District Of Columbia 2025-2026 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill B26-0092 Compare Versions

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2	2	Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Brooke Pinto 2
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6	6	Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Robert White 6
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10	10	Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Christina Henderson 10
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14	14	Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Charles Allen 14
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25	25	I N T H E C O U N C I L O F T H E D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A 25
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30	30	To require that all lead service lines in the District on both public and private property be 30
31	31	replaced with non-lead lines by December 31, 2030, to prohibit the practice of partial 31
32	32	lead service line replacements, to prohibit the installation of new lead, brass, or 32
33	33	galvanized steel service lines, to require, by October 1, 2024, that owners of private 33
34	34	property serviced by a lead service line enroll in the Lead Service Line Replacement 34
35	35	Program or replace the lead service line themselves, to prescribe how owners of private 35
36	36	property may provide proof to DC Water that their service line does not contain lead, to 36
37	37	prescribe how DC Water is to treat properties with service lines of unknown composition, 37
38	38	to prescribe acceptable methods of testing service lines for lead, to establish robust notice 38
39	39	and public education requirements, to establish the Lead Service Line Replacement 39
40	40	Program to provide lead service line replacements at District properties at no cost to the 40
41	41	property owner, to establish a schedule by which DC Water is to prioritize properties for 41
42	42	lead service line replacements, to establish a high-priority lead service line replacement 42
43	43	program to prioritize replacement of lead service lines at child development facilities, 43
44	44	multi-unit residential properties, properties that previously underwent a partial lead 44
45	45	service line replacement, and homes with emergency service line repairs, to establish 45
46	46	plumbing system flushing protocols following a lead service line replacement, to require 46
47	47	DC Water to maintain a service line inventory and prescribe the contents of that 47 2
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49	49	inventory, to mandate that DC Water provide water filtration devices and replacement 48
50	50	cartridges to all properties serviced by a service line made of lead or of unknown 49
51	51	composition until at least 6 months after the property’s lead service line is replaced, to 50
52	52	require that, as a condition of a real property sale or transfer, a purchaser enroll in the 51
53	53	Lead Service Line Replacement Program or replace the lead service line, to authorize 52
54	54	occupants, including a tenant, to enroll in the Lead Service Line Replacement Program 53
55	55	on behalf of a property owner, to prescribe certain rights and protections for occupants 54
56	56	residing at a property serviced by a lead service line, to require that the Department of 55
57	57	Energy and Environment engage community-based organizations (“CBO”) to review 56
58	58	contractor lead service line replacements, to set deadlines for residents to comply with the 57
59	59	requirements of this act, to prescribe notice and DC Water and CBO outreach 58
60	60	requirements where a property owner has not complied with the requirements of this act 59
61	61	by a date certain, to prescribe penalties, including fines and restrictions on access to 60
62	62	District-issued permits and licenses where a property owner has not complied with the 61
63	63	requirements of this act by a date certain, to prescribe the manner in which information 62
64	64	about the Lead Service Line Replacement Program, lead exposure risks, and other 63
65	65	information is to be shared with the public via a public education campaign, to set data 64
66	66	reporting requirements on spending, program administration, and property owner 65
67	67	compliance with this act, to clarify that District and federal funding for lead service line 66
68	68	replacements shall not be used for water main replacements unless DC Water determines 67
69	69	the lead service line replacement would cause the main to fail, and to require the Mayor 68
70	70	to issue regulations to implement this act; and, to amend the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget 69
71	71	Support Act of 2004 to remove language establishing the Lead Pipe Replacement 70
72	72	Assistance Program and permitting, in certain instances, DC Water from completing 71
73	73	partial lead service line replacements, and to amend permissible uses of the Lead Service 72
74	74	Line Priority Replacement Assistance Fund. 73
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76	76	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 75
77	77	act may be cited as the “Lead-Free DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2025”. 76
78	78	TITLE I. LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS. 77
79	79	Sec. 101. Definitions. 78
80	80	(a) “Adequate proof” means test-pitting or inspection of a service line: 79
81	81	(1) At a minimum of one location on the service line on public property and one 80
82	82	location on private property, each excavation covering at least two feet of the service line; and 81
83	83	(2) Undertaken by a licensed and certified plumber. 82
84	84	(b) “Child development facility” means a licensed community-based center, home, or 83
85	85	other structure, regardless of its name, that provides care, supervision, guidance, and other 84 3
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87	87	services for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers on a regular basis. The term “child development 85
88	88	facility” does not include a child development center or program that is sponsored or run by a 86
89	89	public or private school. 87
90	90	(c) “Census block group” means geographic scale at which the Census Bureau reports 88
91	91	data from the American Community Survey, consisting of 600 to 3,000 individuals on average. 89
92	92	(d) “Community-based organization” means an organization operated by a nonprofit 90
93	93	entity or faith-based organization that provides services to residents of the District. 91
94	94	(e) “Historic brass service line” means those service lines that DC Water had identified as 92
95	95	brass based on existing service line data, plumbers’ records, home build dates, information on 93
96	96	known and likely locations of brass service lines, or combined with tap cards and other 94
97	97	engineering project data but have not been field-verified; 95
98	98	(f) “Historic copper service line” means those service lines that DC Water had identified 96
99	99	as copper based on existing service line data, plumbers’ records, home build dates, information 97
100	100	on known and likely locations of copper service lines, or combined with tap cards, and other 98
101	101	engineering project data but have not been field-verified; 99
102	102	(g) “Lead service line” means a water service line containing any lead, and shall include 100
103	103	a: 101
104	104	(1) Brass service line; or 102
105	105	(2) Galvanized service line. 103
106	106	(h) “Multi-unit residential property” means a residential building with 2 or more dwelling 104
107	107	units. 105
108	108	(i) “Public property” means all lands, properties, and holdings owned or leased by or 106
109	109	under the control of the District, and shall include properties under the control of the District of 107
