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11 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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13 | | - | _______________________ |
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16 | | - | To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the District Department of the |
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17 | | - | Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to provide that money in the Clean Rivers |
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18 | | - | Impervious Area Charge Assistance Fund may be provided to eligible residential |
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19 | | - | customers of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority for payment of |
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20 | | - | amounts due to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; and to amend the |
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21 | | - | Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 to establish a December |
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22 | | - | 31, 2022, deadline for the first submission of proposed stewardship plans to the |
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23 | | - | Department of Energy and Environment, and to clarify that manufacturers must accept |
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24 | | - | covered electronic equipment for recycling and reuse where a customer purchases the |
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25 | | - | same type of electronic equipment from the manufacturer. |
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27 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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28 | | - | act may be cited as the “ CRIAC Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency Amendment |
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29 | | - | Act of 2023” . |
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31 | | - | Sec. 2. Section 113a(c) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act |
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32 | | - | of 2005, effective September 11, 2019 (D.C. Law 23- 16; D.C. Official Code § 8 -151.13a(c)), is |
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33 | | - | amended as follows: |
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34 | | - | (a) The existing language is designated as paragraph (1). |
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35 | | - | (b) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows: |
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36 | | - | “(2)(A) In Fiscal Year 2023, money in the fund may be provided to eligible |
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37 | | - | residential customers of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC Water”) for |
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38 | | - | the payment of amounts due to DC Water. |
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39 | | - | “(B) A residential customer shall be deemed eligible for relief under this |
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40 | | - | paragraph where: |
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41 | | - | “(i) The residential customer is a resident of the District of Columbia; |
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42 | | - | “(ii) The residential customer’s annual household income is less than or |
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43 | | - | equal to 100% of the area median income; and |
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44 | | - | “(iii) Continued nonpayment of amounts due to DC Water will result in |
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45 | | - | the discontinuance of water service to the residential customer during Fiscal Year 2023. |
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46 | | - | “(C) Amounts made available from the Fund for relief provided under this |
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53 | | - | “(D) The Mayor may issue a grant, reprogramming, or other transfer of funds to |
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54 | | - | DC Water to implement this paragraph. |
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55 | | - | “(E) On or before July 1, 2022, the Department of Energy and Environment shall |
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56 | | - | provide data to the Council on, for Fiscal Year 2023, the number of residential customers |
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57 | | - | provided funding and the total dollar amount of funding provided to residential customers |
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58 | | - | pursuant to this paragraph.”. |
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60 | | - | Sec. 3. The Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014, effective |
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61 | | - | February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20- 154; D.C. Official Code § 8- 1041 et seq.), is amended as |
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62 | | - | follows: |
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63 | | - | (a) The lead in language of section 117(b) (D.C. Official Code § 8- 1041.03(b)) is |
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64 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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65 | | - | “(b) By December 31, 2022, October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer or |
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66 | | - | its partnership or representative organization as provided in subsection (c) of this section shall |
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67 | | - | submit an application for registration with the Mayor that shall include:”. |
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68 | | - | (b) Section 119(d) (D.C. Official Code § 8- 1041.05(d)) is amended to read as follows: |
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69 | | - | “(d) Beginning January 1, 2017, a manufacturer shall accept for recycling or reuse, on a |
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70 | | - | one-to-one basis with the purchase in the District of the same type of covered electronic |
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71 | | - | equipment, any brand of covered electronic equipment that is offered for return to the |
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72 | | - | manufacturer by a person in the District.”. |
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74 | | - | Sec. 3. Applicability. |
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75 | | - | This act shall apply as of November 22, 2022. |
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77 | | - | Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. |
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78 | | - | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact |
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79 | | - | statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved |
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80 | | - | October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). |
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82 | | - | Sec. 5. Effective date. |
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83 | | - | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the |
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84 | | - | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than |
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85 | | - | 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section |
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| 3 | + | ______________________________ 1 |
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| 4 | + | C ouncilmember Charles Allen 2 |
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101 | | - | 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; |
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102 | | - | D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.12(a)). |
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106 | | - | ______________________________ |
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107 | | - | Chairman |
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108 | | - | Council of the District of Columbia |
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115 | | - | Mayor |
