(a) The District Department of the Environment shall:
(1) Establish a pilot program that permits entities to adopt a section of the Anacostia River for the purpose of removing bottles and other trash; and
(2) Select an entity to participate in the pilot program whose organizational mission is related to the restoration and preservation of District waterways.
(b) The pilot program shall include financial incentives and continue for at least 6 months.
(c) After completion of the pilot program, the District Department of the Environment may extend the program indefinitely and expand it to include other District waterways.
(Sept. 23, 2009, D.C. Law 18-55, § 7a; as added Oct. 23, 2012, D.C. Law 19-188, § 2(c), 59 DCR 10151.)
This section is referenced in § 8-102.05.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-188 added this section.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection
Chapter 1 - Environmental Controls
Subchapter I-A - Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection
§ 8–102.03. Establishment of fee
§ 8–102.04. Rules; enforcement and penalties for violation
§ 8–102.05. Establishment of the Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Fund
§ 8–102.06. Public information and outreach campaigns
§ 8–102.06a. Establishment of Anacostia pilot program
§ 8–102.07. Issuance of Anacostia River Commemorative License Plates