I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3002 
To make local funds of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2012 available 
for use by the District at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate 
of operations provided under the local budget act for such fiscal year 
if the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for such fiscal 
year does not become law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To make local funds of the District of Columbia for fiscal 
year 2012 available for use by the District at the begin-
ning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided 
under the local budget act for such fiscal year if the 
regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for such 
fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning 
of such fiscal year. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Fiscal Year 2012 Local Funds Continuation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FISCAL 
YEAR 2012 LOCAL FUNDS UPON FAILURE BY 
CONGRESS TO ENACT LOCAL BUDGET. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the fourth 
sentence of section 446 of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code), 
if the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill 
for fiscal year 2012 does not become law prior to the 
beginning of such fiscal year, there is appropriated, 
out of any moneys of the government of the District 
of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, and out of 
applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and 
funds, the amount provided for any project or activ-
ity for which funds are provided in the local budget 
act for such fiscal year. 
(2) RATE OF FUNDING.—An appropriation and 
funds made available or authority granted for a 
project or activity pursuant to this section shall be 
at the rate of operations provided for such project 
or activity under ‘‘District of Columbia Funds— 
Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal 
Year 2012 Budget Request Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 
19–92), as modified as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—An appropria-
tion and funds made available or authority granted 
for a project or activity pursuant to this section 
shall be available for the period— 
(A) beginning with October 1, 2011; and 
(B) ending with the date on which the reg-
ular District of Columbia appropriation bill for 
fiscal year 2012 becomes law. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An appropriation and 
funds made available or authority granted for a project 
or activity pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appro-
priation made and funds made available for fiscal year 
2011, or the authority granted for such project or activity 
under the applicable law in effect at the time. 
(c) PERIOD OF COVERAGE.—An appropriation and 
funds made available or authority granted for a project 
or activity pursuant to this section shall cover all obliga-
tions or expenditures incurred for such project or activity 
during the portion of fiscal year 2012 for which this sec-
tion applies to such project or activity. 
(d) RESTRICTIONS
ON PROGRAMS
OR ACTIVITIES 
SUBJECT TO OTHER APPROPRIATIONS ACTS.—This sec-
tion shall not apply to a project or activity during any 
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period of fiscal year 2012 if any other provision of law 
(other than an authorization of appropriations)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, or grants authority for such project or activity 
to continue for such period; or 
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
(e) PROTECTION OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to effect obligations of 
the government of the District of Columbia mandated by 
other law. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the ‘‘regular Dis-
trict of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2012’’ 
means the annual appropriation bill making appropria-
tions, otherwise making funds available, or granting au-
thority, for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of the District for fiscal year 2012. 
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