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7		-	AN ACT
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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17		-	To amend the Retail Incentive Act of 2004 to designate certain neighborhoods as Retail Priority
18		-	Areas, including neighborhoods within the Mount Vernon Triangle , Eastern Market,
19		-	Barracks Row, and Georgia Avenue areas.
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21		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
22		-	act may be cited as the “ Great Streets Program Expansion Neighborhood Retail Priority
23		-	Amendment Act of 2024”.
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25		-	Sec. 2. Section 4 of the Retail Incentive Act of 2004, effective September 8, 2004 (D.C.
26		-	Law 15-185; D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.73), is amended as follows:
27		-	(a ) Subsection (o) is amended as follows:
28		-	(1) Strike the phrase “beginning at the intersection of Euclid Street, N.W., and
29		-	Georgia Avenue, N.W.; continuing north along Georgia Avenue, N.W., to Kenyon Street, N.W.;
30		-	thence continuing west along Kenyon Street, N.W., to Sherman Avenue, N.W.; continuing north
31		-	along Sherman Avenue, N.W., to New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.;” and insert the phrase
32		-	“beginning at the intersection of Howard Place, N.W., and 4th Street, N.W., thence continuing
33		-	west along Howard Place, N.W., to Georgia Avenue, N.W., thence continuing south along
34		-	Georgia Avenue, N.W., to Barry Place, N.W., thence continuing west along Barry Place, N.W.,
35		-	to Sherman Avenue, N.W., thence continuing north along Sherman Avenue, N.W., to New
36		-	Hampshire Avenue, N.W.;” in its place.
37		-	(2) Strike the phrase “until the point where 7th Street, N.W., becomes Warder
38		-	Street, N.W.; thence continuing further south along Warder Street, N.W., to Kenyon Avenue,
39		-	N.W.; thence continuing west along Kenyon Avenue, N.W., to Georgia Avenue, N.W.; and
40		-	thence south on Georgia Avenue, N.W., to the beginning point.” and insert the phrase “, thence
41		-	continuing south along 7th Street, N.W., to Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., thence continuing
42		-	east along Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., to Park Place, N.W., thence continuing south along
43		-	Park Place, N.W. until the point where Park Place, N.W. becomes Hobart Place, N.W., thence
44		-	continuing west on Hobart Place, N.W. until the point where Hobart Place, N.W. becomes 5th
45		-	Street, N.W., thence continuing south on 5th Street, N.W. to the point where 5th Street, N.W. ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	7	+	A BILL 1
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	9	+	25-488 3
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	12	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6
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	14	+	_______________ 8
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	17	+	To amend the Retail Incentive Act of 2004 to designate certain neighborhoods as Retail Priority 11
	18	+	Areas, including neighborhoods within the Mount Vernon Triangle , Eastern Market, 12
	19	+	Barracks Row, and Georgia Avenue areas. 13
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	21	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 15
	22	+	act may be cited as the “ Great Streets Program Expansion Neighborhood Retail Priority 16
	23	+	Amendment Act of 2024”. 17
	24	+	Sec. 2. Section 4 of the Retail Incentive Act of 2004, effective September 8, 2004 (D.C. 18
	25	+	Law 15-185; D.C. Official Code § 2-1217.73), is amended as follows: 19
	26	+	(a ) Subsection (o) is amended as follows: 20
	27	+	(1) Strike the phrase “beginning at the intersection of Euclid Street, N.W., and 21
	28	+	Georgia Avenue, N.W.; continuing north along Georgia Avenue, N.W., to Kenyon Street, N.W.; 22
	29	+	thence continuing west along Kenyon Street, N.W., to Sherman Avenue, N.W.; continuing north 23
	30	+	along Sherman Avenue, N.W., to New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.;” and insert the phrase 24
	31	+	“beginning at the intersection of Howard Place, N.W., and 4th Street, N.W., thence continuing 25
	32	+	west along Howard Place, N.W., to Georgia Avenue, N.W., thence continuing south along 26
	33	+	Georgia Avenue, N.W., to Barry Place, N.W., thence continuing west along Barry Place, N.W., 27 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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51		-	becomes 4th Street, N.W., continuing south on 4th Street, N.W. to Howard Place, N.W., and
52		-	thence west on Howard Place, N.W., to the beginning point.” in its place.
53		-	(b) Subsection (r) is amended as follows:
54		-	(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the word “and” at the end.
55		-	(2) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the
56		-	phrase “; and” in its place.
57		-	(3) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows:
58		-	“(4) The area bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center lines of
59		-	2nd Street, S.E., and Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.; continuing southeast along the center line of
60		-	Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., to K Street , S.E.; continuing north and circumferentially along the
61		-	center line of Barney Circle, S.E..”.
62		-	(c) Subsection (s) is amended by striking the phrase “continuing southwest along the center
63		-	line of New York Avenue, N.W.,” and inserting the phrase “ continuing northeast along the center
64		-	line of New York Avenue, N.W., to the center line of New Jersey Avenue, N.W.; continuing
65		-	southeast along the center line of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., to the center line of Massachusetts
66		-	Avenue, N.W.; continuing northwest along the center line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. to the
67		-	center line of 7th Street N.W.; continuing north along the center line of 7th Street N.W .,” in its
68		-	place.
