D.C. Code § 34-1313.11 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / § 34-1313.11
§ 34-1313.11. Use of DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon completion of construction by DDOT and acceptance by the electric company, the District shall transfer legal title to the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements to the electric company for the sum of one dollar.
(b) DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements shall be for exclusive use by the electric company. The electric company shall not earn a return on or of investment with respect to the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements transferred to the electric company as provided in this section. Taxes and fees, if any, on the transfer shall be recoverable by the electric company in rates as approved by the Commission.
(c) The transfer of real and personal property between the electric company and the District, including DDOT or any other District agency or instrumentality, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or which is included in, or forms a part of, the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements shall be exempt from all taxes imposed by the District that relate to the transfer of real or personal property, including, as any may be amended from time to time, the:
  (1) Transfer tax imposed under § 47-903 ;
  (2) Recordation tax imposed under § 42-1103 ;
  (3) Sales tax imposed under § 47-2002 ; and
  (4) Use tax imposed under § 47-2202 .
D.C. Code § 34-2004 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 20 / § 34-2004
§ 34-2004. Access to public ways.
Status: in_force

(a) Any telecommunications provider in the District shall have the right to utilize the public right-of-ways of the District for installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and operation of its telecommunications system on terms and conditions that are competitively neutral; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of the District government to manage its public ways or to require fair and reasonable compensation from the telecommunications service providers, on a nondiscriminatory basis. Any compensation the District government may require pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to all other payments, fees, or collections required by this chapter. The Mayor shall promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
(b) Prior to constructing each portion of its telecommunications system located within the public ways, a telecommunications service provider shall obtain all necessary construction permits and licenses from the appropriate agency. All such construction shall be performed in compliance with applicable codes and regulations, and all facilities so constructed shall be maintained in compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
(c) The Mayor shall issue rules to establish and regulate the process through which any alteration or damage to public rights of way in the District of Columbia shall be compensated by the telecommunications service provider whose construction or repair work has altered or damaged public rights of way. The rules shall require the telecommunications service provider to repair any alteration or damage pursuant to specifications and inspection by the District of Columbia Department of Public Works, or require that the telecommunications service provider compensate the District of Columbia for the cost of repair to a public right of way.
D.C. Code § 34-1313.04 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / § 34-1313.04
§ 34-1313.04. Irrevocability of financing order.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 34-1261.01 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1261.01
§ 34-1261.01. Landlord-tenant relationship.
Status: in_force

(a) No landlord of a residential property shall:
  (1) Interfere with the installation, operation, upgrade, or maintenance of cable television facilities upon a property or premises, except that a landlord may require that:
    (A) The installation of cable television facilities conform to those reasonable conditions and architectural controls set forth by the landlord as necessary to protect the safety, functioning, and appearance of the property or premises, and the convenience and well-being of tenants;
    (B) The cable operator or the tenant or both bear the entire cost of the installation, operation, upgrade, maintenance, or removal of the facilities; or
    (C) The cable operator agrees to indemnify the landlord for any damages caused by the installation, operation, upgrade, maintenance, or removal of the facilities.
  (2) Demand or accept payment from any tenant or cable operator, in any form, in exchange for permitting access to a property or premises or for permitting cable television service or facilities on or within a property or premises except as provided in rules and procedures established by the Office allowing for adequate compensation.
  (3) Discriminate in rental charges or otherwise between tenants who receive cable television service and those who do not.
(b) Rental agreements and leases executed before October 22, 1983, may be enforced notwithstanding this section.
(c) No cable operator shall enter into any agreement with the landlord, owners, lessees, or persons controlling or managing a building or do or permit any act that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, of diminishing, infringing upon, or interfering with the rights of any tenant or other occupant of the building to choose a cable service, Satellite Master Antenna Television, Direct Broadcast Satellite, any other video transmission system, or use or avail himself or herself to master or individual antenna equipment.
(d) In addition to any other lawful remedy available to a tenant, a person aggrieved by an act of a cable operator or a landlord in violation of this section may bring a civil action in the Superior Court and the court may award damages, punitive damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
D.C. Code § 34-1553 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15A / § 34-1553
§ 34-1553. Energy submetering and energy allocation equipment.
Status: in_force

