,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eaec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjad ,ms4 
,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,act ( ,septemb] #af1 #aibb1 to cl>ify !
 responsibility ( ,f$]al ag5cies to     
remove sn[ & ice = areas ar\nd ,f$]al   
build+s 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4  #a4  
,di/rict ( ,columbia sn[ removal ,! ,act
 ( ,septemb] #af1 #aibb 7#db ,/at4 #hde1
 *apt] #cah7 is am5d$ by /rik+ section  
#c & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #c4 ,duties (    
,f$]al ag5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be 
! duty ( a ,f$]al ag5cy to remove1 or   
cause to be remov$1 sn[1 sleet1 or ice f
 any pav$ sidewalk or crosswalk )9 !    
fire limits ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia t  
is--  7#a7 9 front ( or adjac5t to any  
build+ t is--  7,a7 own$ by ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7,b7 "u ! jurisdiction ( !   
,f$]al ag5cy2 or  7#b7 a public         
?or\ghf>e 9 front (1 ar\nd1 or ?r\gh any
 public squ>e1 res]vation1 or op5 space 

t is--  7,a7 own$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 
7,b7 "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy4
  7b7 ,tim+ ,! removal ( sn[1 sleet1 or 
ice "u subsection 7a7 %all occur )9 a   
reasonable p]iod aft] ! sn[ or sleet    
ceases to fall or ! ice has accumulat$1 
z applicable4  7c7 ,application ( s&1   
a%es1 & salt ,if sn[1 sleet1 or ice has 
h>d5$ & _c be remov$ f a sidewalk or    
crosswalk describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !  
,f$]al ag5cy %all--  7#a7 make !        
sidewalk or crosswalk reasonably safe = 
travel by apply+ s&1 a%es1 salt1 or o!r 
acceptable mat]ials to ! affect$        
sidewalk or crosswalk2 &  7#b7 z soon z 
practicable1 ?or\ghly remove ! sn[1     
sleet1 or ice f ! affect$ sidewalk or   
crosswalk4  7d7 ,au?ority ,to delegate  
,a ,f$]al ag5cy may delegate ! duty ( ! 
,f$]al ag5cy "u subsections 7a7 & 7c7 to
 ano!r gov]nm5tal entity or a           
nongov]nm5tal entity "u a lease1        
contract1 or o!r comp>able arrangem5t4  
7e7 ,agreem5t ,if #b or m ,f$]al ag5cies
 h ov]lapp+ responsibility = a sidewalk 

or crosswalk1 ! ,f$]al ag5cies may ent] 
into an agreem5t assign+ responsibility 
= ! removal ( sn[1 sleet1 or ice f !    
sidewalk or crosswalk4  4