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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–786

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2001

JULY 25, 2000.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. ISTOOK of Oklahoma, from the Committee on Appropriations,

submitted the following

REPORT

together with

DISSENTING VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 4942]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the

District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,

and for other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

Page

Bill Report

Summary of estimates and recommendations ......................................... ........ 2

Federal Funds ............................................................................................ 2 2

District of Columbia Funds ....................................................................... 13 3

Comparative Summary of Bill ................................................................... ........ 4

General Statement ..................................................................................... ........ 5

Operating Expenses:

DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority ...................................................................................................... 14 47

Governmental Direction and Support ............................................... 15 48

Economic Development and Regulation ............................................ 16 55

Public Safety and Justice ................................................................... 17 60

Public Education System .................................................................... 19 64

Human Support Services .................................................................... 25 72

Public Works ....................................................................................... 26 77

Receivership Programs ....................................................................... 27 80

Reserve ................................................................................................. 28 84

Repayment of Loans and Interest ..................................................... 33 84

Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt ..................................... 34 84
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Bill Report

Interest on Short-Term Borrowing .................................................... 34 84

Presidential Inauguration .................................................................. 35 85

Certificates of Participation ............................................................... 35 85

Wilson Building ................................................................................... 35 85

Optical and Dental Payments ............................................................ 35 85

Management Supervisory Service ..................................................... 35 85

Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Transfer Payment ......................... 36 85

Operational Improvements Savings (Including Managed Competition) .................................................................................................. 36 85

Management Reform Savings ............................................................ 36 85

Cafeteria Plan ..................................................................................... 37 85

Water and Sewer Authority ............................................................... 37 88

Washington Aqueduct ......................................................................... 37 89

Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board ................................. 38 89

Sports and Entertainment Commission (Starplex) .......................... 38 89

Public Benefit Corporation ................................................................. 39 89

Retirement Board ................................................................................ 39 89

Correctional Industries ....................................................................... 40 90

Washington Convention Center ......................................................... 40 90

Capital Outlay ..................................................................................... 40 90

General Provisions ..................................................................................... 41 98

Rescissions of Funds .................................................................................. ........ 107

Constitutional Authority ............................................................................ ........ 107

Comparison of Budget Resolution ............................................................. ........ 108

Five-year Projection of Outlays ................................................................. ........ 108

Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments ........................... ........ 108

Transfer of Funds ....................................................................................... ........ 108

Changes in the Application of Existing Law ........................................... ........ 109

Appropriations Not Authorized by Law ................................................... ........ 114

Compliance with Clause 3—Rule XIII ...................................................... ........ 115

Committee votes ......................................................................................... ........ 130

Comparative table ...................................................................................... ........ 136

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FEDERAL FUNDS

Budget estimates for Federal funds were submitted in the Budget of the United States for fiscal year 2001 on February 7, 2000

(House Document No. 106–162) and totalled $445,425,000. Included

in the request is a Federal payment of $134,300,00 for payment to

the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee Operations,

$103,000,000 for payment to the District of Columbia Courts, including $7,709,000 for the Court of Appeals, $72,399,000 for the

Superior Court and $17,892,000 for the Court System, and

$5,000,000 which shall remain available until September 30, 2002

for capital improvements for the District of Columbia courthouse

facilities. Also included is $38,387,000 for Defender Services in the

District of Columbia Courts, $103,527,000 for Court Services and

Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia,

$17,000,000 for Resident Tuition Support, $5,000,000 for Incentives

for Adoption of Children, $25,000,000 for metrorail construction,

$3,000,000 for the National Museum of American Music,

$10,000,000 for Brownfield Remediation, and $6,211,000 for the

Presidential Inauguration.

The Committee recommends a total of $414,000,000 in Federal

funds for fiscal year 2001, including $14,000,000 for resident tui-
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tion support, $1,500,000 for the Chief Financial Officer (including

$250,000 for a mentoring program and for hotline services,

$500,000 for a youth development program with a character building curriculum, $500,000 for the design, construction, and maintenance of a trash rack system to be installed at the Hickey Run

stormwater outfall, $250,000 for payment to a support program to

assist homeless individuals to become productive, taxpaying citizens in the District of Columbia), $134,300,000 for the administration and operation of correctional facilities and for the administrative operating costs of the Office of the Corrections Trustee,

$99,500,000 for salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia

Courts (including $7,709,000 for he Court of Appeals, $72,399,000

for the Superior Court, $16,892,008 for the District of Columbia

Court System, $2,500,000 for capital improvements for courthouse

facilities), $34,387,000 for Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts, $115,752,000 for the Court Services and Offender

Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, $1,000,000 for the

Washington Interfaith Network to reimburse the Network for costs

incurred in carrying out preconstruction activities at the former

Fort Dupont Dwellings and Additions, $100,000 for the Office of

the Mayor for a study analyzing the amount of revenue obtained

by other jurisdictions on the personal income of residents earned

within the District of Columbia and analyzing the lack of reciprocity between the District and nearby jurisdictions on the personal income earned in other jurisdictions, and for the negotiation

of tax compacts to remedy the lack of reciprocity, $250,000 to the

Office of the Mayor to study and design a system approved by the

Comptroller General for simplifying the administration of personnel policies (including pay policies) with respect to employees of

the District government, $25,000,000 which includes $7,000,000 in

direct appropriations and $18,000,000 by transfer for construction

of a Metrorail station located at New York and Florida Avenues,

Northwest, $250,000 for a payment to the Federal City Council for

the establishment of a National Museum of American Music, and

$5,961,000 to reimburse the District for expenses incurred in connection with the Presidential inauguration activities.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

A total of $6,691,933,000 is requested in the budget from the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2001 which has not yet been transmitted to the Congress by the President. The Mayor’s transmittal

letter to the President is dated June 8, 2000. The budget is a consensus budget agreed to by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, the Council of

the District of Columbia and the Mayor.

The Committee recommends a total of $6,659,271,000 for fiscal

year 2001 for all funds consisting of $5,496,472,000 in operating expenses and $1,162,799,000 in capital outlay funds.

COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF BILL

The following table summarizes the amounts recommended in

the bill compared with appropriations enacted for fiscal year 2000

and budget estimates presented for fiscal year 2001:
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COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF BILL

FY 2000 enacted FY 2001 request Committee recommendation

Committee recommendation compared

with (+ or -)

FY 2000 enacted FY 2001 request

FEDERAL FUNDS

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition ............................................ 17,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 (3,000,000) (3,000,000)

Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District

of Columbia .............................. 0 0 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000

Federal Payment for Incentives for

Adoption of Children ................. 5,000,000 5,000,000 ........................ (5,000,000) (5,000,000)

Federal Payment for Citizen Complaint Review Board ................. 500,000 0 0 (500,000) 0

Federal Payment for the Department of Human Services .......... 250,000 0 0 (250,000) 0

Federal Payment to the District of

Columbia Corrections Trustee

Operations ................................. 176,000,000 134,300,000 134,300,000 (41,700,000) 0

Federal Payment to the District of

Columbia Courts ....................... 99,714,000 103,000,000 99,500,000 (214,000) (3,500,000)

Defender Services in the District

of Columbia .............................. 33,336,000 38,387,000 34,387,000 1,051,000 (4,000,000)

Federal Payment to the Court

Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of

Columbia ................................... 93,800,000 103,527,000 115,752,000 21,952,000 12,225,000

Federal Payment for Washington

Interfaith Network ..................... 0 0 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

Children’s National Medical Center ............................................. 2,500,000 0 0 (2,500,000) 0

Federal Payment for Metropolitan

Police Department .................... 1,000,000 0 0 (1,000,00) 0

Federal Payment to General Services Administration—Lorton

Correctional Complex ................ 6,700,000 0 0 (6,700,000) 0

Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund,

General Provision, Sec. 176 (reappropriation) ........................... 1,000,000 0 0 (1,000,000) 0

Metrorail Construction ................... 0 25,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 (18,000,000)

Federal Payment for Study of Tax

Revenue Comparisons .............. 0 0 100,000 100,000 100,000

Federal Payment for Simplified

Pernonnel System ..................... 0 0 250,000 250,000 250,000

Federal Payment for the National

Museum of American Music ..... 0 3,000,000 250,000 250,000 (2,750,000)

Federal Payment for Brownfield

Remediation .............................. 0 10,000,000 0 0 (10,000,000)

Presidential Inauguration .............. 0 6,211,000 5,961,000 5,961,000 (250,000)

Total, Federal Funds ............ 436,800,000 445,425,000 414,000,000 (22,800,000) (31,425,000)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

Operating Expenses

D.C. Financial Responsibility and

Management Assistance Authority ........................................ 3,140,000 6,500,000 3,140,000 0 (3,360,000)

Governmental Direction and Support ........................................... 167,356,000 197,771,000 194,621,000 27,265,000 (3,150,000)

Economic Development and Regulation ......................................... 190,335,000 205,638,000 205,638,000 15,303,000 0

Public Safety and Justice ............. 778,770,000 762,346,000 762,346,000 (16,424,000) 0

Public Education System .............. 867,411,000 998,418,000 995,418,000 128,007,000 (3,000,000)

Human Support Services ............... 1,536,361,000 1,542,204,000 1,532,204,000 5,843,000 (10,000,000)

Public works .................................. 271,395,000 278,242,000 278,242.000 6,847,000 0

Receivership Programs .................. 342,077,000 394,528,000 389,528,000 47,451,000 (5,000,000)
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COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF BILL—Continued

FY 2000 enacted FY 2001 request Committee recommendation

Committee recommendation compared

with (+ or -)

FY 2000 enacted FY 2001 request

Workforce Investments .................. 8,500,000 0 0 (8,500,000) 0

Buyouts and Other Management

Reforms ..................................... 18,000,000 0 0 (18,000,000) 0

Reserve .......................................... 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 0 0

Financing and Other ..................... 363,491,000 331,529,000 331,279,000 (32,212,000) (250,000)

Total, operating expenses,

general fund .................... 4,686,836,000 4,867,176,000 4,842,416,000 155,580,000 (24,760,000)

Enterprise funds

Water and Sewer Authority and

Washington Aqueduct ............... 279,608,000 275,705,000 275,705,000 (3,903,000) 0

Lottery and Charitable Games

Control Board ............................ 234,400,000 223,200,000 223,200,000 (11,200,000) 0

Sports and Entertainment Commission ..................................... 10,846,000 10,968,000 10,968,000 122,000 0

Public Benefit Corporation ............ 89,008,000 78,235,000 78,235,000 (10,773,000) 0

D.C. Retirement Board .................. 9,892,000 11,414,000 11,414,000 1,522,000 0

Correctional Industries Fund ......... 1,810,000 1,808,000 1,808,000 (2,000) 0

Washington Convention Center .................................... 50,226,000 52,726,000 52,726,000 2,500,000 0

Total, enterprise funds ......... 675,790,000 654,056,000 654,056,000 21,734,000) 0

Total, operating expenses .... 5,362,626,000 5,521,232,000 5,496,472,000 133,846,000 (24,760,000)

Capital Outlay

General fund ................................. 1,218,637,500 1,029,975,389 1,022,074,000 (196,563,500) (7,901,389)

Water and sewer fund .................. 197,169,000 140,725,000 140,725,000 (56,444,000) 0

Total, capital outlay ............. 1,415,806,500 1,170,700,389 1,162,799,000 (253,007,500) (7,901,389)

Total, District of Columbia

funds ................................ 6,778,432,500 6,691,932,389 6,659,271,000 (119,161,500) (32,661,389)

GENERAL STATEMENT

CONTROL BOARD FAILURE

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT THREE MONTHS LATE

The Committee is greatly disappointed in the failure of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority to ensure the timely completion of the District’s

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This is not a new

report; it has been prepared on time each year for over 20 years.

The CAFR is an important document that provides District officials, citizens, the financial community, and others with important

information on the financial health and integrity of the city. It is

used by the financial community to determine the city’s bond rating, which then determines interest rates on the city’s bonds. For

more than 20 years the CAFR has never been more than a few

days late, let alone 3 months late. In fact, in most years it was

completed early. This complacency and inaction by the Authority as

well as the District’s Inspector General are unacceptable. The Committee requests a detailed plan from the Authority, the Inspector
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General, and the independent auditor by October 15, 2000, for the

District’s FY 2000 audit.

REPROGRAMMINGS

The Committee notes that during the past year the District has

submitted notifications of ‘‘reprogrammings’’ of appropriations that

were not ‘‘reprogrammings’’ as that term is commonly understood.

Instead the supposed ‘‘reprogrammings’’ were, in fact, ‘‘transfers’’ of

amounts from one appropriation account to another account. See

inquiry letter B—284857, dated April 13, 2000, to the Mayor of the

District of Columbia from the Associate General Counsel, United

States General Accounting Office. The Committee also notes that

in the June 27, 2000, reply to GAO’s inquiry, Dr. Natwar Gandhi,

then Interim Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia,

concurred with the view expressed in GAO’s inquiry. The Committee is pleased that the supposed ‘‘reprogrammings’’ were not implemented given the fact that the District lacked the requisite

‘‘transfer’’ authority to support the action. The Committee is

pleased by the CFO’s forthright and timely response and trusts

that similar errors will not happen in the future.

POLITICAL WILL AND FISCAL WILL

THE PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION

The Committee is deeply concerned that the District must act

immediately to stop the fiscal hemorrhaging that is occurring at

the Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), which operates D.C. General

Hospital. For the past 30 months the PBC has run a monthly deficit, now reaching $2.5 million per month. During this time, rather

than confront difficult decisions to keep the PBC from going bankrupt, the District and control board have used a facade of ‘‘loaning’’

money to the PBC. During this 30 months, these loans have

reached $90-million beyond the $40-million annual subsidy which

had been budgeted and approved. The Committee finds it insulting

to hear anyone now seek to call these loans ‘‘receivables’’, as

though the euphemism made any difference in their nature. Past

practice reveals that these ‘‘loaned’’ monies then are routinely written off as bad debts. Nor can any title conceal the fact that this

was unauthorized and unapproved spending, especially since the

payments were not accompanied by any promissory note, repayment agreement, security interest, collateral agreement, agreement

of interest to be charged, nor any other documents to demonstrate

the due diligence which should accompany financial transaction of

this magnitude. These were not bona fide investments of funds

which by law were not authorized to be spent.

By failing to address the problem of PBC and the associated hospital, the District and control board have made matters worse.

They have lost the opportunity to correct the underlying mismanagement, cost taxpayers many millions of dollars, and destroyed any confidence that any new proposed solution would be

better than past proposals. The greater threat to public health in

the District is not the potential closing of D.C. General Hospital,

but in letting it continue to siphon off precious health care dollars

without providing an equal value of benefit to the public. Other
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hospitals have indicated their readiness to assume the burden, and

likely at lesser cost to taxpayers.

Just as bad as the financial failure is the failure of political will

to address this problem. The Committee is disappointed that officials have preferred to procrastinate and spend, rather than risk

the unhappiness of the political constituencies involved in PBC and

DC General Hospital. District officials have failed to muster and

demonstrate political willpower or courage, and for more than the

30 months mentioned above. The problem dates back beyond 10

years. The PBC was created in order to bail out a failing hospital,

namely, DC General Hospital. District officials have had more than

10 years to undertake the necessary operational or management reforms so badly needed. A recent report by the Cambio Group stated

that the PBC should reduce its staff by 30%, and that even this

rightsizing of the workforce at the PBC would not totally eliminate

the monthly deficit incurred by the PBC. The recently announced

staff changes are but a tiny fraction of the savings now needed.

Leaders in the District have been asking, ‘‘What can we do to get

through this without upsetting anyone?’’, when they should have

been asking, ‘‘How can we prepare today to make a better tomorrow?’’

No matter how good any current proposals may sound in this

area, the Committee has no faith in the political willpower of District officials to follow-through with them. The Committee questions the legality of the so-called ‘‘loans’’ or ‘‘receivables’’, and even

if this were somehow a legal loophole, the Committee has acted to

close it.

SIMPLIFICATION

The Committee urges the District to undertake simplification of

the District government’s operations and regulation within the District. Examples of the complexity within the District are too numerous, but the Committee will list a few. The District has provided

information to the Committee which shows some of the complexity.

For example, the District has 47 separate pay schedules, including

12 separate pay schedules for union employees, containing over

7,100 separate pay variations (not including overtime, weekend or

holiday pay). Additionally, there are 6,300 pay differentials, for

over 13,400 variations in pay within the District for a work force

of approximately 34,000 employees. To compare, the Federal government has millions of employees spread out over the country and

the world. The Federal government has only 9 schedules, within 32

different locality variables for a total of 9,472 possible non-military

pay variations.

How can the District expect to administer its work force efficiently when it has created such unmanageable complexity? Outside experts have indicated that their complexity exceeds the ability to manage them even with custom computer software. Even

daily variations in the weather are made conditions for applying

pay differentials and bonuses to certain workers. Yet despite such

bonuses, weather conditions are made a rationale for stopping work

while continuing pay. For example, a temperature of 87 degrees

with 45% humidity is just one of several thresholds to stop work

competely—even though workers in other employments must instead find a way to adjust and to continue. Without simplifying its
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personnel practices, the District cannot expect to find savings and

efficiencies.

RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT

The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 was enacted to realign functional responsibilities between the Federal Government and the government of

the District of Columbia, to address funding mechanisms and

sources between the Federal Government and the government of

the District of Columbia, to address the financial condition of the

District of Columbia government in both the short and long-term,

to provide mechanisms for improving the economy of the District

of Columbia, to improve the ability of the District of Columbia government to match its resources with its responsibilities, and to further improve the efficiency of the District of Columbia government.

The Committee points out that, although the city has shown

some progress in several areas of management and operation of

D.C. agencies, it continues to demonstrate a preference to request

significant increases in appropriations for departments which fail

to accomplish basic elements of their missions, rather than implement management reforms.

The FY 1998 budget submitted to Congress by the President

forecast a net financial benefit to the city of $216,000,000 in FY

2001, due to the federal assumption of certain responsibilities and

agency operations which occurred as a result of the Revitalization

Act. In addition to the $216,000,000, tax collections have risen

$400,000,000 over the last three years according to the Chief Financial Officer. Further $330,000,000 was appropriated for management reform during FY 1998 and FY 1999. The expected benefit

of this funding was $200,000,000 in management reform savings

annually. The General Accounting Office has testified in hearings

held earlier this year that the District Government can currently

only account for $1,500,000 in annual savings as a result of their

management reform efforts. At that rate of reform, it would take

approximately 220 years just to break even on the money spent to

instigate those reforms.

It is this history that causes the Committee to view the multitude of requested increases in spending with caution and a significant measure of disappointment at the opportunities which

have passed for serious reform. Many of the benefits to the District

of Columbia expected to result from the passage of the National

Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of

1997, and efforts at other management reform, have not been realized due to the reluctance on the part of city officials to make significant, and politically difficult, management changes to departments providing critical city services.

The Committee strongly recommends that the city take more aggressive steps to ensure that departments have efficient organizational structures and operating procedures. The Committee intends

to continue its focus on management reform as the primary path

to a city government which provides a consistently high level of

service to its citizens.
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MANAGEMENT REFORMS

The Committee is very concerned that the District succeeds with

the management reforms planned in the District budget. However,

in FY00 the District will fail to meet its budgeted amount of reforms by a significant amount. Beyond the management reform targets contained in the District’s FY00 budget, the District has many

other areas where it could save taxpayers money if it simply

changed habits. For example, if the District leased or purchased

cars through the GSA schedule instead of through the District procurement process, DC could have saved up to $7,000,000 over the

past three years. (see chart that follows) These reforms are necessary for the long-term stability of the District. To create incentives for the District to make these reforms, the Committee has

fenced the $150,000,000 carried over from FY 2000, by adding a requirement that these funds shall become available only as the District is successful with its management reform undertakings. The

chart referred to follows.

A–1.—MANAGEMENT REFORM

Office Vehicle DC acquisition

date DC cost GSA purchasecost Differential Avg. DC cost/per car

Mayor .................................................... 5 Sedans ......... 01/01/1998 $90,775.00 $54,042.75 $36,732.25 $18,155.00

DC Council ........................................... 1 SUV .............. 01/24/1999 21,740.00 19,978.15 1,761.85 21,740.00

Inspector General ................................. 5 Sedan ........... 09/30/1997 88,450.00 54,042.75 34,407.25 17,690.00

1 Van ............... 10/02/1998 24,992.00 17,220.06 7,771.94 24,992.00

Real Property & Management .............. 1 Sedan ........... 09/29/1998 16,285.00 10,808.55 5,476.45 16,285.00

3 Trucks .......... 02/06/1998 41,784.00 42,904.74 ¥1,120.74 13,928.00

Administrative Services ....................... 1 Sedan ........... 09/29/1998 16,285.00 10,808.55 5,476.45 16,285.00

Personnel .............................................. 1 Van ............... 09/30/1997 24,208.00 17,220.06 6,987.94 24,208.00

Office on Aging .................................... 2 Vans ............. 06/03/1998 39,760.00 34,440.12 5,319.88 19,880.00

2 SUVs ............. 02/03/1997 36,000.00 39,956.30 ¥3,956.30 18,000.00

2 Trucks .......... 06/10/1997 34,000.00 28,603.16 5,396.84 17,000.00

Corporation Council ............................. 1 Sedan ........... 09/28/1998 16,995.00 10,808.55 6,186.45 16,995.00

1 Van ............... 09/30/1998 21,500.00 17,220.06 4,279.94 21,500.00

Consumer & Regulatory Affairs ........... 81 Sedans ....... 10/01/1998 1,365,994.00 875,492.55 490,501.45 16,864.12

Housing & Community Development ... 10 Sedans ....... 04/30/1998 188,500.00 108,085.50 80,414.50 18,850.00

4 Vans ............. 06/01/1998 86,415.00 68,880.24 17,534.76 21,603.75

Election and Ethics .............................. 1 Van ............... 05/02/1998 16,169.00 17,220.06 ¥1,051.06 16,169.00

Business Services & Econ. Development.1 SUV .............. 10/01/1998 25,940.00 19,978.15 5,961.85 25,940.00

Asst. City Admin. For Econ. Development.1 Van ............... 10/22/1997 17,800.00 17,220.06 579.94 17,800.00

Police Department ................................ 1 Sedan ........... 04/09/1999 19,847.00 18,650.46 1,196.54 19,847.00

1 Van ............... 03/15/1999 15,976.00 17,220.06 ¥1,244.06 15,976.00

5 SUVs ............. 04/14/1999 120,740.00 99,890.75 20,849.25 24,148.00

Fire & Emergency Services .................. 1 Sedan ........... 04/09/1999 19,847.00 10,808.55 9,038.45 19,847.00

4 Vans ............. 01/12/1999 115,230.00 68,880.24 46,349.76 28,807.50

Dept. of Corrections ............................. 2 Trucks .......... 05/11/1999 43,170.00 28,603.16 14,566.84 21,585.00

DC Public Schools ................................ 7 Sedans ......... 06/01/1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A

24 Trucks ........ 06/01/1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1 Van ............... 09/22/1998 30,000.00 17,220.06 12,779.94 30,000.00

University of D.C. ................................. 1 Sedan ........... 07/29/1997 18,000.00 10,808.55 7,191.45 18,000.00

Dept. Parks & Recreation .................... 2 SUVs ............. 11/24/1998 46,393.00 39,956.30 6,436.70 23,196.50

3 Trucks .......... 09/30/1998 64,677.00 42,904.74 21,772.26 21,559.00

3 Vans ............. 11/25/1998 57,559.00 51,660.18 5,898.82 19,186.33

16 Vans ........... 09/01/1997 132,000.00 103,320.36 28,679.64 22,000.00

Department of Health .......................... 17 Sedans ....... 10/30/1997 N/A N/A N/A N/A

17 Vans ........... 07/24/1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Department of Human Services ........... 70 Sedans ....... 08/01/1999 131,500.00 151,319.70 ¥19,819.70 9,392.86

7 Trucks .......... 01/03/1997 21,000.00 100,111.06 ¥79,111.06 3,000.00

8 SUVs ............. 04/02/1997 26,723.00 99,890.75 ¥73,167.75 5,344.60

6 Vans ............. 09/08/1997 67,186.00 51,660.18 15,525.82 22,395.33

D.C. General Hospital .......................... 4 Sedans ......... 08/31/1997 72,000.00 43,234.20 28,765.80 18,000.00

1 Truck ............ 05/05/1997 500.00 14,301.58 ¥13,801.58 500.00

1 SUV .............. 12/01/1997 20,000.00 19,978.15 21.85 20,000.00

Chief Procurement Officer ................... 4 Sedans ......... 09/29/1998 65,140.00 43,234,20 21,905.80 16,285.00

D.C. Taxicab Commission .................... 1 Sedan ........... 09/29/1997 16,989.00 10,808.55 6,180.45 16,989.00

Department of Public Works ................ 63 Sedans ....... 4/97–5/99 835,392.00 518,810.40 316,581.60 17,404.00

72 SUVs ........... 4/97–6/99 1,257.352.00 1,118,776.40 138,575.60 22,452.71
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A–1.—MANAGEMENT REFORM—Continued

Office Vehicle DC acquisition

date DC cost GSA purchasecost Differential Avg. DC cost/per car

33 Trucks ........ 6/97–5/99 563,256.00 471,952.14 91,303.86 17,068.36

15 Vans ........... 3/97–5/99 170,128.00 120,540.42 49,587.58 24,304.00

DC Water and Sewer Authority ............ 78 Trucks ........ 3/98–4/99 1,175,007.00 1,115,523.24 59,483.76 15,064.19

12 SUVs ........... 6/98–3/99 252,602.00 239,737.80 12,864.20 21,050.17

17 Vans ........... 12/01/1998 324,932.00 292,741.02 32,190.98 19,113.65

D.C. Housing Authority ......................... 26 Sedans ....... 3/97–12/98 425,900.00 281,022.30 144,877.70 16,380.77

5 SUVs ............. 1/97–6/97 59,500.00 99,890.75 ¥40,390.75 11,900.00

5 Trucks .......... 4/97–9/97 52,000.00 71,507.90 ¥19,507.90 10,400.00

2 Vans ............. 07/23/1998 48,000.00 34,440.12 13,559.88 24,000.00

Child and Family Services ................... 42 Sedans ....... 7/97–7/98 N/A N/A N/A N/A

4 Vans ............. 7/97–7/98 23,723.00 17,220.06 6,502.94 23,723.00

1 Truck ............ 06/17/1998 24,300.00 14,301.58 9,998.42 24,300.00

Commission on Mental Health ............ 37 Sedans ....... 1/98–9/98 N/A N/A N/A N/A

25 Trucks ........ 05/04/1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A

16 Vans ........... 1/98–9/98 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Totals for categories ................... 784 .................. ........................ $8,490,161.00 $6,905,856.27 $1,584,304.73 ........................

Totals by Year (approximate):

1997:

Vehicles—163

D.C. Cost—$817,402.00

D.C. Lease Cost—$358,028.00

1998:

Vehicles—431

D.C. Cost—$4,009,756.00

D.C. Lease Cost—$472,158.00

A–2.—MANAGEMENT REFORM

Office Lease/yr. Avg. lease/

per car Mileage Avg. mileage/per car

Maintenance/yr.Avg. maint./

per car

Mayor .............................................................................. N/A N/A 15,683 3,137 $844.00 168.00

DC Council ..................................................................... N/A N/A 38 38 0.00 0.00

Inspector General ........................................................... N/A N/A 73,744 14,749 335.00 67.00

N/A N/A 33 33 0.00 0.00

Real Property & Management ........................................ N/A N/A 1,580 1,580 103.00 103.00

N/A N/A 88,943 29,648 4,969.00 1,656.33

Administrative Services .................................................. N/A N/A 1,311 1,311 122.00 122.00

Personel .......................................................................... N/A N/A 5,667 5,667 87.00 87.00

Office on Aging .............................................................. N/A N/A 98 49 0.00 0.00

N/A N/A 1,444 722 0.00 0.00

N/A N/A 0 0 0.00 0.00

Corporation Council ........................................................ N/A N/A 7,940 7,940 81.00 81.00

N/A N/A 2,381 2,381 92.00 92.00

Consumere & Regulatory Affairs ................................... N/A N/A 163,610 2,020 71,542.00 883.23

Housing & Community Development ............................. N/A N/A 391,075 39,108 970.00 97.00

N/A N/A 31,013 7,753 3,744.00 936.00

Elections and Ethics ...................................................... N/A N/A 14,974 14,974 561.00 561.00

Business Services & Econ. Development ...................... N/A N/A 1,596 1,596 0.00 0.00

Asst. City Admin. for Econ. Development ...................... N/A N/A 3,682 3,682 0.00 0.00

Police Department .......................................................... N/A N/A 0 0 0.00 0.00

N/A N/A 0 0 0.00 0.00

N/A N/A 10.810 2,162 0.00 0.00

Fire & Emergency Services ............................................ N/A N/A 0 0 0.00 0.00

N/A N/A 16,136 4,034 0.00 0.00

Dept. of Correction ......................................................... N/A N/A 0 0 0.00 0.00

DC Public Schools .......................................................... $80,808.00 $11,544.00 22,721 3,246 0.00 0.00

32,520.00 1,355.00 171,959 7,165 0.00 0.00

N/A N/A 1,856 1,856 0.00 0.00

University of D.C ............................................................ N/A N/A 68,989 68,989 $227.00 $227.00

Dept. Parks & Recreation .............................................. N/A N/A 4,103 2,052 1,653.00 826.50

N/A N/A 22,499 7,500 4,808.00 1,602.67

N/A N/A 16,446 5,482 12,150.00 4,050.00

35,000.00 3,500.00 366.600 22,913 56,408.00 3,525.50

Department of Health .................................................... 41,004.00 2,412.00 304,920 17,936 3,475.00 204.41

54,264.00 3,192.00 502.203 29,541 11,398.00 670.47

Department of Human Services ..................................... 82,607.00 1,475.13 2,336,759 33,382 25,438.00 363.40

N/A N/A 410,508 58,644 4,790.00 684.29

15,960.00 5,320.00 170,232 21,279 2,148.00 268.50

9,576.00 3,192.00 103,779 17,297 3,681.00 613.50

D.C. General Hospital ..................................................... N/A N/A 90.738 22,685 718.00 179.50
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A–2.—MANAGEMENT REFORM—Continued

Office Lease/yr. Avg. lease/

per car Mileage Avg. mileage/per car

Maintenance/yr.Avg. maint./

per car

N/A N/A 1,963 1,963 40.00 40.00

N/A N/A 69,471 69,471 3,147.00 3,147.00

Chief Procurement Officer .............................................. N/A N/A 9,593 2,398 $542.00 $135.50

D.C. Taxicab Commission .............................................. N/A N/A 6,322 6,322 $0.00 $0.00

Department of Public Works .......................................... 47,100.00 $3,140.00 425,923 6,761 26,938.00 427.59

51,072.00 3,192.00 421,712 5,857 19,462.00 270.31

N/A N/A 220,644 6,686 9,023.00 273.42

25,536.00 3,192.00 335,512 22,367 2,585.00 172.33

DC Water and Sewer Authority ...................................... N/A N/A 190,592 2,443 47,849.00 613.45

N/A N/A 55,210 4,601 2,884.00 240.33

N/A N/A 53,480 3,146 9,092.00 534.82

D.C. Housing Authority ................................................... N/A N/A 217,035 8,348 2,882.00 110.85

N/A N/A 183,535 36,707 330.00 66.00

N/A N/A 184,765 36,953 1,126.00 225.00

N/A N/A 15,491 7,746 231.00 115.50

Child and Family Services ............................................. 148,810.00 3,543.10 1,122,921 26,736 40,255.00 958.45

13,027.00 4,342.33 60,752 15,188 4,972.00 1,243.00

N/A N/A 25,413 25,413 2,143.00 2,143.00

Commission on Mental Health ....................................... 77,700.00 2,100.00 210,436 5,687 31,800.00 859.46

60,444.00 2,417.76 113,927 4,557 19,800.00 792.00

40,500.00 2,531.25 223,538 13,971 14,650.00 915.63

Totals for Categories ........................................ 815,928.00 .................... 9,574,305 .................... 450,095.00 ....................

Totals by Year (approximate):

1999:

Vehicles—191

D.C. Cost—$3,618,930.00

D.C. Lease Cost—N/A

A–3.—MANAGEMENT REFORM

Office Cost per

car/overall

Overhall cost/

office

GSA lease

cost/overall Differential % Difference

Mayor ............................................................................................. $18,492.60 $92,463.00 $21,368.30 $71,094.70 ¥76.89

DC Council .................................................................................... 21,740.00 21,740.00 281.32 21,458.68 ¥98.71

Inspector General .......................................................................... 17,891.00 89,455.00 37,074.40 52,380.60 ¥58.56

24,992.00 24,992.00 4,828.29 20,163.71 ¥80.68

Real Property & Management ....................................................... 16,491.00 16,491.00 4,118.00 12,373.00 ¥75.03

17,240.67 51,722.00 26,132.02 25,589.98 ¥49.48

Administrative Services ................................................................ 16,529.00 16,529.00 4,091.10 12,437.90 ¥75.25

Personnel ....................................................................................... 24,469.00 24,469.00 7,972.71 16,496.29 ¥67.42

Office on Aging ............................................................................. 19,880.00 39,760.00 9,660.74 30,099.26 ¥75.70

18,000.00 36,000.00 20,074.16 15,925.84 ¥44.24

17,000.00 34,000.00 13,680.00 20,320.00 ¥59.76

Corporation Council ...................................................................... 17,157.00 17,157.00 4,754.00 12,403.00 ¥72.29

21,684.00 21,684.00 5,133.53 16,550.47 ¥76.33

Consumer & Regulatory Affairs .................................................... 18,630.59 1,509,077.79 337,121.00 1,171,956.79 ¥77.66

Housing & Community Development ............................................ 19,044.00 190,440.00 78,707.50 111,732.50 ¥58.67

23,475.75 93,903.00 23,327.69 70,575.31 ¥75.16

Elections and Ethics ..................................................................... 17,291.00 17,291.00 6,770.62 10,520.38 ¥60.84

Business Services & Econ. Development ..................................... 25,940.00 25,940.00 6,847.44 19,092.56 ¥73.60

Asst. City Admin. for Econ. Development ..................................... 17,800.00 17,800.00 7,714.66 10,085.34 ¥56.66

Police Department ......................................................................... 19,847.00

15,976.00

24,148.00

19,847.00

15,976.00

120,740.00

2,592.00

2,412.00

19,663.65

17,255.00

13,564.00

101,076.35

¥86.94

¥84.90

¥83.71

Fire & Emergency Services ........................................................... 19,847.00

28,807.50

19,847.00

115,230.00

1,980.00

11,745.68

17,867.00

103,484.32

¥90.02

¥89.81

Dept. of Corrections ...................................................................... 21,585.00 43,170.00 4,560.00 38,610.00 ¥89.44

DC Public Schools ......................................................................... 23,088.00

2,710.00

30,000.00

161,616.00

65,040.00

30,000.00

29,992.10

133,514.26

5,065.28

131,623.90

¥68,474.26

24,934.72

¥81.44

105.28

¥83.12

University of D.C ........................................................................... 18,681.00 18,681.00 12,838.90 5,842.10 ¥31.27

Dept. Parks & Recreation ............................................................. 24,849.50

24,764.33

27,286.33

32,576.50

49,699.00

74,292.99

81,858.99

521,224.00

13,822.42

16,829.86

16,609.98

163,434.00

35,876.58

57,463.13

65,249.01

357,790.00

¥72.19

¥77.35

¥79.71

¥68.64

Department of Health ................................................................... 7,849.24

7,724.94

133,437.08

131,323.98

131,437.08

147,294.39

1,965.08

¥15,970.41

¥1.47

12.16

Department of Human Services .................................................... 9,756.26

5,052.86

6,150.10

24,235.83

682,938.20

35,370.02

49,200.80

145,414.98

327,275.90

105,351.12

103,320.48

56,907.27

310,662.30

¥69,981.10

¥54,119.68

88,507.71

¥45.49

197.85

110.00

¥60.87
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A–3.—MANAGEMENT REFORM—Continued

Office Cost per

car/overall

Overhall cost/

office

GSA lease

cost/overall Differential % Difference

D.C. General Hospital ................................................................... 18,538.50

620.00

74,154.00

620.00

32,833.80

7,114.82

41,320.20

¥6,494.82

¥55.72

1047.55

29,441.00 29,441.00 19,661.94 9,779.06 ¥33.22

Chief Procurement Officer ............................................................ 16,556.00 66,224.00 16,799.30 49,424.70 ¥74.63

D.C. Taxicab Commission ............................................................. 16,989.00 16,989.00 6,572.20 10,416.80 ¥61.31

Department of Public Works ......................................................... 18,686.76 1,177,265.88 416,812.30 760,453.58 ¥64.59

23,263.63 1,674,981.36 774,431.68 900,549.68 ¥53.76

17,888.64 590,325.12 256,610.16 333,714.96 ¥56.53

24,821.00 372,315.00 152,156.56 220,158.44 ¥59.13

DC Water and Sewer Authority ..................................................... 16,291.09 1,270,705.02 382,362.88 888,342.14 ¥69.91

21,530.83 258,369.96 87,217.40 171,152.56 ¥66.24

20,183.29 343,151.93 88,960.40 254,155.53 ¥74.07

D.C. Housing Authority .................................................................. 16,602.46 431,663.96 176,143.50 255,520.46 ¥59.19

12,098.00 60,490.00 75,374.90 ¥14,884.90 24.61

11,075.60 55,378.00 60,067.10 ¥4,689.10 8.47

24,231.00 48,462.00 11,661.83 36,800.17 ¥75.94

Child and Family Services ............................................................ 13,504.64 567,194.88 361,772.10 205,422.78 ¥36.22

27,452.00 109,808.00 36,841.76 72,966.24 ¥66.45

28,586.00 28,586.00 8,117.82 20,468.18 ¥77.60

Commisson on Mental Health ...................................................... 5,918.92 219,000,04 167,563.60 51,436.44 ¥23.49

6,419.52 160,488.00 129,949.78 30,538.22 ¥19.03

6,893.75 110,300.00 106,243.94 4,056.06 ¥3.68

Totals for Categories ....................................................... 12,521,697.98 5,346,608.54 7,175,089.44 ¥57.03

Totals by Year (approximate)

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP ALONG THE ANACOSTIA RIVER

The Committee is including new language in section 127 of the

bill modifying the Federal Grant Cooperative Agreement Act as it

relates to the awarding of federal grants for environmental projects

in the District of Columbia. This change modifies the existing legal

standard, which allows the federal government to benefit from a

grant project only in an incidental fashion. Under the new provision, the EPA will be permitted to award grants to the District for

various pollution prevention and abatement activities that may exceed the ‘‘incidental’’ threshold. Because 40% of the land area in

the District of Columbia is owned by the federal government, in recent years EPA grants that are intended to benefit the citizens of

the District and its waters have been limited because the federal

benefits of these grants would have exceeded the low threshold in

current law. This change in law is applicable only to the District

of Columbia.

The District of Columbia receives federal grants under Section

117(b) and Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act. To meet the requirements outlined in these grants, the District of Columbia must

implement various environmental projects to address the control

and prevention of nonpoint source pollution to the District’s waters.

Many of the free flowing tributaries of the Anacostia and Potomac

are located on federal property. In fact, the confluences of every

major tributary along the Potomac and Anacostia rivers are located

on either National Park Service or US Department of Agriculture

property and are therefore, usually at the receiving end of the District’s nonpoint source pollution generated in the headwaters of

these tributaries. To address these problems, the District has identified several key projects for implementation on federal lands.

Even though the primary beneficiary of these projects is the District of Columbia’s waters, specifically the Anacostia River, the

Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 prohibits
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the use of federal funds on these projects because they are located

in federal facilities. This restriction makes it increasingly difficult

to find viable projects to manage the District’s nonpoint source pollution and will be a re-occurring problem as future grants are

awarded in 2001 and 2002.

The following lists the sites and projects whose implementation

has been delayed because of the restrictions previously discussed.

Hickey Run: Hickey Run, a major tributary of the Anacostia

River, is located in upper northeast Washington, D.C. It is regarded as a highly degraded stream. The upper portion of the Hickey Run watershed features developed industrial and commercial

land uses such as the Washington Terminal Company (Amtrak)

and the Metro train yards. Over the years, this portion of the

stream has suffered from chronic, and at times, severe oil spills.