69		-	(d) New subsections (t) and (u) are added to read as follows:
70		-	“(t) There is established the Eastern Market Retail Priority Area, which shall consist of the
71		-	parcels, squares, and lots within or abutting the boundary of the following area: Beginning at the
72		-	intersection of North Carolina Avenue, S.E., and 6th Street, S.E.; continuing northeast along the
73		-	center line of North Carolina Avenue, S.E., to the center line of 8th Street, S.E.; continuing south
74		-	along the center line of 8th Street S.E., to the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.; continuing
75		-	northwest along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., to the center line of 6th Street, S.E.,
76		-	continuing north along the center line of 6th Street, S.E., to the beginning point .
77		-	“(u) There is established the Barracks Row Retail Priority Area, which shall consist of the
78		-	parcels, squares, and lots within or abutting the boundary of the following area: Beginning at the
79		-	intersection of D Street, S.E., 7th Street, S.E., and South Carolina Avenue, S.E.; continuing east
80		-	along the center line of D Street, S.E., to the center line of 8th Street, S.E.; continuing south along
81		-	the center line of 8th Street, S.E., to the center line of M Street, S.E.”.
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83		-	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
84		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact
85		-	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
86		-	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a).
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88		-	Sec. 4. Effective date.
89		-	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
90		-	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review as ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	39	+	to Sherman Avenue, N.W., thence continuing north along Sherman Avenue, N.W., to New 28
	40	+	Hampshire Avenue, N.W.,” in its place. 29
	41	+	(2) Strike the phrase “until the point where 7th Street, N.W., becomes Warder 30
	42	+	Street, N.W.; thence continuing further south along Warder Street, N.W., to Kenyon Avenue, 31
	43	+	N.W.; thence continuing west along Kenyon Avenue, N.W., to Georgia Avenue, N.W.; and 32
	44	+	thence south on Georgia Avenue, N.W., to the beginning point.” and insert the phrase “, thence 33
	45	+	continuing south along 7th Street, N.W., to Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., thence continuing 34
	46	+	east along Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., to Park Place, N.W., thence continuing south along 35
	47	+	Park Place, N.W. until the point where Park Place, N.W. becomes Hobart Place, N.W., thence 36
	48	+	continuing west on Hobart Place, N.W. until the point where Hobart Place, N.W. becomes 5th 37
	49	+	Street, N.W., thence continuing south on 5th Street, N.W. to the point where 5th Street, N.W. 38
	50	+	becomes 4th Street, N.W., continuing south on 4th Street, N.W. to Howard Place, N.W., and 39
	51	+	thence west on Howard Place, N.W., to the beginning point.” in its place. 40
	52	+	(b) Subsection (r) is amended by adding a new paragraph (4) to read as follows: 41
	53	+	“(4) The area bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center lines of 42
	54	+	2nd Street, S.E., and Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.; continuing southeast along the center line of 43
	55	+	Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., to K Street , S.E.; continuing north and circumferentially along the 44
	56	+	center line of Barney Circle, S.E.;”. 45
	57	+	(c) Subsection (s) is amended by striking the phrase “continuing southwest along the center 46
	58	+	line of New York Avenue, N.W.” and inserting the phrase “continuing northeast along the center 47 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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	64	+	line of New York Avenue, N.W., to the center line of New Jersey Avenue, N.W.; continuing 48
	65	+	southeast along the center line of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., to the center line of Massachusetts 49
	66	+	Avenue, N.W.; continuing northwest along the center line of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. to the 50
	67	+	center line of 7th Street N.W.; continuing north along the center line of 7th Street N.W.,” in its 51
	68	+	place. 52
	69	+	(d) New subsections (t) and (u) are added to read as follows: 53
	70	+	“(t) There is established the Eastern Market Retail Priority Area, which shall consist of the 54
	71	+	parcels, squares, and lots within or abutting the boundary of the following area: Beginning at the 55
	72	+	intersection of North Carolina Avenue, S.E., and 6th Street, S.E.; continuing northeast along the 56
	73	+	center line of North Carolina Avenue, S.E., to the center line of 8th Street, S.E.; continuing south 57
	74	+	along the center line of 8th Street S.E., to the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.; continuing 58
	75	+	northwest along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., to the center line of 6th Street, S.E., 59
	76	+	continuing north along the center line of 6th Street, S.E., to the beginning point . 60
	77	+	“(u) There is established the Barracks Row Retail Priority Area, which shall consist of the 61
	78	+	parcels, squares, and lots within or abutting the boundary of the following area: Beginning at the 62
	79	+	intersection of D Street, S.E., 7th Street, S.E., and South Carolina Avenue, S.E.; continuing east 63
	80	+	along the center line of D Street, S.E., to the center line of 8th Street, S.E.; continuing south along 64
	81	+	the center line of 8th Street, S.E., to the center line of M Street, S.E.”. 65
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100		-	provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24,
101		-	1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1- 206.02(c)(1)).
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105		-	Chairman
106		-	Council of the District of Columbia
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113		-	Mayor
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	90	+	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 69
	91	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact 70
	92	+	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 71
	93	+	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 72
	94	+	Sec. 4. Effective date. 73
	95	+	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 74
	96	+	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review as 75
	97	+	provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 76
	98	+	1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1- 206.02(c)(1)). 77