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108TH CONGRESS REPORT " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ! 1st Session 108–214

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2004

JULY 17, 2003.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 2765]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the 

District of Columbia and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT 

Page 

Bill Report 

Summary of Estimates and Recommendations ....................................... ........ 3

Federal Funds ..................................................................................... ........ 3

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

Total Resources .......................................................................................... ........ 3

Federal Funds ..................................................................................... ........ 9

District of Columbia Local Collections .............................................. ........ 9

Federal Payments ...................................................................................... ........ 10

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support ............................... 2 10

Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs ...... 3 10

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts ...................... 4 10

Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts ..................... 5 11

Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision 

Agency for the District of Columbia .............................................. 7 11

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 

Authority .......................................................................................... 9 11

Federal Payment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative .............. 9 12

Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council .... 9 12

Federal Payment for Capital Development in the District of Columbia ............................................................................................... 10 12

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Page 

Bill Report 

Federal Payment for Public School Facilities ................................... 10 12

Federal Payment for the Family Literacy Program ......................... 10 13

Federal Payment for a District of Columbia Scholarship Program 11 13

Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 

Columbia .......................................................................................... 11 13

Federal Grants ........................................................................................... ........ 13

Balanced Budget Recommended ............................................................... ........ 14

Personnel .................................................................................................... ........ 20

Operating Expenses ................................................................................... 11 21

Governmental Direction and Support ............................................... 12 21

Economic Development and Regulation ............................................ 14 29

Public Safety and Justice ................................................................... 15 35

Public Education System .................................................................... 16 40

Human Support Services .................................................................... 22 43

Public Works ....................................................................................... 24 49

Financing and Other Uses ................................................................. ........ 53

Cash Reserve ....................................................................................... 25 55

Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds .................................... 25 55

Repayment of Loans and Interest ..................................................... 25 55

Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing ................................ 26 55

Certificates of Participation ............................................................... 26 55

Settlements and Judgments ............................................................... 26 55

Wilson Building ................................................................................... 26 55

Workforce Investments ....................................................................... 26 55

Non-Departmental Agency ................................................................. 27 55

Pay-As-You-Go Capital ....................................................................... 27 56

Tax Increment Financing Program ................................................... 27 56

Medicaid Disallowance ....................................................................... 28 56

Emergency Planning and Security Costs .......................................... 28 56

Family Literacy Program ................................................................... 28 56

District of Columbia Scholarship Program ....................................... 28 57

Enterprise and Other Funds ..................................................................... 28 57

Water and Sewer Authority ............................................................... 28 59

Washington Aqueduct ......................................................................... 29 59

Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund ........................... 29 59

Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund ............................. 30 59

Sports and Entertainment Commission ............................................ 30 59

District of Columbia Retirement Board ............................................ 30 59

Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund ............................ 31 60

National Capital Revitalization Corporation .................................... 31 60

Capital Outlay ............................................................................................ 31 60

General Provisions ..................................................................................... 32 64

Rescission of Funds .................................................................................... ........ 65

Constitutional Authority ............................................................................ ........ 65

Comparison with Budget Resolution ........................................................ ........ 66

Five-year Projection of Outlays ................................................................. ........ 66

Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments ........................... ........ 67

Transfers of Funds ..................................................................................... ........ 67

Changes in the Application of Existing Law ........................................... ........ 67

Appropriations Not Authorized by Law ................................................... ........ 72

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ...................... ........ 72

Program, Project, and Activity .................................................................. ........ 72

Full Committee Votes ................................................................................ ........ 73

Comparative Summary of Bill ................................................................... ........ 77

Additional Views of Chaka Fattah ........................................................... ........ 80

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SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

FEDERAL FUNDS

Budget estimates for Federal funds were submitted in the Budget of the United States for fiscal year 2004 on February 3, 2003 

and totaled $420,644,000. Included in the request is a Federal payment of $17,000,000 for the resident tuition support program, 

$15,000,000 for emergency planning and security costs, 

$163,819,000 for the District of Columbia Courts (including 

$8,775,000 for the Court of Appeals, $83,387,000 for the Superior 

Court, $40,006,000 for the District of Columbia Court System, and 

$31,651,000 for capital improvements to courthouse facilities), 

$32,000,000 for Defender Services in the District of Columbia 

Courts, $166,525,000 for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, $15,000,000 for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $10,000,000 for the 

Anacostia riverwalk and trail construction, and $1,300,000 for the 

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. 

The Committee recommends a total of $466,000,000 in Federal 

funds for fiscal year 2004, including $17,000,000 for the resident 

tuition support program, $15,000,000 for emergency planning and 

security costs, $163,819,000 for the District of Columbia Courts (including $8,775,000 for the Court of Appeals, $83,387,000 for the 

Superior Court, $40,006,000 for the District of Columbia Court System, and $31,651,000 for capital improvements for the courthouse 

facilities), $32,000,000 for Defender Services in the District of Columbia Court, $163,081,000 for the Court Services and Offender 

Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, $35,000,000 for 

the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $4,300,000 

for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, $1,300,000 for the Criminal 

Justice Coordinating Council, $8,000,000 for capital development in 

the District of Columbia, $4,500,000 for public school facilities, 

$2,000,000 for family literacy, $10,000,000 for a District of Columbia scholarship program, and $10,000,000 for the Chief Financial 

Officer of the District of Columbia. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

A total of $7,430,858,000 was requested in the budget from the 

District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004. The Committee recommends a total of $7,430,858,000 in District of Columbia funds 

for fiscal year 2004, consisting of $6,326,138,000 in operating expenses and $1,104,720,000 in capital outlay funds. 

TOTAL RESOURCES 

Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of $7,537,958,000 

and 33,869 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, Federal 

payments, and private and other funds. The financing of the appropriations from District funds are generated from 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:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FISCAL YEAR 2004

[Amounts in thousands] 

Local funds Federal payments and 

grants 

Private and other Subtotal FY 2004 Intra-District FY 2004 tota

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE 

Governmental Direction and Support: 

Council of the District of Columbia ............................ 163 12,161 0 0 0 0 163 12,161 0 0 163 Office of the D.C. Auditor ........................................... 17 1,541 0 0 0 0 17 1,541 0 0 17 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions .......................... 2 880 0 0 0 0 2 880 0 0 2 Office of the Mayor ..................................................... 73 6,046 4 1,858 0 0 77 7,904 5 506 82 Office of the Secretary ................................................ 25 2,402 0 0 2 366 27 2,768 0 0 27 Customer Service Operations ...................................... 42 2,406 0 0 0 0 42 2,406 0 0 42 Office of the City Administrator .................................. 85 7,711 16 37,927 0 0 101 45,638 8 701 109 Office of Risk Management ........................................ 23 1,565 0 0 0 0 23 1,565 0 0 23 Office of Personnel ...................................................... 111 8,990 0 0 3 758 114 9,748 27 1,725 141 Human Resources Development Fund ......................... 7 1,024 0 0 0 0 7 1,024 0 0 7 Office of Finance and Resource Management ............ 26 1,900 0 0 0 665 26 2,565 13 1,138 39 Office of Contracting and Procurement ...................... 163 11,789 0 0 0 0 163 11,789 5 416 168 Office of the Chief Technology Officer ........................ 110 15,799 0 0 0 0 110 15,799 25 11,640 135 Office of Property Management .................................. 92 11,534 0 0 5 3,800 97 15,334 169 41,579 266 Contract Appeals Board .............................................. 6 756 0 0 0 0 6 756 0 0 6 Board of Elections and Ethics .................................... 50 4,816 0 0 0 0 50 4,816 0 0 50 Office of Campaign Finance ....................................... 15 1,338 0 0 0 0 15 1,338 0 0 15 Public Employee Relations Board ............................... 4 686 0 0 0 0 4 686 0 0 4 Office of Employee Appeals ......................................... 15 1,501 0 0 0 0 15 1,501 0 0 15 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ..... 0 422 0 0 0 0 0 422 0 0 0 Office of the Corporation Counsel .............................. 382 28,725 121 15,468 11 5,916 514 50,109 21 1,658 535 Office of Inspector General ......................................... 92 10,039 16 1,255 0 0 108 11,294 0 0 108 Office of the Chief Financial Officer .......................... 811 72,794 3 10,932 23 8,645 837 92,371 93 6,245 930 

Total, Governmental Direction and Support ........... 2,314 206,825 160 67,440 44 20,150 2,518 294,415 366 65,608 2,884 

Economic Development and Regulation: 

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ................................................. 24 4,308 0 0 12 23,816 36 28,124 0 0 36 Office of Planning ....................................................... 64 6,196 3 450 0 0 67 6,646 0 0 67 Office of Local Business Development ....................... 10 1,129 0 0 0 0 10 1,129 0 0 10 Office of Motion Pictures and Television .................... 5 569 0 0 0 0 5 569 0 0 5 

Office of Zoning ........................................................... 17 2,553 0 0 0 0 17 2,553 0 0 17 Department of Housing and Community Development 5 4,086 125 41,260 0 48,186 130 93,532 0 0 130 Department of Employment Services .......................... 25 10,154 326 49,242 152 21,771 503 81,167 38 7,400 541 Board of Appeals and Review ..................................... 1 69 0 0 0 0 1 69 0 0 1 Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals .... 3 346 0 0 0 0 3 346 0 0 3 Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ...... 336 23,726 0 0 53 7,123 389 30,849 1 92 390 Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration ........... 0 0 0 0 42 3,526 42 3,526 0 0 42 Office of Banking and Financial Institutions ............. 0 200 0 0 25 2,446 25 2,646 0 0 25 Public Service Commission ......................................... 0 0 1 125 68 6,846 69 6,971 0 0 69 Office of People’s Counsel .......................................... 0 0 0 0 33 4,178 33 4,178 0 0 33 Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation 0 0 0 0 107 10,244 107 10,244 0 0 107 Office of Cable Television & Telecommunications ..... 0 0 0 0 20 4,098 20 4,098 12 603 32 

Total, Economic Development and Regulation ....... 490 53,336 455 91,077 512 132,234 1,457 276,647 51 8,095 1,508 

Public Safety and Justice: 

Metropolitan Police Department .................................. 4,281 348,000 202 7,220 113 17,969 4,596 373,189 6 4,778 4,602 Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department .... 2,110 153,088 0 0 0 9 2,110 153,097 0 0 2,110 Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System 0 96,200 0 0 0 0 0 96,200 0 0 0 Department of Corrections .......................................... 836 100,155 0 0 0 680 836 100,835 0 177 836 National Guard ............................................................ 30 2,261 23 1,152 0 0 53 3,413 0 0 53 Emergency Management Agency ................................. 26 2,997 13 1,918 0 0 39 4,915 0 0 39 Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure ........ 2 193 0 0 0 0 2 193 0 0 2 Judicial Nomination Commission ................................ 1 110 0 0 0 0 1 110 0 0 1 Office of Citizen Complaint Review ............................ 19 1,481 0 0 0 0 19 1,481 0 0 19 Advisory Commission on Sentencing .......................... 6 634 0 0 0 0 6 634 0 0 6 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ......................... 74 6,427 0 0 2 112 76 6,539 0 0 76 Office of Administrative Hearings ............................... 30 3,929 0 0 3 183 33 4,112 3 277 36 Corrections Information Council .................................. 2 170 0 0 0 0 2 170 0 0 2 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ........................ 2 270 0 1,300 0 0 2 1,570 0 0 2 Forensic Health and Science Laboratory ..................... 10 800 0 0 0 0 10 800 0 0 10 

Total, Public Safety and Justice ............................. 7,429 716,715 238 11,590 118 18,953 7,785 747,258 9 5,232 7,794 

Public Education System: 

D.C. Public Schools ..................................................... 9,515 738,444 865 119,249 119 10,126 10,499 867,819 315 53,478 10,814 State Education Office ................................................ 28 9,959 37 45,617 0 176 65 55,752 2 250 67 D.C. Public Charter Schools ........................................ 0 137,531 0 0 0 0 0 137,531 0 0 0 University of the District of Columbia ........................ 541 48,656 166 11,867 273 20,137 980 80,660 106 7,185 1,086 D.C. Public Library ....................................................... 414 26,750 11 1,000 0 537 425 28,287 6 330 430 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

—TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FISCAL YEAR 2004

—Continued

[Amounts in thousands] 

Local funds Federal payments and 

grants 

Private and other Subtotal FY 2004 Intra-District FY 2004 tota

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE 

Commission on the Arts and Humanities ................... 2 1,601 7 475 0 400 9 2,476 0 38 9 Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund .......... 0 6,816 0 0 0 0 0 6,816 0 0 0 

Total, Public Education System .............................. 10,500 969,757 1,086 178,208 392 31,376 11,978 1,179,341 429 61,281 12,407 

Human Support Services: 

Department of Human Services .................................. 1,029 225,611 1,071 167,385 0 2,367 2,100 395,363 16 4,339 2,116 Child and Family Services Agency .............................. 608 126,028 73 38,327 0 650 681 165,005 237 34,352 918 Department of Mental Health ..................................... 1,264 128,726 63 9,059 0 60 1,327 137,845 598 56,948 1,925 Department of Health .................................................. 443 458,646 898 1,018,050 119 17,967 1,460 1,494,663 8 5,496 1,468 Department of Parks and Recreation ......................... 628 31,672 0 0 83 2,092 711 33,764 158 7,250 869 Office on Aging ............................................................ 14 14,753 9 5,669 0 0 23 20,422 3 280 26 Unemployment Compensation Fund ............................ 0 8,124 0 0 0 0 0 8,124 0 0 0 Disability Compensation Fund .................................... 0 27,959 0 0 0 0 0 27,959 0 0 0 Office of Human Rights .............................................. 27 1,776 1 115 0 0 28 1,891 0 0 28 Office on Latino Affairs ............................................... 12 3,188 0 0 0 0 12 3,188 0 813 12 D.C. Energy Office ....................................................... 3 392 23 9,340 11 10,524 37 20,256 0 0 37 Children and Youth Investment Fund ......................... 0 2,768 0 0 0 0 0 2,768 0 0 0 Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs .............. 5 345 0 0 0 0 5 345 0 0 5 Office of Veterans Affairs ........................................... 3 235 0 0 0 0 3 235 0 0 3 Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund .......... 0 48,239 0 0 0 0 0 48,239 0 0 0 

Total, Human Support Services .............................. 4,036 1,078,462 2,138 1,247,945 213 33,660 6,387 2,360,067 1,020 109,478 7,407 

Public Works: 

Department of Public Works ....................................... 1,124 91,490 0 0 23 2,219 1,147 93,709 120 13,397 1,267 Department of Transportation ..................................... 89 20,516 0 5,274 10 539 99 26,329 3 224 102 Department of Motor Vehicles ..................................... 247 28,809 0 0 113 10,419 360 39,228 8 447 368 D.C. Taxicab Commission ............................................ 15 821 0 0 3 567 18 1,388 0 0 18 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission ... 0 92 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ........ 0 162,650 0 0 0 0 0 162,650 0 0 0 

School Transit Subsidy ................................................ 0 3,650 0 0 0 0 0 3,650 0 0 0 

Total, Public Works ................................................. 1,475 308,028 0 5,274 149 13,744 1,624 327,046 131 14,068 1,755 

Financing and Other: 

Cash Reserve ............................................................... 0 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 50,000 0 0 0 Repayment of Loans and Interest ............................... 0 311,504 0 0 0 0 0 311,504 0 0 0 Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing ........... 0 3,000 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 Certificates of Participation ........................................ 0 4,911 0 0 0 0 0 4,911 0 0 0 Settlements and Judgments ........................................ 0 22,522 0 0 0 0 0 22,522 0 0 0 Wilson Building ............................................................ 0 3,704 0 0 0 0 0 3,704 0 0 0 Workforce Investments ................................................ 0 22,308 0 0 0 0 0 22,308 0 0 0 Non-Departmental Agency ........................................... 0 11,455 0 0 0 8,184 0 19,639 0 0 0 Pay-As-You-Go Capital ................................................ 0 11,267 0 0 0 0 0 11,267 0 0 0 Tax Increment Financing Program .............................. 0 1,940 0 0 0 0 0 1,940 0 0 0 Medicaid Disallowance ................................................ 0 57,000 0 0 0 0 0 57,000 0 0 0 Emergency Planning and Security Costs .................... 0 0 0 15,000 0 0 0 15,000 0 0 0 Family Literacy Program .............................................. 0 0 0 2,000 0 0 0 2,000 0 0 0 District of Columbia Scholarship Program ................. 0 0 0 10,000 0 0 0 10,000 0 0 0 

Total, Financing and Other ..................................... 0 499,611 0 27,000 0 8,184 0 534,795 0 0 0 Total, General Fund

—Operating Expenses ............ 26,244 3,832,734 4,077 1,628,534 1,428 258,301 31,749 5,719,569 2,006 263,762 33,755 

Enterprise Funds: 

Water and Sewer Authority .......................................... 0 0 0 0 0 259,095 0 259,095 0 0 0 Washington Aqueduct .................................................. 0 0 0 0 0 55,553 0 55,553 0 0 0 Stormwater Permit Compliance ................................... 0 0 0 0 0 3,501 0 3,501 0 0 0 Lottery and Charitable Games Board ......................... 0 0 0 0 100 242,755 100 242,755 0 0 100 Sports and Entertainment Commission ...................... 0 0 0 0 0 13,979 0 13,979 0 0 0 Retirement Board ......................................................... 0 0 0 0 14 13,895 14 13,895 0 0 14 Washington Convention Center ................................... 0 0 0 0 0 69,742 0 69,742 0 0 0 National Capital Revitalization Corporation ............... 0 0 0 0 0 7,849 0 7,849 0 0 0 

Total, Enterprise and Other Funds ......................... 0 0 0 0 114 666,369 114 666,369 0 0 114 Total Operating Expenses ....................................... 26,244 3,832,734 4,077 1,628,534 1,542 924,670 31,863 6,385,938 2,006 263,762 33,869 

Capital Outlay: 

General Fund ............................................................... 0 686,033 0 231,180 0 0 0 917,213 0 0 0 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

—TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FISCAL YEAR 2004

—Continued

[Amounts in thousands] 

Local funds Federal payments and 

grants 

Private and other Subtotal FY 2004 Intra-District FY 2004 tota

FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE 

Water and Sewer ......................................................... 0 199,807 0 35,000 0 0 0 234,807 0 0 0 

Total, Capital Outlay ............................................... 0 885,840 0 266,180 0 0 0 1,152,020 0 0 0 Grand Total ............................................................. 26,245 4,718,574 4,077 1,894,714 1,542 924,670 31,863 7,537,958 2,006 263,762 33,869 

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FEDERAL FUNDS

A total of $466,000,000 in Federal funds will be available to the 

District of Columbia government and related agencies during fiscal 

year 2004. 

