the Mayor determines that the pollution should be removed, and may be used to purchase equipment and supplies for the § 8-103.08(c) plan.
  (3) Agencies may be reimbursed after incurring expenses for removing or preventing the spread of pollution.
(b) After reimbursements and discretionary equipment purchases under subsection (a) of this section at the end of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall make available for use in future years subsection (a)(2) of this section funds up to $250,000.
(c) Repealed.
(d) (1) The District of Columbia Wetland and Stream Mitigation Trust Fund (“Wetland Fund”) is hereby established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund pursuant to an act of Congress, to be administered by the Mayor and used for restoration, creation, and enhancement of wetlands and the waters of the District. The money deposited into the Fund 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. 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.
  (2) The Wetland Fund shall be financed by payments received to mitigate the damage to or destruction of habitat pursuant to § 8-103.06(a)(3) .
  (3) The Wetland Fund shall be accounted for under the procedures established pursuant to subchapter V of Chapter 3 of Title 47 , and any other applicable law.
  (4) The Mayor may use the Wetland Fund to repair or replace aquatic habitat that is damaged or destroyed by activities in wetlands or on underwater lands including, but not limited to, dredge and fill activity, or construction activities.
D.C. Code § 8-637.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 6A / § 8-637.01
§ 8-637.01. Incentive authorized.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may submit proposed rules to the Council to establish credits that offset real property taxes and business franchise taxes in connection with the cleanup and redevelopment of a contaminated property. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(b) Nothing in this section shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Mayor pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(c) The aggregate of the credits given pursuant to this section may equal an amount up to 100% of costs for cleanup and shall not exceed 25% of costs for redevelopment of a contaminated property.
D.C. Code § 8-2202 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2202
§ 8-2202. Wildlife control service providers.
Status: in_force

(a) A wildlife control services provider shall recommend and employ nonlethal means in preference to lethal means for the control of problem wildlife.
(b) All traps and exclusion devices used by a wildlife control services provider shall be labeled with the name, address, and phone number of the wildlife control service provider.
(c) Traps used by a wildlife control services provider shall be set in a manner designed to catch the target animal and in the manner likely to avoid capture of and harm to non-target animals.
(d) Wildlife shall be captured, handled, and, when permissible, transported, in a manner to ensure against causing unnecessary discomfort, behavioral stress, or physical harm to the animal, including providing protections against weather extremes.
(e) All traps shall be checked by the wildlife control services provider in a timely and reasonable manner, but no more than 24 hours after being set, and at least once every 24 hours thereafter; provided, that traps shall be checked more frequently if environmental conditions require.
(f) Captured non-target wildlife shall be released immediately at the site of capture. Captured non-target wildlife that pose an unreasonable risk to the health and safety to persons or domestic animals or that are injured and need veterinary care and rehabilitation shall:
  (1) With permission of the property owner, be relocated to a suitable location where nuisance problems are unlikely to occur;
  (2) Transferred to a wildlife rehabilitator, if the animal is sick, injured, or abandoned; or
  (3) Euthanized if relocation or rehabilitation are not feasible.
(g) Captured target wildlife shall be:
  (1) Released at the site of capture;
  (2) With permission of the property owner, be relocated to a safe location where nuisance problems are unlikely to occur;
  (3) Transferred to a wildlife rehabilitator, if the animal is sick, injured, or abandoned; or
  (4) If none of the other options are feasible, euthanized.
(h) Wildlife expressing symptoms of disease shall be taken to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator or surrendered to the Animal Care and Control Agency for evaluation and assessment. Outbreaks or potential widespread occurrence of suspect diseases, such as avian botulism, shall be reported to the Department.
(i) A wildlife control services provider shall make every reasonable effort to preserve family units using humane eviction or displacement and reunion strategies and shall not knowingly abandon dependent young wildlife in a structure.
(j) Wildlife shall not be kept in captivity longer than 36 hours unless specifically authorized by the Department or unless reunion attempts are being employed. In the case of attempted reunion, a wildlife control services provider may hold wildlife in captivity for up to 72 hours.
(k) Captured wildlife shall be transported in covered, secure containers in such a way as to:
  (1) Minimize stress to the animal and its exposure to the elements by covering the trap or vehicle with appropriate material;
  (2) Ensure that the covering is of such material that the animal has an adequate supply of air to prevent overheating; and
  (3) Minimize potential hazards to the general public.
(l) A wildlife control services provider shall not use sticky or glue traps to control any wildlife.
(m) A wildlife control services provider shall not use leghold and other body-gripping traps, body-crushing traps, snares, or harpoon-type traps to control any wildlife.