110	110	Columbia Housing Authority. 108 4
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112	112	(j) “Public space” means all the publicly owned property between the property lines on a 109
113	113	street, as such property lines are shown in the records of the District, and includes any roadway, 110
114	114	tree space, sidewalk, or parking between such property lines. 111
115	115	(k) “Private property” means all lands, properties, and holdings owned by private entities 112
116	116	in the District, and shall include federal properties on District land. 113
117	117	(l) “Private space” means the bounds of all privately owned property as demarcated by 114
118	118	the property lines on a street, as such property lines are shown in the records of the District. 115
119	119	(m) “Property line” means the line of demarcation between privately owned property 116
120	120	fronting or abutting a street and the publicly owned property in the line of such street. 117
121	121	(n) “Replacement of a lead service line” means: 118
122	122	(1) Replacement of all portions of a service line with a non-lead material where 119
123	123	the service line is a lead service line; 120
124	124	(2) Replacement and leveling of dirt and soil displaced during excavation and 121
125	125	replacement landscaping as required under this act; 122
126	126	(3) Replacement or restoration of interior and exterior walls and floors damaged 123
127	127	or demolished during replacement of a lead service line to a safe and habitable condition; 124
128	128	(4) Flushing household plumbing according to AWWA C810-17, or any standard 125
129	129	that revises or replaces this standard deemed to be equally or more protective, prior to returning 126
130	130	property to water service after the lead service line replacement; and 127
131	131	(5) Provision of filters in accordance with section 108 of this act. 128
132	132	(o) “Service line” means all portions of a water service line in both public and private 129
133	133	space, including the discharge of the corporation fitting to customer site piping, to the building 130
134	134	plumbing at the first shut-off valve inside the building, or 18 inches inside the building, 131
135	135	whichever is shorter, and including goosenecks and pigtails. 132 5
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137	137	(p) “Service line of unknown composition” means a service line that: 133
138	138	(1) Is made of an unknown material, unidentified material, or materials 134
139	139	categorized as historic brass or historic copper; 135
140	140	(1) Has not been replaced by an approved contractor; and 136
141	141	(2) Has not had the service line composition assessed using testing pitting. 137
142	142	(q) “Test pitting” means excavation to expose a section of water service to determine the 138
143	143	location, size, and material type of existing water services. 139
144	144	Sec. 102. Lead service line mandates. 140
145	145	(a) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall, by December 31, 2030: 141
146	146	(1) Replace all lead service lines in public and private space servicing private 142
147	147	properties; 143
148	148	(2) Be in receipt of written declaration from a licensed and approved contractor 144
149	149	that the property is not serviced by a lead service line; or 145
150	150	(3) Have a verified inventory record, including photographic evidence, for every 146
151	151	service line in the district documenting that no portion of the service line contains lead, brass, or 147
152	152	galvanized steel piping components. 148
153	153	(b) The Mayor shall replace all lead services line in public and private space on public 149
154	154	property, including property under the control of the District of Columbia Housing Authority, by 150
155	155	December 31, 2030. 151
156	156	(c) As of the effective date of this act, no public or private entity or person in the District 152
157	157	shall: 153
158	158	(1) Replace the portion of a service line that is in the public space at a property 154
159	159	unless it also replaces the portion of the lead service line that is in private space; or 155 6
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161	161	(1) Replace the portion of a service line that is in private space at a property 156
162	162	unless it also replaces the portion of the lead service line that is in the public space; or 157
163	163	(d) No service line shall be installed in the District that contains lead, brass, or galvanized 158
164	164	steel piping components. 159
165	165	Sec. 103. Lead service line replacements at private properties. 160
166	166	(a) On or before October 1, 202, the owner of private property in the District (“property 161
167	167	owner”) shall: 162
168	168	(1) If the private property is serviced by a lead service line or service line of 163
169	169	unknown composition: 164
170	170	(A) Enroll in the Lead Service Line Replacement Program pursuant to 165
171	171	Section 104 of this act; or 166
172	172	(B) Replace the service line themselves in accordance with subsection (b) 167
173	173	of this section; or 168
174	174	(2) If the private property is not serviced by a lead service line, comply with 169
175	175	subsection (c) of this section. 170
176	176	(b)(1) Where the property owner elects to replace the lead service line themselves, the 171
177	177	property owner shall: 172
178	178	(A) Complete the replacement using an approved contractor within 1 year 173
179	179	of receipt of notice from DC Water provided pursuant to subsection (d) of this section; 174
180	180	(B) Pay all costs for the lead service line replacement; and 175
181	181	(C) Provide DC Water with proof that the lead service line has been 176
182	182	replaced. 177
183	183	(2)(A) Proof provided to DC Water pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) of this 178
184	184	subsection shall include at a minimum, in original or copy: 179 7
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186	186	(i) The permit issued to a contractor approved by DC Water to 180
187	187	complete lead service line replacement work; 181
188	188	(ii) An invoice from the contractor who completed the work; 182
189	189	(iii) The estimate along with any report of the work completed; and 183
190	190	(iv) An inspection report, including photos that can be uploaded 184
191	191	into DC Water’s inventory database, verifying the replacement and the composition of the new 185
192	192	service line. 186
193	193	(B) DC Water shall post on its website information on how residents may 187
194	194	comply with this paragraph, including posting examples of each of the documents required under 188
195	195	subparagraph (A) and a means for uploading documents directly to the agency’s Geographic 189
196	196	Information System database or other similar database. 190
197	197	(4)(A)(i) DC Water shall publish on its website a list of approved contractors for 191
198	198	property owners to use for the replacement of a lead service line. The list shall be updated at 192
199	199	least once per fiscal year. 193
200	200	(ii) If a property owner seeks to use a contractor not on the list 194
201	201	required by subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph, the property owner shall first receive written 195
202	202	approval from DC Water to use that contractor. 196
203	203	(B) At least biannually, DC Water shall make available free trainings to 197
204	204	employees of approved contractors on proper execution of lead service line replacements, test 198
205	205	pitting, flushing, the risks posed by lead service lines and exposure to lead in water, especially to 199
206	206	fetuses and young children, the requirements of this act, and the Lead Service Line Replacement 200
207	207	Program. 201
208	208	(C)(i) A contract for a lead service line replacement where a property 202
