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