[House Report 104-689]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-689
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             DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1997

                                _______
                                

 July 18, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Walsh, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3845]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

                                                               Page

                                                            Bill Report
Summary of estimates and recommendations...................    --
                                                                      3
Federal Funds..............................................     2
                                                                      4
District of Columbia funds.................................     3
                                                                      4
Operating Expenses:
        Governmental direction and support.................     3
                                                                     30
        Economic development and regulation................     4
                                                                     37
        Public safety and justice..........................     5
                                                                     41
        Public education system............................     9
                                                                     47
        Human support services.............................    11
                                                                     53
        Public works.......................................    12
                                                                     57
        Washington Convention Center fund..................    13
                                                                     62
        Repayment of loans and interest....................    13
                                                                     62
        Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt............    14
                                                                     62
        Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing........    14
                                                                     63
        Presidential Inauguration Activities...............    14
                                                                     63
        Certificate of Participation.......................    15
                                                                     64
        Human Resources Development........................    15
                                                                     64
        Cost Reduction Initiatives.........................    15
                                                                     64
        Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund....................    17
                                                                     80
        Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund.......    17
                                                                     80
        Cable Television Enterprise Fund...................    18
                                                                     81
        Starplex Fund......................................    18
                                                                     81
        D.C. General Hospital..............................    19
                                                                     81
        D.C. Retirement Board..............................    19
                                                                     81
        Correctional Industries Fund.......................    20
                                                                     82
        Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund.......    20
                                                                     82
        D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management 
            Assistance Authority...........................    20
                                                                     64
Capital outlay.............................................    15
                                                                     64
General provisions.........................................    21
                                                                     82
Rescission of funds........................................    --
                                                                     84
Inflationary impact statement..............................    --
                                                                     84
Comparison with budget resolution..........................    --
                                                                     84
Five-year projection of outlays............................    --
                                                                     85
Financial assistance to State and local governments........    --
                                                                     85
Transfer of funds..........................................    --
                                                                     85
Changes in the application of existing law.................    --
                                                                     86
Compliance with clause 3--rule XIII........................    --
                                                                     92
Comparative table..........................................    --
                                                                     99

                SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

                             Federal Funds

    Budget estimates for Federal funds considered by the 
Committee were submitted in the Budget of the United States for 
1997 (House Document No. 104-162) and totalled $769,842,000. 
Included in the request is a Federal payment of $660,000,000, 
$104,140,000 for a Federal contribution to the city's three 
retirement funds and $5,702,000 for reimbursement for expenses 
incurred in relation to inauguration activities.
    The bill includes $717,772,000 in Federal funds for fiscal 
year 1997, including a Federal payment of $660,000,000 which is 
the same amount that is authorized by Public Law 103-373, 
approved October 19, 1994, $52,070,000 for the Federal 
contribution to the city's three retirement funds and 
$5,702,000 for reimbursement for expenses incurred in 
connection with inauguration activities.
    The Committee's recommendation for Federal funds reflects a 
reduction of $52,070,000 in the Federal contribution to the 
pension funds. This amount is not authorized.

                       District of Columbia Funds

    A total of $5,050,308,000 was the request from the District 
of Columbia for fiscal year 1997 which was received by the 
Congress on June 17, 1996. The request was a consensus budget 
agreed to by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
and Management Assistance Authority, the Council of the 
District of Columbia and the Mayor.
    The Committee recommends a total of $5,021,308,000 (which 
excludes $134,528,000 in intra-District funds) for fiscal year 
1997 for all funds consisting of $4,974,385,000 in operating 
expenses and $46,923,000 in capital outlays funds. A technical 
adjustment reducing the capital outlay request by $29,000,000 
was made to reflect two projects that were included in both the 
fiscal year 1996 and fiscal year 1997 budgets. The two projects 
are Facility Condition Assessment ($1,000,000) and Financial 
Management System ($28,000,000).

                      Comparative Summary of Bill

    The following table summarizes the amounts recommended in 
the bill compared with appropriations enacted for fiscal year 
1996 and budget estimates presented for fiscal year 1997:

                                                                                   COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF BILL                                                                                  
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                                                                    Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1997      Committee    -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                      appropriation    distribution by       request       recommendation   Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1997
                                                                                        control board                                         appropriation     control board        request    
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                           FEDERAL FUNDS                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
Federal payment to the District of Columbia.......................      660,000,000       660,000,000       660,000,000       660,000,000                 0                 0                 0 
Federal contribution to retirement funds..........................       52,070,000        52,070,000       104,140,000        52,070,000                 0                 0       (52,070,000)
Federal reimbursement for inaugural expenses......................                0   ................        5,702,000         5,702,000         5,702,000         5,702,000                 0 
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      Total, Federal funds to the District of Columbia............      712,070,000       712,070,000       769,842,000       717,772,000         5,702,000         5,702,000       (52,070,000)
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                    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
Operating expenses:                                                                                                                                                                             
    General fund..................................................    3,449,037,000     3,358,595,000     3,396,527,000     3,396,527,000       (52,510,000)       37,932,000                 0 
    Financial Authority...........................................        3,500,000         3,150,000         3,400,000         3,400,000          (100,000)          250,000                 0 
Enterprise funds:                                                                                                                                                                               
    Water and sewer...............................................      237,076,000       225,827,000                 0                 0      (237,076,000)     (225,827,000)                0 
    Lottery and charitable games..................................        7,950,000         7,778,000                 0                 0        (7,950,000)       (7,778,000)                0 
    Cable television..............................................        2,019,000         1,434,000         2,179,000         2,179,000           160,000           745,000                 0 
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      Total, operating expenses...................................    3,699,582,000     3,596,784,000     3,402,106,000     3,402,106,000      (297,476,000)     (194,678,000)                0 
Federal grants....................................................      866,950,000       822,585,000       855,401,000       855,401,000       (11,549,000)       32,816,000                 0 
Private and other funding.........................................      413,036,000       411,544,000       716,878,000       716,878,000       303,842,000       305,334,000                 0 
Intra-District funds..............................................      165,339,000       163,087,000       134,528,000       134,528,000       (30,811,000)      (28,559,000)                0 
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      Operating expenses before adjustment........................    5,144,907,000     4,994,000,000     5,108,913,000     5,108,913,000       (35,994,000)      114,913,000                 0 
Personal and nonpersonal services adjustment......................     (150,907,000)                0                 0                 0       150,907,000                 0                 0 
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      Grand total, operating expenses.............................    4,994,000,000     4,994,000,000     5,108,913,000     5,108,913,000       114,913,000       114,913,000                 0 
Capital outlay:                                                                                                                                                                                 
    General fund..................................................      (22,810,000)      (22,810,000)      (57,496,000)      (86,496,000)      (63,686,000)      (63,686,000)      (29,000,000)
    Water and sewer fund..........................................                0                 0                 0                 0                 0                 0                 0 
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      Total, capital outlay.......................................      (22,810,000)      (22,810,000)      (57,496,000)      (86,496,000)      (63,686,000)      (63,686,000)      (29,000,000)
Federal grants and other..........................................      124,849,000       124,849,000       133,419,000       133,419,000         8,570,000         8,570,000                 0 
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      Total, capital outlay.......................................      102,039,000       102,039,000        75,923,000        46,923,000       (55,116,000)      (55,116,000)      (29,000,000)
                                                                   =============================================================================================================================
      Grand Total.................................................    5,096,039,000     5,096,039,000     5,184,836,000     5,155,836,000        59,797,000        59,797,000       (29,000,000)
Less Intra-District funds.........................................     (165,339,000)     (163,087,000)     (134,528,000)     (134,528,000)       30,811,000        28,559,000                 0 
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      Revised, Appropriations.....................................    4,930,700,000     4,932,952,000     5,050,308,000     5,021,308,000        90,608,000        88,356,000       (29,000,000)
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                           GENERAL STATEMENT

    The Committee is pleased to report that many months of 
public hearings, meetings and negotiations have produced a 
strong bipartisan agreement for the District of Columbia's 
fiscal year 1997 appropriations bill. This legislation takes 
the next step toward reduced deficits, reduced borrowing and a 
balanced budget.
    Recent meetings between the Subcommittee Chairman, the 
Ranking member, Mayor, and control board Chairman, have been 
critical in forging this consensus. It is important to note 
that the Committee agrees with over 99% of the financial 
control board's recommendations. The bill recommended by the 
Committee will close the remaining gap and move the District 
closer to financial soundness.
    The Committee is confident that the control board, working 
with city officials, can make the adjustments necessary to meet 
the recommended deficit cap of $40 million without affecting 
the essential city services that District citizens depend on. 
The control board Chairman testified that there are places 
where reductions can be made by either dropping functions or 
certain parts of functions or reducing the payments per capita.
    The Committee's efforts to reduce this year's deficit by 60 
percent, from $99,000,000 to $40,000,000, will lessen the need 
to borrow in the short term as well as the long term. That is 
good news for the City's current and future taxpayers. The 
control board's recommendation to authorize long-term deficit 
borrowing, which the mayor projects at $500,000,000, will need 
to be studied in relation to its performance in reaching the 
goals set for fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
    Although a great deal of progress has been made, the 
Committee has not approved the control board's four-year 
financial plan. In the near future, the Committee anticipates 
that the control board will announce its strategic plan. 
Together the Congress, City leaders and the control board will 
review and negotiate structural changes for reshaping the 
District government.
    It is imperative that the major structural problems facing 
the District be dealt with in an aggressive and bold manner. 
The Federal government, District government and regional 
partners all share responsibility for the Nation's Capital. 
They must address in a comprehensive and coordinated manner the 
City's direct delivery of services such as healthcare, post-
secondary education, corrections and other functions normally 
performed by state and county governments.
    The Committee has confidence in the ability of the Mayor, 
City Council, control board and chief financial officer to 
accomplish this difficult but necessary task.

