An Act making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for other purposes
PL 91-155 (H.R.14916), enacted 12/24/1969

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PUBLIC LAW 91-155-DEC. 24, 1969 
[83 STAT. 
Public Law 91-155 
December 24, 1969 
AN A C T 
[H.R. 14916] 
Making appropriations for tlie government of the District of Columbia and 
otlier activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rej^resentatives of the 
coi^^'bi'^^ °^ 
Z7m?^^6? States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
Appropriation 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
Act, 1970. 
M'ise appropriated, for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1970, and for other purposes, namely: 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For payment to the following funds of the District of Columbia 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970: $104,169,000 to the general 
fund; $2,504,000 to the water fund; and $1,424,000 to the sanitary 
sewage works fund, as authorized by the District of Columbia Keve-
nue Act of 1947, as amended (D.C.' Code, Sec. 47-2501 (a); 82 Stat. 
e^'staf.' /oT 
^1^)' ^^^^ *^e -^ct of May 18,1954 (D.C. Code, Sec. 43-1541 and 1611). 
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LOANS TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For loans to the District of Columbia as authorized by the Act of 
4^°ifoi^°t 
^'^^.y 18' 1^^4 (68 Stat. 101), and the Act of June 6, 1958, as amended 
(D.C. Code, Sec. 9-220(b); 81 Stat. 339), $60,263,000, which together 
with balances of previous appropriations for this purpose, shall 
remain available until expended and be advanced upon request of 
the Commissioner to the following funds: general fund, $57,235,000; 
highway fund, $700,000; water fund, $170,000; and sanitary sewage 
works fund, $2,158,000. 
T H E COMMISSION ON REVISION OF CRIMINAL LAWS OF 
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For expenses necessary to carry out title X of the Act of December 
27, 1967 (81 Stat. 742, 743), establishing the Commission on Revision 
of the Criminal Laws of the District of Columbia, $150,000 to remain 
available until expended. 
DIVISION OF EXPENSES 
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of Colum-
bia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the District 
of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided: 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
General operating expenses, $38,769,000, of which $551,000 shall 
be payable from the highway fund (including $59,000 from the motor 
vehicle parking account), $85,000 from the water fund, and $63,000 
from the sanitary sewage works fund: Provided, That the certificates 
of the Commissioner (for $2,500) and of the Chairman of the City 
Council (for $2,500) shall be sufficient voucher for expenditures from 
this appropriation for such purposes, exclusive of ceremony expenses, 
as they may respectively deem necessary: Provided further, That, for 
the purpose of assessing and reassessing real property in the District 
of Columbia, $5,000 of the appropriation shall be available for serv-
80 Stat. 416. 
^^gg j^g authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
in excess of $100 per diem: Provided 
further. 
That not to exceed 
$7,500 of this appropriation shall be available for test borings and 
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soil investigations: Provided further, That $920,000 of this appropria-
tion (to remain available until expended) shall be available solely for 
District of Columbia employees' disability compensation: Provided 
further, 
That not to exceed $60,000 of this appropriation shall be 
available for settlement of property damage claims not in excess of 
$500 each and personal injury claims not in excess of $1,000 each. 
PUBLIC SAFETY 
Public safety, including employment of consulting physicians, diag-
nosticians, and therapists at rates to be fixed by the Commissioner; 
cash gratuities of not to exceed $75 to each released prisoner; pur-
chase of one hundred and ninety-eight passenger motor vehicles 
(including one hundred and eighty-seven for police-type use and nine 
for fire-type use without regard to the general purchase price limita-
tion for the current fiscal year but not in excess of $400 per vehicle 
for police-type and $600 per vehicle for fire-type use above such 
limitation) of which one hundred and eight are for replacement pur-
poses; $129,556,000, of which $5,012,000 shall be payable from the 
highway fund (including $112,000 from the motor vehicle parking 
account) : Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 of any funds from 
appropriations available to the District of Columbia may be used to 
match financial contributions from the Department of Defense to the 
District of Columbia Office of Civil Defense for the purchase of civil 
defense equipment and supplies approved by the Department of 
Defense, when authorized by the Commissioner: Provided 
further. 
