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D.C. Council Adopts Emergency Clarification to Climate Law to Allow Boiler Repairs; Amends Language From 'Systems' to 'Appliances'
Summary
The Council unanimously adopted an emergency amendment clarifying that the Climate Commitment Amendment Act of 2022 should not prevent necessary repairs to existing fossil-fuel heating units; an oral amendment replaced the term 'water heating systems' with 'water heating appliances.'
Councilmember Charles Allen introduced an emergency declaration and an amendment-nature-of-a-substitute to clarify how the Climate Commitment Amendment Act of 2022 applies to district-owned heating and water systems. Allen described a dispute with the executive branch and the Department of General Services (DGS), saying the executive’s interpretation would prevent repairs to existing combustion boilers and risk leaving occupants in dangerously cold conditions.
Allen told colleagues the law “prohibits the district…
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