Title 2 — Government Administration.

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The Office of Business and Economic Development shall annually prepare a report for the Committee on Economic Development which shall describe in detail the operations of each business incubator, including, but not limited to, a discussion of: (1) The business operation of each t…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Capital access loan” means a loan that is entitled to be secured by the Fund. (2) “Enrolled loan” means a capital access loan issued in accordance with: (A) The participation agreement; and (B) The program’s objectives. (3) “Fin…

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Capital Access Fund, which shall be used solely for the uses and purposes set forth in subsections (d) and (e) of this section. The Fund shall be funded by appropriations and from other amounts received by the District for the adm…

(a) There is established the Capital Access Program, to be administered by the Mayor, to assist financial institutions in making loans to businesses and nonprofit organizations that face barriers in accessing capital. (b) The Mayor shall determine the eligibility of a financial i…

(a) To participate in the Capital Access Program, a financial institution shall, at a minimum, enter into a participation agreement with the Mayor that sets out the terms and conditions under which the financial institution will make contributions to the financial institution’s r…

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the Mayor shall not determine the recipient, amount, or interest rate of a capital access loan or the fees or other requirements related to the loan. (b) A loan shall not be eligible to be enrolled under this subchapter if the …

(a) After entering into a participation agreement with the District of Columbia and upon approval by the Mayor, a financial institution making a capital access loan shall establish a reserve account. The reserve account shall be used by the financial institution only to cover any…

(a) The Mayor shall not deposit more than 10% of the total funds deposited in the Capital Access Fund into reserve accounts for capital access loans requiring a 200% match under § 2-1210.06(d)(3). The 10% limitation under this subsection may be waived at the discretion of the May…

(a) All funds deposited in a reserve account shall be the property of the District of Columbia. (b) The District shall earn interest on the amount of contributions made by the District, the borrower, and the financial institution to a reserve account. The District shall withdraw …

During each fiscal year of participation, financial institutions shall submit quarterly reports and a comprehensive annual report to the Mayor for the year. The reports shall: (1) Provide information regarding outstanding capital access loans, capital access loan losses, and any …

(a) The Mayor shall submit to the Council an annual status report on the program’s activities. (b) The financial transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the District of Columbia Auditor as provided by § 1-204.55.

The District of Columbia shall not be liable to a participating financial institution for payment of the principal, interest, or any late charges on a capital access loan made under this subchapter.

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. The rules may: (1) Provide for criteria under which a line of credit issued by a financial institution to a small business, a medium…

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The purpose of this subchapter is to create a commission to examine and evaluate proposals, recommendations, and studies in order to establish an enterprise zone or zones in blighted and underdeveloped areas of the District of Columbia (“District”). The commission shall submit a …

The Council finds that: (1) Unemployment in some areas of the District exceeds 10%. (2) The incidence of business dislocation in the District is alarming. (3) Many areas of the District suffer from the overall pattern of urban blight seen in other northeastern American cities. (4…

(a) There is established the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone Study Commission (“Commission”). (b) The commission shall be composed of 25 members who shall be appointed as follows: (1) One member shall be appointed by each member of the Council; and (2) Twelve members shall b…

The commission shall develop a method for the evaluation of a strategy to establish and implement an enterprise zone or zones in the District. The process shall include: The evaluation and consideration of a method to best select proposed sites for an enterprise zone or zones; ta…

The commission shall complete its work and submit its report with recommendations to the Council no later than 12 months following the first meeting of the commission. Upon filing its report, all authority for the commission shall expire.

(a) No compensation shall be paid to the members of the commission, but commission members may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (b) The Mayor shall provide office space and an appropriate staff of professional and clerical personnel t…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Corner store” means a retail establishment that: (A) Sells grocery products; (B) Has less than 5,000 square feet of selling area; (C) Does not have an off-premises retailer’s license, Class A, established by § 25-112(d)(1); and …

(a) The Mayor shall establish a Grocery Store Development Program (“Program”) within the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to attract grocery stores to, and renovate grocery stores in, eligible areas in the District and to create quality jobs for Di…

