Councilmember Jack Evans
A BILL IN THE COUNCIL
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To amend the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 to authorize the establishment
and administration of a business improvement district in Georgetown.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as
the "Georgetown Business Improvement District Amendment Act of 1998".
Sec. 2. Section 5 of the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996,
effective May 29, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Code 1-2274), is amended by adding a new
subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
"Sec. e-1. (1) The formation of the Georgetown BID, including all nonexempt real
property within those portions of the following described geographic area zoned C or W
under applicable D.C. zoning law: along the northern boundary of M Street, N.W., between
the western terminus of the Rock Creek bridge on the east and the eastern boundary of
Georgetown University on the west; along 28th Street, N.W., between M Street, N.W., and
Olive Street, N.W.; along 29th Street, N.W., and 30th Street, N.W., in each instance
between the M Street, N.W., and Olive Street, N.W.; along 31st Street, N.W., between M
Street N.W., and N Street, N.W.; along Potomac Street, N.W., 33rd Street, N.W., Bank
Street, N.W., 34th Street, N.W., and 35th Street, N.W., in each instance between M Street,
N.W., and Prospect Street, N.W.; along Prospect Street, N.W., between Wisconsin Avenue,
N.W., and Potomac Street, N.W.; along N Street, N.W., between 31st Street, N.W., and
Potomac Street, N.W.; along O Street, N.W., between 31st Street, N.W., and Potomac
Street, N.W.; along Dumbarton Street, N.W., between 31st Street, N.W., and Wisconsin
Avenue, N.W.; along P Street, N.W., between 32nd Street, N.W., and 33rd Street, N.W.;
along Volta Street, N.W., between Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., and 33rd Street, N.W.; along Q
Street, N.W., between 32nd Street, N.W., and 33rd Street, N.W.; along 33rd Street, N.W.,
between Dent Place, N.W., and Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.; along Reservoir Road, N.W., between
32nd Street, N.W., and 34th Street, N.W.; along R Street, N.W., between 32nd Street, N.W.,
and 34th Street, N.W.; along Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., between M Street, N.W., and R Street,
N.W., and within the area bounded on the north by the southern boundary of M Street, N.W.,
on the east by Rock Creek, on the west by Key Bridge, and on the south by the Potomac
River, which area also includes that portion of Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., between 29th
Street, N.W., and Rock Creek, is hereby authorized and the BID taxes specified below are
hereby imposed through the expiration date of this act or the earlier termination or
dissolution of the BID, subject to the requirements of this act, including the BID
application and BID registration procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section and sections 6 and 7 of this act; provided, that any BID application for such area
shall include a BID tax currently established at:
"(A) Fifteen cents per $100 of 90% of the assessed value of all nonexempt
properties within the described geographic area for which the District provides an
integrated assessment of both the commercial and residential components; and"(B) Fifteen cents per $ 100 of 100% of the assessed value of all nonexempt
properties within the described geographic area for which the District does not provide an
integrated assessment of the commercial and residential components.
"(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, members shall have the
authority to increase the 15 cent assessment rate to a maximum of 20 cents by a majority
vote obtained at a meeting at which a quorum is present.".
Sec. 3. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the
committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24,- 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code
§1-233(c)(3))."
Sec. 4. 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), approval
by the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority as provided in section
203(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 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.