(a) Energy submetering equipment or energy allocation equipment may be used in a building if it is authorized in the rental agreement or lease for the nonresidential rental unit. All energy submetering equipment and energy allocation equipment shall meet the requirements and standards established and enforced by the Commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) (1) If energy submetering equipment or energy allocation equipment is used in any building, the building owner, operator, or manager shall bill the tenant for electricity or natural gas for the same billing period as the utility, the electricity supplier, or the natural gas supplier serving the building, unless the rental agreement or lease expressly provides otherwise.
  (2) A late payment charge shall not be imposed on all amounts, including deferred payment installments, paid by the due date or on amounts in dispute before the Commission. Amounts paid after the due date shall bear a late payment charge of 1%, and an additional late payment charge at the rate of 1 1/2% on the remaining unpaid balance per billing month thereafter.
(c) Energy allocation equipment shall be tested periodically under Commission rules by the building owner, operator, or manager. Upon the request by a tenant, the building owner, operator, or manager shall test the energy allocation equipment without charge. The test shall be conducted without charge to the tenant and shall not be conducted more frequently than once in a 24-month period for the same tenant. The tenant or his designated representative may be present during the testing of the energy allocation equipment. A written report of the results of the test shall be made to the tenant within 10 business days after the completion of the test.
(d) A building owner, operator, or manager shall maintain adequate records regarding energy submetering equipment or energy allocation equipment. A tenant may inspect and copy the records for the nonresidential unit during reasonable business hours at a convenient location within the building. The building owner, operator, or manager may impose and collect a reasonable charge for copying documents, reflecting the actual costs of materials and labor for copying, prior to providing copies of the records to the tenant.
(e) Notwithstanding any enforcement action undertaken by the Commission pursuant to its authority under § 34-1552 , tenants and owners, operators, or managers shall retain any private right of action resulting from any breach of the rental agreement or lease terms required by this section or § 34-1552 .
D.C. Code § 34-1129 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / § 34-1129
§ 34-1129. Utility not to receive greater or less compensation than fixed in schedule.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any public utility to charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater or less compensation for any service performed by it within the District of Columbia, or for any service in connection therewith, than is specified in such printed schedules, including schedules of joint rates, as may at the time be in force, or to demand, collect, or receive any rate, toll, or charge not specified in such schedules. The rates, tolls, and charges named therein shall be the lawful rates, tolls, and charges until the same are changed as provided in this subtitle.
D.C. Code § 34-1255.04 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1255.04
§ 34-1255.04. Revocation of franchise; mandatory transfer to the District.
Status: in_force

(a) The Council shall have the right to revoke a franchise, or accelerate the term of a franchise, for cause. The procedures for revocation or acceleration may be set forth in the franchise agreement.
(b) If at any time during the term of the franchise, the Council determines that the cable operator has materially breached the terms and conditions imposed by this chapter, the franchise, or the franchise agreement, and the cable operator has failed to cure the breach after due notice and opportunity to cure the breach, the Council may accelerate the term of the franchise or the franchise agreement, revoke the franchise, terminate the franchise agreement, authorize the District to purchase the assets of the cable system at a price not to exceed an equitable price, or select another person to purchase the assets of the cable system at a price not to exceed an equitable price. The franchise agreement may set forth the procedures by which the District may take action in the event of a material breach of this chapter, the franchise, or the franchise agreement and may define specific circumstances which constitute a material breach. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to abridge the Council’s authority to exercise its emergency legislative powers under appropriate circumstances.
(c) If the Council authorizes the District to exercise its option to purchase the assets of the franchise’s cable system at a price not to exceed equitable price, it shall give the cable operator written notice of its intent to do so. The cable operator shall, within 7 days of receipt of the notice, enter into negotiations with the District for the purpose of consummating the transaction at the earliest possible date. The District shall have the right and power to assign its purchase rights to another person selected by the Council following the procedures and standards in this chapter used to approve an initial franchise application.
(d) Any sale or transfer of a cable system shall comply with section 627 of the federal cable act [47 U.S.C. § 547].
D.C. Code § 34-1108 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / § 34-1108
§ 34-1108. Revaluation.
Status: in_force

