ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-694
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 29, 2024
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need order the closing of two
portions of the public alley system, including a 20-foot-wide segment in Square 5051 in
Northeast, in Ward 7; and to amend section 47-4701 of the District of Columbia Official
Code to clarify when a tax abatement financial analysis must be provided for a bill with a
tax abatement that is not of general applicability.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5051, S.O. 21-00136, Second
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
Sec. 2. (a) On July 9, 2024, the Council approved the Closing of a Public Alley in Square
5051, S.O. 21-00136, Emergency Act of 2024, effective July 26, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-547; 71
DCR 9984)(“Emergency Act”). The Emergency Act is set to expire on October 24, 2024. The
Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5051, S.O. 21-00136, Act of 2024, enacted on October 24,
2024 (D.C. Act 25-597; 71 DCR ____)(“Permanent Act”) was approved by the Council on final
reading on October 1, 2024, and signed by the Mayor, but still must undergo congressional
review. Because the Permanent Act must undergo congressional review, it will not be in effect
before the Emergency Act expires. This new emergency measure is necessary to prevent a gap in
the law between the expiration of the Emergency Act and the effective date of the Permanent
Act.
(b) District law currently requires a completed tax abatement financial analysis (“TAFA”)
before the Council can hold a hearing on a bill with a tax exemption or abatement that is not of
general applicability. The Office of Chief Financial Officer estimates that, on average, a TAFA
may take as long as 4 weeks to complete. The Committee of the Whole has scheduled a hearing
for the Downtown Arena Revitalization Act of 2024, as introduced on October 18, 2024 (Bill 25-
1004), to take place on November 14, 2024. The Office of Chief Financial Officer cannot
complete a TAFA before this date. As such, it is necessary to amend Section 47-4701 of the
District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that a TAFA must be completed and provided to the
Council before final reading.
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Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5051,
S.O. 21-00136, Second Emergency Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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