In addition, the District estimates it will receive $1,787,614,000 

from the various Federal grant programs. 

The following table summarizes the various Federal funds estimated to be available to the District government and related agencies during fiscal year 2004:

Federal Funds 

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support .................................. $17,000,000

Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in 

the District of Columbia .................................................................... 15,000,000

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts ......................... 163,819,000

Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts ....................... 32,000,000

Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision 

Agency for the District of Columbia ................................................. 163,081,000

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ................................................................................................. 35,000,000

Federal Payment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative ................. 4,300,000

Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ....... 1,300,000

Federal Payment for Capital Development in the District of Columbia ........................................................................................................ 8,000,000

Federal Payment for Public School Facilities ...................................... 4,500,000

Federal Payment for the Family Literacy Program ........................... 2,000,000

Federal Payment for a District of Columbia Scholarship Program 10,000,000

Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 

Columbia ............................................................................................. 10,000,000 

Total, Federal funds in bill ..................................................... 466,000,000

Federal grants ........................................................................................ 1,787,614,000 

Total, Federal funds ................................................................ 2,253,614,000

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL COLLECTIONS

The District estimates it will collect a total of $3,699,314,000 in 

local revenues in fiscal year 2004 from various taxes, fees, and 

charges. These collections are expected to be $158,915,000 more 

than the fiscal year 2003 revised estimated collections. 

A summary of these revenues comparing fiscal year 2003 revised 

and 2004 estimated by source follows:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL COLLECTIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year— Increase/(Decrease) 2003 rev. 2004

Revenues: 

Local sources: 

Property taxes ..................................................................... 897,072 999,468 102,396

Sales taxes .......................................................................... 708,647 738,777 30,130

Income taxes ....................................................................... 1,125,163 1,142,959 17,796

Gross receipts ..................................................................... 250,712 262,659 11,947

Other taxes .......................................................................... 204,915 196,050 (8,865) 

Licenses and permits ......................................................... 61,872 63,462 1,590

Fines and forfeitures .......................................................... 104,162 100,439 (3,723) 

Charges/services ................................................................. 49,281 50,121 840

Miscellaneous ...................................................................... 69,975 75,179 5,204

Subtotal, local revenues ................................................. 3,471,799 3,629,114 157,315

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL COLLECTIONS—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year— Increase/(Decrease) 2003 rev. 2004

Other financing sources: 

Lottery transfer ................................................................... 68,600 70,200 1,600

Total, general fund revenues ......................................... 3,540,399 3,699,314 158,915

FEDERAL PAYMENTS

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $17,000,000 

for the resident tuition support program, $111,000 above the fiscal 

year 2003 appropriation and the same as the President’s request. 

These funds are to be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between 

in-State and out-of-State tuition at eligible public and private institutions of higher education. 

The program was created by the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 and has given thousands of District college-bound 

students the opportunity to expand their higher education choices. 

The program receives its funding through a Federal appropriation 

which is deposited into a dedicated account under the control of the 

District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer. Almost 2,000 students 

received grant awards in the first year and the number of awards 

has increased every year thereafter. The program will celebrate its 

fifth year of operation in fiscal year 2004. The Committee looks forward to a report from the Resident Tuition Support Office on the 

status of these first year awardees. 

With the program now fully operational, the Committee requests 

the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a program review. 

This review should determine if adequate controls are in place to 

protect the Federal interest, such as those pertaining to student 

and institution eligibility, cash management, and administrative 

expenses. The review also should assess, to the extent possible, relevant performance and demographic information related to grant 

applicants and recipients. The Committee requests this report no 

later than March 1, 2004. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY

COSTS

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $15,000,000 for emergency planning and security costs, $98,000 above the fiscal 

year 2003 appropriation and the same as the President’s request. 

These funds are for emergency planning and security costs related 

to the presence of the Federal government in the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $163,819,000 

for operation of District of Columbia Courts, including the Family 

Court, $2,929,000 above the fiscal year 2003 appropriation and the 

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same as the President’s request. This amount includes $8,775,000 for the Court of Appeals, $83,387,000 for the Superior Court, 

$40,006,000 for the Court System, and $31,651,000 for capital improvements to courthouse facilities. 

DEFENDER SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

The Committee recommends $32,000,000 for Defender Services 

in District of Columbia Courts, $1,389,000 below the fiscal year 

2003 program level and the same as the President’s request. These 

funds provide payment for counsel appointed in proceedings in the 

Family Court of the Superior Court and under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power 

of Attorney Act of 1986. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER

SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $163,081,000 

for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) 

and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 

$9,380,000 above the fiscal year 2003 appropriation and $3,444,000 

below the President’s request. This amount includes $100,460,000 

for Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, 

$37,411,000 for the Pretrial Services Agency, and $25,210,000 for 

the Public Defender Service. 

Facility renovation funding was provided in the fiscal year 2002 

appropriations Act to allow the agency to expand its Assessment 

and Orientation Center. The Committee understands that after 

lengthy negotiations with the District government, an agreement 

has finally been reached to allow CSOSA to begin renovations at 

Karrick Hall on the grounds of Reservation 13. The Committee is 

disappointed that it has taken almost two years to reach this 

agreement. 

CSOSA is currently finalizing the contract for design and project 

management and identifying alternative sites to relocate the Center while Karrick Hall is being renovated. It is the Committee’s understanding that CSOSA expects to begin the project in July and 

complete it within 18 to 20 months. Given the length of time required to renovate the building, the budget constraints facing the 

Committee, and other priority requests, the Committee has deferred the funds requested to begin expansion of the Center. The 

Committee continues to be supportive of its expansion and will reassess funding requirements as events warrant. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND

SEWER AUTHORITY

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $35,000,000 to 

the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (WASA), 

$14,675,000 below the fiscal year 2003 appropriation and 

$20,000,000 above the President’s request. These funds are to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term 

Plan and are to be matched 100 percent by WASA. 

The District’s combined sewer system was designed and constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1800’s 

and serves about a third of the District. The capacity of the system 

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is exceeded during storms with the excess flow being discharged to 

the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, Rock Creek, and tributary waters. WASA has developed a long-term plan to control these overflows and improve the water quality of the rivers. The plan is estimated to cost $1.3 billion and take between 15 to 40 years to complete depending on how much Federal assistance is obtained. While 

the Committee is supportive of the project and is providing funding 

for it in the bill, the Committee does not have the resources to provide the level of funding WASA is seeking from the Federal government. Therefore, the Committee strongly encourages WASA to pursue other sources of public and private funding. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT INITIATIVE

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $4,300,000 for 

the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, $668,000 below the fiscal year 

2003 appropriation and $5,700,000 below the President’s request. 

These funds are for the design and construction of a continuous pedestrian and bicycle trail system from the Potomac River to the 

District’s border with Maryland. 

The Anacostia Waterfront Initiative is a multi-year, multi-project 

initiative to revitalize the Anacostia River and its waterfront communities. The design and construction of a continuous pedestrian 

and bicycle trail system from the Potomac River to the District’s 

border with Maryland is one such project. The project will take approximately four years to complete, one year for design and three 

years for construction. The Committee provides the $1,000,000 requested to complete the design phase in fiscal year 2004 and 

$3,300,000 to begin construction in fiscal year 2005. The Committee will reassess the funding requirements for this project in the 

future. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING

COUNCIL

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $1,300,000 to 

the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,002,000 above the 

fiscal year 2003 appropriation and the same as the President’s request. These funds are to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District 

of Columbia. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $8,000,000 to 

the District of Columbia for capital development, $2,084,000 below 

the fiscal year 2003 appropriation and $8,000,000 above the President’s request. These funds are for the Unified Communications 

Center. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $4,500,000 to 

the District of Columbia Public Schools, $4,500,000 above both the 

fiscal year 2003 appropriation and the President’s request. 

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Within the total provided, $500,000 is for a window repair and 

reglazing program. The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) 

is implementing a multi-year Board of Education-approved schedule for window replacement at its schools. This level of funding 

would allow DCPS to maintain and repair windows at those schools 

where replacements are not scheduled imminently. The remaining 

$4,000,000 is for a playground repair and replacement program. 

Many DCPS playgrounds are in dire need of repair and replacement. In certain cases, playground equipment is in such disrepair 

that they must be blocked off, giving children no place to play at 

recess or an opportunity for physical activity and exercise. This 

funding would allow every school in the District to have a fully 

functional playground by the start of the 2004–2005 school year. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $2,000,000 for 

the Family Literacy program, $1,974,000 below the fiscal year 2003 

appropriation and $2,000,000 above the President’s request. These 

funds are to be used to address the needs of literacy-challenged 

parents and are available contingent upon the District providing a 

100 percent match. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP

PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $10,000,000 

for a District of Columbia scholarship program, $10,000,000 above 

the fiscal year 2003 appropriation. The President’s request for the 

Department of Education included $75,000,000 for a Choice Incentive Fund, a portion of which would be used for school choice programs in the District of Columbia. The Committee is providing 

these funds subject to authorization of a program for the District 

of Columbia. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $10,000,000 

for the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, 

$30,535,000 below the fiscal year 2003 appropriation and 

$10,000,000 above the President’s request. These funds are for education, public safety, health, economic development, and infrastructure initiatives in the District of Columbia. 

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 

2004 budget was submitted the District estimated that it would receive a total of $1,787,614,000 in Federal grants during the coming 

fiscal year. 

The following table shows the amount of Federal grants the District expects to receive and the office or agency that expects to receive them:

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Summary of Federal grant assistance to the District of Columbia 

Agency FY 2004 estimate 

Governmental Direction and Support: 

Office of the Mayor ......................................................................... $1,858,000

Office of the City Administrator .................................................... 37,927,000

Office of the Corporation Counsel ................................................. 15,468,000

Office of the Inspector General ...................................................... 1,255,000

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ............................................. 932,000

Total, Governmental Direction and Support ......................... 57,440,000 

Economic Development and Regulation: 

Office of Planning ........................................................................... 450,000

Department of Housing and Community Development .............. 41,260,000

Department of Employment Services ........................................... 49,242,000

Public Service Commission ............................................................ 125,000 

Total, Economic Development and Regulation ..................... 91,077,000 

Public Safety and Justice: 

Metropolitan Police Department ................................................... 7,220,000

National Guard ............................................................................... 1,152,000

Emergency Management Agency .................................................. 1,918,000 

Total, Public Safety and Justice ............................................. 10,290,000 

Public Education System: 

Public Schools ................................................................................. 114,749,000

State Education Office ................................................................... 28,617,000

University of the District of Columbia ......................................... 11,867,000

Public Library ................................................................................. 1,000,000

Commission on the Arts and Humanities .................................... 475,000 

Total, Public Education System ............................................. 156,708,000 

Human Support Services: 

Department of Human Services .................................................... 167,385,000

Department of Mental Health ....................................................... 9,059,000

Child and Family Service Agency ................................................. 38,327,000

Department of Health .................................................................... 1,018,050,000

Office on Aging ............................................................................... 5,669,000

Office of Human Rights .................................................................. 115,000

D.C. Energy Office .......................................................................... 9,340,000 

Total, Human Support Services ............................................. 1,247,945,000 

Public Works: 

Department of Transportation ...................................................... 5,274,000 

Total, Federal grants, operating expenses ............................ 1,568,734,000 

Capital Outlay, grants ................................................................... 218,880,000 

Grand total, Federal grants .................................................... 1,787,614,000

BALANCED BUDGET RECOMMENDED

The Committee is recommending a balanced budget in accordance with the District government’s request. It is estimated that 

sufficient resources will be available from current revenue authority to finance operating expenses. A financial plan for each of the 

seven categories for operating expenses—(1) General Fund, (2) University of the District of Columbia, (3) Water and Sewer Authority, 

(4) Lottery and Charitable Games Fund, (5) Cable Television and 

Telecommunications, (6) Sports and Entertainment Commission, 

and (7) Washington Convention Center follows:

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FISCAL YEAR 2004 FINANCIAL PLANS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Local funds Grants and other 

revenue Gross funds 

REVENUE

Local sources, currently authority: 

Property Taxes .............................................................................. 999,468 0 999,468

Sales Taxes .................................................................................. 738,777 0 738,777

Income Taxes ............................................................................... 1,142,959 0 1,142,959

Gross Receipts ............................................................................. 262,659 0 262,659

Other Taxes .................................................................................. 196,050 0 196,050

Licenses, permits ......................................................................... 63,462 0 63,462

Fines, forfeitures .......................................................................... 100,439 0 100,439

Service Charges ........................................................................... 50,121 0 50,121

Miscellaneous ............................................................................... 267,122 0 267,122

Revenue Initiatives ...................................................................... 38,760 0 38,760

Carry forward from prior year ...................................................... 140,093 0 140,093

Subtotal, local revenues .......................................................... 4,008,910 0 4,008,910

Federal sources: 

Federal payments ......................................................................... 0 41,300 41,300

Grants .......................................................................................... 0 1,574,501 1,574,501

Subtotal, federal sources ........................................................ 0 1,615,801 1,615,801

Other financing sources: 

Lottery transfer ............................................................................ 70,200 0 70,200

Subtotal, other financing sources ........................................... 70,200 0 70,200

Total, general fund revenues ....................................................... 4,079,110 1,615,801 5,694,911

EXPENDITURES

Current operating: 

Governmental Direction and Support .......................................... 226,974 57,440 284,414

Economic Development and Regulation ...................................... 185,446 91,202 276,648

Public Safety and Justice ............................................................ 735,660 11,599 747,259

Public Education System ............................................................. 990,016 178,010 1,168,026

Human Support System ............................................................... 1,109,608 1,257,276 2,366,884

Public Works ................................................................................ 321,773 5,274 327,047

Financing and Other .................................................................... 398,855 15,000 413,855

Tax Increment Financing ............................................................. 1,940 0 1,940

Grant Disallowances .................................................................... 57,000 0 57,000

Reserve ......................................................................................... 50,000 0 50,000

Total, general fund expenditures ................................................. 4,077,272 1,615,801 5,693,073

Surplus/(Deficit) ........................................................................... 1,838 0 1,838 

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PLAN 

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

Revenues: 

Tuition ................................................................................................ 12,694,676 10,702,946 11,822,483

District of Columbia Appropriation .................................................... 56,067,834 49,462,321 48,656,111

Intra-District Charges ........................................................................ 6,403,796 9,305,908 7,185,404

Federal Grants and Contracts ........................................................... 13,716,671 16,536,883 13,121,784

Private Grants and Contracts ............................................................ 711,119 929,354 706,518

Land-Grant Endowment Income ........................................................ 1,222,502 428,664 525,545

Indirect Costs ..................................................................................... 1,248,486 2,407,500 849,221

Auxiliary Enterprises .......................................................................... 1,011,979 1,022,099 1,008,229

Investment Income ............................................................................. 182,423 569,376 706,199

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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PLAN—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

Miscellaneous Income ........................................................................ 5,179,232 3,119,415 5,522,817

Total Revenues .............................................................................. 98,438,718 1 94,484,466 4 89,104,311 4

Expenditures: 

Personal Services ............................................................................... 63,842,720 60,173,017 58,200,913

Contractual Services .......................................................................... 12,266,033 9,105,330 4,207,775

Supplies ............................................................................................. 2,397,515 1,989,592 1,844,169

Occupancy Cost ................................................................................. 2,367,050 3,544,703 4,956,400

Depreciation ....................................................................................... 4,429,825 5,066,908 4,980,000

Miscellaneous ..................................................................................... 12,148,946 19,671,824 19,895,054

Total Expenditures ......................................................................... 97,452,089 2 99,551,374 5 94,084,311 5

Revenues over expenditures ....................................................................... 986,629 (5,066,908) 6 (4,980,000) 6

Mandatory transfers principal and interest ............................................... 0 0 0

Mandatory plant fund ................................................................................. 0 0 0

Other transfers and additions: Excess of restricted additions over 

transfers to revenue ...................................................................... 4,614,674 3 6,614,674 7 5,614,674 7

Net increase in fund balance ..................................................................... 5,601,303 1,547,766 634,674

1 This amount represents actual revenues collected for fiscal year 2002 and thus, exceeds the approved FY 2002 budget amount. 

2 This amount represents actual expenditures plus depreciation expense which is not a budgetary expense. 

3 This number is the net of capital contribution revenue, agency purchases and loss on disposals. 

4 This amount represents the University’s total budget for FY 2003 (revised budget in SOAR) and FY 2004 (budget load), respectively. 5 This amount represents projected expenditures plus projected depreciation expense which is not a budgetary expense. 

6 This amount represents the projected depreciation expense amount which is included as an expense item but not as a budget line item. 7 This number is the projected net of capital contribution revenue, agency purchases and loss on disposals. 

