District Of Columbia § 50-301.20 - Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund.
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§ 50-301.20. Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund.
50-301.20There is established within the District of Columbia Treasury a fiduciary fund to be known as the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund. The Fund shall be a revolving, segregated, nonlapsing fund administered by the Commission. The Fund shall consist of the following:
Funds collected from a passenger surcharge;
Funds collected by the Commission from the issuance and renewal of a public vehicle-for-hire license pursuant to , including those held in miscellaneous trust funds by the Commission and the Office of the People’s Counsel before June 23, 1987, pursuant to . These funds shall be accounted for under procedures established pursuant to , or any other applicable law;
Funds collected by the Commission from the Department of Motor Vehicles through the Out-Of-State Vehicle Registration Special Fund, pursuant to ;
All funds collected by the Commission pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section;
All funds collected by the Commission pursuant to ; and
All funds collected pursuant to .
The funds deposited into the Fund and allocated to the Commission:
Shall be used to pay the costs incurred by the Commission, including operating and administering programs, investigations, proceedings, and inspections, administering the Fund, and improving the District’s vehicles-for-hire industry.
May be used to provide grants, loans, incentives, or other financial assistance to owners of licensed taxicabs legally operating and incorporated in the District to offset the cost of acquiring, maintaining, and operating wheelchair-accessible vehicles;
May be used to establish a program to provide a taxicab fare discount for low-income senior citizens aged 65 years and older and persons with disabilities; and
May be used to provide grants, loans, incentives, or other financial assistance to owners of licensed taxicabs legally operating and incorporated in the District to incentivize the purchase and use of alternative-fuel vehicles, directing licensed taxicabs to underserved areas, and to offset costs associated with meeting the mandates of this subchapter, as established by rulemaking.
For fiscal years 2014 and 2015:
The first $4,700,000 of funds deposited into the Fund each year shall be used to support the operations of the Commission pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection;
$750,000 of the remaining funds deposited into the Fund each year shall be used to increase the number of wheelchair accessible public vehicles-for-hire pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection; and
Any remaining funds in the Fund may be used for any of the purposes described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Nothing in this subsection shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Commission by [ et seq.].
After June 24, 1987, continued resources for the Fund shall be provided through an assessment levied against taxicab and passenger vehicle for hire operators as determined by Commission rule. Monies deposited into the Fund after June 24, 1987, shall be used by the Commission for any investigation or proceeding by the Commission concerning taxicab and passenger vehicle for hire rates and regulations as determined by rules promulgated by the Commission and submitted to the Council for approval, in whole or in part, by resolution. No assessment imposed by the Commission on an operator pursuant to this subsection shall exceed $50 per year. Nothing in this subsection shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Commission by .
The Commission shall assess each taxicab and passenger vehicle for hire operator $50 per year upon the issuance or renewal of each operator identification card license.
Repealed.
Repealed.
Procedures for the implementation and administration of a passenger surcharge amount shall be established by the Commission in accordance with its rulemaking authority.
The funds deposited into the Fund and allocated to the Commission shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
The Commission shall conduct a mandatory yearly review of the passenger surcharge amount and shall adjust the surcharge amount based on revenue over needed spending.
The District of Columbia Auditor shall conduct an audit of the Fund at least once every 3 fiscal years.
The Commission shall submit to the Council monthly revenue reports on the Fund by the 15th of every month.
Annotations
Applicability of : Section 7 of provided, in part, that §§ 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the act shall apply as of March 10, 2015.
Applicability of : Section 11001 of provided that, except as otherwise provided, the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
Section 7017 of repealed , § 5.
Section 7007 of repealed , § 7.
Section 5 of provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.
Section 7 of provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Approval Resolution of 1994: Pursuant to Resolution 10-333, effective April 22, 1994, the Council approved the annual plan for the use of monies in the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund.
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Annual Plan Assessment Fund Approval of 1993: Pursuant to Resolution 10-83, effective July 30, 1993, the Council approved, the annual plan for the use of all monies in the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Assessment Fund.
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Annual Plan Assessment Fund Approval Resolution of 1992: Pursuant to Resolution 9-204, effective March 13, 1992, the Council approved the annual plan for the use of all monies in the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Assessment Fund.
Approval of rules: Pursuant to Resolution 8-281, the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 1990”, effective November 2, 1990, the Council approved the proposed rules to implement the provisions of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Amendment Act of 1988.
Pursuant to Resolution 8-321, the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Annual Plan II Assessment Fund Approval Resolution of 1990”, effective December 28, 1990, the Council approved the annual plan for the use of all monies in the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Assessment Fund.
Approval of annual plan for use of monies in assessment fund: Pursuant to Resolution 8-320, the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Annual Plan I Assessment Fund Approval Resolution of 1990”, effective December 28, 1990, the Council approved the annual plan for the use of all monies in the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Assessment Fund.
Resolution 16-783, the “Fiscal Year 2007 District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Annual Spending Plan Approval Resolution of 2006”, was approved effective August 1, 2006.
Resolution 16-152, the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Annual Spending Plan Approval Resolution of 2006”, was approved effective May 3, 2005.
Resolution 14-137, the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund FY 2001 Annual Spending Plan Approval Resolution of 2001”, was approved effective June 26, 2001.
Resolution 14-136, the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Annual Plan Approval Resolution of 2001”, was approved effective June 26, 2001.
Resolution 13-107, the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Annual Plan Approval Resolution of 1999”, was approved effective April 13, 1999.
Section 6041 of provided that Subtitle E of Title VI of the act may be cited as the “Accessible Public Vehicles-for-Hire Amendment Act of 2013”.
Section 7001 of provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”.
Short title: Section 6040 of provided that subtitle E of title VI of the act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Amendment Act of 2009”.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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