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‘‘(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies
of the District of Columbia government under
court ordered receivership; and
‘‘(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in
the projected reductions budgeted in the budget
proposed by the District of Columbia government
for general supply schedule savings and manage-
ment reform savings.
‘‘(3) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—The Authority
shall notify the Appropriations Committees of both
the Senate and House of Representatives in writing
30 days in advance of any expenditure of the reserve
funds.’’.
(b) Section 202 of such act (Public Law 104–8), as
amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(k) POSITIVE FUND BALANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
shall maintain at the end of a fiscal year an annual
positive fund balance in the general fund of not less
than 4 percent of the projected general fund expendi-
tures for the following fiscal year.
‘‘(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—Of funds remaining in
excess of the amounts required by paragraph (1)—
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‘‘(A) not more than 50 percent may be used
for authorized non-recurring expenses; and
‘‘(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used
to reduce the debt of the District of Columbia.’’.
SEC. 149. (a) No later than November 1, 1999, or with-
in 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Officer of
the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the District of Co-
lumbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assist-
ance Authority a revised appropriated funds operating
budget for all agencies of the District of Columbia govern-
ment for such fiscal year that is in the total amount of
the approved appropriation and that realigns budgeted
data for personal services and other-than-personal-services,
respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
(b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of
this section shall be submitted in the format of the budget
that the District of Columbia government submitted pursu-
ant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act (Public Law 93–198; D.C. Code, sec. 47–301).
SEC. 150. None of the funds contained in this Act may
be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or
syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
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SEC. 151. (a) RESTRICTIONS.—None of the funds con-
tained in this Act may be used to make rental payments
under a lease for the use of real property by the District
of Columbia government (including any independent agen-
cy of the District) unless—
(1) the lease and an abstract of the lease have
been filed with the central office of the Deputy Mayor
for Economic Development; and
(2)(A) the District of Columbia government occu-
pies the property during the period of time covered by
the rental payment; or
(B) within 60 days of the enactment of this Act
the Mayor certifies to Congress and the landlord that
occupancy is impracticable and submits with the cer-
tification a plan to terminate or renegotiate the lease
or rental agreement; or
(C) within 60 days of the enactment of this Act
the Council certifies to Congress and the landlord that
occupancy is impracticable and submits with the cer-
tification a plan to terminate or renegotiate the lease
or rental agreement.
(b) UNOCCUPIED PROPERTY.—After 120 days from the
date of the enactment of this Act, none of the funds con-
tained in this Act may be used to make rental payments
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for property described in subsections (a)(2)(B) or (a)(2)(C)
of this section.
(c) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS BY MAYOR.—Not later
than 20 days after the end of each 6-month period that be-
gins on October 1, 1999, the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate listing
the leases for the use of real property by the District of Co-
lumbia government that were in effect during the 6-month
period, and including for each such lease the location of
the property, the name of any person with any ownership
interest in the property, the rate of payment, the period
of time covered by the lease, and the conditions under which
the lease may be terminated.
SEC. 152. None of the funds contained in this Act or
the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999, may
be used to enter into a lease on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act (or to make rental payments under such
a lease) for the use of real property by the District of Co-
lumbia government (including any independent agency of
the District) or to purchase real property for the use of the
District of Columbia government (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District) or to manage real property
for the use of the District of Columbia (including any inde-
pendent agency of the District) unless—
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(1) the Mayor and Council certify to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate that existing real property
available to the District (whether leased or owned by
the District government) is not suitable for the pur-
poses intended;
(2) notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
there is made available for sale or lease all property
of the District of Columbia which the Mayor and
Council from time to time determine is surplus to the
needs of the District of Columbia;
(3) the Mayor and Council implement a pro-
gram for the periodic survey of all District property
to determine if it is surplus to the needs of the Dis-
trict; and
(4) the Mayor and Council within 60 days of the
date of the enactment of this Act has filed a report
with the appropriations and authorizing committees
of the House and Senate providing a comprehensive
plan for the management of District of Columbia real
property assets and is proceeding with the implemen-
tation of the plan.
SEC. 153. Section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan
Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–293) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘and public charter’’ after ‘‘pub-
lic’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Of such
amounts and proceeds, $5,000,000 shall be set aside
for use as a credit enhancement fund for public char-
ter schools in the District of Columbia, with the ad-
ministration of the fund (including the making of
loans) to be carried out by the Mayor through a com-
mittee consisting of 3 individuals appointed by the
Mayor of the District of Columbia and 2 individuals
appointed by the Public Charter School Board estab-
lished under section 2214 of the District of Columbia
School Reform Act of 1995.’’.
SEC. 154. The Mayor, District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and
the Superintendent of Schools shall implement a process to
dispose of excess public school real property within 90 days
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 155. Section 2003 of the District of Columbia
School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; D.C.