D.C. WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2003 revised FY 2004 request 

Operating Budget: 

Operating Cash Provided: 

Retail sales .................................................. 192,074 186,756 180,482 188,443

Wholesale water sales ................................. 49,068 49,635 49,897 50,396

Other ............................................................. 15,944 29,126 26,472 28,898

Total, cash revenue ................................. 257,087 265,517 256,851 267,738

Operating Cash Used: 

Operations and maintenance ...................... 168,410 189,021 190,248 192,216

Payment in lieu of taxes right of way fee .. 9,791 14,922 15,513 15,825

Debt Service ................................................. 34,507 43,801 37,956 45,055

Total, operating cash used .............................. 212,707 247,744 243,717 253,096

Operating Surplus .......................................................... 44,380 17,773 13,134 14,642

Capital Budget: 

Sources of Capital Funds ..................................... 121,096 221,724 196,351 175,443

Uses of Capital Funds .......................................... 140,023 221,724 202,721 181,478

Transfer to CIP ...................................................... ¥18,927 0 ¥6,370 ¥6,035

Cash Reserves: 

Operating Reserve Beginning Balances: 116,749 104,607 120,101 94,887

Operating Surplus (Deficit) .......................... 44,380 17,773 13,134 14,642

Transfer to CIP/Reimb. For Prior Years’ CIP ¥8,831 ........................ ¥6,370 ¥6,035

Prepayment of Aqueduct Treasury Loans .... ¥15,659 ¥9,485 ¥8,071 ¥1,209

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D.C. WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 ac- tual FY 2003 approved FY 2003 revised FY 2004 request 

Transfer to Rate Stablilization Fund ........... ¥8,000 ........................ ¥2,000 ¥4,300

Other ............................................................. ¥8,537 ¥14,069 ¥21,907 ¥1,923

Operating Reserve Ending Balance ...................... 120,101 98,826 94,887 96,062

Rate Stabilization Fund ........................................ 14,500 4,000 16,500 20,800

Total Reserves .................................................. 134,601 102,826 111,387 116,862

D.C. LOTTERY FINANCIAL PLAN 

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

Operating Revenue: 

Sales: 

Instant Lottery ..................................................................... 32,924 34,500 36,000

Lucky Numbers .................................................................... 72,902 72,500 71,500

DC Four ............................................................................... 68,453 70,000 72,500

Powerball ............................................................................. 27,847 36,000 36,000

Quick Cash .......................................................................... 4,200 5,000 5,000

Hot Five ............................................................................... 5.067 5,500 5,500

KENO ................................................................................... 0 3,400 8,500

Extra Lucky Numbers .......................................................... 234 1,500 1,500

Extra DC Four ...................................................................... 329 1,800 2,000

Hot Lotto ............................................................................. 0 1,500 3,000

Miscellaneous ...................................................................... 0 1,300 1,300

Total, Operating Revenue ............................................... 211,956 233,000 242,800

Operating Expenses: 

Administration ..................................................................... 8,177 9,688 9,861

Prizes ................................................................................... 110,741 118,757 124,693

Contractual Services ........................................................... 8,023 9,302 10,143

Agent Commissions ............................................................ 12,808 14,621 15,278

Advertising .......................................................................... 4,587 5,500 5,875

Ticket Distribution ............................................................... 1,068 1,500 1,500

Draw Expenses .................................................................... 1,058 1,482 1,576

Direct Charges .................................................................... 2,384 3,550 3,674

Total, Operating Expenses .............................................. 148,846 164,400 172,600

Operating Income (loss) ....................................................................... 63,110 68,600 70,200

Nonoperating Revenue (expenses): Principally Interest ....................... 0 0 0

Income (loss) before operating transfers ............................................. 63,110 68,600 70,200

Operating transfers in (out) ................................................................. ¥63,000 0 ¥70,200

Net income (loss) .................................................................................. 110 68,600 0

Retained Earnings (deficit) at beginning of year ................................ 3,375 0 0

Retained Earnings (deficit) at end of year .......................................... 3,485 0 0

OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FINANCIAL PLAN 

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

Operating Revenue: 

Franchise fees .............................................................................. 3,817 3,800 4,187

Other revenue ............................................................................... 3 3 3

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OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FINANCIAL PLAN—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

Total, Operating Revenue ........................................................ 3,820 3,803 4,190

Operating Expenses: 

Personal Services ......................................................................... 1,272 1,348 1,425

Supplies ....................................................................................... 21 25 44

Energy .......................................................................................... 6 6 6

Communications .......................................................................... 101 116 116

Rent .............................................................................................. 796 778 759

Other Services and Charges ........................................................ 316 307 1,055

Contracting Services .................................................................... 444 435 135

Subsidies and Transfers .............................................................. 119 0 92

Depreciation ................................................................................. 0 0 0

Equipment .................................................................................... 364 158 465

Total, Operating Expenses ....................................................... 3,439 3,173 4,097

Income (loss) before operating transfer ............................................... 381 630 93

Operating transfer in (out) ................................................................... 0 0 0

Net income (loss) .................................................................................. 381 630 93

Note.—Each year, the agency is approved an additional Intra-District budget of approximately $530k, which represents funding from the

DC Lottery to broadcast lottery drawings. The increase in expenditures from FY 2003 to FY 2004 in Other Services and Charges represents 

funding anticipated to move the agency to a new location. 

D.C. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION STARPLEX FUND FINANCIAL PLAN 

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

Operating Revenues: 

Rental ........................................................................................... 2,346 3,445 4,459

Event Services .............................................................................. 1,830 1,851 1,983

Ticket Sales .................................................................................. 41 1,147 948

Parking ......................................................................................... 1,136 1,766 1,655

Commissions ................................................................................ 1,358 2,272 2,092

Advertising ................................................................................... 265 2,042 599

Other ............................................................................................ 525 1,000 275

Subtotal Operating Revenues: ................................................. 7,501 13,523 12,011

Other Revenues: Investment Income .................................................... ¥42 300 100

Other Funding Sources: 

Redemption of Investments ......................................................... 4,333 1,688 1,868

Other Funding .............................................................................. 2,177 .......................... ..........................

Total Revenues ........................................................................ 13,969 15,511 13,979

Expenditures: 

Salaries and Wages (110) ........................................................... 3,407 2,717 2,345

Bonus & Separation Comp (130) ................................................ 54 0 0

Overtime & Extra Comp (133) ..................................................... 243 302 360

Taxes & Benefits (140) ................................................................ 693 504 450

Supplies (200) ............................................................................. 451 463 479

Utilities (300) ............................................................................... 583 783 732

Telcomm Services (308) .............................................................. 148 109 126

Facility Expenses (309) ................................................................ 380 415 267

Travel (402) ................................................................................. 30 52 29

Contractual Services (409) .......................................................... 3,651 6,363 6,312

Printing & Stationary (410) ......................................................... 39 33 31

Postage Freight (416) .................................................................. 11 18 15

IT Services (417) .......................................................................... 96 119 82

Employee Dues/Meetings (419) ................................................... 18 16 22

Facility Maintenance (430) .......................................................... 172 129 168

IT Maintenance & Repair (441) ................................................... 18 17 16

Grants (500) ................................................................................ 202 200 206

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D.C. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION STARPLEX FUND FINANCIAL PLAN—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

IT Hardware (710) ........................................................................ 19 57 17

IT Software (711) ......................................................................... 16 54 17

Capital ......................................................................................... 6,000 3,160 2,305

Balance Sheet Adjustments ......................................................... ¥2,262 0 0

Total Expenditures ................................................................... 13,969 15,511 13,979

Operating Income .................................................................... 0 0 0

WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY OPERATING, BUILDING, AND MARKETING FUNDS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2002 actual FY 2003 approved FY 2004 request 

Revenues: 

Dedicated Tax .............................................................................. 53,874,000 1 54,483,000 1 58,921,000

Interest-Dedicated Taxes ............................................................. 244,000 0 0

Subtotal ................................................................................... 54,118,000 54,483,000 58,921,000

Building Rental ............................................................................ 4,002,000 7,385,900 9,475,000

Exhibitor Services ......................................................................... 1,675,000 2,100,000 997,000

Communications .......................................................................... 1,209,000 1,500,000 731,200

Concessions ................................................................................. 1,717,000 1,321,500 1,617,000

Miscellaneous ............................................................................... 468,000 600,000 1,587,000

Subtotal ................................................................................... 9,071,000 12,907,400 14,407,200

Total Revenue .......................................................................... 63,189,000 67,390,400 73,328,200

Expenses: 

Personal Services ......................................................................... 12,077,000 18,796,000 13,395,000

Contractural Services ................................................................... 5,580,000 6,280,000 7,709,000

Supplies ....................................................................................... 311,000 873,000 552,000

Occupancy Costs .......................................................................... 1,775,000 6,849,000 4,462,000

Debt Service ................................................................................. 0 0 0

Land & Building .......................................................................... 0 0 0

Depreciation ................................................................................. 472,000 13,583,300 27,167,000

Miscellaneous ............................................................................... 387,000 1,477,000 417,000

Total WCC Program Expenses ................................................. 20,602,000 47,858,700 53,702,000

Income (loss) before transfers in (out) ................................................ 42,587,000 19,531,700 19,626,200

Marketing Fund/Transfers Out: 

DC Chamber of Commerce .......................................................... 525,000 525,000 525,000

Greater Washington IBERO American Chamber of Commerce ... 200,000 200,000 200,000

Washington Convention & Tourism Corporation .......................... 5,334,500 5,707,000 2 6,172,000

Bank Service Charges .................................................................. 500 0 0

Net Transfer out of WCC Authority ......................................... 6,060,000 6,432,000 6,897,000

Net Income (loss) .................................................................................. 36,527,000 13,099,700 12,729,200

Retained Earnings (deficit) at the beginning of year ......................... 272,748,000 309,275,000 322,374,700

Retained Earnings (deficit) at the end of the year ............................. 309,275 322,374,700 335,103,900

1 Revised Projections by the Office of Research and Analysis dated and received March 21, 2003. 

2 In FY2001, DC Committee to Promote Washington and Washington Convention and Visitors Association merged and became the Washington Cenvention and Tourism Corporation. 

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PERSONNEL

The Committee recommends a total 33,869 full-time equivalent 

positions to be financed from District of Columbia funds, Federal 

grants, private and other funds, and intra-District funds during fiscal year 2004 consisting of 33,755 positions under the general operating expenses and 114 from the enterprise funds. 

The following table summarizes, by agency, the positions authorized for fiscal year 2003, the positions requested for fiscal year 

2004, and the Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2004:

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS 

Fiscal year 2003 

approved 

Fiscal year 2004 

request 

Fiscal year 2004 

committee recommendation 

Governmental Direction and Support: 

Council of the District of Columbia ............................................ 163 163 163

Office of the District of Columbia Auditor .................................. 17 17 17

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions .......................................... 2 2 2

Office of the Mayor ...................................................................... 82 82 82

Office of the Secretary ................................................................. 27 27 27

Customer Service Operations ....................................................... 42 42 42

Office of the City Administrator .................................................. 120 109 109

Office of Risk Management ......................................................... 0 23 23

Office of Personnel ...................................................................... 157 141 141

Human Resources Development Fund ......................................... 10 7 7

Office of Finance and Resource Management ............................ 32 39 39

Office of Contracting and Procurement ...................................... 166 168 168

Office of the Chief Technology Officer ........................................ 112 135 135

Office of Property Management ................................................... 246 266 266

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 ......................................................... 16 15 15

Office of the Corporation Counsel ............................................... 556 535 535

Office of the Inspector General ................................................... 108 108 108

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ........................................... 1,013 930 930

Total, Governmental Direction and Support ............................ 2,944 2,884 2,884

Economic Development and Regulation: 

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ..................................................................................... 23 36 36

Office of Planning ........................................................................ 67 67 67

Office of Local Business Development ........................................ 10 10 10

Office of Motion Pictures and Television .................................... 5 5 5

Office of Zoning ........................................................................... 17 17 17

Department of Housing and Community Development ............... 137 130 130

Department of Employment Services ........................................... 600 541 541

Board of Appeals and Review ..................................................... 3 1 1

Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals ..................... 3 3 3

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ....................... 369 390 390

Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration ............................ 36 42 42

Department of Banking and Financial Institutions .................... 27 25 25

Public Service Commission .......................................................... 69 69 69

Office of the People’s Counsel .................................................... 33 33 33

Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation .................. 103 107 107

Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications .................. 32 32 32

Total, Economic Development and Regulation ....................... 1,534 1,508 1,508

Public Safety and Justice: 

Metropolitan Police Department .................................................. 4,584 4,602 4,602

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department ..................... 1,990 2,110 2,110

Department of Corrections ........................................................... 845 836 836

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FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS—Continued

Fiscal year 2003 

approved 

Fiscal year 2004 

request 

Fiscal year 2004 

committee recommendation 

District of Columbia National Guard ........................................... 43 53 53

District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency ............... 39 39 39

Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure ........................ 2 2 2

Judicial Nomination Commission ................................................. 1 1 1

Office of Civilian Complaint Review ........................................... 19 19 19

Advisory Commission on Sentencing ........................................... 6 6 6

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ......................................... 76 76 76

Office of Administrative Hearings ............................................... 2 36 36

Corrections Information Council .................................................. 2 2 2

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ........................................ 2 2 2

Forensic Health and Science Laboratory ..................................... 0 10 10

Total, Public Safety and Justice ............................................. 7,611 7,794 7,794

Public Education System: 

District of Columbia Public Schools ............................................ 10,811 10,814 10,814

State Education Office ................................................................. 45 67 67

University of the District of Columbia ........................................ 1,128 1,086 1,086

D.C. Public Library ....................................................................... 428 430 430

Commission on the Arts and Humanities ................................... 9 9 9

Total, Public Education System .............................................. 12,421 12,407 12,407

Human Support Services: 

Department of Human Services ................................................... 2,080 2,116 2,116

Child and Family Services Agency .............................................. 920 918 918

Department of Mental Health ...................................................... 1,926 1,925 1,925

Department of Health .................................................................. 1,385 1,468 1,468

Department of Parks and Recreation .......................................... 879 869 869

Office on Aging ............................................................................ 26 26 26

Office of Human Rights ............................................................... 33 28 28

Office on Latino Affairs ............................................................... 12 12 12

Energy Office ................................................................................ 33 37 37

Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs .............................. 3 5 5

Office of Veterans’ Affairs ........................................................... 3 3 3

Total, Human Support Services ............................................... 7,300 7,407 7,407

Public Works: 

Department of Public Works ........................................................ 1,235 1,267 1,267

Department of Transportation ..................................................... 106 102 102

Department of Motor Vehicles ..................................................... 351 368 368

District of Columbia Taxicab Commission .................................. 19 18 18

Total, Public Works .................................................................. 1,711 1,755 1,755

Total, General Fund ................................................................. 33,521 33,753 33,755

Enterprise and Other Funds: 

Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund .......................... 100 100 100

District of Columbia Retirement Board ....................................... 14 14 14

Total, Enterprise Funds ........................................................... 114 114 114

Total, FTEs ............................................................................... 33,635 33,867 33,869

OPERATING EXPENSES

GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $294,415,000 and 2,518 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $206,825,000 and 2,314 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $57,440,000 and 160 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, $10,000,000 from 

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Federal payments, and $20,150,000 and 44 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal year 2004 for the various departments, agencies, and activities funded through this appropriation. 

In addition, Governmental Direction and Support expects to receive 

$65,608,000 and 366 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total program level of $360,023 and 2,884 full-time 

equivalent positions. 

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 

Agency/activity Approved FY 2003 1 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared wit

FY 2003 approved FY 2

Council of the District of Columbia ....................................... 12,804,000 12,161,000 0 12,161,000 12,161,000 0 12,161,000 (643,000) Office of the District of Columbia Auditor ............................. 1,596,000 1,541,000 0 1,541,000 1,541,000 0 1,541,000 (55,000) Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ...................................... 894,000 880,000 0 880,000 880,000 0 880,000 (14,000) Office of the Mayor ................................................................. 7,633,000 8,410,000 (506,000) 7,904,000 8,410,000 (506,000) 7,904,000 777,000 Office of the Secretary ............................................................ 2,418,000 2,768,000 0 2,768,000 2,768,000 0 2,768,000 350,000 Customer Service Operations .................................................. 2,238,000 2,406,000 0 2,406,000 2,406,000 0 2,406,000 168,000 Office of the City Administrator ............................................. 28,798,000 46,339,000 (701,000) 45,638,000 46,339,000 (701,000) 45,638,000 17,541,000 Office of Risk Management .................................................... 0 1,565,000 0 1,565,000 1,565,000 0 1,565,000 1,565,000 Office of Personnel .................................................................. 11,639,000 11,473,000 (1,725,000) 9,748,000 11,473,000 (1,725,000) 9,748,000 (166,000) Human Resources Development Fund .................................... 3,283,000 1,024,000 0 1,024,000 1,024,000 0 1,024,000 (2,259,000) Office of Finance and Resource Management ....................... 2,225,000 3,703,000 (1,138,000) 2,565,000 3,703,000 (1,138,000) 2,565,000 1,478,000 Office of Contracting and Procurement .................................. 12,634,000 12,205,000 (416,000) 11,789,000 12,205,000 (416,000) 11,789,000 (429,000) Office of the Chief Technology Officer ................................... 16,460,000 27,439,000 (11,640,000) 15,799,000 27,439,000 (11,640,000) 15,799,000 10,979,000 Office of Property Management .............................................. 45,385,000 56,913,000 (41,579,000) 15,334,000 56,913,000 (41,579,000) 15,343,000 11,528,000 Contract Appeals Board .......................................................... 746,000 756,000 0 756,000 756,000 0 756,000 10,000 Board of Elections and Ethics ................................................ 3,585,000 4,816,000 0 4,816,000 4,816,000 0 4,816,000 1,231,000 Office of Campaign Finance ................................................... 1,360,000 1,338,000 0 1,338,000 1,338,000 0 1,338,000 (22,000) Public Employee Relations Board ........................................... 649,000 686,000 0 686,000 686,000 0 686,000 37,000 Office of Employee Appeals .................................................... 1,475,000 1,501,000 0 1,501,000 1,501,000 0 1,501,000 26,000 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ................. 397,000 422,000 0 422,000 422,000 0 422,000 25,000 Office of the Corporation Counsel .......................................... 51,828,000 51,767,000 (1,658,000) 50,109,000 51,767,000 (1,658,000) 50,109,000 (61,000) Office of the Inspector General .............................................. 11,461,000 11,294,000 0 11,294,000 11,294,000 0 11,294,000 (167,000) Office of the Chief Financial Officer ...................................... 92,776,000 88,616,000 (6,245,000) 82,371,000 98,616,000 (6,245,000) 92,371,000 5,840,000 

Total, Governmental Direction and Support .............. 312,284,000 350,023,000 (65,608,000) 284,415,000 360,023,000 (65,608,000) 294,415,000 47,739,000 

1 Includes Intra-District funds. 

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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Committee recommends $12,161,000 and 163 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds for the Council of the District 

of Columbia for fiscal year 2004. 