(n) A wildlife control services provider shall kill wildlife only by methods that conform to the most recently published Report of the American Veterinary Medical Association Panel on Euthanasia, unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter or rules promulgated by the Department.
(o) A wildlife control services provider shall use the available method of euthanasia that is the quickest, least stressful, and least painful to the animal under the circumstances.
D.C. Code § 8-771.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 7E / § 8-771.04
§ 8-771.04. Battery stewardship organization.
Status: in_force

(a) A battery stewardship organization shall:
  (1) Develop and submit a battery stewardship plan that meets the requirements of § 8-771.03 ;
  (2) Maintain a public, regularly-updated website that lists all producers and producers' brands covered by the battery stewardship organization's approved battery stewardship plan;
  (3) Provide sellers, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and all collection sites with educational materials describing collection opportunities for batteries under the battery stewardship plan, including any signage required by § 8-771.03(d)(2) ; and
  (4) Cover all costs for battery collection, transportation, processing, education, administration, recycling, and end-of-life handling, with such handling being in accordance with practices approved by DOEE.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, a battery stewardship organization shall file a registration form with DOEE. The registration form shall require the following information:
  (1) A list of the producers participating in the battery stewardship organization;
  (2) For each participating producer, the name, address, and contact information of a person responsible for ensuring the participating producer's compliance with this chapter ;
  (3) A description of how the battery stewardship organization proposes to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, including any reasonable requirements for participation in the battery stewardship organization; and
  (4) The name, address, and contact information of a person for a nonmember producer to contact on how to become a member of the battery stewardship organization.
(c) DOEE may revoke the registration of a battery stewardship organization that fails to implement a material provision of an approved battery stewardship plan. If a registration is revoked by DOEE, a battery stewardship organization may appeal the revocation to the Office of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 8-181.05 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1C / § 8-181.05
§ 8-181.05. Climate Change and Resiliency Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Climate Change and Resiliency Fund, which shall be administered by the Department of Energy and Environment on behalf of the Commission in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
  (1) Appropriations;
  (2) Private gifts or donations; and
  (3) Federal grants, when awarded.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to fulfill the functions and duties of the Commission, as set forth in § 8-181.03 .
(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 § 8-1771.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17M / § 8-1771.04
§ 8-1771.04. New and revised standards.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may adopt rules to establish increased efficiency standards for the products listed in § 8-1771.02 or efficiency standards for products not specifically listed in § 8-1771.02 if he or she determines that increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy conservation in the District of Columbia; provided, that no new or increased efficiency standards shall become effective in less than one year following the adoption of the rule establishing the efficiency standard; provided further, that a substantially identical standard shall have been adopted by statute or regulation in California. The Mayor may apply for a waiver of federal preemption in accordance with federal procedures under section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, approved December 22, 1975 (89 Stat. 923; 42 U.S.C. § 6295  ), for state efficiency standards for any product regulated by the federal government.
(b) At least once every 5 years, the Mayor shall evaluate whether the efficiency standards for products listed in § 8-1771.02 , or any rules issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this subsection, best serve to promote energy conservation in the District of Columbia, and issue a report to the Council on his or her findings.
D.C. Code § 8-151.12 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1A / § 8-151.12
§ 8-151.12. Achieving primacy; procedure.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to applying for primacy to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for any environmental law, the Mayor shall, in consultation with the Director of DOEE and the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, conduct a cost/benefit analysis, which shall include an economic impact analysis, performance analysis, and fiscal impact analysis, including the identification of a revenue stream to effectively assume primacy.
(b) The Mayor shall not recommend applying for primacy unless the conclusion of the cost/benefit analysis required by subsection (a) of this section is that the costs of achieving primacy would be commensurate with the benefits.
(c) If the Mayor recommends, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, that the District apply for primacy, the Mayor shall transmit the cost/benefit analysis to the Council with a proposed resolution for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed resolution within this 45-day review period, the application for primacy shall be deemed disapproved.
(d) For the purpose of this section, “performance analysis” means the ability of the District to effectively enforce primacy, including in terms of the number of District employees needed and available, the level of specialized expertise needed and available, the number of additional employees or equipment, if any, that will be needed, and the impact of assigning existing employees or equipment to the enforcement or administration of the law for which primacy has been achieved.
D.C. Code § 8-1731.05 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17A / § 8-1731.05
§ 8-1731.05. Entry and inspection.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure compliance with this chapter , the Mayor may, at any reasonable time and upon the presentation of appropriate credentials to, and with the consent of, the owner, operator, or person in charge:
  (1) Enter any place to determine a person's compliance with this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter ; and
  (2) Inspect and copy any record, report, or other document or information related to compliance with this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter .
