{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-2162","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 34-2162","heading":"Lead Service Line Planning Task Force establishment.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Lead Service Line Planning Task Force (\"Task Force\"), to be administered by the Department of Energy and Environment (\"DOEE\"), to develop an interagency plan for the removal and replacement of all lead water service lines by 2030 (\"Plan\").\n\n(b)\nThe Task Force shall consist of 6 members as follows:\n(1)\nThe Director of DOEE, or the Director's designee;\n(2)\nThe General Manager of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (\"DC Water\"); or the General manager's designee;\n(3)\nThe Director of the District Department of Transportation, or the Director's designee;\n(4)\nThe Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or the Director's designee;\n(5)\nOne representative appointed by the Chairperson of the Council committee with oversight of DC Water; and\n(6)\nOne representative appointed by the Chairperson of the Council committee with oversight of DOEE.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nWithin 2 months after August 23, 2021, the Task Force shall hold its first meeting. The Task Force shall meet at least monthly.\n(2)\nThe Task Force shall dissolve after submitting the report required by subsection (d) of this section.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nWithin 10 months after August 23, 2021, the Task Force shall transmit the Plan to the Mayor, Council, and Chairperson of the DC Water Board of Directors.\n(2)\nThe Plan shall include:\n(A)\nAn account of the role of each District agency, including agencies not part of the Task Force, in the removal and replacement of all lead water service lines by 2030;\n(B)\nAn account of identified barriers to the District removing and replacing all lead water services lines by 2030, and proposed solutions to reduce or eliminate those barriers;\n(C)\nAn account of opportunities for interagency coordination or cooperation to accelerate or improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of lead water service line replacements;\n(D)\nAn interagency spending proposal;\n(E)\nRecommended changes or clarifications to DC Water's Lead Service Line Replacement Plan, released on June 14, 2021;\n(F)\nA list of potential funding sources to support lead water service line replacements; and\n(G)\nA list of legislative, regulatory, and policy changes to complete and fund lead line replacement work by 2030 effectively and efficiently, including draft language, when appropriate.\n(3)\n(A)\nThe interagency spending proposal required by paragraph (2)(D) of this subsection shall include an account of estimated spending, broken down by:\n(i)\nFiscal year;\n(ii)\nSpending agency;\n(iii)\nHow the funds are intended to be used; and\n(iv)\nWhether a funding source has been identified for the expenditure.\n(B)\nThe spending proposal required by paragraph (2)(D) of this subsection also shall include:\n(i)\nCosts for recommendations identified pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) and (C) of this subsection; and\n(ii)\nA separate list of unfunded agency costs identified in the spending proposal, including the number of unfunded FTEs, by agency and the FTEs' anticipated responsibilities.\n(4)\nAt least 2 months before transmitting the Plan to the Council, the Task Force shall make a draft version of the Plan available to the Mayor, the Council, and the public. The Task Force shall accept public comments on the report for at least 4 weeks following the Plan being made public.\n\n(e)\nNothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of DC Water or DOEE to undertake lead water service line removal or replacements before the submission of the Plan.","path":["Title 34. Public Utilities.","Chapter 21A. Lead Service Line Replacement Assistance."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/34-2162","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e27cf8ec934a081ed0cadf5afb65aeab7fd3b7d1cd846f0b883e7af89cfb1b30","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-2161","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-2163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}