An Act to amend section 204(g) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, and for other purposes.
PL 93-395 (H.R.15791), enacted 08/29/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-395-AUG. 29, 1974 
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Public Law 93-395 
AN ACT 
August 29, 1974 
To amend section 204(g) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
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Governmental Reorganization Act, and for other purposes. 
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Be it endcted hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the District of 
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Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act GoteTnment'^and 
(84 Stat. 774) is amended as follows: 
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(1) The second sentence of subsection (g) of section 204 of that Acra^mendments. 
Act is repealed. 
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(2) Subsection (b) of section 401 of that Act is amended by (A) "°Repeai. 
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) ; and (B) inserting 
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immediately after paragraph (2) the following: 
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"(3) To fill a vacancy in the Office of Chairman, the Board of 141. 
Elections shall hold a special election in the District on the first Tues-
day occurring more than one hundred and fourteen days after the 
date on which such vacancy occurs, unless the Board of Elections 
determines that such vacancy could be more practicably filled in a 
special election held on the same day as the next general election to be 
held in the District occurring within sixty days of the date on which a 
special election would otherwise have been held under the provisions 
of this paragraph. The person elected Chairman to fill a vacancy in 
the Office of Chairman shall take office on the day in which the Board 
of Elections certifies his election, and shall serve as Chairman only for 
the remainder of the term during which such vacancy occurred. When 
the Office of Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall select one of 
the elected at-large members of the Council to serve as Chairman and 
one to serve as Chairman pro tempore until the election of a new 
Chairman." 
(3) The first sentence of section 441 of that Act is amended to read 
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as follows: "The fiscal year of the District shall, beginning on 101! 
October 1,1976, commence on the first day of October of each year and 
shall end on the thirtieth day of September of the succeeding calendar 
year." 
(4) Paragraph (1) of section 462 of that Act is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(1) briefly describing each project to be financed by the act;". 
(5) The first sentence of section 465 of that Act is amended to 
read as follows: "At the end of the twenty-day period specified in 
section 464, the Mayor may issue general obligation bonds as authorized 
pursuant to the provisions of sections 461 through 465." 
(6) The second sentence of section 466 is amended by striking out 
"Council" and inserting in lieu thereof "Mayor". 
(7) Section 502 of that Act is amended to read as follows: 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC, 502. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is 
authorized to be appropriated as the annual Federal payment to the 
District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, the 
sum of $230,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, the sum 
of $254,000,000; for the fiscal year ending September 30,1977, the sum 
of $280,000,000; for the fiscal year ending September 30,1978, and for 
each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of $300,000,000. For the period 
July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, there is authorized to be 
appropriated a Federal payment of $70,000,000." 
(8) Section 771 of that Act as amended to read as follows: 
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"EFFECTIVE DATES 
"SEC. 771. (a) Titles I and V, and parts A and G, and section 722 
of title VII shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
" (b) Sections 712, 713, 714, and 715 of title VII, and section 401 (b) 
of title IV, and title II shall take effect July 1, 1974, except that any 
provision thereof which in effect transfers authority to appoint any 
citizen member of the National Capital Planning Commission or the 
District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency shall take effect 
January 2,1975. 
"(c) Titles I I I and IV, except section 401 (b) of title IV, shall take 
effect January 2,1975, if title IV is accepted by a majority of the regis-
tered qualified electors in the District of Columbia voting on the 
charter issue in the charter referendum. 
"(d) Title VI and parts D and F and sections 711, 716, 717, 718, 
719, 721, and 723 of title VII shall take effect only if and upon the 
date that title IV becomes effective. 
"(e) Part E of title VII shall take effect on the date on which title 
IV is accepted by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the 
District of Columbia voting on the charter issue in the charter 
referendum." 
SEC. 2. In addition to other authority delegated to it, and in accord-
ance with section 406 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1967, 
the District of Columbia Council is authorized, by regulation, to pro-
hibit the establishment, after the effective date of such regulation, of 
any horizontal property regime, real estate condominiums project, or 
other conversion of units in a multiunit structure into a condominium 
pursuant to the Horizontal Property Act of the District of Columbia 
(D.C. Code, sec. 5-901 et seq.). 
SEC. 3. (a) The first sentence of subsection (e) of section 10 of the 
District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1110) is amended 
by striking out "for members of the Board of Education". 
(b) The Board of Elections shall prescribe regulations as it con-
siders necessary in order to carry out the purposes of the amendment 
made by subsection (a), including establishing the filing date for 
nomination petitions for any elections to be held during November 
1974. 
Approved August 29, 1974. 
August 29, 1974 
[H. R. 10044] 
Public Law 93-396 
AN ACT 
To increase the amount authorized to be expended to provide facilities along 
the border for the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws. 
Customs and 
immigration. 
Facilities 
funds, increase. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate aixd House of Representatives 
of the 
United States 
of America 
in Congress assenibled^ That the Act 
entitled "An Act to provide better facilities for the enforcement of 
the customs and immigration laws", approved June 26j 1930, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 68), is further amended by striking out 
"$100,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$200,000". 
Approved August 29, 1974.