4766597 Resolution 20-400, “Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”

A RESOLUTION

 

20-400 

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

February 4, 2014

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to Congressional review, with respect to the need to amend , the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act to exempt from disclosure certain critical infrastructure information.  

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) The Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Emergency Amendment Act of 2013, effective November 29, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-229; 60 DCR 16788) (“Emergency Amendment Act”), is set to expire on February 27, 2014.

(b) The Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Temporary Amendment Act of 2013, effective December 20, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-237; 60 DCR 27) (“Temporary Amendment Act”), is projected to become law on March 6, 2014.

(c) This Congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap between the expiration of the Emergency Amendment Act and the enactment of the Temporary Amendment Act.

 

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.