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2 Chairman Phil Mendelson
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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 the 20-foot-wide public alley stub in Square 5051
19 in Northeast, in Ward 7.
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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 5051, S.O. 21-00136, 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 satisfying the conditions set forth
31 by Washington Gas in the official file for S.O. 20-00136 prior to the recordation of the plat by
32 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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