The lower portion of the stream flows through the idyllic setting of

the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Arboretum

before discharging into the Anacostia River. The Arboretum management has expressed a desire to work with the District to construct any necessary measures on the grounds of the National Arboretum.

Watts Branch: Watts Branch is the largest District tributary of

the Anacostia River with roughly half of its watershed existing

within DC. The stream flows from the eastern corner of the District

in a northwesterly direction to meet the Anacostia River in Kenilworth Parkside, a National Park Service landholding adjacent to

National Arboretum and Kingman Lake.

The District is currently involved in stream bank stabilization

projects with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS),

involving armoring large sections of highly eroded stream bank.

The second phase of this project is to address lower Watts Branch

in Kenilworth Parkside, which also shows signs of high erosion due

to limited forest buffers. This portion shows great potential for restoration of tidal wetlands, which would assist in trapping contaminated sediments from urban runoff before entering the Anacostia

River.

Pope Branch: The Pope Branch tributary is a fairly healthy

stream in the residential areas in lower northeast and upper southeast. However, once on National Park Service land, the stream enters the Anacostia River via a pipe running through the park. This

portion of the stream is further degraded by runoff from the impervious parking areas located within the park.

The District proposes daylighting a quarter mile of piped stream

from I–295 west to the Anacostia River. Replacing this tidal portion

of Pope Branch will provide additional tidal wetlands, which would

greatly assist in retaining sediments from the park and treating

other sources of nonpoint source pollution.

Fort Chaplin: The Fort Chaplin tributary to the Anacostia River

is a severely physically degraded stream located in upper southeast. It is wholly located within a wooded stream valley park on

publicly owned land. Major portions of this stream are distinguished by 10–15 foot high eroding banks which are undermining

sewer lines and stormwater pipes. It has been estimated that this

tributary alone is responsible for several tons of eroded sediment

entering the Anacostia River each year.
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To address this problem, the District of Columbia proposes the

complete natural restoration of the stream channel and banks to

eliminate the heavy sediment load entering the Anacostia River

downstream. Restoration will also reduce pressure on the

stormwater and sewer line infrastructure exposed by the

streambank and bed erosion. To accomplish a complete restoration

of Fort Chaplin, a plan involving the use of bioengineering and natural channel design methodologies will be developed and implemented.

TOUR BUS PARKING

The Committee is concerned about the traffic congestion and elevated air pollution which occurs due to the lack of an appropriate

area for tour bus parking. Over 100,000 tour buses arrive each

year, mostly around the Capitol, monuments and federal areas, and

must go somewhere while their passengers tour the attractions.

Currently, the tour buses have nowhere to go; whether sitting still

or circling around they impeded traffic and their engines continue

to emit fumes and pollutants. The problem is very old, and has

been ‘‘studied’’ many times. Proposed solutions attract more dust

than action. Decisions have been delayed, and the problem remains.

The Committee encourages the city to push for a prompt resolution to this problem, creating a model for how other long-delayed

issues can be resolved. Rather than parking and idling on public

ways, emitting extra measures of pollutants, disrupting city traffic,

and being threatened with fines these 100,000 tour buses each year

need a destination point convenient to the Capitol and monuments

area that gets them out of traffic and gives them an area where

they can wait, or pursue other tasks.

TOTAL RESOURCES

Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of $6,659,271,000

and 33,368 full-time equivalent positions will be available to the

District government during the next fiscal year. Included in this

figure are appropriations from local funds, Federal grants, and private and other funds. The financing of appropriations from District

funds is from the Federal payment and revenues from various local

taxes, fees, charges and other collections received by the District

government.

A summary of the total resources by appropriation title follows:
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FISCAL YEAR 2001

[Amounts in thousands]

Code

Local funds Federal grants Private and other Subtotal FY 2001 Intra-District FY 2001 total 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE 

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility

and Management Assistance Authority.

XB ................ 3,140 0 0 0 0 0 3,140 0 0 0 

Governmental Direction and Support:

Council of the District of Columbia .... AB 157 12,118 0 0 0 6 157 12,124 0 0 157 Office of the D.C. Auditor .................... AC 14 1,283 0 0 0 0 14 1,283 0 0 14 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ... DX 1 748 0 0 0 0 1 748 0 0 1 Office of the Mayor .............................. AA 71 6,067 0 0 0 0 71 6,067 0 0 71 Office of the Secretary ......................... BA 25 1,853 0 0 2 93 27 1,946 0 0 27 Citywide Call Center ............................ CW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 1,959 38 Office of the City Administrator .......... AE 58 5,000 15 18,386 0 0 73 23,386 4 266 77 Office of Personnel ............................... BE 126 9,998 0 0 21 1,287 147 11,285 24 1,246 171 Human Resource Development ............ HD 1 2,744 0 0 0 0 1 2,744 0 0 1 Office of Finance and Resource Management. AS 35 2,153 0 0 0 0 35 2,153 0 0 35 

Office of Contracting and Procurement PO 223 15,337 0 0 0 0 223 15,337 0 0 223 Office of the Chief Technology Officer TO 60 11,756 0 0 0 14 60 11,770 35 2,422 95 Office of Property Management ........... AM 62 6,620 0 0 1 1,930 63 8,550 219 26,269 282 Contract Appeals Board ....................... AF 6 734 0 0 0 0 6 734 0 0 6 Board of Elections and Ethics ............. DL 50 3,250 0 0 0 0 50 3,250 0 0 50 Office of Campaign Finance ................ CJ 15 1,209 0 0 0 0 15 1,209 0 0 15 Public Employee Relations Board ........ CG 4 652 0 0 0 0 4 652 0 0 4 Office of Employee Appeals ................. CH 15 1,434 0 0 0 0 15 1,434 0 0 15 Metropolitan Washington Council of

Governments.

EA 0 367 0 0 0 0 0 367 0 0 0 

Office of Inspector General .................. AD 90 11,293 15 1,106 0 0 105 12,399 0 0 105 Office of the Chief Financial Officer ... AT 912 66,406 3 932 41 9,845 956 77,183 70 4,788 1,026 

Total, Governmental Direction and

Support.

1,925 161,022 33 20,424 65 13,175 2,023 194,621 390 36,950 2,413 
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FISCAL YEAR 2001—Continu

[Amounts in thousands]

Code

Local funds Federal grants Private and other Subtotal FY 2001 Intra-District FY 2001 total 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE 

Economic Development and Regulation:

Business Services & Economic Development. EB 88 10,353 2 304 7 16,096 97 26,753 0 0 97 

Office of Zoning ................................... BJ 16 1,763 0 0 0 0 16 1,763 0 0 16 Department of Housing & Community

Development.

DB 7 3,702 137 40,109 0 4,462 144 48,273 0 0 144 

Department of Employment Services ... CF 71 11,972 407 51,787 172 17,053 650 80,812 0 0 650 Board of Appeals and Review ............. DK 3 244 0 0 0 0 3 244 0 0 3 Board of Real Property Assessments

and Appeals.

DA 3 300 0 0 0 0 3 300 0 0 3 

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. CR 397 25,228 0 75 6 1,210 403 26,513 0 1,500 403 Office of Banking and Financial Institutions. BI 0 0 0 0 20 1,869 20 1,869 0 0 20 Public Service Commission .................. DH 0 0 2 103 56 5,575 58 5,678 0 0 58 Office of People’s Counsel ................... DJ 0 0 0 0 28 3,020 28 3,020 0 0 28 Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation. SR 0 0 0 0 89 7,359 89 7,359 0 0 89 Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications. CT 0 0 0 0 14 3,054 14 3,054 12 517 26 

Total, Economic Development and

Regulation.

585 53,562 548 92,378 392 59,698 1,525 205,638 12 2,017 1,537 

Public Safety and Justice:

Metropolitan Police Department ........... FA 4,351 284,504 200 9,721 71 8,987 4,622 303,212 2 3,454 4,624 Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Department.

FB 1,948 116,587 0 0 0 9 1,948 116,596 0 0 1,948 

Police and Fire Retirement System ...... FD 0 49,000 0 0 0 0 0 49,000 0 0 0 Office of the Corporation Counsel ....... CB 297 28,076 180 13,760 12 4,129 489 45,965 27 2,130 516 Settlement and Judgments .................. ZH 0 23,450 0 0 0 0 0 23,450 0 0 0 Department of Corrections ................... FL 892 80,193 0 0 923 132,800 1,815 212,993 0 300 1,815 National Guard ..................................... FK 30 1,820 13 506 0 0 43 2,326 0 0 43 
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Emergency Management Agency .......... BN 26 2,015 13 963 0 0 39 2,978 0 0 39 2,978Commission on Judicial Disabilities

and Tenure.

DQ 2 169 0 0 0 0 2 169 0 0 2 169

Judicial Nomination Commission ......... DV 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 1 90Office of Citizen Complaint Review

Board.

FH 21 857 0 0 0 0 21 857 0 0 21 857

Advisory Commission on Sentencing ... FZ 6 733 0 0 0 0 6 733 0 0 6 733Office of the Chief Medical Examiner FX 49 3,871 0 0 2 106 51 3,977 0 0 51 3,977

Total, Public Safety and Justice ...... 7,623 591,365 406 24,950 1,008 146,031 9,037 762,346 29 5,884 9,066 768,230

Public Education System:

Public Schools ...................................... GA 9,660 628,809 1,097 133,490 93 7,144 10,850 769,443 81 35,106 10,931 804,549Teachers’ Retirement System ............... GX 0 200 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 200State Education Office ......................... GD 9 1,679 0 0 0 0 9 1,679 0 0 9 1,679D.C. Resident Tuition Support ............. GT 15 14,000 0 0 0 0 15 14,000 0 0 15 14,000Public Charter Schools ......................... GC 0 105,000 0 0 0 0 0 105,000 0 0 0 105,000University of the District of Columbia GF 505 44,691 200 13,199 111 18,543 816 76,433 115 9,677 931 86,110Public Library ....................................... CE 422 25,208 9 550 1 701 432 26,459 0 0 432 26,459Commission on the Arts and Humanities. BX 2 1,780 7 404 0 20 9 2,204 0 37 9 2,241

Total, Public Education System ....... 10,613 821,367 1,313 147,643 205 26,408 12,131 995,418 196 44,820 12,327 1,040,238

Human Support Services:

Department of Human Services ........... JA 884 198,674 1,136 181,828 10 4,338 2,030 384,840 0 1,730 2,030 386,570Department of Health .......................... HC 420 314,906 752 690,295 64 9,680 1,236 1,014,881 5 401 1,241 1,015,282Department of Recreation and Parks .. HA 514 26,617 0 34 83 2,204 597 28,855 93 4,059 690 32,914Office on Aging .................................... BY 14 14,169 9 4,962 0 0 23 19,131 3 266 26 19,397Public Benefit Corporation Subsidy ..... JC 0 45,313 0 0 0 0 0 45,313 0 0 0 45,313Unemployment Compensation Fund ..... BH 0 6,199 0 0 0 0 0 6,199 0 0 0 6,199Disability Compensation Fund ............. BG 0 25,836 0 0 0 0 0 25,836 0 100 0 25,936Office of Human Rights ....................... HM 20 1,301 0 106 0 0 20 1,407 0 0 20 1,407Office on Latino Affairs ....................... BZ 4 882 0 0 0 0 4 882 0 30 4 912Energy Office ........................................ JF 0 0 13 4,364 6 496 19 4,860 0 0 19 4,860Brownfield Remediation ....................... BR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total, Human Support Services ....... 1,856 633,897 1,910 881,589 163 16,718 3,929 1,532,204 101 6,586 4,030 1,538,790
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FISCAL YEAR 2001—Continu

[Amounts in thousands]

Code

Local funds Federal grants Private and other Subtotal FY 2001 Intra-District FY 2001 total 

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE 

Public Works:

Department of Public Works ................ KA 1,460 98,973 8 3,328 47 6,288 1,515 108,589 265 19,703 1,780 Department of Motor Vehicles ............. KV 258 24,709 0 0 76 3,116 334 27,825 0 0 334 Taxicab Commission ............................ TC 6 241 0 0 3 432 9 673 0 0 9 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit

Commission.

KC 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit

Authority.

KE 0 138,073 0 0 0 0 0 138,073 0 0 0 

School Transit Subsidy ......................... KD 0 3,000 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 

Total, Public Works .......................... 1,724 265,078 8 3,328 126 9,836 1,858 278,242 265 19,703 2,123 

Receivership Programs:

Child and Family Services Agency ....... RL 367 97,198 210 68,754 0 700 577 168,452 0 1,800 577 Incentive for Adoption of Children ....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Commission on Mental Health Services RM 1,502 125,408 660 66,801 0 18,360 2,162 210,569 0 0 2,162 Corrections Medical Receiver ............... RR 0 12,307 0 0 0 0 0 12,307 0 0 0 

Total, Receivership Programs .......... 1,869 234,913 870 135,555 0 19,060 2,739 389,528 0 1,800 2,739 

Financing and Other:

Reserve ................................................. RD 0 150,000 0 0 0 0 0 150,000 0 0 0 Repayment of Loans and Interest ....... DS 0 243,238 0 0 0 0 0 243,238 0 0 0 Repayment of General Fund Deficit ..... ZD 0 39,300 0 0 0 0 0 39,300 0 0 0 Interest on Short-Term Borrowing ........ ZA 0 1,140 0 0 0 0 0 1,140 0 0 0 Inaugural Expenses .............................. SB 0 5,961 0 0 0 0 0 5,961 0 0 0 Certificate of Participation .................. CP 0 7,950 0 0 0 0 0 7,950 0 0 0 Wilson Building .................................... ZZ 0 8,409 0 0 0 0 0 8,409 0 0 0 Optical and Dental Insurance Payments. DI 0 2,675 0 0 0 0 0 2,675 0 0 0 

Management Supervisory Service ........ MS 0 13,200 0 0 0 0 0 13,200 0 0 0 Tobacco Trust Transfer ........................ TT 0 61,406 0 0 0 0 0 61,406 0 0 0 Operational Improvement Savings ....... PN 0 (10,000) 0 0 0 0 0 (10,000) 0 0 0 
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Management Reform Productivity Savings. PC 0 (37,000) 0 0 0 0 0 (37,000) 0 0 0 (37,000)Cafeteria Plan Savings ........................ PG 0 (5,000) 0 0 0 0 0 (5,000) 0 0 0 (5,000)

Total, Financing and Other ............. 0 481,279 0 0 0 0 0 481,279 0 0 0 481,279Total, General Fund—Operating Expenses. 26,195 3,245,623 5,088 1,305,867 1,959 290,926 33,242 4,842,416 993 117,760 34,235 4,960,176

Enterprise Funds:

Water and Sewer Authority .................. LA 0 0 0 0 0 230,614 0 230,614 0 0 0 230,614Washington Aqueduct .......................... LB 0 0 0 0 0 45,091 0 45,091 0 0 0 45,091

Total, Water and Sewer Fund .......... 0 0 0 0 0 275,705 0 275,705 0 0 0 275,705

Lottery and Charitable Games Board .. DC 0 0 0 0 100 223,200 100 223,200 0 0 100 223,200Sports and Entertainment Commission SC 0 0 0 0 0 10,968 0 10,968 0 0 0 10,968Public Benefit Corporation ................... JB 0 0 0 0 0 78,235 0 78,235 0 71,424 0 149,659Retirement Board ................................. DY 0 0 0 0 14 11,414 14 11,414 0 0 14 11,414Correctional Industries Fund ................ FP 0 0 0 0 12 1,808 12 1,808 19 3,620 31 5,428Washington Convention Center ............ ES 0 0 0 0 0 52,726 0 52,726 0 0 0 52,726

Total, Enterprise and Other Funds .. 0 0 0 0 126 654,056 126 654,056 19 75,044 145 729,100Total, Operating Expenses ............... 26,195 3,245,623 5,088 1,305,867 2,085 944,982 33,368 5,496,472 1,012 192,804 34,380 5,689,276

Capital Outlay:

General Fund ........................................ 0 818,025 0 204,049 0 0 0 1,022,074 0 0 0 1,022,074Water and Sewer .................................. 0 0 0 0 0 140,725 0 140,725 0 0 0 140,725

Total, Capital Outlay ....................... 0 818,025 0 204,049 0 140,725 0 1,162,799 0 0 0 1,162,799Grand Total ...................................... 26,195 4,063,648 5,088 1,509,916 2,085 1,085,707 33,368 6,659,271 1,012 192,804 34,380 6,852,075
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FEDERAL FUNDS

A total of $1,923,917,000 in Federal funds will be available to the

District of Columbia government during fiscal year 2001. Included

in this total are the Federal payments for the District of Columbia

Corrections Trustee of $134,300,000, for the District of Columbia

Courts of $99,500,000, $115,752,000 for the District of Columbia

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, $34,387,000 for

Defender Services in the District of Columbia, $14,000,000 for Resident Tuition Support, $7,000,000 for Metrorail construction,

$250,000 for a National Museum of American Music, $1,500,000 for

the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (including payment to a

mentoring program and for hotline services, $500,000 for a youth

development program with a character building curriculum,

$500,000 for the design, construction, and maintenance of a trash

rack system to be installed at the Hickey Run stormwater outfall,

and $250,000 for payment to support a program to assist homeless

individuals to become productive, taxpaying citizens in the District

of Columbia), $100,000 for payment for tax reciprocity activities,

$250,000 to study a simplified personnel system, and $5,961,000

for reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with the

Presidential Inauguration. Other Federal funds will be received by

the District from the various Federal grant programs.

The following table summarizes the various Federal funds estimated to be available to the District government during fiscal year

2001:

Federal Funds

Federal payment for Resident Tuition Support .................................. 14,000,000

Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of

Columbia ............................................................................................. 1,500,000

Federal payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee ... 134,300,000

Federal payment to the District of Columbia Courts ......................... 99,500,000

Defender Services in the District Courts ............................................. 34,387,000

Federal payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision

Agency for the District of Columbia ................................................. 115,752,000

Federal payment for Washington Interfaith Network ........................ 1,000,000

Federal payment for Tax Reciprocity Activities .................................. 100,000

Federal payment for Simplified Personnel System ............................. 250,000

Metrorail construction ........................................................................... 7,000,000

Federal Payment for National Museum of American Music .............. 250,000

Presidential Inauguration ..................................................................... 5,961,000

Total, Federal funds in bill ............................................................ 414,000,000

Federal grants ........................................................................................ 1,509,917,000

Total, Federal funds ....................................................................... 1,923,917,000

FEDERAL PAYMENT

A table showing the Federal payment and its relationship to general fund local revenue collections for fiscal year 1951 through 2001

follows:
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FEDERAL PAYMENT COMPARED TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL FUND REVENUE LOCAL

COLLECTIONS

[Dollar amounts in thousands]

Federal payment appropriated (general fund)

General revenue local

collections

Federal payment as a

percentage of

general fund

local collections

1951 ........................................................................................................................ 9,800 97,866 10.0

1952 ........................................................................................................................ 10,400 102,398 10.2

1953 ........................................................................................................................ 10,000 104,823 9.5

1954 ........................................................................................................................ 11,000 105,456 10.4

1955 ........................................................................................................................ 20,000 114,808 17.4

1956 ........................................................................................................................ 18,000 122,302 14.7

1957 ........................................................................................................................ 20,000 137,280 14.6

1958 ........................................................................................................................ 20,000 144,745 13.8

1959 ........................................................................................................................ 25,000 149,751 16.7

1960 ........................................................................................................................ 25,000 162,888 15.3

1961 ........................................................................................................................ 25,000 167,986 14.9

1962 ........................................................................................................................ 30,000 181,615 16.5

1963 ........................................................................................................................ 30,000 205,298 14.6

1964 ........................................................................................................................ 37,500 215,804 17.4

1965 ........................................................................................................................ 37,500 230,995 16.2

1966 ........................................................................................................................ 44,250 256,398 17.3

1967 ........................................................................................................................ 58,000 272,906 21.3

1968 ........................................................................................................................ 70,000 301,767 23.2

1969 ........................................................................................................................ 89,365 341,033 26.2

1970 ........................................................................................................................ 1 116,166 388,523 29.9

1971 ........................................................................................................................ 2 131,000 432,010 30.3

1972 ........................................................................................................................ 173,654 458,523 37.9

1973 ........................................................................................................................ 181,500 505,276 35.9

1974 ........................................................................................................................ 187,450 534.253 35.1

1975 ........................................................................................................................ 226,200 554,222 40.8

1976 ........................................................................................................................ 248,949 628,245 39.6

Transition quarter ................................................................................................... 66,138 199,652 33.1

1977 ........................................................................................................................ 276,000 754,447 36.6

1978 ........................................................................................................................ 276,000 880,699 31.3

1979 ........................................................................................................................ 3 250,000 953,697 26.2

1980 ........................................................................................................................ 276,500 1,082,209 25.5

1981 ........................................................................................................................ 300,000 1,190,596 25.2

1982 ........................................................................................................................ 336,600 1,271,727 26.5

1983 ........................................................................................................................ 4 361,000 1,402,409 25.7

1984 ........................................................................................................................ 5 386,000 1,522,875 25.3

1985 ........................................................................................................................ 6 425,000 1,692,804 25.1

1986 ........................................................................................................................ 412,388 1,862,043 22.1

1987 ........................................................................................................................ 444,500 2,042,444 21.8

1988 ........................................................................................................................ 430,500 2,221,290 19.4

1989 ........................................................................................................................ 430,500 2,419,603 17.8

1990 ........................................................................................................................ 7 430,500 2,502,883 17.2

1991 ........................................................................................................................ 8 530,500 2,603,560 20.4

1992 ........................................................................................................................ 9 630,500 2,665,101 23.7

1993 ........................................................................................................................ 10 624,854 2,808,647 22.2

1994 ........................................................................................................................ 11 630,603 2,738,840 23.0

1995 ........................................................................................................................ 660,000 2,672,692 24.7

1996 ........................................................................................................................ 12 660,000 2,656,115 24.8

1997 ........................................................................................................................ 13 660,000 2,772,765 23.8

1998 ........................................................................................................................ 14 198,000 3,246,127 6.1

1999 ........................................................................................................................ 15 279,640 3,074,970 9.1

2000 ........................................................................................................................ 16 26,950 3,228,008 0.8

2001 ........................................................................................................................ 17 21,811 3,266,836 0.7

1 Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91–106 for law enforcement activities in fiscal year 1970 only and $8,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91–287 for use in determining the cost of the retroactive pay increase for policemen, firemen, and teachers. 2 Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91–358 for purposes of the D.C. Court Reform and Criminal Procedures Act of 1970.

3 Excludes one-time special payment of $9,900,000 for the Federal share of the RFK stadium bond repayment.

4 Excludes one-time payment of $2,342,600 for special crime initiative.

5 Excludes one-time special payment of $31,221,600 for crime initiative. Saint Elizabeths Hospital and education.

6 Excludes $20,000,000 one-time special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $9,873,000 for criminal justice initiative. 7 Excludes $15,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $31,772,000 for Drug Emergency.
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8 Excludes $10,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital, $26,708,000 for Drug Emergency, $20,300,000 for new correctional treatment facility, $1,000,000 for Commission on Budget and Financial Priorities, $14,080,000 for Board of Education, $1,141,000 for

the Fire Department, $160,000 for the Superior Court, $5,000,000 for D.C. General Hospital and $3,041,000 for the Department of Human

Services. 9 Excludes $75,000 for the Metropolitan Police Department, $3,205,000 for the Board of Education, $9,500,000 for D.C. General Hospital,

and $500,000 for the Department of Human Services. 10 Reflects 24 percent of fiscal year 1991 revenues (two years prior) to budget year. Also, excludes $5,514,000 for inaugural activities and $5,561,600 for a trauma care fund. 11 Excludes $17,327,000 for crime and youth initiative. 12 Excludes $15,000,000 authorized in the Department of Justice appropriations for fiscal year 1996, Violent Crime Reduction Programs,

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance. 13 Excludes $5,702,000 for Inaugural Expenses. 14 Excludes $169,000,000 payment to the District of Columbia Trustee for Operations, $302,000,000 payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee for Correctional Facilities, Construction and Repair, $123,000,000 for District of Columbia Courts, $23,000,000 for judicial

related agencies, $5,400,000 for police pay raise, $2,600,000 for fire fighter pay raises, $2,000,000 for the Inspector General, and $1,000,000

for District Education and Learning Technologies Advancement (DELTA) Council. 15 Excludes $184,800,000 for D.C. Corrections Trustee for Operations, $128,000,000 for D.C. Courts, and $59,400,000 for Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agency and $10,259,000 for payment to other Federal agencies and private entities. 16 Excludes $183,000,000 for D.C. Corrections Trustee for Operations, $100,714,000 for D.C. Courts, $105,500,000 for Offender Supervision,

Defender Court Service Agencies and $33,336,000 for Defender Services in D.C. Courts. 17 Excludes $134,300,000 for the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee, $99,500,000 for the District of Columbia Courts, $34,387,000 for

Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts, $115,752,000 for Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Co- lumbia, $1,000,000 to the Washington Interfaith Network, $7,000,000 for Metrorail construction, and $250,000 for a National Museum of American Music.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL COLLECTIONS

The District estimates it will collect a total of $3,266,836,000 in

local revenues in fiscal year 2001 from various taxes, fees, and

charges. These collections are expected to be $38,828,000 higher

than the fiscal year 2000 revised estimated collections.

A summary of these revenues comparing fiscal years 2000 and

2001 by source follows:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL COLLECTIONS

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal Year— Increase/

(Decrease) 2000 2001

Revenues:

Local sources:

Property taxes ........................................................................... 652,250 644,360 (7,890)

Sales taxes ................................................................................ 626,565 651,230 24,665

Income taxes ............................................................................. 1,279,855 1,291,179 11,324

Gross receipts ........................................................................... 214,722 219,753 5,031

Other taxes ................................................................................ 112,461 111,906 (555)

Licenses and permits ............................................................... 40,995 37,095 (3,899)

Fines and forteitures ................................................................ 53,276 67,716 14,440

Charges/services ....................................................................... 37,802 61,528 23,726

Miscellaneous ............................................................................ 87,134 71,033 (16,101)

Subtotal, local revenues ....................................................... 3,105,059 3,155,800 50,741

Other financing sources:

Tobacco settlement ............................................................................ 53,949 42,036 (11,913)

Lottery transfer .................................................................................. 69,000 69,000 0

Total, other financing sources .................................................. 122,949 111,036 (11,913)

Total, general fund revenues .................................................... 3,228,008 3,266,836 38,828

HISTORY OF FEDERAL PAYMENT

The Committee is including the usual history of the Federal payment and its relationship to the District’s appropriated budget

going back to fiscal year 1921. Figures for fiscal years 1921 through

1975 reflect general fund appropriations only, while appropriations

from 1976 through 1980 are for operating expenses from all sources

which include the general fund as well as the water and sewer
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fund. Appropriations for 1981 through 2001 estimates include operating expenses from the general fund only.

The history referred to follows:

FEDERAL PAYMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL FUND

Fiscal year Total appropriations District of Columbia

share U.S. share U.S. share as a percent of total

1921 ....................................................... 21,474,271 12,256,178 9,218,093 42.93

1922 ....................................................... 22,977,411 13,784,648 9,192,763 40.01

1923 ....................................................... 23,833,043 14,430,265 9,402,778 39.45

1924 ....................................................... 23,903,755 14,463,330 9,440,425 39.49

1925 ....................................................... 31,175,672 22,030,317 9,145,355 29.33

1926 ....................................................... 31,139,730 22,139,638 9,000,092 28.90

1927 ....................................................... 33,951,478 24,950,987 9,000,491 26.51

1928 ....................................................... 34,894,148 25,892,358 9,001,790 25.80

1929 ....................................................... 35,957,970 26,957,753 9,000,217 25.03

1930 ....................................................... 40,694,306 41,694,306 9,000,000 22.12

1931 ....................................................... 45,625,286 36,125,252 9,500,034 20.82

1932 ....................................................... 43,840,022 34,339,911 9,500,111 21.67

1933 ....................................................... 39,626,998 31,851,847 7,775,151 19.62

1934 ....................................................... 29,700,737 24,000,708 5,700,029 19.19

1935 ....................................................... 34,620,004 30,080,709 4,539,295 13.11

1936 ....................................................... 38,295,953 32,588,424 5,707,529 14.90

1937 ....................................................... 40,182,768 35,177,768 5,005,000 12.46

1938 ....................................................... 41,143,818 36,118,792 5,025,026 12.21

1939 ....................................................... 40,494,451 35,494,451 5,000,000 12.35

1940 ....................................................... 41,777,885 35,777,768 6,000,117 14.36

1941 ....................................................... 43,136,909 37,136,909 6,000,000 13.91

1942 ....................................................... 47,401,269 41,401,269 6,000,000 12.66

1943 ....................................................... 49,422,932 43,422,932 6,000,000 12.14

1944 ....................................................... 54,642,247 48,642,247 6,000,000 10.98

1945 ....................................................... 62,599,125 56,599,125 6,000,000 9.58

1946 ....................................................... 64,728,423 58,728,423 6,000,000 9.27

1947 ....................................................... 72,584,314 64,584,314 8,000,000 11.02

1948 ....................................................... 81,744,086 70,744,086 11,000,000 13.46

1949 ....................................................... 86,017,985 75,017,985 11,000,000 12.79

1950 ....................................................... 98,331,275 87,331,275 11,000,000 11.19

1951 ....................................................... 103,924,822 94,124,822 9,800,000 9.43

1952 ....................................................... 121,265,978 110,865,978 10,400,000 8.58

1953 ....................................................... 113,589,327 103,589,327 10,000,000 8.80

1954 ....................................................... 129,111,304 118,111,304 11,000,000 8.52

1955 ....................................................... 139,578,760 119,578,760 20,000,000 14.33

1956 ....................................................... 143,179,303 125,179,303 18,000,000 12.57

1957 ....................................................... 155,579,025 135,579,025 20,000,000 12.86

1958 ....................................................... 166,096,999 146,096,999 20,000,000 12.04

1959 ....................................................... 185,915,914 160,915,914 25,000,000 13.45

1960 ....................................................... 199,806,074 174,806,074 25,000,000 12.51

1961 ....................................................... 1 199,522,707 174,522,707 25,000,000 12.53

1962 ....................................................... 209,571,780 179,571,780 30,000,000 14.31

1963 ....................................................... 224,594,494 194,594,494 30,000,000 13.36

1964 ....................................................... 240,934,361 203,434,361 37,500,000 15.56

1965 ....................................................... 265,062,212 227,562,212 37,500,000 14.15

1966 ....................................................... 285,093,147 240,843,147 44,250,000 15.52

1967 ....................................................... 318,057,766 260,057,766 58,000,000 18.24

1968 ....................................................... 371,269,747 301,269,747 70,000,000 18.85

1969 ....................................................... 435,474,907 346,109,907 89,365,000 20.52

1970 ....................................................... 528,960,521 412,794,521 2 116,166,000 21.96

1971 ....................................................... 591,262,769 460,262,769 3 131,000,000 22.16

1972 ....................................................... 641,466,600 467,812,600 173,654,000 27.07

1973 ....................................................... 718,091,300 536,591,300 181,500,000 25.28

1974 ....................................................... 777,764,647 590,314,647 187,450,000 24.10

1975 ....................................................... 845,616,600 619,416,600 226,200,000 26.75

1976 ....................................................... 1,042,142,700 793,194,000 248,948,700 23.89

1977 ....................................................... 1,130,505,900 854,505,900 276,000,000 24.41

1978 ....................................................... 1,260,791,300 984,791,300 276,000,000 21.89

1979 ....................................................... 1,335,746,400 1,085,746,400 4 250,000,000 18.72

1980 ....................................................... 1,426,093,300 1,149,593,300 276,500,000 19.39
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FEDERAL PAYMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL FUND—Continued

Fiscal year Total appropriations District of Columbia

share U.S. share U.S. share as a percent of total

1981 ....................................................... 1,457,886,500 1,157,886,500 300,000,000 20.58

1982 ....................................................... 1,586,298,000 1,249,698,000 336,600,000 21.22

1983 ....................................................... 1,792,104,300 1,431,104,300 5 361,000,000 20.14

1984 ....................................................... 1,897,285,000 1,511,285,000 6 386,000,000 20.34

1985 ....................................................... 2,076,246,000 1,651,246,000 7 425,000,000 20.47

1986 ....................................................... 2,247,906,000 1,835,517,650 412,388,350 18.35

1987 ....................................................... 2,461,113,000 2,016,613,000 444,500,000 18.06

1988 ....................................................... 2,701,265,000 2,270,765,000 430,500,000 15.94

1989 ....................................................... 2,862,130,000 2,431,630,000 430,500,000 15.04

1990 ....................................................... 3,107,833,000 2,677,333,000 8 430,500,000 13.85

1991 ....................................................... 3,204,698,000 2,674,198,000 9 530,500,000 16.55

1992 ....................................................... 3,301,426,000 2,670,926,000 10 630,500,000 19.10

1993 ....................................................... 3,286,294,000 2,661,439,600 11 624,854,400 19.01

1994 ....................................................... 3,352,102,000 2,721,499,000 12 630,603,000 18.81

1995 ....................................................... 3,254,904,000 2,594,904,000 660,000,000 20.28

1996 with unallocated ........................... 3,449,037,000 2,789,037,000 13 660,000,000 19.14

1997 ....................................................... 3,339,927,000 2,739,927,000 14 660,000,000 19.41

1998 ....................................................... 2,850,545,000 2,652,545,000 15 198,000,000 6.95

1999 ....................................................... 2,865,763,000 2,586,123,000 16 279,640,000 9.76

2000 ....................................................... 3,113,854,000 3,090,104,000 17 23,750,000 0.76

2001 ....................................................... 3,245,623,000 3,223,812,000 18 21,811,000 0.67

1 Excludes appropriations for capital outlay beginning with fiscal year 1961.

2 Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91–106 for law enforcement activities in fiscal year 1970 only and $8,000,000 as pro- vided in Public Law 91–287 for use in defraying the cost of the retroactive pay increase for policemen, and firemen and teachers. 3 Excludes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91–358 for purposes of the D.C. Court Reform and Criminal Procedures Act of 1970.

4 Excludes one-time special payment of $9,900,000 for the Federal share of the RFK stadium bond repayment.

5 Excludes one-time payment of $2,342,600 for special crime initiative.

6 Excludes one-time special payment of $31,221,600 for crime initiative, Saint Elizabeths Hospital and education.

7 Excludes $20,000,000 one-time special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $9,873,000 for criminal justice initiative. 8 Excludes $15,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $31,772,000 for Drug Emergency.

9 Excludes $10,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital $26,708,000 for Drug Emergency, $20,300,000 for new correc- tional treatment facility, $1,000,000 for Commission on Budget and Financial Priorities, $14,080,000 for Board of Education, $1,141,000 for

the Fire Department, $160,000 for the Superior Court, $5,000,000 for D.C. General Hospital, and $3,041,000 for the Department of Human Services. 10 Excludes $75,000 for the Metropolitan Police Department, $3,205,000 for the Board of Education, $9,500,000 for D.C. General Hospital,

and $500,000 for the Department of Human Services. 11 Excludes $5,514,000 for inaugural activities and $5,561,600 for a trauma care fund. 12 Excludes $17,327,000 for crime youth initiative. 13 Excludes $15,000,000 authorized in the Department of Justice appropriations for fiscal year 1996, Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance. 14 Excludes $5,702,000 for Inaugural Expenses. 15 Excludes $169,000,000 payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee for operations, $302,000,000 payment to the District of

Columbia Corrections Trustee for Correctional Facilities, Construction and Repair, $123,000,000 payment to the District of Columbia Courts,

$23,000,000 for judicial related agencies, $5,400,000 for police pay raise, $2,600,000 for fire fighter pay raises, $2,000,000 for the Inspector

General, and $1,000,000 for District Education and Learning Technologies Advancement (DELTA) Council. 16 Excludes $184,800,000 for D.C. Corrections Trustee for Operations, $128,000,000 for D.C. Courts, and $59,400,000 Offender Supervision

Defender and Court Services Agency and $10,259,000 for payment to other Federal agencies and private entities. 17 Excludes $183,000,000 for D.C. Corrections Trustee for Operations, $100,714,000 for D.C. Courts, $105,500,000 for Offender Supervision,

Defender and Court Service Agencies and $33,336,000 for Defender Services in D.C. Courts. 18 Excludes $134,300,000 for the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee, $99,500,000 for the District of Columbia Courts, $34,387,000 for

Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts, $115,752,000 for Courts Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, $1,000,000 to the Washington Interfaith Network, $7,000,000 for Metrorail construction, and $250,000 for a National Museum of

American Music.

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

The Committee provides $14,000,000 for the Resident Tuition

Support program. In FY2000 the Committee provided $17 million

for this program, which at the time was not yet operational or authorized by law. The President requested an additional $17 million

for the program in FY2001. Attached are the official projections by

the program regarding its first two years of operation. They reflect

facts about the program’s actual utilization and its financial needs,

rather than the rough estimates which by necessity were used in

making last year’s appropriation, and in preparing the President’s

proposed budget for this year. The Committee notes that the projected need to fully fund this program in school year 2000 is

$12,922,439 and in school year 2001 is $16,244,126 for a two year

total of $29,166,565. In FY2000 this program was not yet oper-
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ational and the Committee could not make informed decisions as

to the amount the program would need to be fully funded. In

FY2000 the Committee provided $17,000,000. In FY2001 the Committee is providing $14,000,000, for a two year total of $31,000,000,

which is $1,833,425 more than the program anticipates will be

needed. This extra amount is provided to ensure that the program

will receive the funds necessary if increased enrollment occurs in

this program. However, to be able to make informed decisions as

to the actual use of the program, the Committee request a report

by September 18, 2000 detailing the actual use and cost of this program. Additionally, the Committee has included a proviso that no

more than 5% of the amount provided may be used for administrative costs. The Committee notes that the program was projected to

use 7%, a difference of $260,000 in FY2001. The Committee notes

that the student caseload is about the same for each year, and so

expects that later years should require less administrative expense

than the first year, since they do not have the start-up costs. The

5% should be very satisfactory, and will assure that the program

benefits students, not bureaucrats.’’ The projection is subject to

some revision due to possible enrollment changes from lower to

higher cost states, or vice versa. The Committee will follow the actual participation in this program with interest. The Committee requests quarterly reports on the status, spending, and location of

students receiving support through this program, as well as, the

administrative costs associated with operating the program.

