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DCRA is the District of Columbia's regulatory agency. DCRA licenses professional and businesses; inspects and regulates building, housing, and land. DCRA regulates business activities, land and building use, construction safety, oversees historic preservation enforcement, rental housing and real estate, and occupational and professional conduct ...
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia is the local trial court. It hears cases involving criminal and civil law. The court also handles specialized cases in the following areas: family court, landlord and tenant, probate, tax, and traffic offenses. The Court consists of a chief judge and 61 associate judges.
Federal judiciary of the United States. The federal judiciary consists of courts established under Article Three of the United States Constitution. These are the. Supreme Court. Circuit Courts of Appeals. District Courts. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Court of International Trade.
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congress repealed the territorial government in 1874, the legislation was the first to create a single ...
This is a list of crown corporations and agencies of the Government of British Columbia . Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are ...
Local government councils and similar authorities also set up locally controlled enterprises, such as water-supply companies and "local-authority trading enterprises" (LATEs) as separate corporations or as business units of the councils concerned. Government-owned businesses designated as crown entities include: Television New Zealand; Radio ...
When the District of Columbia took on the territorial form of government on July 1, 1871, the position of Attorney for the District of Columbia was established by the First Legislative Assembly. In 1901, the position title was changed to City Solicitor, and in 1902, the title was changed to Corporation Counsel, which it remained until 2004.
DC Water was founded in 1996 when the city government and the U.S. federal government established it as an independent authority of the city's government. Service area [ edit ] DC Water provides more than 600,000 residents, 16.6 million annual visitors, and 700,000 people employed in the District of Columbia with water, sewage collection, and ...