ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-273
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 3, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Department of For-Hire Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985 to authorize
the Department of For-Hire Vehicles to enforce traffic laws against carrier-for-hire
vehicles.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Department of For-Hire Vehicles Delivery Vehicle Traffic
Enforcement Expansion Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) On July 11, 2023, the Council passed the Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective
July 27, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-195; 70 DCR 10737) (“emergency act”). The emergency act will
expire on October 25, 2023.
(b) On September 19, 2023, the Council passed the Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, passed
on 2nd reading on September 19, 2023 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-370) (“temporary act”). The
temporary act is now pending Mayoral review.
(c) To prevent a gap in the law between the expiration of the emergency act and the
effective date of the temporary act, it is now necessary to pass this congressional review
emergency legislation.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Delivery Vehicle Traffic Enforcement Expansion Congressional Review Emergency
Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.