The Council of the District of Columbia is the elected legislative 

branch of the District government. Its mission is to enact laws, approve the annual operating and capital budgets, and establish and 

oversee the programs and operations of District agencies. 

Despite the fact the District is one of the few jurisdictions that 

provide charter schools a per pupil facilities allocation, finding adequate and affordable space for charter schools is still a challenge. 

The fiscal year 2003 appropriations Act requires the Mayor and the 

Council to conduct an assessment of all buildings currently held in 

surplus and those that might be made available by February 2004. 

The Act also requires the Mayor and Council to submit a plan, 

which is in compliance with preferences outlined in the District of 

Columbia School Reform Act, for occupying at least 50 percent of 

the available space identified. Both the assessment and occupancy 

plan are to be submitted to the Committee by August 2003. The 

Committee looks forward to receiving this report and hopes that it 

will provide a resolution to charter school facility problems. 

The Committee is aware that the local budget for the District of 

Columbia Public Schools includes $32,000,000 for negotiated teacher salary increases outside the per pupil allocation funding formula. The District is requesting $6,000,000 in Federal funds to accommodate a similar increase for charter schools. The Committee 

has not provided this funding and directs the Mayor and Council 

to provide charter schools with the local funding they are entitled 

to receive under current law. 

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AUDITOR

The Committee recommends $1,541,000 and 17 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor is 

to assist the Council of the District of Columbia in performing its 

oversight responsibilities; annually audit the accounts, operations, 

and programs of the District government; provide financial oversight and conduct audits of the financial activities of the Advisory 

Neighborhood Commissions (ANC); manage and administer the 

ANC Security Fund; and certify revenue estimates in support of 

municipal bond issuances. 

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS

The Committee recommends $880,000 and two full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions is to 

serve as a liaison between the District government and the community. 

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

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sitions from local funds and $1,858,000 and four full-time equivalent positions from Federal grant funds) for the Office of the Mayor 

for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive 

$506,000 and five full-time equivalent positions from intra-District 

funds for a total operating budget of $8,410,000 and 82 full-time 

equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of the Mayor is to serve the needs of 

the public by setting priorities, providing management direction 

and support to agencies, and restoring one government, good government, and self-government to the District of Columbia. 

The Committee is aware of concerns that a flawed formula staffing model for the Firefighting Division of the Fire and Emergency 

Medical Services Department has resulted in staffing shortfalls and 

excessive overtime hours. The Committee encourages the Mayor to 

conduct a thorough review of this model and make changes necessary to ensure efficient services. 

Despite the fact the District is one of the few jurisdictions that 

provide charter schools a per pupil facilities allocation, finding adequate and affordable space for charter schools is still a challenge. 

The fiscal year 2003 appropriations Act requires the Mayor and the 

Council to conduct an assessment of all buildings currently held in 

surplus and those that might be made available by February 2004. 

The Act also requires the Mayor and Council to submit a plan, 

which is in compliance with preferences outlined in the District of 

Columbia School Reform Act, for occupying at least 50 percent of 

the available space identified. Both the assessment and occupancy 

plan are to be submitted to the Committee by August 2003. The 

Committee looks forward to receiving this report and hopes that it 

will provide a resolution to charter school facility problems. 

The Committee is aware that the local budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools includes $32,000,000 for negotiated teacher salary increases outside the per pupil allocation funding formula. The District is requesting $6,000,000 in Federal funds to accommodate a similar increase for charter schools. The Committee 

has not provided this funding and directs the Mayor and Council 

to provide charter schools with the local funding they are entitled 

to receive under current law. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

The Committee recommends a total of $2,768,000 and 27 fulltime equivalent positions (including $2,402,000 and 25 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $366,000 and two fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of the 

Secretary for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of the Secretary is to serve as the sole 

custodian of the Seal of the District of Columbia and to authenticate its proper use in accordance with the law.

CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,406,000 and 42 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for Customer Service Operations for 

fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of Customer Service Operations is to build a District 

government infrastructure in which customer satisfaction and feedback are priorities, driving operational improvements and service 

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delivery. Customer Service Operations develops and implements 

customer service standards and policies that govern service delivery operations in agencies that report to the Mayor. 

OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR

The Committee recommends $45,638,000 and 101 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $7,711,000 and 85 full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $37,927,000 and 16 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds) for the Office of the 

City Administrator for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive $701,000 and eight full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of 

$46,339,000 and 109 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of the City Administrator is to provide 

direction, guidance, and support to District agencies on behalf of 

the Mayor so they can achieve their strategic goals. 

OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $1,565,000 and 23 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Risk Management 

for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Risk Management is to provide risk 

identification, analyses, control and financing direction, guidance, 

and support to District agencies so they can minimize the total cost 

of risk. 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

The Committee recommends $9,748,000 and 114 full-time equivalent positions (including $8,990,000 and 111 full-time equivalent 

positions from local funds and $758,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of Personnel for fiscal 

year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive $1,725,000 and 

27 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a 

total operating budget of $11,473,000 and 141 full-time equivalent 

positions. 

The mission of the Office of Personnel is to provide comprehensive human resource management services to client agencies so 

they can strengthen individual and organizational performance and 

enable the government to attract, develop, and retain a highly 

qualified, diverse workforce. 

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Committee recommends $1,024,000 and seven full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds for the Human Resources Development Fund for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Human Resources Development Fund is to 

improve the performance of District employees through the development and delivery of competency-based learning and professional 

development programs that enhance productivity and thereby improve the quality and delivery of services to the public. 

OFFICE OF FINANCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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sitions from local funds and $665,000 from other funds) for the Office of Finance and Resource Management for fiscal year 2004. In 

addition, the Office expects to receive $1,138,000 and 13 full-time 

equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating 

budget of $3,703,000 and 39 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of Finance and Resource Management 

is to provide full financial and resource management services to 

District of Columbia government agencies. 

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

The Committee recommends $11,789,000 and 163 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Contracting 

and Procurement for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive $416,000 and five full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of 

$12,205,000 and 168 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of Contracting and Procurement is to 

provide contracting services to agencies for the delivery of quality 

goods and services to the residents of the District of Columbia in 

a timely and cost-effective manner. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

The Committee recommends $15,799,000 and 110 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of the Chief 

Technology Officer for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive $11,640,000 and 25 full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of 

$27,439,000 and 135 full-time equivalents. 

The mission of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer is to 

guide and leverage the District’s investment in information technology and telecommunications systems so that the Mayor’s strategic goals are advanced, District agencies and departments provide services more efficiently and effectively, and access to technology is expanded for all residents. 

OFFICE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $15,334,000 and 97 full-time equivalent positions (including $11,534,000 and 92 full-time equivalent 

positions from local funds and $3,800,000 and five full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of Property Management for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive 

$41,579,000 and 169 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of $56,913,000 and 266 fulltime equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of Property Management is to provide 

a work environment of the highest quality, and to ensure that District facilities are user friendly. 

CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD

The Committee recommends $756,000 and six full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Contract Appeals Board for 

fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Contract Appeals Board is to provide an impartial, expeditious, inexpensive, and knowledgeable forum for 

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hearing and resolving contractual disputes and protests between 

the District and contractors. 

BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

The Committee recommends $4,816,000 and 50 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Elections and Ethics for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Board of Elections and Ethics is to administer 

and enforce the election laws of the District of Columbia by providing voter registration, qualifying candidates and measures for 

ballot access, and conducting elections. 

OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

The Committee recommends $1,338,000 and 15 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Campaign Finance 

for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Campaign Finance is to ensure public trust in the integrity of the election process and government 

services by regulating the financial disclosure process and conduct 

of political campaigns and candidates, lobbyists, public officials, 

and political committees, pursuant to the District of Columbia 

Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act, the District 

of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, and the 

Federal Ethics Reform Act. 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD

The Committee recommends $686,000 and four full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Public Employee Relations 

Board for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Public Employee Relations Board is to provide 

for the impartial resolution of labor-management disputes in the 

District government pursuant to the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978. 

OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE APPEALS

The Committee recommends $1,501,000 and 15 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Employee Appeals 

for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Employee Appeals is to render legally sufficient, impartial, and timely decisions on appeals filed by 

District employees who challenge employer decisions concerning 

adverse actions for cause, reductions in force, performance evaluations, and classifications of positions. 

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

The Committee recommends $422,000 from local funds as the 

District’s share of the fiscal year 2004 budget for the Metropolitan 

Washington Council of Governments. 

The mission of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is to enhance the quality of life and competitive advantages 

of the metropolitan Washington region in the global economy by 

providing a forum for consensus building and policy making; implementing intergovernmental policies, plans, and programs; and supporting the region as an expert information resource.

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OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL

The Committee recommends $50,109,000 and 514 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $28,725,000 and 382 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $15,468,000 and 121 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $5,916,000 and 

11 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of 

the Corporation Counsel for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office 

expects to receive $1,658,000 and 21 full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of 

$51,767,000 and 535 full-time equivalent positions.

The mission of the Office of the Corporation Counsel is to provide 

both legal services to the District of Columbia government pursuant to its statutory authority and child support services to citizens, 

under Federal, local, and interstate requirements, so they can 

achieve their business goals, manage their legal risks, and maintain their rights and protections. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends a total of $11,294,000 and 108 fulltime equivalent positions (including $10,039,000 and 92 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $1,255,000 and 16 fulltime equivalent positions from Federal grant funds) for the Office 

of the Inspector General for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of the Inspector General is to independently conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and inspections 

relating to the programs and operations of District government departments and agencies. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Committee recommends $92,371,000 and 837 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $72,794,000 and 811 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $932,000 and three full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, $10,000,000 from 

Federal payments, and $8,645,000 and 23 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive 

$6,245,000 and 93 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District 

funds for a total operating budget of $98,616,000 and 930 full-time 

equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer is to provide financial management services to the government and people 

of the District of Columbia to assure fiscal stability and integrity, 

and sustain long-term fiscal and economic viability. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

The Committee recommends $276,647,000 and 1,457 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $53,336,000 and 490 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $91,077,000 and 455 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, $132,109,000 and 

510 full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $125,000 

and two full-time equivalent positions from private funds) for fiscal 

year 2004 for the various departments, agencies, and activities 

funded through this appropriation. In addition, Economic Development and Regulation expects to receive $8,095,000 and 51 full-time 

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equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating 

budget of $284,742,000 and 1,508 full-time equivalent positions. 

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 

Agency/activity Approved FY 2003 1 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared wit

FY 2003 approved FY 2

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ........................................................................... 30,665,000 28,124,000 0 28,124,000 28,124,000 0 28,124,000 (2,541,000) Office of Planning ................................................................... 7,158,000 6,646,000 0 6,646,000 6,646,000 0 6,646,000 (512,000) Office of Local Business Development ................................... 1,093,000 1,129,000 0 1,129,000 1,129,000 0 1,129,000 36,000 Office of Motion Pictures and Television ................................ 574,000 569,000 0 569,000 569,000 0 569,000 (5,000) Office of Zoning ...................................................................... 2,524,000 2,553,000 0 2,553,000 2,553,000 0 2,553,000 29,000 Department of Housing and Community Development .......... 59,712,000 93,532,000 0 93,532,000 93,532,000 0 93,532,000 33,820,000 Department of Employment Services ...................................... 95,410,000 88,567,000 (7,400,000) 81,167,000 88,567,000 (7,400,000) 81,167,000 (6,843,000) Board of Appeals and Review ................................................ 277,000 69,000 0 69,000 69,000 0 69,000 (208,000) Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals ................ 308,000 346,000 0 346,000 346,000 0 346,000 38,000 Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs .................. 28,561,000 30,941,000 (92,000) 30,849,000 30,941,000 (92,000) 30,849,000 2,380,000 Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration ....................... 3,016,000 3,526,000 0 3,526,000 3,526,000 0 3,526,000 510,000 Department of Banking and Financial Institutions ................ 2,437,000 2,646,000 0 2,646,000 2,646,000 0 2,646,000 209,000 Public Service Commission ..................................................... 6,796,000 6,971,000 0 6,971,000 6,971,000 0 6,971,000 175,000 Office of the People’s Counsel ............................................... 3,978,000 4,178,000 0 4,178,000 4,178,000 0 4,178,000 200,000 Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation ............. 9,766,000 10,244,000 0 10,244,000 10,244,000 0 10,244,000 478,000 Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications .............. 3,701,000 4,701,000 (603,000) 4,098,000 4,701,000 (603,000) 4,098,000 1,000,000 

Total, Economic Development and Regulation .......... 255,976,000 284,742,000 (8,095,000) 276,647,000 284,742,000 (8,095,000) 276,647,000 28,766,000 

1 Includes Intra-District funds. 

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

The Committee recommends a total of $28,124,000 and 36 fulltime equivalent positions (including $4,308,000 and 24 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $23,816,000 and 12 fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of the 

Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development for fiscal 

year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and 

Economic Development is to facilitate the creation of wealth in the 

District of Columbia and the expansion of its revenue base by revitalizing neighborhoods, expanding and diversifying the economy, 

and promoting economic opportunities for District residents. 

OFFICE OF PLANNING

The Committee recommends a total of $6,646,000 and 67 fulltime equivalent positions (including $6,196,000 and 64 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $450,000 and three fulltime equivalent positions from Federal grant funds) for the Office 

of Planning for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Planning is to provide planning and 

information services that strategically guide the preservation, revitalization, and development of the Nation’s Capital so citizens can 

participate in a fair and balanced process involving the broadest 

range of stakeholders. 

OFFICE OF LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The Committee recommends $1,129,000 and 10 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Local Business Development for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Local Business Development is to 

process applicants into the local, small, and disadvantaged business enterprise program fostering economic development and job 

creation in the District of Columbia. 

OFFICE OF MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION

The Committee recommends $569,000 and five full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Motion Pictures and 

Television for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Motion Pictures and Television is to 

initiate and implement programs aimed at generating revenue and 

stimulating employment opportunities in the District through the 

production of film, video, photography, and multimedia projects. 

OFFICE OF ZONING

The Committee recommends $2,553,000 and 17 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Zoning for fiscal 

year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Zoning is to provide administrative, 

professional, and technical assistance to the Zoning Commission 

and the Board of Zoning Adjustment in the maintenance and regulation of zoning in the District of Columbia. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The Committee recommends a total of $93,532,000 and 130 fulltime equivalent positions (including $4,086,000 and five full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $41,260,000 and 125 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $48,186,000 

from other funds) for the Department of Housing and Community 

Development for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Department of Housing and Community Development is to be a catalyst in neighborhood revitalization by strategically leveraging public funds with private and non-profit partners for low-to-moderate income District of Columbia residents. 

The Department also promotes the preservation, rehabilitation, 

and development of housing, increases home ownership, and supports community and commercial initiatives. 

The Department is directed to use the funds provided in the fiscal year 2003 appropriations Act for waterfront improvements to 

complete projects that are already underway, including improvements underway in the area to the north of the fish market, before 

beginning new projects. 

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

The Committee recommends $81,167,000 and 503 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $10,154,000 and 25 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $49,242,000 and 326 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $21,771,000 

and 152 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of Employment Services for fiscal year 2004. In addition, 

the Department expects to receive $7,400,000 and 38 full-time 

equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating 

budget of $88,567,000 and 541 full-time equivalents. 

The mission of the Department of Employment Services is to provide planning, development, and delivery of employment-related 

services to residents of the Washington metropolitan area so they 

can achieve workplace security and economic stability. 

BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW

The Committee recommends $69,000 and one full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Appeals and Review 

for fiscal year 2004. 

The Board of Appeals and Review agency will be eliminated in 

fiscal year 2004. Its mission will be transferred and fulfilled within 

the new Office of Administrative Hearings. This funding will be 

used to cover the agency’s operational requirements for the first 

quarter of fiscal year 2004. 

BOARD OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AND APPEALS

The Committee recommends $346,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals is to ensure that properties in the District of Columbia are 

assessed at 100 percent of its estimated market value and ensure 

that the Mayor and the Council function with a real property tax 

base that reflects 100 percent of each property’s market value. 

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DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

The Committee recommends $30,849,000 and 389 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $23,726,000 and 336 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $7,123,000 and 53 fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of 

Consumer and Regulatory Affairs for fiscal year 2004. In addition, 

the Department expects to receive $92,000 and one full-time equivalent position from intra-District funds for a total operating budget 

of $30,941,000 and 390 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of District residents and those who work in and visit the Nation’s Capital, and 

facilitate sound business practices and safe development through 

ensuring adherence to the District’s health and safety codes as well 

as business, occupational, and professional licensing requirements. 

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE REGULATION ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $3,526,000 and 42 full-time equivalent positions from other funds for the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration 

is to issue alcoholic beverage licenses to qualified applicants, educate establishments in the prevention of the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors, provide training to the licensed establishments 

regarding the rules that govern them, and educate the community 

on the complaint and protest mechanisms. 

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

The Committee recommends a total of $2,646,000 and 25 fulltime equivalent positions (including $200,000 from local funds and 

$2,446,000 and 25 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) 

for the Department of Banking and Financial Institutions for fiscal 

year 2004. 

The mission of the Department of Banking and Financial Institutions is to provide regulatory and programmatic services for financial institutions and consumers to promote a fair and equitable 

business climate and to increase the availability of capital and 

credit to District consumers.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

The Committee recommends a total of $6,971,000 and 69 fulltime equivalent positions (including $125,000 and one full-time 

equivalent position from Federal grant funds, $6,721,000 and 66 

full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $125,000 and 

two full-time equivalent positions from private funds) for the Public 

Service Commission for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Public Service Commission is to serve the 

public interest by ensuring that natural gas, electricity, and telecommunications services are safe, reliable, and affordable for residential, business, and government customers of the District of Columbia. 