(b) If the Mayor is denied access to enter or inspect and copy records pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor may apply to the Superior Court for the District of Columbia for a search warrant.
D.C. Code § 8-704 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 7 / § 8-704
§ 8-704. Collection and disposal of refuse authorized as municipal function; purchase or lease of facilities; sale of products; gratuities prohibited; authorization to enter into mutual aid agreements for debris removal.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 8-741 .
D.C. Code § 8-1031.07 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10A / § 8-1031.07
§ 8-1031.07. Office of Waste Diversion.
Status: in_force

There is established an Office of Waste Diversion ("Office") within the Department of Public Works. The duties of the Office shall include:
(1) Coordinating and supervising the implementation of the provisions of this chapter ;
(2) Implementing source separation education and outreach programs for public collection properties and private collection properties developed pursuant to §§ 8-1031.03(f) and 8-1031.08 , in coordination with SWEEP;
(3) Supervising and developing a system to respond to citizen inquiries about mandatory source separation;
(4) Serving as a liaison between the District and neighboring jurisdictions in developing regional waste reduction and diversion campaigns;
(5) Implementing policies developed by the Interagency Waste Reduction Working Group for reducing the generation of solid waste in the District and increasing the District's solid waste diversion rate;
(6) Publishing annually on its website the reports issued to the Council pursuant to § 8-1031.13 ; and
(7) Registering all collectors and vehicles engaged in the collection or transportation of solid waste in accordance with § 8-1031.06 .
D.C. Code § 8-2002 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 20 / § 8-2002
§ 8-2002. Horse-drawn carriage trade regulation.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful to operate a horse-drawn carriage trade in the District without a license and an identification card issued by the Mayor.
(b) Upon application on a form devised by the Mayor and the payment of a fee not to exceed $100, a person may be issued a license to operate a horse-drawn carriage trade in the District.
(c) Upon application on a form devised by the Mayor and the payment of a fee not to exceed $30, an owner, operator, or custodian may be issued an identification card for each horse used in the operation of a horse-drawn carriage trade in the District.
(d) No person shall drive or otherwise operate a carriage engaged in the horse-drawn carriage trade unless he or she:
  (1) Is 18 years of age;
  (2) Has received at least 35 hours of training in the operation of a horse-drawn carriage as provided and certified in writing by the owner or operator of a horse-drawn carriage trade, 15 hours of which shall include an apprenticeship under the supervision of a licensed horse-drawn carriage driver;
  (3) Presents a statement from a licensed physician that certifies that he or she is in good physical condition and is free of visual impairment not corrected by eyeglasses or contact lenses, epilepsy, vertigo, or other medical disabilities which may substantially impair his or her ability to operate a horse-drawn carriage or to control a horse; and
  (4) Has completed a written examination devised by the Mayor which shall include, but shall not be limited to:
    (A) Knowledge of the traffic laws and regulations, including passage of the written portion of the driver’s license test;
    (B) Proper equine grooming, care, equipment, nutrition, and first aid; and
    (C) Operation of a horse-drawn carriage.
(e) No person shall drive or operate a horse-drawn carriage on any public street or byway in the District:
  (1) Between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., on Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays;
  (2) Between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., on Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, provided however, that this restriction shall not apply to the area bounded by 15th Street, N.W., on the West, Jefferson Drive, N.W., on the South, 1st Street, N.W., on the East, and Madison Drive, N.W., on the North;
  (3) Between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day; and
  (4) On any day or at any time that the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department makes a specific determination that the horse-drawn carriage trade would be inconsistent with other special events or public safety requirements.
(f) The driver of a horse-drawn carriage shall:
  (1) Possess and display at all times his or her license to operate a horse-drawn carriage in the front and passenger compartments of the carriage;
  (2) Possess a valid identification card issued by the Mayor;
  (3) Obey and observe all traffic laws;
  (4) Not smoke, eat, drink, or wear headphones while the carriage is in motion;
  (5) Not drive the carriage at a speed that exceeds a walk, except as necessary to cross a traffic intersection or to refrain from impeding traffic;
  (6) Leave the horse-drawn carriage unattended at any time;
  (7) Not drive the carriage at any time when a passenger is standing in the carriage or not seated securely inside of the carriage;
  (8) Maintain both hands on the reins and be seated at all times the carriage is in motion; and
  (9) Provide humane care and treatment of the horse under his or her direct supervision and control at all times.
