(a) For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1) “Applicant” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 6-1451.01(2).
(1A) “Current edition” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 6-1451.01 (8A) .
(2) “Green Building Act” means chapter 14A of Title 6.
(3) “LEED” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 6-1451.01 (26).
(3A) “LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 6-1451.01 (31A).
(4) “New construction” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 6-1451.01(33).
(5) “Project” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 6-1451.01(35).
(6) “Publicly-financed” shall have the same meaning as “public financing” as set forth in § 6-1451.01(38).
(7) “Substantial improvement” shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 6-1451.01(40).
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 26, 2008, D.C. Law 17-138, § 452, 55 DCR 1689; Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-349, § 4(a), 58 DCR 724.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-349 added subsecs. (a)(1A) and (3A); and rewrote subsec. (a)(3), which formerly read as follows:
“(3) ‘LEED’, ‘LEED-CI’, ‘LEED-CS’, and ‘LEED-NC’ shall have the same meanings as set forth in § 6-1451.01(26), (27), (28), and (30).”
Legislative History of Laws
For Law 17-138, see notes following § 2-1226.31.
Law 18-349, the “Green Building Technical Corrections, Clarification, and Revision Amendment Act of 2010”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 18-377, which was referred to the Committee Government Operations and the Environment. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 7, 2010, and December 21, 2010, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 19, 2011, it was assigned Act No. 18-698 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 18-349 became effective on March 31, 2011.