District of ColumbiaD.C. emergency act excluded replacement heater parts from fossil fuel limits
D.C.'s temporary act kept replacement parts for existing fossil fuel space and water heaters outside its installation limit and was set to expire in May 2025.
What it does
The installation limit did not cover replacement parts for existing space or water heaters that burn fossil fuels on site. The emergency act applied as of January 1, 2025, and was set to expire May 4, 2025.
Argument forOwners could have repaired existing heaters without the fossil fuel installation limit blocking a replacement part.
Argument againstThe exception could have kept existing fossil fuel heaters in use longer by allowing owners to replace worn parts.
More detail
The act excluded replacement heater parts from the restriction on installing fossil fuel heating systems. It covers existing space and water heaters that burn natural gas, oil, or another fossil fuel at the system's site. The exception covers replacement of components, not installation of an entire new system. The act applied as of January 1, 2025, and was set to expire May 4, 2025.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Feb 14Act A26-0004 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001287, Expires on May 04, 2025Latest
- Feb 4Returned from Mayor
- Feb 3Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0004, Expires on May 04, 2025Became Law
- Jan 23Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 06, 2025To Governor
- Jan 7Final ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Vote recorded Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (Allen). Result: pass.Legislature
- Jan 7Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (Allen)Major
- Jan 7Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Transportation and the EnvironmentMinor
- Jan 2B26-0006 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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