209	209	owner elects to pay for the lead service line replacement themselves shall specify that: 203 8
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211	211	(I) The composition of the service line will be assessed 204
212	212	using test pitting or inspection; 205
213	213	(II) The timeline for the replacement; 206
214	214	(III) Replacement of a lead service line means removal and 207
215	215	replacement of all portions of a service line in both public and private space, including the 208
216	216	discharge of the corporation fitting to customer site piping, to the building plumbing at the first 209
217	217	shut-off valve inside the building, or 18 inches inside the building, whichever is shorter, and 210
218	218	including goosenecks and pigtails; and 211
219	219	(IV) The contract will flush the household plumbing according to 212
220	220	AWWA C810-17, or any standard that revises or replaces this standard deemed to be 213
221	221	equally or more protective, prior to returning property to water service after the lead 214
222	222	service line replacement.(ii) DC Water shall post on the agency website a sample 215
223	223	contract. 216
224	224	(5) DC Water may grant an owner electing to replace the lead service line 217
225	225	themselves with extension of up to two years to complete the replacement where the property 218
226	226	owner demonstrates to DC Water that the property owner has made good faith effort to comply 219
227	227	with the act, and the replacement has been scheduled within the extension period. 220
228	228	(c)(1) Where a property is, according to DC Water’s database, not serviced by a lead 221
229	229	service line and: 222
230	230	(A) Where the lead service line was replaced pursuant to subsection (b) of 223
231	231	this section, the property owner shall provide written proof to DC Water that all sections of the 224
232	232	service line have been replaced by an approved contractor with materials not containing lead. 225
233	233	Proof under this subparagraph may include: 226 9
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235	235	(i) Documentation, including photos, from a licensed and certified 227
236	236	plumber providing adequate proof that the property is not serviced by a lead service line; or 228
237	237	(ii) Evidence that the lead service line was previously replaced by 229
238	238	an approved contractor. 230
239	239	(B)(i) Where DC Water has proof verifying that the property is not 231
240	240	serviced by a lead service line, DC Water shall not require that the property owner provide 232
241	241	documentation that their property is not serviced by a lead service line. 233
242	242	(ii) For these properties, on or before October 1, 2023, DC Water 234
243	243	shall provide written confirmation to the property owner of which parts of the service line, if any, 235
244	244	the agency has determined are non-lead, and, where all portions of the service line are confirmed 236
245	245	non-lead, that the property owner is not required to submit additional proof to DC Water to 237
246	246	comply with this act. 238
247	247	(C) Where DC Water does not have proof verifying that the property is not 239
248	248	serviced by a lead service line, DC Water shall: 240
249	249	(i) Treat the property as served by a service line of unknown 241
250	250	composition until in receipt of proof; and 242
251	251	(ii) Request proof of the property owner. 243
252	252	(2) For the purposes of this subsection, “proof” means materials that provide 244
253	253	physical verification that the property is not serviced by a lead service line, and shall include 245
254	254	photos of the service line, contractor records and invoices, and as-built drawings, blueprints, or 246
255	255	other similar records for the property; provided that, DC Water may limit use of certain records 247
256	256	based on accuracy and reliability. 248
257	257	(d)(1) Where a service line is tested and found to contain any amount of lead, the 249
258	258	property shall be designated and treated by DC Water as a property serviced by a lead service 250 10
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260	260	line, even where the property has previously undergone a lead service line replacement or other 251
261	261	lead mitigation. Where DC Water determines that the status of a property’s service line is to 252
262	262	change from non-lead to lead, DC Water shall provide written notice to the property within 10 253
263	263	days of learning that the service line contains lead. 254
264	264	(2)(A) DC Water shall accept the results of the following tests to determine 255
265	265	whether a non-lead service line contains lead: test pitting, scratch testing, magnet testing, surface 256
266	266	swabbing, tap sampling (flushed, sequential, or targeted), traditional or vacuum excavation, or 257
267	267	other methods as approved by the Department of Energy and Environmental or DC Water. 258
268	268	(e)(1) On or before October 1, 2023, DC Water shall provide notice to the property 259
269	269	owners of all properties with known lead services lines and service lines of unknown 260
270	270	composition of the requirement that the property owner enroll in the Lead Service Line 261
271	271	Replacement Program or replace the service line pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 262
272	272	Notice to owners under this subsection shall include: 263
273	273	(A) A statement that no level of lead exposure is safe, that all people 264
274	274	exposed to lead are at risk, the specific health risks to children from lead exposure, and that 265
275	275	replacement of lead service lines is the only way to fully prevent harm to persons from drinking 266
276	276	water delivered through lead service lines; 267
277	277	(B) A description of property owners’ options for complying with this 268
278	278	Act; 269
279	279	(C) A description of the lead service line replacement process and 270
280	280	anticipated timeline per the prioritization model developed pursuant to Section 105 of this act; 271
281	281	(D) Information on the importance of filtering drinking water provided to 272
282	282	the property by a lead service line, how the property owner or occupants at the property may 273 11
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284	284	access filtration devices, potential sources of lead in household plumbing other than a service 274
285	285	line, and how the property owner or occupant at the property may safely use filtration devices; 275
286	286	(E) For properties serviced by service lines of unknown composition or 276
287	287	service lines without reliable documentation that they do not contain lead, information on how 277
288	288	their service line will be assessed, the limitations of at home testing methods, and the importance 278
289	289	of using filtration devices for at least six months after the service line is replaced to filter any 279
290	290	drinking water delivered through service lines at the property; 280
291	291	(F) Notice that a property owner may test their service line using the 281
292	292	methods described at subsection (d) and submit that test result to DC Water to confirm their 282
293	293	service line contains lead, and information on why such testing is insufficient to confirm that the 283
294	294	service line does not contain lead; and 284
295	295	(G) Website and contact information that property owners may use to 285
296	296	learn more about lead service line replacement and express concerns or questions. 286
297	297	(f)(1) DC Water shall determine that a lead service line is non-lead only using test pitting 287
298	298	and where the agency is in receipt of adequate proof. The results of other testing methods shall 288
299	299	not be dispositive on whether a property is serviced by a lead service line for the purposes of this 289
300	300	act. 290
301	301	(2) To assist private property owners who elect to replace a service line 291