                    Working Toward a Balanced Budget

    The District of Columbia's appropriations bill for fiscal 
year 1997 recommends a budget deficit of no larger than $40 
million, a reduction of $59 million below the request, and 
requires the financial control board and the chief financial 
officer to take such steps as are necessary to apportion funds 
to assure that this amount will not be exceeded.
    The audited deficit in fiscal year 1995 totaled $54 million 
and included a $29.6 million accounting adjustment. Last year's 
appropriations bill focused only on a spending cap and assumed 
the revenue estimates had been scrubbed and the projected 
deficit of $20 million would therefore be on target. However, 
the District is now projecting a deficit of $116 million for 
fiscal year 1996. If Congress had accepted the control board's 
budget recommendation for fiscal year 1996 of $5.123 billion, 
the deficit would be $246 million--more than twice the current 
projection and more than four times the fiscal year 1995 
deficit of $54 million. Congress ultimately agreed to a fiscal 
year 1996 spending cap of $4.994 billion. Using the control 
board's revenue estimates, this should have resulted in a 
deficit of only $20 million.
    Language recommended by the Committee in section 141 
requires that expenditures for fiscal year 1997 not exceed 
revenues by more than $40 million instead of $99 million as 
recommended in the consensus budget.
    The District's recent annual deficits have amounted to only 
one or two percent of the total operating budget. Other large 
cities with financial control boards have had much larger 
deficits and were able to balance their budgets within a few 
years.
    In its first year, the New York City Financial Control 
Board implemented a workforce reduction of about 40,000 
positions or 13 percent from the previous year's level. The 
wages of remaining city employees were frozen for three 
consecutive years. Philadelphia's control board also tackled 
difficult workforce issues in its first year. It renegotiated 
labor agreements which led to a 33-month wage freeze and 
extensively restructured health benefits, paid holidays and 
sick leave.
    The District of Columbia's financial control board has many 
recent studies available to aid in trimming hundreds of 
millions of dollars from the City's budget. Even the Mayor's 
own transition team in a November 1994 report recommended that 
the Mayor implement a plan to cut spending by $431 million. A 
Rivlin Commission Report of December 1994 stated, ``. . . 
unimplemented Rivlin Commission recommendations could save the 
District an estimated $400 million in operating costs per year 
if fully implemented . . . other opportunities could add 
millions more in savings.'' Eliminating the District's budget 
deficit of one or two percent is achievable in the near term.

                    Long-Term Borrowing for Deficit

    The Committee has serious reservations concerning the 
control board's recommendation for Congress to authorize long-
term deficit borrowing. The City has proposed borrowing $500 
million over 15 years to pay off the accumulated debt and 
finance future deficits. If the deficit bonds were issued in 
fiscal year 1997, it would require payments starting in 1998 of 
$35 million escalating to $125 million in 2011. All of these 
payments would come from current operating revenues and would 
total $935 million on top of the $40 million already being paid 
out each year for the previous deficit borrowing in September 
1991. Those two deficit borrowings would cost current and 
future taxpayers over three quarters of a billion dollars in 
interest costs alone. Committee members and representatives of 
the U.S. General Accounting Office have publicly expressed 
serious concerns over the proposed borrowing.
    General Accounting Office officials testified before the 
Committee on July 9, 1996, that the District must first, ``. . 
. have a financial plan that can both finance the debt service, 
current operations, and still not have a deficit . . . it is 
foolish to borrow money and run deficits.'' At a prior hearing 
with the control board Chairman and other city officials, 
Committee members questioned the soundness of long-term 
borrowing for current expenses as neither reasonable nor 
acceptable financial management.
    When the District sought to fund its accumulated deficit in 
fiscal year 1991 through the sale of deficit recovery bonds, 
there was testimony at that time from city leaders and 
financial advisors expressing concern over the long-term 
deficit financing. Congress eventually authorized the City to 
issue 12-year bonds for the $332 million needed to finance the 
accumulated deficit. Congress also approved a $100 million 
emergency Federal payment to the District and immediately 
raised the regular annual Federal payment by $200 million. 
Three years later, after an additional $1 billion had been 
provided to the District, the City ended fiscal year 1994 with 
another accumulated deficit of $324 million.
    The Committee seeks to avoid repeating history. 
Accordingly, the Committee will not support authorizing the 
District government to obtain long-term deficit financing 
without further study and compelling evidence that there is no 
reasonable alternative.

                      The Four-Year Financial Plan

    The Committee has not approved the District's proposed 
four-year financial plan. The Committee is concerned about the 
fact that the plan projects deficits that are too high for 
fiscal years 1997 and 1998. During three years with the control 
board in place, the District will add in excess of $250 million 
to its deficit. This figure includes a projected deficit of 
$116 million for fiscal year 1996. The Committee notes that the 
chief financial officer testified on May 9, 1996, that for the 
first six months of fiscal year 1996 the District was operating 
under continuing resolutions and obligated only 35 percent of 
its budget. Yet, the District is projected to end the year with 
a $116 million deficit. Moreover, the financial plan does not 
go far enough in proposing concrete structural reforms which 
are necessary to restore the District's financial stability.
    In an August 13, 1995 Op-ed piece in the Washington Post, 
Felix Rohatyn, widely regarded as a leader of the New York City 
Financial Control Board, writes about the failures of their 
efforts in New York. He states, ``To the extent we failed, it 
was because we relied too much on stopgap measures and 
postponed structural reforms needed to secure the city's 
future. We believed that we had basically changed the city 
because we had balanced the budget and regained our credit. WE 
WERE WRONG.''
    The most serious threat to home rule comes from District 
leaders' lack of bold and imaginative strategic planning to 
address structural and management problems. The implementation 
of performance measures and reductions in the costs of 
delivering programs are necessary, but are not examples of 
restructuring District government. A structural change would be 
more on the order of the divestiture of an activity such as the 
direct delivery of health care, corrections and post-secondary 
education. The Committee is willing to work very hard to 
convince the Federal government to assume greater 
responsibility for state and county functions.
    To aid in structural reform, a comprehensive and 
coordinated effort is needed to improve the management and cost 
of municipal services. The District has the highest per capita 
costs in the nation for the delivery of basic city services. 
Other programs the District has responsibility for suffer from 
similar mismanagement. It is a failure of management when the 
city's Medicaid program paid out $15 million to $20 million 
yearly in health care costs for people who no longer were 
eligible for assistance and reimburses hospitals at the highest 
rate in the region while there are over 2,000 vacant hospital 
beds in the District. These are issues only local officials can 
address.
    In the Op-ed piece by Felix Rohatyn referred to earlier, he 
notes that in the case of New York City ``practically the 
entire top management of the city was replaced, including the 
first deputy mayor, budget director, and deputy mayors for 
finance and operations. All but one of the new appointees came 
from the private sector. They, together with the executive 
director of the Emergency Financial Control Board (EFCB), 
constituted as capable a management team as the city ever 
had.'' Committee hearings, reputable studies and credible 
newspaper stories all support the fact that mismanagement is a 
very serious problem in District government. Significant change 
in the personnel managing the District government's programs 
would seem necessary.
    There are many areas for the District to take action on 
now. For example, the District of Columbia procures over a 
billion dollars in goods and services. Recent studies completed 
by one of the District's city administrators, a present City 
Council member, and other regional organizations have shown how 
the City could save tens of millions of dollars by revamping 
the procurement system. All reports point out a need for 
retraining and in some cases replacing contracting officers. 
These efforts should be expedited to help save the District's 
taxpayers millions of dollars this fiscal year.
    Congress established a control board in reaction to a 
financial crisis created by large accumulated debt, annual 
operating deficits, accounting gimmicks, management 
inefficiencies and poor delivery of basic city services. At the 
time the control board legislation was being drafted in the 
early Spring of 1995, the Mayor was projecting a budget deficit 
for fiscal year 1995 of $722 million or 15 percent of the 
operating budget. That amount when added to the existing 
deficit of $324 million would have created an accumulated 
deficit of over $1 billion. Clearly something had to be done.
    The four-year financial plan approved by the control board 
creates only a $5 million surplus in the year 2000. This would 
have resulted in a surplus of one-tenth of one percent of the 
entire District budget--a very thin margin for any error in 
their estimates. Last month before the Committee, the chief 
financial officer testified that after the year 2000, the 
District would once again face looming deficits.
    Public Law 104-134 requires a balanced budget by the year 
1999 and the four-year financial plan submitted to Congress 
does conform to the letter of the law. Unfortunately, it does 
not live up to the spirit of the law.

                      Financial Management System

    In the fiscal year 1996 bill, a total of $28,000,000 was 
provided as requested by the District government and 
recommended by the Financial Control Board for a four-phase 
approach to implement a replacement for the current FMS system. 
The conference action made $2,000,000 available immediately for 
the first two phases of the project with the remaining 
$26,000,000 to be made available after the evaluation and 
assessment resulting from phases one and two are reviewed 
during a 30-day Congressional layover. The Committee concurs in 
the joint statement of the managers included as part of last 
year's conference report (H. Rept. No. 104-455, pp. 107 and 
108). The following excerpt is from last year's joint statement 
of the managers:
    ``The conferees expect the evaluation and assessment report 
to specify the deficiencies in the present financial management 
system and to recommend improvements to the present system as 
well as options other than purchasing a new financial 
management system. To provide the best cost estimates possible 
and to insure the proper identification of the problems with 
the present FMS as well as to avoid any delays in installing a 
new FMS, should one be needed, the General Accounting Office is 
requested to review and monitor the assessment process closely 
as it is being performed so that a thorough and completely 
objective and competent assessment is provided to the 
Congress.''