That the Police Department and Fire Department are each authorized 
to replace not to exceed five passenger carrying vehicles annually when-
ever the cost of repair to any (jlamaged vehicle exceeds three-fourths 
the cost of the replacement: Provided further. That $623,000 of this 
appropriation shall be transferred to the judiciary and disbursed by 
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for expenses of 
the Legal Aid Agency of the District of Columbia. 
EDUCATION 
Education, including purchase of seventeen passenger motor vehi-
cles of which eleven shall be for replacement only, provision of 
insurance, maintenance, and acceptance of not to exceed thirty pas-
senger motor vehicles on a loan basis for exclusive use in the driver 
education program, the development of national defense education 
programs, and matching of Federal grants under the National 
Defense Education Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1580), as 
amended, $140,386,000, of which $125,100 shall be payable from the 
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highway fund: Provided, That certificates of the following officials "°^^' 
shall each be sufficient voucher for expenditures from this appropria-
tion for such purposes as they may respectively deem necessary within 
the amounts specified: Superintendent of Schools, $500; President of 
the Federal City College, $1,000; and President of the Washington 
Technical Institute, $1,000. 
Section 5533(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to «i stat. 637. 
compensation received by teachers of the public schools of the Dis-
trict of Columbia for employment in a civilian office during the period 
July 1,1969, to August 31,1969. 
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PARKS AND RECREATION 
Parks and recreation, including the purchase, acquisition, and 
transportation of specimens for the National Zoological 
Park, 
$17,406,000, of which $32,000 shall be payable from the highway fund. 
HEALTH AND WELFARE 
Health and welfare, including reimbursement to the United States 
for services rendered to the District of Columbia by Freedmen'a Hos-
pital ; purchase of eleven passenger motor vehicles, of which ten shall 
be for replacement only; and care and treatment of indigent patients 
in institutions, including those under sectarian control, under con-
tracts to be made by the Director of Public Health; $136,234,000: 
Provided^ That the inpatient rate and outpatient rate under such con-
tracts, with the exception of Children's Hospital, and for services ren-
dered by Freedmen's Hospital shall not exceed $38 per diem and the 
outpatient rate shall not exceed $6 per visit; the inpatient rate and 
outpatient rate for Children's Hospital shall not exceed $40 per diem 
and $6.75 per visit; and the inpatient rate (excluding the proportion-
ate share for repairs and construction) for services rendered by Saint 
Elizabeths Hospital for patient care shall be $17.94 per diem: Pro-
vided further. That the hospital rates specified lierein shall not apply, 
beginning July 1,1969, to services provided to patients who are eligible 
for such services under the District of Columbia plan for medical 
79 Stat. 343; 
assistauce under Title X I X of the Social Security Act: 
Provided 
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further^ That this appropriation shall be available for the furnishing 
i396g. 
of medical assistance to individuals sixty-five years of age or older 
who are residing in the District of Columbia without regard to the 
requirement of one-year residence contained in the District of Colum-
bia Appropriation Act, 1946, under the heading "Operating Expenses, 
59 Stat. 282. 
Galliuger Municipal Hospital", and this appropriation shall also be 
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available to render assistance to such individuals who are temporarily 
absent from the District of Columbia: Provided further^ That the 
authorization included under the heading "Department of Public 
Health", in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1961, for 
compensation of convalescent patients as an aid to their rehabilitation 
is hereby extended to the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation: 
Provided further^ That this appropriation shall be available for the 
treatment, in any institution, under the jurisdiction of the Commis-
sioner and located either within or without the District of Columbia, of 
individuals found by a court to be chronic alcoholics. 
HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC 
Highways and traffic, including $141,066 for traffic safety educa-
tion without reference to any other law; $600 for membership in the 
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and $1,200 
for membership in the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission; rental 
of three passenger-carrying vehicles for use by the Commissioner, 
Deputy Cfommissioner, and Chairman of the City Council; and pur-
chase of sixty passenger motor vehicles, of which forty-three shall be 
for replacement only; $18,450,000, of which $12,446,000 shall be pay-
able from the highway fund (including $674,000 from the motor 
vehicle parking account) : Provided, That this appropriation shall not 
be available for the purchase of driver-training vehicles. 
