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D.C. Law 22-133. Business Improvement Districts Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2018.

AN ACT

To amend Chapter 46 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to exempt Business Improvement Districts from certain taxation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Business Improvement Districts Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2018".

Sec. 2. Chapter 46 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows:

(a) The table of contents is amended by adding a new section designation to read as follows:

47-4666. BID corporation – tax exemptions.

(b) A new section 47-4666 is added to read as follows:

"Sec. 47-4666. BID corporation – tax exemptions.

"(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a BID corporation, as defined in § 2-1215.02(4), its real and personal property, income, and transactions, shall be exempt from District taxation, including, without limitation, sales, use, franchise, gross sales or receipts, income, personal or real property, transfer, or excise taxes.

"(2) A BID corporation shall obtain a certificate of exemption from the Mayor, as required by law or regulation.

"(b) A BID corporation shall not be exempt from employment or withholding taxes.

"(c) The Council orders that all unpaid taxes described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, including any interest, penalties, fees, and other related charges assessed from May 29, 1996, through the effective date of this section be forgiven.".

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 4. Effective date.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02 (c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

Law Information

Cites

  • D.C. Law 22-133 (PDF)
  • D.C. Act 22-352 (PDF)
  • 65 DCR 5765

Effective

July 17, 2018

Legislative History (LIMS)

Law 22-133, the “Business Improvement Districts Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2018,” was introduced in the Council and assigned Bill No. 22-585 which was referred to the Committee on Business and Economic Development. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on Apr. 10, 2018, and May 1, 2018, respectively. After mayoral review, it was assigned Act No. 22-352 on May 15, 2018, and transmitted to Congress for its review. D.C. Law 22-133 became effective July 17, 2018.