The following charts show the most optimistic projections for

school years 2000 and 2001:

SCHOOL YEAR 2000

Institution name City Total D.C.

students 2000

Tuition differen- tial Total cost 2000

George Washington University ............................. Washington, DC ........... 166 $2,500 $415,000

Georgetown University ......................................... Washington, DC ........... 43 2,500 107,500

Howard University ................................................ Washington, DC ........... 187 2,500 467,500

American University ............................................. Washington, DC ........... 70 2,500 175,000

Catholic University of America ............................ Washington, DC ........... 56 2,500 140,000

Corcoran School of Art ........................................ Washington, DC ........... 5 2,500 12,500

Trinity College ...................................................... Washington, DC ........... 239 2,500 597,500

Anne Arundel Community College ....................... Arnold, MD ................... 1 4,320 4,320

Bowie State University ........................................ Bowie, MD .................... 45 4,823 217,035

Catonsville Community College ........................... Catonsville, MD ............ 1 3,180 3,180

Coppin State College ........................................... Baltimore, MD .............. 8 4,690 37,520

Frostburg State University ................................... Frostburg, MD .............. 15 4,260 63,900

University of Maryland—University College ....... College Park, MD ......... 35 936 32,760

University of Maryland—Baltimore County ........ Baltimore, MD .............. 13 4,408 57,304

University of Maryland—College Park ................ College Park, MD ......... 42 6,522 273,924

University of Maryland—Eastern Shore .............. Princess Anne, MD ....... 37 4,642 171,754

Montgomery College of Takoma Park .................. Takoma Park, MD ........ 28 4,248 118,944

Morgan State University ...................................... Baltmore, MD ............... 38 5,104 193,952

Saint Marys College of Maryland ........................ St. Marys City, MD ....... 6 4,250 25,500

Montgomery College of Rockville ........................ Rockville, MD ............... 29 4,248 123,192

Prince Georges Community College .................... Largo, MD .................... 41 4,320 177,120

Salisbury State University ................................... Salisbury, MD ............... 6 4,210 25,260

Towson University ................................................ Towson, MD .................. 3 5,604 16,812

Capitol College .................................................... Laurel, MD ................... 7 2,500 17,500

Maryland College of Art and Design ................... Silver Spring, MD ......... 9 2,500 22,500

Columbia Union College ...................................... Takoma Park, MD ........ 5 2,500 12,500

Washington Bible College—Capital Bible Seminary.Lanham, MD ................ 7 2,500 17,500

George Mason University ..................................... Fairfax, VA ................... 10 8,160 81,600

James Madison University ................................... Harrisonburg, VA .......... 23 5,000 115,000
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SCHOOL YEAR 2000—Continued

Institution name City Total D.C.

students 2000

Tuition differential Total cost 2000

Mary Washington College .................................... Fredericksburg, VA ....... 6 5,524 33,144

Nortern Virginia Community College ................... Annandale, VA ............. 15 2,729 40,935

Old Dominion University ...................................... Norfolk, VA ................... 3 5,424 16,272

University of Virginia—Main Campus ................ Charlottesville, VA ....... 40 10,000 400,000

College of William and Mary ............................... Williamsburg, VA ......... 9 10,000 90,000

Norfolk State University ....................................... Norfolk, VA ................... 33 4,205 138,765

Thomas Nelson Community College .................... Hampton, VA ................ 2 3,265 6,530

Tidewater Community College ............................. Norfolk, VA ................... 1 3,280 3,280

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State ............. Blacksburg, VA ............ 10 7,216 72,160

Virginia Commonwealth University ..................... Richmond, VA .............. 6 8,484 50,904

Virginia State University ..................................... Petersburg, VA ............. 26 4,845 125,970

Marymount University .......................................... Arlington, VA ................ 47 2,500 117,500

Saint Pauls College ............................................. Lawrenceville, VA ......... 12 2,500 30,000

Hampton University ............................................. Hampton, VA ................ 75 2,500 187,500

Virginia Union University ..................................... Richmond, VA .............. 30 2,500 75,000

University of West Alabama ................................ Livingston, AL .............. 2,280 —

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ................ Fayetteville, AR ............ 4,480 —

University of Arizona ........................................... Tucson, AZ ................... 3 6,952 18,023

Northern Arizona University ................................. Flagstaff, AZ ................ 3 5,916 16,009

California Polytechnic State University—San

Luis.

San Luis Obispo, CA .... 3 7,380 22,041

University of California—Santa Barbara ........... Santa Barbara, CA ...... 3 9,574 30,077

Monterey Peninsula College ................................ Monterey, CA ................ 1 2,904 2,904

California State University—Long Beach ........... Long Beach, CA ........... 1 7,380 7,380

University of California—Berkeley ...................... Berkeley, CA ................. 7 9,574 67,156

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ........ Colorado Springs, CO .. 3 7,148 20,447

University of Colorado at Boulder ....................... Boulder, CO .................. 7 10,000 67,674

Central Connecticut State University .................. New Britain, CT ........... 1 5,508 5,508

University of Connecticut .................................... Storrs, CT ..................... 4 8,518 33,563

Delaware State University ................................... Dover, DE ..................... 79 5,130 407,514

University of Delaware ........................................ Newark, DE .................. 22 8,000 172,098

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University .. Tallahassee, FL ............ 37 6,655 247,579

Florida International University ........................... Miami, FL ..................... 5 6,654 35,078

University of Central Florida ............................... Orlando, FL .................. 4 6,656 23,882

Florida State University ....................................... Tallahassee, FL ............ 4 6,656 26,631

Miami-Dade Community College ......................... Miami, FL ..................... 3 3,604 10,812

The University of West Florida ............................ Pensacola, FL ............... 1 6,586 6,586

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main ................. Atlanta, GA .................. 7 6,930 45,068

Armstrong Atlantic State University .................... Savannah, GA .............. 3 5,220 15,289

Fort Valley State University ................................. Ft. Valley, GA ............... 7 5,220 38,729

University of Georgia ........................................... Athens, GA ................... 16 6,930 109,560

Georgia Perimeter College ................................... Decatur, GA .................. 1 2,208 2,208

Kapiolani Community College ............................. Honolulu, HI ................. 2 4,776 9,552

Iowa State University .......................................... Ames, IA ....................... 7 6,278 41,995

University of Northern Iowa ................................. Cedar Falls, IA ............. 8 4,555 38,584

Lewis-Clark State College ................................... Lewiston, ID ................. 3 5,278 18,311

North Idaho College ............................................. Coeur D’Alene, ID ......... 2 2,756 5,512

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale .............. Carbondale, IL ............. 3 5,562 18,675

Ball State University ........................................... Muncie, IN .................... 4 5,862 24,075

Indiana University-Bloomington .......................... Bloomington, IN ........... 12 8,241 95,201

Indiana University-Purdue University .................. Indianapolis, IN ........... 4 6,858 24,141

Indiana University-East ....................................... Richmond, IN ............... 3 4,503 11,962

Butler County Community College ...................... El Dorado, KS ............... 5 1,456 7,280

University of Kansas Main Campus .................... Lawrence, KS ............... 3 6,448 18,231

Fort Scott Community College ............................. Ft. Scott, KS ................. 3 1,344 4,032

Kansas State University ...................................... New York, KS ............... 3 6,448 16,983

University of New Orleans ................................... New Orleans, LA .......... 4 6,076 22,119

Louisiana Technical College-Lamar Salt ............ Leesville, LA ................. 2 400 800

Grambling State University ................................. Grambling, LA .............. 4 5,250 20,792

Southern University and A & M College ............. Baton Rouge, LA .......... 1 4,788 4,788

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth ............. North Dartmouth, MA ... 3 6,862 21,155

University of Massachusetts-Amherst ................. Amherst, MA ................ 3 7,221 21,103

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ....................... Ann Arbor, MI ............... 34 10,000 336,912

Michigan State University ................................... East Lansing, MI ......... 3 7,230 23,148

University of Mississippi Main Campus ............. Oxford University, MS .. 3 3,102 9,311
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SCHOOL YEAR 2000—Continued

Institution name City Total D.C.

students 2000

Tuition differential Total cost 2000

Mississippi State University ................................ Mississippi Sta, MS ..... 8 3,102 25,974

East Carolina University ...................................... Greenville, NC .............. 7 7,270 51,811

University of North Carolina at Charlotte ........... Charlotte, NC ............... 4 7,270 28,299

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ........ Greensboro, NC ............ 4 8,454 32,422

North Carolina Central University ....................... Durham, NC ................. 9 7,270 63,289

Winston Salem State University .......................... Winston Salem, NC ...... 4 6,418 23,269

Catawba Valley Community College ................... Hickory, NC .................. 2 4,004 8,008

Elizabeth City State University ............................ Elizabeth City, NC ........ 4 6,418 24,921

Fayetteville Technical Community College .......... Fayetteville, NC ............ 5 4,004 20,020

Fayetteville State University ................................ Fayetteville, NC ............ 14 7,270 100,463

North Carolina Agricultural and Tech ................. Greensboro, NC ............ 20 7,270 143,494

University of North Carolina at Asheville ........... Asheville, NC ................ 3 6,418 19,925

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ........ Chapel Hill, NC ............ 13 9,166 119,678

North Carolina State University at Raleigh ........ Raleigh, NC .................. 10 9,166 89,861

University of New Hampshire—Main Campus ... Durham, NH ................. 3 8,720 26,333

New Jersey Institute of Technology ..................... Newark, NJ ................... 3 4,344 12,434

Rutgers University—New Brunswick .................. New Brunswick, NJ ...... 23 4,724 108,678

University of New Mexico—Main Campus .......... Albuquerque, NM ......... 3 6,219 16,360

Fashion Institute of Technology .......................... New York, NY ............... 7 3,815 26,705

Cornell University—NY State Statutory .............. Ithaca, NY .................... 6 9,050 54,901

New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred ... Alfred, NY ..................... 3 3,200 9,273

SUNY College at Purchase .................................. Purchase, NY ............... 3 4,900 15,073

Central State University ...................................... Wilberforce, OH ............ 4 3,975 14,054

Ohio State University—Main Campus ................ Columbus, OH .............. 7 7,569 55,459

Ohio University—Southern Campus ................... Ironton, OH ................... 1 126 126

University of Cincinnati—Main Campus ............ Cincinnati, OH ............. 3 7,506 21,134

Hocking Technical College .................................. Nelsonville, OH ............. 1 4,530 4,530

Miami University—Oxford ................................... Oxford, OH .................... 8 6,460 51,714

Ohio University—Main Campus .......................... Athens, OH ................... 6 5,001 32,141

Wright State University—Main Campus ............. Dayton, OH ................... 3 3,930 10,433

Murray State College ........................................... Tishomingo, OK ............ 1 2,016 2,016

Langston University ............................................. Langston, OK ............... 3 2,610 8,641

Western Oklahoma State College ........................ Altus, OK ...................... 1 2,272 2,272

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania .................... Cheyney, PA ................. 26 5,356 141,335

Pennsylvania State University—Penn State ....... Altoona, PA .................. 6 3,194 19,164

University of Pittsburgh—Main Campus ............ Pittsburgh, PA .............. 35 7,034 246,351

University of Pittsburgh—Titusville .................... Titusville, PA ................ 2 6,754 13,508

California University of Pennsylvania ................. California, PA ............... 4 5,356 20,133

Lincoln University ................................................ Lincoln University, PA .. 22 2,615 56,255

Pennsylvania State University—Penn State ....... Hazelton, PA ................. 2 3,138 6,276

Pennsylvania State University—Main Campus .. University PA, PA ......... 16 6,816 107,163

Pennsylvania State University—Penn State ....... Mont Alto, PA ............... 3 3,138 9,414

Temple University ................................................ Philadelphia, PA .......... 47 5,030 237,477

Pennsylvania College of Technology ................... Williamsport, PA .......... 2 1,227 2,454

Citadel Military College of South Carolina ......... Charleston, SC ............. 3 5,083 15,324

South Carolina State University .......................... Orangeburg, SC ........... 13 3,064 40,163

Trident Technical College .................................... Charleston, SC ............. 2 2,210 4,420

College of Charleston .......................................... Charleston, SC ............. 3 3,490 10,742

University of South Carolina at Columbia .......... Columbia, SC ............... 7 5,712 37,767

University of Tennessee—Knoxville .................... Knoxville, TN ................ 4 5,056 18,949

Tennessee State University ................................. Nashville, TN ................ 21 4,826 101,369

Central Texas College .......................................... Killeen, TX .................... 31 1,390 43,090

Cisco Junior College ............................................ Cisco, TX ...................... 2 486 972

Del Mar College ................................................... Corpus Christi, TX ....... 1 768 768

University of Houston—University Park .............. Houston, TX .................. 3 5,112 14,168

Howard County Junior College District ................ Big Spring, TX ............. 1 616 616

The University of Texas at Austin ....................... Austin, TX .................... 3 6,390 17,466

University of Houston—Downtown ...................... Houston, TX .................. 1 6,390 6,390

University of Vermont and State Agriculture ...... Burlington, VT .............. 3 10,000 30,514

Central Washington University ............................ Ellensburg, WA ............. 4 6,693 26,731

Evergreen State College ...................................... Olympia, WA ................. 3 6,693 21,533

Madison Area Technical College ......................... Madison, WI ................. 2 10,000 20,000

University of Wisconsin—Madison ..................... Madison, WI ................. 34 8,180 276,281

Fairmont State College ........................................ Fairmont, WV ............... 3 2,890 8,627

Glenville State College ........................................ Glenville, WV ................ 12 2,772 32,704
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SCHOOL YEAR 2000—Continued

Institution name City Total D.C.

students 2000

Tuition differential Total cost 2000

Marshall University .............................................. Huntington, WV ............ 4 3,946 15,326

Shepherd College ................................................. Shepherdstown, WV ..... 10 3,200 33,075

West Virginia State College ................................ Institute, WV ................ 7 3,202 21,901

West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV .......... 2 3,738 7,476

West Virginia University ...................................... Morgantown, WV .......... 4 5,184 19,601

Subtotal .................................................. ...................................... .................... ........................ 10,247,733

UDC transfers and induced enrollments ............ ...................................... .................... ........................ 1,474,706

Administrative costs ............................................ ...................................... .................... ........................ 1,200,000

Total ....................................................... ...................................... .................... ........................ $12,922,439

SCHOOL YEAR 2001

Institution name City D.C. total students 2001

Tuition differen- tial Total cost

George Washington University ............................. Washington, DC ........... 206 $2,500 $515,000

Georgetown University ......................................... Washington, DC ........... 59 2,500 147,500

Howard University ................................................ Washington, DC ........... 233 2,500 582,500

American University ............................................. Washington, DC ........... 87 2,500 217,500

Catholic University of America ............................ Washington, DC ........... 73 2,500 182,500

Corcoran School of Art ........................................ Washington, DC ........... 6 2,500 15,000

Trinity College ...................................................... Washington, DC ........... 286 2,500 715,000

Anne Arundel Community .................................... Arnold, MD ................... 1 4,320 4,320

Bowie State University ........................................ Bowie, MD .................... 59 4,823 284,557

Catonsville Community College ........................... Catonsville, MD ............ 1 3,180 3,180

Coppin State College ........................................... Baltimore, MD .............. 10 4,690 46,900

Frostburg State University ................................... Frostburg, MD .............. 19 4,260 80,940

University of Maryland—University College ....... College Park, MD ......... 58 936 54,288

University of Maryland—Baltimore County ........ Baltimore, MD .............. 17 4,408 74,936

University of Maryland—College Park ................ College Park, MD ......... 57 6,522 371,754

University of Maryland—Eastern Shore .............. Princess Anne, MD ....... 45 4,642 208,890

Montgomery College of Takoma Park .................. Takoma Park, MD ........ 28 4,248 118,944

Morgan State University ...................................... Baltimore, MD .............. 49 5,104 250,096

Saint Marys College of Maryland ........................ St. Marys City, MD ....... 8 4,250 34,000

Montgomery College of Rockville ........................ Rockville, MD ............... 29 4,248 123,192

Prince Georges Community College .................... Largo, MD .................... 41 4,320 177,120

Salisbury State University ................................... Salisbury, MD ............... 8 4,210 33,680

Towson University ................................................ Towson, MD .................. 4 5,604 22,416

Capitol College .................................................... Laurel, MD ................... 10 2,500 25,000

Maryland College of Art and Design ................... Silver Spring, MD ......... 9 2,500 22,500

Columbia Union College ...................................... Takoma Park, MD ........ 6 2,500 15,000

Washington Bible College—Capital Bible Seminary.Lanham, MD ................ 9 2,500 22,500

George Mason University ..................................... Fairfax, VA ................... 13 8,160 106,080

James Madison University ................................... Harrisonburg, VA .......... 29 5,000 145,000

Mary Washington College .................................... Fredericksburg, VA ....... 8 5,524 44,192

Northern Virginia Community College ................. Annandale, VA ............. 15 2,729 40,935

Old Dominion University ...................................... Norfolk, VA ................... 4 5,424 21,696

University of Virginia—Main Campus ................ Charlottesville, VA ....... 53 10,000 530,000

College of William and Mary ............................... Williamsburg, VA ......... 12 10,000 120,000

Norfolk State University ....................................... Norfolk, VA ................... 43 4,205 180,815

Thomas Nelson Community College .................... Hampton, VA ................ 2 3,265 6,530

Tidewater Community College ............................. Norfolk, VA ................... 1 3,280 3,280

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.Blacksburg, VA ............ 13 7,216 93,808

Virginia Commonwealth University ..................... Richmond, VA .............. 8 8,484 67,872

Virginia State University ..................................... Petersburg, VA ............. 30 4,845 145,350

Marymount University .......................................... Arlington, VA ................ 71 2,500 177,500

Saint Pauls College ............................................. Lawrenceville, VA ......... 15 2,500 37,500

Hampton University ............................................. Hampton, VA ................ 103 2,500 257,500

Virginia Union University ..................................... Richmond, VA .............. 34 2,500 85,000
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SCHOOL YEAR 2001—Continued

Institution name City D.C. total students 2001

Tuition differential Total cost

University of West Alabama ................................ Livingston, AL .............. 4 2,280 9,120

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ................ Fayetteville, AR ............ 4 4,480 17,920

University of Arizona ........................................... Tucson, AZ ................... 4 6,952 27,808

Northern Arizona University ................................. Flagstaff, AZ ................ 4 5,916 23,664

California Polytechnic State University—San

Luis.

San Luis Obispo, CA .... 5 7,380 36,900

University of California—Santa Barbara ........... Santa Barbara, CA ...... 4 9,574 38,296

Monterey Peninsula College ................................ Monterey, CA ................ 1 2,904 2,904

California State University—Long Beach ........... Long Beach, CA ........... 1 7,380 7,380

University of California—Berkeley ...................... Berkeley, CA ................. 10 9,574 95,740

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ........ Colorado Springs, CO .. 4 7,148 28,592

University of Colorado at Boulder ....................... Boulder, CO .................. 9 10,000 90,000

Central Connecticut State University .................. New Britain, CT ........... 1 5,508 5,508

University of Connecticut .................................... Storrs, CT ..................... 5 8,518 42,590

Delaware State University ................................... Dover, DE ..................... 98 5,130 502,740

University of Delaware ........................................ Newark, DE .................. 28 8,000 224,000

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University .. Tallahassee, FL ............ 48 6,655 319,440

Florida International University ........................... Miami, FL ..................... 7 6,654 46,578

University of Central Florida ............................... Orlando, FL .................. 5 6,656 33,280

Florida State University ....................................... Tallahassee, FL ............ 5 6,656 33,280

Miami-Dade Community College ......................... Miami, FL ..................... 3 3,604 10,812

The University of West Florida ............................ Pensacola, FL ............... 1 6,586 6,586

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ... Atlanta, GA .................. 9 6,930 62,370

Armstrong Atlantic State University .................... Savannah, GA .............. 4 5,220 20,880

Fort Valley State University ................................. FT Valley, GA ................ 10 5,220 52,200

University of Georgia ........................................... Athens, GA ................... 21 6,930 145,530

Georgia Perimeter College ................................... Decatur, GA .................. 1 2,208 2,208

Kapiolani Community College ............................. Honolulu, HI ................. 2 4,776 9,552

Iowa State University .......................................... Ames, IA ....................... 9 6,278 56,502

University of Northern Iowa ................................. Cedar Falls, IA ............. 12 4,555 54,660

Lewis-Clark State College ................................... Lewiston, ID ................. 5 5,278 26,390

North Idaho College ............................................. Coeur D’Alene, ID ......... 2 2,756 5,512

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale .............. Carbondale, IL ............. 5 5,562 27,810

Ball State University ........................................... Muncie, IN .................... 5 5,862 29,310

Indiana University-Bloomington .......................... Bloomington, IN ........... 15 8,241 123,615

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indiana .... Indianapolis, IN ........... 5 6,858 34,290

Indiana University-East ....................................... Richmond, IN ............... 4 4,503 18,012

Butler County Community College ...................... El Dorado, KS ............... 5 1,456 7,280

University of Kansas Main Campus .................... Lawrence, KS ............... 4 6,448 25,792

Fort Scott Community College ............................. Ft Scott, KS .................. 3 1,344 4,032

Kansas State University ...................................... New York, KS ............... 4 6,448 25,792

University of New Orleans ................................... New Orleans, LA .......... 5 6,076 30,380

Louisiana Technical College-Lamar Salter ......... Leesville, LA ................. 2 400 800

Grambling State University ................................. Grambling, LA .............. 6 5,250 31,500

Southern University and A & M College ............. Baton Rouge, LA .......... 1 4,788 4,788

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth ............. North Dartmouth, MA ... 4 6,862 27,448

University of Massachusetts-Amherst ................. Amherst, MA ................ 4 7,221 28,884

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ....................... Ann Arbor, MI ............... 46 10,000 460,000

Michigan State University ................................... East Lansing, MI ......... 4 7,230 28,920

University of Mississippi Main Campus ............. Oxford University, MS .. 4 3,102 12,408

Mississippi State University ................................ Mississippi State, MS .. 12 3,102 37,224

East Carolina University ...................................... Greenville, NC .............. 9 7,270 65,430

University of North Carolina at Charlotte ........... Charlottte, NC .............. 5 7,270 36,350

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ........ Greenbsboro, NC .......... 5 8,454 42,270

North Carolina Central University ....................... Durham, NC ................. 12 7,270 87,240

Winston Salem State University .......................... Winston Salem, NC ...... 5 6,418 32,090

Catawba Valley Community College ................... Hickory, NC .................. 2 4,004 8,008

Elizabeth City State University ............................ Elizabeth City, NC ........ 5 6,418 32,090

Fayetteville Technical Community College .......... Fayetteville, NC ............ 5 4,004 20,020

Fayetteville State University ................................ Fayetteville, NC ............ 18 7,270 130,860

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical ......... Greensboro, NC ............ 25 7,270 181,750

University of North Carolina at Asheville ........... Asheville, NC ................ 4 6,418 25,672

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ........ Chapel Hill, NC ............ 18 9,166 164,988

North Carolina State University at Raleigh ........ Raleigh, NC .................. 13 9,166 119,158

University of New Hampshire—Main Campus ... Durham, NH ................. 4 8,720 34,880
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SCHOOL YEAR 2001—Continued

Institution name City D.C. total students 2001

Tuition differential Total cost

New Jersey Institute of Technology ..................... Newark, NJ ................... 4 4,344 17,376

Rutgers University—New Brunswick .................. New Brunswick, NJ ...... 30 4,724 141,720

University of New Mexico—Main Campus .......... Albuquerque, NM ......... 4 6,219 24,876

Fashion Institute of Technology .......................... New York, NY ............... 7 3,815 26,705

Cornell University—NY State Statutory College Ithaca, NY .................... 8 9,050 72,400

New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred ... Alfred, NY ..................... 4 3,200 12,800

SUNY College at Purchase .................................. Purchase, NY ............... 4 4,900 19,600

Central State University ...................................... Wilberforce, OH ............ 5 3,975 19,875

Ohio State University—Main Campus ................ Columbus, OH .............. 10 7,569 75,690

Ohio University—Southern Campus ................... Ironton, OH ................... 1 126 126

University of Cincinnati—Main Campus ............ Cincinnati, OH ............. 4 7,506 30,024

Hocking Technical College .................................. Nelsonville, OH ............. 1 4,530 4,530

Miami University—Oxford ................................... Oxford, OH .................... 10 6,460 64,600

Ohio University—Main Campus .......................... Athens, OH ................... 9 5,001 45,009

Wright State University—Main Campus ............. Dayton, OH ................... 4 3,930 15,720

Murray State College ........................................... Tishomingo, OH ............ 1 2,016 2,016

Langston University ............................................. Langston, OK ............... 5 2,610 13,050

Western Oklahoma State College ........................ Altus, OK ...................... 1 2,272 2,272

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania .................... Cheyney, PA ................. 33 5,356 176,748

Pennsylvania State University—Penn State Altoona.Altoona, PA .................. 6 3,194 19,164

University of Pittsburgh—Main Campus ............ Pittsburgh, PA .............. 42 7,034 295,428

University of Pittsburgh—Titusville .................... Titusville, PA ................ 2 6,754 13,508

California University of Pennsylvania ................. California, PA ............... 5 5,356 26,780

Lincoln University ................................................ Lincoln University, PA .. 25 2,615 65,375

Pennsylvania State University—Penn State

Hazelton.

Hazelton, PA ................. 2 3,138 6,276

Pennsylvania State University—Main Campus .. University Park, PA ...... 23 6,816 156,768

Pennsylvania State University—Penn State ....... Mont Alto, PA ............... 3 3,138 9,414

Temple University ................................................ Philadelphia, PA .......... 64 5,030 321,920

Pennsylvania College of Technology ................... Williamsport, PA .......... 2 1,227 2,454

Citadel Military College of South Carolina ......... Charleston, SC ............. 4 5,083 20,332

South Carolina State University .......................... Orangeburg, SC ........... 19 3,064 58,216

Trident Technical College .................................... Charleston, SC ............. 2 2,210 4,420

College of Charleston .......................................... Charleston, SC ............. 4 3,490 13,960

University of South Carolina at Columbia .......... Columbia, SC ............... 9 5,712 51,408

University of Tennessee—Knoxville .................... Knoxville, TN ................ 5 5,056 25,280

Tennessee State University ................................. Nashville, TN ................ 28 4,826 135,128

Central Texas College .......................................... Killeen, TX .................... 31 1,390 43,090

Cisco Junior College ............................................ Cisco, TX ...................... 2 486 972

Del Mar College ................................................... Corpus Christi, TX ....... 1 768 768

University of Houston—University Park .............. Houston, TX .................. 4 5,112 20,448

Howard County Junior College District ................ Big Spring, TX ............. 1 616 616

The University of Texas at Austin ....................... Austin, TX .................... 4 6,390 25,560

University of Houston—Downtown ...................... Houston, TX .................. 1 6,390 6,390

University of Vermont and State Agriculture ...... Burlington, VT .............. 4 10,000 40,000

Central Washington University ............................ Ellensburg, WA ............. 6 6,693 40,158

Evergreen State College ...................................... Olympia, WA ................. 4 6,693 26,772

Madison Area Technical College ......................... Madison, WI ................. 2 10,000 20,000

University of Wisconsin—Madison ..................... Madison, WI ................. 47 8,180 384,460

Fairmont State College ........................................ Fairmont, WV ............... 4 2,890 11,560

Glenville State College ........................................ Glenville, WV ................ 15 2,772 41,580

Marshall University .............................................. Huntington, WV ............ 5 3,946 19,730

Shepherd College ................................................. Shepherdstown, WV ..... 13 3,200 41,860

West Virginia State College ................................ Institute, WV ................ 8 3,202 25,616

West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV .......... 2 3,738 7,476

West Virginia University ...................................... Morgantown, WV .......... 5 5,184 25,920

Subtotal .................................................. ...................................... .................... ........................ 13,164,248

UDC transfers and induced enrollments ............ ...................................... .................... ........................ 1,879,878

Administrative costs ............................................ ...................................... .................... ........................ 1,200,000

Total ....................................................... ...................................... .................... ........................ $16,244,126
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

The Committee has included language extending the availability

of $5,000,000 appropriated in last year’s bill to create incentives for

the adoption of children in the District of Columbia foster care system. The District government has approved a program in their

Budget Support Act (D.C. Bill 13–679) to promote adoptions. The

program provides for attorney fees and home visits.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Committee recommends $1,500,000 for the District’s Chief

Financial Officer. The Committee’s recommendation includes

$250,000 for a mentoring program and for hotline services,

$500,000 for a youth development program, $500,000 to remain

available until expended for a trash rack system at the Hickey Run

stormwater outfall, and $250,000 for a program to assist homeless

individuals to become productive, taxpaying citizens in the District.

The Committee commends the current Chief Financial Officer,

Natwar M. Gandhi, for his outstanding record as the former Deputy CFO for Tax and Revenue. He demonstrated superior management skills in carrying out his duties and responsibilities in that

position. In the relatively short time he has been Chief Financial

Officer, he has shown strong leadership and decisiveness and has

exhibited a keen knowledge of the requirements of his office and

has displayed a level of integrity and courage that should serve as

a model for all District employees. The Committee is extremely

pleased that a person of his caliber and standing has been named

Chief Financial Officer.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CORRECTIONS

TRUSTEE

The Committee recommends the budget request of $134,300,000

for the administration and operation of correctional facilities and

for the administrative operating costs of the trustee in fiscal year

2001. The Corrections Trustee was established by the National

Capital Revitalization Act of 1997 and exercises financial oversight

over all aspects of the District’s Department of Corrections. The

Trustee is also charged with facilitating the closure of the Lorton

complex and the transfer of sentenced prisoners from the District

to the Federal Bureau of Prisons by 2001. During the past year

three facilities at Lorton were closed and only two of the original

seven are currently in operation. The Trustee testified that final

closure of the Lorton complex will be accomplished in a timely fashion by December 31, 2001.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

A Federal payment of $99,500,000 is recommended for the operation of the District of Columbia courts in fiscal year 2001. This

amount consists of $97,000,000 for court operations and $2,500,000

for capital improvements to courthouse facilities. The Committee’s

recommendations reflect an increase of $5,286,000 or 5.8 percent

above last year’s allocation for court operations and a reduction of

$5,500,000 for capital improvements which is $2,500,000 below the

courts’ request. This amount reflects the request for design of an
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Integrated Justice Information System that was funded in last

year’s capital budget. The Committee has not received from the

courts the plan and design required by last year’s Act.

ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT VIOLATIONS BY COURTS

The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District

of Columbia by letter dated January 4, 2000, to the Speaker has

responded to the General Accounting Office’s conclusions set forth

in its report, D.C. Courts Planning and Budgeting Difficulties During Fiscal year 1998 (GAO/AIMD/OGC 99–226 September 1999)

that DC Courts violated the Antideficiency Act in overobligating its

fiscal year 1998 appropriation and that DC Courts lacked the authority to retain and spend interest. The position of the Joint Committee is that they operated in conformity with the Antideficiency

Act in overobligating their fiscal year 1998 appropriation and possessed the authority to retain and spend interest. Neither position

is tenable.

The DC Courts cites 31 U.S.C. § 1515(b)(1)(A) and (B) as its authority to overobligate the 1998 appropriation. The reliance on such

authority is misplaced. This same assertion by DC Courts was considered and rejected by the GAO in its report GAO/AIMD/OGC 99–

226, pp. 10–14, 20–24. The GAO report makes it clear that the

overobligation was attributable to DC Courts failure to properly

manage its discretionary spending during fiscal year 1998. For example, the DC Courts failed to immediately initiate steps to reduce

spending levels to stay within the amounts appropriated and, instead, increased spending by granting a discretionary pay raise.

The primary step DC Courts relied upon was obtaining additional

funding. When the additional funding did not materialize DC

Courts relied upon its failure to take steps to live within their appropriation early in the year to justify not taking more draconian

measures later in the year on the grounds that the continuations

of government services were essential for the safety to human life

and property.

Finally, the DC Courts lacked authority to retain and spend the

interest earned on Federal funds appropriated and paid to DC

Courts. DC Courts should have deposited the interest earnings into

the U.S. Treasury. Section 450 of the District of Columbia Home

Rule Act, D.C. Code Ann. § 47–130 (1981, 1997 Replacement Vol.,

1999 Supp.). Further, even if it could have retained the interest,

it could not spend it. The District of Columbia Appropriations Act

for fiscal year 1998 appropriated $108 million, not $108 million

plus interest. It is a fundamental principle of appropriations law,

as Chief Justice Rehnquist of the Supreme Court has made clear,

that the expenditure of public funds is proper only when authorized

by Congress, not that public funds may be expended unless prohibited by Congress. United States v. MacCollom, 426 U.S. 317, 321

(1976). In this case, DC Courts can point to no law in effect during

1998 that authorized it to spend interest earned on the Federal

funds provided to operate the DC Courts.

COMMITTEE’S CONTINUING CONCERNS

The Committee is encouraged by the progress that the District

of Columbia Superior and Court of Appeals have made to address

past budgetary and administrative problems. The Committee is
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particularly encouraged by the courts’ decision to allow the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to provide technical and

management reviews of both the courts’ operations and structure,

but regrets that the findings will not be available in a more timely

manner prior to legislative actions by this Committee.

The Committee continues to have concerns, however, about the

operation of the Superior Court regarding new policies governing

the payment of court-appointed attorneys. It is the Committee’s belief that these attorneys should be fully compensated for cases that

have been completed or are in progress. Moreover, these attorneys

should neither be penalized for the Court’s lateness in issuing

vouchers, nor for its failure to issue vouchers for cases, nor for its

failure to properly record and track vouchers in its accounting system.

In addition, the Committee is still troubled by the way the courts

implemented the prompt payment provision that was included in

the fiscal 1999 D.C. Appropriations Act. The courts’ implementation does not permit interest charges to be assigned to late payments on vouchers until 30 days after being approved by a judge

rather than the 30 days after being submitted. In all other applications of the Prompt Pay Act, interest is assigned 30 days after the

payment vouchers are submitted.

The Committee, therefore, has clarified its original intent with

legislative language in section 170 of the bill requiring that interest

is to be assigned on vouchers not paid within 45 days of submission. It is hoped that this requirement, and the additional 15 days,

will encourage the courts to revise its current review process that

this Committee finds both duplicative and labor intensive in favor

of one that enables judges to review vouchers within a short time

of submission and permits a periodic post-payment audit.

The Committee is also aware of concerns raised by the court-appointed attorneys that the current review and approval process by

the judges may be inconsistent and erratic. The Committee, therefore, strongly recommends that the courts complete its work on establishing uniform guidelines to assist judges in determining the

appropriate level of compensation for work performed by these attorneys.

If further savings to this program are needed, the Committee encourages the courts to work with the U.S. Attorneys Office to consider expanding the Superior Court’s diversion options program

that is designed to enable non-violent, low-level misdemeanor and

traffic cases to be processed before there is an accumulation of legal

fees and court time. A number of courts have established programs

where individuals charged with these types of offenses are given

the option of performing community services or participation in

treatment programs in exchange for dismissal of the charges, contingent upon these individuals committing no future offenses.

CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND

The Committee has reviewed the request of the District of Columbia that ‘‘Any unobligated balance existing in the [Crime Victims Compensation] Fund in excess of 10% of the current year’s

pay out or $25,000, whichever is greater, as of the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2000) shall be transferred to

the Justice Grants Administration within the Executive Office of
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the Mayor not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.’’

The Committee understands that the transferred balance is to be

used to fund staff support for the District of Columbia Commission

on Violence Against Women, with remaining funds to be ‘‘made

available for victims assistance in accordance with a plan [to be]

developed by the Executive Office of the Mayor and submitted to

the Council.’’

The Committee supports efforts to assist the victims of crime in

the District of Columbia. However, the Committee expects that all

requests for funds be accompanied by a detailed plan for their expenditure. In the case of this request, no judgment on the efficacy

of funding can be made, as no program, or detailed plan for a program, currently exists on which to base this judgment. Further,

funds transferred to the Executive Office of the Mayor would be

subject to Congressional Budget Office scoring which would negatively impact the allocation made to the District of Columbia.

The Committee will work with the District of Columbia to develop a plan that satisfies the concern that funding provided to assist the victims of crime, be used for the benefit of the victims, and

not to fund administrative costs beyond that absolutely necessary.

DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

The bill includes $34,387,000, to remain available until expended, for attorney programs for indigent defendants, child abuse

and guardianship cases administered by the District of Columbia

Courts.

The Committee is concerned that funding for the Criminal Justice Act is adequate to ensure payment to attorneys representing

clients in the District under this program. To that end, the Committee has included an additional $1,051,000 above last year’s appropriation level. The Committee realizes that the requested increase was more than that allocated, however, a review of the current spend out rate for this program indicates that the amount provided in this bill is appropriate at this time.

COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

This bill includes $115,752,000 or an increase of $22,309,000 for

fiscal year 2001 for this new federal agency, which was established

by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Revitalization Act) to reorganize and operate the functions of pretrial services, parole, adult probation and offender supervision in the District of Columbia. The Revitalization

Act established the D.C. Pretrial Services Agency as an independent agency within CSOSA. Funding for the D.C. Public Defender Service, an independent District agency, is transferred from

this appropriation to the Public Defender Service.

This mission of the Court Services and Offender Supervision

Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA) is to increase public

safety, prevent crime, reduce recidivism, and support the fair administration of justice in close collaboration with the community.

The Agency will enhance decision-making and provide effective

community supervision thereby ensuring public confidence in the

criminal justice system. Since its establishment in 1997, CSOSA
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has made considerable progress in coordinating and streamlining

the former pretrial and supervision functions of the D.C. Government, establishing an infrastructure to support the Agency’s mission, revising certain policies and procedures to close loopholes and

improve supervision, instituting a system of offender and staff accountability, and developing a strategic plan that focuses the Agency’s activities and resources on specific goals and strategies for

achieving its mission. CSOSA seeks to dramatically reduce crime

among the population that it supervises with an anticipated outcome that reduces recidivism for violent and drug-related crime by

an overall rate of 50 percent over the next five years.

The provisions of the Revitalization Act that created CSOSA

were enacted to address serious public safety problems caused by

an inadequate supervision structure within the District and to relieve the D.C. government from financial responsibility for services

typically provided under state funding. Prior to the creation of

CSOSA, the District agencies responsible for supervision—pretrial

services, adult probation and parole—lacked sufficient resources

and the basic infrastructure to provide effective monitoring and

intervention.

The FY 2000 appropriation provided $93,443,000, including $23,264,000 in program increases, for CSOSA—the most significant

funding increase since enactment of the Revitalization Act. Resources were provided to build agency infrastructure, establish and

improve mission critical programs, such as drug testing and sanctions-based treatment, reduce supervision caseload ratios, and improve legal representation for indigent persons. During FY 2000,

CSOSA has instituted a $7,000,000 treatment program that is projected to serve the critical needs of approximately 44% of the pretrial and post-conviction offender populations. The Agency has expanded drug testing of the post-conviction offender population,

which is expected to increase 102% over FY 1999 drug testing levels, and supervision caseload levels for probation and parole are

being reduced from 72:1 to 50:1 by the end of FY 2000. In addition

to improving operational programs, CSOSA has established a federally compliant administrative infrastructure and received an unqualified opinion on its financial statement from the independent

auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers. This a major accomplishment,

given the fact that CSOSA began with no financial infrastructure

in place, and considering that half of existing federal agencies do

not receive unqualified opinions.

Based on the results the Agency has achieved to date and the anticipated outcomes expected in the years to come, the Committee

is therefore recommending an additional $22,161,000 in direct federal funding for the purpose of improving supervision, drug testing,

intervention and treatment, including funds for defender services

program enhancements.

Despite an excellent record of quality performance and vision by

CSOSA, the Committee is gravely worried that the success will not

continue, and will not justify a continuation of the amount appropriated last year, nor included in the House bill for this year. An

impending change of leadership threatens this funding, because it

threatens a dramatic reduction in the quality of CSOSA’s performance and vision. Without perfect assurance that leadership will

continue at the same high level, the Committee does not intend to
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continue the current heightened level of funding. The Committee

has reduced funding for the Pretrial Services Agency by $5,000,000

from the Subcommittee mark. This amount was originally provided

to contract for halfway house bed space for pretrial defendants

under intensive or restrictive supervision. The D.C. Department of

Corrections currently provides the halfway house facilities for pretrial defendants ordered to a residential placement as a condition

of their release. However, pursuant to the Revitalization Act, the

Department of Corrections questions its ongoing legal or statutory

obligation to continue to provide this service. Since the Department’s budget does not include a reduction to terminate this service, the Committee expects the Department to continue providing

halfway house bed space for pretrial defendants.

Eligibility determinations for representation.—The Committee’s

recommendation includes $291,000 in Federal funds for the Court

Services and Offender Supervision Agency for transfer to the D.C.

Public Defender Service (PDS) to improve the process for determining whether defendants are indigent and whether they qualify

for legal representation under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA). Due

to limited staffing and resources, PDS relies almost exclusively on

defendants’ self-reported financial information when making CJA

eligibility determinations. This initiative would permit PDS to establish procedures to verify the information reported by defendants

and make more accurate eligibility determinations. It is anticipated

that this initiative will produce more accurate and cost-efficient eligibility decisions and will better aid the D.C. Court System in administering the CJA program.

This initiative will fund computer software applications that will

modernize and automate the process of eligibility determination.

The software also will allow PDS to more thoroughly monitor contribution orders from D.C. Superior Court judges, which should result in a significant offset to the cost of indigent defense representation. In addition, PDS will hire two Senior Eligibility Examiners

to monitor the eligibility determinations and implement financial

verification procedures, and purchase computer equipment and related support to implement this initiative.

BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION AT POPLAR POINT

The Committee supports efforts to remediate areas of environmental contamination and stimulate economic development. However, in the case of the Brownfield remediation at Poplar Point, the

Committee has not approved the request for $10,000,000. The plan

submitted contains insufficient detail regarding the expenditure of

the $10,000,000 requested. In fact, the plan presented fails to provide any specific information as to the phases of the project, statements of work, start/completion dates, and detailed goals. In addition, the $10,000,000 is requested to remain available until expended.

