# District of Columbia B26-0388: Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0388, Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Charles Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-23 (Returned from Mayor) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0388
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-07
- Last action: 2025-10-23, Returned from Mayor
- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New members and meeting schedule: mixed, low. Beginning October 18, 2025, the Department of Parks and Recreation joins the Waterways Advisory Commission as a non-voting, ex-officio member. The law also updates the appointment rules by linking them to section 2(f) of the Confirmation Act and adds the Office to that Act’s list. The Commission mu…
- New timeline for waterways plan: mixed, low. Beginning October 18, 2025, the Commission has two years to develop the Advisory Plan, not one. The old rule that notice had to be at least 60 days before adoption is removed. After public comments and revisions, voting members must adopt the plan within 60 days and send it for publication. The pla…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-07 | House | Final Reading | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-10-23: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-10-23: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0173, Expires on Jan 21, 2026 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025 (House)
- 2025-10-07: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-10-07: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-10-07: B26-0388 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-10-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60438/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0388-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224745)
- Introduced, 2025-10-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60438/Introduction/B26-0388-Introduction.pdf?Id=224257)

## Related bills

- B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60438/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0388-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224745)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60438/Introduction/B26-0388-Introduction.pdf?Id=224257)

## Related
- [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26)
- [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26)
- [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0388-26 (as of 2026-11-04).