H. R. 5778 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
An Act 
To preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 Independence Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENSURING INDEPENDENCE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
OF
INAPPLICABILITY
OF
2005 OMNIBUS 
AUTHORIZATION PROVISION.—The District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the section 424 added by section 
202(a)(1) of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authoriza-
tion Act (Public Law 109—356; 120 Stat. 2036) as section 
424a; and 
(2) in section 424a, as so redesignated, by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) INAPPLICABILITY TO WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY.—The 
authority of the Chief Financial Officer under this section does 
not apply to personnel of the District of Columbia Water and 
Sewer Authority established pursuant to the Water and Sewer 
Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorga-
nization Act of 1996.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 2005 
District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act. 
SEC. 3. PRESERVING EXISTING INDEPENDENCE OF DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of title IV of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1—204.91 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending the heading of such part to read as follows: 
‘‘PART F—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, AND PROCURE-
MENT AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER 
AUTHORITY 
‘‘SEC. 496. (a) FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, AND 
PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision
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of this Act or any District of Columbia law, the financial manage-
ment, personnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities 
of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall be 
established exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations adopted 
by its Board of Directors. Nothing in the previous sentence may 
be construed to affect the application to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority of sections 445A, 451(d), 453(c), or 
490(g). 
‘‘(b) CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING AUTHORIZING LAW.—The 
rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors of the 
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to establish the 
financial management, personnel, and procurement functions and 
responsibilities of the Authority shall be consistent with the Water 
and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public 
Works Reorganization Act of 1996, as such Act is in effect as 
of January 1, 2008.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The table of contents of such 
Act is amended by amending the item relating to part F of title 
IV to read as follows: 
‘‘PART F—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES’’. 
(2) The table of contents of such Act is further amended by 
adding at the end of the items relating to part F of title IV 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 496. Independent financial management, personnel, and procurement author-
ity of District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.’’. 
SEC. 4. PRESERVING EQUAL ELIGIBILITY OF RESIDENTS OF JURISDIC-
TIONS SERVED BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND 
SEWER 
AUTHORITY 
TO 
SERVE 
AS 
EMPLOYEES 
OF 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213 of D.C. Act 17—172 is repealed, 
and each provision of law amended by such section is restored 
as if such section had not been enacted into law. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect as if 
included in the enactment of D.C. Act 17—172. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.