                       Budget Documents Deficient

    The Committee has reviewed the fiscal year 1997 Budget and 
Financial Plan submitted by the District and the Financial 
Control Board. The Committee believes that the fiscal year 1997 
Budget and Financial Plan, in general, is a significant 
improvement over prior year budgets in regard to its 
presentation of financial information in a multi-year context. 
The financial plan includes historical and descriptive 
information on District programs, initiatives and spending 
trends. This information, together with the multi-year budget 
projections, has facilitated the Committee's review of the 
proposed fiscal year 1997 budget. Moreover, the Committee is 
pleased with the initial development of specific output 
measures and supports the District's efforts to develop 
specific performance benchmarks to quantify the District's 
progress in improving service delivery.
    Nonetheless, in reviewing fiscal year 1997 appropriations 
requests, the Committee has found the fiscal year 1997 budget 
documents to be severely deficient in several respects. The 
budget documents include very little or no useful information 
to justify specific increases or decreases presented in the 
budget. For example, the fiscal year 1997 budget estimate for 
the Department of Corrections provides an increase of 
$23,761,000 over the fiscal year 1996 budget level. Yet, the 
budget documents provide no descriptive or analytical 
information on how the additional funds above the base budget 
will be used on a programmatic basis, whether the additional 
funds requested are tied to the achievement of specific 
initiatives, and what the impacts might be if the requested 
funding is not approved. This example is just illustrative of 
the difficulty faced by the Committee in evaluating the 
individual, as well as the relative, merits of proposals 
throughout the budget presented by the District.
    The Committee has been impressed with the efforts of the 
District's Chief Financial Officer during the past year to 
improve the quality, integrity, reliability, and 
comprehensiveness of the District's financial and budget 
information. The Committee believes that the CFO is making 
significant strides in this area and looks forward to continued 
systemic improvements. The Committee expects that the amount 
and quality of the budget information submitted to the 
Committee in the fiscal year 1998 budget justifications will be 
substantially improved and include detailed justifications for 
incremental increases in operating expenses that relate the 
requested increases to planned programs, projects, and 
activities.
    The Committee wishes to emphasize that it takes its 
oversight responsibilities for the District of Columbia very 
seriously, and that the provision of this type of budget 
information is absolutely necessary for the Committee to 
exercise these responsibilities properly.

                  Funding of School Reform Initiatives

    The Committee encourages the Financial Control Board and 
the Board of Education to identify and allocate $7 million in 
public funds to support several initiatives authorized under 
the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 
104-134).
    Two of these initiatives were authorized under Subtitle F, 
``Partnerships with Business.'' These initiatives would be 
coordinated by a business-led, private, non-profit corporation, 
as described in sections 2603 through 2607. The first 
initiative would involve the creation of a ``DELTA Council'' 
(District Education and Learning Technologies and Advancement 
Council), that will assist the nonprofit corporation in 
leveraging private sector resources to implement a state-of-
the-art technology infrastructure in D.C. public schools and 
public charter schools. Second, the business-led, nonprofit 
corporation would oversee implementation of a regional job 
training and employment assistance strategy, including the 
establishment of a ``DEAL Center'' (District Employment and 
Learning Center) targeting young adults, a workforce 
preparation initiative for interested high school students that 
includes career academies, and a ``Jobs for DC Graduates'' 
program (based on the nationally recognized Jobs for America's 
Graduates, Inc.). Together, these initiatives will cost $5 
million in FY 1997.
    The third initiative is authorized under Subtitle C, 
``World Class Schools Task Force, Core Curriculum, Content 
Standards, Assessments, and Promotion Gates''. The Committee 
notes the significant progress made by the Superintendent in 
developing quality academic standards in some subjects, 
especially in the past year. Yet it is vital that the school 
system move as quickly as possible to establish 
internationally-competitive expectations for students, as well 
as world-class curriculum to assist students in reaching such 
expectations, an alignment of student assessments that 
accurately and reliably measure student achievement, and 
promotion criteria (``promotion gates'') tied to students' 
success on these assessments. Therefore, the Committee also 
finds that a ``World Class Schools Task Force,'' as authorized 
in Subtitle C to provide technical assistance in implementing 
such initiatives, is a key reform initiative that will result 
in focused, system-wide academic reforms while providing 
parents valuable data they can use in choosing among public 
schools and public charter schools. The cost of this initiative 
is up to $2 million in FY 1997, with no additional costs 
authorized in future years.
    The Committee finds that these initiatives--implementing 
state-of-the-art technology in education, a regional workforce 
training strategy for older students and adults, and 
internationally-competitive academic expectations for all 
students--are vital to the long-term economic health and 
success of the District of Columbia. The Committee believes 
that the cost of these initiatives, no more than $7 million in 
FY 1997, is a relatively small price for system-wide 
improvements in education and workforce skills. The Committee 
also finds that, over the course of the three-year life of the 
``DELTA Council'' and the ``DEAL Center,'' a $9 million public 
investment will leverage at least $27 million in private sector 
matching contributions. The Committee believes that such 
initiatives, already authorized by Congress, represent the 
District of Columbia's hope to eventually move beyond fiscal 
stabilization as a goal toward reform and renewal in our 
Nation's Capital.

                         Intra-District Funding

    The Committee is concerned that the practice of intra-
District budgeting reduces and complicates the effort to 
monitor and control spending. Specifically, intra-District 
budgeting increases the difficulty in tracking funding through 
the budget process. The Committee requests the Chief Financial 
Officer, in consultation with the control board, to report back 
to the Committee by November 15, 1996, on the justification for 
intra-District funding and what steps can be taken to increase 
budget accountability and clarity.

                            TOTAL RESOURCES

    Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of 
$5,155,836,000 including $134,528,000 of intra-district funds 
and 32,980 full-time equivalent positions will be available to 
the District government during the next fiscal year. Included 
in this figure are appropriations from local funds, Federal 
grants, and private and other funds. The financing of 
appropriations from District funds is from the Federal payment 
and revenues from various local taxes, fees, charges and other 
collections received by the District government.
    A summary of the total resources by appropriation title 
follows:

                                                        TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FISCAL YEAR 1997                                                       
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                                                         FTEs       Amount       FTEs      Amount      FTEs      Amount       FTEs       Amount       FTEs      Amount       FTEs       Amount  
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Governmental direction and support.................      1,371       98,691           8     12,192         61      4,780      1,440      115,663         167     23,730      1,607      139,393 
Economic development and regulation................        720       67,196         524     45,708        257     22,800      1,501      135,704         199     13,092      1,700      148,796 
Public safety and justice..........................     11,726    1,012,112         112     19,310          4      9,859     11,842    1,041,281         151     14,058     11,993    1,055,339 
Public education system............................     10,045      632,379       1,009     98,479        222     27,957     11,276      758,815         205      9,846     11,481      768,661 
Human support services.............................      3,814      961,399       2,444    676,665         86     47,643      6,344    1,685,707         113      4,470      6,457    1,690,177 
Public works.......................................      1,149      234,391          32      3,047         71     10,529      1,252      247,967         656     47,836      1,908      295,803 
Washington Convention Center transfer payment......          0        5,400           0          0          0          0          0        5,400           0          0          0        5,400 
Repayment of loans and interest....................          0      333,710           0          0          0          0          0      333,710           0          0          0      333,710 
Repayment of general fund recovery debt............          0       38,314           0          0          0          0          0       38,314           0          0          0       38,314 
Payment of interest on short-term borrowing........          0       34,461           0          0          0          0          0       34,461           0          0          0       34,461 
Cost reduction initiatives.........................     (2,411)     (47,411)          0          0          0          0     (2,411)     (47,411)          0          0     (2,411)     (47,411)
Inaugural expenses.................................          0        5,702           0          0          0          0          0        5,702           0          0          0        5,702 
Certificate of participation.......................          0        7,926           0          0          0          0          0        7,926           0          0          0        7,926 
Human resource development.........................          0       12,257           0          0          0          0          0       12,257           0          0          0       12,257 
Financial Authority................................          0        3,400           0          0          0          0          0        3,400           0          0          0        3,400 
                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, general fund, operating expenses......     26,414    3,399,927       4,129    855,401        701    123,568     31,244    4,378,896       1,491    113,032     32,735    4,491,928 
                                                    ============================================================================================================================================
Enterprise and other funds:                                                                                                                                                                     
    Water and sewer enterprise fund................          0            0           0          0          0    221,362          0      221,362           0      4,381          0      225,743 
    Lottery and charitable games...................          0            0           0          0        100    247,900        100      247,900           0          0        100      247,900 
    Office of Cable Television.....................          8        2,179           0          0          0        332          8        2,511           0          0          8        2,511 
    Sports Commission (Starplex)...................          0            0           0          0          0      8,717          0        8,717           0          0          0        8,717 
    D.C. General Hospital (PBC)....................          0            0           0          0          0     52,684          0       52,684           0      5,615          0       58,299 
    D.C. Retirement Board..........................          0            0           0          0         13     16,667         13       16,667           0          0         13       16,667 
    Correctional Industries........................          0            0           0          0         50      3,052         50        3,052          74      6,100        124        9,152 
    Washington Convention Center...................          0            0           0          0          0     42,596          0       42,596           0      5,400          0       47,996 
                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enterprise and other funds............          8        2,179           0          0        163    593,310        171      595,489          74     21,496        245      616,985 
                                                    ============================================================================================================================================
      Total, operating expenses....................     26,422    3,402,106       4,129    855,401        864    716,878     31,415    4,974,385       1,565    134,528     32,980    5,108,913 
                                                    ============================================================================================================================================
Capital outlay:                                                                                                                                                                                 
    General fund...................................          0      (86,496)          0    133,419          0          0          0       46,923           0          0          0       46,923 
                                                    ============================================================================================================================================
      Grand Total..................................     26,422    3,315,610       4,129    988,820        864    716,878     31,415    5,021,308       1,565    134,528     32,980    5,155,836 
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                             FEDERAL FUNDS

