For an explanation of this document, see the
introduction to themail of December 20, 2000.
Compared with the organization of the Council in
Period 13, the text surrounded by brackets is omitted or deleted; the text in boldface is
new

Council Period 14

Standing Committees

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Responsible for the annual budget, and amendments, additions, or supplements to the
budget; coordinating the Council’s relationships with the Congress, the Federal executive
branch, and the D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority;
monitoring the progress of Council legislation through Congressional review; monitoring
the status of original legislative proposals pending in the Congress that may affect the
District of Columbia, the Council, or its legislation; the development of the
comprehensive plan and other matters pertaining to land use; public space naming; human
rights, labor, property management, [federal grants management; reapportionment and
realignment of the political subdivisions of the District of Columbia; Council
administration and personnel; the scheduling of all matters for consideration by the
Council in the legislative meeting; legislative matters related to the District of
Columbia as a political entity, including matters related to Statehood, voting rights, and
self-determination for the District; and other mailers assigned to it by these Rules or by
the Chairman.

(d) the following agencies shall come within the purview of the Committee of the Whole:

District of Columbia Auditor

Council of the District of Columbia

Office of Budget and Planning

Board of Zoning Adjustment

Office of Zoning

Office of Planning

Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia

National Capital Planning Commission

District of Columbia Statehood Commission

District of Columbia Statehood Compact Commission

[Office of Grants Management]

Office of Motion Picture

Commission on Human Rights

Office of Human Rights component of the Office of Human Rights and Local Business
Development

Office of Latino Affairs

Commission on Latino Community Development

Office of Property Management

Office of Energy

Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LATINO AFFAIRS, AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

as delegated by the Committee of the Whole, responsible for human rights, Latino
affairs, and property management, excluding housing and matters specifically assigned to
other committees under these rules

(b) the following agencies shall come within the purview of the Subcommittee on Human
Rights, Latino Affairs, and Property Management

Commission on Human Rights

Office of Human Rights component of the Office of Human Rights and Local Business
Development

Office of Latino Affairs

Commission on Latino Community Development

Office of Property Management

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, VOTING RIGHTS AND REDISTRICTING

as delegated by the Committee of the Whole, responsible for labor; legislative matters
relating to the District of Columbia as a political entity, including statehood and voting
fights, and self- determination for the District, and for developing a realignment and
reapportionment of the District’s political subdivisions based on the 2000 Census

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Subcommittee on Labor, Voting
Rights and redistricting:

Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

District of Columbia Statehood Commission

District of Columbia Statehood Compact Commission

Office of Energy

any entity or entities created to develop a redistricting proposal

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

responsible for matters relating to government regulation of commercial, non-health
occupations and professions, real estate, and housing activities, including maintenance of
housing stock, and housing inspectors; consumer affairs; the regulation of banks,
and banking activities that relate to consumer affairs; environmental matters
related to consumer and regulatory affairs, and insurance.

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Consumer and
Regulatory Affairs:

Departrnent of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

District of Columbia Boxing and Wrestling Commission

Board of Consumer Claims Arbitration for the District of Columbia

Rental Housing Commission

Professional licensing boards not specifically assigned to other committees

Educational Institution Licensure Commission

Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia

Office of the People’s Counsel

D.C. Housing Authority Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation

Office on Banking and Financial Institutions

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

responsible for matters related to economic, industrial and commercial development;
tourism, cultural affairs; international business and affairs; cable television;
industrial revenue bonds; [the regulation of banks], and matters related to the
development of housing stock.

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Economic
Development:

District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Office of Business and Economic Development or any successor agency or successor component
of that agency District of Columbia Economic Development Finance Corporation

District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency

Washington Convention Center Authority

Deputy Mayor for Economic Development

D.C. Committee to Promote Washington

Washington Convention and Visitors Association

[Office on Banking and Financial Institutions]

Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications

Public Access Corporation

District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency

Department of Housing and Community Development agency or successor component of that
agency

Local Business Opportunity Commission

Local Business Development Administration of the Department of Human Rights and Local
Business Development

Sports and Entertainment Commission

Housing Production Trust Fund Board

National Capital Revitalization Corporation

Commission on Arts and the Humanities

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, LIBRARIES AND RECREATION

responsible for all matters related to public education, libraries, and recreation

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Education,
Libraries and Recreation:

District of Columbia Public Schools

University of the District of Columbia

Education in Partnership with Technology Corporation

District of Columbia Public Library

Department of Recreation

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND REVENUE

responsible for matters relating to taxation and revenue for the operation of the
government of the District of Columbia; general obligation bond acts, tax
increment financing, and revenue anticipation notes.

