[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3002 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3002

 To make local funds of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2012 
 available for use by the District at the beginning of the fiscal year 
at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act for such 
fiscal year if the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for 
  such fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning of such 
                              fiscal year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2011

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make local funds of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2012 
 available for use by the District at the beginning of the fiscal year 
at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act for such 
fiscal year if the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for 
  such fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning of such 
                              fiscal year.

    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 Fiscal Year 
2012 Local Funds Continuation Act''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FISCAL YEAR 2012 LOCAL 
              FUNDS UPON FAILURE BY CONGRESS TO ENACT LOCAL BUDGET.

    (a) Availability of Local Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of 
        section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-
        204.46, D.C. Official Code), if the regular District of 
        Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2012 does not 
        become law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year, there is 
        appropriated, out of any moneys of the government of the 
        District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, and out of 
        applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
        the amount provided for any project or activity for which funds 
        are provided in the local budget act for such fiscal year.
            (2) Rate of funding.--An appropriation and funds made 
        available or authority granted for a project or activity 
        pursuant to this section shall be at the rate of operations 
        provided for such project or activity under ``District of 
        Columbia Funds--Summary of Expenses'' as included in the Fiscal 
        Year 2012 Budget Request Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-92), as 
        modified as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Period of availability.--An appropriation and funds 
        made available or authority granted for a project or activity 
        pursuant to this section shall be available for the period--
                    (A) beginning with October 1, 2011; and
                    (B) ending with the date on which the regular 
                District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
                2012 becomes law.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--An appropriation and funds made 
available or authority granted for a project or activity pursuant to 
this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with 
respect to the appropriation made and funds made available for fiscal 
year 2011, or the authority granted for such project or activity under 
the applicable law in effect at the time.
    (c) Period of Coverage.--An appropriation and funds made available 
or authority granted for a project or activity pursuant to this section 
shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project 
or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2012 for which this 
section applies to such project or activity.
    (d) Restrictions on Programs or Activities Subject to Other 
Appropriations Acts.--This section shall not apply to a project or 
activity during any period of fiscal year 2012 if any other provision 
of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)--
            (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
        grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 
        such period; or
            (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
        made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
        be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
        period.
    (e) Protection of Other Obligations.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to effect obligations of the government of the District of 
Columbia mandated by other law.
    (f) Definition.--In this section, the ``regular District of 
Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2012'' means the annual 
appropriation bill making appropriations, otherwise making funds 
available, or granting authority, for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of the District for fiscal year 2012.
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