302	302	themselves pursuant to section 103(b) of this act, DC Water shall post on the agency website 292
303	303	guidance for residents on what should be included in a contract for a lead service line 293
304	304	replacement, including: 294
305	305	(A)(i) A sample contract for a lead service line replacement; 295
306	306	(ii) A blank template contract for a lead service line replacement; 296
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309	309	(iii) Information on what must be included in the terms of the 298
310	310	contract, including the elements listed at subsection (b)(4)(C). 299
311	311	(B) Fact sheets and other documentation outlining the health consequences 300
312	312	of lead exposure for children and adults. 301
313	313	Sec. 104. Lead Service Line Replacement Program. 302
314	314	(a)(1) On or before October 1, 2024, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 303
315	315	(“DC Water”) shall establish a Lead Service Line Replacement Program (“Program”), which 304
316	316	shall provide for the replacement of all portions of a lead service line servicing eligible private 305
317	317	properties at no cost to the property owner 306
318	318	(2) DC Water shall schedule replacements according to the prioritization method 307
319	319	described in section 105 and as otherwise required by this act. 308
320	320	(b)(1) DC Water shall deem a property eligible for the Program where the property owner 309
321	321	completes and submits to DC Water a right to entry form (“form”) consenting to provide 310
322	322	approved contractors and community-based organizations engaged pursuant to section 111 of 311
323	323	this act access to the property to undertake a service line replacement and remedial work 312
324	324	necessary to return the property to its original state. 313
325	325	(c)(1) The form shall be developed by DC Water in consultation with the Department of 314
326	326	Buildings, and shall: 315
327	327	(A) Be written at no more than a 5th grade reading level and be translated 316
328	328	into any non-English language spoken by a limited or no-English proficient population that 317
329	329	constitutes 3% or 500 individuals, whichever is less, in the District of Columbia; and 318
330	330	(B) Be made available online on the DC Water and Department of 319
331	331	Buildings website, accessible by both mobile phone and computer, and hard-copy format at at 320
332	332	least all District public library facilities, recreation centers, and police precincts. 321 13
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334	334	(2) Prior to its finalization, DC Water shall test the form with at least one focus 322
335	335	group made up of District residents reflecting the demographic and cultural diversity of the 323
336	336	District. 324
337	337	(d) DC Water shall provide copies of submitted forms to the Rental Accommodation 325
338	338	Division in the Department of Housing and Community Development. 326
339	339	(e)(1) DC Water shall provide notice to property owners and all occupants at the property 327
340	340	of the date of the planned lead service line replacement at least 1 year, 1 month, and 3 days 328
341	341	before the scheduled date of the replacement. 329
342	342	(2) Where a lead service line replacement at a private property is scheduled by 330
343	343	DC Water for a date less than 1 year after the effective date of this act, DC Water shall provide 331
344	344	notice to the property owner of the date of the planned lead service line replacement within 1 332
345	345	month after the effective date of the act. 333
346	346	(3)(A) Notice under this subsection shall include phone calls, text messages, 334
347	347	emails, and door hangers, where DC Water has the information necessary to contact the property 335
348	348	owner and occupant via those means. 336
349	349	(B) For the purposes of compliance with this subsection, DC Water shall 337
350	350	utilize existing customer account data, including customer addresses, phone numbers, and email 338
351	351	addresses provided to DC Water for billing purposes, and shall furnish this data to community-339
352	352	based organizations engaged under this Act to support outreach and engagement with residents. 340
353	353	(f) DC Water shall pay all costs to replace a lead service line, including all costs to 341
354	354	determine the composition of the service line, replace the lead service line, and any remedial 342
355	355	work necessary to return the property to its original condition or as close as possible to its 343
356	356	original condition. 344 14
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358	358	(g)(1) DC Water shall contract with approved contractors to undertake lead service line 345
359	359	replacements under the Program. 346
360	360	(2)(A) DC Water shall submit to the Council a Standard Operating Procedure for 347
361	361	contracts for lead service line replacement services, which shall include clearly defined roles and 348
362	362	responsibilities for DC Water staff and contractors, and planned timelines and sequence of events 349
363	363	to implement all the provisions of this act, including public notice requirements, flushing 350
364	364	protocols, filter distribution, property and landscape restoration, and data collection and 351
365	365	reporting. 352
366	366	(B) The Standard Operating Procedure shall not be effective until 353
367	367	approved by the Council. 354
368	368	(3) DC Water shall include the following in any contract for lead service line 355
369	369	replacement services: 356
370	370	(A) Consent by the contractor to: 357
371	371	(i) Monthly coordination meetings with the DC Water program 358
372	372	manager or project staff and other contractors to identify opportunities and challenges for 359
373	373	improving the lead service line replacement process; 360
374	374	(ii) Real-time review by DC Water and a community-based 361
375	375	organization (“CBO”) pursuant to section 111 of this act of the contractor’s work under the 362
376	376	contract, 363
377	377	(iii) Payment of invoices only upon a finding by DC Water or the 364
378	378	CBO that all program elements are implemented as required under the Act and per contract 365
379	379	specifications; 366 15
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381	381	(B) The approved Standard Operating Procedure developed pursuant to 367
382	382	paragraph (2), with language clearly denoting contractor responsibilities under the Standard 368
383	383	Operating Procedure, included as terms of the contract; 369
384	384	(C) Language clearly stating: 370
385	385	(I) That the composition of all service lines will be assessed 371
386	386	using test pitting and so as to establish adequate proof; 372
387	387	(II) The agency’s definition of lead service lines, which 373
388	388	shall conform with section 101(n) of this act; and 374
389	389	(III) A list of the work expected of the contractor to replace 375
390	390	the lead service line, which shall include and conform with all elements listed at section 101(o) 376
391	391	of this act; and 377
392	392	(D) A requirement that all service line data are properly entered in DC 378
393	393	Water’s database or otherwise submitted to DC Water per their explicit direction. 379
394	394	(E) Summaries of monthly coordination meetings with the DC Water 380
395	395	program manager or project staff and other contractors to identify opportunities and challenges 381
396	396	for improving the lead service line replacement process. 382
397	397	(4) DC Water shall revise all agency regulations, protocols, and policies to be 383
398	398	consistent with this act and the Standard Operating Procedure. 384
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400	400	Sec. 105. Prioritization 386
401	401	(a)(1) On or before October 1, 2024, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 387
