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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5778 

To preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 

Authority. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENSURING INDEPENDENCE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL 

2 OFFICER OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER 

3 AND SEWER AUTHORITY. 

4 (a) CLARIFICATION OF INAPPLICABILITY OF 2005 

5 OMNIBUS AUTHORIZATION PROVISION.—The District of 

6 Columbia Home Rule Act is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating the section 424 added by 

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

9 Omnibus Authorization Act (Public Law 109–356; 

10 120 Stat. 2036) as section 424a; and 

11 (2) in section 424a, as so redesignated, by add12 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(e) INAPPLICABILITY TO WATER AND SEWER AU14 THORITY.—The authority of the Chief Financial Officer 

15 under this section does not apply to personnel of the Dis16 trict of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established 

17 pursuant to the Water and Sewer Authority Establish18 ment and Department of Public Works Reorganization 

19 Act of 1996.’’. 

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

21 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact22 ment of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Author23 ization Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. PRESERVING EXISTING INDEPENDENCE OF DIS2 TRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AU3 THORITY. 

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

5 of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.91 et seq., D.C. 

6 Official Code) is amended— 

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

8 read as follows: ‘‘PART F—INDEPENDENT AGEN9 CIES AND AUTHORITIES’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sec11 tion: 

12 ‘‘INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, 

13 AND PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OF

14 COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

15 ‘‘SEC. 496. (a) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PER16 SONNEL, AND PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Notwith17 standing any other provision of this Act or any District 

18 of Columbia law, the financial management, personnel, 

19 and procurement functions and responsibilities of the Dis20 trict of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall be es21 tablished exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations 

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

23 sentence may be construed to affect the application to the 

24 District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority of sec25 tions 445A, 451(d), 453(c), or 490(g). 


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1 ‘‘(b) CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING AUTHORIZING

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

3 of Directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 

4 Authority to establish the financial management, per5 sonnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities of 

6 the Authority shall be consistent with the Water and 

7 Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public 

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

9 as of the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The table of con11 tents of such Act is amended by amending the item relat12 ing to part F of title IV to read as follows: 

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

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

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

15 part F of title IV the following: 

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

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