The Committee expects all requests for funding to be accompanied by detailed plans for its expenditure. Projects in the conceptual stage by definition cannot be fully funded, as the level of full

funding cannot be established. Funding for conceptual projects is

more appropriately targeted to Architectural and Engineering studies which would provide the basis for a responsible decision on the

merits of a project.
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In the case of the Brownfield Remediation at Poplar Point, the

District of Columbia has provided a conceptual plan, and a request

that funding of $10,000,000 remain available until expended. The

Committee believes approval of this appropriation would invite

waste and mismanagement, and therefore does not support the request, pending a far greater level of information as well as access

to available funds.

WASHINGTON INTERFAITH NETWORK/FORT DUPONT DWELLINGS

The Committee recommends $1,000,000 in Federal funds to reimburse the Washington Interfaith Network for costs incurred in carrying out preconstruction activities at the former Fort Dupont

Dwellings and Additions. Such activities may include architectural

and engineering studies, property appraisals, environmental assessments, grading and excavation, landscaping, paving, and the

installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewer lines, and other utilities.

The project is a joint venture between the Washington Interfaith

Network (WIN) and Enterprise Homes, Inc. (a non-profit venture)

Washington Interfaith Network intends to market the homes to

former and current public housing residents. Enterprise Homes will

be the builder, and offer post-settlement workshops on issues including finance, home maintenance, and insurance.

The project consists of building 125–150 for-sale single family

townhouses on the vacant section of the Fort Dupont Dwellings

public housing site at the intersection of ‘‘B’’ Street and Ridge

Road, S.E. WIN plans to sell the majority of town homes to firsttime homebuyers with incomes ranging from $15,000–$45,000 with

a limited number of homes for sale to first time buyers earning up

to $60,000. Preference will be given to residents living in Fort Dupont public housing and other D.C. public housing.

The Washington Interfaith Network consists of 45 dues paying

religious congregations representing approximately 20,000 people

living in the District of Columbia. Enterprise Homes Inc. (EHI),

was formed in 1985 as a subsidiary of the Enterprise Foundation.

EHI works in private/public partnerships with nonprofit housing

developers, for-profit housing developers, community organizations,

and municipal agencies. Their mission is to see that all low-income

people have access to fit and affordable housing.

TAX REFORM IN THE DISTRICT

The Committee has included $100,000 as a Federal payment to

the Mayor for a study analyzing the District’s tax structure, and

the anticipated impact upon the District’s economy and government

of recent and potential tax changes, and of tax simplification. The

study may include proposals made by the District’s Delegate to the

House of Representatives. The bill language requires that the contractor be a qualified independent auditor experienced in analyzing

tax sources with no other affiliation with the District government.

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SIMPLIFIED PERSONNEL SYSTEM

The Committee recommends $250,000 as a Federal payment to

the Mayor to engage a contractor approved by the Comptroller

General of the United States to study and design a system for sim-
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plifying the administration of personnel policies, including pay policies, for District government employees.

METRORAIL CONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $25,000,000 as a contribution to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for construction of

Metrorail station at New York and Florida Avenues, Northeast.

The $25,000,000 consists of $7,000,000 in direct appropriations and

$18,000,000 by transfer from interest earned on Federal and other

funds held by the control board on behalf of the District government.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN MUSIC

The Committee recommends $250,000 as a payment to the Federal City Council for the establishment of a National Museum of

American Music. These funds shall be used for the cost of activities

necessary to complete the planning phase for such museum and

that the Committee has required a two to one match (private to

Federal funding) prior to disbursements being made. The Committee has included these funds solely as a placeholder to gauge

the private sector support for the financing of this project and will

revisit this request during conference if substantial financial support is shown.

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

The bill includes $5,961,000 to reimburse the District for expenses incurred in connection with Presidential inauguration activities in 2001 as authorized by section 737(b) of Public Law 93–

198, as amended. These funds will be used to reimburse the District government for various costs associated with the inaugural activities such as police activities, traffic and crowd control, fire and

emergency ambulance service and health and cleanup activities.

The amounts appropriated for previous inaugurals since 1969 are

shown in the following table:

Fiscal Year Appropriation Public Law

1969 .................................................................................................................... $440,000 P.L. 90–473

1973 .................................................................................................................... 879,000 P.L. 92–344

1977 .................................................................................................................... 650,000 P.L. 95–26 Suppl.

1981 .................................................................................................................... 1,330,100 P.L. 96–530

1985 .................................................................................................................... 2,300,000 P.L. 98–473

1989 .................................................................................................................... 2,300,000 P.L. 100–462

1989 .................................................................................................................... 1,000,000 P.L. 101–45 Suppl.

1993 .................................................................................................................... 5,514,000 P.L. 102–382

1997 .................................................................................................................... 5,702,000 P.L. 104–194

2001 estimate ..................................................................................................... 6,211,000 (pending)

FEDERAL GRANTS

The District of Columbia participates as a State, county and city

in the various Federal grant programs. At the time the fiscal year

2001 budget was submitted the city estimated that it would receive

a total of $1,509,916,000 in Federal grants during the coming fiscal

year.
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The following table shows the amount of Federal grants the city

expects to receive and the office or agency that expects to receive

them:

Summary of Federal grant assistance to the District of Columbia

Agency FY 2001 estimate

Governmental Direction and Support:

Office of the City Administrator .................................................... 18,386,000

Office of the Inspector General ...................................................... 1,106,000

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ............................................. 932,000

Total, Governmental Direction and Support ............................ 20,424,000

Economic Development and Regulation:

Office of Business Services and Economic Development ............. 304,000

Department of Housing and Community Development .............. 40,109,000

Department of Employment Services ........................................... 51,787,000

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ....................... 75,000

Public Service Commission ............................................................ 103,000

Total, Economic Development and Regulation ......................... 92,378,000

Public Safety and Justice:

Metropolitan Police Department ................................................... 9,721,000

Office of the Corporation Counsel ................................................. 13,760,000

National Guard ............................................................................... 506,000

Emergency Management Agency .................................................. 963,000

Total, Public Safety and Justice ................................................ 24,950,000

Public Education System:

Public Schools ................................................................................. 133,490,000

University of the District of Columbia ......................................... 13,199,000

Public Library ................................................................................. 550,000

Commission on the Arts and Humanities .................................... 404,000

Total, Public Education System ................................................. 147,643,000

Human Support Services:

Department of Human Services .................................................... 181,828,000

Department of Health .................................................................... 690,295,000

Department of Recreation and Parks ........................................... 34,000

Office on Aging ............................................................................... 4,962,000

Department of Human Rights ....................................................... 106,000

Energy Office .................................................................................. 4,364,000

Total, Human Support Services ................................................. 881,589,000

Public Works:

Department of Public Works ......................................................... 3,328,000

Receivership Programs:

Child and Family Services Agency ................................................ 68,754,000

Commission on Mental Health Services ....................................... 66,801,000

Total, Receivership Programs .................................................... 135,555,000

Total, Federal grants—operating expenses .............................. 1,305,867,000

Capital outlay—grants .......................................................................... 204,049,000

Grand Total, federal grants ....................................................... 1,509,916,000

BALANCED BUDGET RECOMMENDED

The Committee is recommending a balanced budget in accordance with the District government’s request. It is estimated that
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sufficient resources will be available from current revenue authority and pending authority to finance operating expenses. A financial plan for each of the eight categories of operating expenses—(1)

general fund, (2) University of the District of Columbia, (3) water

and sewer fund, (4) Lottery and Charitable Games fund, (5) Cable

Television fund, (6) D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission,

(7) D.C. General Hospital fund, and (8) Washington Convention

Center follows:

FISCAL YEAR 2001 FINANCIAL PLANS

[In thousands of dollars]

Local funds Grants and other

revenue Gross funds

REVENUE

Local sources, current authority:

Property taxes .................................................................................... 644,360 0 644,360

Sales taxes ......................................................................................... 651,230 0 651,230

Income taxes ...................................................................................... 1,291,179 0 1,291,179

Gross Receipts ................................................................................... 219,753 0 219,753

Other taxes ......................................................................................... 111,906 0 111,906

Licenses, permits ............................................................................... 37,095 0 37,095

Fines, forteitures ................................................................................ 67,716 0 67,716

Service charges .................................................................................. 61,528 0 61,528

Miscellaneous ..................................................................................... 71,033 290,926 361,959

Subtotal, local revenues ................................................................ 3,155,800 290,926 3,446,726

Federal sources:

Federal payment ................................................................................ 21,811 0 21,811

Grants ................................................................................................ 0 1,305,867 1,305,867

Subtotal, Federal sources .............................................................. 21,811 1,305,867 1,327,678

Other financing sources:

Lottery transfer .................................................................................. 69,000 0 69,000

Subtotal, other financing sources ................................................. 69,000 0 69,000

Total, general fund revenues ........................................................ 3,246,611 1,596,793 4,843,404

Expenditures:

Current operating:

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority .......................................................................... 3,140 0 3,140

Governmenal Direction and Support .................................................. 161,022 33,599 194,621

Economic Development and Regulation ............................................ 53,562 152,076 205,638

Public Safety and Justice .................................................................. 591,365 170,981 762,346

Public Education System ................................................................... 821,367 174,051 995,418

Human Support Services ................................................................... 633,897 898,307 1,532,204

Public Works ...................................................................................... 265,078 13,164 278,242

Receiverships ..................................................................................... 234,913 154,615 389,528

Financing and Other .......................................................................... 308,673 0 308,673

Tobacco Trust Transfer ...................................................................... 61,406 0 61,406

Cafeteria Plan Savings ...................................................................... (5,000) 0 (5,000)

Reserve ............................................................................................... 150,000 0 150,000

Management Reform Productivity Savings ........................................ (37,000) 0 (37,000)

Operational Improvement Savings ..................................................... (10,000) 0 (10,000)

Management Supervisory Service (MSS) ........................................... 13,200 0 13,200

Total, general fund expenditures .................................................. 3,245,623 1,596,793 4,842,416

Surplus/(Deficit) .......................................................................................... 988 0 988
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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PLAN

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year

1999

Fiscal year

2000

Fiscal year

2001

Revenues:

Tuition ............................................................................................................ 15,539 10,735 10,735

District of Columbia appropriaton ................................................................. 50,148 40,491 44,691

Intra-district charges ..................................................................................... 7,111 9,677 9,677

Federal grants and contracts ........................................................................ 8,871 13,536 13,199

Private grants and contracts ........................................................................ 1,112 1,006 1,299

Land-grant endowment income ..................................................................... 548 500 500

Auxiliary enterprises ....................................................................................... 873 900 900

Investment income ......................................................................................... 648 700 725

Miscellaneous income .................................................................................... 3,805 4,479 4,384

Total Revenues .......................................................................................... 88,655 82,024 86,110

Expenditures:

Personal services ........................................................................................... 45,859 48,383 51,985

Contractual services ...................................................................................... 10,391 11,179 12,335

Supplies ......................................................................................................... 1,195 2,545 2,306

Occupancy costs ............................................................................................ 2,589 3,998 3,993

Depreciation ................................................................................................... 4,395 0 0

Miscellaneous ................................................................................................. 20,511 15,461 15,491

Total, Expenditures .................................................................................... 84,940 81,566 86,110

Revenue over expenditures ..................................................................................... 3,715 458 0

Mandatory transfers-principal and interest ........................................................... (468) (458) 0

Manadatory transfers-plant fund ........................................................................... (1,084) 0 0

Other transfers and additions:

Excess of restricted additions over transfers to revenue ............................. 123 0 0

Net increase in fund balance ................................................................................. 2,286 0 0

D.C. WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

[In thousands of dollars]

FY 1999 actual FY 2000

approved

FY 2000

revised

FY 2001

request

Operating Budget:

Operating Case Provided:

Retail sales .......................................................... 188,012 205,555 176,279 188,958

Wholesale water sales ......................................... 47,811 49,146 47,000 48,000

Other .................................................................... 13,428 10,706 12,232 11,424

Total, cash revenue ......................................... 249,251 265,407 235,511 248,382

Operating Cash Used:

Operation and maintenance ......................................... 149,411 174,078 171,512 173,682

Payment in lieu of taxes .............................................. 13,500 20,475 9,036 9,428

Debt service .................................................................. 41,984 35,222 33,408 41,679

Total, Operating Cash Used ................................ 204,895 229,775 213,956 224,789

Operating Surplus 44,356 35,632 21,555 23,593

Capital Budget:

Sources of Capital Funds ............................................. 94,376 81,059 99,218 134,415

Uses of Capital Funds .................................................. 106,649 167,594 160,997 139,933

Transfer from Cash Reserve ......................................... (12,273) (86,535) (61,779) (5,518)

Cash Reserves:

Beginning Balances: 55,101 129,680 138,849 94,168

Operating Surplus (Deficit) .................................. 44,355 35,632 21,556 23,592

Cash Reserves Recovered from D.C. ................... 18,200 18,200 18,200 10,400
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D.C. WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

FY 1999 actual FY 2000

approved

FY 2000

revised

FY 2001

request

DC Pilot Refund from FY 1999 ............................ 0 0 4,000 0

County Refunds .................................................... 38,083 0 (8,978) 0

Breen Capital ....................................................... 5,100 0 0 0

Prepayment of Aqueduct Treasury Loans ............ (9,716) 0 (16,413) (28,410)

Virginia Nitrogen Payment ................................... 0 0 2,233 1,117

Transfer to Rate Stabilization Fund .................... 0 (3,500) (3,500) 0

Transfer to CIP ..................................................... (12,273) (86,535) (61,779) (5,518)

Ending balance ...................................................................... 138,850 93,477 94,168 95,349

D.C. LOTTERY FINANCIAL PLAN

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year

1999 actual

Fiscal year

2000 budget

Fiscal year

2000 revised

Fiscal year

2001 request

Operating Revenue:

Sales:

Instant Lottery ............................................................... 29,506 40,000 31,200 32,500

Lucky Numbers .............................................................. 73,197 71,000 73,000 73,500

DC Four ......................................................................... 60,210 61,000 64,500 65,000

Powerball ....................................................................... 34,104 47,800 30,600 31,000

Quick Cash .................................................................... 5,129 4,472 4,500 5,500

Daily Millions ................................................................. ————

Cash 4 Life ................................................................... 1,619 746 700 —

Hot Five ......................................................................... 3,326 5,982 6,500 5,300

Super Sevens ................................................................. — — — 7,200

Total, Operating Revenue ......................................... 207,091 231,000 211,000 220,000

Operating Expenses:

Administration ................................................................... 6,988 8,350 8,350 9,100

Prize ................................................................................... 110,519 123,455 107,465 112,975

Contractural Services ........................................................ 10,355 11,538 8,400 8,400

Agent Commissions ........................................................... 11,108 13,189 12,065 12,500

Advertising ......................................................................... 3,208 4,130 3,750 4,750

Ticket Distribution ............................................................. 1,002 1,850 1,600 1,600

Direct Charges ................................................................... 2,244 2,888 3,770 3,875

Total, Operating Expenses ........................................ 145,424 165,400 145,400 153,200

Operating Income (loss) ........................................................ 61,667 65,600 65,600 66,800

Nonoperating Revenue (expenses): Principally interest ........ 2,633 3,400 3,400 3,200

Income (loss) before operating transfers .............................. 64,300 69,000 69,000 70,000

Operating transfers in (out) .................................................. (64,225) (69,000) (69,000) (70,000)

Net income (loss) ................................................................... 75 — — —

Retained Earnings (deficit) at beginning of year ................. 3,152 3,227 3,227 3,227

Retained Earnings (deficit) at end of year ........................... 3,227 3,227 3,227 3,227

CABLE TELEVISION FINANCIAL PLAN

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year 1999

actual

Fiscal year 2000

budget

Fiscal year 2001

request

Operating revenue:

Franchise fees .................................................................................... 3,132 3,400 3,400

Other revenue ..................................................................................... 358 358 358
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CABLE TELEVISION FINANCIAL PLAN—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year 1999 actualFiscal year 2000

budget

Fiscal year 2001

request

Total, operating revenue ............................................................... 3,490 3,758 3,758

Operating expenses:

Personal services ............................................................................... 682 1,282 815

Supplies ............................................................................................. 2 6 5

Energy ................................................................................................ — 6 6

Communications ................................................................................ 20 47 71

Rent .................................................................................................... 678 718 752

Contracting services .......................................................................... 833 241 513

Subsides and transfers ..................................................................... — — —

Depreciation ....................................................................................... — — —

Equipment .......................................................................................... 31 150 751

Total, operating expenses ............................................................. 2,246 2,450 2,913

Income (loss) before operating transfer ..................................................... 1,244 1,308 845

Operating transfer in (out) ......................................................................... 0 0 0

Net income (loss) ........................................................................................ 1,244 1,308 845

D.C. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION STARPLEX FUND FINANCIAL PLAN

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year 1999 actualFiscal year 2000

requested

Fiscal year 2001

projected

Operating Revenues:

Rental ................................................................................................. 1,058 1,777 1,518

Event Services .................................................................................... 1,268 1,715 1,389

Event Parking ..................................................................................... 768 913 730

Food & Beverage Concessions ........................................................... 1,258 1,393 1,250

Subtotal, Operating Revenues ....................................................... 4,352 5,798 4,887

Other Revenues:

Redemption of Investments ............................................................... 0 3,300 4,507

Commuter Parking ............................................................................. 243 190 230

Investment Income ............................................................................. 1,022 832 800

Advertising and Other Revenues ....................................................... 455 726 545

Subtotal, Other Revenues .............................................................. 1,720 5,048 6,082

Total Revenues .............................................................................. 6,072 10,846 10,969

Expenditures:

Continuing Full-Time ......................................................................... 1,316 1,504 1,558

Temporary Full-Time .......................................................................... 1,001 1,183 1,236

Overtime/Holiday ................................................................................ 233 233 233

Health/Retirement .............................................................................. 384 380 395

Office Supplies & Services/Professional Services ............................. 58 53 54

Utilities/Telephone .............................................................................. 379 421 421

Administration Cost ........................................................................... 732 871 871

Miscellaneous Expenses ..................................................................... 1,375 1,520 1,520

Depreciation/Capital .......................................................................... 947 1,462 1,462

Equipment .......................................................................................... 27 3,219 3,219

Total, Expenditures ........................................................................ 6,452 10,846 10,969

Operating Income ........................................................................................ (380) 0 0

Nonoperating revenue (expenses) ...............................................................

Income (Loss) Before Transfers .................................................................. (380) 0 0
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D.C. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION STARPLEX FUND FINANCIAL PLAN—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year 1999

actual

Fiscal year 2000

requested

Fiscal year 2001

projected

Operating Transfers In (Out) ......................................................................

Net Income (Loss) ....................................................................................... (380) 0 0

Retained Earnings, Beginning of Year ....................................................... 9,267 8,887 8,887

Retained Earnings, End of Year ................................................................. 8,887 8,887 8,887

D.C. GENERAL HOSPITAL ENTERPRISE FUND (PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION)

[In thousands of dollars]

(1)

Fiscal year 1999

actual

(2)

Fiscal year 2000

budget

(3)

Fiscal year 2001

requested

Revenues ............................................................................................... 142,895 110,900 121,990

Operating Expenses:

Personal Services ......................................................................... 109,734 96,075 104,205

Contractual Services .................................................................... 24,729 21,809 24,286

Materials and Supplies ................................................................ 13,211 15,501 13,611

Energy, communications and other ............................................. 6,129 5,950 7,558

Subtotal, Operating Expenses ................................................. 153,803 139,335 149,660

Nonoperating Expenses:

Depreciation ................................................................................. 5,476 7,520 8,285

Bad debt ...................................................................................... 8,611 8,480 8,480

Subtotal, Nonoperating Expenses ............................................ 14,087 16,000 16,765

Total, Expenses ........................................................................ 167,890 155,335 166,425

Income (loss) before operating fund transfer ...................................... (24,995) (44,435) (44,435)

Operating transfers in (out) general fund ........................................... 46,842 44,435 44,435

Nonoperating revenue:

Drawn from the general fund ...................................................... 21,847 0 0

General fund equity (deficit) beginning of year ......................... (0) 0 0

Retained Earnings (Deficit) ......................................................... (125,037) (108,411) (97,006)

Contributed Capital ..................................................................... 119,816 119,816 119,816

General fund equity (deficit) end of year ................................... 16,626 11,405 22,810

WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY OPERATING, BUILDING AND MARKETING FUNDS

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year 1999 actualFiscal year 2000

budget

Fiscal year 2001

requested

Revenues:

Dedicated Tax .................................................................................... 40,800 * 51,800 54,800

Interest-Dedicated Taxes ................................................................... 0 0 0

Subtotal ......................................................................................... 40,800 51,800 54,800

Building Rental ........................................................................................... 3,419 4,155 4,400

Exhibitor Services ........................................................................................ 1,840 2,200 2,391

Communications ......................................................................................... 1,098 1,247 1,399

Concessions ................................................................................................ 686 925 960

Miscellaneous .............................................................................................. 296 400 350

Subtotal ......................................................................................... 7,339 8,927 9,500

Total Revenue ................................................................................ 48,139 60,727 64,300
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WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY OPERATING, BUILDING AND MARKETING FUNDS—

Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year 1999

actual

Fiscal year 2000

budget

Fiscal year 2001

requested

Expenses:

Personal Services ............................................................................... 10,175 10,175 11,720

Contractual Services .......................................................................... 3,300 2,650 6,500

Supplies ............................................................................................. 400 350 475

Occupancy Costs ................................................................................ 1,950 2,300 2,105

Debt Service ....................................................................................... 0 25,951 25,951

Land and Building ............................................................................. 26,650 0 0

Depreciation ....................................................................................... 0 3,000 0

Miscellaneous ..................................................................................... 214 350 525

Total, WCC Program Expenses ...................................................... 42,689 44,776 47,276

Income (loss) Before Transfers in (out) ..................................................... 5,450 15,951 17,024

Marketing Fund/Transfers Out:

Washington Convention & Visitors Association ................................. 2,700 2,700 2,700

D.C. Committee to Promote Washington ........................................... 2,025 2,025 2,025

D.C. Chamber of Commerce .............................................................. 525 525 525

Greater Washington IBERO American Chamber of Commerce .......... 200 200 200

Net Transfer out of WCC Authority ............................................... 5,450 5,450 5,450

Net Income .................................................................................................. 0 10,501 11,574

Retained Earnings (deficit) at the beginning of year ............................... 132,017 132,017 142,518

Retained Earnings (deficit) at the end of year ......................................... 132,017 142,518 154,092

Revised Projections by the Office of Tax and Revenue.

PERSONNEL

The Committee recommends a total of 34,380 continuing fulltime equivalent positions to be financed from District of Columbia

funds, Federal grants, private and other, and intra-District funds

during fiscal year 2001 consisting of 34,235 positions under the

general operating expenses and 145 from the enterprise and other

funds.

The following table summarizes by agency the positions authorized, requested and recommended for fiscal year 2001:

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS

Fiscal year

2000 approved

Fiscal year

2001 request

Fiscal year

2001 committee recommendation

Governmental Direction and Support:

Council of the District of Columbia .............................................................. 153 157 157

District of Columbia Auditor .......................................................................... 14 14 14

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ............................................................ 0 1 1

Office of the Mayor ........................................................................................ 67 71 71

Office of the Secretary ................................................................................... 27 27 27

Citywide Call Center ...................................................................................... 0 38 38

Office of the City Administrator .................................................................... 57 77 77

Office of Personnel ........................................................................................ 171 171 171

Human Resource Development ...................................................................... 10 1 1

Office of Finance and Resource Management .............................................. 23 35 35

Office of Contracting and Procurement ........................................................ 223 223 223

Office of the Chief Technology Officer .......................................................... 55 95 95

Office of Property Management ..................................................................... 278 282 282
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FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS—Continued

Fiscal year

2000 approved

Fiscal year

2001 request

Fiscal year

2001 committee recommendation

Contract Appeals Board ................................................................................. 6 6 6

Board of Elections and Ethics ....................................................................... 50 50 50

Office of Campaign Finance .......................................................................... 15 15 15

Public Employee Relations Board .................................................................. 4 4 4

Office of Employee Appeals ........................................................................... 15 15 15

Office of the Inspector General ..................................................................... 60 105 105

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ............................................................. 1,069 1,026 1,026

Total, Governmental Direction and Support ......................................... 2,297 2,413 2,413

Economic Development and Regulation:

Business Services and Economic Development ............................................ 55 97 97

Office of Zoning ............................................................................................. 16 16 16

Department of Housing and Community Development ................................. 132 144 144

Department of Employment Services ............................................................. 636 650 650

Board of Appeals and Review ....................................................................... 3 3 3

Board of Real Property Assessment and Appeals ......................................... 3 3 3

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ......................................... 383 403 403

Office of Banking and Financial Institutions ................................................ 10 20 20

Public Service Commission ............................................................................ 58 58 58

Office of People’s Counsel ............................................................................. 28 28 28

Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation .................................... 89 89 89

Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications .................................... 26 26 26

Total, Economic Development Regulation ............................................ 1,439 1,537 1,537

Public Safety and Justice:

Metropolitan Police Department .................................................................... 4,648 4,624 4,624

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department ....................................... 1,828 1,948 1,948

Office of the Corporation Counsel ................................................................. 513 516 516

Department of Corrections ............................................................................. 2,176 1,815 1,815

National Guard ............................................................................................... 30 43 43

Emergency Management Agency ................................................................... 39 39 39

Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure .......................................... 2 2 2

Judicial Nomination Commission ................................................................... 1 1 1

Office of Citizen Complaint Review Board .................................................... 21 21 21

Advisory Commission on Sentencing ............................................................. 6 6 6

Chief Medical Examiner ................................................................................. 0 51 51

Total, Public Safety and Justice ........................................................... 9,264 9,066 9,066

Public Education System:

Board of Education (Public Schools) ............................................................. 9,843 10,931 10,931

State Education Office ................................................................................... 0 9 9

Resident Tuition Support ............................................................................... 0 15 15

University of the District of Columbia .......................................................... 1,099 931 931

Public Library ................................................................................................. 408 432 432

Commission on the Arts and Humanities ..................................................... 9 9 9

Total, Public Education System ............................................................ 11,359 12,327 12,327

Human Support Services:

Department of Human Services ..................................................................... 1,981 2,030 2,030

Department of Health .................................................................................... 1,107 1,241 1,241

Department of Recreation and Parks ............................................................ 589 690 690

Office of Aging ............................................................................................... 26 26 26

Office of Human Rights ................................................................................. 16 20 20

Office on Latino Affairs ................................................................................. 4 4 4

Energy Office .................................................................................................. 19 19 19

Total, Human Support Services ............................................................ 3,742 4,030 4,030
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FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS—Continued

Fiscal year

2000 approved

Fiscal year

2001 request

Fiscal year

2001 committee recommendation

Public Works:

Department of Public Works .......................................................................... 1,372 1,780 1,780

Department of Motor Vehicles ....................................................................... 305 334 334

Taxicab Commission ...................................................................................... 9 9 9

Total, Public Works ............................................................................... 1,686 2,123 2,123

Receivership Programs:

Child and Family Services Agency ................................................................ 517 577 577

Commission on Mental Health Services ........................................................ 2,228 2,162 2,162

Corrections Medical Receiver ......................................................................... 10 0 0

Total, Receivership Programs ............................................................... 2,755 2,739 2,739

Financing and Other Uses:

D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority ......... 33 0 0

Total, General Fund .............................................................................. 32,575 34,235 34,235

Enterprise Funds:

Lottery and Charitable Games ....................................................................... 100 100 100

D.C. Retirement Board ................................................................................... 13 14 14

Correctional Industries ................................................................................... 31 31 31

Total, Enterprise Funds ......................................................................... 144 145 145

Total, FTEs ........................................................................................ 32,719 34,380 1 34,380

1 Includes 1,012 from intra-District funds.

OPERATING EXPENSES

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND

MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY

The Committee recommends $3,140,000 from local funds instead

of $6,500,000 from interest earnings for the operations of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority for fiscal year 2001.

Budget submission inadequate.—The control board continues to

submit inadequate budget justifications. This was pointed out in

last year’s report (H. Rept 106–249, page 75), but apparently control board officials did not read the report or have chosen to ignore

the Committee’s request. In either event, the control board has

once again failed to provide the minimum level of justification material. The control board should set an example for the District government in how to prepare budgets that managers can use to

evaluate their performance. The audacity of requesting a budget

that is more than double that of the previous year with little or no

written justification, for a year when the control board will be

winding down, speaks volumes.

Inadequacy of control board’s financial staff.—Unlike the control

board’s legal and other staff, the operations of the control board’s

Chief Financial Officer appear to be substandard. The District’s

independent auditors, Peat Marwick, cited the control board for not

providing necessary documentation to enable the District government to perform certain reconciliations in connection with the Dis-
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trict’s independent audits. The Committee in last year’s report requested from the control board account balances and reconciliations

referred to in the management letter. Once again the control board

failed to provide the information. This unresponsiveness and lack

of good faith effort are not what is expected from the control board

and does not reflect well on the control board. The Committee requests the Authority to provide account balances and reconciliations referred to in the management letter to the District’s Chief

Financial Officer and to the Committee no later than 10 calendar

days after the end of each month.

Salary levels of staff.—The Committee recommends that language carried in last year’s bill concerning the salary levels of the

Executive Director and the General Counsel be continued in this

year’s bill. The language has been carried in the bill for the past

two years and requires the Authority to comply with a June 16,

1998 General Accounting Office opinion that concluded the Authority had overpaid its Executive Director and General Counsel.

Severance pay, buyouts, etc.—The Committee is concerned with

the control board’s generosity with taxpayers’ money in approving

six figure severance and other payments to former District government employees, including a former chief financial officer. Taxpayers cannot afford the control board’s generosity. Those funds

could and should be put to better use in public education or public

safety or senior citizens or other District programs that directly

benefit residents and taxpayers rather than used to reward a select

few whose motives may be fine but whose job performance did not

quite measure up. The Committee expects this practice to stop immediately. The Committee does not approve of the use of any funds

as severance pay or buyouts for control board employees. The control board was created for a specific purpose which is public knowledge. Employees who leave the control board for whatever reason

and wish to continue working should seek employment in the same

manner as regular employees who leave the District government.

In fact, they may even wish to continue their careers as District

government employees.

GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

The Committee recommends a total of $194,621,000 and 2,023

full-time equivalent positions for the various departments, agencies

and activities funded through this appropriation.

The allowance recommended by activity follows:
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

Agency/Activity FY 2000 approved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY 2001 re- quest less Intra-District Committee recommenda- tion Intra-District Committee recommenda- tion less Intra- District Bill compared 

FY 2000 approved 

Council of the District of Columbia ...................................................................................... 10,477,000 12,124,000 0 12,124,000 12,124,000 0 12,124,000 1,167,000 Office of the District of Columbia Auditor ............................................................................ 1,183,000 1,283,000 0 1,283,000 1,283,000 0 1,283,000 100,000 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ..................................................................................... 623,000 748,000 0 748,000 748,000 0 748,000 125,000 Office of the Mayor ................................................................................................................ 9,207,000 10,717,000 0 10,717,000 6,067,000 0 6,067,000 (3,140,000) Office of the Secretary ........................................................................................................... 1,816,000 1,946,000 0 1,946,000 1,946,000 0 1,946,000 130,000 Citywide Call Center .............................................................................................................. 0 1,959,000 (1,959,000) 0 1,959,000 (1,959,000) 0 1,959,000 Office of the City Administrator ............................................................................................ 13,067,000 23,652,000 (266,000) 23,386,000 23,652,000 (266,000) 23,386,000 10,585,000 Office of Personnel ................................................................................................................. 11,624,000 12,531,000 (1,246,000) 11,285,000 12,531,000 (1,246,000) 11,285,000 907,000 Human Resources Development ............................................................................................. 3,766,000 2,744,000 0 2,744,000 2,744,000 0 2,744,000 (1,022,000) Office of Finance and Resource Management ...................................................................... 1,983,000 2,153,000 0 2,153,000 2,153,000 0 2,153,000 170,000 Office of Contracting and Procurement ................................................................................. 14,150,000 15,337,000 ........................ 15,337,000 15,337,000 ........................ 15,337,000 1,187,000 Office of the Chief Technology Officer .................................................................................. 5,511,000 14,192,000 (2,422,000) 11,770,000 14,192,000 (2,422,000) 11,770,000 8,681,000 Office of Property Management ............................................................................................. 31,108,000 34,819,000 (26,269,000) 8,550,000 34,819,000 (26,269,000) 8,550,000 3,711,000 Contract Appeals Board ......................................................................................................... 687,000 734,000 0 734,000 734,000 0 734,000 47,000 Board of Elections and Ethics ............................................................................................... 3,238,000 3,250,000 0 3,250,000 3,250,000 0 3,250,000 12,000 Office of Campaign Finance .................................................................................................. 978,000 1,209,000 0 1,209,000 1,209,000 0 1,209,000 231,000 Public Employee Relations Board .......................................................................................... 632,000 652,000 0 652,000 652,000 0 652,000 20,000 Office of Employee Appeals ................................................................................................... 1,337,000 1,434,000 0 1,434,000 1,434,000 0 1,434,000 97,000 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ................................................................ 367,000 367,000 0 367,000 367,000 0 367,000 0 Office of Inspector General .................................................................................................... 6,827,000 12,399,000 0 12,399,000 12,399,000 0 12,399,000 5,572,000 Office of Chief Financial Officer ............................................................................................ 81,571,000 80,471,000 (4,788,000) 75,683,000 81,971,000 (4,788,000) 77,183,000 400,000 

Total, Governmental Direction and Support ...................................................................... 200,152,000 234,721,000 (36,950,000) 197,771,000 231,571,000 (36,950,000) 194,621,000 31,419,000 
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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Committee recommends a total of $12,124,000 and 157 fulltime equivalent positions (including $12,118,000 and 157 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds and $6,000 from other funds)

for fiscal year 2001 for the operation of the legislative branch of

government for the District.

The Council of the District is the elected legislative branch of the

District government, Its mission is to enact laws, adopt the annual

operating budget, and establish and oversee the programs and operations of District government agencies. The Council is composed

of 13 members—five of whom including the Chairman, are elected

at-large, and eight who are elected from wards.

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AUDITOR

The Committee recommends $1,283,000 and 14 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year 2001 for the operation

of this office.

The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor assist the Council

of the District of Columbia in performing its oversight responsibilities, conducts statutory audits of various accounts, operations and

programs of the District of Columbia government, and reviews revenue estimates in support of annual budgets and municipal bonds.

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS

The Committee recommends $748,000 and one full-time equivalent position from local funds for the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions which consisting of 37 chartered advisory neighborhood

commissions which were established by the District of Columbia

Home Rule Act to advise the District government on matters of

public policy in areas such as planning, transportation, social service programs, health, safety and sanitation.

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

The Committee recommends the appropriation of $6,067,000 and

71 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year

2001 for the Office of the Mayor. The allowance reflects a net decrease of $4,650,000 consisting of a technical adjustment downward

of $5,000,000 and increases of $350,000. The reduction of

$5,000,000 reflects a technical adjustment to the FY 2001 request

that duplicates the one-time appropriation provided in the FY 2000

appropriations act from interest earned on accounts held by the

control board on behalf of the District. The $5,000,000 was a onetime appropriation included in section 168 of the FY 2000 appropriations act and in the Mayor’s FY 2000 approved budget to provide offsets against local taxes for a commercial revitalization program. The District’s FY 2001 budget did not request a second

$5,000,000 from interest earnings. Therefore, the Mayor’s budget

was overstated by $5,000,000 in FY 2001.

The increases of $350,000 include $100,000 for a study analyzing

the District’s tax structure, and the anticipated impact upon the

District’s economy and government of recent and potential tax

changes, and of tax simplification. The study may include proposals

made by the District’s Delegate to the House of Representatives.

The bill language requires that the contractor be a qualified inde-
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pendent auditor experienced in analyzing tax sources with no other

affiliation with the District government. Also included is $250,000

to study and design a system approved by the Comptroller General

for simplifying the administration of personnel policies, including

pay policies, with respect to employees of the District government.

Report on the District’s Issuance of Industrial Revenue Bonds.—

The Executive Office of the Mayor is directed to submit along with

its Fiscal Year 2002 Budget, a report detailing the District of Columbia’s use of its authority under Section 490 of the Home Rule

Act to issue District revenue bonds, notes or other obligations (including refunding bonds, notes or other obligations) to borrow

money to finance, refinance, or reimburse, and to assist in the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of certain activities during FY

1999–FY 2000. Specifically, the report should detail each application for issuance, the amount of the proposed issuance, the specific

activities to be financed from the issuance and the disposition of

the application.

Report on the District’s Support for Non-Profit Organizations.—

The Executive Office of the Mayor is directed to submit along with

its Fiscal Year 2002 Budget, a report detailing all grants, contracts,

contributions, or other forms of assistance, real or in-kind, provided

by the Government of the District of Columbia, including all agencies thereof to any organization registered as a non-profit entity.

The report should include the amount of the assistance, the method

by which the assistance was provided (grants, contract, etc.) and

the benefit to be derived by the Government of the District of Columbia or the citizens of the District of Columbia from such assistance.

The Office of the Mayor is responsible for setting policy priorities, providing management direction and support to agencies, to

serve the needs of the public and to restore one government, good

government, and self-government to the District of Columbia.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

The bill includes $1,946,000 and 27 full-time equivalent positions

(including $1,853,000 and 25 full-time equivalent positions from

local funds and $93,000 and two full-time equivalent positions from

other funds) for fiscal year 2001 for the Office of the Secretary.

The Office of the Secretary assists the Mayor and the executive

agencies with their operations by providing ministerial and

logistical support services, managing the District’s records storage

program and archives, and reviewing, publishing, and distributing

all District government rules, regulations, and administrative orders.

CITYWIDE CALL CENTER

The budget includes $1,959,000 and 38 full-time equivalent positions to be funded by intra-District funds for a citywide call center

to serve as the District of Columbia’s primary point of entry for

citizens and customers attempting to access non-emergency services, and information.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR

A total of $23,386,000 and 73 full-time equivalent positions (including $5,000,000 and 58 full-time equivalents positions from local

funds and $18,386,000 and 15 full-time equivalent positions from

federal funds) are included in the bill for the operation of the Office

of the City Administrator in fiscal year 2001.

The Office of the City Administrator provides direction and coordination to agencies for effective management and service delivery, as defined by the Mayor and the residents of the District of

Columbia.

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

The Committee recommends $11,285,000 and 147 full-time

equivalent positions (including $9,998,000 and 126 full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $1,287,000 and 21 full-time

equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of Personnel

for the fiscal year 2001.

The Office of Personnel provides comprehensive human resource

management programs and services to attract, develop, and retain

a highly qualified workforce and to facilitate organizational effectiveness.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

The Committee recommends $2,744,000 and one full-time equivalent position from local funds for the Human Resource Development Fund.

The Human Resource Development Fund was created in April

1997 by Mayoral Order 97–95 to facilitate and better manage investments in the workforce.

OFFICE OF FINANCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $2,153,000 and 35 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the operation of the Office of Finance and Resource Management in fiscal year 2001.

The Office of Finance and Resource Management was created at

the beginning of fiscal year 1999 after the dismantling of the Department of Administrative Services. The Office is responsible for

collecting and paying utility and telecommunications services for

District government agencies.

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

The Committee recommends $15,337,000 and 223 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Contracting

and Procurement for fiscal year 2001.

The Office of Contracting and Procurement is responsible for providing its customers with breakthrough improvement in the cost,

quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services by the District’s supplier base.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

The bill includes $11,770,000 and 60 full-time equivalent positions (including $11,756,000 and 60 full-time equivalent positions
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from local funds and $14,000 for other funds) for the Office of the

Chief Technology Officer for fiscal year 2001.

The Office of the Chief Technology Officer is responsible for articulating the manner in which the government leverages its investments in information technology to attain the government’s

goal of being an efficient and effective service provider.

The Committee has included language in the bill that provides

the office with small purchase procurement authority of $500,000,

similar to that provided to the Metropolitan Police Department.

This will assist the office to successfully complete the citywide telecommunications and data access infrastructures.

DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $8,550,000 and 63 full-time equivalent positions (including $6,620,000 and 62 full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $1,930,000 and one full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of Property

Management for fiscal year 2001.