74 Stat. 21. 
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SANITARY ENGINEERIXG 
Sanitary engineering, including the purchase of twenty-seven pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only, $32,707,000, of which 
$9,156,000 shall be payable from the water fund, $7,097,000 from the 
sanitary sewage works fund, and $108,000 from the metropolitan area 
sanitary sewage works fund. 
PERSONAL SERVICES, WAGE-BOARD EMPLOYEES 
For pay increases and related retirement costs for wage-board 
employees, to be transferred by the Commissioner of the District of 
Columbia to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1970 from which 
said employees are properly payable, $5,201,300, of which $207,500 
shall be payable from the highway fund (including $3,000 from the 
motor vehicle parking account), $288,200 from the water fund, 
$269,800 from the sanitary sewage works fund, and $8,000 from the 
metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund. 
SETTLEMENT or 
CLAIMS AND SUITS 
For payment of property damage claims in excess of $500 and of 
personal injury claims in excess of $1,000, approved by the Commis-
sioner in accordance with the provisions of the Act oi February 11, 
1929, as amended (45 Stat. 1160; 46 Stat. 500; 65 Stat. 131), $51,000, ^ ^Q^\^°'^" 
payable from the general fund. 
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REPAYMENT or LOANS AND INTEREST 
For reimbursement to the L^nited States of funds loaned in compli-
ance with sections 108, 217, and 402 of the Act of May 18, 1954 (68 
Stat. 103, 109, and 110), as amended; section 9 of the Act of Septem-
ber 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 619), as amended; section 1 of the Act of June 6, l^.^si ^^"^^^^' 
1958 (72 Stat. 183) ; and section 4 of the Act of June 12, 1960 (74 
DC. code 2-
Stat. 211), including interest as required thereby, $10,807,000, of ^^^^^ cod 9 
which $3,829,000 shall be payable from the highway fund, $1,453,000 220! 
from the water fund, and $512,000 ftom the sanitary sewage works ^^f- ^°'^'- '*^" 
fund. 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in com-
])liance with section 4 of the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), as 
amended, the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 896), as amended, the 
7i stat. en. 
Act of May 14, 1948 (62 Stat. 235), and payments under the Act of 130° "^"^ ''^^• 
July 2, 1954 (68 Stat. 443); construction projects as authorized by 
the Acts of April 22,1904 (33 Stat. 244), February 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 
91), May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 105, 110), June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183), 
and August 20, 1958 (72 Stat. 686) ; including acquisition of sites; 
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preparation of plans and specifications; conducting preliminary sur- 804°'?^?32, 
veys; erection of structures, including building improvement and 7-133. 
alteration and treatment of grounds; to remain available until 
expended, $120,682,300, of which $3,136,000 shall be pavable from 
the highway fund, $1,175,000 from the water fund, and $12,268,000 
from the sanitary sewage works fund: Provided, That $5,250,000 of 
this appropriation shall be available for capital outlay for the District 
of Columbia Department of Corrections; Provided 
further, 
That 
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Vouchers. 
Maximum 
amount. 
Automobile 
allowances. 
Travel 
expenses. 
Experts and 
consultants. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Advancement 
funds. 
Taxicabs. 
Vehicle use. 
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$15,024,000 of this appropriation shall not be available for expendi-
ture until July 1, 1970: Provided further, That $11,598,000 shall be 
available for construction services by the Director of Buildings and 
Grounds or by contract for architectural engineering services, as may 
be determined by the Commissioner, and the funds for the use of the 
Director of Buildings and Grounds shall be advanced to the appro-
priation account, "Construction services. Department of Buildings 
and Grounds". 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2. Except as otherwise provided herein, all vouchers covering 
expenditures of appropriations contained in this Act shall be audited 
before payment by the designated certifying official and the vouchers 
as approved shall be paid by checks issued by the designated dis-
bursing official without countersignature. 
SEC. 3. Whenever in this Act an amount is specified within an 
appropriation for particular purposes or object of expenditure, such 
amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maxi-
mum amount which may be expended for said purpose or object rather 
than an amount set apart exclusively therefor. 
