5977836 Resolution 21-438, Private Security Camera Incentive Program Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

21-438

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

April 5, 2016        

 

           

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to create a rebate program for the installation and registration of a security camera system on the exterior of a building owned or leased as a residence, business, nonprofit, or religious institution, and to establish a special fund to implement the rebate program.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Private Security Camera Incentive Program Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) On January 5, 2016, the Council passed the Private Security Camera Incentive Program Emergency Act of 2016, effective January 15, 2016 (D.C. Act 21-274; 63 DCR 803) (the “emergency legislation”), to create a rebate program for the installation and registration of a security camera system on the exterior of a building owned or leased as a residence, business, nonprofit, or religious institution, and to establish a special fund to implement the rebate program.

(b) On February 2, 2016, the Council passed a temporary version of the emergency legislation, the Private Security Camera Incentive Program Temporary Act of 2016, enacted on February 18, 2016 (D.C. Act 21-318; 63 DCR 2208) (the “temporary legislation”), with amendments.

(c) On March 1, 2016, the Council passed the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2016, enacted on March 26, 2016 (D.C. Act 21-356; 63 DCR 4659) (the “permanent legislation”), which included, as subtitle K of title II, a permanent version of the temporary bill, with amendments to provide for a voucher program.

(d) This congressional review emergency is needed to ensure that there is no gap in the law between the expiration of the emergency legislation, which is set to expire on April 14, 2016, and the effective date of the temporary legislation, which is projected to become law on April 29, 2016.

 

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 Private Security Camera Incentive Program Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2016 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.