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C ouncilmember Charles Allen 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 16
to amend the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to 17
provide that money in the Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge Assistance Fund may be 18
provided to eligible residential customers of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 19
Authority for payment of amounts due to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 20
Authority; and to amend the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 21
2014 to establish a December 31, 2022, deadline for the first submission of proposed 22
stewardship plans to the Department of Energy and Environment, and to clarify that 23
manufacturers must accept covered electronic equipment for recycling and reuse where a 24
customer purchases the same type of electronic equipment from the manufacturer. 25
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That thi s 27
resolution may be cited as the “CRIAC Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency 28
Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 29
Sec. 2. (a) On November 1, 2022, the Council passed the CRIAC Assistance Fund 30
Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective November 28, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-0675; 69 DCR 31
014786) (“emergency measure”). The emergency measure is set to expire on February 20, 2023. 32
(b) On November 15, 2022, the Council passed the CRIAC Assistance Fund Temporary 33
Amendment Act of 2022, enacted on December 8, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-0695; 69 DCR 015129) 34
(“temporary measure”). The temporary measure has been transmitted to Congress and has a 35
projected law date of March 8, 2023. 36
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(c) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the 37
law between the expiration of the emergency measure and the effective date of the temporary 38
measure. 39
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 40
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the CRIAC 41
Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a 42
single reading. 43
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 44