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A BILL 1
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25-168 3
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
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To amend the Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs Act of 2006 to 10
establish a special fund to support programs that promote the welfare of the lesbian, gay, 11
bisexual, transgender, and questioning community; and to amend the District of 12
Columbia Revenue Act of 1937 to require the Mayor to design and issue one or more 13
LGBTQ Pride motor vehicle identification tags to promote the welfare of the lesbian, 14
gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community. 15
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 17
act may be cited as the “Pride Plates Amendment Act of 2023”. 18
Sec. 2. The Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs Act of 2006, 19
effective April 4, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-89; D.C. Official Code § 2-1381 et seq.), is amended by 20
adding a new section 4b to read as follows: 21
“Sec. 4b. Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs Fund. 22
“(a) There is established as a special fund the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 23
Transgender, and Questioning Affairs Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Office 24
in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. 25
“(b) All fees collected pursuant to section 2n(b)(1) of Title IV of the District of Columbia 26
Revenue Act of 1937, as approved by the Committee on Transportation and the Environment on 27
DATE, 2023 (Committee print of Bill 25-168), shall be deposited into the Fund. 28 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(c) Money in the Fund shall be used by the Office to support programs that promote the 29
welfare of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community. 30
“(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not 31
revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end 32
of a fiscal year, or at any other time. 33
“(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds 34
appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation. 35
“(e) The Mayor shall report annually to the Council on the revenues and activities of the 36
Fund.”. 37
Sec. 3. Title IV of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, approved August 17, 38
1937 (50 Stat. 679; D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.01 et seq.), is amended by adding a new 39
section 2n to read as follows: 40
“Sec. 2n. Issuance of LGBTQ Pride motor vehicle identification tags. 41
“(a) The Mayor shall design and make available for issue one or more LGBTQ Pride 42
motor vehicle identification tags demonstrating support for the LGBTQ community. 43
“(b)(1) A resident ordering an LGBTQ Pride tag shall pay a one-time application fee and 44
a display fee each year thereafter. The application fee shall be $25, and the display fee shall be 45
$20, or such other amount as may be established by the Mayor by rule. 46
“(2) The application fee and annual display fee shall be deposited into the Office 47
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs Fund, established by section 4b 48 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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of the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs Act of 2006, as approved by 49
the Committee on Transportation and the Environment on DATE, 2023 (Committee print of Bill 50
25-168).”. 51
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 52
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 53
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 54
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 55
Sec. 5. Effective date. 56
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 57
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 58
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 59
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 60
Columbia Register. 61