The Commission may at any time, on its own initiative, make a revaluation of the property of any public utility.
D.C. Code § 34-2603 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 26 / § 34-2603
§ 34-2603. Environmental impact statement requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) If a public utility proposes an action, it shall prepare and transmit to the Commission a detailed environmental impact statement within 60 days following the submission of the proposal. The environmental impact statement shall describe in detail the proposed action, the necessity for the proposed action, and a brief discussion of the following factors:
  (1) The nature of the proposed action and the environment that the proposed action would affect;
  (2) The need for the proposed action;
  (3) The reasons for the selection of the site for a proposed action, if any;
  (4) The long- and short-term impact of the proposed action on the environment;
  (5) Any adverse environmental effect that cannot be avoided if the proposed action is implemented;
  (6) Measures proposed to minimize any adverse environmental effect;
  (7) Any commitment of resources involved in the proposed action;
  (8) The impact of the proposed action on the use and conservation of energy resources, if applicable and significant; and
  (9) Any additional information that the Commission determines to be helpful in determining the environmental impact of the proposed action.
(b) The environmental impact statement shall be considered in addition to any Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection’ decision regarding the environmental impact of the action.
(c) For any proposed action that is subject to this chapter, including but not limited to new plant construction or the expansion of an existing plant, the public utility shall perform an analysis that identifies the cumulative risk of adverse health effects from any existing and projected emissions of pollutants from the proposed action. If the Commission determines, on the basis of the analysis and any other information submitted at any public hearing on the pending application, that the addition of the new facility may create an unacceptable risk of adverse health effects, the Commission shall require the public utility to submit the following information:
  (1) An analysis and determination of the current, baseline, ambient air quality within a 1/2 mile radius of the proposed action that identifies the concentrations of all potentially toxic air and water pollutants emitted by the existing facility and the proposed action;
  (2) An analysis of the current, baseline, health status of the population found by the Commission to be most directly affected by the construction or operation of the proposed action; and
  (3) An analysis of the impact of the construction and operation of the proposed action on human health or the environment in light of the results of the analyses conducted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.
(d) For a proposed action that is the subject of an application pending on October 19, 1989, the public utility shall prepare and submit an environmental impact statement within 30 days of October 19, 1989. To the maximum extent practicable, the statement shall rely on environmental information available on October 19, 1989. The Commission may require the public utility to submit any additional information that, in the Commission’s judgment, is needed to satisfy the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section or to enable the Commission to make its decision concerning the reasonable safety and adequacy of the proposed facility.
D.C. Code § 34-1102 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / § 34-1102
§ 34-1102. Use of equipment of other companies; application to Commission to require such use in event of disagreement.
Status: in_force

