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| 2 | 2 | | ___________________________ 1 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Councilmember Trayon White Sr. 2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL 5 |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ 7 |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ______________ 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | To require, on an emergency basis, the District Department of Transportation to remove three 13 |
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| 15 | 15 | | trees located near the property line of 450 Xenia Street S.E., in Ward 8. 14 |
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| 17 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 16 |
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| 18 | 18 | | act may be cited as the “Xenia Street Tree Removal Emergency Act of 2023”. 17 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the prohibition in Section 2 of the Tree Protection Amendment 18 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Act of 2000, effective June 19, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-314; D.C. Official Code § 10-731) or any 19 |
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| 21 | 21 | | other provision of law, the District Department of Transportation shall remove the three trees 20 |
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| 22 | 22 | | located on or near the property line and walkway of 450 Xenia Street S.E. no later than July 6, 21 |
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| 23 | 23 | | 2023. 22 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 23 |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 24 |
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| 26 | 26 | | statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 25 |
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| 27 | 27 | | October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 26 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Sec. 4. Effective date. 27 |
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| 29 | 29 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 28 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 29 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 30 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 31 |
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| 33 | 33 | | D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 32 |
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