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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicab Promotion Fund ("Fund"), to be administered by the Chairperson of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission. The Fund shall be comprised of general revenue funds appropriated by a line item in the budget submitted pursuant to § 1- 204.46 and authorized by Congress in an appropriations acts for the purpose of the Fund.
(b) All funds deposited into the Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
(c)(1) The Fund shall be used to encourage the purchase, operation, and use of wheelchair-accessible taxicabs within the District of Columbia and may be used to provide a required local match for the purposes of obtaining grant funding.
(2) During only the first year following the initial deposit of funds into the Fund, the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission may use up to 10% of funds within the Fund to retain the services of an outside consultant to engage in the following activities:
(A) To develop a process for receiving and screening proposals for the use of funds from the Fund to ensure that any expenditure of funds is directed towards qualified programs and applicants;
(B) To publicize the existence of the Fund and the process by which programs and individuals may apply to the Fund;
(C) To assist the Chairperson of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission in selecting programs and individuals to receive funds from the Fund; and
(D) To seek additional funding for the Fund.
(d)(1) The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission may make loans from the Fund, including below-market rate or zero-interest loans, so long as the loans are for the purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section.
(2) Any repayment of loans made by the Fund shall be deposited within the Fund.
(e) The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission may seek grants from any source, including the Federal Transit Administration's New Freedom Program, for the purpose of encouraging the purchase, operation, and use of wheelchair-accessible taxicabs within the District of Columbia.
(Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 20e, as added Sept. 18, 2007, D.C. Law 17-20, § 6052, 54 DCR 7052; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 215(e), 56 DCR 1117.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in the section designation.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 6052 of Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-74, July 25, 2007, 54 DCR 7549).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 17-20, the "Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Support Act of 2007", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-148 which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 15, 2007, and June 5, 2007, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 28, 2007, it was assigned Act No. 17-63 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-20 became effective on September 18, 2007.
Law 17-353, the "Technical Amendments Act of 2008", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-994 which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 2, 2008, and December 16, 2008, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2009, it was assigned Act No. 17-687 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-353 became effective on March 25, 2009.
Miscellaneous Notes
Short title: Section 6051 of D.C. Law 17-20 provided that subtitle F of title VI of the act may be cited as the "Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicab Promotion Fund Act of 2007".
Law 19-184 amended this section and added §§ 50-325 to 50-329.03 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 amendments have not been incorporated into this section and the sections have not been added.
