(A) the amount of the costs of the project
paid in such fiscal year by the United States
pursuant to section 2(a); and
(B) the amount of the costs of the project
that would have been paid by the United States
but for section 2(a).
(3) FISCAL
YEAR
1998.—By September 30,
1998, the District of Columbia shall pay to the
United States from amounts in the fund established
under subsection (a), with respect to each project for
which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal
year 1996 pursuant to section 2(a), an amount
equal to 50 percent of the difference between—
(A) the amount of the costs of the project
paid in such fiscal year by the United States
pursuant to section 2(a); and
(B) the amount of the costs of the project
that would have been paid by the United States
but for section 2(a).
(4) DEPOSIT OF REPAID FUNDS.—Repayments
made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) with re-
spect to a project shall be—
(A) deposited in the Highway Trust Fund
established by section 9503 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; and
(B) credited to the appropriate account of
the District of Columbia for the category of the
project.
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—If the District of Columbia
does not meet any requirement established by subsection
(a), (b), or (c) and applicable in a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall not approve any highway
project in the District of Columbia under title 23, United
States Code, until the requirement is met.
(e) GAO AUDIT.—Not later than December 31,
1996, and each December 31 thereafter, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall audit the financial con-
dition and the operations of the fund established under
this section and shall submit to Congress a report on the
results of such audit and on the financial condition and
the results of the operation of the fund during the preced-
ing fiscal year and on the expected condition and oper-
ations of the fund during the next 5 fiscal years.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) EXPEDITIOUS PROCESSING AND EXECUTION OF
CONTRACTS.—The District of Columbia shall expedi-
tiously process and execute contracts to implement the
Federal-aid highway program in the District of Columbia.
(b) REVOLVING FUND ACCOUNT.—The District of
Columbia shall establish an independent revolving fund ac-
count for Federal-aid highway projects. The account shall
be separate from the capital account of the Department
of Public Works of the District of Columbia and shall be
reserved for the prompt payment of contractors complet-
ing highway projects in the District of Columbia under
title 23, United States Code.
(c) HIGHWAY
PROJECT
EXPERTISE
AND
RE-
SOURCES.—The District of Columbia shall ensure that
necessary expertise and resources are available for plan-
ning, design, and construction of Federal-aid highway
projects in the District of Columbia.
(d) PROGRAMMATIC REFORMS.—The Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Authority, may require administrative and pro-
grammatic reforms by the District of Columbia to ensure
efficient management of the Federal-aid highway program
in the District of Columbia.
(e) GAO AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall review implementation of the require-
ments of this section (including requirements imposed
under subsection (d)) and report to Congress on the re-
sults of such review not later than July 1, 1996.
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2017
AN ACT
To authorize an increased Federal share of the
costs of certain transportation projects in the
District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and
1996, and for other purposes.