(g) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as an Inspected Sales and Services endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 8-2221.06 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.06
§ 8-2221.06. Use of explosives and drugs in fishing prohibited.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-101.03 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-101.03
§ 8-101.03. Air pollution control program; administration of subchapter.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-753 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 7C / § 8-753
§ 8-753. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-102.02 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-102.02
§ 8-102.02. Requirements for disposable carryout bags made available to customers by retail establishments.
Status: in_force

(a) Disposable carryout bags made of plastic that cannot be recycled shall not be sold or distributed, retail or wholesale, in the District.
(b) Disposable carryout bags made of paper shall:
  (1) Be 100% recyclable;
  (2) Contain a minimum of 40% post-consumer recycled content; and
  (3) Display the phrase “Please Recycle This Bag”, or a substantially similar phrase, in a highly visible manner on the bag exterior.
(c) Disposable carryout bags made of plastic shall:
  (1) Be 100% recyclable; and
  (2) Be made of high-density polyethylene film marked with the SPI resin identification code 2 or low-density polyethylene film marked with the SPI resin identification code 4.
  (3) Repealed.
(d) Violation of the requirements set forth in this section shall subject the retail establishment to the penalties set forth in § 8-102.04 .
D.C. Code § 8-1772.33 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17M-i / § 8-1772.33
§ 8-1772.33. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

The Department of Energy and Environment shall submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Council on the program required by § 8-1772.32 , which shall include detailed information on recruitment initiatives and the creation of contracting opportunities.
D.C. Code § 8-1825.06 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 18 / § 8-1825.06
§ 8-1825.06. Colony disposition.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-109.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-109.04
§ 8-109.04. Adverse impact findings.
Status: in_force

If the EIS identifies an adverse effect from a proposed major action and contains a finding that the public health, safety, or welfare is imminently and substantially endangered by the action, the Mayor, board, commission, or authority of the District government shall disapprove the action, unless the applicant proposes mitigating measures or substitutes a reasonable alternative to avoid the danger.
D.C. Code § 8-173.22 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1B-i / § 8-173.22
§ 8-173.22. General powers of the Green Finance Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The Authority shall possess the following powers:
  (1) To have perpetual succession;
  (2) To sue and be sued in its own name;
  (3) To have an official seal and power to alter that seal at its pleasure;
  (4) To adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and guidelines governing the manner in which it may conduct its business and how the power vested in it may be exercised;
  (5) To acquire (by purchase or otherwise), sell, construct, lease, improve, rehabilitate, repair and otherwise maintain an office or offices at such places within the District;
  (6) To procure insurance or to self-insure against any loss in connection with its property and other assets, including loans;
  (7) To establish polices for contracting and procurement that are consistent with the principles of competitive procurement and to make and execute contracts, leases, and all other agreements or instruments;
  (8) To enter into agreements with other entities, public or private, for goods and services as needed for its purposes;
  (9) To employ officers, executives, and management personnel who may:
    (A) Formulate or participate in the formulation of the plans, policies, and standards;
    (B) Administer, manage, or operate the Authority, fix their qualifications, and prescribe their duties and other terms of employment, compensation, and benefits; and
    (C) Employ other personnel as may be necessary;
  (10) To retain or employ advisers, consultants, and agents, including financial advisers, appraisers, accountants, auditors, engineers, private consultants, and legal counsel for rendering professional, management, or technical services and advice, and to fix their compensation;
  (11) To serve as the administrator of the Energy Efficiency Loan program authorized by Chapter 17R of this title ;
  (12) To originate and service loans or enter into contracts for the origination and servicing of loans;
  (13) To charge reasonable interest, fees, and charges in connection with making and servicing its loans, including bonds, and in connection with providing technical, consultative, and project assistance services;
  (14) To issue bonds and to give security pursuant to § 8-173.43 ; provided, that the Authority's debts shall not be backed by the full faith and credit of the District of Columbia;
  (15) To provide for the payment of obligations as may be permitted under the Home Rule Act , and other laws of the District;
  (16) Subject to the requirements of § 8-173.41 , § 1-329.01 , and § 1-204.46b , to apply for, and to receive, contributions, gifts, grants, subsidies, real and personal property, labor, services, or other things of value from any source;
  (17) To enter into contracts, memorandums of understanding, and other financing agreements with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or the District and private parties;
  (18) To proceed with collection action, to take assignments of assets, and to acquire property in lieu of collection;
  (19) To own, lease, clear, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, maintain, manage, operate, assign, encumber, or sell or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property if the property was obtained by the Authority due to the default of any obligation held by the Authority, pursuant to guidelines issued by the Authority;
  (20) To provide technical assistance in the development or operation of sustainable projects and programs and to gather and distribute data and information concerning the need in the District for sustainable projects and programs;
  (21) To the extent permitted under its contracts with bond holders of the Authority, to consent to any modification with respect to rate of interest, time and payment of any installment of principal or interest, security or any other term of any contract, loan, loan commitment, or contract or agreement of any kind to which the Authority is a party;
  (22) To sell, at public or private sale, any real or personal property of the Authority pursuant to guidelines issued by the Authority and any applicable debt covenants;
  (23) To sell, at public or private sale, any loan or other obligation held by the Authority pursuant to guidelines issued by the Authority and pursuant to any applicable debt covenants;
  (24) To make loans, either directly or through lenders, for the purpose of assisting in developing, constructing, rehabilitating, or improving any sustainable project or program under this chapter ; provided, that no transaction may create an obligation of the Authority that would become subject to the limitation on the annual aggregate limit on debt of the District under § 1-206.03(b) ;
  (25) To establish funds and reserves to provide additional security for loans provided for sustainable projects and programs; and
  (26) To engage in a joint venture or participate in a network, alliance, consortium pool, or other cooperative arrangement with a public or private entity.
