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9 A BILL
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13 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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18 To order, on a temporary basis, the closing of a 10-foot-wide unimproved public alley in Square
19 3701 abutting Lots 85 and 88 in Northeast Washington, D.C. in Ward 5.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That, this
22 act may be cited as the “Closing of a Public Alley in Square 3701, S.O. 23-06220, Temporary
23 Act of 2024”.
24 Sec. 2. (a) Pursuant to section 404 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
25 December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 787; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.04), and consistent with the Street
26 and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law
27 4-201; D.C. Official Code § 9-201.01 et seq.), the Council finds that the portion of public alley in
28 Square 5051, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 21-00136, is unnecessary for alley
29 purposes and orders it closed with title to the land to vest as shown on the Surveyor’s plat.
30 (b) The ordering of this alley closing is contingent upon the property owner receiving the
31 requisite public space approvals for parking and loading access prior to the recordation of the
32 plat by the Surveyor.
33 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
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34 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
35 statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
36 October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
37 Sec. 4. Effective date.
38 (a) This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
39 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as
40 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
41 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
42 Columbia Register.
43 (b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
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