D.C. Code § 29-401.04
(a) For the purposes of this subsection, the term:
(b) Whenever a provision of this chapter permits any of the terms of a plan or a filed record to be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan or filed record, the following rules apply:
(2) The facts may include:
(A) Any of the following that is available in a nationally recognized news or information medium either in print or electronically:
July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720
Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(d)(4), 59 DCR 13171
Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “delivered to the Mayor for filing” for “filed with the Mayor” in (a)(1).
This section is referenced in § 29-402.02, § 29-407.02, § 29-408.06, § 29-409.02, § 29-409.03, and § 29-409.06.