District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B857: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Fiscal Year 2027 to 2032 Dedicated Funding Grant Agreement Emergency Approval Act of 2026
Status: Chaptered, October 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, October 29, 2026:
ENROLLED ORIGINAL ANACT .C. ACT 26-456 INTHE COUNCILOF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, OCTOBER 29, 2026 To approve, on an emergencybasis, amultiyear Dedicated FundingGrant Agreement withthe Washington MetropolitanAreaTransitAuthority to providecapital funding for state-ofg004-repaircapital needs forfiscal years 2027 through 2032. BE IT ENACTED BYTHE COUNCILOFTHE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA,That this act may becited as the "WashingtonMetropolitanAreaTransitAuthorityFiscalYear2027 to 2032 Dedicated Funding GrantAgreement EmergencyApprovalActof2026". Sec, 2. Pursuant to section451ofthe District ofColumbiaHome RuleAct, approved December24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code§ 1-204.51), theCouncil approves the multiyearSecondAgreementBetweenthe GovernmentoftheDistrict ofColumbiaand the WashingtonMetropolitanAreaTransitAuthority forAward and Use ofDedicated Funding Grant, by which theDistrict will provide capital funding forthestate-of-good-repairs capital needsof theWashington Metrorail and Metrobus systemsfrom October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2032, inanannual not-to-exceedamountof$178,500,000 and atotal not-to-exceed amount of $1,071,000,000. Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement, 'The Council adopts the fiscal impact statementofthe ChiefFinancial Officeras thefiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approvedOctober 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038;D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). Sec. 4. Effective date. This actshall take effect following approval by the Mayor(or in the event ofveto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided foremergency acts ofthe CounciloftheDistrict ofColumbiain section ENROLLED ORIGINAL. 412(a)ofthe District ofColumbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; …
Sponsors
- Phil Mendelson (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Returned unsigned by the Mayor
- : Signed by the Mayor — Act A26-0456
- : Transmitted to Mayor
- : Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0857 Published in the DC Register
- : Referred to Committee on Retained by the Council
- : Final Reading
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Votes
- Final Reading (October 6, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is B857?
- B857 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Fiscal Year 2027 to 2032 Dedicated Funding Grant Agreement Emergency Approval Act of 2026.
- What is the status of B857?
- Chaptered as of October 30, 2026. Latest action: Returned unsigned by the Mayor (October 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored B857?
- Phil Mendelson (D).
- Where is the official record for B857?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0857
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