IA

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 128

Making further continuing appropriations for the District of Columbia for

fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 28, 1995

Ms. NORTON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to

the Committee on Appropriations

JOINT RESOLUTION

Making further continuing appropriations for the District

of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CONTINUING AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OF CO4 LUMBIA TO SPEND DISTRICT FUNDS PEND5 ING ENACTMENT OF REGULAR APPROPRIA6 TIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—

8 (1) There are appropriated, out of the general

9 fund, enterprise funds, and other non-Federal funds

10 of the District of Columbia, for fiscal year 1996
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1 such amounts as may be necessary under the au2 thority and conditions provided in the District of Co3 lumbia Appropriations Act, 1995, for continuing the

4 operations of the government of the District of Co5 lumbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in

6 part against the revenues of the District that were

7 conducted in fiscal year 1995 and for which appro8 priations, funds, or other authority would be avail9 able in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

10 1996.

11 (2) No obligations or expenditures may be made

12 pursuant to this subsection until the Mayor of the

13 District of Columbia has provided to the District of

14 Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management

15 Assistance Authority prior written notification re16 garding such obligations and expenditures.

17 (b) APPLICABLE RATE OF OPERATIONS.—

18 (1) Whenever the amount that would be made

19 available or the authority that would be granted in

20 subsection (a) is greater than the amount or author21 ity that would be available or granted under current

22 operations, the pertinent project or activity shall be

23 continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the

24 current rate.
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1 (2) Whenever the amount that would be made

2 available or the authority that would be granted

3 under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

4 1996, as passed by the House as of the date of the

5 enactment of this joint resolution, is different from

6 the amount or authority that would be available or

7 granted under such Act as passed by the Senate as

8 of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution,

9 the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at

10 a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate

11 or, if lower, the higher of the rates permitted by the

12 action of the House or the Senate, under the author13 ity and conditions provided in the District of Colum14 bia Appropriations Act, 1995.

15 (c) LIMITATION ON TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES.—

16 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this

17 joint resolution, the total operating expenses for the

18 District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996 shall not

19 exceed $4,994,000,000.

20 (2) No obligations or expenditures may be made

21 pursuant to this joint resolution until—

22 (A) the Mayor of the District of Columbia

23 has provided to the District of Columbia Finan24 cial Responsibility and Management Assistance

25 Authority a proposed allocation of any reduc-
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1 tions that are required, by reason of the limita2 tion in paragraph (1), to the amounts and au3 thority otherwise made available by this joint

4 resolution; and

5 (B) the District of Columbia Financial Re6 sponsibility and Management Assistance Au7 thority has reviewed and approved such alloca8 tion.

9 SEC. 2. PERIOD OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.

10 Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution

11 or in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996,

12 appropriations and funds made available and authority

13 granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available

14 until whichever of the following first occurs:

15 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation

16 for any project or activity provided for in this joint

17 resolution.

18 (2) The enactment into law of the District of

19 Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996, without any

20 provision for such project or activity.

21 (3) September 30, 1996.

22 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.

23 (a) EXTENT AND MANNER OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

24 Appropriations made by section 1 shall be available to the
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1 extent and in the manner that would be provided by the

2 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996.

3 (b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS AND AC4 TIVITIES.—No appropriation or funds made available or

5 authority granted pursuant to section 1 shall be used to

6 initiate or resume any project or activity for which appro7 priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur8 ing fiscal year 1995.

9 (c) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—No

10 provision that is included in the District of Columbia Ap11 propriations Act, 1996, but that was not included in the

12 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1995, and that

13 by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation,

14 fund, or authority shall be applicable to any appropriation,

15 fund, or authority provided in this joint resolution.

16 (d) APPLICABILITY TO ALL OBLIGATIONS AND EX17 PENDITURES.—Appropriations made and authority grant18 ed pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obliga19 tions or expenditures incurred for any program, project,

20 or activity during the period for which funds or authority

21 for such project or activity are available under this joint

22 resolution.

23 (e) CHARGE TO APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS.—Expendi24 tures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be

25 charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or author-
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1 ization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropria2 tion, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into

3 law.

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