5305820 Resolution 20-727, Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Third Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014

A RESOLUTION

 

20-727

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

December 16, 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 Third Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) The Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Emergency Amendment Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-229; 60 DCR 16788) was enacted on November 29, 2013, and expired on February 27, 2014.

(b) The Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Temporary Amendment Act of 2013 (D.C. Law 20-71; 60 DCR 27) was enacted on December 20, 2013, and expired on October 3, 2014.

(c) The Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-439; 61 DCR 10735) was transmitted to Congress on November 12, 2014.

(d) The Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-459; 61 DCR 11374) was enacted on October 31, 2014.  Due to retroactive applicability, this act expires on January 1, 2015.

(e) The Critical Infrastructure Freedom of Information Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-439; 61 DCR 10735) has not completed its 30-day congressional review period required by section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)).

(f) This congressional review emergency is necessary to prevent an anticipated gap in the law due to congressional recess.

 

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 Third Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.