1102.1 Monies in the Public Vehicle for Hire Consumer Service Fund shall be used by the Commission to pay costs incurred by the Commission, including, but not limited to, the costs of:

1. (a) Operating and administering programs, investigations, proceedings, and inspections;
2. (b) Improving the District's taxicab fleet;
3. (c) Administering the Fund;
4. (d) Establishing a program to provide taxicab fare discounts for low-income senior citizens aged 65 and older and persons with disabilities; and
5. (e) Providing grants, loans, incentives and other financial assistance to owners of licensed taxicabs legally operating and incorporated in the District to incentivize the purchase and use of alternative-fuel vehicles and wheelchair-accessible vehicles, directing licensed taxicabs to underserved areas, and to offset costs associated with meeting the mandates of the Act.

1102.2 A proceeding, as referenced in Section 1102.1(a), includes, but is not limited to, any administrative action, process, adjudication, or rulemaking pending before, or initiated by, the Commission.

1102.3 A Commission investigation may include, but is not limited to, an investigation into any of the following subjects:

1. (a) Rate studies;
2. (b) Review of the taximeter or Taxi Smart Meter System;
3. (c) Public education and awareness;
4. (d) Education of taxicab operators and owners;
5. (e) Enforcement activities; or
6. (f) Discrimination in the taxicab industry.

1102.4 The Department hereby establishes a financial assistance program to provide grants and procure goods and services for the purpose of meeting the mandates of

the Act, including incentivizing the purchase and use of alternative-fuel vehicles, offsetting the cost of acquiring, maintaining and operating wheelchair-accessible vehicles, providing fare discounts for low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities, incentivizing licensed taxicabs to serve underserved areas and communities, and offsetting cost associated with meeting these and other mandates of the Act. All program contracts will be awarded in accordance with the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, D.C. Official Code §§ 2-201.01 et seq., and its implementing regulations, and all program grants will be awarded in accordance with the Grant Administration Act of 2013, D.C. Official Code §§ 1-328.11 et seq. and its implementing regulations.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 8528, 8529 (December 28, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 3831 (April 11, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3173, 3174 (April 20, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 14015 (December 7, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 1130 (January 25, 2019).