District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0253 Compare Versions

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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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		-	June 6, 2023
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16		-	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to extend the hours of
17		-	operation, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages for on-premises retailer,
18		-	manufacturer, and temporary license holders during the 2023 Women’s World Cup
19		-	Tournament.
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21		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
22		-	resolution may be cited as the “2023 Women’s World Cup Emergency Declaration Resolution of
23		-	2023”.
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25		-	Sec. 2. (a) The 2023 Women’s World Cup Tournament is scheduled to occur between
26		-	July 20, 2023 and August 20, 2023, in the host nations of Australia and New Zealand. This
27		-	event takes place every 4 years and is a Super-Bowl-type sporting event for soccer fans.
28		-	Australia and New Zealand are ahead of the District of Columbia by 14 hours and 16 hours,
29		-	respectively. Notwithstanding the time difference, local soccer fans are expected to watch the
30		-	2023 Women’s World Cup tournament regardless of the hour. To meet the demand, some
31		-	licensed establishments will likely want to amend their hours for this sporting event. To allow
32		-	on-premises retailers, manufacturers, and temporary license holders to remain open for
33		-	operation, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages during the hours of the
34		-	Women’s World Cup tournament, as was done previously with the 2022 Federation
35		-	Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) World Cup Tournament, emergency action is
36		-	necessary so that licensees can avail themselves of the extended hours.
37		-	(b) Emergency legislation is needed to clarify that licensees seeking approval to modify
38		-	their hours for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Tournament shall be required to register
39		-	with the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board and provide notice to the Alcoholic Beverage
40		-	and Cannabis Administration and Metropolitan Police Department to allow for the advance
41		-	planning of staffing and resources.
42		-	(c) The emergency legislation requires registration to be completed no later than 3
43		-	calendar days before the first day of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Tournament.
44		-	Consequently, it is necessary for the Council to pass this legislation on an emergency basis.
45		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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51		-	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
52		-	emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 2023 Women’s World Cup Emergency
53		-	Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
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55		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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	5	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 4
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	9	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8
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	12	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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	15	+	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to extend the hours of 14
	16	+	operation, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages for on-premises 15
	17	+	retailer, manufacturer, and temporary license holders during the 2023 Women’s 16
	18	+	World Cup Tournament. 17
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	20	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That 19
	21	+	this resolution may be cited as the “2023 Women’s World Cup Emergency Declaration 20
	22	+	Resolution of 2023”. 21
	23	+	Sec. 2. (a) The 2023 Women’s World Cup Tournament is scheduled to occur 22
	24	+	between July 20, 2023 and August 20, 2023 in the host nations of Australia and New 23
	25	+	Zealand. This event takes place every 4 years and is a Super-Bowl-type sporting event 24
	26	+	for soccer fans. Australia and New Zealand are ahead of the District of Columbia by 14 25
	27	+	hours and 16 hours, respectively. Notwithstanding the time difference, local soccer fans 26
	28	+	are expected to watch the 2023 Women’s World Cup tournament regardless of the hour. 27
	29	+	To meet the demand, some licensed establishments will likely want to amend their hours 28
	30	+	for this sporting event. To allow on-premises retailers, manufacturers, and temporary 29
	31	+	license holders to remain open for operation, sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic 30
	32	+	beverages during the hours of the Women’s World Cup tournament, as was done 31
	33	+	previously with the 2022 Federation Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) 32 2
	34	+	World Cup Tournament, emergency action is necessary so that licensees can avail 33
	35	+	themselves of the extended hours. 34
	36	+	(b) Emergency legislation is needed to clarify that licensees seeking 35
	37	+	approval to modify their hours for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Tournament shall 36
	38	+	be required to register with the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and 37
	39	+	Metropolitan Police Department to allow for the advance planning of staffing and 38
	40	+	resources. 39
	41	+	(c) The emergency legislation requires registration to be completed no 40
	42	+	later than 3 calendar days before the first day of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup 41
	43	+	Tournament. Consequently, it is necessary for the Council to pass this legislation on an 42
	44	+	emergency basis. 43
	45	+	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 44
	46	+	constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 2023 Women’s World 45
	47	+	Cup Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. 46
	48	+	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 47