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This resolution is an emergency declaration related to the District of Columbia's Great Streets retail priority grant program, which has been operating since 2006 to support small businesses in specific urban neighborhoods. The resolution acknowledges that on October 23, 2024, the Committee on Business and Economic Development approved permanent legislation to expand the program by designating new Retail Priority Areas in neighborhoods like Mount Vernon Triangle, Eastern Market, Barracks Row, and Georgia Avenue. Because the emergency legislation (D.C. Act 25-628) expires on February 11, 2025, and the permanent legislation is not projected to become law until March 6, 2025, this resolution declares an emergency to ensure continuity of the program's provisions. The Council determines that these circumstances justify adopting the Great Streets Program Expansion Neighborhood Retail Priority Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 after a single reading, with the resolution taking effect immediately. The primary goal is to maintain uninterrupted support for small businesses through grants that create job opportunities and provide access to capital.

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/PR26-0051