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116 | | - | District of Columbia |
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| 8 | + | A BILL 6 |
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| 9 | + | 7 |
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| 10 | + | _______ 8 |
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| 13 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11 |
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| 15 | + | _______________________ 13 |
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| 18 | + | To amend, on an emergency basis, the District Department of the Environment Establishment 16 |
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| 19 | + | Act of 2005 to provide that money in the Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge 17 |
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| 20 | + | Assistance Fund may be provided to eligible residential customers of the District of 18 |
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| 21 | + | Columbia Water and Sewer Authority for payment of amounts due to the District of 19 |
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| 22 | + | Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; and to amend the Sustainable Solid Waste 20 |
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| 23 | + | Management Amendment Act of 2014 to establish a December 31, 2022, deadline for the 21 |
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| 24 | + | first submission of proposed stewardship plans to the Department of Energy and 22 |
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| 25 | + | Environment, and to clarify that manufacturers must accept covered electronic equipment 23 |
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| 26 | + | for recycling and reuse where a customer purchases the same type of electronic 24 |
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| 27 | + | equipment from the manufacturer. 25 |
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| 28 | + | 26 |
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| 29 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 27 |
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| 30 | + | act may be cited as the “CRIAC Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency Amendment 28 |
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| 31 | + | Act of 2023”. 29 |
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| 32 | + | Sec. 2. Section 113a(c) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act 30 |
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| 33 | + | 29 of 2005, effective September 11, 2019 (D.C. Law 23-16; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.13a(c)), 31 |
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| 34 | + | is 30 amended as follows: 32 |
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| 35 | + | (a) The existing language is designated as paragraph (1). 33 |
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| 36 | + | (b) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows: 34 |
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| 38 | + | “(2)(A) In Fiscal Year 2023, money in the fund may be provided to eligible 34 35 |
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| 39 | + | residential customers of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC Water”) for 36 |
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| 40 | + | the payment of amounts due to DC Water. 37 |
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| 41 | + | “(B) A residential customer shall be deemed eligible for reli ef under this 38 |
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| 42 | + | paragraph where: 39 |
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| 43 | + | “(i) The residential customer is a resident of the District of Columbia; 40 |
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| 44 | + | “(ii) The residential customer’s annual household income is less than or 41 |
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| 45 | + | equal to 100% of the area median income; and 42 |
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| 46 | + | “(iii) Continued nonpayment of amounts due to DC Water will result in 43 |
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| 47 | + | the discontinuance of water service to the residential customer during Fiscal Year 2023. 44 |
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| 48 | + | “(C) Amounts made available from the Fund for relief provided under this 45 |
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| 49 | + | paragraph shall not exceed the fund balance as of September 30, 2022. 46 |
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| 50 | + | “(D) The Mayor may issue a grant, reprogramming, or other transfer of funds to 47 |
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| 51 | + | DC Water to implement this paragraph. 48 |
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| 52 | + | “(E) On or before July 1, 2022, the Department of Energy and Environment shall 49 |
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| 53 | + | provide data to the Council on, for Fiscal Year 2023, the number of residential customers 50 |
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| 54 | + | provided funding and the total dollar amount of funding provided to residential customers 51 |
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| 55 | + | pursuant to this paragraph.”. 52 |
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| 56 | + | Sec. 3. The Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014, effective 53 |
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| 57 | + | February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-154; D.C. Official Code § 8-1041 et seq.), is amended as 54 |
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| 58 | + | follows: 55 |
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| 59 | + | (a) The lead in language of section 117(b) (D.C. Official Code § 8-1041.03(b)) is 56 |
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| 60 | + | amended to read as follows: 57 |
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| 62 | + | “(b) By December 31, 2022, October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer or 58 |
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| 63 | + | its partnership or representative organization as provided in subsection (c) of this section shall 59 |
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| 64 | + | submit an application for registration with the Mayor that shall include:”. 60 |
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| 65 | + | (b) Section 119(d) (D.C. Official Code § 8-1041.05(d)) is amended to read as follows: 61 |
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| 66 | + | “(d) Beginning January 1, 2017, a manufacturer shall accept for recycling or reuse, on a 62 |
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| 67 | + | one-to-one basis with the purchase in the District of the same type of covered electronic 63 |
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| 68 | + | equipment, any brand of covered electronic equipment that is offered for return to the 64 |
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| 69 | + | manufacturer by a person in the District.” 65 |
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| 70 | + | Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 66 |
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| 71 | + | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 67 |
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| 72 | + | statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 68 |
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| 73 | + | October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 69 |
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| 74 | + | Sec. 4. Effective date. 70 |
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| 75 | + | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 71 |
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| 76 | + | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 72 |
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| 77 | + | 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 73 |
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| 78 | + | 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 74 |
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| 79 | + | D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 75 |
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