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2 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie
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4 A BILL
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7 IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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10 To amend Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columba Official Code to provide real
11 property located at tax exemption for the Washington Human Society, on a property
12 located at 1022 M Street, SE, SSL 0976 0014.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
15 act may be cited as the "Washington Humane Society Real Property Tax Exemption and
16 Equitable Tax Relief Act of 2024".
17 Sec. 2. Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as
18 follows:
19 (a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read
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21 "47-1099.14. The Washington Humane Society Real Property Tax Exemption"
22 (b) A new section 47-1099.14 is added to read as follows:
23 Ҥ 47-1099.14
24 “(a) The real property, and any improvements on the property, located at 1022 M Street,
25 SE, in Lot 0014, Square 0976 owned by the Washington Human Society shall be exempt from
26 the tax imposed by Chapter 8 of this title, so long as the Property is owned by the Washington
27 Humane Society.”
28 “(b) The tax exemption provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be in addition to, and
29 not in lieu of, any other tax exemption for the Washington Humane Society.”
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31 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement
32 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 22
33 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 23
34 approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
35 Sec. 4. Effective date.
36 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
37 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as
38 provided in Section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
39 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
40 Columbia Register, and there is hereby appropriated such amounts as are necessary to effectuate
41 the intent of this bill.
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