A BILL
13-233
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
To amend, on a temporary basis, the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Establishment Act of 1985 to authorize the Council to approve or disapprove by resolution,
within a 60-day review period, use of a metered system or any proposed limitation in the
number of taxicabs by the Taxicab Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as
the "District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Temporary Amendment Act of 1999".
Sec. 2. Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission
Establishment Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Code
§40-1707(b)(1)(B)), is amended to read as follows:
"The Commission’s Panel on Rates and Rules shall neither impose any limitation on
the number of taxicabs that may operate in the District, nor shall it authorize a metered
system for determining taxicab fares; unless the Council by resolution or act,
within a 60-day review period, approves or disapproves in whole or in part, authorization
of a metered system or any proposed limitation in the number of taxicabs;"
Sec. 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and approval by the Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistant Authority as provided in section 203(a) of the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistant Act of 1995,
approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 116; D.C. Code §47-392.3(a)), a 30-day period of
Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code §1-233(c)(1)), and
publication in the District of Columbia Register.