402	402	(“DC Water”) shall develop and publish on the agency website a priority schedule for lead 388
403	403	service line replacements at the census block group scale through the Lead Service Line 389
404	404	Replacement Program (“priority schedule”) in accordance with this section. 390 16
405	405
406	406	(2) DC Water shall score blocks for replacement under the priority schedule as 391
407	407	follows: 392
408	408	Parameter Description Weight
409	409	Consequences of Lead US Census American Community Survey Data
410	410	on the percentage of Black or African
411	411	American Households in the Census Block
412	412	Group
413	413	1.5
414	414	US Census American Community Survey Data
415	415	on the average median income in the Census
416	416	Block Group
417	417	1.5
418	418	The number of children 5 years and under in
419	419	the Census Block Group
420	420	2
421	421	Service Line Material Probability of lead, brass, or galvanized
422	422	service line at each property, averaged across
423	423	the Census Block Group
424	424	5
425	425	(3) For purposes of scoring the probability of lead in a service line material in the 393
426	426	priority schedule, DC Water shall assess the following scores: 394
427	427	(A) For lead and galvanized service lines, 10; 395
428	428	(B) For service lines of unknown composition, 5; 396
429	429	(C) For historic brass service lines, 4.7; 397
430	430	(D) For historic copper service lines, 2; and 398
431	431	(E) For other or non-lead service lines; 0. 399
432	432	(4) DC Water shall update the priority schedule at least annually. 400
433	433	(b)(1) On or before October 1, 2024, DC Water shall establish a high-priority lead service 401
434	434	line replacement program (“high-priority program”). DC Water shall replace all lead service 402
435	435	lines servicing these properties by October 1, 2025. 403
436	436	(2) Properties in the high-priority program shall include: 404
437	437	(A) Child development facilities (“facilities”); 405
438	438	(B) Multi-unit residential properties; 406 17
439	439
440	440	(C) Properties that previously underwent a partial lead service line 407
441	441	replacement; and 408
442	442	(D) Homes with emergency service line repairs or other urgent unplanned 409
443	443	work requiring replacement of any portion of a lead service line. 410
444	444	(3)(A) For facilities that come online after October 1, 2024: 411
445	445	(i) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall 412
446	446	provide written notice to DC Water that the facility is opening; and 413
447	447	(ii) DC Water shall replace lead service lines if present at these 414
448	448	properties within 1 year after receipt of the notice provided under this subparagraph. 415
449	449	(B) Written notice under subparagraph (A)(i) may also be submitted to DC 416
450	450	Water by the facility or the parent or guardian of an enrollee, where the facility or parent or 417
451	451	guardian provides DC Water with evidence of the child development facilities’ opening date and 418
452	452	a point of contact, including a phone number or email address, for the child development facility. 419
453	453	Sec. 106. Post-replacement flushing protocol. 420
454	454	Upon receipt of confirmation from a contractor of the completion of a lead service line 421
455	455	replacement, DC Water shall: 422
456	456	(1) As soon as possible, and before restoring water service after a lead service line 423
457	457	replacement: 424
458	458	(A) Flush the plumbing system at the property or provide the property 425
459	459	owner and current occupants with instructions on how to flush the plumbing system; and 426
460	460	(B) Provide, install, and/or maintain filtration device, providing a 6 month 427
461	461	supply of filter cartridges and education on how and why it is important to maintain the filter for 428
462	462	6 months following lead service line replacement. 429 18
463	463
464	464	(2) Maintain and replace filter cartridges provided to occupants pursuant to 430
465	465	section 108 of this act for at least six months following the lead service line replacement. 431
466	466	Sec. 107. Service line inventory. 432
467	467	DC Water shall maintain an inventory that identifies the material of all service lines 433
468	468	serving District properties. The inventory shall be made available to the public on the DC Water 434
469	469	website, and include, where in DC Water’s possession: 435
470	470	(1) For each property with a service line: 436
471	471	(A) The current material composing all portions of the service line, broken 437
472	472	down by composition of the service line in public space and private space; 438
473	473	(B) The date the service line was replaced or verified, if any; and 439
474	474	(D) Photos or other copies of written documentation provided to the 440
475	475	property owner or occupants confirming the service line material, where available; and 441
476	476	(2) Information on service line replacement practices, including for each property 442
477	477	that has had a lead service line replaced: 443
478	478	(A) The composition of the service line material removed; 444
479	479	(B) Date of the removal, if known; 445
480	480	(C) Data on whether the replacement was of the entire service line or only 446
481	481	the portion of the line in the public space or private space; 447
482	482	(D) Photos of the verified pipe material prior to replacement, where made 448
483	483	available to DC water; 449
484	484	(E) Photos of the completed service line replacement, where made 450
485	485	available to DC Water; and 451 19
486	486
487	487	(G) Photos or scanned documents of contractors’ certifications, with the 452
488	488	contractor’s signature, that flushing was completed in accordance with AWWA C810-17 and 453
489	489	that the occupant was provided a filter before restoring water service. 454
490	490	Sec. 108. Water filters. 455
491	491	(a) Within 14 days after providing notice to an owner of a residential property pursuant to 456
492	492	Section 103(e) of this act, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC Water”) 457
493	493	shall provide at no cost: 458
494	494	(1) Pitcher-style filters as follows: 459
495	495	(A) For single family properties, one pitcher and at least a 6 month supply 460
496	496	of filter cartridges; and 461
497	497	(B) For multi-unit residential properties, at least one filter unit per unit; or 462
498	498	(2) Point-of-use filters for all drinking water sources; and 463
499	499	(b)(1)(A) Filters provided pursuant to this section shall meet the current NSF/ANSI 42 464
500	500	standard for particulate Class I reduction and the NSF/ANSI 53 standard for lead reduction, or 465
501	501	any standard that revises or replaces this standard deemed to be equally or more effective at lead 466
502	502	reduction. 467
503	503	(B) The Department of Energy and Environment may issue regulations to 468
504	504	adopt different standards for filters from those established by this section, where the different 469
505	505	standard meets or exceeds the NSF/ANSI 42 standard for particulate Class I reduction and the 470
506	506	NSF/ANSI 53 standard for lead reduction. 471
507	507	(2) DC Water shall replace a broken filter, upon notice from the property owner 472
508	508	or occupant. DC Water may require a property owner to return the broken filter or provide other 473
509	509	evidence that the filter is broken to the agency. 474 20
510	510
511	511	(c)(1) DC Water shall provide a property owner or occupant eligible to receive filters 475
512	512	under subsection (a) of this section with filter cartridge replacements in a volume or frequency 476
513	513	such that the property owner or occupant can replace the filter cartridge in accordance with 477
514	514	manufacturer’s recommendations until the lead service line is replaced and for 6 months 478
515	515	afterwards; or 479