The Department of Property Management is responsible for

maximizing the value of the District’s real property assets, and to

create a wholesome environment for the District’s customers, workforce, and all other facility users.

CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD

The Committee recommends $734,000 and six full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Contract Appeals Board for

fiscal year 2001.

The Contract Appeals Board provides a quasi-judicial forum to

assure that the contracting practices of District agencies are responsive, impartial, and expeditious.

BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

The Committee recommends a total of $3,250,000 and 50 fulltime equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year 2001 for

the Board of Elections and Ethics.

The Board of Elections and Ethics is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the election laws of the District of Columbia.

OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

The Committee recommends $1,209,000 and 15 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Campaign Finance

for fiscal year 2001.

The Office of Campaign is responsible for the preservation of the

confidence of the public in the integrity of the District government

and to ensure trust by enforcing District of Columbia laws pertaining to campaign finance, lobbying, conflict of interest, and ethical conduct of public officials.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD

The Committee recommends the total request of $652,000 and

four full-time equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year

2001 for the Public Employee Relations Board.
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The Board is responsible for solving labor-management disputes

in the District government.

OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE APPEALS

The total budget request of $1,434,000 and 15 full-time equivalent positions from local funds is included in the bill for the Office

of Employee Appeals for fiscal year 2001.

The Office of Employee Appeals is an administrative hearing

agency that adjudicates appeals filed by District employees concerning adverse actions, performance ratings, classifications, privacy and records management, erroneous employee payments, reductions-in-force, and grievances.

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

The total budget request of $367,000 from local funds is included

in the bill as the District’s share of the Council of Government’s

budget for fiscal year 2001.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is the cooperative association of the 16 major cities and counties in the metropolitan area. It was organized in 1957 and is the official planning

agency for metropolitan Washington by designation of various Federal agencies. The Council provides the mechanism for interlocal

and interstate cooperation in metropolitan Washington.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The appropriation of $12,399,000 and 105 full-time equivalent

positions (including $11,293,000 and 90 full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $1,106,000 and 15 full-time equivalent

positions from Federal funds) is recommended for fiscal year 2001

for the Office of Inspector General.

The Office of Inspector General provides oversight of the District

government’s activities to prevent and detect fraud, abuse, and

waste in the programs and operations.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Committee recommends $77,183,000 and 956 full-time

equivalent positions (including $66,406,000 and 912 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $932,000 and three full-time

equivalent positions from federal funds, and $9,845,000 and 41 fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of the

Chief Financial Officer for fiscal year 2001.

The Committee has included $1,500,000 from Federal funds for

the Office of the Chief Financial Officer consisting of $250,000 for

payment to a mentoring program and for hotline services, $500,000

for payment to a youth development program with a character

building curriculum, $500,000 for the design, construction and

maintenance of a trash rack system to be installed at the Hickey

Run stormwater outfall, and $250,000 to support a program to assist homeless individuals to become productive, taxpaying citizens

in the District of Columbia.

The Committee requests that the District of Columbia conduct a

review of property within the city which is currently listed as tax

exempt. The Committee would like a comparison of those properties currently exempted, with the property owned by the National
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Association of Wheat Growers (which is a 501(c)(3) organization),

located at 415 Second Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002. The

Committee requests that the city make a recommendation as to

whether the National Wheat Growers property qualifies for tax exempt status. It is requested that this recommendation, along with

a report on the comparison from which this recommendation was

based, be submitted to the Committee no later than September 15,

2000.

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is comprised of the

former Office of Budget and Planning, Office of Finance and Treasury, Office of Financial Operations and Systems, and the Office and

Tax and Revenues. The Office is responsible for bringing fiscal stability, accountability and integrity to the District through comprehensive financial management in order to support public services and restore stakeholder confidence in the Government of the

District of Columbia.

Budget justifications.—The District’s fiscal year 2001 documents,

both operating and capital, are virtually useless. Nothing more

needs to be said about them. The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award in the front of each budget document reminds the

Committee of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting presented to the District government for its

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 1993 even

though the District government was financially insolvent. The District government needs to do a much better job.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

The Committee recommends a total of $205,638,000 and 1,525

full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2001 for the department and agencies funded through this appropriation.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

Agency/Activity FY 2000 ap- proved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY 2001 request less Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less Intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

Business Services and Economic Development ..... 22,515,000 26,753,000 0 26,753,000 26,753,000 0 26,753,000 4,238,000 Office of Zoning ...................................................... 1,275,000 1,763,000 0 1,763,000 1,763,000 0 1,763,000 488,000 Department of Housing and Community Development ................................................................... 57,939,000 48,273,000 0 48,273,000 48,273,000 0 48,273,000 (9,666,000) Department of Employment Services ..................... 63,690,000 80,812,000 0 80,812,000 80,812,000 0 80,812,000 17,122,000 Board of Appeals and Review ................................ 240,000 244,000 0 244,000 244,000 0 244,000 4,000 Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals 291,000 300,000 0 300,000 300,000 0 300,000 9,000 Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs .. 28,625,000 28,013,000 (1,500,000) 26,513,000 28,013,000 (1,500,000) 26,513,000 (612,000) Office of Banking and Financial Institutions ......... 870,000 1,869,000 0 1,869,000 1,869,000 0 1,869,000 999,000 Public Service Commission ..................................... 5,327,000 5,678,000 0 5,678,000 5,678,000 0 5,678,000 351,000 Office of the People’s Counsel ............................... 2,823,000 3,020,000 0 3,020,000 3,020,000 0 3,020,000 197,000 Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation ..................................................................... 6,990,000 7,359,000 0 7,359,000 7,359,000 0 7,359,000 369,000 Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications ................................................................ 2,886,000 3,571,000 (517,000) 3,054,000 3,571,000 (517,000) 3,054,000 685,000 

Total, Economic Development and Regulation ..................................................... 193,471,000 207,655,000 (2,017,000) 205,638,000 207,655,000 (2,017,000) 205,638,000 14,184,000 
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Committee recommends $26,753,000 and 97 full-time equivalent positions (including $10,353,000 and 88 full-time equivalent

positions from local funds, $304,000 and two full-time equivalent

positions from Federal funds, and $16,096,000 and seven full-time

equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of Business Services and Economic Development in fiscal year 2001.

The Department of Business Services and Economic Development

mission is to facilitate the creation and growth of wealth in the

District of Columbia and expansion of its revenue base through: (1)

the development and implementation of programs and policies for

the retention, expansion and attraction of commerce and trade, including local, small and disadvantaged businesses; (2) efficiently,

effectively and fairly regulating business activities and land and

building use in the District of Columbia; and (3) developing and

maintaining stable, and diverse attractive neighborhoods throughout the District of Columbia.

OFFICE OF ZONING

The Committee recommends $1,763,000 and 16 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Zoning for fiscal

year 2001.

The Office of Zoning provides administrative, professional, and

technical assistance to the Zoning Commission and the Board of

Zoning Adjustment in the maintenance and regulation of zoning

and the zoning process in the District of Columbia.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The Committee recommends $48,273,000 and 144 full-time

equivalent positions (including $3,702,000 and seven full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $40,109,000 and 137 full-time

equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $4,462,000 from other

funds) for the Department of Housing and Community Development for fiscal year 2001.

The Department of Housing and Community Development promotes economic development initiatives, creates and maintains stable and viable mixed income neighborhoods, maintains and expends the city’s tax base, and encourages self-sufficiency in its

housing programs and policies, for the benefit of the District of Columbia residents by leveraging public dollars for private funding

and resources.

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

The Committee recommends a total of $80,812,000 and 650 fulltime equivalent positions (including $11,972,000 and 71 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $51,787,000 and 407 full-time

equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $17,053,000 and 172

full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal year 2001

for the Department of Employment Services.

The Department of Employment Services provides meaningful

employment and training opportunities; ensures timely payment of

benefits for unemployed and injured workers, and promotes safe,

healthy, and productive work places for employees and employers.
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BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW

The Committee recommends $244,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Appeals and Review

in fiscal year 2001.

The Board of Appeals and Review is the administrative agency

commissioned to review agency decisions disputed by citizens and

medical facilities.

BOARD OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AND APPEALS

The Committee recommends $300,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Real Property Assessment and Appeals for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals is to ensure that real property, which comes before the Board

for review, is assessed at 100 percent of its market value and is in

equalization with similar properties.

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

The Committee recommends a total of $26,513,000 and 403 fulltime equivalent positions (including $25,228,000 and 397 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $75,000 from Federal funds,

and $1,210,000 and six full-time equivalent positions from other

funds) for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Consumer and

Regulatory Affairs.

The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs protects

the health, safety, and welfare of District of Columbia residents by

regulating business activities, land and building use, occupational

and professional conduct and standards, rental housing and condominiums, and the physical environment for the District.

Rent control.—The Committee believes that the analysis and conclusions of the report released by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority on July

10 contain important proposals for improving the economic climate

and the condition of rental housing in the District of Columbia to

consider the report before proposing a 5-year extension of the District’s existing rent control statute.

To promote better pubic understanding of the report released by

the Authority, the Committee requests that the Council and the

Authority submit specific recommendations to the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no

later than 120 days after enactment of this Act to implement the

conclusions of the report. Recommendations should address but not

be limited to:

how the rent control provisions in the D.C. Code can be improved, in order to ensure that the subsidy benefits of rent control are not extended to residents who do not qualify as lowincome families—those making less than 80% of area median

income—as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban

Development;

how the capital improvement review provisions in the D.C.

Code can be made less burdensome, in order to reduce private

and government funds expended during the review process and

to encourage capital improvements to aging properties; and
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how the introduction of vacancy decontrol could be implemented, in order to improve the economic and regulatory climate.

OFFICE OF BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

The Committee recommends $1,869,000 and 20 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of Banking and Financial Institutions for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Office of Banking and Financial Institutions

is to promote a climate in which financial institutions will organize

to do business in the District of Columbia and contribute to the

economic development of the District.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

A total of $5,678,000 and 58 full-time equivalent positions (including $103,000 and two full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds and $5,575,000 and 56 full-time equivalent positions

from other funds) is recommended for fiscal year 2001 for the Public Service Commission.

The mission of the Public Service Commission is to serve the

public interest by ensuring that financially healthy utilities provide

safe, reliable, and quality service at just and reasonable rates for

District of Columbia residential, business and government ratepayers.

OFFICE OF PEOPLE’S COUNSEL

The Committee has approved $3,020,000 and 28 full-time equivalent positions from other funds for fiscal year 2001 for the Office

of People’s Counsel.

The mission of the Office of the People’s Counsel is to ensure

that utility consumers of natural gas, electric, and telephone services, in the District of Columbia have legal representation before

local and federal decision-making bodies.

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND SECURITIES REGULATION

The Committee recommends $7,359,000 and 89 full-time equivalent positions from other funds for the Department of Insurance

and Securities Regulation for fiscal year 2001.

The Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws and regulations governing the insurance and securities industry in the District of Columbia.

OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION

A total of $3,054,000 and 14 full-time equivalent positions from

other funds) are recommended for the Office Cable Television for

fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Office of Cable Television is to protect, promote and advocate the public interest in cable television with the

District of Columbia, to oversee and coordinate programming for

the municipal channels, and to coordinate the Interagency Task

Force on Telecommunications.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

The Committee recommends a total of $762,346,000 and 9,037

full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2001 for the public

safety activities funded through this appropriation.

The allocation of funds by department and agency is shown in

the following tabulation:
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

Agency/Activity FY 2000 ap- proved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY 2001 request less Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less Intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

Metropolitan Police Department ............................. 305,028,000 306,666,000 (3,454,000) 303,212,000 306,666,000 (3,454,000) 303,212,000 1,638,000 Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department 111,942,000 116,596,000 0 116,596,000 116,596,000 0 116,596,000 4,654,000 Police Officers and Fire Fighers’ Retirement System ..................................................................... 39,900,000 49,000,000 0 49,000,000 49,000,000 0 49,000,000 9,100,000 Office of the Corporation Counsel .......................... 48,325,000 48,095,000 (2,130,000) 45,965,000 48,095,000 (2,130,000) 45,965,000 (230,000) Settlements and Judgments ................................... 26,900,000 23,450,000 0 23,450,000 23,450,000 0 23,450,000 (3,450,000) Department of Corrections ...................................... 245,877,000 213,293,000 (300,000) 212,993,000 213,293,000 (300,000) 212,993,000 (32,584,000) District of Columbia National Guard ...................... 1,748,000 2,326,000 0 2,326,000 2,326,000 0 2,326,000 578,000 Emergency Management Agency ............................ 2,641,000 2,978,000 0 2,978,000 2,978,000 0 2,978,000 337,000 Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure ... 143,000 169,000 0 169,000 169,000 0 169,000 26,000 Judicial Nomination Commission ............................ 85,000 90,000 0 90,000 90,000 0 90,000 5,000 Citizen Complaint Review Board ............................ 1,200,000 857,000 0 857,000 857,000 0 857,000 (343,000) Advisory Commission on Sentencing ...................... 707,000 733,000 0 733,000 733,000 0 733,000 26,000 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner .................... 0 3,977,000 0 3,977,000 3,977,000 0 3,977,000 3,977,000 

Total, Public Safety and Justice ............... 784,496,000 768,230,000 (5,884,000) 762,346,000 768,230,000 (5,884,000) 762,346,000 (16,266,000) 
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METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Committee has approved a total of $303,212,000 and 4,622

full-time equivalent positions (including $284,504,000 and 4,351

full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $9,721,000 and 200

full-time equivalent positions from federal funds, and $8,987,000

and 71 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal

year 2001 for the Metropolitan Police Department.

The mission of the Metropolitan Police Department is to provide

law enforcement and other police services to people living, working

and visiting the District of Columbia and to improve the quality of

life in the city.

FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

A total of $116,596,000 and 1,948 full-time equivalent positions

(including $116,587,000 and 1,948 full-time equivalent positions

from local funds and $9,000 from other funds) is recommended for

fiscal year 2001 for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.

The mission of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is to improve the quality of life to those who choose to live,

work, visit and do business in the District of Columbia by preventing fires before they occur; extinguishing those fires that do

occur; and providing emergency medical and ambulance service.

POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

A total of $49,000,000 from local funds is recommended for fiscal

year 2001 for the City’s contribution to the police and fire retirement system.

The Police and Fire Retirement System provides annuity payments and other retirement and disability benefits for Metropolitan

Police and Fire Department retirees and survivors.

OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL

The Committee has approved $45,965,000 and 489 full-time

equivalent positions (including $28,076,000 and 297 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $13,760,000 and 180 full-time

equivalent positions from federal funds and $4,129,000 and 12 fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal year 2001 for

the Office of the Corporation Counsel.

The mission of the Office of the Corporation Counsel is to conduct all legal business for the District of Columbia including all

suits instituted by and against the government thereof.

SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS

The Committee recommends $23,450,000 from local funds for fiscal year 2001 for this special account to settle claims and lawsuits

and pay judgments in all types of tort cases entered against the

District government.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

The bill includes the total request of $212,993,000 and 1,815 fulltime equivalent positions (including $80,193,000 and 892 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, and $132,800,000 and 923
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full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal year 2001

for the Department of Corrections.

The Committee notes that the Department currently provides the

halfway house facilities for pretrial defendants ordered to a residential placement as a condition of their release. However, the

Committee has been advised that pursuant to the National Capital

Revitalization Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33), the Department

questions its ongoing legal or statutory obligation to continue to

provide this service. Since the Department’s budget does not include a reduction to terminate this service, the Committee expects

the Department to continue providing halfway house bed space for

pretrial defendants.

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to ensure public

safety and uphold the public trust by providing for the safety and

secure confinement of pre-trial detainees and sentenced prisoners

and to do so fairly, without undue suffering and as efficiently as

possible.

NATIONAL GUARD

The Committee recommends $2,326,000 and 43 full-time equivalent positions (including $1,820,000 and 30 full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $506,000 and 13 full-time equivalent

positions from other funds) for the District’s support of the National Guard during fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the District of Columbia National Guard is to

serve as an integral component of the nation’s military forces when

activated and is trained to respond during civil emergencies or disturbances to protect life, property, and the interest of the District

of Columbia.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

A total of $2,978,000 and 39 full-time equivalent positions (including $2,015,000 and 26 full-time equivalent positions from local

funds and $963,000 and 13 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds) are recommended for the fiscal year 2001 for the Emergency Management Agency.

The mission of the Emergency Management Agency is providing

24-hour emergency assistance by mobilizing and deploying personnel and resources, updating emergency operations plans and

strategies, training emergency personnel, managing special events,

warning and informing the public of emergencies and disasters in

order to save lives and to protect property in the District of Columbia.

COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISABILITIES AND TENURE

The Committee recommends $169,000 and two full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is to provide for the preservation of an independent and fair

judiciary by making determinations regarding the discipline, involuntary retirement, and reappointment of judges of the District of

Columbia courts.
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JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION

The budget request of $90,000 and one full-time equivalent position from local funds is recommended for fiscal year 2001 for the

Judicial Nomination Commission.

The mission of the Judicial Nomination Commission is to select

and recommend to the President of the United States nominees to

fill judicial vacancies in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

and the Superior Court.

CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD

The Committee recommends $857,000 and 21 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Citizen Complaint Review

Board for fiscal year 2001.

The Citizen Complaint Review Board provides the public with an

independent and impartial forum for the review and resolution of

complaints against officers of the Metropolitan Police Department

and special police officers employed by the District of Columbia

government.

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON SENTENCING

The bill includes $733,000 and six full-time equivalent positions

from local funds for the Advisory Commission on Sentencing for fiscal year 2001.

The Advisory Commission on Sentencing is responsible for conducting a comprehensive study on criminal sentencing practices in

the District of Columbia.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

The Committee recommends $3,977,000 and 51 full-time equivalent positions (including $3,871,000 and 49 full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $106,000 and two full-time equivalent

positions from other funds) for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for fiscal year 2001.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner investigates and certifies all deaths in the District of Columbia that occur by any

means of violence (injury), and those that occur unexpectedly, without medical attention, in custody, or which pose a threat to the

public health.

PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

A total of $994,418,000 and 12,131 full-time equivalent positions

is recommended for the operation of the activities included within

this appropriation title.

A summary of the allocations to the agencies and offices under

this heading compared with the budget estimates follows:
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

Agency/Activity FY 2000 ap- proved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY 2001 request less Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less Intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

District of Columbia Public Schools ....................... 717,288,000 804,549,000 (35,106,000) 769,443,000 804,549,000 (35,106,000) 769,443,000 87,261,000 Teachers’ Retirement System ................................. 10,700,000 200,000 0 200,000 200,000 0 200,000 (10,500,000) State Education Office ............................................ 0 1,679,000 ......................... 1,679,000 1,679,000 ......................... 1,679,000 1,679,000 D.C. Resident Tuition Support ................................ 17,000,000 17,000,000 ......................... 17,000,000 14,000,000 ......................... 14,000,000 (3,000,000) Public Charter Schools ........................................... 27,885,000 105,000,000 0 105,000,000 105,000,000 0 105,000,000 77,115,000 University of the District of Columbia ................... 82,024,000 86,110,000 (9,677,000) 76,433,000 86,110,000 (9,677,000) 76,433,000 4,086,000 Public Library .......................................................... 24,171,000 26,459,000 0 26,459,000 26,459,000 0 26,459,000 2,288,000 Commission on the Arts and Humanities .............. 2,111,000 2,241,000 (37,000) 2,204,000 2,241,000 (37,000) 2,204,000 130,000 

Total, Public Education System ................ 881,179,000 1,043,238,000 (44,820,000) 998,418,000 1,040,238,000 (44,820,000) 995,418,000 159,059,000 
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BOARD OF EDUCATION—PUBLIC SCHOOLS

An appropriation of $769,443,000 and 10,850 full-time equivalent positions (including $628,809,000 and 9,660 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $133,490,000 and 1,097 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $7,144,000 and 93 full-time

equivalent positions from other funds) for the public school system

are approved for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the District of Columbia Public Schools is to provide a viable and comprehensive system of publicly supported education for students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.

The District of Columbia Public Schools, under the direction of the

Board of Education and the management of the Superintendent,

provides services including comprehensive programs at the elementary, junior and senior high school levels. Additionally, special educational services for the handicapped students and career training

opportunities for adults at career development centers are provided.

TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The total funds available to the public school system in fiscal

year 2001 follows:

Total resources

Agency Fiscal year 2001

Operating Expenses:

Local funds ...................................................................................... $628,809,000

Federal grants ................................................................................. 133,490,000

Private and other funds ................................................................. 7,144,000

Intra-District funds ........................................................................ 35,106,000

Total, operating expenses ....................................................... 804,549,000

PUPIL MEMBERSHIP

For the 2000–2001 school year, the number of students in the

District’s public school system, excluding public charter schools, excluding public charter schools, is expected to decrease by 85, to

70,677. The following table shows annual pupil membership statistics from 1969–1970 to the 2000–2001 estimates:

PUPIL MEMBERSHIP, 1969–70 THROUGH 2000–2001

School year Enrollment Change

1969 ....................................................................................................................................... 145,584 0

1970 ....................................................................................................................................... 142,857 (2,727)

1971 ....................................................................................................................................... 139,650 (3,207)

1972 ....................................................................................................................................... 136,783 (2,867)

1973 ....................................................................................................................................... 132,438 (4,345)

1974 ....................................................................................................................................... 128,389 (4,049)

1975 ....................................................................................................................................... 126,568 (1,821)

1976 ....................................................................................................................................... 122,586 (3,982)

1977 ....................................................................................................................................... 116,595 (5,991)

1978 ....................................................................................................................................... 113,858 (2,737)

1979 ....................................................................................................................................... 106,156 (7,702)

1980 ....................................................................................................................................... 99,225 (6,931)

1981 ....................................................................................................................................... 94,425 (4,800)

1982 ....................................................................................................................................... 91,828 (2,597)

1983 ....................................................................................................................................... 89,491 (2,337)

1984 ....................................................................................................................................... 87,927 (1,564)

1985 ....................................................................................................................................... 87,677 (250)

1986 ....................................................................................................................................... 86,893 (784)
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PUPIL MEMBERSHIP, 1969–70 THROUGH 2000–2001—Continued

School year Enrollment Change

1987 ....................................................................................................................................... 87,955 1,062

1988 ....................................................................................................................................... 85,306 (2,649)

1989 ....................................................................................................................................... 81,301 (4,005)

1990 ....................................................................................................................................... 80,694 (607)

1991 ....................................................................................................................................... 80,618 (76)

1992 ....................................................................................................................................... 80,937 319

1993 ....................................................................................................................................... 80,678 (259)

1994 ....................................................................................................................................... 80,450 (228)

1995 ....................................................................................................................................... 79,802 (648)

1996 ....................................................................................................................................... 78,648 (1,154)

1997 ....................................................................................................................................... 77,111 (1,537)

1998 ....................................................................................................................................... 71,889 (5,222)

1999 ....................................................................................................................................... 70,762 (1,127)

2000 estimate ....................................................................................................................... 70,677 (85)

With the amount recommended in the bill, per pupil expenditures for the 2000–2001 school year from all sources will total

$11,383 of which $8,897 will be from District funds and $2,486 will

be from Federal and other funds.

TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM

The Committee recommends the sum of $200,000 from local

funds for Teachers’ Retirement and Annuity Payments in fiscal

year 2001.

The Teachers’ Retirement System provides annuity payments

and other retirement and disability benefits for retired District

teachers and their survivors.

STATE EDUCATION OFFICE

The bill includes $1,679,000 and nine full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the State Education Office. The State

Education office serves as the State Authority for the District of

Columbia in its application for and monitoring of Federal funds in

areas that impact education and other areas and perform specified

functions in monitoring and assisting the District’s local education

agencies.

D.C. RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $14,000,000 and 15 full-time equivalent positions from local funds appropriated as a Federal payment

for D.C. Resident Tuition Support from a Federal payment previously approved under Federal funds in this bill (p. 24). The Resident Tuition Support provides high school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits of in-State tuition at State colleges

and universities outside the District of Columbia.

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

The Committee recommends $105,000,000 from local funds for

public charter schools for the fiscal year 2001. The enrollment at

public charter schools for the 2000–2001 school year is expected to

be 10,500, an increase of 50.4 percent over 1999. The enrollment

has grown each year since 1996 when there were 100 students; in

1997 there were 250 students; in 1998 there were 3,659 students;

and in 1999 there are 6,980 students.
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The purpose of the public charter school is to provide an alternative, free education for students who reside in the District of Columbia.

Two different charter school laws exist side-by-side in the D.C.

Code. The District Council charter school law (D.C. Code sec. 2801

et seq.) was passed just prior to the passage of the School Reform

Act, the congressional charter school law for the District (D.C. Code

§ 31–2851 et seq.) The Council version was vetoed by Mayor Barry

and sent back to the Council accompanied by a letter explaining

that the Mayor vetoed the bill because it established excessive regulation of the charter schools by the superintendent. In spite of the

veto (there is disagreement about whether the veto came in time),

the Council sent the bill along to Congress, which took no action

and the bill went onto the books.

Many of the provisions of the Council law conflict with provisions

in the School Reform Act. For example, under the Council version

there is only one chartering authority—the board of education. Additionally, the two laws set up distinct processes for charter school

conversions, establish different enrollment reporting dates, and

contain many other inconsistent or conflicting provisions.

These variations have already caused problems and have the potential for creating even more serious problems down the road. For

example, in FY 2000 the District’s Chief Financial Officer erroneously charged each of the charter schools two separate administrative fees of 1⁄2 of 1% of their annual budgets. One of these fees

was sent to each school’s chartering board as mandated by the

School Reform Act. The other fee (for all of the schools—even those

chartered by the D.C. Public Charter School Board) was sent to the

Superintendent as mandated by the Council version of the law.

The Committee has included an amendment to make clear the

intent of Congress that the School Reform Act controls all matters

relating to charter schools in the District of Columbia. The amendment prevents the inevitable confusion that arises from the existence of two laws purporting to govern the same activity.

Addressing concerns about increasing regulation of the charter

schools by the chartering boards

Charter schools are an innovation in public education designed

to provide educational opportunities free from traditional public

school bureaucracy. The District of Columbia has one of the most

vibrant charter school programs in the United States, after only

three years enrolling more than 10% of the District’s public school

children.

However, the vibrancy of the District’s public charter school

movement is at risk from increasingly bureaucratic oversight by

the chartering boards, which appear to be losing sight of what

makes public charter schools different from traditional public

schools. Over the last two years, the chartering boards have greatly

increased the number and frequency of school system-style monitoring visits and reporting requirements, and even have begun to

intrude on areas given over to the exclusive control of the charter

schools by the School Reform Act (such as personnel and instructional methods). Charter school leaders, like their traditional public

school counterparts, are finding that much of their time is being

taken up by these procedural and other demands. Many school
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leaders report that because of the burden of oversight they have little time to spend on their schools’ academic programs—the same

complaint that is made by so many principals of traditional public

schools.

The Congress is mindful of the need for the charter schools to be

accountable to the public for academic achievement and the use of

public money. However, such accountability must not be used to

justify imposing on the charter schools the ‘‘expect and inspect’’ variety of procedural accountability that has proven to be such a failure in traditional public school systems. Charter schools are to be

held accountable for results—increased student achievement—only.

How the charter schools achieve those results is left to the creative

judgment of those who found and run the schools.

The School Reform Act sets up a scheme by which charter

schools are to be held accountable. In addition to a rigorous application process that has resulted in most charter school petitions

being denied, the Act requires the submission of a detailed annual

report by each school, including an audited financial statement.

The Act also mandates that all charter school students take the

same standardized tests as other public school to obtain and maintain accreditation, and to undergo a review every five years to determine whether there is a reason to revoke its charter.

The chartering boards must resist the urge to add significantly

to these already substantial requirements. Accountability is important, but must be limited to fiscal responsibility and student outcomes. The freedom of the public charter schools from process accountability and other forms of bureaucratic interference must be

preserved if these schools are to do a better job of schooling children than is being done by school systems. The chartering boards

must at all costs avoid infringing on those matters left within the

exclusive control of the charter schools by the School Reform Act;

and they must not require the schools to sign away this control as

a condition of approval.

Finally, the chartering boards should not extend the charter petition approval process beyond the dates permitted by the School Reform Act. The intent of Congress in establishing the School Reform

Act was that by April 1 of each year charter applicants would know

whether they would receive a charter to open school the following

September. Charter applicants should not have to wait until June

or July for approval, as has frequently been the case, nor should

schools have to delay their opening for an entire year after approval to allow the chartering boards even more time to ensure

that they are ‘‘ready’’ to open. Finally, ‘‘final approval’’ to begin operation as a charter school should not have to await the signing of

a so-called charter school contract, which has been used by both

boards to impose on the schools greater requirements than contemplated by the School Reform Act.

Modification of contracting requirements

Under current law, charter schools must go through a complex

bidding process for all contracts with a value of over $10,000, while

for DCPS and other District agencies the amount is $25,000. This

requirement sets the charter schools back for months on critical

purchases. Since most of these contracts are for building construction or renovation, these delays have caused a serious hardship to
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the public charter schools, especially those in the startup phase—

many of which are not granted their charters until long after April

1, the deadline under the Act. The committee has included an

amendment to correct the inequities in the current law, limit the

scope of this section to procurement contracts, exclude those contracts that by their nature cannot be bid, and shorten the amount

of time in which procurement contracts need to be advertised and

reviewed. Finally, this amendment places the contract review process under the jurisdiction of the authorized chartering boards,

which because of their oversight responsibilities are thoroughly familiar with each individual charter school and therefore are in the

best position to evaluate the contracting process.

Licensing requirements for preschool or prekindergarten programs

The School Reform Act requires the public charter schools, but

not DCPS schools, to obtain a license for preschool or prekindergarten programs. Because of understaffing and other factors, the

District government takes a year or more to issue such licenses.

This creates a hardship on the public charter schools, which cannot

open their programs for children under 5, and for the hundreds of

parents who cannot find good schooling and care for their young

children.

DCPS schools are not required to obtain licensing for pre-kindergarten or preschool programs for children over 3 years old. The reasoning is that DCPS schools are already schools, with all the licensing and public oversight that implies, whereas the licensing law is

designed for individuals and organizations that are not already in

public education that wish to run programs for small children. The

same reasoning applies to the public charter schools.

The committee has included an amendment to put the public

charter schools on the same footing as DCPS schools, requiring licensing for the former in any case in which it is required for the

latter.

Facilities disposition

Public school buildings in the District, as elsewhere, are built

with public funds for the purpose of public education. When they

were built ‘‘public education’’ meant DCPS; now public charter

schools are included in the definition. Congress, recognizing this,

intended that public charter schools have easy and inexpensive access to abandoned school buildings.

Congressional intent has not been realized. Although the School

Reform Act gives the charter schools a preference in leasing or buying surplus school buildings, the nature of the preference is not defined. The preference is further diluted by a provision permitting

the District to ignore the preference if more money can be made

by disposing of the buildings to commercial or other entities.

Because of these problems, the public charter schools have been

forced to compete with commercial bidders in lengthy bidding processes. Many school buildings that would have been highly suitable

for public charter school use have been leased or sold to commercial

entities for non-educational purposes. When the charter schools

have been able to lease abandoned school buildings, the lengthy

delays inherent in the process have resulted in vastly increased
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costs and extended uncertainty about whether the schools would be

able to open their doors on time.

The committee has included an amendment to define the preference so as to guarantee quick and inexpensive charter school access to surplus buildings, prior to the buildings being offered to

other entities.

Qualified Zone Academy Bonds.—The state allocation for the

Qualified Zone Academy Bonds program in the District for the last

three fiscal years totaled $3,769,000. The state education agency

which is under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia Public

Schools (DCPS) has failed to authorize any eligible local educational agency to use these bonds in the past three years. By

transferring the authority to the use of such funds to the Mayor

will allow financing for the renovation or repair of public school facilities, purchase equipment, and train personnel.

Access to General Services Administration.—The District government, including the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is

eligible to receive services from the General Services Administration (GSA). Charter schools are public schools in the District that

operate independently of DCPS, but should also be eligible to acquire such services. For the purpose of fostering public education,

GSA can also provide services to organizations designated by public

charter schools to act on their behalf, which are incorporated as

non-profit, tax exempt organizations in the District of Columbia.

Assignment of Funds to Financial Institutions.—Since public

charter schools are entitled to a per-pupil facilities allowance from

the District, these payments can be assigned from the District directly to financial institutions to serve as collateral to secure a loan

to charter schools for the purpose of purchase or renovation of facilities.

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Committee recommends the sum of $76,433,000 and 816

full-time equivalent positions (including $44,691,000 and 505 fulltime equivalent positions from local funds, $13,199,000 and 200

full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $18,543,000

and 111 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the

University in fiscal year 2001.

The University of the District of Columbia is the nation’s only

urban land grant institution. Its mission is to improve the quality

of life by meeting higher education needs and aspirations of the

residents of the District of Columbia at the lowest possible cost.

PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Committee recommends approval of the $26,459,000 and 432

full-time equivalent positions (including $25,208,000 and 422 fulltime equivalent positions from local funds, $550,000 and nine fulltime equivalent position from Federal funds, and $701,000 and one

full-time equivalent positions from other funds) requested for fiscal

year 2001.

The mission of the Public Library is to acquire and organize information, including books and other materials, to meet the educational, cultural and recreational needs of adults and children in

the community; and to provide free access to these materials and
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services in a manner ‘‘convenient to the homes and offices of all

residents.

COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

An appropriation of $2,204,000 and nine full-time equivalent positions (including $1,780,000 and two full-time equivalent positions

from local funds, $404,000 and seven full-time equivalent positions

from Federal funds, and $20,000 from other funds) are recommended for the Commission on the Arts and Humanities for fiscal year 2001.

The Commission on the Arts and Humanities objectives are to

enrich the quality of life for the people of the District of Columbia

through the arts, in partnership with the community.

HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

A total of $1,532,204,000 and 3,929 full-time equivalent positions

is recommended for the departments and agencies funded through

this appropriation title.

A summary comparing the Committee’s recommendations with

the estimates by department and activity follows:
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

Agency/Activity FY 2000 ap- proved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY 2001 request less Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less Intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

Department of Human Services ............................. 395,344,000 386,570,000 (1,730,000) 384,840,000 386,570,000 (1,730,000) 384,840,000 (8,774,000) Department of Health ............................................. 1,004,296,000 1,015,282,000 (401,000) 1,014,881,000 1,015,282,000 (401,000) 1,014,881,000 10,986,000 Department of Parks and Recreation ..................... 30,150,000 32,914,000 (4,059,000) 28,855,000 32,914,000 (4,059,000) 28,855,000 2,764,000 Office on Aging ....................................................... 19,264,000 19,397,000 (266,000) 19,131,000 19,397,000 (266,000) 19,131,000 133,000 Public Benefit Corporation Subsidy ........................ 44,435,000 45,313,000 0 45,313,000 45,313,000 0 45,313,000 878,000 Unemployment Compensation Fund ....................... 7,200,000 6,199,000 0 6,199,000 6,199,000 0 6,199,000 (1,001,000) Disability Compensation Fund ................................ 25,250,000 25,936,000 (100,000) 25,836,000 25,936,000 (100,000) 25,836,000 686,000 Office of Human Rights .......................................... 1,221,000 1,407,000 0 1,407,000 1,407,000 0 1,407,000 186,000 Office of Latino Affairs ........................................... 910,000 912,000 (30,000) 882,000 912,000 (30,000) 882,000 2,000 D.C. Energy Office ................................................... 4,859,000 4,860,000 0 4,860,000 4,860,000 0 4,860,000 1000 Brownfield Remediation .......................................... 0 10,000,000 0 10,000,000 0 0 0 0 (1

Total, Human Support Services ..................... 1,532,929,000 1,548,790,000 (6,586,000) 1,542,204,000 1,538,790,000 (6,586,000) 1,532,204,000 5,861,000 (1
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

A total of $384,840,000 and 2,030 full-time equivalent positions (including $198,674,000 and 884 full-time equivalent positions from

local funds, $181,828,000 and 1,136 full-time equivalent positions

from Federal funds, and $4,338,000 and ten full-time equivalent

positions from other funds) are recommended in the bill for the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2001.

The Department of Human Services sets policy and administers

the delivery of social and mental health services; implement and

administers the District’s program under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act; and to serve as the

focal point for policy and implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program with the District.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The Committee recommends $1,014,881,000 and 1,236 full-time

equivalent positions (including $314,906,000 and 420 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $690,295,000 and 752 fulltime equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $9,680,000 and

64 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of Health for fiscal year 2001.

The Department of Health sets policy and administers the delivery of health care services, implements and administers the District’s programs under the Social Security Act Title XIX, and serves

as the focal point for policies affecting and safe guarding public

health within the District.

DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS

An appropriation of $28,855,000 and 597 full-time equivalent positions (including $26,617,000 and 514 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $34,000 from Federal funds, and $2,204,000

and 83 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) are recommended for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Recreation

and Parks.

The mission of the Department of Recreation and Parks is to provide quality leisure services to residents and visitors to the District

of Columbia in safe, well-maintained parks and facilities; to be environmentally responsible; to deliver programs that are stimulating, enriching, and culturally sensitive; to strategically manage

financial and human resources; to provide adaptive programs and

facilities for challenged customers; and to attain our goals and objectives through a dedicated team supported by volunteers, and

public and private partnerships.

Brentwood Park Ballfield.—The Committee urges the District of

Columbia to enter into a lease agreement with Gonzaga College

High School for a facility known as the Hamilton Field located at

Brentwood Park, 6th and Penn Street, N.W.

OFFICE ON AGING

The Committee recommends the sum of $19,131,000 and 23 fulltime equivalent positions (including $14,169,000 and 14 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds and $4,962,000 and nine fulltime equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the Office on

Aging for fiscal year 2001.
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The Office on Aging develops and carries out a comprehensive

and coordinated system of health, education, employment, and social services for the District’s elderly who are 60 years of age and

older.

PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION SUBSIDY

A total of $45,313,000 from local funds is recommended as the

District’s share of the operating costs of the city’s public acute care

hospital in fiscal year 2001. Please see pages 6 and 7 of this report

for a discussion of the Committee’s concerns about the failure of

the control board and the District government to address the D.C.

General Hospital problems, which date back more than 10 years.

In addition to that discussion, it should be noted that during hearings before the Committee on June 9, 1993 (FY 1994 hearings before the House Subcommittee on D.C. Appropriations, part 2, pages

2349, 2353), on the District’s financial problems and the use of

$336,600,000 million borrowed to retire the District’s accumulated

general fund deficit, the then Chief Financial Officer testified that

‘‘. . . some cash went . . . to the D.C. General Hospital.’’ She further

testified that ‘‘. . . for the last five years, they (D.C. General Hospital) have spent $15 to $20 million more per year than they have

raised in revenues and we have given them in appropriations.’’

Later during that same testimony, she stated that ‘‘The D.C. General Hospital practice has been a well-known financial problem.

The Mayor in no uncertain terms, as well as the Chairman of the

City Council, had brought to the attention of D.C. General that

their practices are no longer acceptable. They have identified a series of actions that have to do with reducing staffing at D.C. General, increasing their collections of payments due from third parties

. . .’’. Those statements were made 7 years ago. As noted earlier

on page 7 of this report, the Committee has no faith in the political

willpower of District officials to follow-through and correct the

problems and underlying mismanagement.

The District of Columbia General Hospital Payment (Public Benefit Corporation) subsidy provides financing support for the Public

Benefit Corporations uncompensated health care and service delivery to District residents.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND

An appropriation of $6,199,000 from local funds is recommended

for fiscal year 2001 for the Unemployment Compensation Fund.

The mission of the Unemployment Compensation Fund is to provide unemployment compensation to eligible former District government employees, during periods of unemployment, as a result of

separation through no fault of their own.

DISABILITY COMPENSATION FUND

A total of $25,836,000 from local funds is recommended for the

Disability Compensation Fund for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Disability Compensation Fund is to provide

District government employees injured on the job with workers’

compensation, including medical care, vocational rehabilitation,

compensation for wage loss, and survivors’ compensation.
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OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The sum of $1,407,000 and 20 full-time equivalent positions (including $1,301,000 and 20 full-time equivalent positions from local

funds and $106,000 from Federal fund) are recommended for the

Office of Human Rights for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Office of Human Rights is to ensure an end

to illegal discriminatory practices in employment, housing and commercial space, public accommodations, education institutions, and

District government contracting, for the private sector, as well as,

District government employees.