Every utility doing business in the District of Columbia having tracks, conduits, subways, poles, wires, switchboards, exchanges, works, or other equipment shall, for a reasonable compensation, permit the use of the same by any other public utility whenever public convenience and necessity require such use, and such use will not result in irreparable injury to the owners or other users of such equipment; nor in any substantial detriment to the service to be rendered by such owners or other users. In case of failure to agree upon such use, or the conditions or compensation for such use, any public utility or any person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation interested may apply to the Commission, and if after investigation the Commission shall ascertain that public convenience and necessity require such use and that it would not result in irreparable injury to the owners or other user of such equipment nor in any substantial detriment to the service to be rendered by such owners or other users of such equipment, it shall by order direct that such use be permitted and prescribe the conditions and compensation for such joint use. Such use so ordered shall be permitted and such conditions and compensation so prescribed shall be the lawful conditions and compensation to be observed, followed, and paid, subject to recourse to the courts upon the complaint of any interested party, as hereinafter provided, which provisions, so far as applicable, shall apply to any action arising on such complaint so made. Any such order of the Commission may be from time to time revised by the Commission upon application of any interested party or upon its own motion after hearing and notice by order in writing.
D.C. Code § 34-2202.10 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 22 / § 34-2202.10
§ 34-2202.10. Delegation of Council authority to issue bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) The Authority may stipulate by resolution the terms for sale of its bonds in accordance with this chapter, including the following:
  (1) The date a note or bond bears;
  (2) The denomination;
  (3) Any interest rate or rates, or variable rate or rates changing from time to time, or premium or discount applicable;
  (4) The registration privileges;
  (5) The medium and method for payment; and
  (6) The terms of redemption.
(b) The Authority may sell its bonds at public or private sale and may determine the price for sale.
(c) A resolution authorizing the sale of bonds may contain any of the following provisions, in which case these provisions shall be made part of the contract with holders of the bonds:
  (1) The custody, security, expenditure, or application of proceeds of the sale of bonds of the Authority (“proceeds”), a pledge of the proceeds to secure payment, and the rank or priority of the pledge, subject to preexisting agreements with holders of the bonds;
  (2) A pledge of Authority revenues to secure payment and the rank or priority of the pledge, subject to preexisting agreements with holders of the bonds;
  (3) A pledge of assets of the Authority, other than those assets that the Mayor allows the Authority to use through an intra-District transfer, including mortgages and obligations securing mortgages, to secure payment, and the rank or priority of the pledge, subject to preexisting agreements with holders of the bonds;
  (4) The proposed use of gross income from any mortgages owned by the Authority and payment of principal of mortgages owned by the Authority;
  (5) The proposed use of reserves or sinking funds;
  (6) The proposed use of proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds and a pledge of proceeds to secure payment;
  (7) Any limitations on the issuance of revenue bonds, including terms or issuance and security, and the refunding of outstanding or other revenue bonds;
  (8) Procedures for amendment or abrogation of a contract with holders of the revenue bonds, the amount of bonds, the holders of which must consent to the amendment, and the manner in which consent may be given;
  (9) Any vesting in a trustee property, power, and duties, which may include the power and duties of a trustee appointed by holders of the revenue bonds;
  (10) Limitations or abrogations of the right of holder of the revenue bonds to appoint a trustee;
  (11) A defining of the nature of default in the obligations of the Authority to the holders of the revenue bonds and providing the rights and remedies of holders of the bonds in the event of default, including the right to the appointment of a receiver, in accordance with the general laws of the District and this chapter; and
  (12) Any other provisions of like or different character that affect the security of holders of the revenue bonds.
(d) A pledge of the Authority is binding from the time it is made. Any funds, or property pledged, are subject to the lien of a pledge without physical delivery. The lien of a pledge is binding as against parties having any tort, contract, or other claim against the Authority regardless of notice. Neither the resolution stipulating the terms for sale of Authority bonds nor any other instrument creating a pledge need be recorded.
