D.C. Law 25-44. Washington Wizards Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2023.

AN ACT

To amend the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937 to authorize the Mayor to design and issue motor vehicle identification tags with a design, identifying words, or emblem that demonstrates support for the Washington Wizards basketball team, and to make conforming amendments.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Washington Wizards Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2023".

Sec. 2. Title IV of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, approved August 17, 1937 (50 Stat. 679; D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:

(a) A new section 2m is added to read as follows:

"Sec. 2m. Issuance of Washington Wizards motor vehicle identification tags.

"(a) The Mayor may design and make available for issue one or more Washington Wizards motor vehicle identification tags to demonstrate support for the Washington Wizards basketball team.

"(b)(1) A resident ordering a Washington Wizards tag shall pay a one-time application fee and a display fee each year thereafter. The application fee shall be $25, and the display fee shall be $20, or such other amounts as the Mayor may establish by rule.

"(2) The application and annual display fees shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia.".

(b) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code§ 50-1501.03) is amended as follows:

(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by adding a new subparagraph (Q) to read as follows:

"(Q) Any person ordering a Washington Wizards identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in section 2m(b)(1).".

(2) Subsection (d) is amended as follows:

(A) Paragraph (13) is amended by striking the phrase "; and" and inserting a semicolon in its place.

(B) Paragraph (14) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase "; and" in its place.

(C) A new paragraph (15) is added to read as follows:

"(15) The fees collected for the Washington Wizard identification tags under section 2m shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia.".

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 § l-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 § l-206.02(c)(l)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

Law Information

Cites

  • D.C. Law 25-44 (PDF)
  • 70 DCR 9695

Effective

Aug. 24, 2023

Legislative History (LIMS)

Law 25-44, the “Washington Wizards Motor Vehicle Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2023,” was introduced in the Council and assigned Bill No. 25-138 which was referred to the Transportation and the Environment. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 6, 2023, and June 20, 2023, respectively. After mayoral review, it was assigned Act No. 25-159 on July 10, 2023, and transmitted to Congress for its review. D.C. Law 25-44 became effective Aug. 24, 2023.