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Councilmember Charles Allen 3
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A BILL 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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To amend the Freedom of Information Act of 1976 to exempt from disclosure critical 17
infrastructure information or plans that contain critical infrastructure information for the 18
critical infrastructures of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF TH E DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
act may be cited as the “DC Water Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Clarification 22
Amendment Act of 2023”. 23
Sec. 2. Section 204(a)(15) of the Freedom of Information Act of 1976, effective March 24
29, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code § 2-534(a)(15)), is amended by striking the phrase 25
“critical infrastructures of companies that are regulated by the Public Service Commission of the 26
District of Columbia” and inserting the phrase “critical infrastructures of the District of 27
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority or companies that are regulated by the Public Service 28
Commission of the District of Columbia” in its place. 29
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 30
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 31
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 32
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 33
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Sec. 4. Effective date. 34
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 35
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 36
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 37
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 38
Columbia Register. 39