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OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE’S COUNSEL

The Committee recommends $4,178,000 and 33 full-time equivalent positions from other funds for the Office of the People’s Counsel for fiscal year 2004.

The mission of the Office of the People’s Counsel is to advocate 

on behalf of consumers of gas, electric, and telecommunication services in the District of Columbia. 

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND SECURITIES REGULATION

The Committee recommends $10,244,000 and 107 full-time 

equivalent positions from other funds for the Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation is to provide fair, efficient, and fast regulatory supervision 

of the insurance and securities businesses for the protection of the 

people of the District of Columbia. 

OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,098,000 and 20 full-time equivalent positions from other funds for the Office of Cable Television 

and Telecommunications for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office 

expects to receive $603,000 and 12 full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of $4,701,000 

and 32 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications is to promote, protect, and advocate the public interest in 

cable television, and to produce and manage television programming for City Cable Channel 13 and Channel 16. 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

The Committee recommends $747,258,000 and 7,785 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $716,715,000 and 7,429 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $10,290,000 and 238 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, $1,300,000 from 

Federal payments, and $18,953,000 and 118 full-time equivalent 

positions from other funds) for fiscal year 2004 for the various departments, agencies, and activities funded through this appropriation. In addition, Public Safety and Justice expects to receive 

$5,232,000 and nine full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of $752,490,000 and 7,794 

full-time equivalent positions.

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 

Agency/activity Approved FY 2003 1 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared w

FY 2003

approved FY 2

Metropolitan Police Department ................................................ 320,660,000 377,967,000 (4,778,000) 373,189,000 377,967,000 (4,778,000) 373,189,000 57,307,000 Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department .................. 123,036,000 153,097,000 0 153,097,000 153,097,000 0 153,097,000 30,061,000 Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System ............. 68,900,000 96,200,000 0 96,200,000 96,200,000 0 96,200,000 27,300,000 Department of Corrections ........................................................ 99,079,000 101,012,000 (177,000) 100,835,000 101,012,000 (177,000) 100,835,000 1,933,000 District of Columbia National Guard ........................................ 2,816,000 3,413,000 0 3,413,000 3,413,000 0 3,413,000 597,000 District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency ............. 4,018,000 4,915,000 0 4,915,000 4,915,000 0 4,915,000 897,000 Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure ..................... 190,000 193,000 0 193,000 193,000 0 193,000 3,000 Judicial Nomination Commission .............................................. 110,000 110,000 0 110,000 110,000 0 110,000 0 Office of Citizen Complaint Review .......................................... 1,481,000 1,481,000 0 1,481,000 1,481,000 0 1,481,000 0 Advisory Commission on Sentencing ........................................ 633,000 634,000 0 634,000 634,000 0 634,000 1,000 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ...................................... 6,014,000 6,539,000 0 6,539,000 6,539,000 0 6,539,000 525,000 Office of Administrative Hearings ............................................ 300,000 4,389,000 (277,000) 4,112,000 4,389,000 (277,000) 4,112,000 4,089,000 Corrections Information Council ............................................... 170,000 170,000 0 170,000 170,000 0 170,000 0 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ..................................... 467,000 270,000 0 1,270,000 1,570,000 0 1,570,000 1,103,000 Forensic Health and Science Laboratory .................................. 0 800,000 0 800,000 800,000 0 800,000 800,000 

Total, Public Safety and Justice .................................. 627,874,000 664,610,000 (5,232,000) 659,378,000 752,490,000 (5,232,000) 747,258,000 124,616,000 

1 Includes Intra-District funds. 

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METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Committee recommends $373,189,000 and 4,596 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $348,000,000 and 4,281 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $7,220,000 and 202 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $17,969,000 

and 113 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the 

Metropolitan Police Department for fiscal year 2004. In addition, 

the Metropolitan Police Department expects to receive $4,778,000 

and six full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for 

a total operating budget of $377,967,000 and 4,602 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Metropolitan Police Department is to prevent 

crime and the fear of crime while working with others to build safe 

and healthy neighborhoods throughout the District of Columbia. 

The Committee urges the Department to utilize more resources 

to combat human trafficking and prostitution in the District and to 

work with social service agencies and community organizations to 

assist the victims of trafficking and prostitution. 

FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

The Committee recommends a total of $153,097,000 and 2,110 

full-time equivalent positions (including $153,088,000 and 2,110 

full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $9,000 from private funds) for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is to provide fire suppression, hazardous materials response, 

technical rescue, fire prevention and education, and pre-hospital 

care and transportation services to people within the District to 

protect life and property. 

POLICE OFFICERS’ AND FIRE FIGHTERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM

The Committee recommends $96,200,000 from local funds for the 

Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System for fiscal year 

2004. 

The mission of the Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement 

System is to provide for the District’s required contribution to this 

retirement plan, which is administered by the District of Columbia 

Retirement Board. 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

The Committee recommends $100,835,000 and 836 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $100,155,000 and 836 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $680,000 from other 

funds) for the Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2004. In 

addition, the Department expects to receive $177,000 from intraDistrict funds for a total operating budget of $101,012,000 and 836 

full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to ensure public 

safety for citizens of the District of Columbia by providing a safe 

and secure environment for the confinement of pretrial detainees 

and sentenced inmates. 

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD

The Committee recommends a total of $3,413,000 and 53 fulltime equivalent positions (including $2,261,000 and 30 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $1,152,000 and 23 fulltime equivalent positions from Federal grant funds) for the District 

of Columbia National Guard for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the District of Columbia National Guard is to protect life, property, and the interests of the District of Columbia during civil emergencies and to serve as a component of the nation’s 

military forces, when activated. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The Committee recommends a total of $4,915,000 and 39 fulltime equivalent positions (including $2,997,000 and 26 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $1,918,000 and 13 fulltime equivalent positions from Federal grant funds) for the District 

of Columbia Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the District of Columbia Emergency Management 

Agency is to administer a comprehensive community-based emergency management program in partnership with the residents, 

businesses, and visitors to the District of Columbia to save lives, 

protect property, and safeguard the environment. 

COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISABILITIES AND TENURE

The Committee recommends $193,000 and two full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is to ensure the preservation of an independent and fair judiciary by making determinations concerning the discipline, involuntary retirement, reappointment, and fitness of judges to the District of Columbia Courts. 

JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION

The Committee recommends $110,000 and one full-time equivalent position from local funds for the Judicial Nomination Commission for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Judicial Nomination Commission is to screen, 

select, and recommend candidates to the President of the United 

States for nomination to judicial vacancies on the District of Columbia Superior Court and the Court of Appeals, and to appoint 

the chief judges to those courts. 

OFFICE OF CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW

The Committee recommends $1,481,000 and 19 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Citizen Complaint 

Review for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Citizen Complaint Review is to provide the public with independent, fair, and timely review and resolution of complaints of misconduct against Metropolitan Police Department officers.

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ADVISORY COMMISSION ON SENTENCING

The Committee recommends $634,000 and six full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Advisory Commission on 

Sentencing for fiscal year 2004.

The mission of the Advisory Commission on Sentencing is to advise the District of Columbia Council on issues related to sentences 

imposed for felonies committed within the District. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

The Committee recommends a total of $6,539,000 and 76 fulltime equivalent positions (including $6,427,000 and 74 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $112,000 and two fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of the 

Chief Medical Examiner for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is to investigate and certify all deaths in the District of Columbia that 

occur by any means of violence (injury), and those that occur without explanation or medical attention, in custody, or pose a threat 

to public health, and to provide forensic services to government 

agencies, health care providers and citizens in the Washington, 

D.C. metropolitan area to ensure that justice is served, while improving public health and safety. 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

The Committee recommends $4,112,000 and 33 full-time equiva- lent positions (including $3,929,000 and 30 full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $183,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of Administrative 

Hearings for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive $277,000 and three full-time equivalent positions for a total 

operating budget of $4,389,000 and 36 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office of Administrative Hearings is to enhance the quality of life in the District by providing citizens with 

a fair, efficient, and effective system to manage and resolve administrative litigation arising under District law. 

CORRECTIONS INFORMATION COUNCIL

The Committee recommends $170,000 and two full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Corrections Information 

Council for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Corrections Information Council is to represent the District’s interest in the well being of its prisoners in 

United States Bureau of Prisons facilities. 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

The Committee recommends a total of $1,570,000 and two fulltime equivalent positions (including $270,000 and two full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $1,300,000 from Federal 

payments) for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for fiscal 

year 2004. 

The mission of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is to 

provide a cross-agency forum to improve the justice system toward 

the aim of better public safety and related criminal and juvenile 

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justice services for District of Columbia residents, offenders, and 

their victims. 

FORENSIC HEALTH AND SCIENCE LABORATORY

The Committee recommends $800,000 and 10 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Forensic Health and Science 

Laboratory for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Forensic Health and Science Laboratory is to 

enhance law enforcement investigations and criminal prosecutions 

in the District of Columbia. 

PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

The Committee recommends $1,179,341,000 and 11,978 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $969,757,000 and 10,500 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, of which not to exceed 

$6,816,000 is from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform 

Fund, $156,708,000 and 1,086 full-time equivalent positions from 

Federal grant funds, $21,500,000 from Federal payments, 

$27,074,000 and 270 full-time equivalent positions from other 

funds, and $4,302,000 and 122 full-time equivalent positions from 

private funds) for fiscal year 2004 for the various departments, 

agencies, and activities funded through this appropriation. In addition, the Public Education System expects to receive $61,281,000 

and 429 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for 

a total operating budget of $1,240,622,000 and 12,407 full-time 

equivalent positions. 

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 

Agency/activity Approved FY 2003 1 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared wit

FY 2003 approved FY 2

District of Columbia Public Schools ....................................... 911,181,000 923,613,000 (53,478,000) 870,135,000 928,113,000 (53,478,000) 874,635,000 16,932,000 State Education Office ............................................................ 54,035,000 39,002,000 (250,000) 38,752,000 56,002,000 (250,000) 55,752,000 1,967,000 District of Columbia Public Charter Schools .......................... 129,685,000 137,531,000 0 137,531,000 137,531,000 0 137,531,000 7,846,000 University of the District of Columbia .................................... 90,486,000 87,845,000 (7,185,000) 80,660,000 87,845,000 (7,185,000) 80,660,000 (2,641,000) Disitrict of Columbia Public Library ....................................... 27,643,000 28,617,000 (330,000) 28,287,000 28,617,000 (330,000) 28,287,000 974,000 Commission on the Arts and Humanities .............................. 2,329,000 2,514,000 (38,000) 2,476,000 2,514,000 (38,000) 2,476,000 185,000 

Total, Public Education System ................................. 1,215,359,000 1,219,122,000 (61,281,000) 1,157,841,000 1,240,622,000 (61,281,000) 1,179,341,000 25,259,000 

1 Includes intra-District funds. 

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Committee recommends $874,635,000 and 10,499 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $745,260,000 and 9,515 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, of which not to exceed 

$6,816,000 is from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform 

Fund, $114,749,000 and 865 full-time equivalent positions from 

Federal grant funds, $4,500,000 from Federal payments, $6,527,000 

and 25 full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and 

$3,599,000 and 94 full-time equivalent positions from private 

funds) for District of Columbia Public Schools for fiscal year 2004. 

In addition, the District of Columbia Public Schools expects to receive $53,478,000 and 315 full-time equivalent positions from intraDistrict funds for a total operating budget of $928,113,000 and 

10,814 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the District of Columbia Public Schools is to develop inspired learners who excel academically and socially in dynamic schools that instill confidence and generate enthusiasm 

throughout the District’s many diverse communities and make District of Columbia Public Schools the first choice of youth and families. 

With the amount recommended in the bill, per pupil expenditures for the 2003–2004 school year from all sources will total 

$13,401, of which $11,564 will be from District funds and $1,837 

will be from Federal and other funds. 

The Library of Congress operates a Surplus Books program that 

makes books and periodicals available to educational institutions, 

public bodies, and non-profit tax-exempt organizations. The Committee directs the Superintendent of Public Schools to work with 

the Librarian of Congress in developing an interagency agreement 

or memorandum of understanding that will make available on a 

priority basis books and periodicals within the Library’s Surplus 

Book Program to DCPS. 

STATE EDUCATION OFFICE

The Committee recommends $55,752,000 and 65 full-time equivalent positions (including $9,959,000 and 28 full-time equivalent 

positions from local funds, $28,617,000 and 37 full-time equivalent 

positions from Federal grant funds, $17,000,000 from Federal payments, and $176,000 from other funds) for the State Education Office for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the State Education Office expects to receive $250,000 and two full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of 

$56,002,000 and 67 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the State Education Office is to provide research, 

policy analysis, financial aid, food, and other education-related 

services to District youth, families, stakeholders, and decision-makers. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

The Committee recommends $137,531,000 from local funds for 

District of Columbia Public Charter Schools for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools 

is to provide an alternative free education for students who reside 

in the District of Columbia. 

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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Committee recommends $80,660,000 and 980 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $48,656,000 and 541 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $11,867,000 and 166 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grants funds, $19,434,000 and 

245 full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and $703,000 

and 28 full-time equivalent positions from private funds) for the 

University of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the University expects to receive $7,185,000 and 106 full-time 

equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating 

budget of $87,845,000 and 1,086 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the University of the District of Columbia is to 

meet the District’s complex educational, research, and training 

needs to enhance the quality of life for all. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARIES

The Committee recommends $28,287,000 and 425 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $26,750,000 and 414 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $1,000,000 and 11 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $537,000 from 

other funds) for the District of Columbia Public Libraries for fiscal 

year 2004. In addition, the Libraries expect to receive $330,000 and 

six full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a 

total operating budget of $28,617,000 and 430 full-time equivalent 

positions. 

The mission of District of Columbia Public Libraries is to provide 

environments that invite reading, learning, and community discussion; trained staff and technology to help in finding, evaluating, 

and using information; and opportunities for children, teenagers, 

adults, and senior citizens to learn to read and use information resources for personal growth and development. 

COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

The Committee recommends $2,476,000 and nine full-time equiv- alent positions (including $1,601,000 and two full-time equivalent 

positions from local funds, $475,000 and seven full-time equivalent 

positions from Federal grant funds, and $400,000 from other funds) 

for the Commission on the Arts and Humanities for fiscal year 

2004. In addition, the Commission expects to receive $38,000 from 

intra-District funds for a total operating budget of $2,514,000 and 

nine full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Commission on the Arts and Humanities is 

to provide grants, programs, and education activities that encourage diverse artistic expressions and learning opportunities so that 

all District of Columbia residents and visitors can experience the 

rich culture of the city. 

HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

The Committee recommends $2,360,067,000 and 6,387 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $1,078,462,000 and 4,036 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, of which $48,239,000 is from 

the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund, $1,247,945,000 

and 2,138 full-time equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, 

$24,329,000 and 175 full-time equivalent positions from other 

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funds, and $9,331,000 and 38 full-time equivalent positions from 

private funds) for fiscal year 2004 for the various departments, 

agencies, and activities funded through this appropriation. In addition, Human Support Services expects to receive $109,478,000 and 

1,020 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a 

total operating budget of $2,469,545,000 and 7,407 full-time equivalent positions. 

The Committee urges the District’s social service agencies to 

work with community organizations and the Metropolitan Police 

Department to assist the victims of trafficking and prostitution. 

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 

Agency/activity Approved FY 2003 1 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared wit

FY 2003 approved FY 2

Department of Human Services .............................................. 441,655,000 399,702,000 (4,339,000) 395,363,000 399,702,000 (4,339,000) 395,363,000 (41,953,000) Child and Family Services Agency .......................................... 205,410,000 199,357,000 (34,352,000) 165,005,000 199,357,000 (34,352,000) 165,005,000 (6,053,000) Department of Mental Health ................................................. 217,547,000 194,793,000 (56,948,000) 137,845,000 194,793,000 (56,948,000) 137,845,000 (22,754,000) Department of Health ............................................................. 1,448,067,000 1,500,159,000 (5,496,000) 1,494,663,000 1,500,159,000 (5,496,000) 1,494,663,000 52,092,000 Department of Parks and Recreation ..................................... 40,623,000 41,014,000 (7,250,000) 33,764,000 41,014,000 (7,250,000) 33,764,000 391,000 Office on Aging ....................................................................... 20,787,000 20,702,000 (280,000) 20,422,000 20,702,000 (280,000) 20,422,000 (85,000) Unemployment Compensation Fund ........................................ 6,199,000 8,124,000 0 8,124,000 8,124,000 0 8,124,000 1,925,000 Disability Compensation Fund ................................................ 27,959,000 27,959,000 0 27,959,000 27,959,000 0 27,959,0000 Office of Human Rights .......................................................... 1,937,000 1,891,000 0 1,891,000 1,891,000 0 1,891,000 (46,000) Office on Latino Affairs .......................................................... 4,034,000 4,001,000 (813,000) 3,188,000 4,001,000 (813,000) 3,188,000 (33,000) Energy Office ........................................................................... 6,015,000 20,256,000 0 20,256,000 20,256,000 0 20,256,000 14,241,000 Children and Youth Investment Fund ..................................... 2,268,000 2,768,000 0 2,768,000 2,768,000 0 2,768,000 500,000 Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs ......................... 213,000 345,000 0 345,000 345,000 0 345,000 132,000 Office of Veterans’ Affairs ...................................................... 240,000 235,000 0 235,000 235,000 0 235,000 (5,000) Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund ...................... 87,367,000 48,239,000 0 48,239,000 48,239,000 0 48,239,000 (39,128,000) 

Total, Human Support Services ................................. 2,510,321,000 2,469,545,000 (109,478,000) 2,360,067,000 2,469,545,000 (109,478,000) 2,360,067,000 (40,776,000) 

1 Includes Intra-District funds. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

The Committee recommends $395,363,000 and 2,100 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $225,611,000 and 1,029 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $167,385,000 and 1,071 fulltime equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $2,367,000 

from other funds) for the Department of Human Services for fiscal 

year 2004. In addition, the Department expects to receive 

$4,339,000 and 16 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District 

funds and $7,795,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund for a total operating budget of $407,497,000 and 2,116 

full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Human Services is to provide 

quality-of-life support to individuals and families with the District 

of Columbia toward the goal of promoting maximum self-reliance. 

