- (a) The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) administratively establishes itself, as authorized in subchapter IV of Chapter 2 of this title, as an independent and coordinate branch of the District of Columbia government.
- (b) The Council recognizes the principle of separation of powers in the structure of the District of Columbia government.
- (c) The Council shall, following receipt of the report of the study committee established by § 3, adopt such acts and resolutions to implement the organizational and administrative independence of the Council.
History
July 24, 1982, D.C. Law 4-127, § 2, 29 DCR 2396
Editor's Notes
Study committee established: Section 3 of D.C. Law 4-127 provided for the establishment of a 5-member study committee to study the organizational and administrative independence of the Council as a coordinate branch of the District of Columbia government. Section 4 of D.C. Law 4-127 outlined the responsibilities of the study committee.
References in Text
“Section 3”, referred to in subsection (c) of this section, is § 3 of D.C. Law 4-127.
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-227.1.