District of ColumbiaAnacostia district could add bordering D.C. land with Council approval
The Mayor may approve a request to add bordering D.C.-owned land to Anacostia's business district, but the larger area needs Council approval by law.
What it does
The Mayor may approve a request to add bordering D.C.-owned land to Anacostia's business district. The larger area takes effect only after a Council law approving it takes effect.
If the approved larger area includes taxable property, officials must collect its first district taxes at the next practical regular billing.
Argument forRequiring a separate Council law could give elected members another chance to review the proposed boundary before any expansion takes effect.
Argument againstOwners of taxable property in an approved larger area could owe district taxes, with the first collected at the next practical regular billing.
More detail
The Mayor may approve the Anacostia business district's request to enlarge its area. The request would add D.C.-owned land bordering the district's mapped area. The larger area may also include taxable property. A Council law must approve the expansion before the larger area can take effect. The larger area can take effect no earlier than the Council approval law's effective date.
Officials must collect the first district taxes for taxable property in an expanded area. This applies only if the larger area includes taxable property. The Mayor must approve the petition, and a Council law approving the expansion must take effect. The first taxes for the larger area are collected at the next practical regularly scheduled billing.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 1Law L26-0109, Effective from Apr 16, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006781Latest
- Mar 6Act A26-0263 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 003124
- Mar 5Transmitted to CongressMinor
- Mar 3Returned from Mayor
- Mar 2Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0263Became Law
- Feb 17Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 03, 2026To Governor
- Feb 3Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jan 6First Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded First Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- 2025
- Dec 17Committee Mark-up of B26-0247 by the Business and Economic Development Committee
- Dec 3Public Hearing on B26-0247
- Nov 14Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Nov 12Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Business and Economic DevelopmentMinor
- May 28Referred to Committee on Business and Economic DevelopmentMinor
- May 16Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0247 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- May 12B26-0247 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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