(e) The signature of any officer of the Authority which appears on a bond shall remain valid if that person ceases to hold office.
(f) The Authority may secure bonds by a trust indenture between the Authority and a corporate trustee that has trust company powers within the District.
(g) A trust indenture of the Authority may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of holders of the revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of the resolution authorizing the sale of bonds.
(h) Subject to preexisting agreements with the holders of the revenue bonds, the Authority may purchase its own revenue bonds which may then be cancelled. The price the Authority pays in purchasing its own revenue bonds shall not exceed the following limits:
  (1) If the revenue bonds are redeemable, the price shall not exceed the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment; or
  (2) If the bonds are not redeemable, the price shall not exceed the redemption price applicable on the first date after the purchase upon which the bonds or notes become subject to redemption plus accrued interest to that date.
(i) The Authority may establish special or reserve accounts in furtherance of its authority under this chapter. Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section and other applicable District law, and subject to agreements with holders of the bonds, the Authority shall manage its own funds, and may invest funds not required for disbursement in a manner consistent with industry practices.
(j) The bonds of the Authority are legal instruments in which public officers and public bodies of the District, insurance companies, insurance company associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, banks, bankers, banking institutions, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, trust companies, savings banks, savings associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and other persons authorized to invest in bonds or in other obligations of the District, may legally invest funds, including capital, in their control. The bonds are also securities which legally may be deposited with, and received by, public officers and public bodies of the District or any agency of the District for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the District is authorized by law.
(k) The revenue bonds shall be special obligations of the District. The bonds shall be without recourse to the District. The bonds shall not be general obligations of the District, shall not be a pledge of or involve the faith and credit or the taking power of the District, shall not constitute a debt of the District, shall not constitute lending of the public credit for private undertakings as prohibited in § 1-206.02(a)(2) , and shall not constitute debt for purposes of § 1-206.03 .
(l) The revenue bonds shall not give rise to any pecuniary liability to the District and the District shall have no obligation with respect to the purchase of the bonds.
(m) Nothing contained in the revenue bonds, in the financing documents, or in the closing documents shall create any obligation on the part of the District to make payments with respect to the bonds from sources other than those listed for that purpose in this chapter.
(n) The District shall not have liability for the payment of any issuance costs or for any transaction or event to be effected by the financing documents.
D.C. Code § 34-1201 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1201
§ 34-1201. Purpose.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 34-1436.01 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 14A / § 34-1436.01
§ 34-1436.01. Triennial study of local solar policy benefits and costs.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The People's Counsel shall commission a recurring study to assess the benefits and costs of the solar requirements in this chapter as well as the technical and economic potential of solar energy generation in the District. The study shall address, at a minimum, the:
    (A) Benefits of locally produced solar energy to the District's electrical grid and the District's clean energy goals (including the Solar for All program);
    (B) Need for and potential costs of system upgrades and programs by ward; and
    (C) Costs to ratepayers of the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards' solar energy requirements.
  (2) The study shall also compare the District's local solar energy policies to policies supporting the expansion of solar resources in other jurisdictions.
(b) (1) By no later than October 1, 2027, the People's Counsel shall submit a complete copy of the study, and, based on the results of the study, offer recommendations regarding legislative and regulatory changes to ensure that ratepayers are not unduly impacted ("initial submission").
  (2) The People's Counsel shall submit updated findings and recommendations every 3 years after the initial submission.
D.C. Code § 34-1255.06 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1255.06
§ 34-1255.06. Cable operator as trustee.
Status: in_force

