2512. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND CONSENT COMPLIANCE ORDERS

2512 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND CONSENT COMPLIANCE ORDERS 2512.1 At any time after the issuance of a notice or order listed in § 2504.2, the parties to the proceeding may enter into a settlement agreement or consent compliance order. 2512.2 A settlement agreement or consent compliance order, including a consent compliance decree, shall set forth each of the agreements made, actions to be taken by the parties to the agreement, the dates by which any required actions must be undertaken or completed, and any agreed-upon fines, penalties, cost recovery, damages, attorney’s fees, costs and expenses, interest, supplemental environmental project, or any other sanction or remedy authorized by law. 2512.3 A settlement agreement shall be effective when signed by the parties and shall not require the signature of an administrative law judge of the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings or a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction to become effective or to be filed in the case. 2512.4 A settlement agreement may be submitted to a court of competent jurisdiction for approval. 2512.5 The parties may enter into a consent compliance order with the approval of a court of competent jurisdiction. 2512.6 A consent compliance order shall be signed by the parties to the case and by the judge and shall have the force and effect of any judicial order. 2512.7 Unless the consent compliance order states otherwise, there shall be no right of appeal from a consent compliance order. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3340 (March 20, 2015). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Environment 20 DCMR § 2512