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DC Code § 8-671.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants|§ 8-671.09. Amendment or termination by consent

(a) An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by: (1) The environmental agency; (2) Unless waived by the environmental agency, the current owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant; (3) Each person that originally signed the covenant, unless the person waived in a signed record the right to consent or a court finds that the person no longer exists or cannot be located or identified with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and (4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2) of this section, the holder. (b) If an interest in real property is subject to an environmental covenant, the interest is not affected by an amendment of the covenant unless the current owner of the interest consents to the amendment or has waived in a signed record the right to consent to amendments. (c) Except for an assignment undertaken pursuant to a governmental reorganization, assignment of an environmental covenant to a new holder is an amendment. (d) Except as otherwise provided in an environmental covenant: (1) A holder may not assign its interest without consent of the other parties; (2) A holder may be removed and replaced by agreement of the other parties specified in subsection (a) of this section; and (3) A court of competent jurisdiction may fill a vacancy in the position of holder.  (May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 109, 53 DCR 1652.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 8-671.03 and § 8-671.08. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 9 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
DC Code § 8-671.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants|§ 8-671.10. Enforcement of environmental covenant

(a) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by: (1) A party to the covenant; (2) The Attorney General of the District of Columbia; (3) Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce; (4) A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected by the alleged violation of the covenant; or (5) A municipality or other unit of local government in which the real property subject to the covenant is located. (b) This chapter does not limit the regulatory authority of the environmental agency or the Environmental Health Administration, or its successor, under law other than this chapter with respect to an environmental response project. (c) A person is not responsible for or subject to liability for environmental remediation solely because it has the right to enforce an environmental covenant.  (May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 110, 53 DCR 1652.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 8-671.03. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 10 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
DC Code § 8-671.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants|§ 8-671.12. Rules

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.  (May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 112, 53 DCR 1652.)  Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 12 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
DC Code § 8-671.13 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants|§ 8-671.13. Uniformity of application and construction

In applying and construing this uniform act [this chapter], consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.  (May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 113, 53 DCR 1652.)  Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 13 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
DC Code § 8-671.14 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 6C - Uniform Environmental Covenants|§ 8-671.14. Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 467; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101 of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(a) ) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103 of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7003(b) ).  (May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-95, § 114, 53 DCR 1652.)  Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 14 of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
DC Code § 8-701 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-701. Regulations for the collection and disposal of garbage. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 2, 1895, 28 Stat. 758, ch. 176; May 2, 2002, D.C. Law 14-116, § 6, 49 DCR 1945; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(a), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-501. 1973 Ed., § 6-501. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 14-116 substituted “Mayor” for “Council of the District of Columbia”. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6 of Food Regulation Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-128, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7939). For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6 of Food Regulation Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-147, October 23, 2001, 48 DCR 10183). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 6 of Food Regulation Temporary Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-55, December 6, 2001, law notification 49 DCR 356). Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. New Implementing Regulations New implementing regulations: Pursuant to this section, the following new regulations were adopted in 1983: The “Solid Waste Regulations Amendments Act of 1983” (D.C. Law 5-20, August 2, 1983, 30 DCR 3331). Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(139) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-702 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-702. Contracts for collection and disposal of garbage and refuse. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (May 18, 1910, 36 Stat. 389, ch. 248; Mar. 3, 1915, 38 Stat. 904, ch. 80; Apr. 6, 1978, D.C. Law 2-69, § 4, 24 DCR 6800; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(b), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-502. 1973 Ed., § 6-502. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title.
DC Code § 8-703 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-703. Disposal by feeding to livestock. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (May 6, 1918, 40 Stat. 541, ch. 67, § 6; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(c), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-503. 1973 Ed., § 6-503. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-704 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 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. [Transferred]

