ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 2, 2021
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend Title III of the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018 to revise
the timeline for phase-in of smaller buildings into the Building Energy Performance
Standards Program implemented by the Department of Energy and Environment, to
require the Department of Energy and Environment to establish new building energy
performance standards every 6 years instead of every 5 years, to clarify language
requiring buildings to comply with the building energy performance standards, and to
provide that the strategic energy management plan for District buildings shall be
delivered by January 1, 2021; and to amend the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925 to
provide that the rules revising the calculation of the vehicle excise tax shall be issued by
January 1, 2021, and to provide that changes to the vehicle excise tax shall be revenue
neutral or revenue positive.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical Amendment Congressional
Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2021.
Sec. 2. (a) On October 20, 2020, the Council passed the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus
Technical Amendment Emergency Act of 2020, effective November 17, 2020 (D.C. Act 23-482;
67 DCR 13858) (emergency act), which expires on February 14, 2021.
(b) On November 10, 2020, the Council passed the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical
Amendment Temporary Act of 2020, enacted on December 7, 2020 (D.C. Act 23-500; 67 DCR
14383) (temporary act), which is pending congressional review.
(c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the
expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the
CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical Amendment Congressional Review Emergency Act of
2021 be adopted after a single reading.
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Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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