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DC Code § 6-1311 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 13 - Regulation of Foreign Missions|§ 6-1311. Enforcement

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make available any benefits to a foreign mission contrary to this chapter. The United States, acting on its own behalf or on behalf of a foreign mission, has standing to bring or intervene in an action to obtain compliance with this chapter, including any action for injunctive or other equitable relief. (b) Upon the request of any federal agency, any state or local government agency, or any business or other person that proposes to enter into a contract or other transaction with a foreign mission, the Secretary shall advise whether the proposed transaction is prohibited by any regulation or determination of the Secretary under this chapter.  (Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 290, Pub. L. 97-241, § 211.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 5-1211. Effective Dates For effective date of amendment made by title II of Pub. L. 97-241, Historical and Statutory Notes following § 6-1301.
DC Code § 6-1312 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 13 - Regulation of Foreign Missions|§ 6-1312. Presidential approved procedures and guidelines

The authorities granted to the Secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be exercised in accordance with procedures and guidelines approved by the President.  (Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 290, Pub. L. 97-241, § 212.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 5-1212. Effective Dates For effective date of amendment made by title II of Pub. L. 97-241, Historical and Statutory Notes following § 6-1301.
DC Code § 6-1313 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 13 - Regulation of Foreign Missions|§ 6-1313. Extraordinary protective services

(a) General authority. — The Secretary may provide extraordinary protective services for foreign missions directly, by contract, or through state or local authority to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary in carrying out this chapter, except that the Secretary may not provide under this section any protective services for which authority exists to provide such services under § 3056A(a)(7) and (d) of Title 18, United States Code. (b) Requirement of extraordinary circumstances. — The Secretary may provide funds to a state or local authority for protective services under this section only if the Secretary has determined that a threat of violence, or other circumstances, exists which requires extraordinary security measures which exceed those which local law enforcement agencies can reasonably be expected to take. (c) Consultation with Congress before obligation of funds. — Funds may be obligated under this section only after regulations to implement this section have been issued by the Secretary after consultation with appropriate committees of the Congress. (d) Restrictions on use of funds. — Of the funds made available for obligation under this section in any fiscal year: (1) Not more than 20% may be obligated for protective services within any single state during that year; and (2) Not less than 15% shall be retained as a reserve for protective services provided directly by the Secretary or for expenditures in local jurisdictions not otherwise covered by an agreement for protective services under this section. The limitations on funds available for obligation in this subsection shall not apply to unobligated funds during the final quarter of any fiscal year. (e) Period of agreement with state or local authority. — Any agreement with a state or local authority for the provision of protective services under this section shall be for a period of not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, but such agreements may be renewed after review by the Secretary. (f) Requirement for appropriations. — Contracts may be entered into in carrying out this section only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation acts. (g) Working capital fund. — Amounts used to carry out this section shall not be subject to § 6-1308(h).  (Aug. 24, 1982, Pub. L. 97-241, § 214; as added Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 405, Pub. L. 99-93, § 126(a); Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 255, Pub. L. 109-177, § 605(d)(3).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 5-1213. Effect of Amendments Pub. L. 109-177, in subsec. (a), substituted “§ 3056A(a)(7) and (d) of Title 18” for “§§ 202(8) and 208 of Title 3”. Effective Dates Section 126(e) of Pub. L. 99-93 provided that the amendments made by the section shall take effect on October 1, 1985.
DC Code § 6-1314 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 13 - Regulation of Foreign Missions|§ 6-1314. Use of foreign mission in a manner incompatible with its status as a foreign mission

