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District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0089

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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7-A RESOLUTION
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11-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13-February 7, 2023
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16-To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
17-to amend the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to
18-provide that money in the Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge Assistance Fund may be
19-provided to eligible residential customers of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
20-Authority for payment of amounts due to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
21-Authority; and to amend the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of
22-2014 to establish a December 31, 2022, deadline for the first submission of proposed
23-stewardship plans to the Department of Energy and Environment, and to clarify that
24-manufacturers must accept covered electronic equipment for recycling and reuse where a
25-customer purchases the same type of electronic equipment from the manufacturer.
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27- RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
28-resolution may be cited as the “ CRIAC Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency
29-Declaration Resolution of 2023” .
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31- Sec. 2. (a) On November 1, 2022, the Council passed the CRIAC Assistance Fund
32-Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective November 2 2, 2022 (D.C. Act 24- 675; 69 DCR
33-14786) (“emergency measure”). The emergency measure is set to expire on February 20, 2023.
34- (b) On November 15, 2022, the Council passed the CRIAC Assistance Fund Temporary
35-Amendment Act of 2022, enacted on December 8, 2022 (D.C. Act 24- 695; 69 DCR 15129)
36-(“temporary measure”). The temporary measure has been transmitted to Congress and has a
37-projected law date of March 8, 2023.
38- (c) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the
39-law between the expiration of the emergency measure and the effective date of the temporary
40-measure.
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42- Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
43-enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the CRIAC
44-Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 202 3 be adopted after a
45-single reading.
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47- Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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4+ C ouncilmember Charles Allen 2
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8+A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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13+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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18+To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 16
19+to amend the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to 17
20+provide that money in the Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge Assistance Fund may be 18
21+provided to eligible residential customers of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 19
22+Authority for payment of amounts due to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 20
23+Authority; and to amend the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 21
24+2014 to establish a December 31, 2022, deadline for the first submission of proposed 22
25+stewardship plans to the Department of Energy and Environment, and to clarify that 23
26+manufacturers must accept covered electronic equipment for recycling and reuse where a 24
27+customer purchases the same type of electronic equipment from the manufacturer. 25
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29+ RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That thi s 27
30+resolution may be cited as the “CRIAC Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency 28
31+Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 29
32+ Sec. 2. (a) On November 1, 2022, the Council passed the CRIAC Assistance Fund 30
33+Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective November 28, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-0675; 69 DCR 31
34+014786) (“emergency measure”). The emergency measure is set to expire on February 20, 2023. 32
35+ (b) On November 15, 2022, the Council passed the CRIAC Assistance Fund Temporary 33
36+Amendment Act of 2022, enacted on December 8, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-0695; 69 DCR 015129) 34
37+(“temporary measure”). The temporary measure has been transmitted to Congress and has a 35
38+projected law date of March 8, 2023. 36  
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40+ (c) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the 37
41+law between the expiration of the emergency measure and the effective date of the temporary 38
42+measure. 39
43+ Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 40
44+enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the CRIAC 41
45+Assistance Fund Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a 42
46+single reading. 43
47+ Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 44