5378861 Resolution 21-19, Ticket Sale Regulation Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015

A RESOLUTION

21-19

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 Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to regulate the sale of tickets from public space.

 

                                                        

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Ticket Sale Regulation Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) The Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; D.C. Official Code § 37-131.08), and subsequent amendments did not address the sale of tickets from public space, or ticket scalping.

            (b) In January, the Council enacted the Ticket Sale Regulation Emergency Amendment Act of 2014, effective January 13, 2015 (D.C. Act 20-586; 62 DCR 1292) (“emergency legislation”), and the Ticket Sale Regulation Temporary Amendment Act of 2015, signed by the Mayor on February 5, 2015 (D.C. Act 20-630; 62 DCR 2274) (“temporary legislation”), to address the above-referenced issue.

(c)  The emergency legislation expires on April 13, 2015.  The temporary legislation must complete the 30-day 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)), and shall not become law until after the emergency legislation has expired.

(d)  It is important that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect, without 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 Ticket Sale Regulation Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 be adopted after a single reading.

 

            Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.