After termination or revocation of a franchise, and until such time as the cable operator transfers its cable system to the District or to another person pursuant to this chapter or until such other time as established by the Council, the cable operator shall be a trustee in interest for the District or its successor, and shall continue to operate the cable system under the terms and conditions of this chapter, the franchise, and the franchise agreement. During the trustee period, the cable operator shall not sell any of the cable system assets nor shall the cable operator make any physical, material, administrative, or operational change that would tend to degrade the quality of service to subscribers, decrease income, or materially increase expenses, without the express written permission of the District. The District may seek legal and equitable relief to enforce the provisions of this subsection.
D.C. Code § 34-1513 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / § 34-1513
§ 34-1513. Provision of electricity supply by the electric company.
Status: in_force

(a) Other than its provision of standard offer service, the electric company shall not engage in the business of an electricity supplier in the District of Columbia except through an affiliate.
(b) An affiliate of the electric company must obtain a license under § 34-1505 to engage in the business of an electricity supplier in the District of Columbia.
(c) The Commission shall develop a code of conduct between the electric company and its affiliate which establishes functional, operational, structural, and legal separation between the electric company and the affiliate, and which prevents the electric company from subsidizing the activities of the affiliate. The code of conduct required by this subsection shall include the following protections:
  (1) A prohibition on the release of proprietary customer information from the electric company to the affiliate;
  (2) A prohibition on the use by the affiliate of office space owned and used by the electric company;
  (3) A prohibition on the sharing of employees by the electric company and the affiliate;
  (4) A requirement that the electric company and the affiliate maintain separate books and records; and
  (5) A requirement that the electric company and the affiliate allocate and account for all shared corporate services.
D.C. Code § 34-1313.10 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / § 34-1313.10
§ 34-1313.10. Commission order.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon making the findings described in subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall issue an order approving or denying the application and biennial Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan to authorize the proposed DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Activity, Electric Company Infrastructure Activity, and the subsequent imposition of Underground Project Charges. The Commission shall have the authority to impose in its order and to condition the electric company’s exercise of the rights granted therein on such reasonable terms and conditions as it determines necessary to further the purposes of this chapter. If the Commission denies all or part of a biennial Underground Infrastructure Improvement Project Plan or related cost recovery, the electric company shall be allowed to recover all prudent and reasonable expenses and costs associated with the development of the Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan, including preliminary engineering design work required to fulfill the requirements of the application in its Underground Project Charge.
(b) For the electric company to recover expenses and costs pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall find that:
  (1) The electric company’s application satisfies the applicable requirements of § 34-1313.08 ;
  (2) The proposed Electric Company Underground Infrastructure Improvements are appropriately designed and located;
  (3) The intended reliability improvements will accrue to the benefit of the electric company’s customers;
  (4) The projected costs associated with the proposed Electric Company Underground Infrastructure Improvement Activity are prudent;
  (5) The projected DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Costs funded by DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Charges are prudent;
  (6) The electric company’s proposed Underground Project Charges will be just and reasonable; and
  (7) The grant of the authorizations and approvals sought by the electric company and DDOT in their joint application is otherwise in the public interest.
(c) In addition to other terms and conditions considered necessary and appropriate by the Commission, the Commission’s order shall include:
  (1) Authorization for the electric company to impose and collect the Underground Project Charges from its distribution service customers in the District in accordance with the distribution service customer class cost allocations approved by the Commission for the electric company and in the electric company’s most recent base rate case; provided, that no such charges shall be assessed against customers served under the electric company’s residential aid discount or a succeeding discount program;
  (2) Authorization for the electric company to bill the Underground Project Charges to distribution service customers as a volumetric surcharge; provided, that no such charges shall be assessed against customers served under the electric company's residential aid discount or a succeeding discount program;
  (3) Approval of the annual revenue requirement, which shall include the rate of return on equity as set by the Commission in the most recently decided base rate case used in calculating the Underground Project Charges; and
  (4) A description of the frequency of project construction update reports for the DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements funded by DDOT Underground Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Charges and the Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements as set forth in the triennial Underground Infrastructure Improvement Projects Plan, as approved by the Commission, to be filed by DDOT and the electric company with the Commission and with a copy concurrently served upon OPC.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission shall have no authority to issue any order that would cause the total amount of Electric Company Infrastructure Improvements Costs recovered through Underground Project Charges to exceed $250 million; provided, that this limit shall not apply to the recovery of the electric company’s rate of return, as approved by the Commission in the most recently decided base rate case, included in the calculation of the Underground Project Charges. The electric company shall have no obligation to incur Electric Company Infrastructure Improvement Costs in excess of the aggregate amount approved for current recovery through the Underground Project Charge pursuant to one or more final orders of the Commission.
D.C. Code § 34-918 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9 / § 34-918
§ 34-918. Commissioners and agents may administer oaths, issue subpoenas; proceeding to punish for contempt.
Status: in_force

Each of the commissioners and every agent provided for in § 34-906 , for the purposes mentioned in this subtitle, shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony. In case of disobedience on the part of any person or persons to comply with any order of the Commission or any commissioner, or any subpoena, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he may be interrogated before the Commission or its agent authorized, it shall be the duty of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, or a judge thereof, on application of a commissioner, to compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein.
D.C. Code § 34-2410.03 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 24 / § 34-2410.03
§ 34-2410.03. Maintenance of private fire hydrants.
Status: in_force