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY

The Committee recommends $165,005,000 and 681 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $126,028,000 and 608 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $38,327,000 and 73 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $650,000 from 

other funds) for the Child and Family Services Agency for fiscal 

year 2004. In addition, the Agency expects to receive $34,352,000 

and 237 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds and 

$18,744,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund 

for a total operating budget of $218,101,000 and 918 full-time 

equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Child and Family Services Agency is to provide child-protection, foster care, adoption, and supportive community-based services to promote the safety, permanence, and well 

being of children and families in the District of Columbia. 

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

The Committee recommends $137,845,000 and 1,327 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $128,726,000 and 1,264 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $9,059,000 and 63 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, and $60,000 from 

private funds) for the Department of Mental Health for fiscal year 

2004. In addition, the Department expects to receive $56,948,000 

and 598 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds and 

$21,700,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund 

for a total operating budget of $216,493,000 and 1,925 full-time 

equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Mental Health is to develop, 

support, and oversee a comprehensive, community-based, consumer-driven, culturally competent, quality mental health system 

that is responsive and accessible to children, youth, adults, and 

their families. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The Committee recommends $1,494,663,000 and 1,460 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $458,646,000 and 443 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $1,018,050,000 and 898 fulltime equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, $17,533,000 

and 111 full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and 

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$434,000 and eight full-time equivalent positions from private 

funds) for the Department of Health for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Department expects to receive $5,496,000 and eight fulltime equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of $1,500,159,000 and 1,468 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Health is to provide health 

risk identification, public education, prevention and control of diseases, injuries, and exposure to environmental hazards, effective 

community collaborations, and optimal equitable access to community resources, to residents, visitors, and those doing business in 

the District of Columbia so they can be healthy and safe and maintain the highest quality of life. 

The Committee has been made aware that charter schools are 

not able to apply for Federal reimbursement of Medicaid rehabilitative services provided to children attending their schools, which is 

causing unnecessary additional financial pressures for these 

schools. The Committee directs the Department to work with charter schools to develop the necessary state Medicaid plan amendments required to allow charter schools to receive the Federal reimbursement they are entitled to receive. The Committee also directs 

the Department to provide technical assistance to public schools 

and public charter schools in developing the infrastructure and 

technology needed to comply with Federal reimbursement regulations. The Committee requests a status report on both issues no 

later than January 15, 2004. 

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

The Committee recommends $33,764,000 and 711 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $31,672,000 and 628 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $1,253,000 and 61 full-time 

equivalent positions from other funds, and $839,000 and 22 fulltime equivalent positions from private funds) for the Department 

of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Department expects to receive $7,250,000 and 158 full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating budget 

of $41,014,000 and 869 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Parks and Recreation is to provide leisure and learning opportunities, safe parks and facilities, 

and the preservation and protection of natural resources for District residents and visitors to enhance the physical, mental, and social well being of individuals and the community. 

OFFICE ON AGING

The Committee recommends $20,422,000 and 23 full-time equivalent positions (including $14,753,000 and 14 full-time equivalent 

positions from local funds and $5,669,000 and nine full-time equivalent positions from Federal grant funds) for the Office on Aging 

for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive 

$280,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of $20,702,000 and 26 fulltime equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office on Aging is to provide advocacy, health, 

education, employment, and social services to District residents 60 

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and older so they can live longer and maintain independence, dignity, and choice. 

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND

The Committee recommends $8,124,000 from local funds for the 

Unemployment Compensation Fund for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Unemployment Compensation Fund is to provide unemployment compensation benefits to former District government employees who have been separated from employment 

through no fault of their own. 

DISABILITY COMPENSATION FUND

The Committee recommends $27,959,000 from local funds for the 

Disability Compensation Fund for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Disability Compensation Fund is to provide 

eligible injured District employees with competent medical care 

and compensation for lost wages in accordance with applicable District laws. 

OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The Committee recommends a total of $1,891,000 and 28 fulltime equivalent positions (including $1,776,000 and 27 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $115,000 and one fulltime equivalent position from Federal grant funds) for the Office of 

Human Rights for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Human Rights is to provide investigative and enforcement services for the D.C. Human Rights Act 

of 1977 and relates laws on unlawful discrimination for persons 

who live, work, or do business in the District in order to eliminate 

discrimination, increase equal opportunity, and protect human 

rights. 

OFFICE ON LATINO AFFAIRS

The Committee recommends $3,188,000 and 12 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office on Latino Affairs for 

fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Office expects to receive $813,000 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of $4,001,000 

and 12 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Office on Latino Affairs is to inform Latinos 

of existing government programs, facilitate bilingual communication with District agencies, and quarantee that Latinos have access 

to a full range of health, education, housing, economic development, 

and employment services. 

ENERGY OFFICE

The Committee recommends a total of $20,256,000 and 37 fulltime equivalent positions (including $392,000 and three full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $9,340,000 and 23 full-time 

equivalent positions from Federal grant funds, $2,527,000 and 

three full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and 

$7,997,000 and eight full-time equivalent positions from private 

funds) for the Energy Office for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Energy Office is to help improve the District’s 

economic competitiveness by making the District energy efficient 

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and let residents, businesses, government, and visitors routinely 

make informed energy choices. 

CHILDREN AND YOUTH INVESTMENT FUND

The Committee recommends $2,768,000 from local funds for the 

Children and Youth Investment Fund for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Children and Youth Investment Fund is to 

provide funds to the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation, a non-profit agency that disburses grants to communitybased service providers, with the purpose of creating a seamless 

approach toward the development of policy, planning, and services 

for children, youth, and their families.

OFFICE ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AFFAIRS

The Committee recommends $345,000 and five full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office on Asian and Pacific 

Islander Affairs for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs 

is to ensure that a full range of health, education, employment, and 

social services is available to the Asian and Pacific Island community in the District of Columbia. 

OFFICE OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

The Committee recommends $235,000 and three full-time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Veterans’ Affairs for 

fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the Office of Veterans’ Affairs is to effectively advocate on behalf of District veterans and their families in obtaining 

veteran services and benefits and seek to recognize the military 

service and sacrifice of District veterans at appropriate veteran 

commemorative events. 

MEDICAID AND SPECIAL EDUCATION REFORM FUND

The Committee recommends $55,055,000 of local funds available 

from debt service savings associated with the securitized Tobacco 

Settlement be used to establish a Medicaid and Special Education 

Reform Fund for the purpose of ensuring there are adequate resources available to support Medicaid costs and revenue shortfalls. 

The Committee has included $6,816,000 of this Fund in the Public 

Education System and $48,239,000 in Human Support Services, allocated as follows: $18,744,000 for the Child and Family Services 

Agency; $7,795,000 for the Department of Human Services; and 

$21,700,000 for the Department of Mental Health. 

The mission of the Medicaid Reserve is to guarantee that adequate resources are available to support District-wide Medicaid 

costs. 

PUBLIC WORKS

The Committee recommends $327,046,000 and 1,624 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $308,028,000 and 1,475 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds, $5,274,000 from Federal 

grant funds, and $13,744,000 and 149 full-time equivalent positions 

from other funds) for fiscal year 2004 for the various departments, 

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tion, Public Works expects to receive $14,068,000 and 131 full-time 

equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total operating 

budget of $341,114,000 and 1,755 full-time equivalent positions. 

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

PUBLIC WORKS 

Agency/Activity Approved FY 2003 1 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared wit

FY 2003

approved 

Department of Public Works ............................................... 106,948,000 107,106,000 (13,397,000) 93,709,000 107,106,000 (13,397,000) 93,709,000 158,000 Department of Transportation ............................................. 30,436,000 26,553,000 (224,000) 26,329,000 26,553,000 (224,000) 26,329,000 (3,883,000) Department of Motor Vehicles ............................................ 39,169,000 39,675,000 (447,000) 39,228,000 39,675,000 (447,000) 39,229,000 506,000 District of Columbia Taxicab Commission ......................... 1,526,000 1,388,000 0 1,388,000 1,388,000 0 1,388,000 (138,000) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission ........... 90,000 92,000 0 92,000 92,000 0 92,000 2,000 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ................ 154,531,000 162,650,000 0 162,650,000 162,650,000 0 162,650,000 8,119,000 School Transit Subsidy ........................................................ 3,100,000 3,650,000 0 3,650,000 3,650,000 0 3,650,000 550,000 

Total, Public Works ................................................ 335,800,000 341,114,000 (14,068,000) 327,046,000 341,114,000 (14,068,000) 327,047,000 5,314,000 

1 Includes Intra-District funds. 

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

The Committee recommends $93,709,000 and 1,147 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $91,490,000 and 1,124 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $2,219,000 and 23 fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of 

Public Works for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Department expects to receive $13,397,000 and 120 full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of 

$107,106,000 and 1,267 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Public Works is to provide 

sanitation, parking enforcement, fleet maintenance, and energy-related services for District residents, visitors, and business to ensure 

safe, clean, and aesthetic neighborhoods and public spaces. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Committee recommends $26,329,000 and 99 full-time equivalent positions (including $20,516,000 and 89 full-time equivalent 

positions from local funds, $5,274,000 from Federal grant funds, 

and $539,000 and 10 full-time equivalent positions from other 

funds) for the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2004. 

In addition, the Department expects to receive $224,000 and three 

full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for a total 

operating budget of $26,553,000 and 102 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Transportation is to provide 

reliable transportation facilities and services to commuters, residents, employees, and visitors, so all can move safely and efficiently, while enhancing quality of life and the District’s economic 

competitiveness. 

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

The Committee recommends $39,228,000 and 360 full-time 

equivalent positions (including $28,809,000 and 247 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $10,419,000 and 113 fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of 

Motor Vehicles for fiscal year 2004. In addition, the Department 

expects to receive $447,000 and eight full-time equivalent positions 

from intra-District funds for a total operating budget of 

$39,675,000 and 368 full-time equivalent positions. 

The mission of the Department of Motor Vehicles is to fairly and 

equitably develop, administer, and enforce the vehicular laws of the 

District for residents and non-residents to ensure public safety 

through the safe operation of motor vehicles. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXICAB COMMISSION

The Committee recommends a total of $1,388,000 and 18 fulltime equivalent positions (including $821,000 and 15 full-time 

equivalent positions from local funds and $567,000 and three fulltime equivalent positions from other funds) for the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission is 

to ensure that the public receives safe and reliable transportation 

by taxicab and other means. 

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WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION

The Committee recommends $92,000 from local funds for the 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission for fiscal year 

2004. 

The mission of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission is to help assure that the public is provided passenger 

transportation services by licensing fit and financially responsible, 

privately owned, for-hire carriers serving the region. 

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

The Committee recommends $162,650,000 from local funds for 

the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for fiscal year 

2004. 

The mission of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is to provide the public with efficient, affordable, and diverse means of travel, under the direction of the Mass Transportation Division, which provides funding, policy recommendations, 

and coordination services to the agency. 

SCHOOL TRANSIT SUBSIDY

The Committee recommends $3,650,000 from local funds for the 

School Transit Subsidy for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the School Transit Subsidy is to provide funding, 

policy recommendations, and coordination services to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, to provide the District 

of Columbia’s school students with an efficient, affordable, and diverse means of travel. 

FINANCING AND OTHER USES

The Committee recommends a total of $534,795,000 (including 

$499,611,000 from local funds, $27,000,000 from Federal payments, 

and $8,184,000 from other funds) for fiscal year 2004 for the various departments, agencies, and activities funded through these appropriation titles. 

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

FINANCING AND OTHER USES 

Agency/activity Appoved FY 2003 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared wit

FY 2003 approved FY 2

Reserve ...................................................................................... 70,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 (70,000,000) Cash Reserve ............................................................................ 0 50,000,000 0 50,000,000 50,000,000 0 50,000,000 50,000,000 Repayment of Loans and Interest ............................................ 257,951,000 311,504,000 0 311,504,000 311,504,000 0 311,504,000 53,553,000 Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt ............................. 39,300,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 (39,300,000) Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing ......................... 1,000,000 3,000,000 0 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 3,000,000 2,000,000 Certificates of Participation ...................................................... 7,950,000 4,911,000 0 4,911,000 4,911,000 0 4,911,000 (3,039,000) Settlements and Judgments ..................................................... 22,822,000 22,522,000 0 22,522,000 22,522,000 0 22,522,000 (300,000) Wilson Building ......................................................................... 4,194,000 3,704,000 0 3,704,000 3,704,000 0 3,704,000 (490,000) Workforce Investments .............................................................. 48,186,000 22,308,000 0 22,308,000 22,308,000 0 22,308,000 (25,878,000) Non-Department Agency ............................................................ 5,799,000 19,639,000 0 19,639,000 19,639,000 0 19,639,000 13,840,000 Pay-As-You-Go Capital .............................................................. 0 11,267,000 0 11,267,000 11,267,000 0 11,267,000 11,267,000 Tax Increment Financing Program ............................................ 0 1,940,000 0 1,940,000 1,940,000 0 1,940,000 1,940,000 Medicaid Grant Disallowance ................................................... 0 57,000,000 0 57,000,000 57,000,000 0 57,000,000 57,000,000 Emergency Planning and Security Costs .................................. 14,903,0000 0 0 0 15,000,000 0 15,000,000 97,000 1Family Literacy Program ........................................................... 0 0 0 0 2,000,000 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 District of Columbia Scholarship Program ............................... 0 0 0 0 10,000,000 0 10,000,000 10,000,000 1

Total, Financing and Other Uses ................................ 472,105,000 522,795,000 0 522,795,000 534,795,000 0 534,795,000 62,690,000 2

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CASH RESERVE

The Committee recommends $50,000,000 from local funds for a 

required set-aside of cash to protect the District’s financial stability 

against unforeseen expenditure needs and revenue shortfalls. 

These funds replace the budgeted reserve. 

EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS

The Committee recommends language to provide the District of 

Columbia with the authority to transfer local funds to the emergency reserve fund and the contingency reserve fund to meet the 

fiscal year 2004 minimum balance requirements for such funds. 

REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

The Committee recommends $311,504,000 from local funds for 

repayment of loans and interest. These funds are used for debt 

service costs on long-term general obligation bonds, which are associated with the District’s borrowings to finance capital project expenditures of general fund agencies. 

PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING

The Committee recommends $3,000,000 from local funds for the 

payment of interest and costs associated with borrowings to meet 

short-term seasonal cash needs. 

CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION

The Committee recommends $4,911,000 from local funds for Certificates of Participation. These funds are used for debt service for 

semi-annual lease payments due on land for the One Judiciary 

Square building located at 441 4th Street, NW. 

SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS

The Committee recommends $22,522,000 from local funds for 

Settlements and Judgments. The mission of the settlements and 

judgments fund is to provide the fiscal resources to settle claims 

and lawsuits and pay judgments in all types of tort cases against 

the District of Columbia. 

WILSON BUILDING

The Committee recommends $3,704,000 from local funds for rent 

and security at the John A. Wilson Building. The mission of the 

Wilson Building fund is to provide an efficient, clean, and safe 

working environment for District employees in a modernized historic building. 

WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS

The Committee recommends $22,308,000 from local funds for 

Workforce Investments for fiscal year 2004. The mission of Workforce Investments is to pay compensation increases for non-union 

and union District employees. 

NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY

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partmental Agency for fiscal year 2004. These funds are designed 

to account for costs that cannot be allocated to specific agencies 

during the development of the proposed budget. Within the total, 

$11,455,000 is to fund costs for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act. 

PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAPITAL

The Committee recommends $11,267,000 from local funds for 

Pay-As-You-Go Capital for fiscal year 2004, of which $1,097,000 

will be used to support 100 FTEs to permit the Metropolitan Police 

Department to reach the level of 3,800 sworn officers, $2,000,000 

will be used to support court-mandated services in the Department 

of Mental Health, $2,500,000 will be used to support court-mandated services in the Child and Family Services Agency, $2,660,000 

will be used to support Medicaid-related programs in the Department of Health, $3,000,000 will be used to support court-mandated 

services within the Youth and Adolescent program in the Department of Human Services, and $10,000 will be used by the Chief Financial Officer. 

The mission of the Pay-As-You-Go Capital fund is to serve as a 

budget stabilization measure to allow the District to spend money 

on items to improve service delivery for residents, while not expanding the base budget. 

TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $1,940,000 in local funds for the tax 

increment financing program. These funds are used to support payment of debt service. 

MEDICAID DISALLOWANCE

The Committee recommends $57,000,000 in local funds for Medicaid disallowance. These funds are to cover the District’s exposure 

to outstanding liabilities associated with Medicaid. 

EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS

The Committee recommends $15,000,000 from Federal payments 

for Emergency Planning and Security Costs. These funds are to reimburse the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions for 

costs associated with national special security events in the District 

of Columbia related to the presence of the Federal government and 

for response activities to immediate and specific terrorist threats or 

attacks in the District or surrounding jurisdictions. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $2,000,000 for 

the Family Literacy program, $1,974,000 below the fiscal year 2003 

appropriation and $2,000,000 above the President’s request. These 

funds are to be used to address the needs of literacy-challenged 

parents and are available contingent upon the District providing a 

100 percent match. 

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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP

PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $10,000,000 

for a District of Columbia scholarship program, subject to authorization. The President’s request for the Department of Education 

included $75,000,000 for a Choice Incentive Fund, a portion of 

which would be used for school choice programs in the District of 

Columbia. 

ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

The Committee recommends a total of $666,369,000 and 114 fulltime equivalent positions from enterprise and other funds for fiscal 

year 2004 for the various departments, agencies, and activities 

funded through these appropriation titles. 

