PR 25-0111 — River East at Grandview Condominium Property Tax Exemption Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023

_____________________________ENROLLED _________________________ORIGINAL CouncilmemberA TrayonRESOLUTION White,25-22 Sr.IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA February 7, 2023 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend section 47-3503 of the District of Columbia Official Code to provide for an extended real property tax exemption for unit owners of the River East at Grandview Condominiums for the duration of their relocation from the property.

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RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “River East at Grandview Condominium Property Tax Exemption Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.

(a) On October 18, 2022, the Council unanimouslypassed approved the “RiverRiver East at Grandview CondominiumCondominiums Property Tax Exemption Emergency Amendment Act of 2022.”2022, Theeffective Emergency Act became law on November 3, 2022,2022 and(D.C. expired on February 1, 2023.

(b) On November 1, 2022, the Council unanimously approved the “River East at Grandview Condominium Property Tax Exemption Temporary Amendment Act of24-636; 2022.” The Temporary Act is in the has been transmitted to Congress, and the projected law date is March 8, 2023.

(c)69 InDCR order14181) to(“Emergency addressAct”). the gap in the law between the expiration of the Emergency Act and the effective date of the Temporary Act, it is necessary to approve congressional review emergency legislation.

The Emergency Act became law on November 3, 2022, and expired on February 1, 2023.

(b) On November 1, 2022, the Council passed the River East at Grandview Condominiums Property Tax Exemption Temporary Amendment Act of 2022, enacted on November 22, 2022 (D.C.

Act 24-665;

69 DCR 14760) (“Temporary Act”).

The Temporary Act has been transmitted to Congress, and it is projected to become law on March 8, 2023.

(c) To address the gap in the law between the expiration of the Emergency Act and the effective date of the Temporary Act, congressional review emergency legislation is necessary.

The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the River East at Grandview EstatesCondominiums Condominium Assistance Property Tax Exemption Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 20222023 be adopted after a single reading.