Title 2, Government Administration.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Available Real Property Tax Revenues” means the revenues resulting from the imposition of the tax under Chapter 8 of Title 47, including any penalties and interest charges, exclusive of the special tax provided for in § 1-204.81…

(a) Bonds shall not be issued pursuant to this subchapter to the extent the issuance will cause the aggregate principal amount of Bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter and the TIF Act to exceed $500 million; provided, that the aggregate amount of TIF bonds for projects in the …

(a)(1) The Mayor shall identify areas within the District where: (A) There exist barriers to entry that impede Retail Development Projects; and (B) The proceeds of Bonds may be used to eliminate these barriers to entry and promote Retail Development Projects. (2)(A) The Mayor may…

In the case of the Downtown Retail Priority Area, Retail Development Projects shall include, on a demonstration project basis, one or more restaurants; provided, that the total amount of Bonds available for such demonstration projects shall not be greater than 3% of the aggregate…

(a) Notwithstanding any tax increment financing that may be available, all funds allocated for Great Streets within the budgets of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the District Department of Transportation shall be used to support the following corridor …

(a) Upon approval by resolution pursuant to § 2-1217.73(a) with respect to any Retail Priority Area, or upon September 8, 2004, in the case of the Downtown Retail Priority Area, the Mayor shall establish Rules of Operation with respect to each Retail Priority Area as the Mayor co…

(a) When a Retail Development Project is certified as a TIF Area by the Mayor pursuant to this subchapter, the proceeds of Bonds issued with respect to the TIF Area shall be used to pay Retail Development Costs and shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and requirements as t…

(a) Within 60 days after the certification of a TIF Area by the Mayor, the CFO shall provide for the allocation of Tax Increment Revenues within each TIF Area. The CFO shall establish one or more separate tax increment allocation accounts within the General Fund of the District o…

The issuance of Bonds, including any refunding Bonds, is authorized pursuant to § 1-204.90 to finance Retail Development Costs of TIF Areas certified by the Mayor pursuant to this subchapter. This subchapter constitutes an act of Council authorizing the issuance of Bonds, includi…

(a) The Mayor may take any action necessary or appropriate in accordance with this subchapter in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, delivery, and payment of Bonds, including determinations of: (1) The final form, content, designation, and terms of the Bon…

(a) A series of Bonds may be secured by a trust agreement or trust indenture between the District and a corporate trustee having trust powers, or secured by a loan agreement or other instrument giving power to a corporate trustee by means of which the District may do the followin…

If there shall be a default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Bonds of a series after the principal or interest shall become due and payable, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, or if the District shall fail or refuse to carry out and perform th…

(a) The members of the Council, the Mayor, or any person executing Bonds shall not be liable personally on the Bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Bonds shall not be general obligations of the District and shall…

This subchapter shall not adversely affect any actions taken, agreements entered into, pledge of security made or Bonds issued prior to September 8, 2004.

The Mayor shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth the criteria and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes stated herein.

(a)(1) The Mayor shall establish a program to provide funding assistance for the security deposit required for a lease of real property for operations of a Qualified High Technology Company, as defined in § 47-1817.01(5). (2) No funding assistance shall be provided under this sec…

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “sponsor” means a commercial real estate broker, landlord, venture capitalist, business incubator, technology company, commercial bank, investment banker, or a for-profit, nonprofit, or public-sector entity acting on behalf of a Qualifie…

(a) The Board of Directors of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation (“NCRC”) and the Board of Directors of the RLA Revitalization Corporation (“RLARC”), established by §§ 2-1219.01 [repealed] and 2-1219.31 [repealed], respectively, are dissolved. The Mayor shall succeed…

(a)(1) The Mayor may transfer any contract of the AWC, NCRC, or any of their subsidiaries, which include the RLARC, the SWDC, the SWHC, and the Economic Development Finance Corporation (“EDFC”), established by § 2-1207.03 (repealed by section 7 of D.C. Law 14-213, effective Octob…

(a) On October 1, 2007: (1) Legal and equitable title to all real property, personal property, capital, and intangible assets of the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, and any of their subsidiaries, shall transfer, vest, and be titled, in the name of the District, and the Mayor may exerc…

(a) On October 1, 2007: (1) Legal and equitable title to all real property, personal property, capital, and intangible assets of the AWC, the SWDC, the SWHC, and any of their subsidiaries, shall transfer, vest, and be titled in the name of the District and the Mayor may exercise …

The Mayor may enter into a contract based upon a solicitation, including a request for proposals, request for qualifications, or request for expressions of interest, issued by the NCRC or the AWC before October 1, 2007.