516	516	(2) DC Water shall prepare an automated customer alert system that reminds 480
517	517	residents about filter change schedules via their designated preferred communication method 481
518	518	with the agency. 482
519	519	(d) The Mayor shall make pitcher-style filters and filter cartridges available to all 483
520	520	enrollees in the Special Supplementation Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 484
521	521	and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, regardless of whether the enrollee’s 485
522	522	residence is served by a lead service line. 486
523	523	Sec. 109. Real property sales and transfers. 487
524	524	(a) As a condition of sale or transfer of any real property in the District of Columbia 488
525	525	serviced by a lead service line or, the buyer shall, prior to closing: 489
526	526	(1)(A)(i) Enroll in the Lead Service Line Replacement Program; and 490
527	527	(ii) Complete and submit to DC Water a right to entry form 491
528	528	agreeing to allow authorized contractors access to the property to undertake the replacement and 492
529	529	any necessary remedial work; or 493
530	530	(B) Comply with section 103(b) and (c) of this act; and 494
531	531	(2) Request from DC Water and include with closing documents documentation 495
532	532	of the property being serviced by a non-lead service line or of DC Water’s schedule for lead 496
533	533	service line replacement at property. 497 21
534	534
535	535	(b) DC Water shall provide the documentation listed at subsection (a)(2) within 7 days of 498
536	536	receiving the request. 499
537	537	Sec. 110. Rental properties. 500
538	538	(a)(1)(A) A current occupant, including a tenant, may submit the right to entry form 501
539	539	(“form”) described at section 104(b) of this act on the property owner’s behalf; provided, that the 502
540	540	current occupant shall provide DC Water with proof that the individual currently resides at the 503
541	541	property. 504
542	542	(B) Where DC Water receives a form from an occupant, but DC Water has 505
543	543	knowledge that the property owner has complied with section 103 of this act, DC Water shall not 506
544	544	enroll the property in the Lead Service Line Replacement Program and shall provide notice to 507
545	545	the occupant that submitted the form of the property owner’s compliance with section 4(b) of 508
546	546	this act. 509
547	547	(2)(A) Where, pursuant to section 104 of this act, a property owner fails to submit 510
548	548	the right to entry form (“form”) to DC Water by January 1, 2025, or comply with section 103(b) 511
549	549	this act, DC Water shall attempt to contact current occupants at the property, including a tenant, 512
550	550	to request that an occupant submit the form by June 1, 2025. 513
551	551	(B) If, by June 1, 2025, DC Water has not received the form from the 514
552	552	property owner or occupant, nor has other knowledge of the property’s owner’s compliance with 515
553	553	section 103(b) of this act, DC Water shall engage a community-based organization to perform 516
554	554	outreach to the owner and occupant to address their concerns about replacement. 517
555	555	(3) Where the form is provided to DC Water by a current occupant, no liability 518
556	556	shall incur to the occupant, DC Water, DC Water’s contractors, or the District for the 519
557	557	replacement of the lead service line, where the replacement is completed by an approved 520
558	558	contractor. 521 22
559	559
560	560	(b) A landlord shall reimburse tenants for relocation expenses where a lead service line 522
561	561	replacement requires the tenant to leave the property overnight or for a longer period. 523
562	562	Reimbursement may be provided by the landlord by direct payment to the tenant or as a 524
563	563	reduction in the amount of the tenant’s rent owed. 525
564	564	(c) A landlord may not use costs associated with a lead service line replacement or the 526
565	565	benefits of having a non-lead service line as a basis for increasing rent for current tenants. 527
566	566	(d)(1) Where, on October 1, 2026, the owner of a multi-unit residential property has 528
567	567	failed to comply with Section 103(a) or (b) of this act, a tenant residing at that property or a 529
568	568	tenants’ rights organization may bring an action in the Superior Court to recover or obtain the 530
569	569	following: 531
570	570	(A) Equitable relief, including requiring the landlord to complete the lead 532
571	571	service line replacement by a date certain; 533
572	572	(B) Incidental and compensatory damages; and 534
573	573	(C) Reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 535
574	574	(e) For the purposes of this subsection: 536
575	575	(1) “Landlord” shall include the District of Columbia Housing Authority 537
576	576	(“DCHA”); 538
577	577	(2) “Relocation expenses” shall have the same meaning as at D.C. Official Code § 539
578	578	8-231.01(33); and 540
579	579	(3) “Tenant” shall include residents at a facility owned or under the control of 541
580	580	DCHA. 542
581	581	Sec. 114. Contractor work verifications. 543
582	582	(a) The District Department of Energy and Environment (“DOEE”) shall engage at least 544
583	583	one community-based organization (“CBO”) to review lead service line verifications and 545 23
584	584
585	585	replacements undertaken pursuant to this act for compliance with the act, the project contractor’s 546
586	586	contract with the District, DC Water, or property owner, and Districts laws and regulations. 547
587	587	(b) The CBO engaged by DOEE under subsection (a) of this section shall review at 548
588	588	random at least 5% of each approved contractor’s lead service line replacements in a given 549
589	589	month. The CBO shall directly observe the contractor’s work to verify service line material and, 550
590	590	where appropriate, replace the service line at these properties. 551
591	591	(c)(1) The CBO shall report results of its reviews to DOEE, DC Water, and the Council 552
592	592	monthly, and those reports shall include recommendations for additional contractor training, 553
593	593	where deemed necessary. 554
594	594	(2) Where the CBO provides 3 reports in a calendar year pursuant to paragraph 555
595	595	(1) that include findings of material errors in a particular contractor’s work, DC Water shall 556
596	596	terminate any contracts with that contractor and remove them from the approved contractor list. 557
597	597	Sec 112. Compliance. 558
598	598	(a)(1) The Mayor shall contract with community-based organizations (“CBO)”) to 559
599	599	provide public education on the risks posed by lead service lines and exposure to lead in water, 560
600	600	especially to fetuses and young children, the requirements of this act, the Lead Service Line 561
601	601	Replacement Program (“Program”), and access to and proper usage of lead filters. 562
602	602	(2) Where, as of April 1, 2024, a property owner has failed to comply with section 563
603	603	103(a) of this act: 564
604	604	(A) DC Water shall contact the property owner via email and telephone 565
605	605	about the Program, including the requirements under this act, the Program, including how to 566
606	606	enroll, access to and proper usage of lead filters, and the risks posed by lead service lines and 567
607	607	exposure to lead in water; and 568 24
608	608
609	609	(B)(i) DC Water shall provide the name and contact information of the 569
610	610	property owner to CBOs with a contract for public education pursuant to this subsection; and 570
611	611	(ii) CBOs shall directly engage those property owners about the 571
612	612	requirements on the Act, the Program, including how to enroll, access to and proper usage of 572
613	613	lead filters, and the risks posed by lead service lines and exposure to lead in water. 573
614	614	(b)(1) Where, as of October 1, 2025, a property owner has failed to comply with section 574