OFFICE ON LATINO AFFAIRS

The Committee recommends the sum of $882,000 and four fulltime equivalent positions from local funds for the Office on Latino

Affairs for fiscal year 2001.

The objective of the Office on Latino Affairs is to ensure that

health, education, employment, and social services are available to

the Latino community within the District of Columbia.

ENERGY OFFICE

The Committee recommends the appropriation of $4,860,000 and

19 full-time equivalent positions (including $4,364,000 and 13 fulltime equivalent positions from Federal funds and $496,000 and six

full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal year 2001

for the Energy Office.

The mission of the Energy Office is to enhance the District’s

quality-of-life and economic competitiveness through initiatives

which improve energy efficiency. These initiatives include education programs, energy-saving regulations, direct conservation,

and energy assistance services.

BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION AT POPLAR POINT

The Committee supports efforts to remediate areas of environmental contamination and stimulate economic development. However, in the case of the Brownfield remediation at Poplar Point, the

plan submitted contains insufficient detail regarding the expenditure of the $10,000,000 requested. In fact, the plan presented fails

to provide any specific information as to the phases of the project,

statements of work, start/completion dates, and detailed goals. In

addition, the $10,000,000 is requested to remain available until expended.

The Committee expects all requests for funding to be accompanied by detailed plans for its expenditure. Projects in the conceptual stage by definition cannot be fully funded, as the level of full

funding cannot be established. Funding for conceptual projects is

more appropriately targeted to Architectural and Engineering studies which would provide the basis for a responsible decision on the

merits of a project.

In the case of the Brownfield Remediation at Poplar Point, the

District of Columbia has provided a conceptual plan, and a request

that funding of $10,000,000 remain available until expended. Approval of this appropriation would invite waste and mismanagement, and is not supported by the Committee.
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PUBLIC WORKS

A total of $278,242,000 and 1,858 full-time equivalent positions

for fiscal year 2001 is recommended in the bill for activities funded

through this appropriation.

A summary comparing the Committee’s recommendations with

the estimates by department and activity follows:
PUBLIC WORKS

Agency/Activity FY 2000 ap- proved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY 2001 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

Department of Public Works ................................... 125,081,000 128,292,000 (19,703,000) 108,589,000 128,292,000 (19,703,000) 108,589,000 3,211,000 Department of Motor Vehicles ................................ 25,903,000 27,825,000 0 27,825,000 27,825,000 0 27,825,000 1,922,000 Taxicab Commission ............................................... 730,000 673,000 0 673,000 673,000 0 673,000 (57,000) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission 81,000 82,000 0 82,000 82,000 0 82,000 1,000 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

(Metro) ................................................................ 135,532,000 138,073,000 0 138,073,000 138,073,000 0 138,073,000 2,541,000 

School Transit Subsidy ........................................... 3,450,000 3,000,000 0 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 3,000,000 (450,000) 

Total, Public Works ........................................ 290,777,000 297,945,000 (19,703,000) 278,242,000 297,945,000 (19,703,000) 278,242,000 7,168,000 
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

The Committee recommends the appropriation of $108,589,000

and 1,515 full-time equivalent positions (including $98,973,000 and

1,460 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $3,328,000

and eight full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and

$6,288,000, and 47 full-time equivalent positions from other funds)

for the Department of Public Works for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Department of Public Works is to improve the

overall quality of life in the District of Columbia and enhance the

District’s ability to compete for residents, business, tourism and

trade.

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

The Committee recommends $27,825,000 and 334 full-time

equivalent positions (including $24,709,000 and 258 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds and $3,116,000 and 76 fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of

Motor Vehicles in fiscal year 2001.

The Department of Motor Vehicles provides basic city services including: traffic adjudication, vehicle inspections, vehicle registration and driver testing, which include medical reviews and insurance compliance.

TAXICAB COMMISSION

A total of $673,000 and nine full-time equivalent positions (including $241,000 and six full-time equivalent positions from local

funds and $432,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from

other funds) are recommended for the Taxicab Commission for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Taxicab Commission is to ensure that the

public is provided with safe and reliable taxicab and other transportation services through the regulation of the public vehicle-forhire industry in the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION

The Committee recommends $82,000 from local funds for fiscal

year 2001 for the Transit Commission.

The mission of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission is to ensure that the public is provided with responsible

and reliable transportation services through the regulation of privately-owned, for-hire passenger carriers serving the region.

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

The Committee recommends approval of the requested

$138,073,000 from local funds for fiscal year 2001 for the District’s

share of the operating expenses and debt services for Metrorail and

Metrobus operations.

The mission of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is to provide safe, convenient, and cost-efficient mass transit service within the District of Columbia and throughout the

Washington Metropolitan Area.
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SCHOOL TRANSIT SUBSIDY

The bill includes $3,000,000 from local funds for fiscal year 2001

for the school transit subsidy.

The School Transit Subsidy provides a subsidy for school children

who use metrobus and metrorail for educationally related transportation. The students share of the base adult Metrobus and Metrorail fare was increased from one-third to one-half beginning June

21, 1995.

RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $389,528,000 and 2,739 full-time

equivalent positions for the three receivership programs funded

through this appropriation.

A summary comparing the Committee’s recommendations with

City’s estimates by receivership follows:
RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS

Agency/Activity FY 2000 ap- proved FY 2001 request intra-District FY 2001 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

Child and Family Services Agency ......................... 120,555,000 168,452,000 (1,800,000) 166,652,000 168,452,000 (1,800,000) 166,652,000 47,897,000 Incentives for Adoption of Children ....................... 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0 0 0 (5,000,000) Commission on Mental Health Services ................. 204,422,000 210,569,000 0 210,569,000 210,569,000 0 210,569,000 6,147,000 Corrections Medical Receiver ................................. 13,300,000 12,307,000 0 12,307,000 12,307,000 0 12,307,000 (993,000) 

Total, Receivership Programs ........................ 343,277,000 396,328,000 (1,800,000) 394,528,000 391,328,000 (1,800,000) 389,528,000 48,051,000 
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CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES

(LASHAWN FOSTER CARE PROGRAM)

The Committee recommends $166,652,000 and 577 full-time

equivalent positions (including $97,198,000 and 367 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $68,754,000 and 210 full-time

equivalent positions from Federal funds and $700,000 for other

funds) for the Child and Family Services (LaShawn Foster Care

program) for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Child and Family Services (LaShawn Foster

Care Program) is to support the development of healthy families,

to assist families and children in need, to protect abused and neglected children, and to provide a permanent home for all wards of

the District of Columbia.

INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

The Committee recommends the availability of the $5,000,000 in

Federal funds to provide incentives for the adoption of children be

extended from September 30, 2001 to September 30, 2002. The

Committee has not provided additional Federal funds for this program which has not yet been implemented.

COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Committee recommends $210,569,000 and 2,162 full-time

equivalent positions (including $125,408,000 and 1,502 full-time

equivalent positions from local funds, $66,801,000 and 660 full-time

equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $18,360,000 from

other funds) for the Commission on Mental Health Services for the

fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Commission on Mental Health Services is to

assure that well-run mental health services are available to the

residents and visitors to the District of Columbia and to provide excellence in the assessment, treatment, and provision of a continuum of care for the mental health consumer.

CORRECTIONS MEDICAL RECEIVER

The Committee recommends $12,307,000 from local funds for the

Corrections Medical Receiver in fiscal year 2001.

The Corrections Medical Receiver was appointed in August 1996.

Pursuant to Campbell v. McGruder, filed August 22, 1985, requirements were imposed regarding staffing, medical, mental health and

other services at the Central Detention Facility (D.C. Jail).

FINANCING AND OTHER USES

The Committee recommends a total of $481,279,000 for the following appropriation titles:
FINANCING AND OTHER

Agency/Activity FY 2000 approved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY 2001 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

Workforce Investments ...................................... 8,500,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 (8,500,000) Buyouts and Other Management Reforms ....... 18,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 (18,000,000) Reserve .............................................................. 150,000,000 150,000,000 0 150,000,000 150,000,000 0 150,000,000 0 Repayment of Loans and Interest .................... 328,417,000 243,238,000 0 243,238,000 243,238,000 0 243,238,000 (85,179,000) Repayment of General Fund Deficit ................. 38,286,000 39,300,000 0 39,300,000 39,300,000 0 39,300,000 1,014,000 Short-Term Borrowing ....................................... 9,000,000 1,140,000 0 1,140,000 1,140,000 0 1,140,000 (7,860,000) Inaugural Expenses ........................................... 0 6,211,000 0 6,211,000 5,961,000 0 5,961,000 5,961,000 Certificates of Participation ............................. 7,950,000 7,950,000 0 7,950,000 7,950,000 0 7,950,000 0 Wilson Building ................................................. 0 8,409,000 0 8,409,000 8,409,000 0 8,409,000 8,409,000 Optical and Dental Insurance Payments ......... 1,295,000 2,675,000 0 2,675,000 2,675,000 0 2,675,000 1,380,000 Productivity Bank .............................................. 20,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 (20,000,000) Productivity Bank Savings ................................ (20,000,000) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,000,000 Management Supervisory Service ..................... 0 13,200,000 0 13,200,000 13,200,000 0 13,200,000 13,200,000 Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Transfer Payment ............................................................. 0 61,406,000 0 61,406,000 61,406,000 0 61,406,000 61,406,000 Operational Improvement Savings ................... 0 (10,000,000) 0 (10,000,000) (10,000,000) 0 (10,000,000) (10,000,000) Management Reform Savings .......................... 0 (37,000,000) 0 (37,000,000) (37,000,000) 0 (37,000,000) (37,000,000) Caferteria Plan Savings .................................... 0 (5,000,000) 0 (5,000,000) (5,000,000) 0 (5,000,000) (5,000,000) Management Reform and Productivity Savings (7,000,000) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,000,000General Supply Schedule Savings .................... (14,457,000) 0 0 0 0 0 0 14,457,000 

Total, Financing and Other Uses ............ 539,991,000 481,529,000 0 481,529,000 481,279,000 0 481,279,000 (58,712,000) 
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RESERVE

The Committee recommends the $150,000,000 from local funds

for a reserve as required by section 155 of the fiscal year 1999 D.C.

Appropriations Act.

The Committee has consolidated the spending of the fiscal year

2000 reserve of $150,000,000 under one appropriation paragraph

instead of under the various appropriation headings as requested

and has included language that prohibits the obligation of spending

of the funds unless (1) the reductions and savings under other appropriation headings are achieved and certified by the Inspector

General; (2) the reserve assets are not required to replace funds expended in fiscal year 2000 from the Reserve; and (3) the District

government enters into leases provided for under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for Waterfront Improvements’’ in Public Law 105–

277 as amended.

REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

A total of $243,238,000 from local funds is recommended for the

repayment of loans and interest for fiscal year 2001.

The Repayment of Loans and Interest appropriation provides for

the payment of the long-term debt service costs of the District government’s long-term borrowings to finance capital project expenditures of general fund agencies.

REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT

In fiscal year 1980, the District’s financial results were reported

according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and

revealed an accumulated general fund operating deficit of

$387,509,000 at the close of fiscal year 1980. This meant that the

general fund’s accrued liabilities from past years exceeded its current assets by $387,509,000. Over the next seven years the District

reduced the deficit by a total of $182,916,000 or 47 percent. However, in fiscal year 1988 an unfavorable tax decision and other factors resulted in a further deficit of $14,279,000. In fiscal year 1989

and 1990 spending pressures combined with falling revenues created further deficits that brought the accumulated general fund

deficit to $331,589,000.

In August 1991, Congressional legislation was approved (Public

Law 102–106) and the District issued $336,605,000 in 12–year general recovery bonds to eliminate the general fund deficit. The

amount included $5,000,000 to cover the costs associated with

issuing the bonds.

The Committee recommends the request of $39,300,000 from

local funds for fiscal year 2001 to cover the principal and interest

due on these bonds.

INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING

The Committee recommends $1,140,000 from local funds for fiscal year 2001 to pay the interest and other costs associated with

borrowings to meet short-term cash needs of the District government.
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INAUGURAL EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $5,961,000 for costs that will be incurred by the District of Columbia during the 2001 Presidential Inauguration. These funds will cover the costs of police and fire protection, emergency ambulance and health services, construction of

the inaugural stands and the securing of manholes and installing

and removing traffic light poles and cables along the parade route,

providing portable water and portable toilets along the inaugural

parade route, and operating the Mayor’s Command Center to coordinate and monitor the inaugural activities.

CERTIFICATION OF PARTICIPATION

The Committee recommends $7,950,000 from local funds for the

semiannual lease payments on the land site of the One Judiciary

Square Building for fiscal year 2001.

WILSON BUILDING

The Committee recommends $8,409,000 for the annual costs due

on the John A. Wilson Building.

OPTICAL AND DENTAL PAYMENTS

The Committee recommends $2,675,000 from local funds for optical and dental payments for fiscal year 2001. The Optical and Dental Benefits program will provide optical and dental care benefits

for non-union District government employees and their dependents.

MANAGEMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICE

The Committee recommends $13,200,000 for a pay increase of

approximately 19 percent to certain managers and supervisors that

will be transferred to this new classification.

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND

The Committee recommends $61,406,000 to establish a Tobacco

Settlement Trust Fund, which will fund program investments and

financial investments to improve the quality of life for citizens of

the District.

OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

The Committee recommends a reduction of $10,000,000 for operational improvements and delivery of services by agencies.

MANAGEMENT REFORM SAVINGS

The Committee recommends a reduction of $37,000,000 from savings realized from money invested in management reform.

CAFETERIA PLAN SAVINGS

The Committee recommends a reduction of $5,000,000 for the anticipated savings associated with the implementation of Internal

Revenue Service Section 125 allowing the pre-tax treatment of selected employee benefits.
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ENTERPRISE FUNDS

The Committee recommends a total of $654,056,000 for the activities funded through these appropriation titles.
ENTERPRISE FUNDS

Agency/Activity FY 2000 ap- proved FY 2001 request Intra-District FY-2001 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared with

FY 2000 approved FY 2

Water and Sewer Authority ..................................... 236,075,000 230,614,000 0 230,614,000 230,614,000 0 230,614,000 (5,461,000) Washington Aqueduct ............................................. 43,533,000 45,091,000 0 45,091,000 45,091,000 0 45,091,000 1,558,000 

Total, Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund ...... 279,608,000 275,705,000 ......................... 275,705,000 275,705,000 ......................... 275,705,000 (3,903,000) 

Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board ........ 234,400,000 223,200,000 0 223,200,000 223,200,000 0 223,200,000 (11,200,000) Sports and Entertainment Commission .................. 10,846,000 10,968,000 0 10,968,000 10,968,000 0 10,968,000 122,000 Public Benefit Corporation ...................................... 155,335,000 149,659,000 (71,424,000) 78,235,000 149,659,000 (71,424,000) 78,235,000 (5,676,000) Retirement Board .................................................... 9,892,000 11,414,000 0 11,414,000 11,414,000 0 11,414,000 1,522,000 Correctional Industries Fund .................................. 5,660,000 5,428,000 (3,620,000) 1,808,000 5,428,000 (3,620,000) 1,808,000 (232,000) Washington Convention Center Authority ............... 50,226,000 52,726,000 0 52,726,000 52,726,000 0 52,726,000 2,500,000 

Total, Enterprise Funds .................................. 745,967,000 729,100,000 (75,044,000) 654,056,000 729,100,000 (75,044,000) 654,056,000 (16,867,000) 
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WATER AND SEWER UTILITY AUTHORITY

The Committee recommends $230,614,000 from other fund for

fiscal year 2001 for the Water and Sewer Utility Authority.

The Water and Sewer Authority is responsible for providing retail water service to the District of Columbia and limited water

service to portions of the surrounding metropolitan area. It is also

responsible for providing retail wastewater collection and treatment service to portions of certain outlying areas, in an environmentally safe manner that protects our waterways. A brief description of the appropriation for the Water and Sewer Authority capital

outlay appears on pages 89 and 92.

FEDERAL WATER AND SEWER PAYMENTS

At the request of the President’s Office of management and

Budget (OMB), the Committee, reluctantly, approved in the fiscal

year 1990 District of Columbia Appropriations Act (Public law 101–

168) a change in the method used to pay for Federal water and

sewer services, received by various Federal Departments and agencies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area from the District’s

water and sewer operation, from a lump-sum Federal appropriation

to requiring payment by each Federal agency. OMB assured the

Committee by letter (one of the letters was signed by the President) that sufficient funds were available in agency accounts to

make these payments. Congress approved the change but was concerned that Federal agencies might take advantage of the District’s

water and sewer operation and not make their payments. A U.S.

Treasury account was established requiring agencies to deposit

quarterly payments into the account and the U.S. Treasury to

transfer the payments to the District’s water and sewer operation.

While the U.S. Treasury has made full payment for all water bills

to the District’s water and sewer operation, the concern Congress

had was justified based on actions by a few agencies that are in

violation of the statute because they have not made the mandated

transfers in full to the Treasury account resulting in accumulated

arrearages of $20,000,000. The law does not grant any option to

agencies to withhold payment for any reason. The clear legislative

intent of the Congress was that the U.S. Treasury account be a

‘‘zero balance’’ account, with agency deposits equal to the U.S.

Treasury payments made on behalf of the agencies. An arrearage

by any agency is unacceptable.

The Committee directs that all Federal agencies immediately

make full and complete transfer/payments to the U.S. Treasury

based on the billings received to date, and thereby eliminate their

arrearage. The clear intent of the legislation, and the assurances

given by OMB at the time of enactment of Public Law 101–168,

was that OMB along with the U.S. Treasury would take whatever

action was necessary to ensure that agencies made their payments

by the second day of each fiscal quarter based on billings received

from the District’s water and sewer operation. The Committee directs all Federal agencies to comply with the statute and the intent

of the legislation and for OMB and the U.S. Treasury to take whatever actions are necessary to collect the arrearages immediately.

Any billing disputes are to be mediated between the affected parties and the District’s Water and Sewer Authority in the normal
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process of resolving disputes; ongoing disputes are not grounds for

withholding payment. Taxpayers should not have to pay twice for

a service; once from the general fund and second because an agency

uses its funds for purposes other than reimbursing the general

fund.

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT

The Committee recommends $45,091,000 from other funds for

fiscal year 2001 for the Washington Aqueduct.

The mission of the Washington Aqueduct is to collect, purify, and

pump an adequate supply of potable water for the District of Columbia, Arlington County, and the City of Falls Church, Virginia.

LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD

An appropriation of $223,200,000 and 100 full-time equivalent

positions from revenue generated by the Board are recommended

for fiscal year 2001 for the Lottery and Charitable Games Control

Board.

The mission of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable

Games Control Board is to generate revenues for the general fund

and regulate charitable games to support programs and services for

the residents of the District of Columbia.

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION

The Committee recommends $10,968,000 from other funds for

the Sports and Entertainment Commission for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Sports and Entertainment Commission, formerly the D.C. Armory Board, is to consolidate the District’s efforts

in attracting amateur and professional sporting events to the District. The Sports and Entertainment Commission is an independent

agency of the District’s and is responsible for the management of

the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium and the secondary use of the D.C.

Armory.

PUBIC BENEFIT CORPORATION (D.C. GENERAL HOSPITAL)

The Committee recommends $78,235,000 from other funds for

the Public Benefit Corporation (District of Columbia General Hospital) for fiscal year 2001.

The Committee’s concerns about the Public Benefit Corporation

are discussed earlier on pages 6 and 7 of the report.

The Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic, preventive, and rehabilitative services.

D.C. RETIREMENT BOARD

The Committee recommends a total of $11,414,000 and 14 fulltime equivalent positions from investment income for fiscal year

2001 for the D.C. Retirement Board.

The mission of the District of Columbia Retirement Board is to

invest, control, and manage the assets of the D.C. Teachers’ Retirement Fund, the D.C. Police Officers and Fire Fighters’ Retirement

Fund.
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CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES FUND

The Committee recommends $1,808,000 and 12 full-time equivalent positions from other funds for the Correctional Industries

Fund for fiscal year 2001.

The mission of the Correctional Industries Fund is to rehabilitate

inmates by equipping them with a means of livelihood after their

release from the institutions.

WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND

The Committee recommends $52,726,000 from other funds for

the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund for fiscal year

2001.

The primary mission of the Washington Convention Center is to

serve as a public enterprise to expand the tax base of the District

of Columbia by promoting and hosting large international and national conventions and trade shows that bring hundreds of thousands of out-of-town delegates and exhibitors to the city, to provide

space and facilities for local public shows and event, to foster redevelopment of downtown Washington, D.C., and provide expanded

employment business opportunities for residents of the District of

Columbia.

CAPITAL OUTLAY

The Committee recommends a net increase of $1,022,074,000 for

fiscal year 2001–2006 (consisting of $751,579,000 in local funds,

$204,049,000 in Federal grants, and $66,446,000 from the highway

trust fund. Included under the appropriation heading Water and

Sewer and the Washington Aqueduct is $140,725,000 for fiscal year

2001 capital.

CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM

FY 2001–2006 request Recommendation FY

2001–2006

Office of Personnel:

Human Resource Information System, Benefits Management System .......... 8,000,000 8,000,000

Office of the Chief Technology Officer:

District Reporting System:

D.C. Wide Area Network ......................................................................... 6,507,000 6,507,000

Geographic Information System ............................................................ 6,000,000 6,000,000

Telecommunication ................................................................................ 2,600,000 2,600,000

MPD Distributed Prisoner Booking ........................................................ 2,400,000 2,400,000

Tech City:

Unified Communication Centers ............................................................ 20,850,000 20,850,000

IT Infrastructure Implementation .......................................................... 11,700,000 11,700,000

Data Warehousing ................................................................................. 13,610,000 13,610,000

E-Government ........................................................................................ 11,200,000 11,200,000

Data Center Consolidation .................................................................... 10,300,000 10,300,000

SHARE Facility Upgrade ......................................................................... 1,100,000 1,100,000

Total, Office of the Chief Technology Officer ............................... 86,267,000 86,267,000

Office of Property Management:

Upgrade HVAC System, Reeves Municipal Center ......................................... 1,875,000 1,875,000

Asbestos Abatement ....................................................................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000

Renovation Old Juvenile Court Building ......................................................... 3,700,000 3,700,000

Government Centers:

Improve Property Management ITS ........................................................ 14,000,000 14,000,000

Petworth/Georgia Avenue DMV Facility .................................................. 2,100,000 2,100,000
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CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM—Continued

FY 2001–2006 request Recommendation FY 2001–2006

Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road Metro ........................................ 4,900,000 4,900,000

Electronic Security Standards and Intergration .................................... 5,310,000 5,310,000

Energy Conservation .............................................................................. (1,000,000) (1,000,000)

Total, Office of Property Management ......................................... 32,885,000 32,885,000

Board of Elections and Ethics:

Voting Tabulation System ............................................................................... 1,000,000 1,000,000

Office of the Chief Financial Officer:

Facility Improvements:.

E Street Facility Upgrade ...................................................................... 5,000,000 5,000,000

Payroll/Personnel System ....................................................................... 1,500,000 1,500,000

Financial Systems Integration ............................................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000

Total, Office of Property Management ......................................... 8,500,000 8,500,000

Office of Business and Economic Development:

Banking Database System ............................................................................. 500,000 500,000

Neighborhood Revitalization:

Columbia Heights .................................................................................. 2,000,000 2,000,000

Georgia Avenue/Shaw ............................................................................ 6,000.000 6,000,000

Vacant Property Revitalization ....................................................................... 21,300,000 21, 300,000

Total, Office of Business and Economic Development ......................... 29,800,000 29,800,000

Department of Housing and Community Development:

Affordable Housing Acquisitions .................................................................... 20,000,000 20,000,000

Metropolitan Police Department:

Base Building Renovation .............................................................................. (17,000,000) (17,000,000)

Mission Critical Helicopter ............................................................................. 2,000,000 2,000,000

Information Technology Initiatives ................................................................. 12,000,000 12,000,000

Central Cellblock ............................................................................................ (2,215,000) (2,215,000)

Renovate Holding Cells .................................................................................. (213,000) (213,000)

Property Streamlining:

Fleet Facility .......................................................................................... 7,980,000 7,980,000

Property Warehouse ............................................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000

Special Operation Division Facility ........................................................ 5,000,000 5,000,000

Total, Metropolitan Police Department ......................................... 10,552,000 10,552,000

Fire and Emergency Medical Services:

Apparatus Replacement ................................................................................. 4,300,000 4,300,000

Engine 20 Replacement ................................................................................. 1,484,000 1,484,000

Emergency Generator Installed at all Facilities ............................................. 1,000,000 1,000,000

Fire Training Simulator ................................................................................... 824,000 824,000

Total, Fire and Emergency Medical Services ........................................ 7,608,000 7,608,000

Department of Corrections:

General Renovations:

Renovation of Cell Doors and Motors ................................................... 6,388,000 8,378,000

Upgrade Fire Alarm and Sprinkler System ............................................ 1,716,000 1,716,000

Upgrade Central Security Electronics .................................................... 742,000 742,000

General Improvements:

Lighting Upgrade ................................................................................... 1,646,000 1,646,000

Plumbing Upgrades in Housing Area .................................................... 3,590,000 1,795,000

Installation of Hotwater System ............................................................ 2,206,000 1,103,000

HVAC Replacement ................................................................................ 14,000,000 7,000,000

Total, Department of Corrections ................................................. 30,288,000 22,380,000
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Public Schools:

General Improvements:

Roof Replacement .................................................................................. 7,000,000 7,000,000

Boiler Replacement ................................................................................ 7,193,000 7,193,000

Emergency Generators ........................................................................... 99,000 99,000

HVAC Replacement ................................................................................ 21,895,000 21,895,000

Underground Storage Tanks .................................................................. 10,246,000 10,246,000

Window Replacement ............................................................................. (4,500,000) (4,500,000)

Maintenance Improvements:

Miscellaneous Asbestos ......................................................................... 6,000,000 6,000,000

Electrical Modifications ......................................................................... 7,052,000 7,052,000

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance ........................................ 4,849,000 4,849,000

Equipment Upgrade ............................................................................... 2,498,000 2,498,000

Interior Finish ........................................................................................ 4,500,000 4,500,000

Modernization ......................................................................................... (9,500,000) (9,500,000)

Emergency Projects ................................................................................ 11,300,000 11,300,000

New School ............................................................................................ 40,000,000 40,000,000

School Modernization:

Key Elementary ...................................................................................... 1,370,000 1,370,000

Ongoing Initiatives ................................................................................ 105,365,000 105,365,000

Duke Ellington School of Arts ............................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000

Total, Public Schools .................................................................... 218,367,000 218,367,000

University of the District of Columbia:

Permanent Improvements ............................................................................... 1,574,000 1,574,000

Interactive Classroom ..................................................................................... 270,000 270,000

Arts/Science Extension .................................................................................... 2,371,000 2,371,000

Renovate Academic Lab ................................................................................. 12,501,000 12,501,000

Total, University of the District of Columbia ........................................ 16,716,000 16,716,000

Public Library:

HVAC Renovations at Martin Luther King Library and Library Facilities ...... 2,613,000 2,613,000

Elevator Replacement at Martin Luther King and Branch Libraries ............. 2,750,000 2,750,000

General Improvements Various Branch Libraries ........................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000

Library Information Technology Investment ................................................... 3,907,000 3,907,000

Material Flow Management System ............................................................... 330,000 330,000

Vehicle Replacement ...................................................................................... 647,000 647,000

Total, Public Library .............................................................................. 13,247,000 13,247,000

Commission on the Arts and Humanities:

Artbank II ........................................................................................................ 890,000 890,000

Neighborhood Murals ...................................................................................... 783,000 783,000

Community Initiatives ..................................................................................... 724,000 724,000

Downtown Projects .......................................................................................... 595,000 595,000

Total, Commission on the Arts and Humanities ................................... 2,992,000 2,992,000

Department of Human Services:

Renovation of CCNV Shelter ........................................................................... (5,600,000) (5,600,000)

Dix Pavilion Renovations ................................................................................ (29,180,000) (29,180,000)

Renovation of Elliot Building, Forest Haven .................................................. 5,381,000 5,381,000

Gayle School Renovation ................................................................................ 250,000 250,000

Total, Department of Human Development ........................................... (29,149,000) (29,149,000)

Department of Health:

Animal Shelter ................................................................................................ 690,000 690,000

STD Clinic ....................................................................................................... 1,250,000 1,250,000

Immunization Program ................................................................................... 1,125,000 1,125,000

Medicaid Management System ....................................................................... 1,063,000 1,063,000

Capital Health Capacity, 1131 Spring Road, NW .......................................... 10,000,000 10,000,000
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Total, Department of Health .................................................................. 14,128,000 14,128,000

Department of Recreation and Parks:

Technology Acquisition ................................................................................... 1,400,000 1,400,000

Facility Expansion:

Kenilworth Parkside Recreation Center ................................................. 5,000,000 5,000,000

Ft. Station Recreation Center ................................................................ 2,300,000 2,300,000

Lafayette Recreation Center .................................................................. 1,710,000 1,710,000

Joe Cole Recreation Center .................................................................... 1,405,000 1,405,000

Hagan Cultural Center .......................................................................... 1,875,000 1,875,000

Georgetown Recreation Center .............................................................. 400,000 400,00

Parkview Recreation Center ................................................................... 1,100,000 1,100,000

Anacostia Recreation Center ................................................................. 1,300,000 1,300,000

Trinidad Recreation Center .................................................................... 3,800,000 3,800,000

D.C. Wide Property Improvement ........................................................... 3,200,000 3,200,000

New Construction:

New Recreation Center Emery ............................................................... 5,000,000 5,000,000

New Recreation Center Kelly Miller ....................................................... 6,650,000 6,650,000

New Recreation Center Randall ............................................................ 4,482,000 4,482,000

New Recreation Center Girard Street .................................................... 1,700,000 1,700,000

Vehicle Replacement ............................................................................. 3,930,000 3,930,000

Recreation and Aquatic Center Rhode Island Avenue .......................... 5,400,000 5,400,000

Recreation Complex Children’s Island .................................................. 500,000 500,000

Site Renovations:

Fort Greble Recreation Center ............................................................... 1,900,000 1,900,000

Park Lighting ......................................................................................... 17,400,000 17,400,000

Capital East Natatorium ....................................................................... 1,600,000 1,600,000

Watkins Recreation Center .................................................................... 300,000 300,000

Roper Recreation Center ........................................................................ 800,000 800,000

Total, Department of Parks and Recreation ................................ 73,152,000 73,152,000

Public Benefit Corporation (D.C. General Hospital):

Roof Replacement ........................................................................................... 750,000 750,000

Window Replacement ...................................................................................... 900,000 900,000

Boiler Plant Renovation .................................................................................. 1,500,000 1,500,000

PAX System ..................................................................................................... 1,800,000 1,800,000

Walker-Jones CHC Renovation ........................................................................ 450,000 450,000

Total, Public Benefit Corporation .......................................................... 5,400,000 5,400,000

Department of Public Works:

Major Equipment Acquisition:

Heavy Equipment Acquisition ................................................................ 32,949,000 32,949,000

Supercan—Rat Abatement ................................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000

Facility Renovations:

Fenwich Building Renovation ................................................................ 5,500,000 5,500,000

Parking Garage, West Virginia Avenue ................................................. 4,000,000 4,000,000

Storage Facility, West Virginia Avenue ................................................. 5,000,000 5,000,000

Tire Shop, West Virginia Avenue ........................................................... 500,000 500,000

Facility Relocations ................................................................................ 15,300,000 15,300,000

Solid Waste Transfer Station, Fort Totten Transfer Station .................. 5,600,000 5,600,000

Local Street Improvements:

Project Hope Station Dwellings ............................................................. 2,409,538 2,410,000

Georgetown Streetscape Renovation ..................................................... 9,000,000 9,000,000

Highway Trust Fund and Federal Grants:

Transportation Electrical System Improvements

FY 2001 Streetlight Replacement Contract .......................................... 1,332,450 1,332,000

Streetlight System Upgrade ................................................................... 4,062,850 4,062,000

FY 2001 Electrical Systems Upgrade .................................................... 233,450 233,000

Highway Aid Match Fund:

Emergency Transportation Projects ....................................................... 1,278,650 1,279,000

Traffic Congestion Mitigation ................................................................ 775,450 775,000

FY 2001 National Recreational Trails Program .................................... 3,636,400 3,636,000
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Traffic Safety Improvements:

Traffic Accident Reporting and Analysis System .................................. 213,675 214,000

Pavement Skid Testing .......................................................................... 344,600 345,000

Hazard Elimination ................................................................................ 4,430,600 4,431,000

Railroad/Highway Crossing Safety ........................................................ 127,600 128,000

Transportation Plan Review ................................................................... 227,600 228,000

Review for Road and Bridge Construction Projects .............................. 554,600 555,000

Highway Safety Improvement Program/Safety Management System .... 982,600 983,000

Streetlight and Traffic Operations Design ............................................ 1,999,600 2,000,000

Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement:

Rehabilitation 22nd Street Bridge over K Street, NW ........................... 2,635,320 2,636,000

K Street, NW, 21st Street to 25th Street .............................................. 4,326,320 4,327,000

Rehabilitation Southern Avenue Bridge over Suitland Parkway ........... 10,723,320 10,724,000

Rehabilitation of Mall Tunnel ................................................................ 28,510,320 28,511,000

City Wide Culvert Inventory ................................................................... 465,320 466,000

City Wide Consultant Bridge Inspection ............................................... 2,285,320 2,286,000

Rehabilitation Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge ............................. 81,112,330 81,113,000

Roadway Resurfacing:

FY 2001 F.A. Resurfacing (NHS) ........................................................... 626,248 626,000

FY 2001 F.A. Resurfacing (STP) ............................................................ 675,400 675,000

FY 2001 1st F.A. Resurfacing ............................................................... 5,108,030 5,108,000

FY 2001 2nd F.A. Resurfacing .............................................................. 2,170,000 2,170,000

FY 2001 3rd F.A. Resurfacing ............................................................... 6,138,000 6,138,000

FY 2001 4th F.A. Resurfacing ............................................................... 5,520,000 5,520,000

FY 2001 5th F.A. Resurfacing ............................................................... 9,854,000 9,854,000

FY 2001 6th F.A. Resurfacing ............................................................... 5,710,000 5,710,000

FY 2001 7th F.A. Resurfacing ............................................................... 4,332,000 4,332,000

FY 2001 1st F.A. Citywide Pavement .................................................... 1,466,000 1,466,000

FY 2001 2nd F.A. Citywide Pavement ................................................... 1,732,000 1,732,000

Roadside Improvements:

FY 2001 Corridor Tree Improvement Plan ............................................. 477,250 478,000

Traffic Safety Improvements:

Branch Avenue, SE, M Street to O Street ............................................. 1,211,750 1,210,000

FY 2001 Hot Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Contract ..................... 579,500 580,000

Roadside Reconstruction:

Brentwood Road, NE, 9th Street ........................................................... 3,386,450 3,387,000

First Street, NE, K Street to New York Ave ........................................... 2,283,450 2,284,000

19th Street, NW, G Street to Pennsylvania Avenue .............................. 883,450 884,000

Q Street NW, 14th Street to Rhode Island Avenue ............................... 1,838,450 1,839,000

4th Street, SW, C Street to I Street ...................................................... 3,222,450 3,223,000

Eastern Avenue, NE, Riggs Road .......................................................... 2,134,450 2,135,000

5th Street, NW, Van Buren Street ......................................................... 1,229,450 1,230,000

Western Avenue, NW, Brandywine Street .............................................. 1,688,450 1,689,000

FY 2001 Wheelchair/Bicycle Ramps Citywide ....................................... 610,450 611,000

Streetscape Improvements Central Business ........................................ 8,404,450 8,405,000

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality:

FY 2002 Integrated Ridesharing ........................................................... 645,150 645,000

FY 2002 Telework Resource Center (Telecommute) .............................. 364,300 364,000

FY 2002 Commuter Operations Center ................................................. 1,269,150 1,269,000

FY 2002 Employer Outreach .................................................................. 828,150 828,000

FY 2002 Guaranteed Ride Home ........................................................... 1,250,150 1,250,000

Endzone .................................................................................................. 54,300 54,000

Northeast Inspection Station ................................................................. 7,024,300 7,024,000

Metrochek Pilot Demonstration Project ................................................. 6,000,275 6,000,000

Federal Planning and Management Systems:

Barney Circle Replacement Projects Environment ................................ 853,435 853,000

Tour Bus Facility Feasibility Analysis .................................................... 341,435 341,000

Parking Inventory ................................................................................... 284,436 284,000

FY 2001 State Planning and Research Program .................................. 13,850,856 13,851,000

Research Development and Technology ................................................ 5,400,436 5,400,000

FY 2002 Metropolitan Planning ............................................................. 10,782,426 10,782,000

Total, Department of Public Works .............................................. 353,747,390 353,754,000
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Department of Motor Vehicles:

DMV Information Technology .......................................................................... 16,575,000 16,575,000

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority:

Metrobus: ........................................................................................................ 23,700,000 23,700,000

Metrorail Rehabilitation .................................................................................. 46,200,000 46,200,000

New York Avenue Metro .................................................................................. 25,000,000 25,000,000

MetroBarn Repairs .......................................................................................... 5,000,000 5,000,000

Total, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ........................ 99,900,000 99,900,000

Washington Convention Center:

Convention Center Agreements ...................................................................... 10,000,000 10,000,000

Total Capital Outlay, General Fund ....................................................... 1,029,975,390 1,022,074,000

Local Funds ............................................................................................................. 759,487,000 751,579,000

Highway Trust Fund ................................................................................................. 66,439,000 66,446,000

Federal Grants ......................................................................................................... 204,050,000 204,049,000

Water and Sewer Authority:

Wastewater Projects:

Blue Plains:

Bio-Solids Management ......................................................................... 74,346,000 74,346,000

Rehabilitation Major Capital Facilities ................................................. 3,026,000 3,026,000

Sewer Collection:

Rehabilitation/Extension Sanitary Sewers ............................................. 1,182,000 1,182,000

Water Projects:

Storage:

2MG 4th High Storage Tank .................................................................. 77,000 77,000

12MG Second High Reservoir ................................................................ 188,000 188,000

Distribution System:

Water Distribution .................................................................................. 1,779,000 1,779,000

Replacement/Extension Watermains ...................................................... 120,000 120,000

Cleaning Lining Watermains ................................................................. 14,481,000 14,481,000

Metering and Other Projects:

Meter Replacement/AMR Installation .................................................... 4,805,000 4,805,000

Washington Aqueduct ............................................................................ 39,022,000 39,022,000

Capital Equipment ................................................................................. 1,699,000 1,699,000

Total, Water and Sewer ................................................................ 140,725,000 140,725,000

Total, Capital Outlay .................................................................... 1,170,700,390 1,162,799,000

A brief explanation of the Committee’s recommendations is provided starting below:

Office of Personnel.—The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for

a HRIS/Benefits Management System.

Office of the Chief Technology Officer.—The Committee recommends $6,507,000 for a D.C. wide area network, $6,000,000 for

a Geographic Information System, $2,600,000 for telecommunications, $2,400,000 for the Metropolitan Police Department Distributed Prisoner Bookings, $20,850,000 for unified communication

centers, $11,700,000 for IT infrastructure implementation,

$13,610,000 for data warehousing, $11,200,000 for E-government,

$10,300,000 for data center consolidation, and $1,100,000 for

SHARE facility upgrade .

Office of Property Management.—The Committee recommends

$1,875,000 for upgrade of HVAC System at the Reeves Municipal

Center, $2,000,000 for asbestos abatement, $3,700,000 for renova-
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tion of the Old Juvenile Court building, $14,000,000 to improve

Property Management ITS, $2,100,000 for a Petworth/Georgia Avenue Department of Motor Vehicle facility, $4,900,000 for Minnesota

Avenue and Benning Road Metro, $5,310,000 for electronic security

standards and integration, and rescission of $1,000,000 from energy conservation.

Board of Elections and Ethics.—The Committee recommends

$1,000,000 a voting tabulation system.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer.—The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for E Street Facility upgrade, $1,500,000 for

payroll/personnel system, $2,000,000 for Financial System Integration.

