• Current through October 23, 2012

For the purposes of this part, the term:

(1) "Chief Financial Officer" means the Chief Financial Officer established by § 1-204.24(a).

(2) "DMPED" means the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development established by Mayor's Order 99-62 (April 9, 1999).

(3) "Developer Sponsor" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 47- 4634(1).

(4) "H Street Real Property Tax Increment Revenue" means the portion of the real property tax imposed by Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code on real property in the H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area in any fiscal year that exceeds the amount of the real property tax imposed on the real property in the H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

(5) "H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area" means the H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area as defined in section 2(2) of the Great Streets Neighborhood Retail Priority Areas Approval Resolution of 2007, effective July 10, 2007 (Res. 17-257; 54 DCR 7194), which includes the parcels, squares, and lots within the area bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center lines of Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Columbus Circle, N.E., and 1st Street, N.E.; continuing northeast along the center line of 1st Street, N.E., to the center line of K Street, N.E.; continuing east along the center line of K Street, N.E., to the center line of Florida Avenue, N.E.; continuing southeast along the center line of Florida Avenue, N.E., to the center line of Staples Street, N.E.; continuing northeast along the center line of Staples Street, N.E., to the center line of Oates Street, N.E.; continuing southeast along the center line of Oates Street, N. E., until the point where Oates Street, N.E., becomes K Street, N.E.; continuing east along the center line of K Street, N.E., to the center line of 17th Street, N.E.; continuing south along the center line of 17th Street, N.E., to the center line of Gales Street, N.E.; continuing northwest along the center line of Gales Street, N.E., to the center line of 15th Street, N.E.; continuing south along the center line of 15th Street, N. E., to the center line of F Street, N.E.; continuing west along F Street, N. E., to the center line of Columbus Circle, N.E.; and continuing south and circumferentially along the center line of Columbus Circle, N.E., to the beginning point.

(6) "H Street Retail Developer" means a person or corporation that proposes to, or provides technical assistance to, engage in the business of sale of personal property or services for use or consumption by the purchasers at locations in the H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area.

(7) "H Street Sales Tax Increment Revenue" means the portion of the sales tax imposed by Chapter 20 of Title 47 on goods and services sold in the H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area in any fiscal year that exceeds the amount of the sales tax imposed in the H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

(Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-354, § 2, 58 DCR 754; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 2162(a), 59 DCR 8025.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 19-168, in par. (6), substituted "personal property or services" for "personal property".

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2162(a) of Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-383, June 19, 2012, 59 DCR 7764).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2162(a) of Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-413, July 25, 2012, 59 DCR 9290).

Legislative History of Laws

Law 18-354, the "H Street, N.E., Retail Priority Area Incentive Act of 2010", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 18-970, which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 7, 2010, and December 21, 2010, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 19, 2011, it was assigned Act No. 18-704 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 18-354 became effective on April 8, 2011.

For history of Law 19-168, see notes under § 1-137.01.

Miscellaneous Notes

Short title: Section 2161 of D.C. Law 19-168 provided that subtitle Q of title II of the act may be cited as "H Street NE Retail Priority Area Incentive Amendment Act of 2012".