(July 1, 1954, 68 Stat. 393, ch. 449, § 5; July 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 238, Pub. L. 86-104, § 15; Apr. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 30, Pub. L. 86-412, § 15; Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 1031, 52 DCR 7503; Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, §§ 1002, 1012, 57 DCR 6242; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 9019, 58 DCR 6226.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 9-301.
1973 Ed., § 9-501.
Temporary Amendments of Section
Section 102 of D.C. Law 18-222 substituted "Fund; provided, that the income received from the lease of the Washington Center for Aging Service building and property, located at 2601 18th Street, N.E., shall be deposited in, and credited to the unrestricted fund balance of, the General Fund of the District of Columbia" for "Fund".
Section 2002(b) of D.C. Law 18-222 provides that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1031 of Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-168, July 26, 2005, 52 DCR 7667).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 102 of Fiscal Year 2010 Balanced Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-450, June 28, 2010, 57 DCR 5635).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 102 of Fiscal Year 2010 Balanced Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-531, August 6, 2010, 57 DCR 8109).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see §§ 1002 and 1012 of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 16-33, the "Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Support Act of 2005", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 16-200 which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 10, 2005, and June 21, 2005, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 26, 2005, it was assigned Act No. 16-166 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 16-33 became effective on October 20, 2005.
Law 18-223, the "Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Act of 2010", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 18-731, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 26, 2010, and June 15, 2010, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 2, 2010, it was assigned Act No. 18-462 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 18-223 became effective on September 24, 2010.
For history of Law 19-21, see notes under § 10-301.
References in Text
The Department of Buildings and Grounds was replaced by the Department of General Services by Commissioner's Order 69-96, dated March 7, 1969.
The functions of the Department of General Services were transferred, in part, to the Department of Public Works by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984, and transferred, in part, to the Department of Administrative Services by Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 (D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
Miscellaneous Notes
Short title of subtitle G of title I of Law 16-33: Section 1030 of D.C. Law 16-33 provided that subtitle G of title I of the act may be cited as the Leasing Fees Working Fund Amendment Act of 2005.
Short title: Section 1001 of D.C. Law 18-223 provided that subtitle A of title I of the act may be cited as the "Lease Income from Former School Buildings Authorization Amendment Act of 2010".
Short title: Section 1011 of D.C. Law 18-223 provided that subtitle B of title I of the act may be cited as the "Washington Center for Aging Services Lease Income Amendment Act of 2010".
(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and directed to inspect for the presence of lead paint in all public buildings and publicly-operated residences belonging to or in the possession of the District of Columbia and regularly frequented by children under 8 years of age. Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that a lead-based paint hazard exists to the health of such children, because of the presence of lead or lead compounds in the paint, plaster, or structural materials of any such interior surface, the Mayor shall cause an analysis to be made of the paint, plaster, or structural materials of the interior structure to determine the quantity of lead or lead compounds contained in the material. If the analysis reveals the presence of lead-based paint hazards, as identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 40 C.F.R. § 745.65(a) through (c), the Mayor shall cause the lead condition to be repaired or controlled; provided, that the repairs and controls shall be of a sufficient quality to equal or exceed that required of private housing located in the District of Columbia pursuant to regulations promulgated with respect to housing in the District of Columbia.
(b) When an inspection mandated by subsection (a) of this section indicates the necessity for a repair, the repair shall begin not later than 10 days after the inspection.
(c) All inspections mandated by subsection (a) of this section shall be commenced within 180 days after October 26, 1977.
(Oct. 26, 1977, D.C. Law 2-28, § 2, 24 DCR 3721; Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-347, § 3, 52 DCR 2627.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 9-302.
1973 Ed., § 9-502.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-347 rewrote subsec. (a) which had read as follows:
"(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and directed to inspect for the presence of lead paint in all public buildings and publicly-operated residences belonging to or in the possession of the District of Columbia and regularly frequented by children under 6 years of age. Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that a hazard exists to the health of such children because of the presence of lead or lead compounds in the paint, plaster, or structural materials of any such interior surface, the Mayor shall cause an analysis to be made of the paint, plaster, or structural materials of the interior structure to determine the quantity of lead or lead compounds contained in the material. If the analysis reveals the presence of lead or lead compounds in a quantity in excess of 1 milligram per square centimeter of surface or in a quantity otherwise sufficient to constitute a hazard to the health of any user of the building, the Mayor shall cause the lead condition to be repaired; provided, that the repairs shall be of a sufficient quality to equal or exceed that required of private housing located in the District of Columbia pursuant to regulations promulgated with respect to housing in the District of Columbia."
Legislative History of Laws
Law 2-28, the "Public Property Lead Elimination Act of 1977," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 2-85, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 28, 1977 and July 12, 1977, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on August 1, 1977, it was assigned Act No. 2-63 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Law 15-347, the "Lead-Bases Paint Abatement and Control Amendment Act of 2004", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 15-769 which was referred to the Committee Human Services. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 7, 2004, and December 21, 2004, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 19, 2005, it was assigned Act No. 15-769 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 15-347 became effective on April 12, 2005.
Miscellaneous Notes
New implementing regulations: Pursuant to this section, the following new regulations were adopted in 1983: The "Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act of 1983" (D.C. Law 5-35, Oct. 8, 1983, 30 DCR 4156).
(a) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the funds available to the government of the District of Columbia in the budget an amount not to exceed $1,120,000 for the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 1978, to carry out the purposes of this section and § 10-702; provided, however, that grant funds available to the government of the District of Columbia may be expended to carry out the purposes of this section and § 10-702 without regard to any limitation in this section.
(b) In each fiscal year commencing on or after October 1, 1979, $50,000 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and § 10-702; provided, that authorization is hereby granted to expend funds in any fiscal year commencing on or after October 1, 1979, up to the amount authorized in subsection (a) of this section but not appropriated in the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 1978.
(Oct. 26, 1977, D.C. Law 2-28, § 3, 24 DCR 3721.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 9-303.
1973 Ed., § 9-503.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-28, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 10-702.
