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paving and restoring walkways in the marina and fish
market areas) for the portions of Federal property in the
Southwest quadrant of the District of Columbia within Lots
847 and 848, a portion of Lot 846, and the unassessed Fed-
eral real property adjacent to Lot 848 in Square 473, any
entity of the District of Columbia government (including
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority or its designee) may
place orders for engineering and construction and related
services with the Chief of Engineers of the United States
Army Corps of Engineers. The Chief of Engineers may ac-
cept such orders on a reimbursable basis and may provide
any part of such services by contract. In providing such
services, the Chief of Engineers shall follow the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulations and the implementing Department of
Defense regulations.
(b) TIMING FOR AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNDER 1999
ACT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112
Stat. 2681–124) is amended in the item relating to
‘‘FEDERAL FUNDS—FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR WA-
TERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS’’—
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(A) by striking ‘‘existing lessees’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘existing lessees of
the Marina’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the existing lessees’’ the sec-
ond place it appears and inserting ‘‘such les-
sees’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take
effect as if included in the District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 1999.
(c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS CAR-
RIED OUT THROUGH CORPS OF ENGINEERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby transferred
from the District of Columbia Financial Responsi-
bility and Management Assistance Authority to the
Mayor the sum of $3,000,000 for carrying out the im-
provements described in subsection (a) through the
Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps
of Engineers.
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The funds transferred
under paragraph (1) shall be derived from the escrow
account held by the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority
pursuant to section 134 of division A of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat.
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2681–552), for infrastructure needs of the District of
Columbia.
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PROJECT.—The Mayor
shall submit reports to the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate on the status of the improvements
described in subsection (a) for each calendar quarter occur-
ring until the improvements are completed.
SEC. 165. It is the sense of the Congress that the Dis-
trict of Columbia should not impose or take into consider-
ation any height, square footage, set-back, or other construc-
tion or zoning requirements in authorizing the issuance of
industrial revenue bonds for a project of the American Na-
tional Red Cross at 2025 E Street Northwest, Washington,
D.C., in as much as this project is subject to approval of
the National Capital Planning Commission and the Com-
mission of Fine Arts pursuant to section 11 of the joint
resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to grant authority for
the erection of a permanent building for the American Na-
tional Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, Wash-
ington, District of Columbia’’, approved July 1, 1947 (Pub-
lic Law 100–637; 36 U.S.C. 300108 note).
SEC. 166. (a) PERMITTING COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY TO CARRY OUT SEX OF-
FENDER REGISTRATION.—Section 11233(c) of the National
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Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement
Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24–1233(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION.—The Agen-
cy shall carry out sex offender registration functions
in the District of Columbia, and shall have the au-
thority to exercise all powers and functions relating
to sex offender registration that are granted to the
Agency under any District of Columbia law.’’.
(b) AUTHORITY DURING TRANSITION TO FULL OPER-
ATION OF AGENCY.—
(1) AUTHORITY OF PRETRIAL SERVICES, PAROLE,
ADULT
PROBATION
AND
OFFENDER
SUPERVISION
TRUSTEE.—Notwithstanding section 11232(b)(1) of
the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Govern-
ment Improvement Act of 1997 (D.C. Code, sec. 24–
1232(b)(1)), the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Pro-
bation and Offender Supervision Trustee appointed
under section 11232(a) of such Act (hereafter referred
to as the ‘‘Trustee’’) shall, in accordance with section
11232 of such Act, exercise the powers and functions
of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agen-
cy for the District of Columbia (hereafter referred to
as the ‘‘Agency’’) relating to sex offender registration
(as granted to the Agency under any District of Co-
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lumbia law) only upon the Trustee’s certification that
the Trustee is able to assume such powers and func-
tions.
(2) AUTHORITY OF METROPOLITAN POLICE DE-
PARTMENT.—During the period that begins on the
date of the enactment of the Sex Offender Registration
Emergency Act of 1999 and ends on the date the
Trustee makes the certification described in para-
graph (1), the Metropolitan Police Department of the
District of Columbia shall have the authority to carry
out any powers and functions relating to sex offender
registration that are granted to the Agency or to the
Trustee under any District of Columbia law.
SEC. 167. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act
may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regula-
tion to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with
the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I sub-
stance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)
or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
(b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treat-
ment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, ap-
proved by the electors of the District of Columbia on Novem-
ber 3, 1998, shall not take effect.
SEC. 168. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby trans-
ferred from the District of Columbia Financial Responsi-
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bility and Management Assistance Authority (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’) to the District of Columbia
the sum of $5,000,000 for the Mayor, in consultation with
the Council of the District of Columbia, to provide offsets
against local taxes for a commercial revitalization program,
such program to be available in enterprise zones and low
and moderate income areas in the District of Columbia:
Provided, That in carrying out such a program, the Mayor
shall use Federal commercial revitalization proposals intro-
duced in Congress as a guideline.
(b) SOURCE
OF FUNDS.—The amount transferred
under subsection (a) shall be derived from interest earned
on accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District
of Columbia.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Mayor shall report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives on the progress made in carrying out the com-
mercial revitalization program.
