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District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0199

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5-A RESOLUTION
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9-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11-May 2, 2023
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14-To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the District of
15-Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to clarify that the District of Columbia
16-Housing Authority is subject to the District’s procurement statutes and amend the
17-Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 to make conforming changes.
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19-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
20-resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Housing Authority Procurement
21-Clarification Emergency Amendment Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
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23-Sec. 2. (a). Section 20 of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999,
24-effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-219), (“Act”) requires the
25-District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) to draft regulations governing procurements
26-and submit those regulations to the Council for review.
27-(b) Section 20 of the Act exempts DCHA from the requirements of the District of
28-Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C Law 6-85; D.C.
29-Official Code § 2-301.01 et seq.) (“PPA”), a law which has been superseded by the Procurement
30-Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 ((D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code 2-
31-351.01 et seq.) (“PPRA”).
32-(c) Emergency legislation is necessary to clarify ambiguity in the law as to DCHA’s
33-relationship to the PPRA.
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35-Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
36-emergency circumstances making it necessary that the District of Columbia Housing Authority
37-Procurement Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
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39-Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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4+ Councilmember Robert C. White , Jr.
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9+A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 5
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13+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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17+To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve the proposed 13
18+procurement regulations submitted by the District of Columbia Housing Authority. 14
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20+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 16
21+resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Housing Authority Procurement 17
22+Clarification Amendment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 18
23+Sec. 2. (a). Section 20 of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, 19
24+effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13- 105; D.C. Official Code § 6- 219), requires the District of 20
25+Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) to draft regulations governing procurements and submit 21
26+those regulations to the Council for review. 22
27+(b) Section 20 also exempts DCHA from the requirements of the District of Columbia 23
28+Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C Law 6- 85; D.C. Official 24
29+Code § 2- 301.01 et seq .) (“PPA”), a law which has since been replaced by the Procurement 25
30+Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 ((D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code 2-26
31+351.01 et seq .) (“PPRA”). 27
32+(c) Emergency legislation is necessary to clarify ambiguity in the law as to DCHA’s 28
33+relationship to the PPRA. 29 2
34+Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 30
35+enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the District 31
36+of Columbia Housing Authority Procurement Clarification Emergency Amendment Declaration 32
37+Resolution of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. 33
38+Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 34