(a) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall have a right of access to inspect, maintain, repair, or replace any private fire hydrant, including the connected water distribution system, in the District of Columbia.
(b) If the identified owner of a private fire hydrant fails to effect the maintenance, repair, or replacement as required in the notice provided pursuant to § 34-2410.04(c) , the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority may effect such maintenance, repair, or replacement of the private fire hydrant and the connected water distribution system.
(c) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall bill the owner of the private fire hydrant for the cost of the maintenance, repair, or replacement. If the owner fails to pay for the repair, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall have the authority to obtain and enforce a lien against the owner of the private fire hydrant in accordance with procedures established by § 34-2407.02 .
(d) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall keep and maintain records of all inspections, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a private fire hydrant and shall make the records available to the owner of the private fire hydrant upon request. The records shall be kept and maintained for not less than 10 years.
D.C. Code § 34-1224 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1224
§ 34-1224. Annual franchise fee; quarterly and annual reports; audit; financial statement.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 34-1259.04 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1259.04
§ 34-1259.04. Provision of information; retention of records.
Status: in_force

(a) A cable operator shall take all steps necessary to ensure that it is able to provide the District all information that must be provided or may be requested under this chapter or the franchise agreement, including providing appropriate subscriber privacy notices. A cable operator shall be responsible for redacting any data that federal law prevents it from providing to the District. The District retains the right to question any such redaction and to challenge it in any forum having jurisdiction over such a challenge.
(b) A cable operator shall maintain all records required by this chapter of a franchise agreement, and all records which may be reasonably requested under this chapter or the franchise agreement, for at least 3 years.
D.C. Code § 34-2410.01 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 24 / § 34-2410.01
§ 34-2410.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “private fire hydrant” means a hydrant which is not owned by the District of Columbia. The term “private fire hydrant” does not include any private water distribution system connecting the private fire hydrant to the public water system.
D.C. Code § 34-2411.03 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 24 / § 34-2411.03
§ 34-2411.03. Acquiring of lands for pipelines authorized.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Army or the said Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase or condemnation all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for pipelines within the District of Columbia, needed for the purposes of § 34-2411.01 .
D.C. Code § 34-2202.06f — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 22 / § 34-2202.06f
§ 34-2202.06f. Composition and organization of the Water Quality Assurance Advisory Panel.
Status: in_force

(a) The Panel established under § 34-2202.06e shall be composed of 9 experts who, at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge in at least one of the following professional fields:
  (1) Water quality;
  (2) Water treatment;
  (3) Toxicology;
  (4) Public health;
  (5) Civil engineering; or
  (6) Environmental engineering.
(b) Of the 9 Panel members, one shall be the General Manager or the General Manager’s designee, and one shall be a representative from the Washington Aqueduct.
(c) Panel members shall be appointed by the Mayor in consultation with the General Manager and the Council.
D.C. Code § 34-1264.02 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1264.02
§ 34-1264.02. Cable theft.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section:
  (1) “Cable service” means a cable system that has been granted a franchise to operate in the District, an Open Video System that is authorized to operate in the District, a Satellite Master Antenna Television System, Direct Broadcast Satellite, or any other video transmission system for which a person is expected to pay before receiving such transmission.
  (2) “Cable operator” means a person providing cable service as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) Unless authorized by a cable operator, it shall be unlawful for any person to do, or aid or assist another person in doing, any of the following:
  (1) Attach or affix, or cause to be attached or affixed, any equipment or device, including, but not limited to, a decoder, descrambler, converter, or modem, which allows the access to, or the use of, a cable service without payment to the cable operator. A violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2500 or imprisonment of up to 6 months, or both.
  (2) Receive a cable signal or obtain, intercept, or receive a service from a cable operator by any equipment or device, including, but not limited to a decoder, descrambler, converter, access code, or modem, with the intent to deprive the cable operator of compensation for the service. It shall be an affirmative defense to an offense under this paragraph that a cable operator has failed to disconnect a service at the request of a subscriber, or where the cable operator failed to disconnect service, upon a request, at the end of an occupancy and a new occupant moves in without knowledge of the existing service. A violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5000 or imprisonment of up to 1 year, or both.
  (3) Make or maintain either a physical, electrical, acoustical, or other connection to a cable system, or tamper, interfere with, damage, or cut any cables, wires, components, moderns, lock boxes, pedestals, or other equipment of a cable operator, with the intent to deprive a cable operator of compensation for its service. A violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment of up to 1 year, or both.
  (4) Make or maintain any modification or alteration to any device, equipment, or apparatus or remove, disconnect or sell any device, equipment, or apparatus installed by a cable operator, without the authority of the cable operator, for the purpose of intercepting, descrambling, decoding, or receiving any program or other service offered by the cable operator. A violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment of up to 1 year, or both.
  (5) Make, manufacture, import into the District, assemble, transfer, distribute, promote, sell, lease, lend, offer, own, possess, or possess for sale, advertise or publish for sale or for lease any device, equipment, apparatus, or circuit board designed to intercept, decode, descramble, or otherwise make intelligible any encoded, encrypted, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal distributed by a cable operator. A violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment of up to 1 year or both.
(c) A person who commits a violation under subsection (b) of this section, for payment or offer of payment, or with the intent to profit from any consideration received or expected, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to 10 years, or both.
(d) A person convicted for the violation of any of the offenses under subsection (b) of this section 3 times within a 10-year period shall be guilty of a felony.
(e) A person may seek civil remedies, penalties, damages, or injunctions in addition to the criminal penalties provided under this section. In seeking civil penalties, damages, or injunctions, a person may use a guilty judgment or any other plea bargain agreement as evidence in support of such civil remedies, penalties, or damages.
D.C. Code § 34-2111 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 21 / § 34-2111
§ 34-2111. Sanitary sewer service charges for churches and institutions.
Status: in_force