The recommended allocation by department, agency, and activity 

follows:

ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS 

Agency/activity Aproved FY 2003 FY 2004 request Intra-District FY 2004 request less intra-District Committee rec- ommendation Intra-District Committee rec- ommendation less intra-District Bill compared wit

FY 2003 approved FY 2

Water and Sewer Authority ......................................................... 253,743,000 259,095,000 0 259,095,000 259,095,000 0 259,095,000 5,352,000 Washington Aqueduct ................................................................. 57,847,000 55,553,000 0 55,553,000 55,553,000 0 55,553,000 (2,294,000) Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund ........................ 3,100,000 3,501,000 0 3,501,000 3,501,000 0 3,501,000 401,000 Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund ......................... 232,881,000 242,755,000 0 242,755,000 242,755,000 0 242,755,000 9,874,000 Sports and Entertainment Commission ...................................... 20,477,000 13,979,000 0 13,979,000 13,979,000 0 13,979,000 (6,498,000) District of Columbia Retirement Board ...................................... 13,388,000 13,895,000 0 13,895,000 13,895,000 0 13,895,000 507,000 Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund ........................ 78,700,000 69,742,000 0 69,742,000 69,742,000 0 69,742,000 (8,958,000) National Capital Revitalization Corporation ............................... 6,745,000 7,849,000 0 7,849,000 7,849,000 0 7,849,000 1,104,000 

Total, Enterprise Funds ................................................. 666,881,000 666,369,000 0 666,369,000 666,369,000 0 666,369,000 (512,000) 

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WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

The Committee recommends $259,095,000 from other funds for 

the Water and Sewer Authority for fiscal year 2004. The Water and 

Sewer Authority delivers reliable potable water and wastewater 

collection services to the residents of the District of Columbia and 

wastewater treatment services that are essential for public health 

and safety for the District. 

The Committee recommends $234,807,000 for the Water and 

Sewer Authority’s capital program (including $199,807,000 from 

local funds and $35,000,000 from Federal payments). The projects 

are listed on page 64 of this report. 

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT

The Committee recommends $55,553,000 from other funds for 

the Washington Aqueduct for fiscal year 2004. The Washington Aqueduct collects, purifies, and pumps an adequate supply of potable 

water to the District of Columbia, Arlington County, and the City 

of Falls Church, Virginia. 

STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND

The Committee recommends $3,501,000 from other funds for the 

Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund for fiscal year 

2004. The mission of the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund is to ensure compliance with EPA requirements under 

the District’s storm water permit issued in April 2000. 

LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND

The Committee recommends $242,755,000 and 100 full-time 

equivalent positions from other funds for the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund for fiscal year 2004. The Lottery and 

Charitable Games Enterprise Fund generates revenues for the general fund and regulates charitable games in order to support programs and services for the residents of the District of Columbia. 

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION

The Committee recommends $13,979,000 from other funds for 

the Sports and Entertainment Commission for fiscal year 2004. 

The Sports and Entertainment Commission improves the quality of 

life and enhances economic development in the District by operating RFK Stadium, managing the non-military functions of the 

District of Columbia National Guard Armory, promoting the District as venue for sports and entertainment activities, and supporting youth recreational activities. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD

The Committee recommends $13,895,000 and 14 full-time equivalent positions from other funds for the District of Columbia Retirement Board for fiscal year 2004. The mission of the District of 

Columbia Retirement Board is to invest, control, and manage the 

assets of the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement System and 

the District of Columbia Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System.

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WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND

The Committee recommends $69,742,000 from other funds for 

the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund for fiscal year 

2004. The mission of the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund is to expand the revenue base of the District by promoting and hosting large national and international conventions 

and trade shows that bring hundreds of thousands of out-of-town 

delegates, exhibitors, and businesses to Washington, D.C.; and to 

provide expanded employment and business opportunities for residents of the District. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION

The Committee recommends $7,849,000 from other funds for the 

National Capital Revitalization Corporation for fiscal year 2004. 

The mission of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation is 

to spur economic development throughout the District of Columbia, 

primarily in neighborhoods of need. 

The Committee supports the National Capital Revitalization Corporation’s (NRCS) commitment to working with the existing waterfront businesses to develop an effective strategy for the implementation of the revitalization plan. The Committee also supports the 

creation of a Waterfront Task Force with representatives from the 

business and residential communities affected by the southwest 

waterfront development. 

The Capital Yacht Club is recognized as an important and historic, non-profit institution. The Committee urges NRCS to continue to maintain an open conversation with the Yacht Club to ensure that future planning contains proper facilities for the Yacht 

Club’s administrative operations that are in close proximity to their 

current facilities. 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

The Committee recommends a net increase of $917,213,000 for 

fiscal years 2004–2009 (consisting of $601,708,000 from local funds, 

$218,880,000 in Federal grants, $46,014,000 from the highway 

trust fund, $38,311,000 from the Right-of-way fund, and 

$12,300,000 from Federal payments). Included under the appropriation heading Water and Sewer is $234,807,000 (including 

$199,807,000 from local funds and $35,000,000 from Federal payments) for fiscal year 2004 capital outlay. 

The following is a list of project recommended by the Committee:

CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM 

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2004–2009 request Recommendation

FY 2004–2009 

Office of Property Management: 

Complete Renovation and Modernization ............................................................... (8,000) (8,000) 

Electrical Upgrade D.C. Warehouse ........................................................................ (670) (670) 

Roof Replacements ................................................................................................. (77) (77) 

Government Centers St. Elizabeth’s Hospital ........................................................ (316) (316) 

Improve Property Management System (ITS) ......................................................... (3,863) (3,863) 

Capital Construction ............................................................................................... (219) (219) 

Electrical Upgrade West Virginia Ave .................................................................... (737) (737) 

Condition Assessment ............................................................................................ (2) (2) 

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CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2004–2009

request 

Recommendation

FY 2004–2009 

10th MPD Precinct .................................................................................................. (483) (483) 

Reeves Renovations ................................................................................................ (484) (484) 

Juvenile Court Building .......................................................................................... (507) (507) 

Electronic Security Standard and INT Government Centers .................................. (3,277) (3,277)

(18,635) (18,635)

Office of the Chief Financial Officer: 

Fin. Con. system Improvement ............................................................................... 12,200 12,200

Comp. System Project ............................................................................................. 4,600 4,600

16,800 16,800

D.C. Commission on Art and Humanities: Public Art Fund ............................................ (2,358) (2,358)

D.C. Office on Aging: 

Multipurpose Wellness Center Ward 6 ................................................................... (2,300) (2,300) 

Senior Wellness Center Ward 1 .............................................................................. (2,541) (2,541) 

Senior Wellness Center Ward 2 .............................................................................. (3,545) (3,545) 

Continuity of Operations ......................................................................................... 1,502 1,502

(6,884) (6,884)

D.C. Public Libraries: 

Martin Luther King Memorial Library ..................................................................... (6,465) (6,465) 

Benning Branch ...................................................................................................... 1,000 1,000

Southeast Branch ................................................................................................... 182 182

Anacostia Branch ................................................................................................... 1,000 1,000

Tenley/Wilson High School Branch ......................................................................... 1,000 1,000

Watha D. Daniels Branch ....................................................................................... 1,000 1,000

(2,283) (2,283)

Department of Employment Service: 

OWC Case/Workflow Automation ............................................................................ 500 500

Infrastructure Modernization .................................................................................. 300 300

800 800

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs: 

Digitization of the Officer of the Surveyor ............................................................. 1,928 1,928

Real Property Database .......................................................................................... (2,500) (2,500)

(572) (572)

Office of Corporation Counsel: Child Support Enforcement System 6,304 6,304

Department of Housing and Community Development: 

Ft. Lincoln Utility .................................................................................................... (1,200) (1,200) 

Affordable Housing ................................................................................................. (500) (500)

(1,700) (1,700)

Planning and Economic Development: 

Neighborhood Revitalization ................................................................................... 3,000 3,000

Demolition of the Convention Center ..................................................................... 10,000 10,000

13,000 13,000

Office of Planning: 

Comprehensive Plan ............................................................................................... 2,800 2,800

District Master Facility Plan ................................................................................... 2,900 2,900

5,700 5,700

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CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2004–2009

request 

Recommendation

FY 2004–2009 

Metropolitan Police Department: 

Infrastructure Rehabilitation—VL .......................................................................... (11) (11) 

Base Building Renovation ...................................................................................... (6,389) (6,389) 

Information Technology ........................................................................................... (3,217) (3,217) 

SOD Design and Land Acquisition ......................................................................... 4,000 4,000

Central Cellblock Expansion Mun. Cir. ................................................................... (4) (4) 

Master Equipment Lease ........................................................................................ 31,200 31,200

25,579 25,579

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department: 

Information Technology ........................................................................................... (10) (10) 

Fire Apparatus ........................................................................................................ 23,182 23,182

F27–08 Vehicle Exhaust Ventilation Systems ........................................................ 755 755

Disaster Vehicle Facility ......................................................................................... 396 396

E–7/Fleet Maintenance Facility .............................................................................. 2,417 2,417

Engines 01, 09, 10, 15, 22, 29 ............................................................................. 19,748 19,748

46,488 46,488

Department of Corrections: 

General Renovation ................................................................................................. 3,000 3,000

Renovations at CDF ................................................................................................ 4,160 4,160

General Renovation of Sallyport at D.C. Jail ......................................................... (2,600) (2,600) 

Rehabilitation of Building 25 DCGH Camp ........................................................... (9,593) (9,593)

(5,033) (5,033)

D.C. Courts: 

Central Recording Systems .................................................................................... (352) (352) 

General Improvements ............................................................................................ (650) (650)

(1,002) (1,002)

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner: 

Enhancements to Case Management ..................................................................... 1,510 1,510

Forensic Lab ........................................................................................................... (5,614) (5,614) 

Facility Improvements ............................................................................................. 650 650

(3,454) (3,454)

University of the District of Columbia: Higher Education Back Office .......................... 3,900 3,900

Department of Parks and Recreation: 

New Construction Stoddert ..................................................................................... 6,400 6,400

Riggs LaSalle Rec. Center ...................................................................................... (3,892) 3,892) 

McKinley Rec./Pool Rehabilitation .......................................................................... (148) (148) 

Kenilowrth Parkside ................................................................................................ (4,813) (4,813) 

Vehicle Replacement .............................................................................................. (500) (500) 

Ft. Greble Rec. Center ............................................................................................ (131) (131) 

Park Lighting .......................................................................................................... (2,000) (2,000) 

(3,578) (3,578)

(8,662) (8,662)

Department of Health: 

Facility Renovation Step-Down Telementry ............................................................ (13) (13) 

D.C. General Hospital ............................................................................................. 4,000 4,000

Renovate Detoxication Clinic at D.C. General ........................................................ (9) (9) 

Information Technology ........................................................................................... 7,000 7,000

General Improvements ............................................................................................ 4,000 4,000

Plumbing ................................................................................................................. 1,000 1,000

Lighting ................................................................................................................... 1,200 1,200

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CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2004–2009

request 

Recommendation

FY 2004–2009 

Emergency Systems ................................................................................................ 850 850

Security Monitoring System .................................................................................... 450 450

Laboratory Re-engineering ...................................................................................... 6,000 6,000

Electrical Renovations ............................................................................................ 300 300

Mechanical Renovations ......................................................................................... 400 400

Roof Replacements ................................................................................................. 1,200 1,200

Window Replacement .............................................................................................. 900 900

Boiler Plant Renovations ........................................................................................ 3,355 3,355

Elevator Renovations .............................................................................................. 400 400

BRP FPR Vital Records ........................................................................................... (7) (7) 

Children Database .................................................................................................. (3,968) (3,968) 

APRA Patient Record Systems ................................................................................ 3,000 3,000

30,068 30,068

Department of Human Services: 

Bundy School .......................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500

CCNV ....................................................................................................................... 3,600 3,600

DC Village ............................................................................................................... 650 650

2146 Georgia Ave., Bond Bread Building .............................................................. 650 650

Parcel 38 ................................................................................................................ 7,000 7,000

1355–57 New York Ave., NW .................................................................................. 6,803 6,803

801 East Building .................................................................................................. 3,900 3,900

LaCasa Homeless Shelter ....................................................................................... 7,250 7,250

31,353 31,353

Department of Transportation: 

Anacostia Riverwalk and Trail Construction .......................................................... ........................... 4,300

LeDroit Streetscape Imp ......................................................................................... 3,500 3,500

Trans Elec Ssytem Implementation ........................................................................ 6,636 6,636

FY 2003 Transportation Electrical Improvement .................................................... 8,235 8,235

Trans Elec System Improvement ............................................................................ 594 594

Highway Aid Match Fund ....................................................................................... 12,023 12,023

FY 2004 Local Street Improvement ........................................................................ 5,823 5,823

Traffic Safety Improvement .................................................................................... 11,579 11,579

Bridge Rehabilitation .............................................................................................. 50,116 50,116

FY 2003 Roadway Improvements ........................................................................... 6,598 6,598

Roadway Resurfacing ............................................................................................. 4,079 4,079

Roadside Improvments ........................................................................................... 3,436 3,436

FY 2003 Local Roadside Improvements ................................................................. 7,000 7,000

Traffic Operations Improvements ........................................................................... 22,263 22,263

Roadway Reconstruction ......................................................................................... 35,263 35,263

Congrestion Mitigation and Air Quality .................................................................. 12,247 12,247

Economic Development ........................................................................................... 16,282 16,282

FY 2003 Local Economic Development .................................................................. 1,929 1,929

Federal Demonstration ............................................................................................ 13,221 13,221

BESTE/STEA Reauthorization .................................................................................. 49,864 49,864

Federal Plan and Management System ................................................................. 11,953 11,953

Street Rehabilitation Program ................................................................................ 13,273 13,273

FY 2003 Local Street Rehabilitation Program ....................................................... 8,226 8,226

Bicycle Network ....................................................................................................... 736 736

Bicycle Program ...................................................................................................... 1,768 1,768

Minnesota Avenue Extension .................................................................................. 61 61

306,705 311,005

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: 

Metrobus ................................................................................................................. 64,900 64,900

Metrorail Rehabilitation .......................................................................................... 308,000 308,000

372,900 372,900

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CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

FY 2004–2009

request 

Recommendation

FY 2004–2009 

Department of Public Works: 

Facility Construction ............................................................................................... 300 300

Solid Waste Transfer .............................................................................................. 200 200

Solid Waste Reduction Center ................................................................................ 4,100 4,100

SWMA—Solid Waste Management ......................................................................... 4,000 4,000

Major Equipment Acquisition ................................................................................. 2,700 2,700

11,300 11,300

Department of Motor Vehicles: 

Rehabilitation of DMV Facility at Brentwood Rd ................................................... (400) (400) 

IT Infrastructure at 301 C Street NW .................................................................... (269) (269) 

65 K Street NW ....................................................................................................... (113) (113)

SW Inspection Station ............................................................................................ 1,146 1,146

IT Infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 12,450 12,450

Motor Vehicle Information System at Municip ....................................................... (535) (535)

12,279 12,279

Department of Mental Health: 

New Construction/Renovation ................................................................................. 8,600 8,600

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital General Improvements ..................................................... 10,859 10,859

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Information System .......................................................... 2,300 2,300

Renovation of DMH North Center Building ............................................................ 8,871 8,871

30,630 30,630

Office of the Chief Technology Officer: 

Unified Communications Center ............................................................................. ........................... 8,000

District Reporting System ....................................................................................... 21,090 21,090

MPD Distributed Prisoner Booking ......................................................................... (1,200) (1,200) 

IT Security ............................................................................................................... 3,000 3,000

Seat Management ................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500

APEX DMV ............................................................................................................... 6,000 6,000

Facility Improvements ............................................................................................. 11,300 11,300

41,690 49,690

904,913 917,213

Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund: 

Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment ........................................................................ 99,449 99,449

Sewer Collection System ......................................................................................... 16,739 16,739

Combined Sewer System ........................................................................................ 42,047 42,047

Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project, Federal Payment ................................ 0 35,000

Stormwater .............................................................................................................. 5,993 5,993

Water System .......................................................................................................... 24,431 24,431

Capital Equipment .................................................................................................. 11,148 11,148

Total, Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund ........................................................... 199,807 234,807

Grand Total, Capital Outlay ............................................................................... 1,104,720 1,152,020

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The Committee has retained several of the general provisions 

carried in last year’s bill. These include sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 

105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 

120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, and 134. 

The Committee has deleted 13 general provisions carried in last 

year’s bill. Three of these provisions had been carried in the bill for 

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years and were made permanent law in last year’s bill. These included a provision to require the Mayor to develop an annual plan 

for capital outlay borrowing, a provision to allow the District of Columbia government to accept and use a gift or donation, and a provision to require the prompt payment of appointed counsel. The remaining 10 provisions were one-time provisions, not intended to be 

repeated in future appropriation bills. 

The Committee recommends making permanent two general provisions that have been included in the bill for years and that the 

District expects to continue to request in the future. These include 

section 130 to allow District agencies to use local funds to pay the 

settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less 

than $10,000 and section 132 to allow District agencies to transfer 

local funds to be the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining to reimburse the Office for representation costs.

The Committee recommends a modification to section 117 to 

allow the Council to approve grants through a passive-approval 

process. 

The Committee recommends a modification to section 133 to require that all savings be used to expand special education services 

within the District. The Committee notes that when a similar provision was included in previous bills, the General Accounting Office 

estimated that the District of Columbia Public School system saved 

approximately $10 million per year.

The Committee has not approved three provisions requested by 

the Mayor to allow the District to exceed the amount appropriated 

in this Act. 

The Committee has not approved a provision requested by the 

Mayor related to the District’s fiduciary duties and responsibilities 

of funds appropriated to or through the District to a non-District 

government entity. 

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 1(b) of rule X 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)(4) 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 

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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. 

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), as amended, 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 from the 

Committee’s section 302(b) allocation. This information follows:

[In millions of dollars] 

302(b) allocation This bill—

Budget authority Outlays Budget authority Outlays 

Discretionary ................................................................... 466 464 466 464

FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS 

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment 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 ......................................................................... 466

Outlays: 

2004 ................................................................................................. 413

2005 ................................................................................................. 47

2006 ................................................................................................. 6

2007 .................................................................................................

