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                                            AN ACT

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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   To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the Advisory Neighborhood

         Commissions Act of 1975 to continue authorization for Advisory Neighborhood

         Commissions to meet remotely.

      BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

Act may be cited as the “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Remote Operations

Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023”.

        Sec. 2. Section 14(b) of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975, effective

March 26, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-58; D.C. Official Code § 1-309.11(b)) is amended as follows:

        (a) Paragraph (1A) is repealed.

        (b) A new paragraph (1C) is added to read as follows:

                “(1C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Advisory Neighborhood

Commissioner may call a meeting and remotely participate in that meeting and vote on matters

before the Commission without being physically present through a teleconference or through

digital means identified by the Commission for this purpose. Members physically or remotely

present shall be counted for determination of a quorum.”.

       Sec. 3. Applicability

       This act shall apply as of July 26, 2023.

       Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.

       The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact

statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved

October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

       Sec. 5. Effective date.

       This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the

Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than

90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section

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412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;

D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).

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              Chairman

              Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor

District of Columbia

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