Office of Business and Economic Development.—The Committee

recommends $500,000 for a Banking Database System, $2,000,000

for neighborhood revitalization in Columbia Heights and

$6,000,000 in Georgia Avenue/Shaw area, and $21,300,000 for vacant property revitalization.

Department of Housing and Community Development.—The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for affordable housing acquisitions.

Metropolitan Police Department.—The Committee recommends

$12,000,000 for information technology initiatives, $7,980,000 for a

fleet facility, $3,000,000 for a property warehouse, $5,000,000 for a

special operations division facility, and rescissions of $17,000,000

from base building renovation, $2,215,000 from the central cellblock project, and $213,000 from the renovation of holding cells

project.

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.—The Committee recommends $4,300,000 for apparatus replacement,

$1,484,000 for Engine 20 replacement located at 4300 Wisconsin

Avenue, Northwest, $1,000,000 for emergency generator at all facilities and $824,000 for fire training simulators.

Department of Corrections.—The Committee recommends

$8,378,000 for renovation of cell doors and motors, $1,716,000 for

upgrading fire alarm and sprinkler systems, $742,000 to upgrade

central security electronics, $1,646,000 for lighting upgrade,

$1,795,000 for plumbing upgrades in housing areas, $1,103,000 for

installation of hotwater system, and $7,000,000 for HVAC replacement.

D.C. Public Schools.—The Committee recommends $41,933,000

for general improvements (including $7,000,000 for roof replacement, $7,193,000 for boiler replacement, $99,000 for emergency

generators, $21,895,000 for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning replacements, $10,246,000 for underground storage tanks

and a rescission of $4,500,000 from window replacement),

$66,699,000 for maintenance improvements (including $6,000,000

for miscellaneous asbestos, $7,052,000 for electrical modifications,

$4,849,000 for American with disabilities compliance, $2,498,000

for equipment upgrade, $4,500,000 for interior finish, $11,300,000

for emergency projects, $40,000,000 for new schools and a rescission of $9,500,000 from modernization projects), $1,370,000 for Key

Elementary, $3,000,000 for Duke Ellington School of Arts and

$105,365,000 for onging initiatives.

University of the District of Columbia.—The Committee recommends $1,574,000 for permanent improvements, $270,000 for
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interactive classrooms, $2,371,000 for arts/science extension, and

$12,501,000 to renovate the academic laboratory.

Public Library.—The Committee recommends $2,613,000 for

heating, ventilating and air condition renovations at Martin Luther

King Memorial Library and library facilities, $2,750,000 for elevator replacement at Martin Luther King Memorial Library and

branch libraries, $3,000,000 for general improvements at various

branch libraries, $3,907,000 for library information technology investment, $330,000 for a material flow management system, and

$647,000 for vehicle replacements.

Commission on the Arts and Humanities.—The Committee recommends $890,000 for an artbank project, $783,000 for neighborhood murals projects, $724,000 for community initiatives, and

$595,000 for downtown initiatives.

Department of Human Services.—The Committee recommends

$5,381,000 for the Elliot Building at Forest Haven, $250,000 for

Gayle School renovation, and rescissions of $5,600,000 from the

renovation of CCNV Shelter project, $29,180,000 from the Dix Pavilion Renovations project.

Department of Health.—The Committee recommends $690,000

for the animal shelter project, $1,250,000 for the STD Clinic,

$1,125,000 for the immunization program, $1,063,000 for a Medicaid management system, and $10,000,000 for the Capital Health

Capacity at 1131 Spring Road, Northwest.

Department of Recreation and Parks.—The Committee recommends $1,400,000 for technology acquisition. The Committee

also recommends $18,890,000 for facility expansion (including

$5,000,000 for Kenilworth Parkside Recreation Center, $2,300,000

for Fort Station Recreation Center, $1,710,000 for Lafayette Recreation Center, $1,405,000 for Joe Cole Recreation Center, $1,875,000

for the Hagan Cultural Center, $400,000 for Georgetown Recreation Center, $1,100,000 for Parkview Recreation Center,

$1,300,000 for Anacosita Recreation Center, $3,800,000 for the

Trinidad Recreation Center), and $3,200,000 for D.C. wide property

improvement. Also included is $27,662,000 for new construction

(including $5,000,000 for new Emery Recreation Center, $6,650,000

for new Kelly Miller Recreation Center, $4,482,000 for new Recreation Center at Randall, $1,700,000 for new Recreation Center at

Girard Street, $3,930,000 for vehicle replacement, $5,400,000 for

Recreation and Aquatic Center at Rhode Island Avenue, and

$500,000 for recreation complex at Children’s Island). Also recommended is $22,000,000 for site renovations (including $1,900,000

for Fort Greble Recreation Center, $17,400,000 for lighting,

$1,600,000 for Capital East Natatorium, $300,000 for Watkins

Recreation Center, and $800,000 for Roper Recreation Center).

Public Benefit Corporation.—The Committee recommends

$750,000 for roof replacement, $900,000 for window replacement,

$1,500,000 for boiler plant renovation, $1,800,000 for a PAX System, and $450,000 for the Walker-Jones Community Health Center

renovation.

Department of Public Works.—The Committee recommends

$32,949,000 for heavy equipment acquisition, $3,000,000 for

supercan—rate abatement, $15,000,000 for facility renovations (including $5,500,000 for the Fenwich Building renovation, $4,000,000

for parking garage at West Virginia Avenue, Northeast, $5,000,000
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for storage facility at West Virginia Avenue, Northeast, $500,000

for tire shop at West Virginia Avenue, Northeast), $15,300,000 for

facility relocations, $5,600,000 for Solid Waste Transfer Station at

Fort Totten, $2,410,000 for local street improvements Project

HOPE-Station Dwellings, and $9,000,000 for Georgetown

Streetscape Renovation. Also recommended is $5,627,000 for transportation electrical system improvements, $5,690,000 for highway

aid match fund projects, $8,884,000 for traffic safety improvements,

$130,063,000 for bridge rehabilitation and replacement (including

$2,636,000 for rehabilitation of 22nd Street Bridge over K Street,

Northwest, $4,327,000 for K Street, Northwest, 21st Street to 25th

Street, $10,724,000 for rehabilitation of Southern Avenue Bridge

over Suitland Parkway, $28,511,000 for rehabilitation of Mall tunnel, $466,000 for citywide culvert inventory, $2,286,000 for citywide

consultant bridge inspection, and $81,113,000 for rehabilitation of

the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge). The Committee also recommends $43,331,000 for roadway resurfacing, $478,000 for corridor tree improvement plan, $1,790,000 for traffic safety improvements, $25,687,000 for roadway reconstruction, $17,434,000 for

congestion mitigation and air quality, and $31,511,000 for Federal

planning and management system.

Department of Motor Vehicles.—The Committee recommends

$16,575,000 for Department of Motor Vehicles information technology.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.—The Committee recommends $23,700,000 for metrobus, $46,200,000 for metrorail rehabilitation, $25,000,000 for the New York Avenue Metro,

and $5,000,000 for Metrobus Barn repairs.

Washington Convention Center.—The Committee recommends

$10,000,000 for the Washington Convention Center agreement.

Water and Sewer Authority.—The Committee recommends

$140,725,000 for fiscal year 2001 consisting of $77,372,000 for Blue

Plains (including $74,346,000 for Bio-Solids Management and

$3,026,000 for rehabilitation of major capital facilities), $1,182,000

for sewer collection—rehabilitation/extension sanitary sewers,

$265,000 for water storage facilities, $16,380,000 for distribution

systems, $4,805,000 for meter replacement AMR installation,

$39,022,000 for the Washington Aqueduct and $1,699,000 for capital equipment.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The Committee has retained the general provisions carried in

last year’s bill. The Committee notes that District officials shifted

many of the general provisions to other parts of the bill as provisos,

an exercise that required considerable time and effort but would

have resulted in very little if any benefit. The Committee has not

concurred in those shifts and suggests that District officials, including budget and legal staff, find more productive ways to spend

their time and taxpayer funds.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 101 requiring that expenditures for contracts are public record and available

for public inspection.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 102 requiring all vouchers covering expenditures of appropriations be audited

before payment by the designated certifying official.
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The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 103 specifying that appropriations for particular purposes or objects of expenditure shall be considered the maximum amount that may be

expended for said purpose or object rather than an amount set

apart exclusively therefor.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 104 making

appropriations available for allowances for privately owned automobiles and motorcycles used for the performance of official duties

when authorized by the Mayor.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 105 authorizing appropriations for expenses of travel and dues or organizations concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government when authorized by the Mayor.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 106 authorizing payment of refunds and judgments that have been entered

against the District of Columbia government.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 107 making appropriations available for the payment of public assistance without

reference to the requirement of section 544 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 and payment of the non-Federal share of funds necessary to qualify for grants under subtitle

A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

of 1994. These provision are no longer applicable.

The Committee recommends a new Sec. 107 requiring the Mayor

to maintain an index of all employment personal services and consulting contracts in effect on behalf of the District government and

to include in the index specific information on any severance clause

in effect under any such contract.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 108 which

prohibits any appropriation to remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 109 which

prohibits any funds appropriated in this act for operation of educational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or for other

educational purposes to be used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or

further partisan political activities.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 110 which

prohibits any funds appropriated in this Act to pay the salary of

any employee of the District of Columbia government whose name,

title, grade, salary, past work experience, and salary history are

not available for inspection by the House and Senate Committees

on Appropriations, the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia

of the House Committee on Government Reform, the Subcommittee

on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the

District of Columbia of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Council of the District of Columbia.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 111 which

appropriates from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia

such sums as are necessary for making payments authorized by the

District of Columbia Revenue Recovery Act of 1977.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 112 which

prohibits use of appropriations for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to

support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State

legislature.
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The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 113 which

requires the Mayor to develop an annual plan, by quarter and by

project, for capital outlay borrowing.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 114 which

prohibits the Mayor from borrowing for capital projects unless approved by Council resolution.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 115 which

prohibits the Mayor from using moneys borrowed for capital

projects for operating expenses.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 116 which

establishes reprogramming requirements.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 117 which

prohibits Federal funds provided in this Act from being used to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any

officer or employee of the District of Columbia government.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 118 which

prohibits any Federal funds in this Act to be obligated or expended

to procure passenger automobiles as defined in the Automobile

Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980, with an Environmental Protection

Agency estimated miles per gallon of less than 22 miles per gallon.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 119 which

amended the law removing the limit on the salary of the City Administrator and established the rate of per diem for the Redevelopment Land Agency Board Members. The language is now permanent law.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 120 (new

Sec. 119) which states that for pay purposes, employees of the District of Columbia government shall not be subject to the provisions

of title 5 of the United States Code.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 121 (new

Sec. 120) which requires the Mayor to submit new revenue estimates not later than 30 days after the end of the first quarter of

the fiscal year and use these estimates in the budget request for

the following fiscal year.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 122 (new

Sec. 121) which requires that no sole source contract with the District of Columbia government or any agency thereof may be renewed or extended without opening that contract to the competitive

bidding process, except that the District of Columbia government

may renew or extend sole source contracts for which competition is

not feasible or practical.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 123 (new

Sec. 122) which relates to the Balanced Budget and Emergency

Deficit Control Act.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 124 (new

Sec. 123) which relates to sequestration orders.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 125 (new

Sec. 124) which allows the District of Columbia government to accept gift and donations.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 126 (new

Sec. 125) which prohibits Federal funds from being used by the

District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs

associated with the offices of United States Senator or United

States Representatives under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979.
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The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 127 which

requires the University of the District of Columbia to submit certain quarterly financial reports.

The Committee recommends a new Sec. 127 which states that

nothing in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of

1977 may be construed to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from negotiating and entering into cooperative agreements and grants authorized by law which affect

real property of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia if the principal purpose of the cooperative agreement or grant

is to provide comparable benefits for Federal and Non-Federal

properties in the District of Columbia.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 128 which allowed funds authorized or previously appropriated to the government of the District of Columbia to procure necessary hardware

and installation of new software, conversion, testing, and training

to improve or replace its financial management system.

The Committee recommends a new Sec. 128 establishing conditions for granting preference in use of surplus school properties to

public charter schools.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 129 which

placed a limit on attorney fees who represents a party who prevails

in an action, including an administrative proceedings, brought

against the District of Columbia Public Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

The Committee recommends a new Sec. 129 amending the District of Columbia School Reform Act concerning modification of contracting requirements for public charter schools.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 130 prohibiting the use of funds for any abortions except where the life of the

mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or

where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 131 that

prohibits the use of funds to implement the Domestic Partners Act.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 132 which

requires Public Schools to submit quarterly financial reports.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 133 which

requires the Public Schools and the University of the District of Columbia to compile an accurate and verifiable report on the positions

and employees in the public school system and the university.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 134 which

requires the public schools and the University of the District of Columbia to submit no later than November 1 or within 30 calendar

days after the date of the enactment of this Act a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the public school system and the

University of the District of Columbia.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 135 which

requires approval by all boards concerned with the Public Schools

and the University of the District of Columbia to vote on and approve the respective annual or revised budgets for such entities before submission to the Mayor for submission of the budget to the

Council.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 136 which establishes a ceiling on operating expenses and transferred it to the
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first item under ‘‘District of Columbia Funds; Operating Expense;

Division of Expenses’’.

The Committee recommends a new Sec. 136 on the acceptance

and use of grants not included in ceiling under ‘‘Division of Expenses’’.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 137 which

requires departments or agencies of the government of the District

of Columbia which are under the administration of a court-appointed receiver or other court-appointed official to prepare and

submit to the Mayor for inclusion in the annual budget, estimates

of expenditures and appropriations necessary for the operation and

maintenance of the department or agency. Also requires the Mayor

to forward the estimates to the Council. The Council may comment

or make recommendations on such estimates but shall have no authority to revise such estimates.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 138 which

stipulates notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, an employee of the District of Columbia public schools shall

be classified as an Educational Service employee, placed under the

personnel authority of the Board of Education, and subject to all

Board of Education rules. Also states that school-based personnel

shall constitute a separate competitive area from nonschool-based

personnel who shall not compete with school-based personnel for

retention purposes.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 139 which

places restrictions on the use of official vehicles.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 140 which

requires any expenditures attributable to any officer of employee

who provides services which are within the authority and jurisdiction of the entity be treated as expenditures made from the entity’s

budget. Subsection (b) amends the Comprehensive Merit Personnel

Act of 1978 and is applicable to the District of Columbia Water and

Sewer Authority as well as all District agencies (including independent agencies). Subsection (c) requires a prior analysis for purchases in excess of $2,500 except for certain purchases made by the

control board, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Office

of the Chief Technology Officer.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 141 which

requires that not later than 120 days after the date a District of

Columbia Public School student is referred for evaluation or assessment that the Public Schools assess or evaluate the student who

may have a disability and place the student in an appropriate program of special education.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 142 which

requires that none of funds made available in this Act be expended

by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds

the entity will comply with the Buy American Act.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 143 which

requires that none of funds contained in this Act may be used for

purposes of the annual independent audit unless the audit is conducted by the Inspector General and the audit includes a comparison of audited actual year-end results with the revenues submitted

in the budget document for such year.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 144 which

prohibits the expenditure of funds for programs or functions for
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which a reorganization plan is required but has not been approved

by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 145 which

requires that the evaluation process and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia Public School employees shall be a nonnegotiable item for collective bargaining purposes.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 146 which

prohibits the use of funds contained in this Act by the Corporation

Counsel or any other officer or entity of the District government to

provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks

to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 147 which

prohibits the use of funds to transfer or confine inmates classified

above the medium security level, as defined by the Federal Bureau

of Prisons classification instrument, to the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 148 which

amends language concerning the $150,000,000 reserve.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 149 which required the Chief Financial Officer no later than November 1 or

within 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act

to submit a revised appropriated funds operating budget to the appropriate Committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the District of

Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance

Authority.

Section 149.—The Committee has included language in section

149 of the bill to shift the responsibility of the annual financial

statement audit of the District’s Highway Trust Fund from the

General Accounting Office to the District’s Inspector General. This

change should reduce the amount of duplication in current audit efforts between GAO, the District’s Inspector General, and the independent auditors for the District.

The Committee has amended Sec. 150 to prohibit the use of Federal funds in this Act, instead of all funds, for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of

any illegal drug, and has deleted the requirement for a separate accounting by individuals or entities who receive funds in this Act

and carry out a needle exchange program.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 151 which

places restrictions on leases.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 152 which

places restrictions on the management of existing District government property.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 153 which

amended the Student Loan Marketing Association Reorganization

Act of 1996.

The Committee recommends a new Sec. 153 which amends Public Law 106–113 to provide $5,000,000 from the National Highway

System funds apportioned to the District of Columbia to complete

all design requirements and all requirements for compliance with

the National Environmental Policy Act for the construction of expanded lane capacity for the Fourteenth Street Bridge.
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The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 154 which required the Mayor, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility

and Management Assistance Authority, and the Superintendent of

Public Schools to implement a process to dispose of excess public

school real property within 90 days of the enactment of this Act.

The Committee has approved a new Sec. 154 which prohibits

funds from being used after the expiration of a 30-day period to

pay the salary of any chief financial officer of any office of the District of Columbia government who has not filed a certification with

the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer that the officer understands the duties and restrictions applicable to the officer and reports required as a result of this Act.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 155 which

amended the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995.

The Committee recommends a new section 155 providing that

notwithstanding the provisions of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act or any other District of

Columbia law employees of the District of Columbia government

will only receive overtime compensation for time worked in excess

of 40 hours per week.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 156 which

amended the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 to

give preference in admission to a sibling of a student already attending or selected for admission to a public charter school.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 157 which transferred $18,000,000 from the District of Columbia Financial

Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority to the Mayor

for severance payments, expanded contracting authority, and implementation of a system of managed competition among public

and private providers of goods and services.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 158 which transferred $5,000,000 to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority from the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act for a project to

complete all requirements for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for the construction of expanded lane capacity

for the Fourteenth Street Bridge.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 159 which required the Mayor to carry out through the Army Corps of Engineers, an Anacostia River environmental cleanup program with

$5,000,000 transferred from the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority pursuant to

section 134 of division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999.

The Committee recommends a new section 159 concerning the

Student Loan Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996

(Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 8009–293, as amended by Public

Law 106–113 Stat. 1526), regarding the District’s qualified zone

academy bonds.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 160 which

amended the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 161 (new

Sec. 154) which prohibits use of any funds in this Act to pay the

salary of any chief financial officer of any office of the District of

Columbia government who has not filed a certification with the
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Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia

that the officer understands the duties and restrictions applicable

to the officer and their agency as a result of this Act.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 162 (new

Sec, 156) which required that the budget for fiscal year 2001 that

is submitted by the District to Congress specify potential adjustments that might become necessary in the event that the management savings achieved by the District during the year do not meet

the level of management savings projected in the proposed budget.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 163 (new

Sec. 157) which required any document showing the budget for an

office of the District of Columbia government that contains a category of activities labeled as ‘‘other’’, ‘‘miscellaneous’’, or a similar

general, nondescriptive term, include a description of the types of

activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown of the

amount allocated for each such activity.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 164 which authorized the Corps of Engineers to perform repairs and improvement to the Southwest Waterfront.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 165 which expressed the sense of the Congress that the District of Columbia

should not impose or take into consideration any height, square

footage, set-back, or other construction or zoning requirements in

authorizing the issuance of industrial revenue bonds for a project

of the American National Red Cross at 2025 E Street, Northwest.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 166 which

amended the National Capital Revitalization and Self-government

Improvement Act of 1997 to establish a sex offender registration.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 167 (new

Sec. 158) which prohibits use of funds contained in this Act to

enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.

The Committee recommends a new section 160 amending the

Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to treat employees of the Pretrial

Services, Defense Services, Parole, Adult Probation and Offender

Supervision Trustee as employees of the Federal Government solely

for purposes relating to retirement, life insurance, and health insurance

The Committee recommends a new section 161 expressing the

sense of Congress that the patients at Saint Elizabeth Hospital and

the taxpayers of the District of Columbia are being poorly served

by the current facilities and management of the Hospital

The Committee recommends a new section 162 expressing the

sense of Congress that the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority should quickly complete the sale of the Franklin School property.

The Committee recommends a new section 163 expressing the

sense of Congress that the District of Columbia government should

take all steps necessary to ensure that officials of the District government (including officials of independent agencies, boards, commissions, and corporations of the government) maintain a fiduciary

duty to the taxpayers of the District in the administration of funds

under their control.
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The Committee recommends a new section 164 which provides

that no amounts may be made available during fiscal year 2001 to

the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation (through reprogramming, transfers, loans, or any other

mechanism) other than the amounts which are otherwise provided

for the Corporation in this Act under the heading District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation.

The Committee recommends a new section 165 which requires,

for each payment or group of payments made by or on behalf of the

District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation, the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia to sign

an affidavit certifying that the making of the payment does not

constitute a violation of any provision of subchapter III of chapter

13 of title 31, United States Code, or any provision of this Act.

The Committee recommends a new section 166 which prohibits

the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation from obligating or expending any amounts during fiscal

year 2001 unless (at the time of the obligation or expenditure) the

Corporation certifies that the obligation or expenditure is within

the budget authority provided to the Corporation in this Act.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 168 which

transferred $5,000,000 from the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority to the Mayor to

provide offsets against local taxes for a commercial revitalization

program.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 169 which

amended the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 170 which listed findings of the Congress on numerous issues.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 171 which required the Mayor prior to using Federal Medicaid Payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals to consider the recommendations of

the Health Care Development Commission.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 172 which required the General Accounting Office to conduct a study of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System.

The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 173 (new

Sec. 167) which provides that nothing in this Act bars the District

of Columbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on

briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the

District government regarding such lawsuits.

The Committee recommends a new Sec. 168 which provides that

notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Health Insurance

Coverage for Contraceptives Act of 2000 (D.C. Bill 13–399) shall

not take effect. The language also clarifies that the Council or

Mayor are not prevented from addressing the issue of contraceptive

coverage by health insurance plans, but the intent of Congress is

that any legislation enacted on this issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and

moral convictions.

The Committee has approved a new Sec. 169 that repeals the

Medical Examiner chapter of the D.C. Code, as requested by the

District, and makes the repeal effective on the date that the District’s new legislation takes effect.
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The Committee has approved a new Sec. 170 clarifying the

Prompt Pay Act as it relates to court-appointed attorneys. The clarification requires that court assign interest on vouchers not paid

within 45 days of submission by the attorney instead of 30 days

after being approved by a judge.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 174 which related to wireless communications.

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 175 which

amended the ‘‘Community Development Block Grants in title II of

H.R. 2684 (Public Law 106–74).

The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 176 which reappropriated $3,000,000 for the Georgetown Waterfront Park Fund.

APPROPRIATIONS CAN BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES FOR

WHICH MADE

Title 31 of the United States Code makes clear that appropriations can be used only for the purposes for which they were appropriated as follows:

Section 1301. Application.

(a) Appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which

the appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law.

RESCISSION OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the Committee reports that rescissions of prior year budget

authority are recommended in the accompanying bill under the

heading ‘‘Capital Outlay’’, as requested.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives states that:

Each report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution

of a public character, shall include a statement citing the

specific powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution

to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint resolution.

The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to report

this legislation on the following:

Clause 17 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the

United States of America which states:

The Congress shall have Power * * * To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District

(not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of

particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become

the Seat of the Government of the United States * * *.

And Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution of the

United States which states:

No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of Appropriations made by law * * *.

Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to these

specific powers granted by the Constitution.
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COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with section

308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control

Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), requires that the report accompanying a bill providing new budget authority contain a statement

detailing how the authority compares with the reports submitted

under section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year. This information

follows:

[In millions of dollars]

302(b) allocation This bill—

Budget

authority Outlays Budgetauthority Outlays

Discretionary .................................................................................. 414 414 414 418

Mandatory ...................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... ....................

FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), as amended, the following

table provided by the Congressional Budget Office contains 5-year

projections of the outlays associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill:

Federal funds

Item and fiscal year Amount

Budget authority in bill ......................................................................... $414,000,000

Outlays:

2001 ................................................................................................. $382,000,000

2002 ................................................................................................. $32,000,000

2003 ................................................................................................. ..........................

2004 ................................................................................................. ..........................

2005 ................................................................................................. ..........................

The bill provides no new revenues or tax expenditures, and will

have no effect on budget authority, tax expenditures, direct loan

obligations, or primary loan guarantee commitments available

under existing law for fiscal year 2000 and beyond.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), as amended, the Committee is required to report new budget authority and outlays provided for financial assistance to State and local governments. The

accompanying bill contains Federal funding as follows: Item Recommendation

New fiscal year 2001 budget authority ................................................ $298,000,000

Fiscal year 2001 outlays resulting therefrom ...................................... $272,000,000

TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

Clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires that the report include information describing the

transfer of funds recommended in the accompanying bill.
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1. The Committee has included language transferring $18,000,000 from interest earned by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority to

the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for construction of a Metrorail station at New York and Florida Avenues,

Northeast.

2. The Committee has included language transferring $18,778,000 from the Court Services and Offender Supervision

Agency to the Public Defender Service.

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the following statements are submitted describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill which might

be construed, under some circumstances, as directly or indirectly

changing the application of existing law.

1. Under ‘‘Governmental Direction and Support’’, there is language which provides that program fees collected from the issuance

of bonds or other debt instruments shall be available for the payment of expenses of the District’s debt management program. Section 490 of the Home Rule Charter (Public Law 93–198, as amended) authorizes the District government to issue revenue bonds for

a number of specified purposes and was amended by Public Law

95–218 specifically to enable the District government to act as a

conduit for the issuance of revenue bonds for private colleges and

universities. This language will allow the District government to be

reimbursed for the costs of issuing bonds on behalf of third-party

beneficiaries.

2. Under ‘‘Public Safety and Justice’’, language provides an exemption for two classes of passenger motor vehicles from 31 U.S.C.

1343(c) which states, in part, that:

(c)(1) Except as specifically provided by law, an agency may use

an appropriation to buy a passenger motor vehicle (except a bus or

ambulance) only at a total cost (except costs required only for

transportation) that

* * * * * * *

(C) is not more than the maximum price established by the

agency having authority under law to establish a maximum

price; and

(D) is not more than the amount specified in a law.

The classes of motor vehicles exempted from the price ceiling are

vehicles used for police, fire fighting and fire prevention activities.

Because of the special requirements for those types of vehicles the

costs exceed the maximum set for passenger motor vehicles for regular use.

3. Language is included under ‘‘Public Safety and Justice’’ authorizing the Mayor to reimburse the National Guard for expenses

incurred in connection with emergency services performed by the

Guard at the request of the Mayor. The language also provides that

the availability of these funds is to be considered as constituting

payment in advance for the emergency services involved.

4. Language is included under ‘‘Public Safety and Justice’’ providing $500,000 for the Police Chief’s confidential fund in fiscal

year 2000 in accordance with the Police Chief’s estimates.
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5. Language under the ‘‘Public Safety and Justice’’ give the Metropolitan Police Department independent authority to make purchases up to $500,000 and provides that the District of Columbia

government may not require the Department to submit to any

other procurement review process, or to obtain the approval of any

other official or employee.

6. Language is included under ‘‘Public Education System’’ authorizing the District of Columbia Public Schools to accept not to

exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver education

program.

7. Language is included under ‘‘Public Education System’’ requiring the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia to establish a tuition rate for nonresident students at a

level no lower than the rate for nonresident students at comparable

public institutions of higher education in the metropolitan area.

8. Language under ‘‘Public Education System’’ prohibits the use

of appropriated funds for educational services provided to non-resident, non-tuition paying students in the District of Columbia Public School system.

9. Language under ‘‘Public Education System’’ prohibits the use

of appropriated funds for salaries of any DC public school principal,

teacher, administrator, official or employee who provides false enrollment, and/or attendance information.

10. Under ‘‘Human Support Services,’’ there is language providing that appropriations available solely for employees’ disability

compensation shall remain available until expended. 31 U.S.C.

1301(c)(2) provides in part, that:

(c) An appropriation in a regular, annual appropriation law may

be construed to be permanent or available continuously only if the

appropriation—

* * * * * * *

(2) expressly provides that it is available after the fiscal year

covered by the law in which it appears.

11. Language under ‘‘Human Support Services’’ prohibits the District from providing fee government service to private nonprofit organizations if the District would not be qualified to receive reimbursement pursuant to the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Act.

12. Language is included under ‘‘Public Works’’ providing for the

rental of one passenger-carrying vehicle for use by the Mayor and

three passenger-carrying vehicle for use by the Council of the District of Columbia.

13. Language under ‘‘Repayment of General Fund Recovery

Debt’’ provides funds to reduce the District’s accumulated general

fund deficit.

14. Language under ‘‘Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise

Fund’’ requires the use of non-Federal funds to finance the operations of the Lottery Board and directs the District to identify the

source of funding from its own locally-generated revenues.

15. Language under ‘‘District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority’’ limits the use of appropriated funds by the control board to pay salaries to its executive director and general counsel to the amount set forth in statute

as determined by the General Accounting Office.

16. The bill includes language under ‘‘D.C. Retirement Board’’

appropriating funds to pay legal, management, investment and
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other fees and administrative expense of the District of Columbia

Retirement Board. Section 121(f)(1) of the District of Columbia Retirement and Reform Act (Public Law 96–122) states that all administrative expenses incurred by the Board are to be paid out of

funds appropriated for such purposes. The language recommended

by the Committee appropriates the total amount required for the

operation of the board and specifies that the total amount is to be

from the investment income of the pension funds. The language

also clarifies that all expenses of the Board are to be paid from this

appropriation. A requirement for quarterly reports as well as timely submission of budget data and audit information is also included

in the language.

17. Under ‘‘Capital Outlay’’ there is language that provides that

the amount appropriated shall remain available until expended.

This language is needed to provide an exemption to 31 U.S.C.

1301(c)(2) to allow the funds to remain available beyond fiscal year

2000. The exemption is needed because of the length of time required for the design and construction of capital projects.

18. The Committee has included language under ‘‘Capital Outlay’’ requiring that funds appropriated for capital outlay projects

shall be managed and controlled in accordance with procedures and

limitations established under the financial management system

and that all such funds shall be available only for the specific

project and purpose intended.

19. Section 101 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ requires that all expenditures for consulting services obtained through procurement

contracts be open for public inspection.

20. Language under section 104 grants the Mayor the authority

within rates prescribed by Federal Travel Regulations, to establish

allowances for privately owned automobiles and motorcycles used

for official purposes.

21. A proviso is included under section 105 of the bill permitting

the Council of the District of Columbia to expend funds for travel

and payment of dues without authorization by the Mayor.

22. Section 106 appropriates funds for refunding overpayments of

taxes collected and for paying judgments against the District of Columbia government.

23. Language in section 111 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ has been

carried since 1979 and allows the payment of a percentage of taxes

collected to individuals who provide information to the District resulting in the collection of taxes.

24. A proviso is included under Section 113 requiring the Mayor

to develop an annual plan for borrowing capital outlay funds and

to submit quarterly reports to the Council of the District of Columbia and Congress.

25. Language in section 114 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ requires

the Mayor to obtain approval from the Council of the District of Columbia prior to borrowing funds for capital projects.

26. Section 115 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ prohibits the Mayor

from paying operating expenses with funds borrowed for capital

projects.

27. Language in section 116 relates to reprogramming requirements.

28. Language in section 117 prohibits the use of Federal funds

in the bill to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal
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servants to any officer or employee of the District of Columbia government.

29. Language in section 118 prohibits the use of Federal funds

in the bill to purchase passenger automobiles as defined in 15

U.S.C. 2001(2) with an Environmental Protection Agency estimated

miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.

30. Language under section 119 clarifies the pay setting authority for District employees as the District’s Merit Personnel Act

rather than title 5 of the United States Code.

31. Language in section 121 prohibits the District government

from renewing or extending sole source contracts without opening

them to the competitive bidding process as set forth in section 303

of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6–85).

32. Sec. 122 requires any sequestration pursuant to the Balanced

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–

177) to be applied to each of the Federal fund appropriation accounts rather than to the aggregate total of these accounts.

33. Language in section 123 provides that in the event a sequestration order is issued after the amounts appropriated to the District have been paid to the District, the Mayor is required to pay

the Secretary of the Treasury, within 15 days after receipt of a request from the Secretary, the amounts sequestered by the order

provided the sequestration percentage is applied to each of the Federal appropriation accounts and not applied to the aggregate total.

34. Language under section 124 allows the District of Columbia

government to accept and use, with the Mayor’s approval, donations received for public purposes authorized by law. The language

also requires that accurate records be maintained by the agency or

entity administering the program and that the records be available

for audit and public inspection. The language also allows the Council of the District of Columbia and the Board of Education to accept

gifts and donations without the approval of the Mayor.

35. Language under section 125 continues current law as it relates to the prohibition on the use of Federal funds for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of U.S. Senator or

Representative under section 4(d) of the D.C. Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979.

36. Language in section 130 prohibits funds appropriated in this

Act from being expended for abortions, except where the life of the

mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or

where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.

37. Language in section 131 prohibits funds made available pursuant to any provision of this Act from being used to implement or

enforce any system of registration of unmarried, cohabitating couples whether they are homosexual, lesbian, heterosexual, including

but not limited to registration for the purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples on the same

basis such benefits are extended to legally married couples.

38. Language in section 132 requires the Superintendent of the

District of Columbia Public Schools to submit to the Congress,

Mayor, and Council of the District of Columbia no later than fifteen

calendar days after the end of each quarter a report that sets forth:

(a) Current quarter expenditures and obligations, year-todate expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year expend-
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itures projections vs. budget broken out on the basis of control

center, responsibility center, agency reporting code, and object

class, and for all funds, including capital financing;

(b) A list of each account for which spending is frozen and

the amount of funds frozen;

(c) A list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 annually;

(d) All reprogramming requests and reports; and

(e) Changes made in the last quarter to the organizational

structure of the D.C. Public Schools.

39. Language in section 133 requires annual reporting requirements from the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public

Schools and the University of the District of Columbia on the number of validated schedule ‘‘A’’ positions, a compilation of all employees as of the preceeding December 31, verified as to its accuracy

in accordance with the functions that each employee actually performs, and requires that the report be submitted to the Congress,

the Mayor, and Council of the District of Columbia, not later than

February 15 of each year.

40. Language in section 134 requires the Superintendent of the

District of Columbia Public Schools and the University of the District of Columbia to submit to the Congress, the Mayor, and Council of the District of Columbia, revised appropriated funds operating budget for the public school system and the University of the

District of Columbia for such fiscal year that is in the total amount

of the approved appropriation and that realigns budgeted data for

personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively,

with anticipated actual expenditures.

41. Language in section 135 requires the District Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, acting on behalf of the District of Columbia Public Schools in formulating the

DCPS budget, the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, the Board of Library Trustees, and the Board of

Governors of the D.C. School of Law to vote on and approve their

respective annual or revised budget before submission to the Mayor

of the District of Columbia for inclusion in the Mayor’s budget submission to the Council of the District of Columbia.

42. Language in sec. 139 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ restricts the

use of official vehicles to official duties and not between a residence

and workplace, except in the case of a police officer who resides in

the District of Columbia at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call

24 hours a day, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the

Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.

43. Language in sec. 142 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ states that

none of the funds made available in this Act may be expended unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will

comply with the Buy American Act.

44. Language in sec. 143 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ prohibits

the use of funds for the audit of the District government’s annual

financial statements unless the DC Inspector General either conducts, or contracts for, the audit.

45. Language in sec. 145 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ provides

that the evaluation process and instruments for evaluating District
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of Columbia Public Schools employees shall be a non-negotiable

item for collective bargaining purposes.

46. Language in sec. 146 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ prohibits

the use of appropriated funds by the Corporation counsel or any

other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require

Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the

District of Columbia.

47. Language in sec. 150 of the ‘‘General Provisions’’ prohibits

the use of Federal funds in this Act to carry out any program of

distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection

of any illegal drug.

48. Language in section 158 prohibits use of any funds to enact

or carry out any law, rule, regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution

of any schedule I substance under 21 U.S.C. 802 or any

tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.

49. Language in section 152 prohibits the use of funds to make

rental payments of the use of real property unless certain conditions are met.

50. Language in section 153 prohibits the use of funds to enter

into a new lease or to purchase real property unless the Mayor determines that existing real property available to the District is not

suitable.

51. Language in section 166 requires the Chief Financial Officers

of the District of Columbia to certify that they understand the duties and restrictions applicable to their agency as a result of this

Act.

52. Language in section 168 prohibits the District’s Health Insurance Coverage for Contraceptives Act of 2000 (D.C. Bill 13–399)

from taking effect. The language also clarifies that the Council or

Mayor are not prevented from addressing the issue of contraceptive

coverage by health insurance plans, but the intent of Congress is

that any legislation enacted on this issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and

moral convictions.

53. Language in section 169 repeals the Medical Examiner chapter of the D.C. Code, as requested by the District, and makes the

repeal effective on the date that the District’s new legislation takes

effect.

54. Language in section 170 clarifies the Prompt Pay Act as it

relates to court-appointed attorneys. The clarification requires that

interest be assigned on vouchers not paid within 45 days after the

attorney submits the voucher instead of 30 days after being approved by a judge.

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the following table lists the appropriations in

the accompanying bill which are not authorized by law:

Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer

Federal payment to Washington Interfaith Network

Federal payment for Tax Reform in the District

Federal payment for Simplified Personnel System
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Federal payment for the National Museum of American

Music

Federal payment for Metrorail Construction

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE)

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic,

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE 11 OF THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA

øCHAPTER 23. MEDICAL EXAMINER.

øSec.

ø11–2301. Medical Examiner; Deputies; appointment, qualifications, and compensation.

ø11–2302. Supporting services and facilities.

ø11–2303. Former duties of coroner; oaths; teaching.

ø11–2304. Deaths to be investigated; notification and investigation of deaths.

ø11–2305. Possession of evidence and property.

ø11–2306. Further investigation; autopsy.

ø11–2307. Autopsy by pathologist other than medical examiner.

ø11–2308. Delivery of body; expenses.

ø11–2309. Records; reports; fees for other services.

ø11–2310. Records as evidence.

ø11–2311. Autopsies performed under court order.

ø11–2312. Tissue transplants.

ø§ 11–2301. Medical Examiner; Deputies; appointment, qualifications, and compensation.

ø(a) The Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia shall

designate or appoint a Chief Medical Examiner and such Deputy

Medical Examiners for the District of Columbia as may be necessary.

ø(b) The Chief Medical Examiner and his deputies shall be physicians licensed in the District of Columbia. The Chief Medical Examiner and at least one deputy shall be certified in anatomic pathology by the American Board of Pathology or be board eligible.

They may be designated from among physicians practicing in the

District of Columbia Department of Public Health [Department of

Human Services].

ø(c) The Commissioner [Mayor] shall fix the compensation of the

Chief Medical Examiner and his deputies at a rate or rates not in

excess of the per diem equivalent of the rate for GS–18 of the General Schedule contained in section 5332 of title 5 of the United

States Code.

ø§ 11–2302. Supporting services and facilities.

øThe Commissioner [Mayor] shall furnish or make available such

investigative, technical, and clerical personnel, facilities, and equipment as the medical examiners shall require, or he may arrange

or contract for such services, equipment, and facilities with the

United States Government or universities and hospitals in the District of Columbia.
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ø§ 11–2303. Former duties of coroner; oaths; teaching.

ø(a) The Chief Medical Examiner shall be responsible for all the

medical functions formerly performed by the coroner in the District

of Columbia, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, and the

Chief Medical Examiner and those deputies may administer oaths

and affirmations and take affidavits in connection with the performance of their duties.

ø(b) The Chief Medical Examiner and those deputies may be authorized by the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia

to teach medical and law school classes, to conduct special classes

for law enforcement personnel, and to engage in other activities related to their work.

ø§ 11–2304. Deaths to be investigated; notification and investigation of deaths.

ø(a) Under regulations established by the Chief Medical Examiner, the following types of human deaths occurring in the District

of Columbia shall be investigated:

ø(1) Violent deaths, whether apparently homicidal, suicidal,

or accidental, including deaths due to thermal, chemical, electrical, or radiational injury, and deaths due to criminal abortion, whether apparently self-induced or not.

