Title 9 — Transportation Systems.

(a) The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1) There is a shortage of bus shelters in the District of Columbia; (2) There are over 3,500 bus stops in the District of Columbia; (3) The District of Columbia Department of Transportation estimates that it would be approp…

(a) The Mayor is directed, within 1 year of May 10, 1980, and based upon an evaluation of the proposals received following an open request for proposals, to enter into a franchise agreement for the installation and maintenance of bus shelters on public space of the District of Co…

(a)(1) Prior to the issuance of a Request for Proposals for the franchise agreement, and bases on consultation with the Council of the District of Columbia, the Mayor shall establish: (A) Locations for the installation of 90 bus shelters with advertisements, 10 bus shelters witho…

(a) The franchisee is authorized to sell commercial advertisement space on no more than 2 sides of a single end of the bus shelters which have been designated by the Mayor to contain advertisement. The end of the bus shelter with advertisement shall be opposite the end nearest th…

(a)(1) The franchise agreement shall establish the compensation which the District of Columbia government shall receive under the franchise agreement. The franchisee shall pay to the District of Columbia, on a quarterly basis: (A) A fee of 10% of its gross advertisement receipts …

(a) Within 30 days of the effective date of the franchise agreement, the franchisee shall file with the District of Columbia and shall maintain throughout the life of the franchise agreement, liability insurance policies and performance bonds acceptable to the Mayor in the minimu…

(a) The Mayor shall notify the franchisee in writing of any violations of the franchise agreement and establish a compliance schedule for correcting the violations. In the event that the compliance schedule is not met, the Mayor may terminate the franchise agreement after 60 days…

(a) In awarding the franchise agreement, the Mayor shall give priority to proposals submitted by entities which provide written evidence that they meet the following criteria: (1) That no less than 50% of the equity interest holders of the entity have resided in the District of C…

The provisions of § 1-303.22 and Title 5A-1, Article 14 of the Building Code of the District of Columbia, pertaining to outdoor signs in the District of Columbia, shall not pertain to the advertisement resulting from the franchise agreement.

The Mayor is authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

If a provision of this chapter or its application to a particular person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications.