{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-151.03-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-151.03(Perm)","heading":"Department of Energy and Environment; establishment; transfers.","body":"\n  *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n  \n\n(a)\nPursuant to § 1-204.04(b), the Council establishes the Department of Energy and Environment as an agency within the executive branch of the District of Columbia government to consolidate the administration and oversight of environmental laws, regulations, and programs into a single agency.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nWithin 180 days of February 15, 2006, the Mayor shall:\n(A)\nSubmit to the Council a proposed organizational plan, including an organizational chart, of the DOEE;\n(B)\nTransfer to DOEE, as feasible:\n(i)\nExisting staff and funding, including any available grant funds and other necessary unexpended funds, from other agencies currently performing duties related to the environment;\n(ii)\nExisting agencies, programs, departments, administrations, boards, or commissions implementing, administering, or enforcing federal or District laws relating to the environment, whether involving public or private property, including:\n(I)\nAll of the policy functions of the Tree Management Administration within the District Department of Transportation;\n(II)\nManagement of Underground Storage Tank, Toxic Substance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funded lead-based paint abatement and control activities lead poison prevention program [sic], Hazardous Waste of Materials [sic], and Toxic Substances divisions within the Department of Health;\n(III)\nManagement of the Air Quality, Fisheries and Wildlife, Watershed Protection, and Water Quality divisions of Environmental Quality within the Department of Health;\n(IV)\nPolicy authority for Vector Control within the Department of Health; and\n(V)\nThose policy setting duties and functions of the Director of the Department of Public Works related to recycling policy, including:\n(aa)\nResearching the technology available for solid waste utilization;\n(bb)\nIdentifying potential markets for recyclable materials and obtaining statements of interest for recovered materials;\n(cc)\nIdentifying the amount and characteristics of the solid waste stream in the District;\n(dd)\nProviding an assessment of the potential impact of alternative methods of solid waste management, including the public health, physical, social, economic, fiscal, environmental, and aesthetic implications;\n(ee)\nConducting and evaluating the results of public forums or surveys of local citizen opinion on solid waste management practices; and\n(ff)\nCoordinating efforts to stimulate markets for recycled materials, including District government purchasing policies; and\n(iii)\nInterpretative authority of all District laws, rules, regulations, and standards relating to the environment;\n(C)\nDesignate DOEE the lead agency, as that term is defined in § 8-109.02 and give DOEE primary responsibility for preparing any Environmental Impact Statement required by subchapter V of Chapter 1 of this title;\n(D)\nIf the Mayor determines primacy may be of benefit to the District, have conducted an analysis of the feasibility of assuming primacy, in accordance with subpart B [of] 40 C.F.R. 142 for SDWA; and\n(E)\nHave conducted an analysis of the feasibility and benefit of restructuring the Storm Water Management Administration, including recommendations on how a restructured Storm Water Management will employ progressive and innovative initiatives, including those not yet recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to meet the environmental problems and challenges in the District.\n(2)\nWithin one year of February 15, 2006, the Mayor shall transfer those duties and functions of the General Manager of the Water and Sewer Authority related to stormwater administration, including the monitoring and coordinating the activities of all District agencies that are required to maintain compliance with the storm water permit, receiving and expending funds from the Storm Water Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund, and establishing a Storm Water Advisory Panel.\n(3)\nPending the transfer of functions and duties of an affected agency to DOEE, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair the performance by that agency of its functions and duties.","path":["Title 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-151.03(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f9c3732f8c9b8482f807bc8cf5e4a614475c2a51538a3969205d962e6c7df0b7","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-151.06-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-731-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}