2008 .................................................................................................

The bill provides no new revenues or tax expenditures, and will 

have no effect on budget authority, tax expenditures, direct loan 

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obligations, or primary loan guarantee commitments available 

under existing law for fiscal year 2004 and beyond. 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL 

GOVERNMENTS 

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment 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 2004 budget authority ................................................ 303

Fiscal year 2004 outlays resulting therefrom ...................................... 279

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. 

1. The Committee has included language transferring 

$25,210,000 from the Court Services and Offender Supervision 

Agency to the Public Defender Service. 

2. The Committee has included language to allow the Mayor to 

transfer Workforce Investment within the various appropriation 

headings in this Act. 

3. The Committee has included language to allow for the transfer 

of Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds to other headings of this Act. 

4. The Committee has included language to allow for a transfer 

from the funds identified in the fiscal year 2002 comprehensive annual financial report as the District’s Grant Disallowance balance. 

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. Language under ‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’ provides that the amount appropriated shall remain available 

until expended. 

2. Language under ‘‘Federal Payment for Emergency Planning 

and Security Costs’’ provides that the amount appropriated shall 

remain available until expended. 

3. Language under ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 

Courts’’: (1) provides that all amounts under this heading shall be 

apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 

and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with 

payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis 

with the General Services Administration; (2) allows funds made 

available for capital improvements to remain available until September 30, 2005; and (3) provides for the reallocation of funds. 

4. Language under ‘‘Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts’’ provides that the amount appropriated shall remain 

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available until expended. Language is also included to provide that 

all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by 

the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended 

in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the General Services 

Administration. 

5. Language under ‘‘Federal Payment to the Court Services and 

Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia’’: (1) provides that all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned 

quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 

and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the General 

Services Administration; (2) allows the Director to acquire by purchase, lease, condemnation, or donation, and renovate as necessary, 

Building Number 17, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, Southeast, with 

funds made available for this purpose in Public Law 107–96; and 

(3) authorizes the Director to accept and use gifts to support offender and defendant programs and equipment and vocational 

training services to educate and train offenders and defendants.

6. Language under ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 

Water and Sewer Authority’’ provides that the amount appropriated shall remain available until expended. 

7. Language under ‘‘Federal Payment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative’’ provides that the amount appropriated shall remain available until September 30, 2005. 

8. Language under ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 

for Capital Development’’ provides that the amount appropriated 

shall remain available until expanded. 

9. Language under ‘‘Governmental Direction and Support’’ provides that: (1) 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; (2) the Office of 

the Chief Technology Officer with delegated small purchase authority of $500,000 and waiving the requirement to submit to any other 

procurement review process; and (3) funds in the District of Columbia Antitrust Fund are made available for use of the Office of the 

Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia until expended. 

10. Language under ‘‘Public Safety and Justice’’ authorizes the 

Mayor to reimburse the District of Columbia National Guard for 

expenses incurred in connection with emergency services performed 

by the Guard as the request of the Mayor and provides that the 

availability of these funds is to be considered as constituting payment in advance for the emergency services involved. 

11. Language under ‘‘Public Education System’’: (1) provides that 

funds from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund shall 

remain available until expended; (2) provides that the evaluation 

process and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia Public 

School employees shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining purposes; (3) allows 10 percent of the total amount provided for public schools and the University of the District of Columbia in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2005 to be appropriated 

on July 1, 2004 and such amount shall be chargeable against the 

final amount provided in the fiscal year 2005 appropriations Act; 

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(4) requires DCPS to submit a Schedule A to the Board of Education by January 1 and July 1 of each year and requires the Board 

to approve or disapprove each Schedule A within 30 days of its submission and provide the Council a copy upon approval; (5) provides 

that local funding made available for an audit of the student enrollment of each District of Columbia public school and public charter 

school shall remain available until June 30, 2005; (6) specifies how 

per pupil funding formula funds not used are to be allocated; (7) 

allows 25 percent of the total amount provided for public charter 

schools in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2005 to be appropriated on July 1, 2004 and such amount shall be chargeable 

against the final amount provided in the fiscal year 2005 appropriations Act; (8) requires the Board of Trustees of the University 

of the District of Columbia to establish a tuition rate for non-resident students at a level no lower than the rate for non-resident 

students at comparable public institutions of higher education in 

the metropolitan area; and (9) 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. 

12. Language under ‘‘Human Support Services’’ provides that: (1) 

funds from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund shall 

remain available until expended; (2) appropriations available solely 

for employees’ disability compensation shall remain available until 

expended; (3) provides that appropriations available for the Drug 

Treatment Choice Program shall remain available until expended; 

and (4) appropriations available for the Interim Disability Assistance Fund shall remain available until expended. 

13. Language under ‘‘Public Works’’ provides for the rental of one 

passenger-carrying vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carrying vehicles for use by the Council of the District of 

Columbia. 

14. Language under ‘‘Repayment of Loans and Interest’’ allows 

the Mayor to finance $14,300,000 of equipment cost, plus cost of 

issuance not to exceed two percent of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase basis with a maturity not to exceed five 

years. 

15. Language under ‘‘Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise 

Fund’’ prohibits the use of 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. 

16. Language under ‘‘District of Columbia Retirement Board’’ requires the Retirement Board to provide to the Congress and the 

Council a quarterly report of the allocations of charges by fund and 

of expenditures of all funds. 

17. Language under ‘‘Capital Outlay’’ provides that the amount 

appropriated shall remain available until expended. Language is 

also included to require funds appropriated for capital outlay 

projects to 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. 

18. Language under Sec. 102 permits the Council of the District 

of Columbia to expend funds for travel and payment of dues without authorization by the Mayor. 

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19. Language under Sec. 103 appropriates funds for refunding 

overpayments of taxes collected and for paying settlements and 

judgments against the District of Columbia government. 

20. Language under Sec. 108 establishes reprogramming and 

transfer requirements. 

21. Language under Sec. 110 clarifies the pay setting authority 

for District employees as the District’s Merit Personnel Act rather 

than title 5 of the United States Code. 

22. Language under Sec. 112 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. 

23. Language under Sec. 113 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. 

24. Language under Sec. 114 prohibits 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. 

25. Language under Sec. 115 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. 

26. Language under Sec. 116 prohibits Federal funds made available in 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. 

27. Language under Sec. 117 allows the Mayor to accept, obligate, and expend Federal, private, and other grants received by the 

District government that are not reflected in the amounts appropriated in this Act. 

28. Language under Sec. 118 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 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. 

29. Language under Sec. 119 Places restrictions on the procurement of goods and services. 

30. Language under Sec. 120 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. 

31. Language under Sec. 121 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 

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or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting 

representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. 

32. Language under Sec. 122 prohibits the use of any funds in 

this Act to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or 

syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. 

33. Language under Sec. 123 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. 

34. Language under Sec. 124 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. 

35. Language under Sec. 127 requires the CFO to submit a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the 

budget that the District government submitted pursuant to section 

442 of the DC Home Rule Act for all agencies no later than 30 calendar days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

36. Language under Sec. 128 prohibits funds to be used to issue, 

administer, or enforce any order by the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights relating to docket number 93–030–(PA) 

and 93–031–(PA). 

37. Language under Sec. 129 prohibits the transfer of Federal 

funds to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. 

government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriation Act. 

38. Language under Sec. 130 allows District government departments, agencies, or instrumentalities to pay the settlement or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less than $10,000. 

39. Language under Sec. 131 requires the District of Columbia 

Courts to transfer all fines levied and collected by the Courts in 

cases charging Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Impaired to the general treasury of the District of Columbia to remain 

available until expended and used by the Office of the Corporation 

Counsel for enforcement and prosecution of District traffic alcohol 

laws. 

40. Language under Sec. 132 allows for the transfer of local 

funds to the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining to 

pay for representation by the Office in third-party cases. 

41. Language under Sec. 133 prohibits the use of any funds in 

the Act to: (1) pay the fees of an attorney who represents a party 

in an action or any attorney who defends any action, including an 

administrative proceeding, brought against D.C. Public Schools 

under the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) in excess of 

$4,000 for that action; (2) pay the fees of an attorney or firm whom 

the CFO determines to have a pecuniary interest, either through 

an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, in any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education service providers; and (3) require all savings to be used to expand special education services within the District. 

42. Language under Sec. 134 requires attorneys in special education cases brought under IDEA to comply with several reporting 

requirements and allow the Inspector General to conduct investigations to determine the accuracy of the certifications. 

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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:

[In thousands of dollars] 

Agency/program Last year of au- thorization 

Authorization level 

Appropriations in 

last year of authorization 

Appropriations in this bill 

Federal payment for emergency planning and security 

costs .......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ $15,000,000

Federal payment to the District of Columbia for water 

and sewer authority ................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 35,000,000

Federal payment for the Anacostia waterfront initiative ........................ ........................ ........................ 4,300,000

Federal payment for capital development in the District of Columbia ....................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 8,000,000

Federal payment for public schools facilities ............... ........................ ........................ ........................ 4,500,000

Federal payment for the family literacy program ......... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,000,000

Federal Payment for a District of Columbia scholarship program ............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 10,000,000

Federal payment of the Chief Financial Officer ............ ........................ ........................ ........................ 10,000,000

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

During fiscal year 2004, for purposes of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 

99–177), the term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be synonymous with and refer specifically to each account appropriating Federal funds in this Act, and any sequestration order shall be applied 

to each of the accounts rather than to the aggregate total of those 

accounts. In addition sequestration orders shall not be applied to 

any account that is specifically exempted from sequestration by the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House 

of Representatives, the results of each rollcall 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 15, 2003. 

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2004. 

Motion by: Mr. Fattah. 

Description of motion: To strike a $10,000,000 Federal payment 

for a District of Columbia scholarship program and insert an 

$8,000,000 Federal payment for public transformation schools and 

$2,000,000 to the Direct Loan Fund for Charter School Improvement. 

Results: Rejected 24 yeas to 32 nays. 

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Berry Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Bishop Mr. Bonilla 

Mr. Boyd Mr. Crenshaw 

Mr. Cramer Mr. Culberson 

Ms. DeLauro Mr. Cunningham 

Mr. Dicks Mr. Doolittle 

Mr. Edwards Mrs. Emerson 

Mr. Farr Mr. Frelinghuysen 

Mr. Fattah Ms. Granger 

Mr. Hinchey Mr. Hobson 

Mr. Hoyer Mr. Istook 

Ms. Kaptur Mr. Kingston 

Mr. Kennedy Mr. Kirk 

Ms. Kilpatrick Mr. Knollenberg 

Mrs. Lowey Mr. Kolbe 

Mr. Obey Mr. Latham 

Mr. Olver Mr. Lewis 

Mr. Pastor Mr. Nethercutt 

Mr. Price Mrs. Northup 

Mr. Rothman Mr. Peterson 

Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Regula 

Mr. Sabo Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Serrano Mr. Sherwood 

Mr. Simpson Mr. Sweeney 

Mr. Tiahrt 

Mr. Vitter 

Mr. Walsh 

Mr. Wamp 

Dr. Weldon 

Mr. Wicker 

Mr. Wolf 

Mr. Young

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ROLLCALL NO. 2

Date: July 15, 2003. 

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2004. 

Motion by: Mr. Doolittle. 

Description of motion: To prohibit the use of funds in the Act to 

support the District of Columbia’s lawsuit against firearms manufacturers in the case before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. 

Results: Adopted 37 yeas to 21 nays. 

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aderholt Mr. Clyburn 

Mr. Berry Mr. Dicks 

Mr. Bishop Mr. Farr 

Mr. Bonilla Mr. Fattah 

Mr. Boyd Mr. Frelinghuysen 

Mr. Cramer Mr. Hobson 

Mr. Crenshaw Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Culberson Mr. Kennedy 

Mr. Cunningham Ms. Kilpatrick 

Mr. Doolittle Mr. Kirk 

Mr. Edwards Mr. Moran 

Mrs. Emerson Mr. Obey 

Mr. Goode Mr. Olver 

Ms. Granger Mr. Pastor 

Mr. Hinchey Mr. Price 

Mr. Istook Mr. Rothman 

Mr. Kingston Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Knollenberg Mr. Sabo 

Mr. Kolbe Mr. Serrano 

Mr. LaHood Mr. Visclosky 

Mr. Latham Mr. Young 

Mr. Lewis 

Mr. Mollohan 

Mr. Nethercutt 

Mr. Peterson 

Mr. Regula 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Sherwood 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Taylor 

Mr. Tiahrt 

Mr. Vitter 

Mr. Walsh 

Mr. Wamp 

Dr. Weldon 

Mr. Wicker 

Mr. Wolf

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ROLLCALL NO. 3

Date: July 15, 2003. 

Measure: District of Columbia Appropriations Bill, FY 2004. 

Motion by: Mr. Farr. 

Description of motion: To allow the use of local funds to legalize 

or reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances 

Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative and to strike language 

prohibiting the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 

Initiative of 1998 from taking effect. 

Results: Rejected 16 yeas to 36 nays. 

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Bishop Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Dicks Mr. Berry 

Mr. Farr Mr. Boyd 

Mr. Fattah Mr. Crenshaw 

Mr. Hinchey Mr. Culberson 

Ms. Kaptur Mr. Cunningham 

Mr. Kennedy Mr. Doolittle 

Ms. Kilpatrick Mr. Edwards 

Mr. Moran Mrs. Emerson 

Mr. Obey Mr. Frelinghuysen 

Mr. Olver Mr. Goode 

Mr. Pastor Ms. Granger 

Mr. Price Mr. Hobson 

Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Istook 

Mr. Sabo Mr. Kingston 

Mr. Serrano Mr. Knollenberg 

Mr. LaHood 

Mr. Latham 

Mr. Lewis 

Mr. Mollohan 

Mr. Nethercutt 

Mr. Regula 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rothman 

Mr. Sherwood 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Sweeney 

Mr. Taylor 

Mr. Tiahrt 

Mr. Vitter 

Mr. Walsh 

Mr. Wamp 

Dr. Weldon 

Mr. Wicker 

Mr. Wolf 

Mr. Young

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ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF THE HONORABLE CHAKA FATTAH 

I commend the Chairman for working with me to address the financial needs of the District to the best of our ability, given the 

limited funding allocation provided to the subcommittee. However, 

I continue to have two fundamental concerns with the bill. 

HOME RULE

This bill continues the disturbing trend of undermining District 

self governance and, therefore, District residents. Instead of deferring to the District’s elected leaders, the Appropriations Committee 

has once again decided to meddle in local affairs. During Full Committee consideration of the bill, an amendment was adopted that 

would effectively prohibit the District from pursing legal recourse 

in a particular care. Without speaking to the merits of the litigation, I strongly believe that the District should be allowed to pursue whatever policies it deems appropriate in the same manner 

that other local jurisdictions would. 

The citizens of the District have elected their own officials. These 

officials are capable of pursuing policies consistent with the views 

of their citizens without Federal intervention. If these local officials 

fail to do so, they will not be reelected. This process is a fundamental component of democracy. When the Congress of the United 

States undermines this process—as it has done in adopting this 

most recent provision, as well as others, such as a prohibition on 

a needle exchange program—it is denying American citizens access 

to democracy. I urge my colleagues to reject this undemocratic and 

disrespectful approach to the District. 

VOUCHERS

This bill also contains $10 million of public funds for a voucher 

program that would subsidize the private education of a limited 

number of District residents. Rather than improving public school 

education, thereby ensuring a sound basic education for every 

child, this bill pursues a policy that would allow a small percentage 

of students to attend private schools. It is unthinkable for us to 

speak about private school vouchers when 90 percent of American 

students are enrolled in public schools. Furthermore, these private 

schools would most likely not be held to the same standards of accountability as public schools since private schools are not required 

to adopt the reforms put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, 

such as the hiring of highly qualified teachers.

Vouchers have little support among the American people in general, nor District residents in particular. Since 1972, vouchers have 

been soundly defeated every time they have come before the voters, 

and over the past decade, legislatures in 37 states have rejected 

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ness of voucher programs in Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Florida. 

These types of concerns led the Appropriations Committee to reject 

the President’s proposal for a national vouchers program. It is unfair to use the District as a laboratory for unproven models and approaches to educating the District’s children that were deemed unacceptable for children elsewhere. 

A study of District residents found that 76 percent of voters oppose providing taxpayer-funded vouchers to parents to pay for their 

children to attend private or religious schools if it meant less 

money for public school students. By taking funds that could be invested in the public school system and redirecting funds to private 

schools, we are doing exactly that. The District Board of Education 

also opposes vouchers and has noted ‘‘it would be hypocritical for 

Congress to impose vouchers on the District, as it rejected a proposal to impose vouchers on other jurisdictions and on the country 

as a whole during the recent debate on the President’s education 

bill.’’

In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the National Education Association said that private school vouchers ‘‘are not a solution to the problems of urban education, but rather an impediment 

to the development and the funding of effective solutions to the 

public schooling problem.’’ I concur with this belief. That is why I 

proposed two amendments to the bill during Full Committee consideration. My first amendment proposed that instead of promoting 

an inequitable educational system, $10 million should be provided 

to high-performing public schools and charter schools. My second 

amendment would have withheld funding for vouchers until such 

time that at least 90 percent of District public school students were 

being taught by highly qualified teachers and had access to adequate educational materials comparable to the highest-achieving 

schools in the DC Metropolitan region. Unfortunately, both efforts 

were unsuccessful. 

CONCLUSION

I would like to reiterate my strong support for the Chairman. I 

believe he has been fair and inclusive in crafting this bill. However, 

I cannot support an education initiative that diverts scarce dollars 

away from the public education system to support an untested and 

unaccountable private school subsidy that will aid relatively few 

children. I intend to push for additional public school funds as this 

bill moves forward. I also remain committed to home rule and 

minimizing any inappropriate intrusions into the local governance 

of the District of Columbia.

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