(a) Establishment of limitation on certain uses. — A foreign mission may not allow an unaffiliated alien the use of any premise of that foreign mission which is inviolable under United States law (including any treaty) for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission, including use as a residence. (b) Temporary lodging. — For the purposes of this section, the term “residence” does not include such temporary lodging as may be permitted under regulations issued by the Secretary. (c) Waiver. — The Secretary may waive subsection (a) of this section with respect to all foreign missions of a country (and may revoke such a waiver) 30 days after providing written notification of such a waiver, together with the reasons for such waiver (or revocation of such a waiver), to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (d) Report. — Not later than 180 days after December 23, 1987, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress concerning the implementation of this section and shall submit such other reports to the Congress concerning changes in implementation as may be necessary. (e) Definitions. — For the purposes of this section: (1) The term “foreign mission” includes any international organization as defined in § 6-1309(b). (2) The term “unaffiliated alien” means, with respect to a foreign country, an alien who: (A) Is admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant, and (B) Is not a member, or a family member of a member, of a foreign mission of that foreign country.  (Aug. 24, 1982, Pub. L. 97-241, § 215; as added Dec. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 1343, Pub. L. 100-204, title I, § 128(a).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 5-1214. Effective Dates Section 128(b) of Pub. L. 100-204 provided that: “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any foreign mission beginning on the Dates of enactment of this Act. “(2)(A) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning 6 months after the Dates of enactment of this Act with respect to any nonimmigrant alien who is using a foreign mission as a residence or a place of business on the Dates of enactment of this Act. “(B) The Secretary of State may delay the effective Dates provided for in subparagraph (A) for not more than 6 months with respect to any nonimmigrant alien if the Secretary finds that a hardship to that alien would result from the implementation of subsection (A).”
DC Code § 6-1331 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 13A - Foreign-Government-Owned Real Property Task Force|§ 6-1331. Foreign-Government-Owned Real Property Task Force

(a) There is established the Foreign-Government-Owned Real Property Task Force ("Task Force") with the purpose of serving as a collaborative body to address matters relating to real property, including all buildings located on such real property, owned by foreign governments or their instrumentalities. (b) The Task Force shall meet on a quarterly basis to review and identify issues with real property owned by foreign governments or their instrumentalities to include: (1) The tax status of such property; (2) The condition of such property; and (3) Whether such property is in substantial compliance with District laws and regulations. (c) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: (1) Three Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, each of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor from Advisory Neighborhood Commission ("ANC") 2B, ANC 2D, ANC 3C, or ANC 3F; provided, that no more than one Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner may be appointed from a single ANC; (2) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or the Director's designee; (3) The Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Office of Tax and Revenue, or the Deputy Chief Financial Officer's designee; (4) The Director of the Department of Public Works, or the Director's designee; (5) The Secretary of the District of Columbia, or the Secretary's designee; (6) The Chairman of the Council, or the Chairman's designee; and (7) The Director of the United States Department of State's Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM"), or the Director's designee. (d) The Mayor shall designate one member of the Task Force to serve as its chairperson. (e) On or before October 1 of each year, the Task Force shall submit to the Mayor, the Council, and OFM a report of its findings and recommendations to address the issues outlined in subsection (b) of this section. (f) The Task Force shall convene its first meeting no later than 90 days after March 22, 2019.  (Mar. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-254, § 4, 66 DCR 1335.)
DC Code § 6-1451.03a (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements|§ 6-1451.03a. Electric vehicle make-ready parking spaces in new multi-unit residential and commercial buildings. [Not Funded]

Not Funded.  (Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 4a; as added Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-194, § 2(b), 68 DCR 001100.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-194: § 3 of D.C. Law 23-194 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(b) of D.C. Law 23-194 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 6-1451.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements|§ 6-1451.04. Compliance review

