Title 10, Parks, Public Buildings, Grounds, and Space.

(a) The Department shall maintain an inventory of all real property assets, based upon information provided by each District department, agency, and instrumentality under the executive control of the Mayor. The inventory shall be maintained by the Department on a centralized auto…

Priority consideration for the District government's facility needs shall be given to buildings maintaining net zero energy compliance and to buildings fulfilling or exceeding the LEED-NC 2.2 standard or the LEED-CS 2.0 standard at the silver level.

(a) At least biennially, the Department shall host free training sessions for relevant Department employees, representatives of certified business enterprises in the industry, and interested outside parties on the: (1) Principles of energy efficient construction applicable to net…

(a) The Director may contract for the services of a representative to provide real estate brokerage or real estate consulting services. (b) Each contract for the services of a representative shall be awarded on a competitive basis to a qualified real estate professional in accord…

(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a lapsing account to be known as the Facilities Service Request Fund (“Fund”). All funds received by the Department from non-District government tenants in District government facilities for facility- re…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Department of General Services Stormwater Retention Credit Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)(A) "Drinking water source" means a source of water from which a person can reasonably be expected to consume or cook with the water originating from the source. (B) "Drinking water source" shall not include a source of water for…

(a) Subject to the availability of funding, the Department shall initiate or expand renewable energy generation at every District-owned property under the control of the Mayor where doing so is found feasible by the analysis required by § 10-551.05(c-1). (b) Notwithstanding subch…

(a) Beginning no later than December 31, 2024, the Department shall publish a dashboard referencing all open facility maintenance work orders for client agencies not exempted by subsection (e)(2) of this section, updated daily (except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays…

(a) The Department's Facilities Management Division shall: (1) Provide relevant DCPS school-based staff with training at least annually in how to enter, track, and manage work order requests in CMMS; (2) Ensure that relevant DCPS school-based staff receive automatic email notific…

(a) Beginning no later than October 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, the Department shall publish the results of the annual checklist, including all school-level responses and a summary data table, sent to all DCPS school principals to assess the Department's summer readiness e…

(a) Beginning no later than March 31, 2025, and each year thereafter, the Department shall publish on its website a maintenance plan, which shall include: (1) The mission, goals, and key performance indicators of the plan for reactive maintenance, routine maintenance, and prevent…

(a) The Department shall conduct an annual survey to update information on the condition of spray parks, artificial turf fields, playgrounds, and courts such as tennis, pickleball, basketball, or other similar hard surface courts, as determined by the Department, at recreational …

*NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026.* As part of the completion in Fiscal Year 2027 of a newly renovated or modernized District of Columbia Public Schools facility or Department of Parks and Recreation-managed property ("…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter, including rules for the valuation of the factors to be considered under § 50-551.06.

To facilitate the establishment of the Department, the City Administrator is authorized to coordinate and implement the transition process for the Department. The City Administrator shall transmit to the Council, which shall approve or disapprove by resolution, an implementation …

The Department shall have the authority to direct and manage the modernization or new construction of the See Forever Foundation — Evans Campus, as authorized funds become available.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Chief Building Official" or "CBO" means the lead administrator of the Office of Construction and Building Standards, whose appointment is provided for by § 10-561.04. (2) "Construction Codes" means all codes as defined in section 1…

(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b), there is established, as a subordinate agency within the executive branch of the District of Columbia government, the Department of Buildings, which shall be headed by a Director who shall carry out the functions and authorities assigned to the Depa…

(a) The Director shall manage and administer the Department and all functions and personnel assigned thereto, including the power to redelegate to other employees and officials of the Department such powers and authority as in the judgment of the Director is warranted in the inte…

(a) There shall be, subordinate to the Director, a Chief Building Official within the Department with primary authority for the administration of and determination of compliance with the Construction Codes and Chapter 14A of Title 6. (b) The Chief Building Official shall be appoi…

(a) There shall be, subordinate to the Director, a Strategic Enforcement Administrator within the Department. (b) The SEA shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Developing and implementing strategic and data-driven deployment of the Department's enforcement efforts and ad…

