IIA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2108
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 7 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To permit the Washington Convention Center Authority to
expend revenues for the operation and maintenance of
the existing Washington Convention Center and for
preconstruction activities relating to a new convention
center in the District of Columbia, to permit a des-
ignated authority of the District of Columbia to borrow
funds for the preconstruction activities relating to a
sports arena in the District of Columbia and to permit
certain revenues to be pledged as security for the borrow-
ing of such funds, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports
Arena Authorization Act of 1995’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—CONVENTION CENTER
Sec. 101. Permitting Washington Convention Center Authority to expend reve-
nues for convention center activities.
TITLE II—SPORTS ARENA
Sec. 201. Permitting designated authority to borrow funds for preconstruction
activities relating to Gallery Place sports arena.
Sec. 202. Permitting certain District revenues to be pledged as security for bor-
rowing.
Sec. 203. No appropriation necessary for arena preconstruction activities.
Sec. 204. Arena preconstruction activities described.
TITLE III—WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW
Sec. 301. Waiver of Congressional review of Arena Tax Payment and Use
Amendment Act of 1995.
TITLE I—CONVENTION CENTER
SEC. 101. PERMITTING WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
AUTHORITY TO EXPEND REVENUES FOR CON-
VENTION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
(a) PERMITTING EXPENDITURE WITHOUT APPRO-
PRIATION.—The fourth sentence of section 446 of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Re-
organization Act (sec. 47–304, D.C. Code) shall not apply
with respect to any revenues of the District of Columbia
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which are attributable to the enactment of title III of the
Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994
(D.C. Law 10–188) and which are obligated or expended
for the activities described in subsection (b).
(b) ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this paragraph are—
(1) the operation and maintenance of the exist-
ing Washington Convention Center; and
(2) preconstruction activities with respect to a
new convention center in the District of Columbia,
including land acquisition and the conducting of en-
vironmental impact studies, architecture and design
studies, surveys, and site acquisition.
TITLE II—SPORTS ARENA
SEC. 201. PERMITTING DESIGNATED AUTHORITY TO BOR-
ROW FUNDS FOR PRECONSTRUCTION ACTIVI-
TIES RELATING TO GALLERY PLACE SPORTS
ARENA.
(a) PERMITTING BORROWING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The designated authority
may borrow funds through the issuance of revenue
bonds, notes, or other obligations which are secured
by revenues pledged in accordance with paragraph
(2) to finance, refinance, or reimburse the costs of
arena preconstruction activities described in section