(a) No later than September 30, 2016, the Department shall make publicly available a congestion management study that includes at a minimum:

(1) An assessment of the current state of congestion in the District;

(2) A collection of data, using objective criteria, that demonstrates the average commute times for District residents based on each of the following modes of transportation:

(A) Walking;

(B) Bicycling;

(C) By bus; and

(D) By driving a personal car;

(3) Recommendations for remedying existing congestion problems in the District; and

(4) One-year, 3-year, and 5-year plans for implementing the recommendations required by paragraph (3) of this section.

(b) By July 1, 2020, the District Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, other District agencies, or organizations such as DC Sustainable Transportation, as needed, shall make publicly available a study that evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the potential benefits of congestion pricing on the District, including:

(1) An analysis of the effect of intra-district tolls;

(2) An analysis of the effect of tolls for vehicles entering the District via the District's bridges;

(3) An analysis of the effect of different pricing strategies;

(4) An analysis of how different pricing strategies would be compatible with the introduction of autonomous vehicles;

(5) An analysis of the effect on demographic, geographical, and income-level equity, as well as the effect on District residents and non-residents;

(6) An analysis of the potential to raise revenue; and

(7) An analysis of the potential benefits of regional collaboration.

(May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9m; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 6112, 62 DCR 10905; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6113, 66 DCR 8621.)

For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 6112 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).