(a) There is established, subordinate to the Director, a Zoning Administrator within the Department with primary authority for the administration of and determination of compliance with the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia (11-A DCMR § 100.1 et seq.) ("Zoning Regula…

(a) There are established within the Department the following offices and divisions: (1) The Office of the Director with subordinate staff responsible for: (A) Human Resources; (B) Intergovernmental Affairs; (C) General Counsel; (D) Communications; and (E) Technology and Informat…

(a) The City Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Council a comprehensive transition plan and timeline to facilitate the implementation of this chapter. (b) The transition plan shall include: (1) A proposed organizational plan, including an organization chart, which refl…

(a) On or before January 1, 2022, and January 1 of every third year thereafter, the SEA shall submit to the Council a Strategic Enforcement Plan that: (1) Establishes priorities; (2) Identifies available and needed resources while integrating the Department's enforcement function…

(a) On or before January 1, 2023, and January 1 of every year thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Council an annual report detailing the enforcement activities of the Department in the prior fiscal year. (b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall …

(a) The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs shall be redesignated as the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection. (b) The following functions and duties shall be transferred to the Department of Buildings by October 1, 2022: (1) The functions of the Department o…

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including establishing fines, permit fees, and other fees necessary to support the implementation of this chapter. (b) Proposed rules promu…

The rules that any agency, department, or administration, the functions of which are transferred by this chapter to the Department of Buildings, has promulgated that do not conflict with this chapter shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by rules promulgated in accorda…

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, all of squares no. 490, 491, 533, and reservation 10, in the District of Columbia, including buildings and other structures thereon, as a site for a municipal ce…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized in his discretion to rent, until their removal becomes necessary, at fair rental values, buildings acquired by the District in the municipal center, and to use such part of the rentals heretofore and hereafter collected as may b…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to borrow for the District of Columbia from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works created by the National Industrial Recovery Act (which, for the purposes of §§ 10-603 to 10-606, shall be construed to inclu…

The sum authorized by § 10-603, or any part thereof, shall, when borrowed, be available to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for the acquisition by dedication, purchase, or condemnation of the fee simple title to land, or rights or easements in land, for the public uses autho…

Seventy per centum of so much of said sum authorized by § 10-603 as may be expended as therein provided shall be reimbursed to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works from any funds in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia, as follows, to wit: Not le…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit with his annual estimates to the Senate and the House of Representatives a report of his activities and expenditures under § 10-603.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to accept advancements for the District of Columbia from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, created by the National Industrial Recovery Act, and said Administration with the approval of the President is…

The sum authorized by § 10-607, or any part thereof shall, when advanced, be available to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for the acquisition by dedication, purchase, or condemnation of the fee simple title to land, or rights or easements in land, for the public uses author…

The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works shall be repaid 55 per centum of any moneys advanced under § 10-607 in annual instalments over a period of not to exceed 25 years with interest thereon for the period of amortization; provided, that such sums as may be necessar…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit with his annual estimates to the Congress a report of his activities and expenditures under § 10-607.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is not authorized to borrow any further sum or sums under the provisions of §§ 10-603 to 10-606.

The Administrator of General Services and the Mayor of the District of Columbia are authorized to amend existing contracts and agreements by which funds have been loaned or advanced or are obligated to be loaned or advanced to said Mayor, for the acquisition, purchase, constructi…

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to advise the Administrator of General Services and the Mayor of the District of Columbia of such interest rate which, in his opinion and in the aforesaid circumstances, would be available to the District of Columbia on Jul…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to accept advancements for the District of Columbia from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, or its successor, and said Administration, or its successor, with the approval of the President, is authorized…

The sum authorized by § 10-614, or any part thereof shall, when advanced, be available to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for the preparation of plans, designs, estimates, models, and specifications; and for architectural and other necessary professional services required f…

The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, or its successor, shall be repaid 55 per centum of any moneys advanced under § 10-614 in annual instalments over a period of not to exceed 25 years with interest thereon at such rate as is agreed upon by the Mayor of the Distr…