    A total of $1,732,705.000 in Federal funds will be 
available to the District of Columbia government during fiscal 
year 1997. Included in this total are the Federal payment and 
the Federal contribution to local pension funds. Other Federal 
funds will be received by the District from the various Federal 
grant program. In addition, Federal reimbursements are received 
from such programs as medicaid and medicare.
    The following table summarizes the various Federal funds 
estimated to be available to the District government during 
fiscal year 1997:


Federal Funds

        Item                                                            
Federal payment.........................................    $660,000,000
Federal contribution to police officers, fire fighters, 
    judges and teachers retirement funds................      52,070,000
Reimbursement for inauguration expenses.................       5,702,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
    Subtotal (Federal funds included in this bill)......     717,772,000
Federal grants..........................................     988,820,000
Federal reimbursements (estimated)......................      26,113,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
    Total Federal funds.................................   1,732,705,000

                            Federal Payment

    The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $660,000,000 
for fiscal year 1997 which is the same level as fiscal year 
1996, and represent 25.5 percent of the anticipated general 
fund revenue local collections for fiscal year 1997.
    A table showing the Federal payment and its relationship to 
general fund local revenue collection for fiscal year 1951 
through 1997 follows:

             FEDERAL PAYMENT COMPARED TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL FUND REVENUE LOCAL COLLECTIONS            
                                          [Dollar amounts in thousands]                                         
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                                                                                                      Federal   
                                                                      Federal                      payment as a 
                                                                      payment         General      percentage of
                                                                   appropriated    revenue local   general fund 
                                                                  (general fund)    collections        local    
                                                                                                    collections 
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1951............................................................          $9,800         $97,866            10.0
1952............................................................          10,400         102,398            10.2
1953............................................................          10,000         104,823             9.5
1954............................................................          11,000         105,456            10.4
1955............................................................          20,000         114,808            17.4
1956............................................................          18,000         122,302            14.7
1957............................................................          20,000         137,280            14.6
1958............................................................          20,000         144,745            13.8
1959............................................................          25,000         149,751            16.7
1960............................................................          25,000         162,888            15.3
1961............................................................          25,000         167,986            14.9
1962............................................................          30,000         181,615            16.5
1963............................................................          30,000         205,298            14.6
1964............................................................          37,500         215,804            17.4
1965............................................................          37,500         230,995            16.2
1966............................................................          44,250         256,398            17.3
1967............................................................          58,000         272,906            21.3
1968............................................................          70,000         301,767            23.2
1969............................................................          89,365         341,033            26.2
1970............................................................     \1\ 116,166         388,523            29.9
1971............................................................     \2\ 131,000         432,010            30.3
1972............................................................         173,654         458,523            37.9
1973............................................................         181,500         505,276            35.9
1974............................................................         187,450         534,253            35.1
1975............................................................         226,200         554,222            40.8
1976............................................................         248,949         628,245            39.6
Transition quarter..............................................          66,138         199,652            33.1
1977............................................................         276,000         754,447            36.6
1978............................................................         276,000         880,699            31.3
1979............................................................     \3\ 250,000         953,697            26.2
1980............................................................         276,500       1,082,209            25.5
1981............................................................         300,000       1,190,596            25.2
1982............................................................         336,600       1,271,727            26.5
1983............................................................     \4\ 361,000       1,402,409            25.7
1984............................................................     \5\ 386,000       1,522,875            25.3
1985............................................................     \6\ 425,000       1,692,804            25.1
1986............................................................         412,388       1,862,043            22.1
1987............................................................         444,500       2,042,444            21.8
1988............................................................         430,500       2,221,290            19.4
1989............................................................         430,500       2,419,603            17.8
1990............................................................     \7\ 430,500       2,502,883            17.2
1991............................................................     \8\ 530,500       2,603,560            20.4
1992............................................................     \9\ 630,500       2,665,101            23.7
1993............................................................    \10\ 624,854       2,808,647            22.2
1994............................................................    \11\ 630,603       2,738,840            23.0
1995............................................................         660,000       2,672,692            24.7
1996 Revised....................................................    \12\ 660,000       2,585,627            25.5
1997 Request....................................................    \13\ 660,000       2,586,048            25.5
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\1\ Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-106 for law enforcement activities in fiscal year 1970 only
  and $8,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-287 for use in defraying the cost of the retroactive pay increase 
  for policemen, firemen, and teachers.                                                                         
\2\ Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-358 for purposes of the D.C. Court Reform and Criminal     
  Procedures Act of 1970.                                                                                       
\3\ Excludes one-time special payment of $9,900,000 for the Federal share of the RFK stadium bond repayment.    
\4\ Excludes one-time payment of $2,342,600 for special crime initiative.                                       
\5\ Excludes one-time special payment of $31,221,600 for crime initiative, Saint Elizabeths Hospital and        
  education.                                                                                                    
\6\ Excludes $20,000,000 one-time special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $9,873,000 for      
  criminal justice initiative.                                                                                  
\7\ Excludes $15,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $31,772,000 for Drug         
  Emergency.                                                                                                    
\8\ Excludes $10,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital, $26,708,000 for Drug Emergency, 
  $20,300,000 for new correctional treatment facility, $1,000,000 for Commission on Budget and Financial        
  Priorities, $14,080,000 for Board of Education, $1,141,000 for the Fire Department, $160,000 for the Superior 
  Court, $5,000,000 for D.C. General Hospital, and $3,041,000 for the Department of Human Services.             
\9\ Excludes $75,000 for the Metropolitan Police Department, $3,205,000 for the Board of Education, $9,500,000  
  for D.C. General Hospital, and $500,000 for the Department of Human Services.                                 
\10\ Reflects 24 percent of fiscal year 1991 revenues (two years prior) to budget year. Also, excludes          
  $5,514,000 for inaugural activities and $5,561,600 for a trauma care fund.                                    
\11\ Excludes $17,327,000 for crime and youth initiative.                                                       
\12\ Excludes $15,000,000 authorized in the Department of Justice appropriations for fiscal year 1996, Violent  
  Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.                                         
\13\ Excludes $5,702,000 recommended for Inaugural Expenses.                                                    

                 District of Columbia Local Collections

    The District estimates it will collect a total of 
$2,798,515,000 in local revenues in fiscal year 1997 from 
various taxes, fees, and charges. These collections are 
expected to be $13,693,000 higher than the fiscal year 1996 
revised estimated collections.
    A summary of these revenues comparing fiscal years 1996 and 
1997 by source follows:

                 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL COLLECTIONS                 
                        [In thousands of dollars]                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Fiscal Year--                   
                                 --------------------------   Increase/ 
                                      1996                    decrease  
                                    revised        1997                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenues:                                                               
  Local sources:                                                        
    Property taxes..............      640,100      626,100      (14,000)
    Sales taxes.................      506,640      520,600       13,960 
    Income taxes................      658,115      657,700         (415)
    Other taxes.................      530,855      531,106          251 
    Licenses and permits........       46,536       49,378        2,842 
    Fines and forfeitures.......       45,045       45,310          265 
    Service charges.............       52,398       52,826          428 
    Miscellaneous...............       29,838       27,229       (2,609)
                                 ---------------------------------------
      Subtotal, local revenues..    2,509,527    2,510,249          722 
Other financing sources:                                                
    Sales of surplus property...        2,800        5,499        2,699 
    Other transfers.............          800            0         (800)
    Lottery transfer............       72,500       70,300       (2,200)
                                 ---------------------------------------
      Total, other financing                                            
       sources..................       76,100       75,799         (301)
      Total, general fund                                               
       revenues.................    2,585,627    2,586,048          421 
                                 ---------------------------------------
Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund.      199,195      212,467       13,272 
      Total.....................    2,784,822    2,798,515       13,693 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       History of Federal Payment

    The Committee is including the usual history of the Federal 
payment and its relationship to the District's appropriated 
budget going back to fiscal year 1921. Figures for fiscal years 
1921 through 1975 reflect general fund appropriations only, 
while appropriations from 1976 through 1980 are for operating 
expenses from all sources which include the general fund as 
well as the water and sewer fund. Appropriations for 1981 
through 1997 estimates include operating expenses from the 
general fund only.
    The history referred to follows:

                            FEDERAL PAYMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL FUND                            
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                          U.S.  
                                                    Total           District of                         share as
                 Fiscal Year                    appropriations     Columbia share       U.S. share     a percent
                                                                                                        of total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1921........................................         21,474,271         12,256,178          9,218,093      42.93
1922........................................         22,977,411         13,784,648          9,192,763      40.01
1923........................................         23,833,043         14,430,265          9,402,778      39.45
1924........................................         23,903,755         14,463,330          9,440,425      39.49
1925........................................         31,175,672         22,030,317          9,145,355      29.33
1926........................................         31,139,730         22,139,638          9,000,092      28.90
1927........................................         33,951,478         24,950,987          9,000,491      26.51
1928........................................         34,894,148         25,892,358          9,001,790      25.80
1929........................................         35,957,970         26,957,753          9,000,217      25.03
1930........................................         40,694,306         31,694,306          9,000,000      22.12
1931........................................         45,625,286         36,125,252          9,500,034      20.82
1932........................................         43,840,022         34,339,911          9,500,111      21.67
1933........................................         39,626,998         31,851,847          7,775,151      19.62
1934........................................         29,700,737         24,000,708          5,700,029      19.19
1935........................................         34,620,004         30,080,709          4,539,295      13.11
1936........................................         38,295,953         32,588,424          5,707,529      14,90
1937........................................         40,182,768         35,177,768          5,005,000      12.46
1938........................................         41,143,818         36,118,792          5,025,026      12.21
1939........................................         40,494,451         35,494,451          5,000,000      12.35
1940........................................         41,777,885         35,777,768          6,000,117      14.36
1941........................................         43,136,909         37,136,909          6,000,000      13.91
1942........................................         47,401,269         41,401,269          6,000,000      12.66
1943........................................         49,422,932         43,422,932          6,000,000      12.14
1944........................................         54,642,247         48,642,247          6,000,000      10.98
1945........................................         62,599,125         56,599,125          6,000,000       9.58
1946........................................         64,728,423         58,728,423          6,000,000       9.27
1947........................................         72,584,314         64,584,314          8,000,000      11.02
1948........................................         81,744,086         70,744,086         11,000,000      13.46
1949........................................         86,017,985         75,017,985         11,000,000      12.79
1950........................................         98,331,275         87,331,275         11,000,000      11.19
1951........................................        103,924,822         94,124,822          9,800,000       9.43
1952........................................        121,265,978        110,865,978         10,400,000       8.58
1953........................................        113,589,327        103,589,327         10,000,000       8.80
1954........................................        129,111,304        118,111,304         11,000,000       8.52
1955........................................        139,578,760        119,578,760         20,000,000      14.33
1956........................................        143,179,303        125,179,303         18,000,000      12.57
1957........................................        155,579,025        135,579,025         20,000,000      12.86
1958........................................        166,096,999        146,096,999         20,000,000      12.04
1959........................................        185,915,914        160,915,914         25,000,000      13.45
1960........................................        199,806,074        174,806,074         25,000,000      12.51
1961........................................    \1\ 199,522,707        174,522,707         25,000,000      12.53
1962........................................        209,571,780        179,571,780         30,000,000      14.31
1963........................................        224,594,494        194,594,494         30,000,000      13.36
1964........................................        240,934,361        203,434,361         37,500,000      15.56
1965........................................        265,062,212        227,562,212         37,500,000      14.15
1966........................................        285,093,147        240,843,147         44,250,000      15.52
1967........................................        318,057,766        260,057,766         58,000,000      18.24
1968........................................        371,269,747        301,269,747         70,000,000      18.85
1969........................................        435,474,907        346,109,907         89,365,000      20.52
1970........................................        528,960,521        412,794,521    \2\ 116,166,000      21.96
1971........................................        591,262,769        460,262,769    \3\ 131,000,000      22.16
1972........................................        641,466,600        467,812,600        173,654,000      27.07
1973........................................        718,091,300        536,591,300        181,500,000      25.28
1974........................................        777,764,647        590,314,647        187,450,000      24.10
1975........................................        845,616,000        619,416,600        226,200,000      26.75
1976........................................      1,042,142,700        793,194,000        248,948,700      23.89
1977........................................      1,130,505,900        854,505,900        276,000,000      24.41
1978........................................      1,260,791,300        984,791,300        276,000,000      21.89
1979........................................      1,335,746,400      1,085,746,400    \4\ 250,000,000      18.72
1980........................................      1,426,093,300      1,149,593,300        276,500,000      19.39
1981........................................      1,457,886,500      1,157,886,500        300,000,000      20.58
1982........................................      1,586,298,000      1,249,698,000        336,600,000      21.22
1983........................................      1,792,104,300      1,431,104,300    \5\ 361,000,000      20.14
1984........................................      1,897,285,000      1,511,285,000    \6\ 386,000,000      20.34
1985........................................      2,076,246,000      1,651,246,000    \7\ 425,000,000      20.47
1986........................................      2,247,906,000      1,835,517,650        412,388,350      18.35
1987........................................      2,461,113,000      2,016,613,000        444,500,000      18.06
1988........................................      2,701,265,000      2,270,765,000        430,500,000      15.94
1989........................................      2,862,130,000      2,431,630,000        430,500,000      15.04
1990........................................      3,107,833,000      2,677,333,000    \8\ 430,500,000      13.85
1991........................................      3,204,698,000      2,674,198,000    \9\ 530,500,000      16.55
1992........................................      3,301,426,000      2,670,926,000   \10\ 630,500,000      19.10
1993........................................      3,286,294,000      2,661,439,600   \11\ 624,854,400      19.01
1994........................................      3,352,102,000      2,721,499,000   \12\ 630,603,000      18.81
1995........................................      3,254,904,000      2,594,904,000        660,000,000      20.28
1996 approved...............................  \13\ 3,449,037,00                                                 
                                                              0      2,789,037,000        660,000,000      19.14
1996 Control Board..........................  \13\ 3,379,036,00                                                 
                                                              0      2,719,036,000        660,000,000      19.53
1997 request................................  \14\ 3,399,927,00                                                 
                                                              0      2,739,927,000        660,000,000      19.41
1997 committee recommendation...............  \14\ 3,399,927,00                                                 
                                                              0      2,739,927,000        660,000,000     19.41 
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\1\ Excludes appropriations for capital outlay beginning with fiscal year 1961.                                 
\2\ Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-106 for law enforcement activities in fiscal year 1970 only
  and $8,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-287 for use in defraying the cost of the retroactive pay increase 
  for policemen, firemen, and teachers.                                                                         
\3\ Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-358 for purposes of the D.C. Court Reform and Criminal     
  Procedures Act of 1970.                                                                                       
\4\ Excludes one-time special payment of $9,900,000 for the Federal share of the RFK Stadium bond repayment.    
\5\ Excludes one-time payment of $2,342,600 for special crime initiative.                                       
\6\ Excludes one-time special payment of $31,221,600 for crime initiative, Saint Elizabeths Hospital and        
  education.                                                                                                    
\7\ Excludes $20,000,000 one-time special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $9,873,000 for      
  criminal justice initiative.                                                                                  
\8\ Excludes $15,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital and $31,772,000 for Drug         
  Emergency.                                                                                                    
\9\ Excludes $10,000,000 special Federal payment for Saint Elizabeths Hospital, $26,798,000 for Drug Emergency, 
  $20,300,000 for new correctional treatment facility, $1,000,000 for Commission on Budget and Financial        
  Priorities, $14,080,000 for Board of Education, $1,141,000 for the Fire Department, $160,000 for the Superior 
  Court, $5,000,000 for D.C. General Hospital, and $3,041,000 for the Department of Human Services.             
\10\ Excludes $75,000 for the Metropolitan Police Department, $3,205,000 for the Board of Education, $9,500,000 
  for D.C. General Hospital, and $500,000 for the Department of Human Services.                                 
\11\ Excludes $5,514,000 for inaugural activities and $5,561,600 for a trauma care fund.                        
\12\ Excludes $17,327,000 for crime and youth initiative.                                                       
\13\ Excludes $15,000,000 authorized in the Department of Justice appropriations for fiscal year 1996, Violent  
  Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.                                         
\14\ Excludes $5,702,000 recommended for Inaugural Expenses.                                                    

                 federal contribution to pension funds

    The Committee recommends the authorized amount of 
$52,070,000, which is one-half the amount requested. The 
Committee does not recommend the additional $52,070,000 which 
is not authorized. The Committee's recommendation of 
$52,070,000 reflects the Federal contribution to the Police 
Officers, Fire Fighters, Teachers and Judges Retirement Funds 
as authorized by the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act 
(Public Law 96-122, approved November 17, 1979). This is the 
eighteenth of 25 annual Federal payments which will total $1.3 
billion and will cover a portion of the unfunded liability 
attributed to former District employees who retired before 
January 2, 1975 when Home Rule took effect. The Federal 
government's contribution will finance 80 percent of the 
liability for those who took normal service retirement and one-
third of the liability for those who retired under disability.
    The District's present retirement system for police, fire 
fighters, and teachers continues to provide twice-a-year cost 
of living increases which were discontinued for other retirees, 
including all Federal retirees, in the early 1980's. When 
compared to once-a-year cost of living increases, the twice-a-
year increases are estimated to add $170,000,000 to the 
unfunded pension liability increases by the year 2005.

                             federal grants

    The District of Columbia participates as a State, county 
and city in the various Federal grant programs. At the time the 
fiscal year 1997 budget was submitted the city estimated that 
it would receive a total of $988,820,000 in Federal grants 
during the coming fiscal year.
    The following table shows the amount of Federal grants the 
city expects to receive and the office or agency that expects 
to receive them:


Summary of Federal grants assistance to the District of Columbia

        Agency                                             1997 estimate
Governmental Direction and Support:
    Office of Grants Management and Development.........      12,192,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Economic Development and Regulation:
    Business Services and Economic Development..........         598,000
    Department of Employment Services...................      36,110,000
    Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.......       8,913,000
    Public Service Commission...........................          87,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
        Total, Economic Development and Regulation......      45,708,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Public Safety and Justice:
    Metropolitan Police Department......................      10,876,000
    Superior Court......................................         820,000
    Pretrial Services Agency............................       1,396,000
    Department of Corrections...........................       2,620,000
    Board of Parole.....................................       2,171,000
    Office of Emergency Preparedness....................       1,427,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
        Total, Public Safety and Justice................      19,310,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Public Education System:
    Public Schools......................................      85,823,000
    University of the District of Columbia..............      11,747,000
    Public Library......................................         446,000
    Commission on the Arts and Humanities...............         463,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
        Total, Public Education System..................      98,479,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Human Support Services:
    Department of Human Services........................     666,295,000
    Department of Recreation and Parks..................          64,000
    Office of Aging.....................................       5,410,000
    Department of Human Rights..........................         197,000
    Energy Office.......................................       4,699,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
        Total, Human Support Services...................     676,665,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Public Works:
    Department of Public Works..........................       3,047,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
        Total, Federal grants-operating expenses........     855,401,000
Capital outlay--grants..................................     133,419,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
        Grand Total, federal grants.....................     988,820,000

                   Budget Components--Financial Plans

    The Committee is recommending a budget with a deficit of 
$40,000,000 instead of a deficit of $98,996,000 as proposed in 
the consensus budget submitted by the Financial Management 
Authority, the Mayor, and the City Council.