The sanitary sewer service charges applicable to such churches and institutions as may under existing law be furnished water without charge by the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be predicated only on the quantity of water used in excess of the amount fixed by the Mayor in each case as to which no water charge is made.
D.C. Code § 34-1239 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / § 34-1239
§ 34-1239. Rights reserved to District.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 34-705 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 7 / § 34-705
§ 34-705. Failure or refusal to furnish information; furnishing false information; failure to keep proper accounts.
Status: in_force

Any officer, agent, or employee of any public utility who shall fail or refuse to fill out and return any blanks, as required by this subtitle, or shall fail or refuse to answer any question therein propounded, or shall knowingly or wilfully give a false answer to any such question, or shall evade the answer to any such question where the fact inquired of is within his knowledge, or who shall, upon proper demand, fail or refuse to exhibit to the Commission or any commissioner or any person authorized to examine the same, any book, paper, account, record, or memoranda of such public utility which is in his possession or under his control, or who shall fail to properly use and keep his system of accounting, or any part thereof, as prescribed by the Commission under this subtitle, or who shall refuse to do any act or thing in connection with such system of accounting when so directed by the Commission or its authorized representative shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, and a penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 shall, on conviction, be imposed on the public utility for each such offense when such officer, agent, or employee acted in obedience to the direction, instruction, or request of such public utility or any general officer thereof.
D.C. Code § 34-2413.06 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 24 / § 34-2413.06
§ 34-2413.06. Nonprofit housing developments — Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 34-1402 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 14 / § 34-1402
§ 34-1402. Conduits and overhead wires for electric lighting prohibited in streets; house connections authorized.
Status: in_force

Until Congress shall provide for a conduit system it shall be unlawful to lay conduits or erect overhead wires for electric lighting purposes in any road, street, avenue, highway, park, or reservation, except as specifically authorized by law; provided, however, that the Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to issue permits for house connections with conduits and overhead wires existing on June 4, 1897, adjacent to the premises with which such connection is to be made; and also permits for public lighting connections with conduits existing on June 4, 1897, in the portion of the street proposed to be lighted. And nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect in any way any litigation pending on June 4, 1897, involving the validity or invalidity or legality of the construction of any conduits made since June 18, 1896, nor to prevent the United States Electric Lighting Company from extending conduits into Columbia Heights, Washington Heights, and Mount Pleasant within the fire limits as specifically provided in §§ 34-1401 and 34-1901.01 .
D.C. Code § 34-2114 — DC Code / Title 34 / Chapter 21 / § 34-2114
§ 34-2114. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.