(b) The Authority shall not invest in projects located outside of the District if the Authority is the sole long-term credit provider.
(c) Beginning in the third year of operation, administrative costs of the Authority in a given fiscal year shall not exceed 15% of the capital base of the Authority for the fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 8-1031.13 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10A / § 8-1031.13
§ 8-1031.13. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) On February 28, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Mayor shall provide a solid waste diversion update to the Council that shall include, at a minimum:
  (1) The total tonnage of solid waste collected in the District, from both private collection and public collection properties;
  (2) A breakdown of the total tonnage reported in paragraph (1) of this subsection by the individual tonnage of solid waste that was collected for delivery to recycling, composting, landfill, incineration, and any other waste processing or disposal facilities;
  (3) The names, locations, and tonnage of solid waste delivered to the recycling, compost, landfill, incineration, and other waste processing or disposal facilities;
  (4) A calculation of the District's solid waste diversion rate for the previous year;
  (5) A calculation of the District's per-capita solid waste generation for the previous year;
  (6) A summary of efforts made by District agencies and facilities to meet the requirements of §§ 8-1031.04 and 8-1031.04a and (b) , broken down by agency, including:
    (A) A description of each agency's waste collection services;
    (B) The name of the designated person responsible for compliance at each agency; and
    (C) All activities each agency has taken in the preceding year in furtherance of §§ 8-1031.04 and 8-1031.04a and (b) ; and
  (7) A description of the Mayor's waste diversion goals for the remainder of the calendar year, including specific targets, plans for meeting those targets, and planned waste diversion programs.
(b) On January 31, 2018, and every 4 years thereafter, the Mayor shall issue a waste characterization study describing solid waste generation, collection, recycling, composting, diversion, and management in the District.
D.C. Code § 8-111.12 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-111.12
§ 8-111.12. Mayor’s responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall make available application forms for asbestos abatement licenses to business entities. The application form shall:
  (1) Request the name and address of the business entity;
  (2) Request a description of the protective clothing and respirators to be used by the business entity and the procedure for use of the protective clothing and respirators;
  (3) Request the name and address of each asbestos disposal site to be used;
  (4) Request a description of the site decontamination procedures to be used;
  (5) Request a description of the asbestos abatement methods to be used by the business entity;
  (6) Request a description of the procedure to be used to handle waste that contains asbestos;
  (7) Request a description of the procedure to be used to monitor the air;
  (8) Request a description of the final cleanup procedure to be used;
  (9) Request the signature of the chief executive officer of the business entity or his or her agent;
  (10) Request evidence that any person to be utilized on an asbestos abatement project is a licensed asbestos worker;
  (11) Outline procedures for the business entity to follow to certify that the business entity is able to comply with applicable federal standards for asbestos abatement and District environmental, safety, or health laws or rules;
  (12) Outline procedures for the business entity to follow to certify that the business entity will use appropriate equipment and materials;
  (13) Outline procedures for the business entity to follow to certify that the business entity has access to an approved asbestos disposal site; and
  (14) Request any other information that the Mayor deems necessary.
(b) Prior to expiration of a license for an asbestos worker or for asbestos abatement by a business entity, the Mayor shall send to an asbestos worker or business entity a renewal notice that states:
  (1) The expiration date of the current license;
  (2) The date that the renewal application must be received by the Mayor for the renewal license to be issued and mailed to the asbestos worker or business entity before the current license expires; and
  (3) The amount of the renewal fee.
D.C. Code § 8-105.71 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-105.71
§ 8-105.71. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 8-105.13 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-105.13
§ 8-105.13. Annual publication.