                              deficit cap

    The Committee has included language under section 141 that 
places a cap of $40,000,000 on the operating deficit for fiscal 
year 1997 and requires the Financial Control Board and the 
Chief Financial Officer to take such steps as are necessary to 
assure that the $40,000,000 deficit is not exceeded within the 
operating expenses ceiling of $5,108,913,000. The latter amount 
includes $134,528,000 in intra-District funds.

                   repayment to water and sewer fund

    The District's financial plan for fiscal year 1997 includes 
the first of at least four payments of $21,500,000 each to 
repay the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund for $91,000,000 
withdrawn by District officials and used for other governmental 
purposes. The Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund is a self-
sustaining fund whose revenues from water and sewer users are 
dedicated for use in supplying potable water and operating a 
sewerage system. The funds are not intended to be used to 
finance general government programs--only water and sewer 
programs. Therefore, the $91,000,000 that was withdrawn must be 
repaid by the District government. The shifting of these funds 
from water and sewer programs has resulted in serious safety 
concerns about the proper operation and maintenance of the Blue 
Plains Waste Water Treatment Plant.
    The Committee is concerned about the continued threats to 
the health and safety of human life and the possible adverse 
consequences to the environment and directs that the 
recommended repayment plan be adhered to by District officials 
so that the Blue Plains facility can be properly operated and 
maintained.
    A financial plan for each of the eight categories of 
operating expenses--(1) general fund, (2) University of the 
District of Columbia and D.C. School of Law, (3) water and 
sewer fund, (4) Lottery and Charitable Games fund, (5) Cable 
Television fund, and (6) D.C. Sports Commission (STARPLEX 
FUND), (7) D.C. General Hospital fund, and (8) Washington 
Convention Center follows:

                                        FISCAL YEAR 1997 FINANCIAL PLANS                                        
                                            [In thousands of dollars]                                           
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Grants and                  
                             Revenue                                Local funds    other revenue    Gross funds 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local sources, current authority:                                                                               
    Property taxes..............................................         626,100  ..............         626,100
    Sales taxes.................................................         520,600  ..............         520,600
    Income taxes................................................         657,700  ..............         657,700
    Other taxes.................................................         531,106  ..............         531,106
    Licenses, permits...........................................          49,378  ..............          49,378
    Fines, forfeitures..........................................          45,310  ..............          45,310
    Service charges.............................................          52,826  ..............          52,826
    Miscellaneous...............................................          27,229         123,568         150,797
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, local revenue...................................       2,510,249         123,568       2,633,817
                                                                 ===============================================
Federal sources:                                                                                                
    Federal payment.............................................         665,702  ..............         665,702
    Grants......................................................  ..............         855,401         855,401
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Federal sources.................................         665,702         855,401       1,521,103
                                                                 ===============================================
Other financing sources:                                                                                        
    Sale of surplus property....................................          24,000  ..............          24,000
    Lottery transfer............................................          75,799  ..............          75,799
    Other transfers.............................................  ..............  ..............               0
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, other financing sources.........................          99,799               0          99,799
                                                                 ===============================================
      Revenue initiatives.......................................          46,680  ..............          46,680
                                                                 ===============================================
      Total, general fund revenues..............................       3,322,430         978,969       4,301,399
                                                                 ===============================================
Expenditures:                                                                                                   
    Current operating:                                                                                          
        Governmental direction and support......................          98,691          16,972         115,663
        Economic development and regulation.....................          67,196          68,508         135,704
        Public safety and justice...............................       1,012,112          29,169       1,041,281
        Public education........................................         593,900          95,114         689,014
        Human support services..................................         901,664         724,308       1,625,972
        Public works............................................         234,391          13,576         247,967
        Other...................................................           3,374  ..............           3,374
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, current operating...........................       2,911,328         947,647       3,858,975
                                                                 ===============================================
Other financing uses;                                                                                           
    Debt service:                                                                                               
        Principal and interest..................................         406,485  ..............         406,485
    Other financing uses:                                                                                       
        D.C. General............................................          59,735  ..............          59,735
        University of the District of Columbia..................          38,479          31,322          69,801
        Convention Center.......................................           5,400  ..............           5,400
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, other expenditures..........................         510,099          31,322         541,421
                                                                 ===============================================
          Total, general fund expenditures......................       3,421,427         978,969       4,400,396
                                                                 ===============================================
          Revenue versus expenditures...........................        (98,997)               0        (98,997)
                                                                 ===============================================
Enterprise fund data:                                                                                           
    Enterprise fund expenditures:                                                                               
        Water and sewer administration..........................  ..............         195,619         195,619
        Washington Aqueduct.....................................  ..............          25,743          25,743
        D.C. Lottery and charitable games.......................  ..............         247,900         247,900
        Cable television........................................           2,179             332           2,511
        Retirement Board........................................  ..............          16,667          16,667
        D.C. General Hospital...................................  ..............          52,684          52,684
        Correctional industries.................................  ..............           3,052           3,052
        D.C. Sports Commission/Starplex.........................  ..............           8,717           8,717
        Washington Convention Center............................  ..............          42,596          42,596
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Total, enterprise fund expenditures...................           2,179         593,310         595,489
                                                                 ===============================================
    Enterprise fund revenue:                                                                                    
        Water and sewer administration..........................  ..............         195,619         195,619
        Washington Aqueduct.....................................  ..............          25,743          25,743
        D.C. Lottery and charitable games.......................  ..............         247,900         247,900
        Cable television........................................           2,179             332           2,511
        Retirement Board........................................  ..............          16,667          16,667
        D.C. General Hospital...................................  ..............          52,684          52,684
        Correctional industries.................................  ..............           3,052           3,052
        D.C. Sports Commission/Starplex.........................  ..............           8,717           8,717
        Washington Convention Center............................  ..............          42,596          42,596
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Total, enterprise fund expenditures...................           2,179         593,310         595,489
                                                                 ===============================================
          Revenue versus expenditures...........................               0               0               0
                                                                 ===============================================
          Total operating revenues..............................       3,324,609       1,572,279       4,896,888
                                                                 ===============================================
          Total operating expenditures..........................       3,423,606       1,572,279       4,995,885
                                                                 ===============================================
          Revenue versus expenditures...........................        (98,997)               0        (98,997)
          Sec. 141. Ceiling on expenses and deficit.............          58,997               0          58,997
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Deficit...............................................        (40,000)               0        (40,000)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


          UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PLAN         
                        [In thousands of dollars]                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Fiscal year  Fiscal year  Fiscal year
                                       1995         1996         1997   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue:                                                                
    Tuition......................       8,737       13,428       15,458 
    Intra-District charges.......       7,133        6,486        6,486 
    Federal grants & contracts...       8,364       10,611       11,747 
    Private grants and contracts.       1,122        1,009        1,632 
    Land-grant endowment income..         565          465          465 
    Auxiliary enterprises........         643          685          700 
    Investment income............         829          160          150 
    Miscellaneous income.........       3,062        1,175        1,170 
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total revenue..............      30,455       34,019       37,808 
                                  ======================================
Expenses:                                                               
    Personal services............      64,063       56,275       53,365 
    Contractual services.........       4,352        3,503        7,650 
    Supplies.....................         699          572          875 
    Occupancy costs..............       8,501        7,593          969 
    Depreciation.................       6,462        6,714        6,976 
    Miscellaneous................      12,106        9,000       13,427 
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total expenses.............      96,183       83,657       83,262 
                                  ======================================
Income (loss) before operating                                          
 transfer........................     (65,728)     (49,638)     (45,454)
Operating Transfer-in (out):                                            
    General Fund.................      49,961       42,924       38,478 
                                  --------------------------------------
    Net income (loss)............     (15,767)      (6,714)      (6,976)
    Depreciation closed to                                              
     contributed capital.........       6,462        6,714        6,976 
                                  --------------------------------------
    Increase/decrease............      (9,305)           0            0 
Retained earnings (deficit) at                                          
 the beginning of the year.......      18,421        9,116        9,116 
                                  --------------------------------------
Retained earnings (deficit) at                                          
 end of year.....................       9,116        9,116        9,116 
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                 WATER AND SEWER UTILITY ADMINISTRATION                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Water and sewer revenue cash    Fiscal year   Fiscal year   Fiscal year
             flow                1995 actual  1996 revised   1997 budget
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash revenue from operations:                                           
 Fund 403:                                                              
    Retail Customers..........      102,866       103,312       103,312 
    Federal Government........       28,069        29,956        22,221 
    Public Housing............        6,357         5,291         5,291 
    Municipal.................            0             0        16,646 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................      137,292       138,559       147,470 
    Wholesale Water Sales.....        7,081         8,518         8,664 
    Sewage Charges............       46,377        47,964        50,964 
    Other: Tap Fees/Revenue                                             
     Recovery.................        3,595         4,154         5,098 
    Interest Earnings.........  ............  ............          271 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total cash revenue......      194,345       199,195       212,467 
Disbursements:                                                          
    Personal services.........       49,957        53,356        59,414 
    Contractural services.....       37,499        42,132        42,639 
    Water purchases...........       19,878        23,320        22,285 
    Supplies..................       15,572        24,773        26,690 
    Occupancy.................       15,412        16,602        16,574 
    Equipment & rentals.......        2,351           466           448 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total Disbursements for                                           
       Operations.............      140,669       160,649       168,050 
    Debt Service Payment......       40,880        41,036        41,833 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total Disbursements                                               
       Before Other...........      181,549       201,685       209,883 
                               -----------------------------------------
Other Transfers:                                                        
    Transfer to General Fund..          536           484   ............
    Routine Capital                                                     
     Improvements.............  ............        2,641         2,538 
Allowance for Uncollectible                                             
 Billings.....................  ............        2,066         2,583 
Gross Receipts Tax............  ............  ............       17,710 
                               -----------------------------------------
    Total Revenue Requirements      182,085       206,876       232,714 
                               =========================================
Net Cash Revenue Balance From                                           
 Operations...................       12,260        (7,681)      (20,247)
Return of Cash Reserves from                                            
 General Fund.................  ............  ............       21,500 
Fund 403 Cash Beginning of                                              
 Year.........................       83,020        12,260         4,579 
                               -----------------------------------------
Cash End of Year..............       95,280         4,579         5,832 
                               =========================================
Capital fund receipts: Fund                                             
 350:                                                                   
    Reimbursements From Grants/                                         
     Jurisdictions............       28,564        22,907        44,965 
    Bond Proceeds.............  ............  ............       63,392 
    Interest on Construction                                            
     Funds....................  ............  ............        1,363 
    Jurisdiction Equity                                                 
     Investment...............  ............  ............        4,923 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Totals Receipts.........       28,564        22,907       114,643 
                               =========================================
Capital fund disbursement:                                              
  DC Share:                                                             
    Continuing Improvements...        1,651         9,863        12,147 
    Major Construction........        2,551         7,564        20,597 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................        4,202        17,427        32,744 
    Aqueduct Construction.....        2,295        10,546        33,610 
                               -----------------------------------------
    DC Financed...............        6,497        27,973        66,354 
    Grants/Jurisdiction Major                                           
     Construction.............       28,564        22,907        44,965 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total Disbursements.....       35,061        50,880       111,319 
                               =========================================
      Net Change in Current                                             
       Year Capital Cash Flow.       (6,497)      (27,973)        3,324 
                               =========================================
Cash Beginning of Year........       24,238        17,741       (10,232)
Cash End of Year..............       17,741       (10,232)       (6,908)
                               =========================================
Combined Funds Beginning Cash                                           
 Balance......................      107,258        30,001        (5,653)
    Combined Funds Ending Cash                                          
     Balance..................      113,021        (5,653)       (1,076)
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                         D.C. LOTTERY FINANCIAL PLAN, ENTERPRISE FUND 420, FY 1995-1997                         
                                            [In thousands of dollars]                                           
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                       Revised FY               
                                                             FY 1995       FY 1996        1996         FY 1997  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating revenue:                                                                                              
  Sales:                                                                                                        
    Instant Lottery.....................................       26,979        28,500        28,500        31,000 
    Lucky Numbers.......................................       88,318        93,000        92,500        90,000 
    DC Four.............................................       53,948        60,000        58,000        60,000 
    PowerBall...........................................        9,321         9,400         9,278         9,400 
    Quick Cash..........................................       51,666        38,000        38,000        41,000 
    Daily Millions......................................            0             0         2,000        15,000 
Fees:                                                                                                           
    Charitable Games....................................          174             0             0             0 
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
      Total Operating Revenue...........................      230,406       228,900       228,278       246,400 
                                                         =======================================================
Operating expenses:                                                                                             
    Administration......................................        7,647         8,142         7,970         7,850 
    Prize...............................................      112,891       117,960       116,071       126,368 
    Contractual Services................................       11,583        16,036        15,323        16,977 
    Agent Commissions...................................       11,947        12,662        12,564        12,755 
    Advertising.........................................        3,176         5,350         5,350         5,450 
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
      Total Operating Expenses..........................      147,244       160,150       157,278       169,400 
                                                         =======================================================
      Operating Income (Loss)...........................       83,162        68,750        71,000        77,000 
Nonoperating Rev (Expenses)                                                                                     
    Interest............................................        1,949         1,050         1,500         1,500 
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
    Income (Loss) before Operating Transfers............       85,111        69,800        72,500        78,500 
Operating transfers in (out)............................      (85,100)      (69,800)      (72,500)      (78,500)
                                                         =======================================================
Net Income..............................................           11             0             0             0 
Fund equity (Deficit) at Beginning of Year..............        2,644         2,655         2,655         2,655 
Fund equity (Deficit) at End of Year....................        2,655         2,655         2,655         2,655 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


            CABLE TELEVISION FINANCIAL PLAN, FY 1995-FY 1997            
                        [In thousands of dollars]                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     FY 1995      FY 1996      FY 1997  
                                      Actual       Budget     Requested 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Revenue:                                                      
    Franchise Fees...............        2,157        2,335        2,452
    Other revenue................          156          332          332
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total Operating Revenue....        2,313        2,667        2,784
                                  ======================================
Operating Expenses:                                                     
    Personal Services............          829          333          394
    Supplies.....................            4            6            6
    Energy.......................            0            3            6
    Communications...............           66           80           72
    Rent.........................          683          749          732
    Contracting Services.........          178          600          932
    Subsidies & Transfers........           43            0            0
    Depreciation.................            0            0            0
    Equipment....................           31           34           44
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total Operating Expenses...        1,834        1,805        2,186
                                  ======================================
Income (Loss) Before Oper. Tran..          479          862          598
Operating Transfer in (Out)......         -227            0         -283
Net Income (Loss)................          252          862          315
Fund Equity (Deficit) Beginning                                         
 of Year.........................          731          983        1,845
Fund Equity (Deficit) at End of                                         
 Year............................          983        1,845        2,160
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                   D.C. SPORTS COMMISSION (STARPLEX FUND) FINANCIAL PLAN, FISCAL YEARS 1995-97                  
                                            [In thousands of dollars]                                           
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    FY 1996          FY 1997    
                                                                FY 1995 Actual     Projected        Projected   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenues:                                                                                                       
    Rental...................................................            3,354            4,835            2,328
    Work Order...............................................            1,413            1,440            1,275
    Event Parking............................................            1,294            1,830            1,580
    Food & Beverage Co.......................................            2,167            2,840            1,875
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Operating Revenue......................................            8,228           10,945            7,058
                                                              ==================================================
Other Revenues:                                                                                                 
    Commuter Parking.........................................              203              200              210
    Investment Income........................................              457              425              400
    Other Revenues/Advertising...............................            1,074            1,915            1,175
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total Revenues.........................................            9,962           13,485            8,843
                                                              ==================================================
Expenditures:                                                                                                   
    Continuing Full Time.....................................            1,079            1,367            1,369
    Temp Full Time...........................................              607            1,790            1,625
    Overtime/Holiday.........................................              240              250              275
    Health/Retirement........................................              324              388              393
    Office Supply & Services:                                                                                   
        Professional Services................................              176              277              199
        Utilities/Telephone..................................              321              496              480
        Administrative Cost..................................            4,420            6,850            1,211
        Miscellaneous Expenses...............................              131              175            1,845
        Depreciation/Capital.................................            1,125            1,125            1,125
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
          Total Expenditures.................................            8,423           12,718            8,522
                                                              ==================================================
          Projected Surplus..................................            1,539              767              321
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  D.C. GENERAL HOSPITAL ENTERPRISE FUND FINANCIAL PLAN--PUBLIC BENEFIT  
                               CORPORATION                              
                        [In thousands of dollars]                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 1995       FY 1996       FY 1997  
                                   Actual        Revised      Projected 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue:                                                                
    Patient-care..............       85,781        71,817        98,161 
    Additional Patient Care...            0             0             0 
    Grants....................            0             0             0 
    Other.....................        5,298         5,500        15,500 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total Revenue...........       91,079        77,317       113,661 
                               =========================================
Operating Expenses:                                                     
    Personal services.........       89,574        73,011       101,223 
    Contractual service.......       12,136        14,726        17,551 
    Materials and supplies....       13,677        12,201        15,745 
    Energy, comm. & other.....        5,488         5,395        13,216 
                               -----------------------------------------
    Subtotal Operating                                                  
     Expenses.................      120,875       105,333       147,735 
    Depreciation..............        7,779         8,917        11,519 
    Bad Debt..................       12,589        10,061        12,803 
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total Expenses..........      141,243       124,311       172,057 
                               =========================================
    Income (Loss) Before                                                
     Operating Fund...........      (50,164)      (46,994)      (58,396)
    Operating Transfers IN                                              
     (OUT) General Fund.......       56,735        47,155        59,735 
                               -----------------------------------------
Non-Operating Revenue:                                                  
    Drawn from the General                                              
     Fund.....................        6,571           161         1,339 
    Repayment of General Fund                                           
     Deficit..................            0   ............  ............
    General Fund Equity                                                 
     (Deficit) Beginning of                                             
     year.....................     (145,537)     (138,966)     (138,805)
                               -----------------------------------------
    General Fund Equity                                                 
     (Deficit) End of Year....     (138,966)     (138,805)     (137,466)
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                           CONVENTION CENTER FUND FINANCIAL PLAN, FISCAL YEARS 1995-97                          
                                            [In thousands of dollars]                                           
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Fiscal year--                
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                    1995 actual   1996 projected  1997 projected
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue:                                                                                                        
    Dedicated tax \1\...........................................          32,938          36,400          36,896
    Interest-dedicated taxes....................................  ..............           1,200           5,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................          32,938          37,600          41,896
                                                                 ===============================================
    Building rental.............................................           3,194           3,638           3,453
    Exhibition services.........................................           1,882           2,089           1,922
    Communications..............................................             972             956             925
    Concessions.................................................             943             610             600
    Miscellaneous...............................................             654             310             365
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................           7,645           7,603           7,265
                                                                 ===============================================
      Total revenue.............................................          40,583          45,203          49,161
                                                                 ===============================================
Expenses:                                                                                                       
    Personal services...........................................           9,382           9,401          10,795
    Contractual services........................................           1,652           3,159           3,400
    Supplies....................................................             380             586             500
    Occupancy costs.............................................           1,496           1,650           1,800
    Depreciation................................................           2,532           2,611           2,800
    Miscellaneous...............................................              95             360             200
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total WCC program expenses................................          15,537          17,767          19,495
                                                                 ===============================================
      Expansion related expenses................................               0          27,586          29,816
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, expenses WCC authority.............................          15,537          45,353          49,311
                                                                 ===============================================
Income (loss) before operating transfer in......................          25,046           (150)           (150)
                                                                 ===============================================
General fund transfers in:                                                                                      
    Hotel occupancy tax.........................................           4,965           5,400           5,400
    General fund................................................             175               0               0
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total transfers-in........................................           5,140           5,400           5,400
                                                                 ===============================================
Washington Convention and Visitors Association..................           2,525           2,700           2,700
D.C. Committee to Promote Washington............................           2,025           2,025           2,025
D.C. Chamber of Commerce........................................             475             525             525
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total promotional/total transfers-out.....................           5,025           5,250           5,250
                                                                 ===============================================
Net transfers to WCC Authority..................................             115             150             150
                                                                 ===============================================
Net income (loss)...............................................          25,161               0               0
Retained earnings (deficit) at the beginning of the year........             815          25,976          25,976
                                                                 ===============================================
Retained earnings (deficit) at the end of the year..............          25,976          25,976          25,976
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Effective October 1, 1994, The Washington Convention Center Authority Act became effective which replaced   
  funding from the General Fund Subsidy with special dedicated tax.                                             

