District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B571: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
As introduced, Bill 26-571 would require the Department of Energy and the Environment to solicit proposals and provide a grant of $200,000 to conduct a study assessing the total costs of greenhouse gas emissions in the District and identify high priority infrastructure projects to adapt for intensifying extreme weather.
What the bill says
A bill ______________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ___________________________ To amend the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy and the Environment solicit proposals and provide a grant of $200,000 in order to conduct a study assessing the total costs of greenhouse gas emissions in the District and to identify high priority infrastructure projects to adapt for intensifying extreme weather.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
A BILL ______________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ___________________________ To amend the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy and the Environment solicit proposals and provide a grant of $200,000 in order to conduct a study assessing the total costs of greenhouse gas emissions in the District and to identify high priority infrastructure projects to adapt for intensifying extreme weather. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study Amendment Act of 2026". Sec. 2. The District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.01 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section 109i to read as follows: "Sec. 109i. Greenhouse gas emissions study. "(a) Within 120 days of the effective date of this section, DOEE shall solicit proposals for the purpose of issuing a grant in the amount of $200,000 to an organization with expertise in attribution science to conduct a study on the total costs of greenhouse gas emissions in the District between the years of 1995 and 2024 and the purposes identified in subsection (d) of this section. "(b) Within 180 days of the effective date of this section, …
Sponsors
- Lewis George, Janeese (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing
- : Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0571 Published in the DC Register
- : Referred to Committee on Transportation and the Environment
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Subjects: Permanent Bill, Transportation and the Environment
Common questions
- What is B571?
- B571 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study Amendment Act of 2026.
- What does B571 do?
- In its own words: A bill ______________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ___________________________ To amend the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy and the Environment solicit proposals and provide a grant of $200,000 in order to conduct a study assessing the total costs of greenhouse gas emissions in the District and to identify high priority infrastructure projects to adapt for intensifying extreme weather.
- What is the status of B571?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Public Hearing (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored B571?
- Lewis George, Janeese (D).
- Where is the official record for B571?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0571
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