Status: in_force

(a) A list of the Industrial Users in significant noncompliance with the pretreatment standards and requirements in the preceding calendar year shall be published annually by WASA in a newspaper of general circulation that provides meaningful public notice within the jurisdiction served by WASA.
(b) The notification shall summarize the nature of the significant noncompliance and any enforcement action taken against the user during the same 12-month period.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a Significant Industrial User is in significant noncompliance with the pretreatment standards and requirements if its violation meets one or more of the following criteria and any Industrial User is in significant noncompliance if its violation meets the criteria in paragraph (3), (7), or (8) of this subsection:
  (1) Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, which are violations in which 66% or more of all the measurements taken for the same pollutant parameter during a 6-month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits, as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 403.3(l);
  (2) Technical Review Criteria (“TRC”) violations, which are violations in which 33% or more of all of the measurements taken for the same pollutant parameter during a 6 month period equal or exceed the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement including instantaneous limits, as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 403.3(l) multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC = 1.4 for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, TSS, fats, oil, and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH);
  (3) Any other violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 403.3(l) (daily maximum, long-term average, instantaneous limit, or narrative standard) that WASA determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through (including endangering the health of WASA or District personnel or the general public);
  (4) Any violation of the terms of a wastewater discharge permit which remains uncorrected 45 days after notification of the violation is received by the user, or any failure to meet, within 90 days after the schedule date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a District or local control mechanism or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance;
  (5) Failure to provide required reports, such as baseline monitoring reports, 90-day compliance reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on progress with compliance schedules or orders, within 45 days after the due date;
  (6) Failure to timely and accurately report an instance of noncompliance with the pretreatment standards and requirements;
  (7) Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare, or to the environment or has resulted in WASA’s exercise of its emergency authority pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 403.8(f)(1)(vi)(B) and § 8-105.12 to halt or prevent such a discharge; and
  (8) Any other violation or group of violations, which may include a violation of best management practices, which WASA determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program or which WASA otherwise considers significant in light of the circumstances.
D.C. Code § 8-115.07 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-115.07
§ 8-115.07. Permit requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to conducting a lead-based paint abatement as defined in § 8-115.01(1)(A) [repealed], business entities and individuals shall obtain a permit from the Mayor. To obtain a permit, an application shall be submitted to the Mayor for approval with the appropriate fee. The application shall contain the following information:
  (1) The location of the lead-based paint abatement project;
  (2) The starting and completion dates of the lead-based paint abatement;
  (3) The approximate amount of lead-based paint or lead-based paint containing materials to be abated;
  (4) The method of abatement to be employed;
  (5) The provisions for medical surveillance and worker protection;
  (6) The manner in which the waste containing lead will be disposed and location of the disposal site;
  (7) A description of the areas immediately adjacent to the abatement site;
  (8) Proof of certification, pursuant to § 8-115.05 , of the business entity and of all individuals who will be engaging in the lead-based paint abatement; and
  (9) Any other information required by the Mayor through the formal rulemaking and regulatory process of § 8-115.14 .
(b) A permit fee determined by the Mayor shall be assessed for each lead-based paint abatement project. The Mayor may by rulemaking revise permit fees as necessary to recover the costs of administering and enforcing this subchapter. Permits shall be valid for a period not to exceed one year from the date of issuance. Each permit shall be limited to one site and shall not be transferable to another site.
(c) A single application and permit shall be sufficient for an entire abatement project. Separate permits for each unit or building are not required as long as the units and buildings are located on the same real property.
D.C. Code § 8-1701 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / § 8-1701
§ 8-1701. Findings; declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia finds and declares that:
(1) The lands and waters of the District of Columbia are basic assets. The construction of housing, industrial and commercial developments, streets, highways, recreation areas, schools and universities, public utilities and facilities, and other land disturbing activities have accelerated the process of soil erosion and sediment deposition. This results in the pollution of and damage to the waters, the lands, the forests, the recreational areas, and the wildlife of the District of Columbia.
(2) A soil and water conservation district is an appropriate organization to preserve and enhance natural resources; to control, reduce, and help alleviate soil erosion; to alleviate past and prospective damage caused by wind and water erosion, flood waters, and sediment; to conserve, improve, and enhance water resources and water quality; to protect wildlife; and to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the District of Columbia.
(3) Mutual cooperation and assistance among all agencies, departments, or offices of the District of Columbia government whose activities directly affect the conservation of the renewable natural resources of the District of Columbia is necessary to fulfill the requirements of this subchapter. It shall further be the responsibility of the heads of the District of Columbia government agencies, departments, or offices to take the necessary and proper steps to achieve the purposes of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 8-241.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 2B / § 8-241.01
§ 8-241.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Director” means the Director of the District Department of the Environment.
