4561442 Resolution 20-272, “Vending Regulation Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2013”

                                               

A RESOLUTION

 

20-272 

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

September 17, 2013

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to Congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Vending Regulation Act of 2009 to allow the Council to vote to approve in whole or in part the proposed regulations for that act.

 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Vending Regulation Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2013”.

 

Sec. 2.  (a)  In June, the Council enacted the Vending Regulation Emergency Amendment Act of 2013, effective June 19, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-84; 60 DCR 9534) (“emergency legislation”), and in July, the Vending Regulation Temporary Amendment Act of 2013, signed by the Mayor on July 17, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-112; 60 DCR 11102) (“temporary legislation”), which amended the Vending Regulation Act of 2009 to allow the Council to vote to approve in whole or in part the proposed regulations for that act.

(b) The emergency legislation will expire on September 17, 2013, before the temporary legislation is projected to become law.

(c) 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 Vending Regulation Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2013 be adopted after a single reading.

           

            Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.