{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1204.11a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-1204.11a","heading":"Production incentives.","body":"(a)\nTo qualify for a payment under § 2-1204.11(b), an eligible production company shall:\n(1)\nSpend at least $250,000 in the District for the preproduction, production, or postproduction costs of a qualified production;\n(2)\nFile an application with the Mayor pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;\n(3)\nEnter into a rebate agreement with the Mayor pursuant to subsection (d) of this section;\n(4)\nComply with the terms of the agreement;\n(5)\nNot be delinquent in a tax or other obligation owed to the District or be owned or under common control of an entity that is delinquent in a tax or other obligation owed to the District; and\n(6)\nAgree to contain a 5-second long “Filmed in the District of Columbia” credit and logo provided by the Mayor in the final production and a link to the District of Columbia on the project’s web page, or an alternative recognition agreed upon by the Mayor that offers equal or greater promotional value to the District.\n\n(b)\nAn eligible production company seeking a payment under § 2-1204.11(b) shall submit an application to the Mayor. The application shall be submitted in a form, and with such documentation and information, may be prescribed by the Mayor, including:\n(1)\nAn estimate of qualified production expenditures;\n(2)\nAn estimate of qualified personnel expenditures;\n(3)\nAn estimate of qualified job training expenditures; and\n(4)\nAn estimate of direct District expenditures.\n\n(c)\nAfter receiving an application under subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall review the application and determine whether to enter into a rebate agreement pursuant to subsection (d) of this section with the eligible production company. In determining whether to enter into a rebate agreement with the eligible production company, the Mayor may consider:\n(1)\nThe potential that, in the absence of a payment under § 2-1204.11b(a), the qualified production will be produced in a location other than the District;\n(2)\n(A)\nThe qualified production is likely to promote the District as a tourist destination;\n(B)\nThe qualified production is likely to create contracting and procurement opportunities for certified business enterprises;\n(C)\nThe qualified production is likely to:\n(i)\nCreate jobs;\n(ii)\nJob training opportunities; and\n(iii)\nApprenticeships for District residents;\n(D)\nThe qualified production will produce employment opportunities for District youth;\n(E)\nThe qualified production is likely to promote economic development and neighborhood revitalization in the District;\n(F)\nA payment under § 2-1204.11b(a) is likely to attract private investment for the production of other qualified productions or base infrastructure investments in the District; and\n(3)\nThe record of the eligible production company in completing commitments to engage in a qualified production.\n\n(d)\nA rebate agreement entered into by the Mayor and the eligible production company shall include the following provisions:\n(1)\nThe name of the eligible production company;\n(2)\nThe name and description of the qualified production;\n(3)\nThe eligible production company’s:\n(A)\nEstimated qualified production expenditures;\n(B)\nEstimated qualified personnel expenditures;\n(C)\nEstimated qualified job training expenditures; and\n(D)\nEstimated direct District expenditures.\n(4)\nA preliminary estimate of the payment to be made by the District pursuant to the agreement;\n(5)\nAny obligations of the eligible production company, including obligations such a commitment to hire District residents, provide apprenticeship opportunities for District residents and youth, provide employment opportunities for District residents and youth, and to contract with certified business entities; and\n(6)\nAny other provisions considered appropriate by the Mayor.\n\n(e)\nIf the Mayor determines that an eligible production company, after it completes the qualified production, has complied with the terms of the agreement entered into under this section, the Mayor shall provide to the company the payment authorized by § 2-1204.11(b).\n\n(f)\nThe Mayor shall reserve funds sufficient to pay the amount identified in subsection (d)(4) of this section.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 12. Business and Economic Development.","Subchapter II-A. Film and Television Industry Development.","Part B. Entertainment Economic Incentives and Rebates."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-1204.11a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0a2f3f6903856a3edea8c46e3422937d88c7ab8bca25ed34fa0f0c5fa8c9a924","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1204.11","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1204.11b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}