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Economic Development Special Account (“Account”), which shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this section. (b)(1) Deposits into the Account shall include: (A) All operating funds transferred from the Anacostia Waterf…

(a) Any capital funds of the AWC and the NCRC transferred to the District government shall be transferred to segregated accounts in the General Capital Improvements Fund, which shall be designated specifically for capital projects of the former AWC and NCRC. (b) The segregated ac…

(a) The Mayor may, with the consent of the Council, modify the urban renewal plans for the following urban renewal areas: (1) The Downtown Urban Renewal Area (adopted by the National Capital Planning Commission, established by § 2-1002 (“NCPC”), on January 9, 1969, and approved b…

(a) The repeal of subchapter X of this chapter, under section 103(a) of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Reorganization Act of 2008, effective March 26, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-138; 55 DCR 1689) shall not impair or affect the validity…

(a) The Council affirms the findings made in section 2 of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation Eminent Domain Clarification and Skyland Eminent Domain Approval Amendment Act of 2004, effective April 5, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-286; 52 DCR 859) (“Skyland Eminent Domain Act”). …

(a) For all projects within the Anacostia Waterfront Development Zone, the Mayor shall: (1) Implement, induce, assist, facilitate, and coordinate implementation of the Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan, dated November 2003, as amended or supplemented (“Framework Plan”), and any…

(a) In contracting with general contractors, developers, or construction managers on, and in providing assistance of over $100,000 to, a development project located within the Anacostia Waterfront Development Zone, the Mayor shall require the general contractor, developer, and co…

(a) The Mayor shall use a workforce intermediary as the primary means of meeting the hiring requirements of § 2-1226.02(a)(2). (b)(1) If prior to July 20, 2007, the former AWC has selected an organization or organizations to serve as a workforce intermediary, the Mayor shall cont…

For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “Anacostia Waterfront Development Zone” means: (1) Interstate 395 and all rights-of-way of Interstate 395, within the District, except for the portion of Interstate 395 that is north of E Street, S.W., or S.E.; (2) All land between tha…

This part may be cited as the “Anacostia Waterfront Environmental Standards Act of 2008”.

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Applicant” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 6-1451.01(2). (1A) “Complete stormwater management plan” means a plan, with required supporting documentation, that demonstrates compliance with each applicable stormwater manag…

(a) This part shall apply to all new construction and substantial improvement projects located within the Anacostia Waterfront Development Zone, as defined in § 2-1226.04: (1) That are District-owned or District instrumentality-owned; (2) Where at least 15% of a project’s total c…

All projects subject to this part shall comply with the following integrated environmental design standards: (1) The applicant for the project shall engage in pre-development and on-going consultation with appropriate District officials to review the plans of the applicant to ens…

(a) All projects subject to this section shall comply with the following green building standards: (1) Non-residential new construction or substantial improvement projects shall: (A) Fulfill or exceed the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional build…

(a) This section shall apply to the new construction and substantial improvement projects identified in § 2-1226.33 that disturb 5,000 square feet or greater of soil or that have a building footprint of 5,000 square feet or greater. (b) Private and public space, including buildin…

New or existing marinas within the Anacostia Waterfront Development Zone shall comply with the program elements outlined in the Clean Marina Guidebook issued by the National Park Service. The owner or applicant for the marina shall submit a copy of its Clean Marina Checklist and …

Projects subject to this part shall comply with the following site planning and preservation standards: (1) The project shall be designed to ensure continued public access to the Anacostia River and associated waterways and to the Anacostia riverwalk and trail system. (2) Existin…

(a) The DDOE may grant, upon a showing of good cause, an exemption from a requirement of this part, in whole or in part, if: (1) The substantial weight of the evidence is of a practical infeasibility or hardship of meeting the requirement; and (2) The public interest would be bet…

Where the environmental standards established by this part differ from those in Chapter 14A of Title 6, subchapter II of Chapter 1 of Title 8 [§ 8-103.01 et seq.], or other District law or regulation, the more stringent standard shall apply.

With respect to projects that are subject to this part and projects completed for off-site mitigation or payment in lieu of mitigation, DDOE shall have the authority to: (1) Monitor, inspect, review, approve, approve with conditions and covenants, and deny approval; (2) Require m…

(a) If a conflict exists between the existing stormwater control rules of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (21 DCMR § 500 et seq.) and the standards set forth in § 2-1226.36, the standards in § 2-1226.36 shall govern; provided, that neither …

(a) The Mayor may issue rules to implement the requirements of this part. (b) Repealed. (c) Repealed.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) "Army" means the United States Department of the Army. (2) "Administration Payments" means those payments from the Developer and Component Developers to the District to reimburse the District for certain costs associated with …