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| 2 | 2 | | _______________________________ _______________________________ 1 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL 13 |
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| 17 | 17 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 16 |
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| 18 | 18 | | _________________________ 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | To amend Title 50 of the District of Columbia Code to permit the registration of one motor 19 |
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| 21 | 21 | | vehicles per resident without regard to any debts owed by the applicant to the District. 20 |
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| 23 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 22 |
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| 24 | 24 | | act may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Registration Access Amendment Act of 2024”. 23 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Sec. 2. Section 2(a) of An Act to provide additional revenue for the District of 24 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Columbia, and for other purposes, approved August 17, 1937 (50 Stat. 680; D.C. Official 25 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Code §50-1501.02(a)) is amended as follows: 26 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) The existing text is designated as paragraph(1). 27 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows: 28 |
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| 30 | 30 | | “(2) Notwithstanding any other law, no applicant for a 29 |
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| 31 | 31 | | vehicle registration shall be denied the opportunity to register a vehicle based on failure or 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | inability to pay any unpaid debt to the District government, including traffic fines, penalties, and 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | other debts established pursuant to section (c)(2) of this chapter, or Chapter 23 of Title 50 of the 34 |
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| 37 | 37 | | District of Columbia Official Code. The Mayor may limit registrations under this section to one 36 |
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| 39 | 39 | | vehicle registered under the name of a natural person. 38 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Sec. 3. Section 47-2861(2) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 39 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | follows: 40 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (a) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the word “or” at the end. 41 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (b) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; or” in 42 |
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| 44 | 44 | | its place. 43 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (c) A new subparagraph (D) is added to read as follows: 44 |
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| 46 | 46 | | “(D) Any motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to §§ 50-1501.02.”. 45 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 46 |
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| 48 | 48 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 47 |
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| 49 | 49 | | impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 48 |
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| 50 | 50 | | approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 49 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Sec. 5. Effective date. 50 |
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| 52 | 52 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 51 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 52 |
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| 54 | 54 | | provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 53 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 54 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Columbia Register. 55 |
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