SEC. 4. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when author-
ized or approved by the Commissioner, for allowances for privately 
owned automobiles used for the performance of official duties at 10 
cents per mile but not to exceed $35 a month for each automobile, 
unless otherwise therein specifically provided, except that one hun-
dred and sixty-three (fifty for investigators in the Department of 
Public Welfare and eighteen for venereal disease investigators in 
the Department of Public Health) such allowances at not more than 
$550 each per annum may be authorized or approved by the 
Commissioner. 
SEC. 5. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for expenses 
of travel and fpr the payment of dues of organizations concerned 
with the work of the District of Columbia government, when author-
ized by the Commissioner: Provided, That the total expenditures for 
this purpose shall not exceed $122,700. 
SEC. 6. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for services as 
authorized by 5 IT.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 7. The disbursing officials designated by the Commissioner are 
authorized to advance to such officials as may be approved by the 
Commissioner such amounts and for such purposes as he may 
determine. 
SEC. 8. Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for "or in con-
nection with the preparation, issuance, publication, or enforcement of 
any regulation or order of the Public Service Commission requiring 
the installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connection with the 
licensing of any A^ehicle to be operated as a taxicab except for opera-
tion in accordance with such system of uniform zones and rates and 
regulations applicable thereto as shall have been prescribed by the 
Public Service Commission. 
SEC. 9. Appropriations in this Act shall not be available for the pay-
ment of rates for electric current for street lighting in excess of 2 
cents per kilowatt-hour for current consumed. 
SEC. 10. All passenger motor vehicles (including watercraft) owned 
by the District of Columbia shall be operated and utilized in con-
formity with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), 
and shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioner, 
Rental of 
quarters. 
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who may from time to time alter or change the assignment for use 
thereof or direct the alteration of interchangeable use of any of the 
same by officers and employees of the District, except as otherwise 
provided in this Act. "Official purposes" as used in the section 16 
3? us^l e'^^ 
shall not apply to the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, and 
the Chairman of the City Council of the District of Columbia or in 
cases of officers and employees the character of whose duties makes 
such transportation necessary, but only as to such latter cases when 
approved by the Commissioner. 
SEC. 11. Appropriations contained in this Act for highways and 
snow and ice 
traffic and sanitary engineering shall be available for snow and ice '=°"*'"°^-
control work when ordered by the Commissioner in writing. 
SEC. 12. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when author-
ized by the Commissioner, for the rental of quarters without reference 
to section 6 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945. 
^s stat. 532. 
SEC. 13. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the fur- 24^!^' '^°^^ ^ 
nishing of uniforms when authorized by the Commissioner. 
uniforms. 
SEC. 14. There are hereby appropriated from the applicable funds n.entl^'"*"* ^^^ 
of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making 
refunds and for the payment of judgments which have been entered 
against the government of the District of Columbia, including refunds 
authorized by section 10 of the Act approved April 23, 1924 (43 Stat. 
108) : Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall be con-
strued as modifying or affecting the provisions of paragraph 3, sub-
section (c) of section 11 of title X I I of the District of Columbia 
Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, as amended. 
^o stat. is. 
SEC. 15. Except as otherwise provided herein, limitations and legis- iggg^' *^°''^ '*' 
lative provisions contained in the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1961, shall be applicable during the current fiscal year: 
74 stat. 17. 
Provided, That the limitation for "Construction Services, Department 
of Buildings and Grounds" shall, during the current fiscal year, be 
10 per centum of appropriations for all construction projects: Pro-
vided further, That during the current fiscal year, the limitation with 
respect to a central heating system, under the heading "Department 
of Sanitary Engineering", shall not be applicable. 
SEC. 16. Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for the assign- 
Restriction. 
ment or transportation of students to public schools in the District 
of Columbia in order to overcome racial imbalance. 
SEC. 17. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the pay-
ment of public assistance without reference to the requirement of sub-
section (b) of section 5 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance 
Act of 1962 and for the non-Federal share of funds necessary to 
76 stat. 915. 
qualify for Federal assistance under the Act of July 31,1968 (Public 20?:^ ^°''^ ^' 
Law 90-445). 
82 stat. 462. 
SEC. 18. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall agVo"^*^ '^°^' 
remain available for obligation beyond the current year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation 
short title. 
Act, 1970". 
Approved December 24, 1969. 
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1910.