Councilmember Carol Schwartz
Chairman Linda Cropp
Councilmember Sharon Ambrose
Councilmember Phil Mendelson
Councilmember Adrian Fenty
A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Councilmember Carol Schwartz introduced the following bill, which was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
To amend the District of Columbia Public Records Management Act of 1985 to require that
an electronic version of a list, by category, of all reports generated for and by the
government, be made available through the internet.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as
the "Government Reports Electronic Publication Requirement Amendment Act of 2001
".
Sec. 2. The District of Columbia Public Records Management Act of 1985, effective
September 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-19; D.C. Code §1-2901 et seq.), is amended as
follows:
(a) Section 2(2) (D.C. Code §1-2901(2)) is amended to read as follows:
"(2) Agency means any board, commission, department, division, institution,
authority, independent authority, or part thereof, of the District, except the entities
listed in section 16(b).".
(b) Section 5 (D.C. Code §1-2904) is amended to read as follows:
"(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each agency shall
transmit to the Library of Governmental Information at least 2 copies of each report,
study, or publication prepared by the agency or independent contractor, immediately after
they have been issued. At least 1 copy of each report, study, or publication shall be made
available at the Library of Governmental Information.
"(b) The Mayor shall make available to the public an electronic version of the
list, by category, of the documents transmitted under subsection (a) of this section
through the internet, no later than 30 calendar days from the date of the transmission
from the agency.
"(c) The provisions of subsection (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to
drafts or unofficial copies of accounting, auditing, or financial reports, studies, or
publications.".
Sec. 3. This act shall become applicable on October 1, 2002.
Sec. 4. 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. 5. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor ( or in the event of
a veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), approval by the
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.