District Of Columbia § 2-1215.01 - Findings and purpose.
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§ 2-1215.01. Findings and purpose.
2-1215.01The Council finds that:
Business Improvement Districts will help the District to promote economic growth and employment downtown and in other areas of the District;
Property owners should be encouraged to create BIDs and BID corporations to enhance their local business climate;
BID corporations should be given flexibility in establishing the self-help programs most consistent with their local needs, goals and objectives; and
Because additional services and improvements attendant to a BID will provide direct benefits to the real property within a BID, the most equitable method of financing such services is to levy an additional real property tax against all taxable properties within a BID District.
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the creation of Business Improvement Districts the activities of which will promote the general welfare of the residents, employers, employees, property owners, commercial tenants, consumers, and the general public within a BID’s geographic area by preserving, maintaining, and enhancing the economic health and vitality of a BID area as a community and business center.
Annotations
Extension of the Term of the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District Pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective March 17, 2005 (; D.C. Official Code §§ et seq.), see Mayor’s Order , September 20, 2011 ( 58 DCR 8412).
Extension of the Term of the Georgetown Business Improvement District Pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective March 17, 2005 (; D.C. Official Code §§ et seq.), see Mayor’s Order , September 30, 2009 ( 56 DCR 8103).
Extension of the Term of the Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District Pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective March 17, 2005 (; D.C. Official Code §§ et seq.), see Mayor’s Order , September 30, 2009 ( 56 DCR 8102).
Extension of the Term of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, see Mayor’s Order 2008-124, September 4, 2008 ( 55 DCR 11202).
Extension of the Term of the Capitol Hill Improvement District Pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective May 29, 1996 (; D.C. Official Code et seq.), see Mayor’s Order 2007-187, August 15, 2007 ( 54 DCR 11624).
Extension of the Term of the Downtown DC Business Improvement District Pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective May 29, 1996 (; D.C. Official Code et seq.), see Mayor’s Order 2007-173, July 26, 2007 ( 54 DCR 11603).
Registration of the NoMa Business Improvement District (“NoMa BID”) and the NoMa Improvement Association, Inc., pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, effective May 29, 1996 (; D.C. Official Code §§ et seq. (2006 Supp.), see Mayor’s Order 2007-105, May 3, 2007 ( 54 DCR 9041).
Extension of the Term of the Downtown DC Business Improvement District Pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996, Effective May 29, 1996 (; D.C. Official Code sec. 2-1215 et seq.), see Mayor’s Order 2002-138, August 16, 2002 ( 49 DCR 7955).
Registration of the Capitol Hill North Addition to the Downtown DC Business Improvement District, see Mayor’s Order 2002-46 March 8, 2002 ( 49 DCR 2253).
Amendment to Mayor’s Order 99-33, Registration of the Georgetown Business Improvement District pursuant to , the “Business Improvement Districts Amending Act of 1996, as amended”, see Mayor’s Order 99-78, May 12, 1999 ( 46 DCR 5435).
The enactment of negated the expiration clause of .
Section 24(b) of provided that the act shall expire 20 years after its effective date. was effective May 29, 1996.
Expiration of Law 11-134
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