For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) "DGS" means the Department of General Services.
(1A) "Construction" means the building, modernization, or renovation of District facilities; except, that the term "construction" does not include modernization or renovation projects that do not rise to the level of a substantial renovation, as defined in paragraph (5A) of this section.
(2) "Hazardous waste" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 8-1302(2).
(3) "Minimum risk pesticides" means pesticide products listed in 40 C.F.R. § 152.25(f).
(4) "Organic pesticides" means pesticides including no active ingredients other than those published in the National List at 7 C.F.R. §§ 205.601 and 205.606.
(5) "Public building" means any building owned by the District of Columbia where people regularly occupy the building, including assembly spaces, places of employment and education, child and adult care facilities, health care centers, foster care facilities, and homeless shelters.
(5A) Repealed.
(6) "Toxic chemical" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 8-1302(6A).
(Apr. 1, 2017, D.C. Law 21-237, § 2, 64 DCR 1585; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-233, § 2(a), 68 DCR 001128; Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-167, § 1032(a), 69 DCR 009223.)
Section 7205 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed the applicability provision of section 4 of D.C. Law 23-233 that impacted this section. Therefore the amendment of this section by Law 23-233 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 23-233: § 4 of D.C. Law 23-233 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(a) of D.C. Law 23-233 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 1032(a) of Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-470, July 13, 2022, 69 DCR 008707).
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