2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 25A - Performance Parking Zones › § 50–2531.01. Performance Parking Program Fund

§ 50–2531.01. Performance Parking Program Fund.
(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Performance Parking Program Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) All parking-meter revenue collected within the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone established by § 50-2538 that exceeds baseline revenue from metered spaces within the zone as of October 1, 2023, as determined by the Director of the Department of Transportation, shall be deposited in the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Up to 60% shall be used to repay the cost of procurement and maintenance of new meters and related signage for the pilot program in the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone;
(2) Once the cost of meter procurement is paid in full for the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone, up to 5% shall be used to pay for meter maintenance and related signage in that zone; and
(3) The remaining balance shall be used solely for the following purposes within and immediately adjacent to the Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone:
(A) Place management initiatives;
(B) Public space maintenance;
(C) Public safety initiatives;
(D) Transportation safety and public space improvements; and,
(E) Support for businesses.
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(Nov. 25, 2008, D.C. Law 17-279, § 2a; as added Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 6083(b), 58 DCR 6226; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 6042(b), 59 DCR 8025; Dec. 24, 2013, D.C. Law 20-61, § 6032, 60 DCR 12472; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 6013(a), 65 DCR 9388; Sept. 6, 2023, D.C. Law 25-50, § 6112(a), 70 DCR 10366.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 50-2603.
Effect of Amendments
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-168 rewrote (a); and added “projects within the zone from which revenues were raised for” in (b).
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 20-61 rewrote (a)(2); and deleted “for projects within the zone from which revenues were raised” following “continually available” in (b).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 6013(a) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 6013(a) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6032 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6032 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311).
Short Title
Section 6031 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle D of Title VI of the act may be cited as the “District Department of Transportation Parking Meter Revenue Amendment Act of 2013”.
Editor's Notes
Applicability of D.C. Law 20-61: Section 11001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that, except as otherwise provided, the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.