Transportation & the Environment Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & THE ENVIRONMENT MARY M. CHEH, CHAIR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON B24-1000, the Battery and Electronic Stewardship Amendment Act of 2022 Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Councilmember Cheh’s Facebook Page (facebook.com/cmmarycheh) DC Council Website (dccouncil.us) Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) Office of Cable Television Website (entertainment.dc.gov) On Thursday, October 27, 2022 Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public hearing on B24-1000, the Battery and Electronic Stewardship Amendment Act of 2022. The hearing will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will be broadcast live on DC Council Channel 13 and streamed live at www.dccouncil.us, facebook.com/cmmarycheh, and entertainment.dc.gov. B24-1000 makes several amendments to the provisions related to the battery stewardship plans required under Section 129(b) of the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014. These amendments, proposed to the Council by the Department of Energy and the Environment, make necessary technical edits and clarifications to the law to facilitate DOEE’s implementation of the law, and to provide clarity to manufacturers on how to comply with the law’s requirements. The amendments do not substantively change the intent, scope, or effect of the battery stewardship program. Due to the imminent threat to the health, safety, and welfare of District residents posed by the spread of the coronavirus, the Council has adapted the methods by which committees may hold public hearings and roundtables to comply with social distancing, large public gatherings, and other public health and safety requirements. Therefore, this public roundtable will be held remotely through the Zoom teleconferencing platform. The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, Staff Assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at least 24 hours prior to the start of the roundtable at (202) 724-8062 or via e-mail at abenjamin@dccouncil.us; witnesses will receive information on how to join the roundtable at that time. Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation, or requiring sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee of the need as soon as possible but no later than five business days before the roundtable, which is October 20, 2022. We will make every effort to fulfill timely requests; however, requests received in less than five business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered. If you are unable to testify at the public roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record; testimony may be submitted to abenjamin@dccouncil.us. The public may also leave voicemail testimony for the Committees by calling (202) 350-1344, which will be transcribed and made part of the roundtable record. Members of the public leaving voicemail testimony should speak slowly and clearly, state their full name and the organization they represent, if any, and note the bill, roundtable, or agency that they are submitting testimony on. Members of the public are asked to not provide an e- mail, phone number, or other personal contact information in voicemail testimony. The record will close at the end of the business day on November 10, 2022.