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| 4 | 4 | | _________________________________ 3 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | A BILL 10 |
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| 12 | 12 | | _____________________ 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 13 |
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| 15 | 15 | | ______________________________________________________ 14 |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Section 1005 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official code to provide 16 |
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| 18 | 18 | | the buildings and grounds belonging to and used by an institution, organization, or 17 |
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| 19 | 19 | | other entity exempt from real property taxation under Section 1002 shall not be 18 |
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| 20 | 20 | | assessed and taxed where the building or grounds are used for solar energy 19 |
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| 21 | 21 | | generation, energy storage, and energy management activities. 20 |
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| 23 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 22 |
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| 25 | 25 | | That this act may be cited as the “Nonprofit Solar Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 24 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2024”. 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Sec. 2. Section 1005 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is 27 |
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| 29 | 29 | | amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows: 28 |
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| 30 | 30 | | “(e) This section shall not apply to buildings or grounds used for solar energy 29 |
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| 31 | 31 | | generation, energy storage, energy management activities that comply with Energy Star 30 |
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| 32 | 32 | | guidelines, or electric vehicle charging.”. 31 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement . 32 |
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| 34 | 34 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the 33 |
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| 35 | 35 | | fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act 34 |
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| 36 | 36 | | of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 35 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Sec. 4. Effective Date. 36 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto 37 |
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| 39 | 39 | | by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of 38 |
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| 40 | 40 | | congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home 39 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-40 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register. 41 |
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