(2) “Dwelling unit” means a building or structure used or designed to be used, in whole or in part, as a living or sleeping place for one or more persons.
(3) “Indoor mold assessment professional” means an indoor mold assessor certified and licensed by the District in accordance with §  8-241.03 .
(4) “Indoor mold” means living or dead fungi or related products or parts, including spores hyphae, and mycotoxins, on an interior surface of a building, including common spaces, utility spaces, HVAC, or other systems.
(5) “Indoor mold contamination” means indoor mold at or above the threshold established under §  8-241.02(a)(1) .
(6) “Indoor mold remediation professional” means an indoor mold remediator certified and licensed by the District in accordance with §  8-241.03 .
(7) “Professional indoor mold assessment” means an indoor mold assessment conducted by an indoor mold assessment professional.
(8) “Professional indoor mold remediation” means an indoor mold remediation conducted by an indoor mold remediation professional.
D.C. Code § 8-1825.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 18 / § 8-1825.01
§ 8-1825.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the “Sustainable Urban Agriculture Apiculture Act of 2012”.
D.C. Code § 8-636.03 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 6A / § 8-636.03
§ 8-636.03. Timing of review.
Status: in_force

A court shall not review a challenge to a response action chosen by the Mayor or to review any order issued by the Mayor, pursuant to § 8-634.01 , except in the following circumstances:
(1) An action pursuant to § 8-634.01(a)(4) ;
(2) An action for reimbursement pursuant to § 8-634.02 ;
(3) An action pursuant to § 8-634.07(1) , (2), (4), and (5);
(4) An action for contribution pursuant to § 8-634.09 ; and
(5) An action pursuant to § 8-636.02(b) .
D.C. Code § 8-173.26 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1B-i / § 8-173.26
§ 8-173.26. Green Finance Authority Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Green Finance Authority Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Authority in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
  (1) Appropriated funds, which shall include a transfer of $7 million from the Renewable Energy Development Fund, established in § 34-1436 , in Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, if such transfers are included in an approved budget and financial plan:
  (2) Federal funds;
  (3) Pursuant to § 8-173.41 , grants, fees, donations, or gifts from public or private sources, subject to approval by the Board;
  (4) Proceeds from any proceeding, settlement, or contract in which the District is a party and the funds have been assigned to the Authority;
  (5) Repayments of principal and interest on loans provided from the Fund;
  (6) Interest earned from the deposit or investment of monies from the Fund; and
  (7) All revenues, receipts, and fees of whatever source derived from the operation of the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for all purposes related to the mission and operation of the Authority; provided, that money transferred from the Renewable Energy Development Fund pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be used only to support sustainable projects and programs that include support for the creation of new solar energy sources in the District, and any associated administrative costs.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund 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 for the uses and purposes set forth in this chapter without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 8-113.11 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-113.11
§ 8-113.11. Citizen’s right of action.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person aggrieved by a violation of any requirement of this subchapter or rule issued pursuant to this subchapter may commence a civil action on his or her own behalf against any person who is alleged to be in violation.
(b) The Court shall have jurisdiction in any action brought pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to enforce the requirement or to order any action necessary to correct the violation, and to impose any civil penalty provided for the violation.
(c) No action may be commenced under subsection (a) of this section until 30 days after the plaintiff has given notice of the violation to the Office of Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia and to the alleged violator.
(d) No action may be commenced under subsection (a) of this section if the Mayor has commenced and is diligently prosecuting an action to obtain compliance with the requirements of this subchapter or rules issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(e) The Court, in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to this section, may award costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, to the prevailing or substantially prevailing party if the court determines an award is appropriate.
(f) An owner or operator who enters on the property of another person in order to investigate or remediate a leaking underground storage tank site shall be liable for any damages to person or property which result from the action of the owner or operator or the agents of the owner or operator.
D.C. Code § 8-102.01 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-102.01
§ 8-102.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Disposable carryout bag” means a bag of any material, commonly plastic or kraft paper, which is provided to a consumer at the point of sale to carry purchases. The term “disposable carryout bag” shall not include:
  (A) Bags used by consumers inside stores to:
    (i) Package bulk items, such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, candy, or small hardware items;
    (ii) Contain or wrap frozen foods, meat, or fish, whether prepackaged or not;
    (iii) Contain or wrap flowers, potted plants, or other items where dampness may be a problem; and
    (iv) Contain unwrapped prepared foods or bakery goods;
  (B) Bags provided by pharmacists to contain prescription drugs;
  (C) Newspaper bags, door-hanger bags, laundry-dry cleaning bags, or bags sold in packages containing multiple bags intended for use as garbage, pet waste, or yard waste bags;
  (D) Paper carryout bags that restaurants, as defined in § 47-2827(e)(2) , provide to customers to take food away from the retail establishment;
  (E) Reusable carryout bags; or
  (F) Bags provided to the consumer, as required by § 25-113(b)(5)(C) , for the purpose of transporting a partially consumed bottle of wine.
