D.C. Law 25-46. Marion Barry Avenue Designation Act of 2023.

AN ACT

To designate Good Hope Road, SE, between Anacostia Drive, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Marion Barry Avenue, SE; to symbolically designate Marion Barry Avenue, SE, between the intersection of Naylor Road, SE, and 25th Street, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Good Hope Way; and to require the District to reissue certain documents to individuals and entities with new addresses on Marion Barry Avenue, SE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Marion Barry Avenue Designation Act of 2023".

Sec. 2. (a) Pursuant to section 401 and notwithstanding section 421 of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official Code §§ 9-204.01 and § 9-204.21), the Council designates Good Hope Road, SE, between Anacostia Drive, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as depicted in the plat in the committee report, as "Marion Barry Avenue, SE".

(b) Pursuant to section 401 and notwithstanding section 423 of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official Code §§ 9-204.01 and 9-204.23), the Council symbolically designates the portion of the newly designated Marion Barry Avenue, SE, between the intersection of Naylor Road, SE, and 25th Street, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as "Good Hope Way".

Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District shall reissue at no charge the following documents to any individual or entity having an address on Good Hope Road, SE, as of July 1, 2023, to reflect the designation of Marion Barry Avenue, SE:

(1) Business licenses issued by the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection;

(2) Professional licenses issued by the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection;

(3) Driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; and

(4) Motor vehicle registrations issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Sec. 4. Applicability.

This act shall apply as of July 1, 2023.

Sec. 5. 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 § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 6. 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 § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

Law Information

Cites

  • D.C. Law 25-46 (PDF)
  • D.C. Act 25-81 (PDF)
  • 70 DCR 6321

Effective

Aug. 29, 2023

Legislative History (LIMS)

Law 25-46, the “Marion Barry Avenue Designation Act of 2023,” was introduced in the Council and assigned Bill No. 25-7 which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on Mar. 7, 2023, and Apr. 4, 2023, respectively. After mayoral review, it was assigned Act No. 25-81 on Apr. 26, 2023, and transmitted to Congress for its review. D.C. Law 25-46 became effective Aug. 29, 2023.