1. (a) There is established as a special fund the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
2. (b) [Repealed].
3. (c) All funds obtained from alcoholic beverage licensing and permitting fees shall be deposited in the Fund. Funds obtained from penalties and fines, as prescribed by Chapter 8 of this title, shall be deposited in the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
4. (d) Money in the Fund shall be used to fund the operations of ABCA.

5. (e)

   1. (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
   2. (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.

Editor's Notes

Section 9026 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided: “Sec. 9026. ABC—Keg Registration Fees. “Notwithstanding any other law, the funds which are deposited in the fund designated for accounting purposes by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as fund 6018 within the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration shall be deposited in the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Fund, established by D.C. Official Code § 25-210(a), and shall not be accounted for by a separate fund or account. Any unexpended funds in fund 6018 on the effective date of this subtitle shall be transferred to the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Fund.”

D.C. Law 14-28, § 3003 provided: “This title Title XXX of Law 14-28 shall apply as of May 3, 2001.”

History

May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959

Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 3002(b), 48 DCR 6981

Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 59, 51 DCR 881

Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5

Dec. 6, 2025, D.C. Law 26-55, § 7073

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see §§ 2702(b) and 2703 of Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-124, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7861).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 7073 of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146, Sept. 3, 2025, 72 DCR 9623).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 7073 of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-210, Nov. 24, 2025, 72 DCR 13514).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-105, in subsec. (a), validated a previously made technical correction.

D.C. Law 14-28 substituted “ABRA Fund” for “ABRA Account” in subsec. (b); and rewrote subsec. (a) which had read as follows: “(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia an account designated as the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Account, to which all funds obtained from alcoholic beverage taxes and licensing and permitting fees shall be credited. Any monies deposited in the ABRA Account but not expended in a fiscal year shall be returned to the General Fund. Subject to the applicable laws relating to the appropriation of District funds, monies received and credited to the ABRA Account shall be used to fund the expenses of ABRA in the discharge of its administrative and regulatory duties. Funds obtained from penalties and fines, as prescribed by Chapter 8, shall be credited to the General Fund.”

Section References

This section is referenced in § 25-101.