SEC. 169. SECTION 456 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA HOME RULE ACT (SECTION 47–231 ET SEQ. OF THE
D.C. CODE, AS ADDED BY THE FEDERAL PAYMENT REAU-
THORIZATION ACT OF 1994 (PUBLIC LAW 103–373)) IS
AMENDED—
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Authority’’
and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
SEC. 170. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol-
lowing:
(1) The District of Columbia has recently wit-
nessed a spate of senseless killings of innocent citizens
caught in the crossfire of shootings. A Justice Depart-
ment crime victimization survey found that while the
city saw a decline in the homicide rate between 1996
and 1997, the rate was the highest among a dozen cit-
ies and more than double the second highest city.
(2) The District of Columbia has not made ade-
quate funding available to fight drug abuse in recent
years, and the city has not deployed its resources as
effectively 
as 
possible. 
In 
fiscal 
year 
1998,
$20,900,000 was spent on publicly funded drug treat-
ment in the District compared to $29,000,000 in fis-
cal year 1993. The District’s Addiction and Preven-
tion and Recovery Agency currently has only 2,200
treatment slots, a 50 percent drop from 1994, with
more than 1,100 people on waiting lists.
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(3) The District of Columbia has seen a rash of
inmate escapes from halfway houses. According to De-
partment of Corrections records, between October 21,
1998 and January 19, 1999, 376 of the 1,125 inmates
assigned to halfway houses walked away. Nearly 280
of the 376 escapees were awaiting trial including 2
charged with murder.
(4) The District of Columbia public schools sys-
tem faces serious challenges in correcting chronic
problems, particularly long-standing deficiencies in
providing special education services to the 1 in 10
District students needing program benefits, including
backlogged assessments, and repeated failure to meet
a compliance agreement on special education reached
with the Department of Education.
(5) Deficiencies in the delivery of basic public
services from cleaning streets to waiting time at De-
partment of Motor Vehicles to a rat population esti-
mated earlier this year to exceed the human popu-
lation have generated considerable public frustration.
(6) Last year, the District of Columbia forfeited
millions of dollars in Federal grants after Federal
auditors determined that several agencies exceeded
grant restrictions and in other instances, failed to
spend funds before the grants expired.
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(7) Findings of a 1999 report by the Annie E.
Casey Foundation that measured the well-being of
children reflected that, with 1 exception, the District
ranked worst in the United States in every category
from infant mortality to the rate of teenage births to
statistics chronicling child poverty.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that in considering the District of Columbia’s fis-
cal year 2001 budget, the Congress will take into consider-
ation progress or lack of progress in addressing the fol-
lowing issues:
(1) Crime, including the homicide rate, imple-
mentation of community policing, the number of po-
lice officers on local beats, and the closing down of
open-air drug markets.
(2) Access to drug abuse treatment, including the
number of treatment slots, the number of people
served, the number of people on waiting lists, and the
effectiveness of treatment programs.
(3) Management of parolees and pretrial violent
offenders, including the number of halfway house es-
capes and steps taken to improve monitoring and su-
pervision of halfway house residents to reduce the
number of escapes.
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(4) Education, including access to special edu-
cation services and student achievement.
(5) Improvement in basic city services, including
rat control and abatement.
(6) Application for and management of Federal
grants.
(7) Indicators of child well-being.
SEC. 171. The Mayor, prior to using Federal Medicaid
payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals to serve a
small number of childless adults, should consider the rec-
ommendations of the Health Care Development Commission
that has been appointed by the Council of the District of
Columbia to review this program, and consult and report
to Congress on the use of these funds.
SEC. 172. GAO STUDY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall—
(1) conduct a study of the law enforcement,
court, prison, probation, parole, and other compo-
nents of the criminal justice system of the District of
Columbia, in order to identify the components most
in need of additional resources, including financial,
personnel, and management resources; and
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(2) submit to Congress a report on the results of
the study under paragraph (1).
SEC. 173. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Co-
lumbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting
on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi-
cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.
SEC. 174. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Not later than 7 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Director of the National Park Service, shall—
(1) implement the notice of decision approved by
the National Capital Regional Director, dated April
7, 1999, including the provisions of the notice of deci-
sion concerning the issuance of right-of-way permits
at market rates; and
(2) expend such sums as are necessary to carry
out paragraph (1).
(b) ANTENNA APPLICATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after
the receipt of an application, a Federal agency that
receives an application submitted after the enactment
of this Act to locate a wireless communications an-
tenna on Federal property in the District of Colum-
bia or surrounding area over which the Federal agen-
cy exercises control shall take final action on the ap-
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plication, including action on the issuance of right-
of-way permits at market rates.
(2) EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to affect the applicability of exist-
ing laws regarding:
(A) judicial review under chapter 7 of title
5, United States Code [the Administrative Proce-
dure Act], and the Communications Act of 1934,
(B) the National Environmental Policy Act,
the National Historic Preservation Act and other
applicable federal statutes, and
(C) the authority of a State or local govern-
ment or instrumentality thereof, including the
District of Columbia, in the placement, construc-
tion, and modification of personal wireless serv-
ice facilities.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
TITLE II—TAX REDUCTION
SEC. 201. COMMENDING REDUCTION OF TAXES BY DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Congress commends the District of Columbia for its ac-
tion to reduce taxes, and ratifies D.C. Act 13–110 (com-
monly known as the Service Improvement and Fiscal Year
2000 Budget Support Act of 1999).
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