110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5778 

AN ACT 

To preserve the independence of the District of Columbia 

Water and Sewer Authority. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

3 Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. ENSURING INDEPENDENCE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL 

6 OFFICER OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER 

7 AND SEWER AUTHORITY. 

8 (a) CLARIFICATION OF INAPPLICABILITY OF 2005 

9 OMNIBUS AUTHORIZATION PROVISION.—The District of 

10 Columbia Home Rule Act is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating the section 424 added by 

12 section 202(a)(1) of the 2005 District of Columbia 

13 Omnibus Authorization Act (Public Law 109—356; 

14 120 Stat. 2036) as section 424a; and 

15 (2) in section 424a, as so redesignated, by add16 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(e) INAPPLICABILITY TO WATER AND SEWER AU18 THORITY.—The authority of the Chief Financial Officer 

19 under this section does not apply to personnel of the Dis20 trict of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established 

21 pursuant to the Water and Sewer Authority Establish22 ment and Department of Public Works Reorganization 

23 Act of 1996.’’. 

24 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

25 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
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1 ment of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Author2 ization Act. 

3 SEC. 3. PRESERVING EXISTING INDEPENDENCE OF DIS4 TRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AU5 THORITY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of title IV of the District 

7 of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1—204.91 et seq., D.C. 

8 Official Code) is amended— 

9 (1) by amending the heading of such part to 

10 read as follows: ‘‘PART F—INDEPENDENT AGEN11 CIES AND AUTHORITIES’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new sec13 tion: 

14 ‘‘INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, 

15 AND PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OF

16 COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

17 ‘‘SEC. 496. (a) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PER18 SONNEL, AND PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Notwith19 standing any other provision of this Act or any District 

20 of Columbia law, the financial management, personnel, 

21 and procurement functions and responsibilities of the Dis22 trict of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall be es23 tablished exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations 

24 adopted by its Board of Directors. Nothing in the previous 

25 sentence may be construed to affect the application to the 
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1 District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority of sec2 tions 445A, 451(d), 453(c), or 490(g). 

3 ‘‘(b) CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING AUTHORIZING

4 LAW.—The rules and regulations adopted by the Board 

5 of Directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 

6 Authority to establish the financial management, per7 sonnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities of 

8 the Authority shall be consistent with the Water and 

9 Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public 

10 Works Reorganization Act of 1996, as such Act is in effect 

11 as of January 1, 2008.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The table of con13 tents of such Act is amended by amending the item relat14 ing to part F of title IV to read as follows: 

‘‘PART F—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES’’. 

15 (2) The table of contents of such Act is further 

16 amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 

17 part F of title IV the following: 

‘‘Sec. 496. Independent financial management, personnel, and procurement authority of District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.’’. 

18 SEC. 4. PRESERVING EQUAL ELIGIBILITY OF RESIDENTS 

19 OF JURISDICTIONS SERVED BY DISTRICT OF 

20 COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 

21 TO SERVE AS EMPLOYEES OF AUTHORITY. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213 of D.C. Act 17—172 

23 is repealed, and each provision of law amended by such 
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1 section is restored as if such section had not been enacted 

2 into law. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef4 fect as if included in the enactment of D.C. Act 17—172. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5778 

AN ACT 

To preserve the independence of the District of 

Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.