Neighborhood authorities would oversee services in Columbia Heights and U Street

The two authorities would coordinate neighborhood services and manage selected public sites. Sites would include the Lincoln and Howard theaters, Columbia Heights plazas, and the DC-USA garage. Regular city services would continue, except for proportional citywide cuts tied to budgets.

Each authority would receive money set aside for its work. Sources include some parking-meter revenue, 40% of transfer and deed-recording taxes on new Duke District buildings, and DC-USA garage revenue. Spending money carried into later years would require authorization in an approved District budget and financial plan. The Duke District tax share would cover fiscal years ending on or after October 1, 2025.

The District could charge an extra property tax within an approved area. Owners and holders of taxable rights to use property would pay. Applications would need owner signatures representing at least 51% of assessed property value and at least 25% of properties. Two-thirds of voting board members and the Council would have to approve. The Mayor could not register a business improvement district with overlapping boundaries.

The Mayor would use parking fees to manage available spaces and traffic. The Columbia Heights zone would include land within 500 feet on either side of 14th Street NW's centerline along its 2300 through 3700 blocks. Paid parking on residential permit blocks would aim to discourage vehicles without residential permits. Transportation officials would coordinate street-meter and garage prices. The act would take effect after mayoral approval or a veto override, a 30-day congressional review, and publication in the D.C. Register.

Each authority's contracting rules would have to follow principles of open competition. Exemptions would cover the District's purchasing and small-business assistance laws, plus its First Source law governing employment contracts. Open-meeting and ethics rules would apply. At least 51% of employees would need to be D.C. residents. Hiring for services in the area would favor people currently or recently doing that work locally.