2021 District of Columbia Code
Title 1 - Government Organization
Chapter 8 - District of Columbia Retirement Funds
Subchapter V - Responsibilities of District Government
§ 1–809.02. Replacement plan
(a) Adoption by District Government. — Not later than one year after August 5, 1997, the District Government shall adopt a replacement plan for pension benefits for covered District employees, effective as of the freeze date.
(b) Replacement plan imposed if District Government fails to adopt plan. — If the District Government fails to adopt a replacement plan within the period prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, the retirement program applicable to police, firefighters, and teachers under the laws of the District of Columbia in effect as of June 1, 1997 (except as otherwise amended by this act), including all requirements of the program regarding benefits, contributions, and cost-of-living adjustments, shall be treated as the replacement plan for purposes of this chapter.
(c) No payment of amounts paid as Federal benefit payment. — Notwithstanding any provision of the Reform Act or any other law, rule, or regulation, the District Government is not required to pay any amount under any replacement plan under this chapter if the amount is paid as a Federal benefit payment under this chapter.
(Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 725, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11042.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 1-765.2.
Section ReferencesThis section is referenced in § 1-801.02.
References in Text“this act”, referenced in (b), is the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, Title XI of Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 712.