The CRIAC Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 aims to amend the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 and the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996. The bill clarifies that property owners or occupants in the District are required to pay an impervious area charge assessed by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water). Specifically, it introduces a new subsection in the Public Works Act that mandates payment of this charge and repeals an existing subsection, while also adding a new subsection to the Water and Sewer Authority Act that outlines the assessment methodology for the impervious area charge based on the amount of impervious surface on a property.

Additionally, the bill establishes that failure to pay the impervious area charge will result in a lien on the property, which can be enforced by the Mayor. It also allows property owners or occupants to contest the charge through established procedures. The bill includes a minor amendment to clarify the inclusion of the impervious area charge in existing language. The act is set to apply retroactively from March 25, 2009, and will remain in effect for a maximum of 90 days following approval by the Mayor.