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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3663
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 28, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Govermental Reorganization Act to permit the Council of
the District of Columbia to authorize the issuance of reve-
nue bonds with respect to water and sewer facilities, and
for other purposes.
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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
Water and Sewer Authority Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR
WASTEWATER TREATMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section
490(a)(1) of the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec.
47–334(a)(1), D.C. Code) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and industrial’’ and in-
serting ‘‘industrial’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting the following: ‘‘, and water and sewer
facilities (as defined in paragraph (5)).’’.
(2) WATER
AND
SEWER
FACILITIES
DE-
FINED.—Section 490(a) of such Act (sec. 47–
334(a), D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) In paragraph (1), the term ‘water and sewer fa-
cilities’ means facilities for the obtaining, treatment, stor-
age, and distribution of water, the collection, storage,
treatment, and transportation of wastewater, storm drain-
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age, and the disposal of liquids and solids resulting from
treatment.’’.
(b) USE OF REVENUES TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON
BONDS.—The second sentence of section 490(a)(3) of
such Act (sec. 47–334(a)(3), D.C. Code) is amended by
inserting after ‘‘property’’ each place it appears in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) the following: ‘‘(including water
and sewer enterprise fund revenues, assets, or other prop-
erty in the case of bonds, notes, or obligations issued with
respect to water and sewer facilities)’’.
(c) PERMITTING DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE REVENUE BONDS TO WATER AND SEWER AU-
THORITY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 490 of such Act
(sec. 47–334, D.C. Code) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h)(1) The Council may delegate to the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established pursu-
ant to the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and
Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996
the authority of the Council under subsection (a) to issue
revenue bonds, notes, and other obligations to borrow
money to finance or assist in the financing or refinancing
of undertakings in the area of utilities facilities, pollution
control facilities, and water and sewer facilities (as defined
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in subsection (a)(5)). The Authority may exercise author-
ity delegated to it by the Council as described in the first
sentence of this paragraph (whether such delegation is
made before or after the date of the enactment of this
subsection) only in accordance with this subsection.
‘‘(2) Revenue bonds, notes, and other obligations is-
sued by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Au-
thority under a delegation of authority described in para-
graph (1) shall be issued by resolution of the Authority,
and any such resolution shall not be considered to be an
act of the Council.
‘‘(3) The fourth sentence of section 446 shall not
apply to—
‘‘(A) any amount (including the amount of any
accrued interest or premium) obligated or expended
from the proceeds of the sale of any revenue bond,
note, or other obligation issued pursuant to this sub-
section;
‘‘(B) any amount obligated or expended for the
payment of the principal of, interest on, or any pre-
mium for any revenue bond, note, or other obligation
issued pursuant to this subsection;
‘‘(C) any amount obligated or expended to se-
cure any revenue bond, note, or other obligation is-
sued pursuant to this subsection; or