District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 50-301.02. Purposes.

(A) Encourage professionalism in the industry;

(B) Assure the licensure of competent and knowledgeable operators;

(C) Assure the licensure of companies and associations which render adequate and professional public service;

(D) Permit, as a result of economic feasibility and incentive, the utilization of efficient, comfortable, and current transportation equipment and technology;

(E) Utilize and promote efficient methods of taxicab passenger transportation;

(F) Foster good will and a cooperative spirit among the taxicab industry, the government, the hospitality industry, and the public;

(G) Promote policies of energy conservation, the reduction of pollution, including through the use of alternative fuel vehicle models, the reduction of traffic congestion, and policies that promote a more livable city; and

(H) Provide specific policies and programs to increase wheelchair-accessible taxicab service to the disabled throughout the District;

(A) Promote and encourage the meaningful participation of minorities and District residents in the District's taxi industry;

(B) Promote and encourage a healthy degree of competition within the taxi industry between taxicab companies and associations; and

(C) Assure access to the ownership of taxicabs by taxicab operators.

(A) In exercising the authority vested in it by this subchapter, and in its formulation of policy and programs, encourage and promote meaningful participation of District residents and minorities, as the term minority is defined in § 2-215.02(1) [repealed], in the ownership and operation of taxicabs, taxicab companies, and taxicab associations;

(B) Encourage a healthy degree of competition within the taxi industry between taxicab companies and associations, and shall discourage the monopolization of the taxicab industry;

(C) Issue rules and establish policies which shall assure taxicab operators continued access to the ownership of taxicabs; and

(D) Issue rules and establish policies that shall encourage taxicab operators to purchase taxicabs.