DC
District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0582

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0582 Compare Versions

OldNewDifferences
1- ENROLLED ORIGINAL
2-
3-
4-
5-
61 1
72
8-AN ACT
3+ _____________________________ 1
4+ Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2
5+ 3
6+ 4
7+ 5
8+ 6
9+A BILL 7
10+ 8
11+_________ 9
12+ 10
13+ 11
14+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
15+ 13
16+__________________ 14
17+ 15
18+ 16
19+To amend, on an emergency basis, An Act To provide a People’s Counsel for the Public 17
20+Service Commission in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes to extend 18
21+the allowable holdover period of the People ’s Counsel until a successor takes office. 19
22+ 20
23+BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
24+act may be cited as the “ People’s Counsel Holdover Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 22
25+2023”. 23
26+Sec. 2. Section 1 of An Act To provide a People’s Counsel for the Public Service 24
27+Commission in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved January 2, 1975 (88 25
28+Stat. 1975; D.C. Official Code 34- 804), is amended by adding a new subsection (b- 1) to read as 26
29+follows: 27
30+ “(b-1) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section and section 2(c) of the Confirmation 28
31+Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1- 523.01(c)), a 29
32+person appointed to the People’s Counsel may serve in a holdover capacity after the expiration of 30
33+his or her term until his or her successor takes office.” . 31
34+Sec. 3. Applicability. 32
35+Section 2 shall apply as of December 5, 2023. 33 2
936
10-________________
11-
12-
13-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
14-
15-________________________
16-
17-
18-To amend, on an emergency basis, An Act To provide a People’s Counsel for the Public
19-Service Commission in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes to extend
20-the allowable holdover period of the People ’s Counsel until a successor takes office.
21-
22-BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
23-act may be cited as the “ People’s Counsel Holdover Extension Emergency Amendment Act of
24-2023”.
25-
26-Sec. 2. Section 1 of An Act To provide a People’s Counsel for the Public Service
27-Commission in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved January 2, 1975 (88
28-Stat. 1975; D.C. Official Code 34- 804), is amended by adding a new subsection (b- 1) to read as
29-follows:
30- “(b-1) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section and section 2(c) of the Confirmation
31-Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1- 523.01(c)), a
32-person appointed to the People’s Counsel may serve in a holdover capacity after the expiration of
33-his or her term until his or her successor takes office.” .
34-
35-Sec. 3. Applicability.
36-Section 2 shall apply as of December 5, 2023.
37-
38-Sec 4. Fiscal impact statement.
39- The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
40-statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
41-October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a).
42-
43- Sec. 5. Effective date.
44- This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
45-Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than
46-90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section ENROLLED ORIGINAL
47-
48-
49-
50-
51-2
52-
53-412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;
54-D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.12(a)).
55-
56-
57-
58-______________________________
59-Chairman
60-Council of the District of Columbia
61-
62-
63-
64-
65-
66-_________________________________
67-Mayor
68-District of Columbia
69-
70-
71-
37+Sec 4. Fiscal impact statement. 34
38+ The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 35
39+statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 36
40+October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 37
41+ Sec. 5. Effective date. 38
42+ This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 39
43+Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 40
44+90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 41
45+412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 42
46+D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.12(a)). 43