# District of Columbia B26-0389: Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0389, Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Charles Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-01-23 (Law L26-0075, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000608, Expires on Aug 13, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0389-26 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: District of Columbia B26-0389 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-10-06 - Last action: 2026-01-23, Law L26-0075, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000608, Expires on Aug 13, 2026 - Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Appointments follow DC confirmation rules: mixed, low. Beginning October 18, 2025, appointments for the Waterways Office and its Commission follow section 2(f) of the Confirmation Act of 1978. The law updates the code citation and adds the Office to the Confirmation Act list. These changes apply through May 31, 2026. - New timeline and updates for Waterways Plan: mixed, low. Beginning October 18, 2025, the Commission gets 2 years to develop the Advisory Plan, not 1 year. Voting members adopt the plan after the public comment period, within 60 days of finishing any revisions. They then send it to the Office of District Waterways Management to publish. The law removes th… - Parks and Rec joins, meetings every 2 months: mixed, low. Beginning October 18, 2025, the Department of Parks and Recreation serves as a non-voting, ex officio member of the District Waterways Advisory Commission. The Commission must meet at least once every 2 months, instead of monthly. These changes apply through May 31, 2026. - Temporary changes run Oct 2025 to May 2026: mixed, low. This temporary law applies starting October 18, 2025. It expires 225 days after it takes effect, on May 31, 2026. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Charles Allen (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-10-21 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-10-07 | House | First Reading | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2026-01-23: Law L26-0075, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000608, Expires on Aug 13, 2026 (House) - 2025-11-21: Act A26-0192 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012872 (House) - 2025-11-17: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-11-10: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-11-10: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0192 (House) - 2025-10-28: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2025 (House) - 2025-10-21: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-10-10: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0389 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-10-07: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-10-07: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-10-06: B26-0389 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-10-21: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60439/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0389-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=225810) - Engrossment, 2025-10-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60439/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0389-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=224718) - Introduced, 2025-10-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60439/Introduction/B26-0389-Introduction.pdf?Id=224261) ## 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/60439/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0389-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=225810) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60439/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0389-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=224718) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60439/Introduction/B26-0389-Introduction.pdf?Id=224261) ## 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) - [District of Columbia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia/bills) - [District of Columbia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0389-26 (as of 2026-11-04).