Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

                                            AN ACT

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To approve, on an emergency basis, multiyear Contract No. DCCB-2020-F-0029 with Hausfeld,

       LLP to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General, and to authorize

       payment for the goods and services received and to be received under the contract.

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

act may be cited as the Contract No. DCCB-2020-F-0029 with Hausfeld, LLP Approval and

Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2021.

       Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved

December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code  1-204.51), and notwithstanding the

requirements of section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8,

2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code  2-352.02), the Council approves multiyear

Contract No. DCCB-2020-F-0029 with Hausfeld, LLP to provide legal services to the Office of

the Attorney General for litigation against Amazon.com, Inc., and authorizes payment in the not-

to-exceed amount of $55 million for the goods and services received and to be received under the

contract.

       Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

       The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal

impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,

approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code  1-301.47a).

       Sec. 4. Effective date.

       This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the

Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than

90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in

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section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87

Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code  1-204.12(a)).

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              Chairman

              Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor

District of Columbia

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