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2 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.
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10 A BILL
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15 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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19 To require the Mayor in partnership with the Department of Aging and Community
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21 residents who rely on storage units for their personal belongings.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
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25 act may be cited as the “Senior Citizens’ Storage Fee Protection Act of 2024”.
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27 Sec. 2. Minimum percentage cap on storage units for senior citizens.
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29 (a) The Mayor in partnership with DACL shall establish a minimum percentage
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31 cap on storage facility fees for senior residents;
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33 (b) The Mayor and DACL shall determine the criteria for senior residents to
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35 qualify for the storage facility fee cap benefit.
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37 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
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39 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the
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41 fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act
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43 of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D. C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
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45 Sec. 4. Effective date.
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47 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto
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49 by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of
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51 congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home
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53 Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-
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55 206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the district of Columbia Register.
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