615	615	103(a) or (b) of this act, the Mayor shall fine the property owner at least $250 per month until the 575
616	616	property owner is in compliance. 576
617	617	(A) Where the property is a residential property with multiple units, this 577
618	618	fine shall be assessed against the property owner per unit. 578
619	619	(B) The Mayor may forgive fines under this paragraph where the property 579
620	620	owner provides evidence to the Mayor that the lead service line replacement at the property has 580
621	621	been scheduled. 581
622	622	(2) If, by October 1, 2026, a property owner assessed fines pursuant to this 582
623	623	subsection submits proof to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority of the 583
624	624	replacement of the lead service line in accordance with section 103(c) of this act, the Mayor may 584
625	625	reduce or forgive the amount of fines assessed to that property owner. 585
626	626	(c) Where, as of October 1, 2026, a property owner has failed to comply with section 586
627	627	103(a) or 4(b) of this act, the Mayor shall deem the property owner ineligible to: 587
628	628	(1) For commercial properties, receive or renew a business license to operate a 588
629	629	business on the property; 589
630	630	(2) For residential properties, receive or renew a certificate of occupancy for any 590
631	631	structure on the property; and 591 25
632	632
633	633	(3) For all property types, obtain a permit to perform construction or 592
634	634	improvements on the property unless the permit is for replacement of the lead service line. 593
635	635	(d)(1) Where, as of October 1, 2027, a property owner has failed to comply with section 594
636	636	103(a) and (b) of this act, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia may initiate a civil 595
637	637	action against the property owner to compel the property’s owner’s compliance with the act. 596
638	638	(2) In a civil action initiated by the Attorney General for violations of this section, 597
639	639	the Attorney General may obtain equitable relief, civil penalties up to $5,000 per residential unit 598
640	640	at the property, and reasonable fees and costs. 599
641	641	Section 113. Public education. 600
642	642	(a)(1) By October 1, 2024, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC 601
643	643	Water”) and the Department of Energy and Environment (“DOEE”) shall, in consultation with 602
644	644	District community-based-organizations (“CBO”) that have a focus on mitigating lead in water, 603
645	645	environmental health, and child welfare, launch a public education and outreach campaign on the 604
646	646	risks posed by lead service lines and exposure to lead in drinking water, especially to fetuses and 605
647	647	young children, the requirements of this act, the Lead Service Line Replacement Program 606
648	648	(“Program”), access to and proper usage of lead filters, and the District’s lead registry. 607
649	649	(2) DC Water or DOEE shall present at at least one meeting of each Advisory 608
650	650	Neighborhood Commission as part of this public outreach campaign. 609
651	651	(3) In developing the public outreach campaign, DC Water and DOEE shall 610
652	652	prioritize outreach to the following: 611
653	653	(A) Pregnant women and women of child-bearing age; 612
654	654	(B) Seniors and senior centers; and 613
655	655	(C) Residential properties that have undergone a partial lead service line 614
656	656	replacement and are still served by a lead service line. 615 26
657	657
658	658	(b) The Mayor shall post in a conspicuous location at all District of Columbia Public 616
659	659	Library libraries, Department of Parks and Recreation recreational facilities, District of 617
660	660	Columbia Schools public schools, Metropolitan Police Department precincts, and Washington 618
661	661	Metropolitan Area Transit Authority stations signage on the requirements of this act and the 619
662	662	Program, including a method for residents to access the Program website and a telephone 620
663	663	number through which residents may learn about the Program. 621
664	664	(c) All communications to property owners and occupants under this act shall be 622
665	665	available in print format and web format accessible by both mobile phone and computer, and 623
666	666	written at no more than a 5th grade reading level and be translated into any non-English language 624
667	667	spoken by a limited or no-English proficient population that constitutes 3% or 500 individuals, 625
668	668	whichever is less, in the District of Columbia. 626
669	669	Sec. 114. Reporting. 627
670	670	(a) By October 1, 2024, DC Water and Mayor shall submit to the Council a report with 628
671	671	the following information: 629
672	672	(1) An updated budget and schedule through fiscal year 2030 for the replacement 630
673	673	of all lead service lines in the District, including estimated program costs for all District 631
674	674	agencies; 632
675	675	(2) A schedule and map or maps showing, in sequence, planned lead service line 633
676	676	replacements under the Lead Service Line Replacement Program established under section104, 634
677	677	by census block group, and under the high-priority program established at section 105(b) of this 635
678	678	act. 636
679	679	(3) The number of lead service lines remaining in the District and the total 637
680	680	number of private property owners who have received notices of unknown or lead service lines 638
681	681	on their property pursuant to this act, broken down by: 639 27
682	682
683	683	(A) Ward; 640
684	684	(B) Census tract; 641
685	685	(C) Advisory Neighborhood Commission; 642
686	686	(D) Commercial versus residential property; and 643
687	687	(E) For residential properties, whether the property is single occupancy or 644
688	688	multi-unit; 645
689	689	(4) The number of properties with a partial lead service line replacement, broken 646
690	690	down by: 647
691	691	(A) Ward; 648
692	692	(B) Census tract; 649
693	693	(C) Advisory Neighborhood Commission; 650
694	694	(D) Commercial versus residential property; and 651
695	695	(E) For residential properties, whether the property is single occupancy or 652
696	696	multi-unit; 653
697	697	(5) A list of contractors approved by DC Water to complete lead service line 654
698	698	replacements, and an estimate of the number of contractors needed to replace all lead service 655
699	699	lines by 2030. 656
700	700	(b) Beginning April 1, 2024, DC Water shall submit quarterly reports to District of 657
701	701	Columbia Auditor and Council Committee with jurisdiction over DC Water providing, for the 658
702	702	three-month period immediately preceding one month before the report’s due date, the 659
703	703	following: 660
704	704	(1) An account of DC Water expenses incurred during that period to implement 661
705	705	the Program and replace lead service lines, broken down by element in the budget submitted 662
706	706	pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, including the program support budget; 663 28
707	707
708	708	(2) The monthly average cost per lead service line replacement; and 664
709	709	(3) The number of lead service lines replaced. 665
710	710	(c)(1) On December 1, 2024, and at least each year thereafter: 666
711	711	(A) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC Water”) 667
712	712	shall post on the agency website and submit to the Council the following data for the preceding 668
713	713	fiscal year: 669
714	714	(i) The number of lead service lines replaced to date, those in 670
715	715	progress, and the number still to be replaced, including break downs of: 671
716	716	(I) The number of child development facilities that have 672
717	717	had lead service lines replaced to date, confirmed to be non-lead, those in progress, and the 673
718	718	number still to be replaced; and 674
719	719	(II) The number of multi-unit residential properties that 675
