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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) A majority of the qualified members of the Panel on Rates and Rules shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but public hearings may be conducted without the presence of a quorum. The chairperson or his or her designee shall preside over all proceedings of the panel, and may appoint a member to preside over public hearings.
(b) In exercising the rulemaking and ratemaking authority vested in the Panel on Rates and Rules by § 50-307, the Panel on Rates and Rules shall adhere to and be subject to the requirements of subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, which provisions shall apply to the Panel on Rates and Rules as an agency of government. The Panel on Rates and Rules shall, in giving notice of intended action under § 2-505, afford interested persons an opportunity to submit views and data orally during a public hearing, for which adequate notice has been given as required by rules of the panel. In exercising its rulemaking and ratemaking authority, the Panel on Rates and Rules shall have 45 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to act upon rulemaking and ratemaking matters after a majority of the full Commission has voted to require the panel to take action on proposed rules or rates. Rulemaking and ratemaking matters that are not acted upon by the panel within the time specified in this subsection may be acted upon by the full Commission.
(c) No rule or rate shall be effective unless a majority of the full Commission has voted affirmatively for the adoption of the rule or rate, and no proxy by a member shall be allowed.
(Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 9, 33 DCR 703; May 10, 1988, D.C. Law 7-109, § 2(c), 35 DCR 2181; Sept. 22, 1994, D.C. Law 10-171, § 2(a), 41 DCR 5149.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-1708.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-97, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-301.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-109, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-306.
Law 10-171, the "District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 Amendment Act of 1994," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 10-538, which was referred to the Committee on Public Services and Youth Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 21, 1994, and July 5, 1994, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 25, 1994, it was assigned Act No. 10-291 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 10-171 became effective on September 22, 1994.
Effective Dates
Section 24(b) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23 shall take effect 1 year after March 25, 1986.
Miscellaneous Notes
Law 19-184 repealed this section only "upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register." As of the most recent updated publication of this section, the certification required for Law 19-184 has not been made. Therefore the repeal has not been incorporated into this section.
