ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
24-215
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 13, 2021
To declare the existence of an emergency due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978 to make
certain multifamily residential structures eligible for historic homeowner grants.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the Targeted Historic Preservation Assistance Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2021.
Sec. 2. (a) A subtitle was included in the Mayors proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Support Act of 2021 that would have expanded eligibility for the Historic Homeowner Grant
Program to multifamily buildings. The Committee of the Whole recommended that subtitle be
struck to have the benefit of a hearing before moving forward with permanent legislation.
(b) The impetus for the subtitle was apparently an immediate need for an historic
common interest community located in the Meridian Hill and Mount Pleasant Historic Districts.
(c) The multifamily property has historic features that are in immediate need of repair
because historically significant elements of the outside of the building are deteriorating and the
common interest community owners cannot afford the needed repairs.
(d) Without this legislation, the Historic Preservation Office may need to approve the
removal of the deteriorating exterior features, which would have a negative impact on historic
preservation.
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
Targeted Historic Preservation Assistance Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 be adopted after
a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.