PR 24-0366 — CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical Amendment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2021

_________________________ENROLLED CouncilmemberORIGINAL MaryA M.RESOLUTION 24-243 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 5, 2021 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018 to revise the timeline for phase-in of smaller buildings into the Building Energy Performance Standards Program implemented by the Department of Energy and Environment, to require the Department of Energy and Environment to establish new building energy performance standards every 6 years instead of every 5 years, to clarify language requiring buildings to comply with the building energy performance standards, to provide that the strategic energy management plan for District buildings shall be delivered by January 1, 2022, and to require that vehicle-for-hire companies submit greenhouse gas emission reduction plans to the Department of Energy and Environment;

Cheh 4 6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8 _________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018 to revise the timeline for phase-in of smaller buildings into the Building Energy Performance Standards Program implemented by the Department of Energy and Environment, to require the Department of Energy and Environment to establish new building energy performance standards every 6 years instead of every 5 years, to clarify language requiring buildings to comply with the building energy performance standards, to provide that the strategic energy management plan for District buildings shall be delivered by January 1, 2022, and to require that vehicle-for-hire companies submit greenhouse gas emission reduction plans to the Department of Energy and Environment;

67 DCR 14383) (“temporary act”), which will expire on Oc7,October 27, 2021.

(c) This emergency legislation is substantively identical to the emergency act and temporary act, but for 3 changes:changes.

(1) First, the legislation moves the date by which the Department of General Services must develop a final strategic energy management plan from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022, to reflect the additional time the Executive needs to complete the plan due to unanticipated delays;delays.

(2) Second, the legislation strikes language amending the date by which the Department of Motor Vehicles shall inssueissue rules revising the calculation of the vehicle excise ENROLLED ORIGINAL tax as those regulations have since been issued;issued.

and (3) Third, the legislation amends language that requires private vehicle-for-hire companies to submit biennial greenhouse gas emission reduction plans to clarify that these plans are to be submitted to the Department of Energy and Environment (“DOEE”) rather than the Public Service ComissionCommission (“PSC”).