Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Finance and Revenue

Notice of Public Hearing
John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004

COUNCILMEMBER J ACK EVANS, CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND REVENUE

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON

Bill 19-20, the “New Issue Bond Pr ogr am Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2011”;
Bill 19-21, “The Washington Ballet Equitable Real Pr oper ty Tax Relief Act of 2011”;
Bill 19-30, the “Real Pr oper ty Tr ansfer Exemption Act of 2011”;
Bill 19-31 the “Real Property Tax Lien Assignment And Sale Act of 2011”;
Bill 19-156, the “KIPP DC-Shaw Campus Property Tax Exemption Act of 2011”; and
Bill 19-163, the “Vendor Sales Tax Collection and Remittance Act of 2011”.

Wednesday, Apr il 13, 2011 – 10 a.m.

Room 120 - J ohn A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Washington, D.C. 20004

Councilmember Jack Evans, Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Revenue,

announces a public hearing to be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10 a.m., in Room 120 of
the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.

Bill 19-20, the “New Issue Bond Program Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2011”
would amend the District of Columbia Real Estate Deed Recordation Tax Act of 1962 to exempt
security instruments to be used for affordable housing development projects that are funded in
whole or in part through the issuance of bonds pursuant to the United States Department of
Treasury’s New Issue Bond Program from tax.

Bill 19-21, “The Washington Ballet Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2011”
would amend Chapter 46 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to provide
equitable real property tax relief to certain property owned and used by The Washington Ballet, a
tax-exempt organization.

Bill 19-30, the “Real Property Transfer Exemption Act of 2011” would amend Chapter 9
of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to exempt from taxation gifts of real
property made by a property owner to the District of Columbia, at its request, where there is no
consideration for the transfer.

Bill 19-31 the “Real Property Tax Lien Assignment and Sale Act of 2011” would amend
Title 47 of the District of Columbia Code to provide the authorization to the Chief Financial
Officer to assign or sell and transfer, to a third party, tax liens that are bid off in the name of the
District, or that remain unsatisfied for six months or more; to provide that tax liens may be
purchased by third persons including a trust established solely for the purpose of purchasing tax
liens; to provide that the transferee of a tax lien shall have the right to foreclose the right of
redemption pursuant to Subchapter IV of Chapter 13A; and to provide the District of Columbia
Water and Sewer Authority the authorization to assign or sell and transfer to a third party liens
for water and sanitary sewer charges in the same manner as tax liens are assigned, or sold and
transferred and enforced.

Bill 19-156, the “KIPP DC-Shaw Campus Property Tax Exemption Act of 2011” would
amend Chapter 10 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code to exempt from taxation
certain property owned or ground leased by KIPP DC, a non-profit corporation, or by a
subsidiary of KIPP DC.

Bill 19-163, the “Vendor Sales Tax Collection and Remittance Act of 2011” would repeal
section 47-2002.01 of the District of Columbia Code to include sidewalk and mobile street vendors
in the collection and remittance of sales tax.

The Committee invites the public to testify at the public hearing. Those who wish to
testify should contact Sarina Loy, Committee Assistant at (202) 724-8058 or sloy@dccouncil.us,
and provide your name, organizational affiliation (if any), and title with the organization by 10
a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their written testimony to
the hearing. The Committee allows individuals 3 minutes to provide oral testimony in order to
permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Additional written statements are encouraged
and will be made part of the official record. Written statements may be submitted by e-mail to
sloy@dccouncil.us or mailed to: Council of the District of Columbia; 1350 Pennsylvania Ave.,
N.W.; Suite 114; Washington D.C. 20004.