1749606 Notice of Proposed rulemaking to eliminate the $19 cap on taxi fares in the District of Columbia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXICAB COMMISSION

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

The Chairperson of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission (Commission), pursuant to the authority set forth in section 6(a) and (d) of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code § 50-305(a) and (d)) (2009 Repl.); section 105 of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2023; D.C. Official Code § 50-381(a) (2009 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 2007-231, dated October 17, 2007; Mayor’s Order 2009-104, dated June 15, 2009; and Mayor’s Order 2011-116, dated July 11, 2011, hereby gives notice of his intent to adopt amendments to section 801 (Passenger Rates and Charges) of chapter 8 (Operation of Taxicabs) of title 31 (Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

Proposed amendment will repeal the nineteen dollar ($19) taxicab fare cap and collapse Rate 1 (for trips provided within the District of Columbia) and Rate 2 (for trips beyond the limits of the District of Columbia) into one fare rate for the District of Columbia and the Washington Metropolitan Area.

 

The Chairperson hereby gives notice of his intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these proposed rules in not less than fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  This proposed amendment is published here for an abbreviated period because this proposed amendment was previously published (and re-published) for public comment as part of a larger revision to Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the DCMR. See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3783 (April 29, 2011) and Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7179 (August 12, 2011).    

 

Chapter 8, OPERATION OF TAXICABS, of title 31, TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE, of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations is amended as follows:

 

Section 801, PASSENGER RATES AND CHARGES, is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 801.3 is amended to read as follows:

 

801.3               The regular metered fare rates for all trips within the District of Columbia and the Washington Metropolitan Area are as follows:

(a)        Three dollars ($3) upon entry (drop rate) and first one sixth (1/6) of a mile;

(b)        Twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each one sixth (1/6) of a mile after the first one sixth (1/6) of a mile; and

(c)        The wait rate is fifteen dollars ($15) per hour.

 

 

Subsection 801.5 is repealed.

 

Subsections 801.8 and 801.9 are repealed.

 

Copies of the proposed rulemaking can be obtained at www.dcregs.dc.gov or by contacting Dena C. Reed, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E., Suite 204, Washington, D.C. 20020. All persons desiring to file comments on the proposed rulemaking action should submit written comments via e-mail to [e-mail] or by postal mail or hand delivery to the DC Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., S.E., Suite 204, Washington, D.C.  20020, Attn:  Dena C. Reed, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, not later than fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.