Section 1-309.01 - Purpose; definitions(a)(1) Section 1-207.38 provides that the Council shall, by act, divide the District of Columbia into neighborhood commission areas and establish, for each such area, an Advisory Neighborhood Commission. Such § 1-207.38 was to be effective only if a majority of the qualified electors voting in the charter referendum voted for the establishment of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.(2) In the charter referendum a majority of the qualified electors did vote to establish such Commissions, and it is the purpose of this part to implement the provisions of § 1-207.38.(c) For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) "Board" means the District of Columbia Board of Elections.(2) "Commission" means Advisory Neighborhood Commission.(2A) "Commissioner" means a member of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission.(2B) "Community" means those residents who reside within a Commission area.(2C) "DCAPA" means the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501et seq.).(3) "Emergency" means an action taken to immediately preserve the public peace, health, safety, welfare, or morals pursuant to § 2-505(c).(4) "Gender identity or expression" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1401.02(12A).(5) "OANC" means the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions established by § 1-309.15.Amended by D.C. Law 24-342,§ 2, 69 DCR 014609, eff. 4/6/2023.Oct. 10, 1975, D.C. Law 1-21, § 2, 22 DCR 2065; Oct. 30, 1975, D.C. Law 1-27, § 4, 22 DCR 2472; Sept. 20, 1977, D.C. Law 2-16, § 2(a), 24 DCR 3336; Sept. 26, 1984, D.C. Law 5-111, § 2(a), 31 DCR 3952; Mar. 6, 1991, D.C. Law 8-203, § 3(a), 37 DCR 8420; Jun. 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-135, § 2(a), 47 DCR 2741; June 25, 2008, D.C. Law 17-177, § 2(a), 55 DCR 3696; Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-269, § 2(a), 64 DCR 2162.Applicability
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-269: § 7145 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 3 of D.C. Law 21-269. Therefore the amendment of this section by D.C. Law 21-269 has been implemented.
Section 7036 of D.C. Law 22-33 amended § 3 of D.C. Law 21-269 to repeal the delayed applicability provision. Therefore the changes made to this section by D.C. Law 21-269 have been given effect.
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-269: § 3 of D.C. Law 21-269 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(a) of D.C. Law 21-269 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Amended by D.C. Law 21-269,§ 2, 64 DCR 2162, eff. 4/7/2017.10/10/1975, D.C. Law 1-21, § 2, 22 DCR 2065; 10/30/1975, D.C. Law 1-27, § 4, 22 DCR 2472; 9/20/1977, D.C. Law 2-16, § 2(a), 24 DCR 3336; 9/26/1984, D.C. Law 5-111, § 2(a), 31 DCR 3952; 3/6/1991, D.C. Law 8-203, § 3(a), 37 DCR 8420; 6/27/2000, D.C. Law 13-135, § 2(a), 47 DCR 2741; 6/25/2008, D.C. Law 17-177, § 2(a), 55 DCR 3696.
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