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Finance and
Revenue:

Office of Finance and Treasury

Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals

Multistate Tax Commission

District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board

Office of Financial Management

Office of Tax and Revenue

Office of Financial Operations

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

responsible for matters related to elections, general services, personnel, including
employee appeals [including human rights; [employment and manpower development,] and general administration of the government of the District of Columbia, except
for property management.

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Government
Operations:

Office of the Mayor

Office of Press Secretary

Office of Personnel

District of Columbia Retirement Board

Office of the City Administrator

Office of Employee Appeals

District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics

Office of Intergovernmental Relations

Office of the Inspector

General Contract Appeals Board

[Department of Employment Services]

[Apprenticeship Council]

[Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining]

Secretary to the District of Columbia

[Commission on Human Rights]

[Office of the Human Rights component of the Office of Human Rights and Local Business
Development]

Commission for Women

Commission for Men

[Office of Latino Affairs]

[Commission on Latino Community Development]

Public Employees Relations Board

[Office of Property Management]

Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

responsible for matters concerning welfare; social services; health and environmental
health, except for rodent control, air quality and Environmental Protection Act
policies; the regulation of health occupations and professions; youth affairs
(other than corrections), health care inspectors[;], and concerns of the
aging[, and energy].

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Human Services:

Commission on Aging

Department of Human Services

Office on Aging

[Office of Energy]

Citizens Energy Advisory Committee

Public Benefits Corporation

Department of Public Health

Board of Medicine

Board of Dentistry

Board of Nursing

Board of Nursing Home Administration

Board of Psychology

Board of Dietetics and Nutrition

Board of Occupational Therapy

Board of Optometry

Board of Pharmacy

Board of Physical Therapy

Board of Podiatry

Board of Social Work

Board of Professional Counseling

Board of Respiratory Care

Board of Message Therapy

Board of Chiropractic

Statewide Health Coordinating Council

Barber and Cosmetology Board

Board of Veterinary Examiner

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

responsible for matters affecting the judiciary and judicial procedure which are within
the authority of the Council; matters affecting decedents’ estates and fiduciary affairs;
matters affecting administrative law and procedure; matters affecting criminal law and
procedure; matters arising from or pertaining to the police and fire regulations of the
District of Columbia; and other matters related to police protection, correctional
institutions (including youth corrections), fire prevention, and civil defense.

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on the Judiciary:

Metropolitan Police Department

Fire Department

District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency

National Guard

Board of Appeals and Review

District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission

Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure

Office of the Corporation Counsel

Public Defender Service

Department of Corrections

Citizens Complaint Review Board

Child Support Guidelines Commission

Advisory Commission on Sentencing

Committee on Public Services [Committee on Local and Regional Affairs]

responsible for coordinating the Council’s relationships with appropriate regional,
state, and national associations and organizations; federal grants management; the
Council’s relationship with regional authorities and other regional bodies and
organizations not specifically assigned to other committees; regional public
transportation issues, particularly as it relates to employment opportunities in the
region; employment and manpower development, and other matters regarding Advisory
Neighborhood Commissions.

(b) the following agencies shall come under the purview of the Committee on Public
Services

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions

Department of Employment Services

Apprenticeship Council

Office of Grants Management

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

responsible for matters relating to environmental management and maintenance, including
rodent control, air quality and Environmental Protection Act policies; public space,
highways, bridges, traffic, regulation of vehicles, the regulation of taxicabs,
maintenance of public spaces, maintenance of public buildings, recycling, waste
management, water supply, and wastewater treatment.

(b) the following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Public Works and
the Environment:

Department of Public Works

Washington Aqueduct

District of Columbia Bicycle Advisory Council

Litter and Solid Waste Reduction Commission

District of Columbia Taxicab Commission

Soil and Water Conservation District

Water and Sewer Authority

Department of Motor Vehicles