{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-331.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-331.01","heading":"Findings.","body":"The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:\n\n(1)\nThe District of Columbia is the nation’s capital and an international  showcase.\n\n(2)\nThe Mayor of the District of Columbia serves as the highest elected  official at both the state and local levels.\n\n(3)\nEach of the 50 states in the United States provides an official residence  for its top executive government official, the governor, for the purpose of  serving as: an official state residence; a suitable official location for entertaining and honoring state, national, and international guests, as well  as its own distinguished citizens; and an official location that houses and  displays cherished memorabilia of the state’s cultural and social history.\n\n(4)\nAn official residence is also provided for the mayors of major cities in  the United States, including Detroit, New York, and Los Angeles.\n\n(5)\nThe mayors of cities that serve as the capitals of other nations are also  provided with an official residence, including London, England and Paris,  France.\n\n(6)\nThe Mayor of the District of Columbia should have a residence suitable to  entertain and honor citizens, businesses, local and federal officials, and the  many official guests and distinguished persons who visit the District each  year from other cities, states, and nations.\n\n(7)\nAfter 25 years of limited home rule, it is time to establish an official  residence of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 3. Specified Governmental Authority.","Subchapter XIV. Mayor’s Official Residence.","Part A. Official Residence Commission."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-331.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5e904d3f87ee3f1100351ce0b509c155a1f5e7bb3e977cc6923d1c5705295ce0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-329.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-331.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}