(2) “Fund” means the Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Fund established by § 8-102.05(a) .
(3) “Retail establishment” means any licensee under a Public Health: Food Establishment Retail endorsement to a basic business license under Chapter 28 of Title 47 or under an off-premises retailer’s license, class A or B, pursuant to § 25-112 .
(4) “Reusable carryout bag” means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of cloth, fiber, other machine washable fabric, or durable plastic that is at least 2.25 millimeters thick.
D.C. Code § 8-2221.15 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 22 / § 8-2221.15
§ 8-2221.15. Trapping, netting or ensnaring waterfowl.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 8-1813 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 18 / § 8-1813
§ 8-1813. Notice of violation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may issue a notice of violation to any person who violates a provision of this subchapter.
(b) A notice of violation shall:
  (1) State the nature of the violation; and
  (2) Describe the procedures provided in this section.
(c) A notice of violation shall be the summons and complaint for the purposes of this subchapter.
(d) A person shall answer a notice of violation within 15 days by:
  (1) Depositing and forfeiting collateral in an amount established by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; or
  (2) Depositing collateral in an amount established by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and requesting, through the issuing agency, a trial in Court.
(e) The Mayor shall prescribe the form for the notice of violation and establish procedures for the administrative control of the notice of violation.
D.C. Code § 8-507 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 5 / § 8-507
§ 8-507. Investigations.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Human Services of the District of Columbia, whenever he has reason to believe that any provision of this chapter is being or has been violated, to cause an investigation to be made. For the purpose of such investigation the Director of the Department of Human Services, or any of his assistants designated by him in writing, shall have authority at all times during the ordinary business hours to enter any building or other place in the District of Columbia where mattresses are manufactured, renovated, or held for sale, exchange, or gift, or delivery in pursuance thereof. No person shall refuse or obstruct such inspection. Evidence obtained by the Director of the Department of Human Services or his assistants of any violations of this chapter shall be furnished the Corporation Counsel.
D.C. Code § 8-1031.06a — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 10A / § 8-1031.06a
§ 8-1031.06a. Installation of public litter containers in residential areas.
Status: in_force

(a) DPW shall install public litter containers on blocks in a Residential Zone, as specified in the District of Columbia Zoning Regulations, in accordance with the process described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Before installing a public litter container on a block in a Residential Zone, DPW must:
  (1) Receive a request for installation;
  (2) Confirm that the requested location is within one block of a non-Residential Zone, including Mix-Use and Neighborhood Mixed-Use Zones, that is already serviced by DPW for trash and recycling collection;
  (3) If the conditions in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection are satisfied, issue a written notice of intent to install a public litter container to the Council and the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ("ANC") and provide the Council and affected ANCs 30 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to respond; and
  (4) Give great weight to any comment from an affected ANC, pursuant to § 1-309.10(d)(3)(A) .
D.C. Code § 8-173.54 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1B-i / § 8-173.54
§ 8-173.54. Public records.
Status: in_force

The Authority shall make the following documents available to the public on its website:
(a) (1) The financial plan for its capital base;
  (2) Board meeting minutes and records; and
  (3) All bylaws, guidelines, and procedures adopted or issued by the Board or the Authority.
D.C. Code § 8-113.04 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / § 8-113.04
§ 8-113.04. Interim prohibition for installation.
Status: in_force

From March 8, 1991, until the effective date of the rules issued pursuant to § 8-113.12 regarding performance standards for new underground storage tanks, no person may install an underground storage tank to store a regulated substance unless the tank, whether of single or double wall construction, complies with the District of Columbia Fire Prevention Code and the new tank performance standards set forth in 40 C.F.R. part 280  .
D.C. Code § 8-404 — DC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 4 / § 8-404
§ 8-404. Registered technicians.
Status: in_force

(a) No person, except those acting as a private applicator or licensed as a commercial applicator, public applicator, or registered technician shall apply any pesticide in the District for a fee.
(b) The application to become a licensed registered technician shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the Mayor, and the registration shall be valid for the time period prescribed by the Mayor. The Mayor shall, by regulation, establish appropriate education and training requirements for registration as a registered technician.
(c) The Mayor shall provide for the issuance of appropriate credentials for all registrants.