Code, sec. 31–2851) is amended by striking ‘‘during the pe-
riod’’ and ‘‘and ending 5 years after such date.’’.
SEC. 156. Section 2206(c) of the District of Columbia
School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; D.C.
Code, sec. 31–2853.16(c)) is amended by adding at the end
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the following: ‘‘, except that a preference in admission may
be given to an applicant who is a sibling of a student al-
ready attending or selected for admission to the public char-
ter school in which the applicant is seeking enrollment.’’
SEC. 157. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—There is hereby
transferred from the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Authority (here-
after referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’) to the District of Co-
lumbia the sum of $18,000,000 for severance payments to
individuals separated from employment during fiscal year
2000 (under such terms and conditions as the Mayor con-
siders appropriate), expanded contracting authority of the
Mayor, and the implementation of a system of managed
competition among public and private providers of goods
and services by and on behalf of the District of Columbia:
Provided, That such funds shall be used only in accordance
with a plan agreed to by the Council and the Mayor and
approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further,
That the Authority and the Mayor shall coordinate the
spending of funds for this program so that continuous
progress is made. The Authority shall release said funds,
on a quarterly basis, to reimburse such expenses, so long
as the Authority certifies that the expenses reduce re-occur-
ring future costs at an annual ratio of at least 2 to 1 rel-
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ative to the funds provided, and that the program is in ac-
cordance with the best practices of municipal government.
(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.
SEC. 158. (a) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’), working
with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Director of the
National Park Service, shall carry out a project to complete
all design requirements and all requirements for compliance
with the National Environmental Policy Act for the con-
struction of expanded lane capacity for the Fourteenth
Street Bridge.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS; TRANSFER.—For purposes of
carrying out the project under subsection (a), there is hereby
transferred to the Authority from the District of Columbia
dedicated highway fund established pursuant to section 3(a)
of the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act
(Public Law 104–21; D.C. Code, sec. 7–134.2(a)) an
amount not to exceed $5,000,000.
SEC. 159. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall carry out through the Army Corps
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of Engineers, an Anacostia River environmental cleanup
program.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—There are hereby transferred
to the Mayor from the escrow account held by the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management As-
sistance Authority pursuant to section 134 of division A
of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat.
2681–552), for infrastructure needs of the District of Co-
lumbia, $5,000,000.
SEC. 160. (a) PROHIBITING PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE COSTS FROM FUND.—Section 16(e) of the Victims of
Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, sec.
3–435(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and administrative costs nec-
essary to carry out this chapter’’; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, and no monies in the Fund may
be used for any other purpose.’’.
(b) MAINTENANCE OF FUND IN TREASURY OF THE
UNITED STATES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 16(a) of such Act
(D.C. Code, sec. 3–435(a)) is amended by striking the
second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The
Fund shall be maintained as a separate fund in the
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Treasury of the United States. All amounts deposited
to the credit of the Fund are appropriated without
fiscal year limitation to make payments as author-
ized under subsection (e).’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 16 of
such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3–435) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (d).
(c) DEPOSIT OF OTHER FEES AND RECEIPTS INTO
FUND.—Section 16(c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3–435(c))
is amended by inserting after ‘‘1997,’’ the second place it
appears the following: ‘‘any other fines, fees, penalties, or
assessments that the Court determines necessary to carry
out the purposes of the Fund,’’.
(d) ANNUAL TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES
TO MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS OF TREASURY.—Section 16
of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3–435), as amended by sub-
section (b)(2), is amended by inserting after subsection (c)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) Any unobligated balance existing in the Fund in
excess of $250,000 as of the end of each fiscal year (begin-
ning with fiscal year 2000) shall be transferred to miscella-
neous receipts of the Treasury of the United States not later
than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.’’.
(e) RATIFICATION OF PAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS.—Any
payments made from or deposits made to the Crime Victims
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Compensation Fund on or after April 9, 1997 are hereby
ratified, to the extent such payments and deposits are au-
thorized under the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation
Act of 1996 (D.C. Code, sec. 3–421 et seq.), as amended by
this section.
SEC. 161. CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds con-
tained in this Act may be used after the expiration of the
60–day period that begins on the date of the enactment of
this Act to pay the salary of any chief financial officer of
any office of the District of Columbia government (includ-
ing any independent agency of the District) who has not
filed a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia that the officer under-
stands the duties and restrictions applicable to the officer
and their agency as a result of this Act.
SEC. 162. The proposed budget of the government of
the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2001 that is sub-
mitted by the District to Congress shall specify potential
adjustments that might become necessary in the event that
the management savings achieved by the District during the
year do not meet the level of management savings projected
by the District under the proposed budget.
SEC. 163. In submitting any document showing the
budget for an office of the District of Columbia government
(including an independent agency of the District) that con-
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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-
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-