Recodified as § 8-741.  (July 11, 1919, 41 Stat. 39, ch. 6, § 2; Feb. 22, 1921, 41 Stat. 1144, ch. 70, § 7; June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 533, ch. 300, § 18; Mar. 21, 2009, D.C. Law 17-317, § 2, 56 DCR 209.)
DC Code § 8-705 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-705. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Condemnation of sites authorized. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 1; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 571, Pub. L. 91-358, title I,§§ 155(c)(21), 166(c); Oct. 9, 1987, D.C. Law 7-38, § 6, 34 DCR 5326; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-505. 1973 Ed., § 6-505. Section References This section is referenced in § 8-707, § 8-708, § 8-709, and § 8-710. Transfer of Functions The functions, powers and duties of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission were transferred to the National Capital Planning Commission by the Act of July 19, 1952, 66 Stat. 790, ch. 949, § 1. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-706 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-706. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Construction authorized. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 2; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-506. 1973 Ed., § 6-506. Section References This section is referenced in § 8-711. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-707 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-707. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Commencement of operation; other manner of disposal prohibited; exceptions; enforcement. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 3; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-507. 1973 Ed., § 6-507. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(140) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-708 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-708. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Penalties. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1549, ch. 688, § 4; Oct. 5, 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, § 458, 32 DCR 4450; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-508. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-709 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-709. Incinerators for combustible refuse— Purchase of machinery and employment of personnel authorized. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1550, ch. 688, § 5; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-509. 1973 Ed., § 6-509. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-710 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-710. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Appropriation authorized; abandonment of leased plant. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1550, ch. 688, § 6; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(d), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-510. 1973 Ed., § 6-510. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-711 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7 - Garbage. [Repealed]|§ 8-711. Incinerators for combustible refuse — Use by certain Maryland and Virginia municipalities. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (May 15, 1930, 46 Stat. 334, ch. 286; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-154, § 301(e), 61 DCR 9971.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-511. 1973 Ed., § 6-511. Editor's Notes For present law, see Chapters 10B and 10C of this title. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(141) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 8-731 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7A - Trash Collection Noise Violation Abatement|§ 8-731. Complaints of trash collection noise violations; hearings; notice of infraction

(a) Any person may file a complaint of a trash collection noise violation with the Mayor. (b) A complaint under subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted in written form prescribed by the Mayor and made available on the District of Columbia website. The complaint shall be submitted within one week of the alleged violation and shall be signed by an original complainant who shall attest to its accuracy, under penalty of perjury. The complaint shall include: (1) The name of the individual or company alleged to have violated section 2806 of Title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations; (2) The location of the alleged violation; (3) The date and time of the alleged violation; and (4) Any additional identifying information about the trash truck or its driver. (c) A District inspector need not witness a violation for a complaint to be valid. (d) A complainant under subsection (a) of this section may appear and give testimony at any administrative hearing or administrative review of the complaint, or any other judicial or quasi-judicial action that may result from the complaint. (e) If the Mayor deems that the complaint has merit, the Mayor shall file a Notice of Infraction pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 and with the Office of Administrative Hearings. (f) This section shall not apply to complaints relating to Department of Public Works trash trucks.  (Nov. 19, 2008, D.C. Law 17-259, § 2, 55 DCR 10881.)  Delegation of Authority Delegation of Authority—Trash Collection Noise Violations Abatement Act of 2008, see Mayor’s Order 2009-28, March 16, 2009 ( 56 DCR 6764).
DC Code § 8-732 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection|Chapter 7A - Trash Collection Noise Violation Abatement|§ 8-732. Rules

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 chapter.  (Nov. 19, 2008, D.C. Law 17-259, § 3, 55 DCR 10881.)  Cross References Illegal dumping, enforcement, see § 8-903. Illegal dumping, forfeitures, see § 8-905. Illegal dumping, prohibition and penalties, see § 8-902. Licensure, clean hands requirement, prohibition against issuance of licenses, see § 47-2862. Solid waste management and multi-material recycling, fines and penalties, see § 8-1017.