[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1862 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1862

 To permit certain revenues of the District of Columbia to be expended 
 for activities relating to the operation of the Washington Convention 
Center and the construction of a new convention center in the District 
                              of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 1995

  Ms. Norton (by request) (for herself and Mr. Davis) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                          Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To permit certain revenues of the District of Columbia to be expended 
 for activities relating to the operation of the Washington Convention 
Center and the construction of a new convention center in the District 
                              of Columbia.
    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 Convention 
Center Preconstruction Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO EXPEND REVENUES FOR 
              CONVENTION CENTER ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Permitting Expenditure Without Appropriation.--The fourth 
sentence of section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 47-304, D.C. Code) shall not 
apply with respect to any revenues of the District of Columbia which 
are attributable to the enactment of title III of the Washington 
Convention Center Authority Act of 1994 (D.C. Law 10-188) and which are 
obligated or expended for the activities described in subsection (b).
    (b) Activities Described.--The activities described in this 
paragraph are--
            (1) the operation and maintenance of the existing 
        Washington Convention Center; and
            (2) pre-construction activities with respect to a new 
        convention center in the District of Columbia, including land 
        acquisition and the conducting of environmental impact studies, 
        architecture and design studies, surveys, and site acquisition.
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