ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-271
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 3, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the District of Columbia Applications Insurance Implementation Act to repeal
the direction to the Mayor that the functions enumerated in the act be delegated to the
Director of the Department of Buildings.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Floodplain Review Authority Congressional Review Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) On July 11, 2023, the Council approved the Floodplain Review Authority
Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective July 27, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-188; 70 DCR 10716)
(“emergency measure”). The emergency measure is set to expire on October 25, 2023.
(b) The Floodplain Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, passed on 2nd reading on
September 19, 2023 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-355) (“temporary measure”), was approved by
the Council on final reading at the September 19, 2023, legislative meeting. Because the
temporary measure must undergo congressional review, it will not be in effect before the
emergency measure expires.
(c) This congressional review emergency is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between
the expiration of the emergency measure and effective date of the temporary measure.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Floodplain Review Authority
Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.