DC Register Vol 62, No 19, May 8, 2015 Pages 5629 to 5941

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• Published date: 08 May 2015
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VOL. 62 – NO. 19 MAY 8, 2015

HIGHLIGHTS

 D.C. Council passes Law 20-248, Urban Farming and Food

Security Amendment Act of 2014

 D.C. Council schedules a public oversight roundtable on the

District Department of Transportation's proposed rulemaking

on the adoption of a new Title 13 (Sign Regulations) of the

District of Columbia Municipal Regulations

 Executive Office of the Mayor extends the comment period

on the proposed rulemaking for Title 13 (Sign Regulations)

 District Department of the Environment passes regulations on

the transport of emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx)

 Office of the State Superintendent of Education announces

funding availability for the Fiscal Year 2016 Farm Field Trip

Grant

 Public Service Commission establishes procedures for a

community net metering program for the District’s retail

customers

 Office of Tax and Revenue proposes the minimum tax

threshold amount for the July 2015 tax sale

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CONTENTS

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ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

D.C. LAWS

L20-244 St. Elizabeths East Redevelopment Support Act of 2014 ........................................ 005629

L20-245 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendment

Act of 2014 .............................................................................................................. 005630

L20-246 Sonia Gutierrez Campus Way Designation Act of 2014 ......................................... 005631

L20-247 Closing of a Public Alley in Square 1412, S.O. 13-10159,

Act of 2014 .............................................................................................................. 005632

L20-248 Urban Farming and Food Security Amendment

Act of 2014 .............................................................................................................. 005633

L20-249 Notice Requirements for Historic Properties

Amendment Act of 2014 ......................................................................................... 005634

L20-250 Prohibition of Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing

Temporary Act of 2014 ........................................................................................... 005635

L20-251 Parkside Parcel E and J Mixed-Income Apartments

Tax Abatement Temporary Amendment Act of 2014 ............................................. 005636

L20-252 Nuisance Abatement Notice Temporary

Amendment Act of 2015 ......................................................................................... 005637

L20-253 Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation Certificate of

Need Exemption Temporary Amendment Act of 2015 ........................................... 005638

L20-254 UDC Fundraising Extension Temporary

Amendment Act of 2015 ......................................................................................... 005639

L20-255 Classroom Animal for Educational Purposes

Clarification Second Temporary Amendment

Act of 2015 .............................................................................................................. 005640

L20-256 Apprenticeship Modernization Temporary

Amendment Act of 2015 ......................................................................................... 005641

L20-257 Fiscal Year 2015 Revised Budget Request

Temporary Adjustment Act of 2015 ........................................................................ 005642