(a) The Mayor shall verify compliance with the requirements of this chapter as specified in §§ 6-1451.02 and 6-1451.03 through: (1) An agency of the District government; or (2) Third-party entities which meet criteria to be established by the Mayor by rulemaking within 180 days of March 8, 2007. (b) The Mayor shall review the qualifications of each third-party entity approved under subsection (a)(2) of this section at least every 2 years to determine if the entity shall remain eligible to conduct the verifications required in §§ 6-1451.02 and 6-1451.03. (c) Notwithstanding Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], for the purposes of establishing compliance with §§ 6-1451.02 and 6-1451.03, verification of a project shall be based upon the standards in effect one year prior to the applicant’s first of the following interactions with the District: (A) The approval of a land disposition agreement; (B) The submission of an application to the Board of Zoning Adjustment for a variance or special exception relief; (C) The submission of an application to the Zoning Commission for a planned unit development or other approval requiring Zoning Commission action; (D) The submission of an application to the Historic Preservation Review Board or the Mayor’s Agent for the Historic Preservation Review Board; or (E) Other substantial land-use interactions with the District as defined through rulemaking by the Mayor. (d) Verification that a project has complied with the requirements of this chapter shall not relieve an applicant of any obligations or liabilities otherwise existing under law and shall not relieve the District of its obligation to review all construction documents in the manner otherwise prescribed by law. (e) An applicant may apply for verification of a project by the Mayor at any time. (f) Verification decisions by the Mayor shall be considered official interpretations of the requirements of this chapter and may be appealed by an applicant pursuant to subsection 112.1 of Title 12 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (12 DCMR § 112.1) [CDCR 12A-112].  (Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 5, 54 DCR 377; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 154, 56 DCR 1117; June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-139, § 2(d), 59 DCR 2555.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 6-1451.01 and § 6-1451.03. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in subsec. (f). D.C. Law 19-139 rewrote subsec. (c), which formerly read: “(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 5 of Title 2, for the purposes of establishing compliance with standards in §§ 6-1451.02 and 6-1451.03, verification of a project shall be based upon the standards in effect 6 months prior to the submission of the first construction permit application.”
DC Code § 6-1451.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements|§ 6-1451.06. Incentives. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 7, 54 DCR 377; Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-349, § 2(e), 58 DCR 724; June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-139, § 2(e), 59 DCR 2555.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 2-1212.24 and § 6-1451.01.
DC Code § 6-1451.07a (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements|§ 6-1451.07a. Benchmarking Enforcement Fund

(a) There is established as a special fund the Benchmarking Enforcement Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Penalties collected pursuant to § 6-1451.03(c)(2)(D) shall be deposited in the Fund. (c) Money in the Fund shall be used to support and improve the administration and practices of the benchmarking program established by this chapter. (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 fiscal plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.  (Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 8a; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 6062, 62 DCR 10905.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 6062 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
DC Code § 6-1451.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements|§ 6-1451.08. Green building fee

(a) A green building fee is established to fund the implementation of this chapter and the Green Building Fund. (b) Upon March 8, 2007, the green building fee shall be established by increasing the building permit fees in effect at the time in accordance with the following schedule of additional fees: (1) New construction — an additional $0.0020 per square foot. (2) Alterations and repairs exceeding $1,000 but not exceeding $1 million — an additional 0.13% of construction value; and (3) Alterations and repairs exceeding $1 million — an additional 0.065% of construction value.  (Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 9, 54 DCR 377; June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-139, § 2(g), 59 DCR 2555.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 6-1451.07. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-139, in subsec. (b), substituted “building permit” for “building construction permit”.
DC Code § 6-1451.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements|§ 6-1451.10. Exemptions and extensions

(a)(1) The Mayor may, in unusual circumstances and only upon a showing of good cause, grant an exemption from any of the requirements of this chapter based on: (A) Substantial evidence of a practical infeasibility or hardship of meeting a required green building standard; (B) A determination that the public interest would not be served by complying with such requirements; or (C) Other compelling circumstances as determined by the Mayor by rulemaking. (2) The burden shall be on the applicant to show circumstances to establish hardship or infeasibility under this section. (3) If the Mayor determines that the required verification requirement is not practicable for a project, the Mayor shall determine if another green building standard is practicable before exempting the project from all green building requirements. (4) The Mayor shall promulgate rules to establish requirements for the exemption process within 180 days of March 8, 2007. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, construction encompassed by building permits applied for within 6 months of March 8, 2007, shall be exempt from the verification requirements of this chapter. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, construction encompassed by a contract for a disposition agreement with the District or an instrumentality of the District for a property disposition for which a request for proposals was released prior to March 8, 2007, shall be exempt from the relevant current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings verification requirements, unless the disposition agreement is executed more than 12 months after March 8, 2007. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Mayor, upon a finding of reasonable grounds, may extend the period for green building verifications required in §§ 6-1451.02 and 6-1451.03, for 3 successive 4-month periods.  (Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 11, 54 DCR 377; Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-349, § 2(g), 58 DCR 724; June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-139, § 2(i), 59 DCR 2555.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 6-1451.09. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 18-349, in subsec. (c), substituted “current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings” for “LEED-NC 2.2, LEED-CI 2.0, or LEED-CS 2.0”. D.C. Law 19-139, in subsec. (b), substituted “building permit” for “building construction permit”.
DC Code § 6-1451.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements|§ 6-1451.11. Rules