ø(2) Sudden deaths not caused by readily recognizable disease.

ø(3) Deaths under suspicious circumstances.

ø(4) Death of persons whose bodies are to be cremated, dissected, buried at sea, or otherwise disposed of so as to be thereafter unavailable for examination.

ø(5) Deaths related to disease resulting from employment or

to accident while employed.

ø(6) Deaths related to disease which might constitute a

threat to public health.

ø(b) All law enforcement officers, physicians, undertakers, embalmers and other persons shall promptly notify a medical examiner of the occurrence of all deaths coming to their attention which

are subject to investigation under subsection (a) of this section and

shall assist in making dead bodies and related evidence available

to the medical examiner for investigation and autopsy.

ø(c) Any physician, undertaker, or embalmer who willfully fails

to comply with this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and

upon conviction shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than

$1,000.

ø(d) The Chief Medical Examiner shall by regulation prescribe

procedures for taking possession of a body following a death subject

to investigation under subsection (a) of this section and for obtaining all essential facts concerning the medical causes of death and

the names and addresses of as many witnesses as it is practicable

to obtain.

ø§ 11–2305. Possession of evidence and property.

ø(a) At the scene of any death subject to investigation under section 11–2304, a law enforcement officer or the medical examiner

shall take possession of any objects or articles useful in establishing the cause of death and shall hold them as evidence.
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ø(b) In the absence of the next of kin, a police officer or the medical examiner may take possession of all property of value found on

or in the custody of the deceased. If possession is taken of the property, the police officer or medical examiner shall make an exact inventory of it, and deliver the property to the property clerk of the

Metropolitan Police Department.

ø§ 11–2306. Further investigation; autopsy.

ø(a) If, in the opinion of the medical examiner, the cause of death

is established with reasonable medical certainty, the medical examiner shall complete a report thereon.

ø(b) If, in the opinion of the Chief Medical Examiner, or the

United States attorney, further investigation as to the cause of

death is required or the public interest so requires, a medical examiner shall either perform, or arrange for a qualified pathologist

to perform, an autopsy on the body of the deceased. No consent of

next of kin shall be required for an autopsy performed pursuant to

this section.

ø(c) The medical examiner shall make a complete record of the

findings of the autopsy and conclusions with respect thereto and

shall prepare a report, and, upon request, furnish a copy to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

ø§ 11–2307. Autopsy by pathologist other than medical examiner.

ø(a) If an autopsy is performed by a pathologist other than a

medical examiner by request of a medical examiner, the pathologist

shall furnish to the medical examiner a complete record of the findings of the autopsy and conclusions with respect thereto. The medical examiner shall thereupon prepare a report, indicating the

name of the pathologist performing the autopsy and the pathologist’s findings and conclusions, and the medical examiner’s own

comments with respect thereto, if appropriate, and, upon request,

shall furnish a copy thereof to the appropriate law enforcement

agency.

ø(b) A pathologist other than a medical examiner who performs

an autopsy at the request of a medical examiner shall be compensated in accordance with a fee rate established by the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia.

ø§ 11–2308. Delivery of body; expenses.

ø(a) Following investigation or autopsy, the medical examiner

shall release the body of the deceased to the person having the

right to the body for purposes of burial pursuant to law. If there

is no such person, the medical examiner shall dispose of it according to law.

ø(b) Expenses of transportation of a body by a medical examiner

and of autopsies performed pursuant to this chapter shall be borne

by the District of Columbia.

ø§ 11–2309. Records; reports; fees for other services.

ø(a) The Chief Medical Examiner shall be responsible for maintaining full and complete records and files, properly indexed, giving

the name, if known, of every person whose death is investigated,

the place where the body was found, the date, cause, and manner
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of death, and all other relevant information and reports of the medical examiner concerning the death, and shall issue a death certificate.

ø(b) The records and files maintained under the provisions of

subsection (a) of this section shall be open to inspection by the

Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Mayor’s authorized representative, the United States attorney and the United States Attorney’s assistants, the Metropolitan Police Department, or any

other law enforcement agency or official; and the medical examiner

shall promptly deliver to such persons copies of all records relating

to every death as to which further investigation may be advisable.

ø(c) Any other person with a legitimate interest may obtain copies of records maintained under the provisions of subsection (a)

upon such conditions and payment of such fees as may be prescribed by the Chief Medical Examiner. If such person fails to meet

the prescribed conditions, such person may obtain copies of such

records pursuant to court order if the court is satisfied that such

person has a legitimate interest.

ø(d) The Chief Medical Examiner shall prepare an annual report

to the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia containing

information on the number of autopsies performed, statistics as to

cause of death, and such other relevant information as the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia shall require. The report shall be open to inspection by the public. The report shall not

identify by name deceased persons examined.

ø(e) Medical examiners may charge fees, at rates prescribed by

the Chief Medical Examiner, for completing insurance forms or performing similar services for private parties.

ø§ 11–2310. Records as evidence.

øThe records maintained pursuant to section 11–2309, or reproductions thereof certified by the Chief Medical Examiner, are

admissable [admissible] in evidence in any court in the District of

Columbia, except that statements made by witnesses or other persons and conclusions upon non-medical matters are not made admissible by this section.

ø§ 11–2311. Autopsies performed under court order.

øIn the case of sudden, violent, or suspicious death when the

body is buried without investigation, the United States attorney, on

his or her own motion or on request of a medical examiner or the

Metropolitan Police Department, may petition the appropriate

court for an order to conduct an inquiry. The court may order the

body exhumed and an autopsy performed. In such cases, records

and reports shall be filed as if the autopsy were performed prior

to burial except that a copy of the report shall be furnished directly

to the court.

ø§ 11–2312. Tissue transplants.

øThe Chief Medical Examiner may allow the removal of tissue

pursuant to section 9 of the District of Columbia Tissue Bank Act

(D.C. Code, sec. 2–258 [2–1605]).¿
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SECTION 441 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME

RULE ACT

SEC. 441. The fiscal year of the District shall, beginning on October 1, 1976, commence on the first day of October of each year and

shall end on the thirtieth day of September of the succeeding calendar year. Such fiscal year shall also constitute the budget and

accounting year. øHowever, the fiscal year for the Armory Board

shall begin on the first day of January and shall end on the thirtyfirst day of December of each calendar year.¿ However, the fiscal

year for the Armory Board shall begin on the first day of January

and shall end on the thirty-first day of December of each calendar

year, and, beginning the first day of July 2001, the fiscal year for

the District of Columbia Public Schools shall begin on the first day

of July and end on the thirtieth day of June of each calendar year.

The District of Columbia Public Schools shall take appropriate action to ensure that its financial books are closed by June 30, 2003.

SECTION 202 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1995

SEC. 202. PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL

PLAN AND ANNUAL DISTRICT BUDGET.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

ø(j) RESERVE.— ø(1) * * *

ø(2) CONDITIONS ON USE.—The reserve funds—

ø(A) shall only be expended according to criteria established by the Chief Financial Officer and approved by the

Mayor, Council of the District of Columbia, and District of

Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, but, in no case may any of the reserve

funds be expended until any other surplus funds have

been used;

ø(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies of the District of Columbia government under court ordered receivership; and

ø(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in the projected

reductions budgeted in the budget proposed by the District

of Columbia government for general supply schedule savings and management reform savings.

ø(k) POSITIVE FUND BALANCE.—

ø(1) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia shall maintain

at the end of a fiscal year an annual positive fund balance in

the general fund of not less than 4 percent of the projected

general fund expenditures for the following fiscal year.

ø(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—Of funds remaining in excess of the

amounts required by paragraph (1)—

ø(A) not more than 50 percent may be used for authorized non-recurring expenses; and

ø(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used to reduce the

debt of the District of Columbia.¿

(j) RESERVE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year 2000, the financial plan or budget submitted pursuant to this Act shall contain

$150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a reserve

to be established by the Mayor, Council of the District of Columbia, Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia,

and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and

Management Assistance Authority.

(2) CONDITIONS ON USE.—The reserve funds—

(A) shall only be expended according to criteria established by the Chief Financial Officer and approved by the

Mayor, Council of the District of Columbia, and District of

Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority;

(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies of the District

of Columbia government under court ordered receivership;

and

(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in the projected

reductions budgeted in the budget proposed by the District

of Columbia government for general supply schedule savings, management reform savings, and cafeteria plan

savings.

(3) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The Authority shall notify the

Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives in writing 30 days in advance of any expenditure

of the reserve funds.

(4) REPLENISHMENT.—Any amount of the reserve funds which

is expended in one fiscal year shall be replenished in the reserve

funds from the following fiscal year appropriations to maintain

the $150,000,000 balance.

(k) POSITIVE FUND BALANCE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia shall maintain at

the end of a fiscal year an annual positive fund balance in the

general fund of not less than 4 percent of the projected general

fund expenditures for the following fiscal year.

(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—Of funds remaining in excess of the

amounts required by paragraph (1)—

(A) not more than 50 percent may be used for authorized

non-recurring expenses; and

(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used to reduce the

debt of the District of Columbia.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL REFORM ACT OF 1995

TITLE II—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL

REFORM

* * * * * * *

SEC. 2202. CONTENTS OF PETITION.

A petition under section 2201 to establish a public charter

school shall include the following:

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *
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ø(17) In the case that the proposed school’s educational program includes preschool or prekindergarten, an assurance the

proposed school will be licensed as a child development center

by the District of Columbia Government not later than the first

date on which such program commences.¿

* * * * * * *

SEC. 2203. PROCESS FOR APPROVING OR DENYING PUBLIC CHARTER

SCHOOL PETITIONS.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(d) APPROVAL.—

(1) * * *

(2) CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.—

(A) * * *

(C) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC

SCHOOL CONVERSIONS.—An eligible chartering authority

may not conditionally approve under this paragraph a petition to convert a District of Columbia public school into a

public charter school under section 2201(a).

* * * * * * *

(h) APPROVED PETITION.—

(1) * * *

(2) CHARTER.—The provisions described in paragraphs (1),

(7), (8), (11), (16), ø(17),¿ and (18) of section 2202 of a petition

to establish a public charter school that are approved by an eligible chartering authority, together with any amendments to

such provisions in the petition containing conditions or requirements agreed to by the eligible applicant under subsection (d),

shall be considered a charter granted to the school by the eligible chartering authority.

* * * * * * *

SEC. 2204. DUTIES, POWERS, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, OF PUBLIC

CHARTER SCHOOLS.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(c) PROHIBITIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—

(1) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—

ø(A) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Except in the case of an

emergency (as determined by the eligible chartering authority of a public charter school), with respect to any contract proposed to be awarded by the public charter school

and having a value equal to or exceeding $10,000, the

school shall publish a notice of a request for proposals in

the District of Columbia Register and newspapers of general circulation not less than 30 days prior to the award

of the contract.¿

(A) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of an emergency

(as determined by the eligible chartering authority of a

public charter school), with respect to any procurement

contract proposed to be awarded by the public charter
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school and having a value equal to or exceeding

$25,000, the school shall publish a notice of a request

for proposals in the District of Columbia Register and

newspapers of general circulation not less than 7 days

prior to the award of the contract.

(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—The notice

requirement of clause (i) shall not apply with respect to

any contract for the lease or purchase of real property

by a public charter school, any employment contract for

a staff member of a public charter school, or any management contract entered into by a public charter

school and the management company designated in its

charter or its petition for a revised charter.

(B) SUBMISSION TO THE øAUTHORITY¿ ELIGIBLE CHARTERING AUTHORITY.—

(i) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—With respect to any

contract described in subparagraph (A) that is awarded by a public charter school, the school shall submit

to the øAuthority¿ eligible chartering authority, not

later than 3 days after the date on which the award

is made, all bids for the contract received by the

school, the name of the contractor who is awarded the

contract, and the rationale for the award of the contract.

ø(ii) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT.—

ø(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subclause (II), a

contract described in subparagraph (A) shall become effective on the date that is 15 days after the

date the school makes the submission under

clause (i) with respect to the contract, or the effective date specified in the contract, whichever is

later.

ø(II) EXCEPTION.—A contract described in subparagraph (A) shall be considered null and void if

the Authority determines, within 12 days of the

date the school makes the submission under

clause (i) with respect to the contract, that the

contract endangers the economic viability of the

public charter school.¿

(ii) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT.—A contract described in subparagraph (A) shall become effective on

the date that is 10 days after the date the school makes

the submission under clause (i) with respect to the contract, or the effective date specified in the contract,

whichever is later.

* * * * * * *

(18) LICENSING AS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.—A public

charter school which offers a preschool or prekindergarten program shall be subject to the same child care licensing requirements (if any) which apply to a District of Columbia public

school which offers such a program.

* * * * * * *
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SEC. 2209. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES TO

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

(a) * * *

(b) PREFERENCE IN LEASING OR PURCHASING PUBLIC SCHOOL FA- CILITIES.—

(1) FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision

of law relating to the disposition of a facility or property

described in subparagraph (B), the Mayor and the District

of Columbia Government shall give preference to an eligible applicant whose petition to establish a public charter

school has been conditionally approved under section

2203(d)(2), or a Board of Trustees, with respect to the

øpurchase or lease¿ purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of a

facility or property described in subparagraph (B)ø, provided that doing so will not result in a significant loss of

revenue that might be obtained from other dispositions or

uses of the facility or property.¿. (B) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—A facility or property referred to in subparagraph (A) is a facility, or real

property—

(i) * * *

* * * * * * *

ø(iii) with respect to which the Board of Education

has transferred jurisdiction to the Mayor.¿

(iii) with respect to which the Authority or the Board

of Education has transferred jurisdiction to the Mayor

at any time prior or subsequent to the date of the enactment of this title.

(C) DISPOSITION TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Public charter schools shall have

the priority right to lease, lease-purchase, or purchase

any vacant facility or property described in subparagraph (B), and any facility or property described in

subparagraph (B) which is leased or occupied as of the

date of the enactment of this subparagraph by an entity other than a public charter school.

(ii) APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY.—When a public charter

school notifies the Mayor of its intention to exercise its

rights under clause (i), the Mayor shall obtain within

90 days an independent fair market appraisal of the

facility or property based on its current permitted use,

and shall transmit a copy of the appraisal to the public

charter school. The public charter school shall have 30

days from the date of receipt of the appraisal to enter

into a contract for the purchase, lease-purchase, or

lease of such facility or property, which time may be extended by mutual agreement. Upon execution of the

contract, the public charter school shall have 180 days

to complete the acquisition of the property.

(iii) PRICES.—

(I) PURCHASE.—The purchase price of a facility

or property described in this clause and in subparagraph (B) shall be the fair market value of the

facility or property, less a 25 percent discount.
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(II) LEASE.—The lease price of a facility or property described in this clause and in subparagraph

(B) shall be the price charged by the District of Columbia to other nonprofit organizations leasing

public facilities or, if there is no nonprofit rate,

fair market value less a 25 percent discount. The

price shall be reduced to take into account the

value of any improvement to the public school facility or property which is preapproved by the

Mayor.

(III) LEASE-PURCHASE.—A lease-purchase price

of a facility or property described in this clause

and in subparagraph (B) shall reflect a 25 percent

discount from fair market value, in a manner consistent with subclauses (I) and (II).

(iv) QUARTERLY REPORT.—On January 1, April 1,

July 1, and October 1 of each calendar year, the Mayor

shall publish a report describing the status of each facility or property described in subparagraph (B), including the date of expiration of the lease term or right

of occupancy, if any, and the date, if any, each facility

or property was or will be put out for bid or transferred

to a District of Columbia agency, if any. The Mayor

shall deliver such report to each eligible chartering authority and shall publish it in the District of Columbia

register.

(D) DISPOSITION OF FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES AFTER EXCLUSIVE PERIOD.—

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor may put out for bid to

the public or transfer to a District of Columbia agency

for the use of such agency any facility or property described in this subparagraph (B) which was not acquired by a public charter school pursuant to subparagraph (C).

(ii) NOTICE.—At least 90 days prior to putting any

such facility property out for bid or transferring it to

a District of Columbia agency, the Mayor shall notify

each eligible chartering authority in writing of his intention to do so.

(iii) PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL RIGHT TO ACQUIRE BEFORE BID OR TRANSFER.—Prior to the expiration of the

90-day notice period described in clause (ii), a public

charter school may purchase, lease-purchase, or lease

any facility or property described in the notice under

the terms described in clause (iii) of subparagraph (C).

(iv) PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL RIGHT TO MATCH BID.—

With regard to any facility or property offered for bid

under this subparagraph, the Mayor shall notify each

eligible chartering authority in writing within 5 days

of the amount of the highest acceptable bid. A public

charter school may purchase, lease-purchase, or lease

such facility or property by submitting a bid for the facility or property within 30 business days of receipt by

each eligible chartering authority of such notice. The
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cost of acquisition shall be as described in clause (iii)

of subparagraph (C).

(v) FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES NOT PUT OUT FOR BID

OR TRANSFERRED.—A public charter school shall have

the right to purchase, lease-purchase, or lease, under

the terms described in clause (iii) of subparagraph (C),

any facility or property described in this paragraph

that has not been put out for bid or transferred to a

District of Columbia agency by the Mayor as provided

for in this subparagraph.

(2) CURRENT PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY.— (A) * * *

(B) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—A facility or property referred to in subparagraph (A) is a facility, real property, or

a designated area of a facility or real property, that—

(i) * * *

(ii) is available for use because the Board of Education is not using, for educational, administrative, or

other øpurposes,¿ purposes directly related to its mission, the facility, real property, or designated area.

(C) PREFERENCE DESCRIBED.—A public charter school

shall have first priority to lease, or otherwise contract for

the use of, any property described in subparagraph (B), at

a rate which does not exceed the rate charged a private

nonprofit entity for the use of a comparable property of the

District of Columbia public schools and which is reduced

to take into account the value of repairs or improvements

made to the facility or property by the public charter school.

(3) EXERCISE OF PREFERENCE BY CERTAIN OTHER ENTITIES.— A public charter school may delegate to a nonprofit, tax-exempt

organization in the District of Columbia the public charter

school’s authority under this subsection.

(c) USE OF FACILITIES BY FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—A public charter school which was converted from a District of Columbia public school under section

2201 shall have the right to the exclusive use of the facility or

property it occupied prior to its conversion so long as its charter

is in effect.

(2) RATE CHARGED.—The rate charged by the District of Columbia public schools for the use of a facility or property described in paragraph (1) by a public charter school described in

such paragraph may not exceed the rate charged a private nonprofit entity for the use of a comparable facility or property, and

shall be reduced to take into account the value of repairs or improvements made to the facility or property by the public charter school.

SEC. 2210. APPLICATION OF LAW.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(d) WAIVER OF APPLICATION OF DUPLICATE AND CONFLICTING

PROVISIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this title, no provision of any law regarding the establishment, administration, or operation of public

charter schools in the District of Columbia shall apply with respect
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to a public charter school or an eligible chartering authority to the

extent that the provision duplicates or is inconsistent with any provision of this title.

(e) PARTICIPATION IN GSA PROGRAMS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of this Act

or any other provision of law, a public charter school may acquire goods and services through the General Services Administration and may participate in programs of the Administration

in the same manner and to the same extent as any entity of the

District of Columbia Government.

(2) PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.—A public

charter school may delegate to a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization in the District of Columbia the public charter school’s authority under paragraph (1).

* * * * * * *

SEC. 2403. PAYMENTS.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(c) ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS.—A public charter school may assign any payments made to the school under this section to a financial institution for use as collateral to secure a loan or for the repayment of a loan.

SEC. 2404. ANNUAL ENROLLMENT AUDIT BY STATE EDUCATION OFFICE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The State Education Office established pursuant to legislation enacted by the District of Columbia Council shall

conduct an annual audit of enrollment of students in District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools pursuant to section 107 of the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public

Schools and Public Charter Schools and Tax Conformity Clarification Amendment Act of 1998 (DC Law 12–207; sec. 31–2906, DC

Code).

(b) DEADLINE FOR BEGINNING AUDIT.—The State Education Office

shall begin the audit required to be conducted under subsection (a)

not later than one week following October 5 of each year.

SECTION 2408 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE MERIT PERSONNEL ACT OF

1978

SEC. 2408. ABOLISHMENT OF POSITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or collective bargaining agreement either in effect or to be negotiated

while this legislation is in effect for the fiscal year ending September 30, ø2000¿ 2001, each agency head is authorized, within

the agency head’s discretion, to identify positions for abolishment.

(b) Prior to February 1, ø2000¿ 2001, each personnel authority

(other than a personnel authority of an agency which is subject to

a management reform plan under subtitle B of title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997) shall make a final determination that

a position within the personnel authority is to be abolished.

* * * * * * *
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(i) With respect to agencies which are not subject to a management reform plan under subtitle B of title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a listing of

all positions to be abolished by agency and responsibility center by

March 1, ø2000¿ 2001 or upon the delivery of termination notices

to individual employees.

* * * * * * *

(k) A personnel authority shall cause a 30-day termination notice

to be served, no later than September 1, ø2000¿ 2001, on any incumbent employee remaining in any position identified to be abolished pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

* * * * * * *

SECTION 3 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RELIEF ACT

SEC. 3. DEDICATED HIGHWAY FUND AND REPAYMENT OF TEMPORARY

WAIVER AMOUNTS.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

ø(e) GAO AUDIT.—Not later than December 31, 1996, and each

December 31 thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United

States shall audit the financial condition and the operations of the

fund established under this section and shall submit to Congress

a report on the results of such audit and on the financial condition

and the results of the operation of the fund during the preceding

fiscal year and on the expected condition and operations of the fund

during the next 5 fiscal years.¿

(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.—Not later than February 1, 2001,

and each February 1, thereafter, the Inspector General of the District of Columbia shall audit the financial statements of the District

of Columbia Highway Trust Fund for the preceding fiscal year and

shall submit to Congress a report on the results of such audit. Not

later than May 31, 2001, and each May 31, thereafter, the Inspector

General shall examine the statements forecasting the conditions and

operations of the Trust Fund for the next five fiscal years commencing on the previous October 1 and shall submit to Congress a

report on the results of such examination.

SECTION 158 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1999

SEC. 158. (a)***

ø(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS; TRANSFER.—For purposes of carrying out

the project under subsection (a), there is hereby transferred to the

Authority from the District of Columbia dedicated highway fund established pursuant to section 3(a) of the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act (Public Law 104–21; D.C. Code, sec. 7–

134.2(a)) an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.¿

(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—An amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from

the National Highway System funds apportioned to the District of
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Columbia under section 104 of title 23, United States Code, may be

used for purposes of carrying out the project under subsection (a).

SECTION 11232 OF THE BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997

SEC. 11232. PRETRIAL SERVICES, PAROLE, ADULT PROBATION AND

OFFENDER SUPERVISION TRUSTEE.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(f) TREATMENT AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Trustee and employees of the Trustee

who are not covered under subsection (e) shall be treated as employees of the Federal Government solely for purposes of the following provisions of title 5, United States Code:

(A) Chapter 83 (relating to retirement).

(B) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System).

(C) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).

(D) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).

(2) EFFECTIVE DATES OF COVERAGE.—The effective dates of

coverage of the provisions of paragraph (1) are as follows:

(A) In the case of the Trustee and employees of the Office

of the Trustee and the Office of Adult Probation, August 5,

1997, or the date of appointment, whichever is later.

(B) In the case of employees of the Office of Parole, October 11, 1998, or the date of appointment, whichever is later.

(C) In the case of employees of the Pretrial Services Agency, January 3, 1999, or the date of appointment, whichever

is later.

(3) RATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Trustee shall make contributions under the provisions referred to in paragraph (1) at

the same rates applicable to agencies of the Federal Government.

(4) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Management

shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this

subsection.

ø(f)¿ (g) FUNDING.—Funds available for operations of the Trustee

shall be made available to the extent provided in appropriations

acts to the Trustee, through the State Justice Institute. Funding

requests shall be proposed by the Trustee to the President and

Congress for each Fiscal Year.

ø(g)¿ (h) LIABILITY AND LITIGATION AUTHORITY.—

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

ø(h)¿ (i) CERTIFICATION.—The District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency shall assume its

duties pursuant to section 11233 when, within the period beginning

one year after the date of the enactment of this subtitle and ending

three years after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the

Trustee certifies to the Attorney General and the Attorney General

concurs that the Agency can carry out the functions described in

section 11233 and the United States Parole Commission can carry

out the functions described in section 11231.
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ø(i)¿ (j) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC DE- FENDER SERVICE.—At the request of the Director of the District of

Columbia Public Defender Service, the Trustee may exercise any of

the powers and authorities of the Trustee on behalf of such Service

in the same manner and to the same extent as the Trustee may

exercise such powers and authorities in relation to any agency described in subsection (b).

* * * * * * *
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(a)(1)(b) of rule XIII of the

House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an

amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of

those voting for and those voting against, are printed below:

ROLLCALL NO. 1

Date: July 20, 2000.

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Moran.

Description of Motion: To replace language in section 168, which

prohibits the District’s health Insurance Coverage for Contraceptives Act of 2000 from taking effect, clarifies that the Council or

Mayor are not prevented from addressing the issue of contraceptive

coverage by health insurance plans, and expresses the intent of

Congress that any legislation on this issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ to provide exceptions for religious beliefs and moral

convictions, with language that prohibits the use of funds to carry

out the Act unless the District government includes a religious exemption in the Act.

Results: Rejected 19 yeas to 24 nays.

Members Voting Yeas Members Voting Nay

Mr. Cramer Mr. Aderholt

Mrs. DeLauro Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Dicks Mr. Dickey

Mr. Farr Mrs. Emerson

Mr. Frelinghuysen Mr. Goode

Mr. Hinchey Ms. Granger

Mr. Hoyer Mr. Istook

Mr. Kolbe Ms. Kaptur

Mrs. Lowey Mr. Kingston

Mrs. Meek Mr. Knollenberg

Mr. Moran Mr. Latham

Mr. Obey Mr. Lewis

Mr. Olver Mr. Miller

Mr. paster Mr. Nethercutt

Mr. Price Mrs. Northup

Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Packard

Mr. Sabo Mr. Peterson

Mr. Serrano Mr. Regula

Mr. Visclosky Mr. Skeen

Mr. Tiahrt

Mr. Walsh

Mr. Wamp

Mr. Wolf

Mr. Young
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(a)(1)(b) of rule XIII of the

House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an

amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of

those voting for and those voting against, are printed below:

ROLLCALL NO. 2

Date: July 20, 2000.

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Moran.

Description of Motion: To strike all of the general provisions in

the bill.

Results: Rejected 21 yeas to 31 nays.

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay

Mr. Boyd Mr. Aderholt

Mr. Cramer Mr. Bonilla

Ms. DeLauro Mr. Callahan

Mr. Dicks Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Dixon Mr. Dickey

Mr. Farr Mrs. Emerson

Mr. Hinchey Mr. Frelinghuysen

Mr. Hoyer Mr. Goode

Mr. Jackson Ms. Granger

Ms. Kaptur Mr. Hobson

Mrs. Lowey Mr. Istook

Mrs. Meek Mr. Kingston

Mr. Moran Mr. Knollenberg

Mr. Obey Mr. Kolbe

Mr. Olver Mr. Latham

Mr. Pastor Mr. Miller

Ms. Pelosi Mr. Nethercutt

Mr. Price Mrs. Northup

Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Packard

Mr. Sabo Mr. Peterson

Mr. Serrano Mr. Porter

Mr. Regula

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Skeen

Mr. Sununu

Mr. Tiahrt

Mr. Walsh

Mr. Wamp

Mr. Wicker

Mr. Wolf

Mr. Young
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(a)(1)(b) of rule XIII of the

House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an

amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of

those voting for and those voting against, are printed below:

ROLLCALL NO. 3

Date: July 20, 2000.

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Hoyer.

Description of Motion: To delete section 146 that prohibits the

use of funds by District officials or entities to provide assistance for

any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress

to provide voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.

Results: Rejected 24 yeas to 28 nays.

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay

Mr. Boyd Mr. Aderholt

Mr. Cramer Mr. Bonilla

Ms. DeLauro Mr. Callahan

Mr. Dicks Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Dixon Mr. Dickey

Mr. Edwards Mr. Frelinghuysen

Mr. Farr Mr. Goode

Mr. Hinchey Ms. Granger

Mr. Hoyer Mr. Hobson

Mr. Jackson Mr. Istook

Ms. Kaptur Mr. Kingston

Mrs. Lowey Mr. Knollenberg

Mrs. Meek Mr. Kolbe

Mr. Moran Mr. Latham

Mr. Obey Mr. Miller

Mr. Olver Mr. Nethercutt

Mr. Pastor Mrs. Northup

Ms. Pelosi Mr. Packard

Mr. Porter Mr. Peterson

Mr. Price Mr. Regula

Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Rogers

Mr. Sabo Mr. Skeen

Mr. Serrano Mr. Sununu

Mr. Wolf Mr. Tiahrt

Mr. Walsh

Mr. Wamp

Mr. Wicker

Mr. Young
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

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House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an

amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of

those voting for and those voting against, are printed below:

ROLLCALL NO. 4

Date: July 20, 2000.

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Dixon.

Description of Motion: To delete section 150 that prohibits the

use of funds for distributing sterile needles or syringes for the

hypodermic injection of any illegal drug and requires a separate accounting by individuals or entities who receive funds in this Act

and carry out a needle exchange program.

Results: Adopted 28 yeas to 25 nays.

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay

Mr. Boyd Mr. Aderholt

Mr. Cramer Mr. Bonilla

Ms. DeLauro Mr. Callahan

Mr. Dicks Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Dixon Mr. Dickey

Mr. Edwards Mrs. Emerson

Mr. Farr Mr. Goode

Mr. Frelinghuysen Ms. Granger

Mr. Hinchey Mr. Istook

Mr. Hobson Mr. Kingston

Mr. Hoyer Mr. Knollenberg

Mr. Jackson Mr. Latham

Ms. Kaptur Mr. Nerthercutt

Mr. Kolbe Mrs. Northup

Mrs. Lowey Mr. Packard

Mrs. Meek Mr. Peterson

Mr. Miller Mr. Rogers

Mr. Moran Mr. Skeen

Mr. Obey Mr. Sununu

Mr. Olver Mr. Tiahrt

Mr. Pastor Mr. Walsh

Ms. Pelosi Mr. Wamp

Mr. Porter Mr. Wicker

Mr. Price Mr. Wolf

Mr. Regula Mr. Young

Ms. Roybal-Allard

Mr. Sabo

Mr. Serrano
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(a)(1)(b) of rule XIII of the

House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an

amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of

those voting for and those voting against, are printed below:

ROLLCALL NO. 5

Date: July 20, 2000.

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Cunningham.

Description of Motion: To cap fees for attorneys who represent

special education students.

Results: Rejected 9 yeas to 37 nays.

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay

Mr. Aderholt Mr. Callahan

Mr. Cunningham Mr. Cramer

Mr. Goode Ms. DeLauro

Mr. Hinchey Mr. Dickey

Mr. Hobson Mr. Dicks

Mr. Sabo Mr. Dixon

Mr. Sununu Mr. Edwards

Mr. Tiahrt Mrs. Emerson

Mr. Wamp Mr. Farr

Mr. Frelinghuysen

Mr. Istook

Mr. Jackson

Ms. Kaptur

Mr. Kingston

Mr. Knollenberg

Mr. Kolbe

Mr. Latham

Mrs. Lowey

Mrs. Meek

Mr. Miller

Mr. Mollohan

Mr. Moran

Mr. Nethercutt

Mrs. Northup

Mr. Obey

Mr. Olver

Mr. Pastor

Mr. Peterson

Mr. Porter

Mr. Regula

Mr. Rogers

Ms. Roybal-Allard

Mr. Serrano

Mr. Skeen

Mr. Wicker

Mr. Wolf

Mr. Young
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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(a)(1)(b) of rule XIII of the

House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an

amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of

those voting for and those voting against, are printed below:

ROLLCALL NO. 6

Date: July 20, 2000.

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Tiahrt.

Description of Motion: To prohibit the distribution of any needle

or syringe for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug in any

area of the District of Columbia which is within 1,000 feet of educational and certain other facilities and to impose a $500 fine for

each violation.

Results: Rejected 25 yeas to 26 nays.

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay

Mr. Aderholt Mr. Boyd

Mr. Bonilla Mr. Cramer

Mr. Callahan Ms. DeLauro

Mr. Cunningham Mr. Dixon

Mr. Dickey Mr. Edwards

Mrs. Emerson Mr. Farr

Mr. Goode Mr. Frelinghuysen

Ms. Granger Mr. Hinchey

Mr. Istook Mr. Hoyer

Mr. Knollenberg Mr. Jackson

Mr. Latham Ms. Kaptur

Mr. Nethercutt Mr. Kolbe

Mrs. Northup Mr. Lewis

Mr. Packard Mrs. Meek

Mr. Peterson Mr. Miller

Mr. Regula Mr. Mollohan

Mr. Rogers Mr. Moran

Mr. Skeen Mr. Olver

Mr. Sununu Mr. Pastor

Mr. Tiahrt Ms. Pelosi

Mr. Walsh Mr. Porter

Mr. Wamp Mr. Price

Mr. Wicker Ms. Roybal-Allard

Mr. Wolf Mr. Sabo

Mr. Young Mr. Serrano

Mr. Visclosky
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DISSENTING VIEWS

From both a policy and fiscal perspective, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2001 is a step backwards from the

progress made in last year’s appropriations. Chairman Istook has

been diligent in his efforts to ensure that the District and its elected leaders hold true to their commitment to reform the operations

of the District. To its credit, the Republican majority left the District’s own $4.427 billion budget largely intact.

Unfortunately, the subcommittee allocation was $34 million

below the administration’s request and $26 million below last

year’s funding level. When this lower funding level is combined

with the imposition of a new social rider that restricts the District’s

ability to implement its new health insurance law, the Health Insurance Coverage for Contraceptives Act of 2000, (D.C. Bill 13–

399), this legislation should be opposed in its present form.

This Committee has found billions in the fiscal 2001 budget to

reallocate. Yet it cannot find the $34 million the Subcommittee

needs to honor and fund the obligations Congress agreed to assume

when it took over funding responsibility for the District’s courts, its

corrections and its pretrial and parole services. This lower allocation threatens to derail two critically needed economic development

initiatives in the District: completion of the New York Avenue

Metro Station and the Poplar Point Brownfield Remediation

Project. It does not have the funds to extend the foster care adoption incentives, something the Subcommittee Chairman was instrumental in including in last year’s bill. It even underfunds the operations and scheduled closure plans of the Control Board, the board

established by Congress to oversee the District’s finances.

Of particular concern is the majority’s attempt to fund the New

York Avenue subway project with some possible double counting.

Lacking the allocation to provide the full $25 million in Federal

funds, the majority funds $18 million of the project’s Federal share

with funds from the Control Board’s accounts that may already be

committed elsewhere in this budget. This subway project will cost

$75 million, with the private sector and the District’s local budget

already committed to contribute $25 million each.

The minority also objects to the inclusion of two provisions that

were never discussed or shared with the minority or the public

until just one hour before the Subcommittee markup. The first provision gives charter schools a competitive advantage in acquiring

surplus District property. The second provision bars the Public

Benefit Corporation from using its existing lines of credit to borrow

funds above its budgeted amount. While the minority shares the

majority’s concerns about the grave financial condition of the Public Benefit Corporation, which operates D.C. General Hospital,

emergency care services and health clinics for some of the District’s

poorest residents, it does not believe Congress, by fiat, should force
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its insolvency. Policy experts within the Control Board, the Mayor’s

office, and outside consultants, who are currently working on a

remedy, were never consulted prior to inclusion of this provision.

Moreover, the full ramifications of this provision are still not

known but certain to disrupt and probably eliminate health care

services to some of the District’s neediest residents.

Finally, the Democratic minority regrets that once again this

measure includes a series of provisions that violate the principle of

democracy and home rule and restrict how the District may elect

to use its own funds to address its own set of priorities.

Earlier this year, the minority wrote to the Subcommittee Chairman and suggested that the Subcommittee begin with a clean fiscal

2001 appropriations bill, clear of all last year’s 76 general provisions. In other words, a true appropriations bill without the

trappings of an authorization bill. The District and the President

followed this recommendation. They bracketed complete sections of

last year’s bill that they recommended against including in this

year’s bill. The Administration’s fiscal 2001 budget submission

states that the ‘‘Administration and the District have now concluded that Congress should not re-enact any of the 76 general provisions included in last year’s Act, since all those provisions that

advanced legitimate policy purposes are now addressed elsewhere

in existing or proposed local or Federal law, and the remaining provisions are unnecessary or inappropriately interfere with local matters.’’

The majority followed this request to only a limited extent, eliminating just 25 of the general provisions that were included in last

year’s bill. Unfortunately, the majority retained 51 of the 76 general provisions from last year and included 17 new general provisions.

Of the total included from last year, ten of these provisions

should be deleted because they duplicate existing provisions of DC

Code. For example: Section 101, which requires procurement contracts for consulting services to be public record, duplicates 1 DC

Code 1183.19(b). Section 114, which requires Council approval of

capital project borrowing, duplicates 47 DC Code 322, 327, 328,

340.3.

Twelve provisions should be deleted because they duplicate laws

passed by the Council as part of this year’s Budget Support Act,

such as Section 104, which allows funds to be used for allowances

for privately owned vehicles used for official duties. This section

duplicates Section 3202 of the local Budget Support Act. Section

118, which requires automobiles to be fuel efficient, duplicates Section 3402 of the Budget Support Act.

Thirteen provisions should be deleted because they are ‘‘one

time’’ provisions and are no longer applicable or duplicate existing

Federal law. For example, Section 103, which states that appropriations are the maximum amount that can be expended for that

purpose, is covered under Federal law (31 USC 1341(a)(1)). Section

109, which prohibits use of Federal funds for partisan political purposes, is covered by Federal law (31 USC 1301(a); 5 USC 7321 et

seq.).
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And finally, 16 of these general provisions from last year should

be deleted to ensure that the District is treated the same as any

other State or local jurisdiction. Some of these provisions may mandate useful fiscal practices, but the fact that Congress imposes

these practices only on the District, and not any other jurisdictions,

that they are elected to represent, strikes at the essence of the

principle of home rule. Moreover, six of these sixteen provisions restrict how the District may elect to use even its own local funds

or private funds.

Why must we single out this one local government and its residents and prohibit them from using local funds to support a needle

exchange program, a program proven effective at reducing the

spread of AIDS, when no other local government faces a similar restriction and when the greater growth in AIDS among women and

children is attributable to the use of dirty needles? Why must we

once again bar the District from using its own local funds to provide abortion services for its low-income residents, when we impose

no similar restriction on any other jurisdiction? Why must we continue to prevent the District from implementing its local domestic

partnership law, when more than 3,000 employers across the country have been able to extend health care coverage to their employees’ domestic partners? Eight states have enacted medical marijuana laws similar to the one approved through a referendum by

District residents in the spring of 1998. Congress has taken no action to block implementation in these eight state laws, only the

District’s. And finally, why can’t the District use its own local funds

to pursue a lawsuit to provide full representation in this institution?

Some may argue that these riders are merely an extension of

current law. While this is technically correct, the context and circumstances with which Congress might have justified past intervention is now gone with the elimination of the direct Federal payment. Federal taxpayer funds are no longer involved with these activities. Congress should, therefore, no longer concern itself with

the actions of one local jurisdiction, the District, unless it is prepared to impose identical restrictions on all local governments.

The Democratic minority is pleased that a majority of the full

committee shared this perspective on at least one restriction when

it approved an amendment by Rep. Dixon to permit the District to

use its own local funds to revive its needle exchange program. This

progress, however, was offset by the adoption of an amendment

that will block the District from implementing the Health Insurance Coverage for Contraceptives Act of 2000, requiring the District to adopt a separate law that must include an opt-out on

‘‘moral or religious grounds,’’ In principle, the minority opposes any

Federal restriction on the District’s proposed local law.
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The Democratic minority encourages the House to respect the

District’s right to pursue its own prerogatives with its own funds

regardless of how members might feel about the merits of the specific local initiative. We should refrain from imposing any additional restrictions on the District’s use of its own funds and support

possible floor amendments that seek to remove these unwarranted

restrictions that still remain.

JAMES P. MORAN.

JULIAN C. DIXON.

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