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| 8 | | - | A RESOLUTION |
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| 10 | | - | 25-541 |
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| 12 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 14 | | - | June 25, 2024 |
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| 17 | | - | To declare an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Housing Production Trust Fund |
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| 18 | | - | Act of 1988 to insert net zero energy requirements for large residential and mixed-use |
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| 19 | | - | construction projects receiving local subsidies; the Clean Energy DC Building Code |
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| 20 | | - | Amendment Act of 2022 to require periodic reporting on the development of universal |
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| 21 | | - | net zero energy building code regulations that will apply to residential and mixed-use |
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| 22 | | - | construction; and the Green Building Act of 2006 to remove those net zero energy |
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| 23 | | - | compliance provisions inserted by the Greener Government Buildings Amendment Act of |
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| 24 | | - | 2022 that apply to residential and mixed-use projects; and to repeal the Green Housing |
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| 25 | | - | Transition Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2024. |
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| 27 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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| 28 | | - | resolution may be cited as the “Green Housing Coordination Emergency Declaration Resolution |
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| 29 | | - | of 2024”. |
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| 31 | | - | Sec. 2. (a) Under the Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, the |
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| 32 | | - | Mayor is required to promulgate rules by the end of calendar year 2026 that will impose a net |
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| 33 | | - | zero energy standard, including a prohibition on onsite fossil fuel combustion on most new |
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| 34 | | - | construction and major renovation projects. |
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| 35 | | - | (b) On January 12, 2023, Mayor Bowser signed into law the Greener Government |
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| 36 | | - | Buildings Act of 2022 (“GGBA”), which among other things compels District government |
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| 37 | | - | agencies to achieve net zero energy compliance in most new or substantially improved |
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| 38 | | - | government-owned and government-funded buildings. |
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| 39 | | - | (c) The Council funded the GGBA as part of the fiscal year 2024 budget process. |
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| 40 | | - | (d) In light of earlier legislation, the effect of the net zero energy compliance provisions |
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| 41 | | - | of the GGBA was to accelerate the existing net zero mandate specifically for government and |
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| 42 | | - | government-funded buildings. |
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| 43 | | - | (e) The Council, in consultation with the executive, affordable housing providers, and |
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| 44 | | - | local environmental advocates, has determined that the timing and nature of net zero standards |
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| 45 | | - | for residential and mixed-use construction projects should be adjusted. ENROLLED ORIGINAL |
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| 50 | | - | 2 |
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| 52 | | - | (f) Large new-construction residential and mixed-use projects that receive funding |
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| 53 | | - | through the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Consolidated Request for |
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| 54 | | - | Proposals process should still be held to strong environmental standards, but these standards |
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| 55 | | - | should be applied through the solicitation and award process rather than the building permit |
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| 56 | | - | process. |
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| 57 | | - | |
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| 58 | | - | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute |
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| 59 | | - | an emergency making it necessary that the Green Housing Coordination Emergency Amendment |
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| 60 | | - | Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading. |
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| 61 | | - | |
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| 62 | | - | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 2 | + | Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2 |
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| 3 | + | 3 |
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| 4 | + | 4 |
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| 5 | + | 5 |
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| 6 | + | A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6 |
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| 7 | + | __________ 7 |
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| 8 | + | 8 |
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| 9 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 |
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| 10 | + | ____________________ 10 |
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| 11 | + | 11 |
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| 12 | + | To declare an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Housing Production Trust Fund 12 |
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| 13 | + | Act of 1988 to insert net zero energy requirements for large residential and mixed- use 13 |
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| 14 | + | construction projects receiving local subsidies; the Clean Energy DC Building Code 14 |
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| 15 | + | Amendment Act of 2022 to require periodic reporting on the development of universal 15 |
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| 16 | + | net zero energy building code regulations that will apply to residential and mixed- use 16 |
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| 17 | + | construction; and the Green Building Act of 2006 to remove those net zero energy 17 |
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| 18 | + | compliance provisions inserted by the Greener Government Buildings Amendment Act of 18 |
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| 19 | + | 2022 that apply to residential and mixed- use projects; and to repeal the Green Housing 19 |
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| 20 | + | Transition Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2024. 20 |
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| 21 | + | 21 |
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| 22 | + | RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 22 |
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| 23 | + | resolution may be cited as the “Green Housing Coordination Emergency Declaration Resolution 23 |
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| 24 | + | of 2024”. 24 |
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| 25 | + | Sec. 2. (a) Under the Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, the 25 |
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| 26 | + | Mayor is required to promulgate rules by the end of calendar year 2026 that will impose a net 26 |
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| 27 | + | zero energy standard, including a prohibition on onsite fossil fuel combustion, on most new 27 |
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| 28 | + | construction and major renovation projects. 28 |
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| 29 | + | (b) On January 12, 2023, Mayor Bowser signed into law the Greener Government 29 |
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| 30 | + | Buildings Act of 2022 (GGBA) , which among other things compels District government 30 |
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| 31 | + | agencies to achieve net zero energy compliance in most new or substantially improved 31 |
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| 32 | + | government-owned and government-funded buildings. 32 |
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| 33 | + | (c) The Council funded the GGBA as part of the fiscal year 2024 budget process. 33 (d) In light of earlier legislation, the effect of the net zero energy compliance provisions 34 |
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| 34 | + | of the GGBA was to accelerate the existing net zero mandate specifically for government and 35 |
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| 35 | + | government-funded buildings. 36 |
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| 36 | + | (e) The Council, in consultation with the executive, affordable housing providers, and 37 |
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| 37 | + | local environmental advocates, has determined that the timing and nature of net zero standards 38 |
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| 38 | + | for residential and mixed-use construction projects should be adjusted. 39 |
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| 39 | + | (d) Large new-construction residential and mixed -use projects that receive funding 40 |
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| 40 | + | through the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Consolidated Request for 41 |
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| 41 | + | Proposals process should still be held to strong environmental standards , but these standard s 42 |
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| 42 | + | should be applied through the solicitation and award process rather than the building permit 43 |
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| 43 | + | process. 44 |
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| 44 | + | Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 45 |
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| 45 | + | enumerated in section 2 constitute an emergency making it necessary that the Green Housing 46 |
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| 46 | + | Coordination Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading. 47 |
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| 47 | + | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 48 |
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