(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 chapter. (b) The Mayor may issue proposed rules to adopt another rating system, in whole or in part. Proposed rules to adopt another rating system 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 the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved. (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of § 2-552(c), where the Mayor chooses to adopt a LEED or Green Communities standard as the District’s standard under this chapter, DOEE may do so by incorporating the LEED or Green Communities standard by reference in a Notice of Intent to take rulemaking action. When incorporating the LEED or Green Communities standard by reference, the notice shall include a specific indication of how and where a paper or electronic copy of such document may be inspected or obtained. Any amendments, supplements, or future editions to the LEED or Green Communities Standard shall be deemed to be included in the District’s standard; provided, that DOEE shall annually issue a Notice of Intent to adopt any amendments, supplements, or future editions to the LEED or Green Communities, in whole, or in part, or announce an intent to adopt a different standard.  (Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 12, 54 DCR 377; June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-139, § 2(j), 59 DCR 2555; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 6044(e), 63 DCR 10775.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 6-1451.01. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-139 rewrote the section, which formerly read: “(a) Within 180 days of March 8, 2007, the Mayor shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter. 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) The Mayor may issue proposed rules to adopt future amendments, supplements, and editions of the LEED rating system, or any other rating system, in whole or in part. 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.” Delegation of Authority Delegation of Authority—Green Building Act of 2006, see Mayor’s Order 2010-1, January 15, 2010 ( 57 DCR 641).
DC Code § 6-1502 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 15 - Economic Development Zone Incentives|§ 6-1502. Requirements for new economic development zones

(a) The Mayor may recommend as an economic development zone eligible for tax and other development incentives any area within the District of Columbia in which exists pervasive poverty, unemployment, or general economic distress as evidenced by 1 or more of the following factors: (1) The unemployment rate of the area is equal to at least 150% of the annual average unemployment rate in the District of Columbia for the immediately preceding calendar year, as determined by the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. (2) The poverty rate for families in the area is at least 20% , as determined by the United States Census Bureau. (3) The income of at least 70% of the residents of the area is not more than 80% of the median income of residents of the District of Columbia, as determined by the United States Census Bureau. (4) The population of the area has decreased at least 20% between the 2 most recent decennial census dates, as determined by the United States Census Bureau. (b) Before recommending any area as an economic development zone, the Mayor shall make the following findings: (1) That commercial or industrial development is significantly lacking in the area, but that there is a likely prospect of development if the incentives established by this chapter are available; and (2) That there is a lack of owner-occupied housing in the area. (c) Before recommending any area as an economic development zone, the Mayor shall also consider the following factors: (1) The degree to which the residents of the area may benefit from the job opportunities of an economic development zone; (2) The strength of neighborhood support for development efforts; and (3) The level of private sector commitments to an economic development zone.  (Oct. 20, 1988, D.C. Law 7-177, § 3, 35 DCR 6158.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 5-1402. Section References This section is referenced in § 6-1501.
DC Code § 6-1505 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations|Chapter 15 - Economic Development Zone Incentives|§ 6-1505. Application

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating in any person, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership, or other entity any right or entitlement to the tax and other development incentives established by this chapter.  (Oct. 20, 1988, D.C. Law 7-177, § 12, 35 DCR 6158.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 5-1405.