FISCAL YEAR 2022 COMMITTEE BUDGET REPORT TO: Members of the Council of the District of Columbia FROM: Councilmember Mary M. Cheh Chairperson, Committee on Transportation & the Environment DATE: July 1, 2021 SUBJECT: DRAFT Report and recommendations of the Committee on Transportation & the Environment on the Fiscal Year 2022 budget for agencies under its purview The Committee on Transportation & the Environment (“Committee”), having conducted hearings and received testimony on the Mayor’s proposed operating and capital budgets for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2022 for the agencies under its jurisdiction, reports its recommendations for review and consideration by the Committee of the Whole. The Committee also comments on several sections in the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Act of 2021, as proposed by the Mayor, and proposes several of its own subtitles. Table of Contents Summary ............................................................................................ 3 A. Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................... 3 B. Operating Budget Summary Table .................................................................................................. 7 C. Full-Time Equivalent Summary Table ............................................................................................. 9 E. Committee Transfers .................................................................................................................... 11 F. Revenue Adjustment & Funding of Legislation ........................................................................... 13 Agency Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Recommendations ..................................... 15 A. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 15 B. Department of Public Works (KT) ................................................................................................. 17 C. District Department of Transportation (KA) ................................................................................. 33 D. Department of Motor Vehicles (KV) ............................................................................................. 59 E. Department of Energy & Environment (KG) ................................................................................ 65 F. Green Finance Authority (KB) ....................................................................................................... 89 G. Deputy Mayor for Operations & Infrastructure (KO) ................................................................... 91 H. Highway Transportation Fund – Transfers (KZ) .......................................................................... 93 I. DC Water (LA) ................................................................................................................................ 95 J. Washington Aqueduct (LB) ........................................................................................................... 99 COUNCIL BUDGET DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION: DATE: Non-Committee Budget Recommendations ............................................... 101 Budget Support Act Recommendations .................................................... 107 A. Recommendations on Budget Support Act Subtitles Proposed by the Mayor ........................ 107 1. Title VI, Subtitle A. Highway Trust Fund Reprogrammings. ..................................................................... 109 2. Title VI, Subtitle B. Utility Relocation Reimbursement............................................................................. 111 3. Title VI, Subtitle D. Sustainable Energy Trust Fund and Energy Efficiency Standards Amendment Act Technical Clarification. .............................................................................................................................. 112 4. Title VI, Subtitle H. Department of Motor Vehicles Kiosks Fund............................................................. 114 5. Title VI, Subtitle I. DC Circulator Fare. ...................................................................................................... 116 6. Title VI, Subtitle J. Low-Income Weatherization Assistance. ................................................................... 118 B. Recommendations for New Budget Support Act Subtitles ....................................................... 119 1. Title X, Subtitle X. Electric Mobility Device Update. ................................................................................. 121 2. Title X, Subtitle X. Lead Pipe Replacement Assistance Program Subsidies. .......................................... 122 3. Title X, Subtitle X. Lead Service Line Planning Task Force. .................................................................... 124 4. Title X, Subtitle X. Green Building Fund SETF Disbursements. ............................................................... 126 5. Title X, Subtitle X. Protect Local Wildlife Motor Vehicle Identification Tags and Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Fund Eligible Use Amendments. ..................................................................................... 127 6. Title X, Subtitle X. ATE System Revenue Designation. ............................................................................. 129 7. Title X, Subtitle X. Urban Agriculture Funding and Clarification. ............................................................. 131 8. Title X, Subtitle X. Zero Waste Funding and Clarification ........................................................................ 133 9. Title X, Subtitle X. Rail Safety and Security Rulemaking ......................................................................... 136 10. Title X, Subtitle X. Grants. ......................................................................................................................... 137 11. Title X, Subtitle X. Subject to Appropriations Amendments and Repeals. ............................................. 139 Committee Action and Vote .................................................................. 141 Attachments ..................................................................................... 143 2 -Table of Contents- SUMMARY A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Report of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment on the Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget for the agencies within its jurisdiction was developed after several months of hearings, testimony, meetings, and other forms of public engagement. The Report reflects the Committee’s commitment to ensuring that the District reaches its goals of providing safe, reliable, and equitable transportation options; creating and maintaining high quality infrastructure; investing in sustainability and protecting the environment; protecting the health and well-being of residents through access to recreation spaces and healthy food; investing in public health and education; creating economic mobility; supporting economic development and small businesses; and protecting consumers. These investments are briefly described below. Ensures Environmental Sustainability . Provides $8,031,162 over four years to fund provisions of the Zero Waste Omnibus Amendment Act of 2020 to further the District’s Zero Waste goal of achieving 80% diversion from landfill or incinerator by 2032 . Provides $1,129,000 over four years to strengthen the District’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program and decrease the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the District’s food procurement by 25% by 2030 via implementation of the Green Food Purchasing Amendment Act of 2021 . Provides through a transfer to the Committee on Business and Economic Development $200,000 over four years to increase funding for the Wisconsin Avenue Clean Team. Provides $150,000 for grants to community-based groups working to remove trash and invasive species, maintain trails, and engage residents in the District’s parklands . Establishes through a subtitle in the Budget Support Act a new Protect Local Wildlife license plate, with revenues supporting an annual wildlife rehabilitation grant . Provides through a transfer to the Committee of the Whole $40,000 to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to improve the regional food and agriculture system . Provides $240,000 over the four-year plan to the Office of Urban Agriculture for outreach, infrastructure, and operating support for the District’s urban farming community . Provides through a transfer to the Committee of the Whole $16,800 to equitably expand UDC’s Master Gardener Program Supports Meaningful Improvements to Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Infrastructure . Requires through a subtitle in the Budget Support Act the dedication of all new ATE camera revenue to funding the Vision Zero Enhancement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2020 to ensure the timely implementation of this critical safety legislation 3 -Executive Summary- . Provides $2,200,000 to support the full design costs of the Connecticut Avenue Reversible Lane study recommendations that will enhance safety along this corridor and access for pedestrians and cyclists . Provides $1,700,000 for the design and implementation of pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements on Georgia Avenue, N.W., one of the District’s most dangerous corridors for the District’s vulnerable road users . Provides $250,000 to support a pedestrian and public space study within the Downtown Business Improvement District to explore how certain public