Transportation

This bill temporarily increases the maximum weight allowed for personal delivery devices, such as scooters, to 250 pounds in the District of Columbia. The change applies to all users of these devices and is intended to address the current 150-pound limit established by the Personal Delivery Device Act of 2018. If approved, the new weight restriction will remain in effect for 225 days before automatically expiring. The legislation also grants the Department of Transportation the authority to set higher weight limits through future rulemaking.

This bill amends the 1999 Government Employer-Assisted Housing Program to explicitly include public transit employees as eligible participants. It adds a definition clarifying that "public transit employee" covers workers for Metrobus, Metrorail, MetroAccess, and DC Streetcar. The key change updates eligibility language in the law to list "public transit employee" alongside government workers, first-responders, and educators. This expands access to the existing home purchase assistance program for District transit workers without creating new funding or benefits. The bill does not alter the program's structure or costs, only its eligibility criteria.