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Officials name senior vice president, chief of staff
By Fiona Riley, Assistant News Editor • March 26, 2024

Fenty signs bill for plastic bag tax

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty today signed a bill that will require consumers to pay a five-cent tax to use plastic bags at grocery, convenience, and other retail stores in the District, several news outlets have reported.

The D.C. City Council gave final approval to the bill last month. The new law, which is designed to help clean up the Anacostia River, is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2010.

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