PR 26-0049 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Department of Energy and Environment Definitions Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution clarifies three key definitions in District laws to prevent administrative confusion. It corrects a typo in the lead-based paint standard (changing "µg" to "mg"), fixes a grammatical error in the "producer" definition, and explicitly confirms that government agencies like the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) can manage community solar programs (e.g., Solar for All) as "subscriber organizations." These changes ensure DOEE can continue administering programs for low-income residents and avoid legal gaps. The emergency status addresses a temporary void between expiring emergency rules and new permanent legislation.
Sub-Topics: Solar Natural Disasters Tags: Emergency Management
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed Feb 4, 2025
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This document is an enrolled version of a legislative resolution that was previously in draft form. The main change is the transition from a draft resolution to an enrolled (officially approved) version, which includes formatting adjustments, page numbering updates, and minor text refinements. The substantive policy content regarding the three definition clarifications remains unchanged.
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The document format changed from a draft resolution to an enrolled resolution, including updated page numbers (pages 1-3 became pages 2-2) and the addition of 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' headers.

Minor formatting improvements were made, such as removing line numbers from the text and adjusting spacing and indentation for better readability in the enrolled version.

The bill number was updated from PR 26-0049 to 26-19 in the enrolled version, indicating it has been assigned an official resolution number.

The date was added as February 4, 2025, showing when the enrolled resolution was formally adopted.

Floor votes · Council Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
PR26-0049 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Charles Allen
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