District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 6-1451.07. Green Building Fund.

(1) The following amounts shall be transferred to the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund (“SETF”) established by § 8-1774.10:

(2) Costs for at least 3 full-time employees at DCRA, or elsewhere as assigned by the Mayor, whose primary job duties are devoted to technical assistance, plan review, and inspections and monitoring of green buildings;

(3) Additional staff and operating costs to provide training, technical assistance, plan review, inspections and monitoring of green buildings, and green codes development;

(4) Research and development of green building practices;

(5) Education, training, outreach, and other market transformation initiatives;

(5A) Education and outreach on the requirements of subchapter IV of Chapter 22 of Title 8.

(6) Seed support for demonstration projects, their evaluation, and when successful, their institutionalization;

(7) Costs incurred to make green building materials accessible to low-income residents;

(8) Income-contingent subsidies to assist District property owners with the costs related to installation of retrofits that meet the requirements of subchapter IV of Chapter 22 of Title 8; and

(9) Costs to obtain the audit required by § 6-1453.01.

(d)(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) 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.