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District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0845 Compare Versions

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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9		-	AN ACT
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14		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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19		-	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Freedom of Information Act of 1976 to exempt from
20		-	disclosure critical infrastructure information or plans that contain critical infrastructure
21		-	information for the critical infrastructures of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
22		-	Authority.
23		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
24		-	act may be cited as the “DC Water Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Clarification
25		-	Emergency Amendment Act of 2024”.
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27		-	Sec. 2. Section 204(a)(15) of the Freedom of Information Act of 1976, effective March
28		-	29, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code § 2-534(a)(15)), is amended by striking the phrase
29		-	“critical infrastructures of companies that are regulated by the Public Service Commission of the
30		-	District of Columbia” and inserting the phrase “critical infrastructures of the District of
31		-	Columbia Water and Sewer Authority or companies that are regulated by the Public Service
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34		-	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
35		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
36		-	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
37		-	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-301.47a).
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39		-	Sec. 4. Effective date.
40		-	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
41		-	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than
42		-	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section
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	5	+	________________________________ 1
	6	+	Councilmember Charles Allen 2
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	11	+	A BILL 7
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	13	+	____________ 9
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	16	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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	18	+	____________________ 14
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	21	+	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Freedom of Information Act of 1976 to exempt from 17
	22	+	disclosure critical infrastructure information or plans that contain critical infrastructure 18
	23	+	information for the critical infrastructures of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 19
	24	+	Authority. 20
	25	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
	26	+	act may be cited as the “DC Water Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Clarification 22
	27	+	Emergency Amendment Act of 2024”. 23
	28	+	Sec. 2. Section 204(a)(15) of the Freedom of Information Act of 1976, effective March 24
	29	+	29, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code § 2-534(a)(15)), is amended by striking the phrase 25
	30	+	“critical infrastructures of companies that are regulated by the Public Service Commission of the 26
	31	+	District of Columbia” and inserting the phrase “critical infrastructures of the District of 27
	32	+	Columbia Water and Sewer Authority or companies that are regulated by the Public Service 28
	33	+	Commission of the District of Columbia” in its place. 29
	34	+	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 30
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52		-	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;
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57		-	Chairman
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	38	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 31
	39	+	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 32
	40	+	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-301.47a). 33
	41	+	Sec. 4. Effective date. 34
	42	+	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 35
	43	+	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 36
	44	+	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 37
	45	+	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 38
	46	+	D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 39