District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B779: Ballpark Bonds Loan Repayment Temporary Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 26, 2026
What the bill says
To amend, on a temporary basis, the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004 and section 47-2762 of the District of Columbia Official Code to authorize the deposit of sports facilities fees in Fiscal Year 2027 into the Ballpark Preservation and Improvement Fund for the purpose of repaying early redemption borrowing made to maintain the timeline for full repayment of the bonds used to build the Nationals Ballpark; and to make conforming amendments. act may be cited as the "Ballpark Bonds Loan Repayment Temporary Amendment Act of 2026". Sec. 2. (a) Section 102a of the Ballpark Omnibus.
From the enrolled text, October 6, 2026:
To amend, on a temporary basis, the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004 and section 47-2762 of the District of Columbia Official Code to authorize the deposit of sports facilities fees in Fiscal Year 2027 into the Ballpark Preservation and Improvement Fund for the purpose of repaying early redemption borrowing made to maintain the timeline for full repayment of the bonds used to build the Nationals Ballpark; and to make conforming amendments. act may be cited as the "Ballpark Bonds Loan Repayment Temporary Amendment Act of 2026". Sec. 2. (a) Section 102a of the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004, effective March 7, 2025 (D.C. Law 25-276; D.C. Official Code § 10-1601.02a), is amended by adding a new subsection (c-1) to read as follows: "(c-1) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, in Fiscal Year 2027, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2762(d), the revenues received by the District from the sports facilities fee imposed by D.C. Official Code § 47-2762 shall be deposited in the Fund and shall be used as follows: "(1) All amounts up to $49,505,000 shall be used to pay the debt service on any ballpark early redemption borrowing and, as described in section 2052(c)(1) and (2) of the RFK Campus Infrastructure Fund Establishment Act of 2025, effective December 6, …