5370713 Resolution 21-16, Parkside Parcel E and J Mixed-Income Apartments Tax Abatement Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

21-16

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

March 3, 2015         

 

                                                                                                                                             

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend section 47-4658 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify the real property tax abatement for Lot 808 in Square 5041 and Lot 811 in Square 5056.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Parkside Parcel E and J Mixed-Income Apartments Tax Abatement Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015”.

 

Sec. 2. (a)  In December 2014, the Council passed the Parkside Parcel E and J Mixed-Income Apartments Tax Abatement Emergency Amendment Act of 2014, effective December 18, 2014 (D.C. Act 20-526; 61 DCR 13117) (“emergency legislation”).  The emergency legislation amended section 47-4658 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify the real property tax abatement for Lot 808 in Square 5041 and Lot 811 in Square 5056.

(b) The emergency legislation will expire on March 18, 2015, before the temporary legislation, the Parkside Parcel E and J Mixed-Income Apartments Tax Abatement Temporary Amendment Act of 2014, enacted on January 25, 2015 (D.C. Act 20-611; 62 DCR 1876), is projected to become law.

(c) It is important that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect, without further interruption, until the temporary legislation is in effect.

 

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 Parkside Parcel E and J Mixed-Income Apartments Tax Abatement Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.