(a) As a condition of participating in the Program, an individual or legal entity operating a grocery store shall: (1) Accept SNAP benefits; (2) Apply to accept WIC benefits and accept WIC benefits if eligible; (3) Enter into a first source agreement; and (4) Sell fresh produce a…

The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development shall designate a District employee as the grocery ambassador to assist retailers in building or renovating grocery stores in eligible areas by: (1) Providing research and data on eligible areas with insufficient grocery acce…

(a) The Zoning Commission should adopt regulations that permit bonus density or other appropriate zoning flexibility for projects in eligible areas with grocery stores, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. (b) When considering applications for special exceptions or planned uni…

(a) The Mayor shall establish a Healthy Food Retail Program within the Department of Small and Local Business Development to expand access to healthy foods in eligible areas in the District by providing assistance to corner stores, farmers markets, and other small food retailers.…

(a) Corner stores, farmers markets, and other small food retailers participating in the program established by § 2-1212.31 shall be strongly encouraged to: (1) Apply to accept SNAP benefits; (2) Apply to accept WIC benefits; and (3) Employ District residents. (b) Resources may be…

(a) The Department of Small and Local Business Development shall convene a working group to develop a plan for establishing a commercial distribution system for fresh produce and healthy foods to corner stores. Corner stores shall be encouraged to work cooperatively to maximize t…

The District Department of the Environment shall: (1) Develop tools and resources for corner stores to reduce their operating costs by becoming more energy efficient; and (2) Promote energy efficiency programs to corner stores.

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

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(a) The Council finds that: (1) Business Improvement Districts will help the District to promote economic growth and employment downtown and in other areas of the District; (2) Property owners should be encouraged to create BIDs and BID corporations to enhance their local busines…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Adjoining residential neighborhood” means any property zoned for residential use within a BID or within 800 feet of the perimeter of a BID. (2) “Adverse impact on adjoining residential neighborhoods” means adverse impact on traf…

Each BID shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the District and shall be subject to all applicable District and federal laws and regulations. Each owner of a taxable property and each commercial tenant within a BID, whether such owner or commercial tenan…

(a) To establish a BID with respect to any area, the Board of Directors of a nonprofit corporation established under District law for the purpose of forming a BID and seeking to be registered as a BID corporation shall submit an application to the Mayor for review of compliance w…

(a) The Mayor shall have 15 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) from the date of the filing of a BID application to conduct a preliminary review of the application to determine if the filing criteria set forth in § 2-1215.04 have been met and if the application is o…

(a) The Mayor shall hold a public hearing within 45 days of the issuance of his findings pursuant to § 2-1215.05(b)(2). The Mayor may designate the Department of Small and Local Business Development, or a successor thereto, to perform the functions described by this section. (b) …

(a) The powers of each BID corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors (“Board”). Board members shall include owners, or principals, agents, partners, managers, trustees, stockholders, officers, or directors of owners, and commercial tenants, and also may include resident…

(a) The Board of each BID corporation shall govern the BID corporation in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws which shall be the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the nonprofit corporation that submitted the BID application. The members shall have the o…

(a) Except as provided in § 2-1215.09a, an established BID may only expand its geographic area if: (1)(A) Owners of at least 51% interest in the assessed value of the taxable properties and at least 25% in number of individual properties of record in a geographic area petition th…

(a) An owner of an adjacent or abutting property may petition to join an existing BID if the owner sends a letter requesting to be added to a BID to the BID Board and to the Mayor, listing the address, square and lot number, owner, and owner’s contact information. The BID board m…

(a) An established BID may only expand categories of taxable real property if: (1) Owners of at least 51% interest in the assessed value of the taxable real properties and at least 25% in number of individual real properties, consisting of a new type of taxable real property of r…

(a) A BID established after February 26, 2015, may only expand categories of taxable real property to include Class I residential property if: (1) Owners of at least 51% interest in the assessed value of the taxable real properties and at least 25% in number of individual real pr…

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, meetings of the members shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws but shall occur at least once each year after the formation of the BID. The bylaws shall specify an officer who shall send each member notice…

(a) The articles of incorporation shall provide that each member is entitled to vote. The articles of incorporation and the bylaws may allocate to each BID member a number of votes. The number of votes allocated to each member may be based on any fair and equitable formula that e…