Citizens with Mental RetardationSubstituted Consent for Health Care Decisions Emergency Amendment Act of 2001PR 14-369

Councilmember
Sandra C. (Sandy) Allen

A RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA

To declare the existence of an emergency, with
respect to the need to approve the "Citizens with Mental Retardation
substituted Consent for Health Care Decisions Congressional Review
Emergency Amendment Act of 2001"

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Citizens with
Mental Retardation Substituted Consent for Health Care Decisions
Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2001 ".

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:

(1) Bill 13-852, the "Citizens with Mental Retardation Substituted
Consent for Health Care Decisions Emergency Amendment Act of 2000,"
will expire on February 5, 2001 ".

(2) Bill 13-856, "Citizens with mental Retardation Substituted
Consent for Health Care Decisions Temporary Amendment Act of 2000, is
pending Congressional Review".

Section 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the
circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances
making it necessary that the "Citizens with Mental Retardation
Substituted Consent for Health Care Decisions Congressional Review
Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 " be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.