720	720	have had lead service lines replaced to date, confirmed to be non-lead, those in progress, and the 676
721	721	number still to be replaced; 677
722	722	(ii) The number of service lines of unknown composition that have 678
723	723	been assessed since the effective date of this act, the number determined to be lead, confirmed 679
724	724	non-lead, and the number yet to be assessed; 680
725	725	(iii) The total number of property owners that provided proof of 681
726	726	lead remediation compliance under section 103(c) of this act or registered for the Program in 682
727	727	accordance with Section 103(a), broken down by: 683
728	728	(iv) The number of properties to which DC Water has provided 684
729	729	with lead filters and the number eligible for filters but not received them from DC Water; 685
730	730	(v) An updated budget, current identified funding levels, and 686
731	731	unmet funding needs; and 687 29
732	732
733	733	(vi) A summary of barriers to implementation of the Program and 688
734	734	recommendations for solving or removing these barriers; 689
735	735	(B) DC Health shall post on the agency website and submit to the Council 690
736	736	data on the number of lead filters that the agency has provided to residents pursuant to this act; 691
737	737	and 692
738	738	(C) CBOs engaged pursuant to this act may submit to the Council a 693
739	739	summary of barriers to implementation of the Program and recommendations for solving or 694
740	740	removing these barriers. 695
741	741	(2) For the data elements provided under paragraph (1)(A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and 696
742	742	(vi), DC Water shall provide the data broken down by: 697
743	743	(A) Ward; 698
744	744	(B) Census tract; 699
745	745	(C) Advisory Neighborhood Commission; 700
746	746	(D) Commercial versus residential property; and 701
747	747	(E) For residential properties, whether the property is single occupancy or 702
748	748	multi-unit. 703
749	749	(b) On January 1, 2029, the Attorney General shall post on the agency website and 704
750	750	submit to the Council data on the number of property owners against which the Attorney General 705
751	751	has brought a claim pursuant to Section 112(d) of this act, and the number of properties and 706
752	752	residential units implicated in those claims. 707
753	753	(c) By October 1, 2026, the District of Columbia Auditor shall transmit a report to the 708
754	754	Council on compliance with this act and the District’s efforts to replace lead service lines by 709
755	755	2030. To support this report, DC Water shall provide the Auditor with necessary data, including 710
756	756	the data informing the reports submitted to the Council pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 711 30
757	757
758	758	(d) DC Water shall retain historical data on the composition of service lines serving 712
759	759	private and public properties, in public and private space, and make that data available to the 713
760	760	public via the agency website. 714
761	761	Sec. 115. Funding. 715
762	762	Funds made available from the following sources shall not be used by the District of 716
763	763	Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC Water”) to fund water main replacements unless DC 717
764	764	Water concludes that a lead service line replacement would cause the failure of the water main: 718
765	765	(1) Amounts deposited in the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund; 719
766	766	(2) Funds provided to DC Water by the District of Columbia to implement this 720
767	767	Act; or 721
768	768	(2) Federal funding awarded to DC Water to support lead service line 722
769	769	replacements. 723
770	770	Sec. 116. Regulations. 724
771	771	(e) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 725
772	772	Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), shall issue 726
773	773	rules to implement the provisions of this act. 727
774	774	TITLE II. LEAD SERVICE LINE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS 728
775	775	Sec. 201. The Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Act of 2004, effective December 7, 2004 729
776	776	(D.C. Law 15-2005; D.C. Official Code § 34-2151, et seq.), is amended as follows: 730
777	777	(1) Section 6012 (D.C. Official Code § 34-2151) to read as follows: 731
778	778	“(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a 732
779	779	nonlapsing Lead Service Line Priority Replacement Assistance Fund (“Fund”) to be 733
780	780	administered by the Mayor, in consultation with the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 734
781	781	Authority (“WASA”). 735 31
782	782
783	783	“(2) There shall be deposited in the Fund the following amounts: 736
784	784	“(A) General revenue funds appropriated by a line item in the budget 737
785	785	submitted pursuant to § 1-204.46 and authorized by Congress in an appropriations act for the 738
786	786	purposes of the Fund; 739
787	787	“(B) Grants from any source to the Fund or to the District of Columbia for 740
788	788	the purposes of the Fund; 741
789	789	“(C) Money allocated to or deposited in the fund by the Mayor, or funds 742
790	790	appropriated for the Fund, including capital funds; 743
791	791	“(D) Amounts collected as fines and penalties under the Lead Service Line 744
792	792	Replacement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 (“Act’); and 745
793	793	“(E) Interest earned from the deposit or investment of monies of the Fund. 746
794	794	“(3) The Fund shall be used to: 747
795	795	(A) Until October 1, 2024, to provide grants to eligible District 748
796	796	homeowners up to $2,500 to assist them in the replacement of the portion of their lead service 749
797	797	line that is located on their private property. 750
798	798	“(B) Implement the provisions of the act; and 751
799	799	“(C) To support lead service line replacements, including public 752
800	800	education, filters, and community engagement. 753
801	801	“(4) The Director is authorized to enter into intra-District transfers from the Fund 754
802	802	and other agreements with DC Water, District Department of Transportation, Department of 755
803	803	Buildings, and Department of Health, as necessary to implement provisions of the act. 756
804	804	“(5) Payments to eligible homeowners under paragraph (3)(A) are subject to 757
805	805	appropriation and the availability of funds. This section does not establish a right to funds on the 758
806	806	part of any person. 759 32
807	807
808	808	“(6)(A) The money deposited into the Fund shall not revert to the unassigned fund 760
809	809	balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any 761
810	810	other time, but shall be continually available for the purpose of the Fund, subject to authorization 762
811	811	by Congress. 763
812	812	“(B) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, 764
813	813	any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year 765
814	814	limitation.”. 766
815	815	(2) Effective October 1, 2024, sections 6013, 6014, 6015, 6016, 6017, 6019a, 767
816	816	6019b, 6019c, 6019d, and 6019f (D.C. Official Code § 35-1215 through § 35-2156, § 35-2158 768
817	817	through § 35-2161, and § 35-2163) are repealed. 769
818	818	TITLE III. FISCAL IMPACT AND EFFECTIVE DATE 770
819	819	Sec. 301. Fiscal impact statement. 771
820	820	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 772
821	821	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 773
822	822	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 774
823	823	Sec. 302. Effective date. 775
824	824	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 776
825	825	Mayor, action by Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 777
826	826	provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 778
827	827	24, 1973 (87 Sat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 779
828	828	Columbia Register. 780