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4 Councilmember Trayon White Sr.
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7 A BILL
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9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12 To amend, on an emergency basis, the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 to permit the
13 Mayor to approve a petition by the Anacostia BID to expand its geographic area to
14 include exempt real property owners.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
17 act may be cited as the “Anacostia Business Improvement District Temporary Amendment Act
18 of 2024”.
19 Sec. 2. Section 21 of the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective May 29,
20 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Official Code § 2-1215.21 et seq.), is amended as follows:
21 (a) Designate the existing text as subsection (a).
22 (b) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows:
23 “(b) The Mayor may approve a petition by the Anacostia BID to expand its geographic area to
24 include exempt real property owners adjacent to or abutting the Anacostia BID’s geographical
25 area as delineated in DC Code §2-1215.59 .”.
26 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
27 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal
28 impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
29 approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code §1-206.02(c)(3)).
30 Sec. 4. Effective date.
31 (a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by
32 the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review
33 as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
34 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
35 Columbia Register.
36 (b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.