District of Columbia B789: Duke District BID Grantmaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

What the bill says

To amend, onan emergency basis, section 2aofthe Performance ParkingPilot Zone Actof 2008 to requiretheDepartment ofSmall and Local BusinessDevelopment to award a $1 milliondollargrant inFiscal Year 2027tothe Duke Business ImprovementDistrict Corporation; andto makeaconformingamendment. BE ITENACTED BY THECOUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA, Thatthis act may becited asthe "Duke District BID Grantmaking Emergency AmendmentAct of2026". Sec. 2, Section 2a(c)(4)(A) ofthe PerformanceParking Pilot Zone Actof2008,effective September 14, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-21; D.C. Official Code § 50-2531.01(c)(4)(A)). i.

From the enrolled text, October 21, 2026:

To amend, onan emergency basis, section 2aofthe Performance ParkingPilot Zone Actof 2008 to requiretheDepartment ofSmall and Local BusinessDevelopment to award a $1 milliondollargrant inFiscal Year 2027tothe Duke Business ImprovementDistrict Corporation; andto makeaconformingamendment. BE ITENACTED BY THECOUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA, Thatthis act may becited asthe "Duke District BID Grantmaking Emergency AmendmentAct of2026". Sec. 2, Section 2a(c)(4)(A) ofthe PerformanceParking Pilot Zone Actof2008,effective September 14, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-21; D.C. Official Code § 50-2531.01(c)(4)(A)). is amended to read as follows: "(4)(A)Notwithstanding paragraph (3)ofthis subsection, within the first quarter ofFiscal Year 2027, the DepartmentofSmall and Local BusinessDevelopment shall award a grantin the amountof$1 million from the Fund to supportthe Duke Business Improvement DistrictCorporation, d/b/aDuke District BID, to improveconditions forproperty owners, businesses, residents, and visitors within the Greater Shaw/U Street area.". Sec. 3, Amendatory section 2a(c)(4)(A) insection 6302(c)(3) ofthe PerformanceParking Zone Fund Modification AmendmentActof2026, enacted on August 14, 2026 (D.C. Act 26418; 73 DCR 11735), is amended to readas follows: #(4)(A)Notwithstanding paragraph (3)ofthis subsection, within thefirst quarter ofFiscal Year2027,the DepartmentofSmall and Local BusinessDevelopmentshall award a grant in the amount of$1 million from the Fundto support the Duke BusinessImprovement DistrictCorporation, d/b/a DukeDistrictBID, to improveconditions forpropertyowners, businesses,residents,and visitors withinthe Greater Shaw/U Street area.". Sec. 4. Fiscal impactstatement. 'The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement ofthe Budget Director as the fiscal impact statementrequired by section 4aofthe General …