                               Personnel

    The Committee recommends a total of 32,980 continuing full-
time equivalent positions to be financed from District of 
Columbia funds, Federal grants, private and other, and intra-
District funds during fiscal year 1997 consisting of 35,146 
positions under the general operating expenses and 245 from the 
enterprise and other funds and a reduction of 2,411 from 
workforce initiatives.
    The following table summarizes by agency the positions 
authorized, requested and recommended for fiscal year 1997:

                                         FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS                                         
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Fiscal Year--                  
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                               1996                      1997   
                                                                  1996       control        1997      committee 
                                                                approved      board       request      recomm.  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Governmental Direction and Support:                                                                             
    Council of the District of Columbia.....................          143          143          143          143
    District of Columbia Auditor............................           12           12           12           12
    Office of the Mayor.....................................           25           25           29           29
    Office of Executive Secretary...........................           34           34           34           34
    Office of Inspector General.............................            7            5           40           40
    Office of Communications................................            5            5            6            6
    Office of Intergovernment Relations.....................           22           22           18           18
    Office of the Deputy Mayor/City Administrator...........           29           29           29           29
    Office of Personnel.....................................          192          192          192          192
    Department of Administrative Services...................          217          217          217          217
    Contract Appeals Board..................................            5            5            5            5
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer...................            5           15           13           13
    Office of the Budget....................................           42           49           49           49
    Office of Financial Management..........................          214          251          252          252
    Department of Finance and Revenue.......................          451          470          470          470
    Board of Elections and Ethics...........................           63           63           51           51
    Office of Campaign Finance..............................           10           16           15           15
    Public Employee Relations Board.........................            3            4            3            3
    Office of Employee Appeals..............................           13           15           15           15
    Office of Grants Management.............................            6           14           14           14
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, governmental direction and support.............        1,498        1,586        1,607        1,607
                                                             ===================================================
Economic Development and Regulation:                                                                            
    Business Services and Economic Development..............            0            0          685          685
    Deputy Mayor for Economic Development...................           25           27            0            0
    Office of Banking and Financial Institutions............            5            5            0            0
    Office of Tourism and Promotion.........................            4            4            0            0
    Office of Planning......................................           23           23            0            0
    Office of Zoning........................................            5            8           13           13
    Department of Housing and Community Development.........          169          169            0            0
    Department of Public and Assisted Housing...............            5            5            5            5
    Department of Employment Services.......................          758          757          737          737
    Board of Appeals and Review.............................            1            1            2            2
    Board of Real Property Assessment and Appeals...........            1            2            3            3
    Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs...........          612          612          177          177
    Public Service Commission...............................           60           60           54           54
    Office of People's Counsel..............................           24           24           24           24
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, economic development and regulation............        1,692        1,697        1,700        1,700
                                                             ===================================================
Public Safety and Justice:                                                                                      
    Metropolitan Police Department..........................        4,512        4,512        4,739        4,739
    Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department..........        1,790        1,790        1,790        1,790
    Court of Appeals........................................           83           87           93           93
    Superior Court..........................................        1,142        1,236        1,251        1,251
    D.C. Court System.......................................          103          117          117          117
    Office of the Corporation Counsel.......................          289          330          289          289
    Pretrial Services Agency................................           93          117          118          118
    Department of Corrections...............................        3,369        3,449        3,408        3,408
    Board of Parole.........................................          113          114          124          124
    National Guard..........................................           12           12           26           26
    Office of Emergency Preparedness........................           35           34           35           35
    Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure..........            2            2            2            2
    Judicial Nomination Commission..........................            1            1            1            1
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, public safety and justice......................       11,544       11,801       11,993       11,993
                                                             ===================================================
Public Education System:                                                                                        
    Board of Education (Public Schools).....................       10,167       10,156        9,978        9,978
    University of the District of Columbia..................        1,079        1,079        1,079        1,079
    Public Library..........................................          415          415          415          415
    Commission on the Arts and Humanities...................            9            9            9            9
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, public education system........................       11,670       11,659       11,481       11,481
                                                             ===================================================
Human Support Services:                                                                                         
    Department of Human Services............................        5,887        5,887        5,887        5,887
    Department of Recreation and Parks......................          515          515          515          515
    Office of Aging.........................................           26           26           26           26
    Department of Human Rights..............................           25           25           13           13
    Office on Latino Affairs................................            3            3            3            3
    D.C. Energy Office......................................           13           13           13           13
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, human support services.........................        6,469        6,469        6,457        6,457
                                                             ===================================================
Public Works:                                                                                                   
    Department of Public Works..............................        1,896        1,896        1,899        1,899
    D.C. Taxicab Commission.................................           18           18            9            9
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, public works...................................        1,914        1,914        1,908        1,908
                                                             ===================================================
Enterprise Funds:                                                                                               
    Water and Sewer.........................................        1,024        1,024            0            0
    Lottery and Charitable Games............................           88           88          100          100
    Cable Television........................................            8            8            8            8
    D.C. Retirement Board...................................           11           11           13           13
    Correctional Industries.................................           66          106          124          124
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, enterprise funds...............................        1,197        1,237          245          245
                                                             ===================================================
Workforce Initiatives.......................................            0            0      (2,411)      (2,411)
                                                             ===================================================
      Total, FTEs...........................................       35,984       36,363       32,980       32,980
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                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                   Governmental Direction and Support

    The Committee recommends a total of $115,663,000 for the 
various departments, agencies and activities funded through 
this appropriation.
    The allowance recommended by activity follows:

                                                                               GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT                                                                               
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                                                                                                                                                            Bill compared with--                
                                                                                      Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1997   Recommended in  -----------------------------------------------------
                          Agency/Activity                             1996 approved    distribution by       request          bill \1\      Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1997
                                                                                        control board                                           approved        control board        request    
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Council of the District of Columbia...............................        8,380,000         7,295,000         8,878,000         8,878,000           498,000         1,583,000                 0 
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor........................          961,000           952,000           982,000           982,000            21,000            30,000                 0 
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.................................          572,000           572,000           572,000           572,000                 0                 0                 0 
Office of the Mayor...............................................        1,753,000         1,548,000         2,209,000         1,753,000                 0           205,000          (456,000)
Office of the Secretary...........................................        2,497,000         2,424,000         2,208,000         2,208,000          (289,000)         (216,000)                0 
Office of Inspector General.......................................          728,000         3,493,000         7,200,000         7,200,000         6,472,000         3,707,000                 0 
Office of Communications..........................................          300,000           313,000           350,000           350,000            50,000            37,000                 0 
Office of Intergovernmental Relations.............................        1,735,000         1,259,000         1,239,000         1,239,000          (496,000)          (20,000)                0 
Office of City Administrator/Deputy Mayor for Operations..........        4,776,000         3,975,000         4,637,000         4,637,000          (139,000)          662,000                 0 
Office of Personnel...............................................       11,220,000        10,596,000        10,568,000        10,568,000          (652,000)          (28,000)                0 
Department of Administrative Services.............................       38,288,000        45,331,000        29,819,000        29,819,000        (8,469,000)      (15,512,000)                0 
Contract Appeals Board............................................          511,000           528,000           563,000           563,000            52,000            35,000                 0 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer.............................          320,000         1,919,000         1,459,000         1,459,000         1,139,000          (460,000)                0 
Office of the Budget..............................................        4,010,000         5,392,000         4,251,000         4,251,000           241,000        (1,141.000)                0 
Office of Financial Management....................................       43,009,000        26,310,000        23,764,000        23,764,000       (19,245,000)       (2,546,000)                0 
Department of Finance and Revenue.................................       21,183,000        20,828,000        22,357,000        22,357,000         1,174,000         1,529,000                 0 
Tax Revision Commission...........................................                0           200,000                 0                 0                 0          (200,000)                0 
Board of Elections and Eithics....................................        3,015,000         2,807,000         2,777,000         2,777,000          (238,000)          (30,000)                0 
Office of Campaign Finance........................................          773,000           747,000           804,000           804,000            31,000            57,000                 0 
Public Employee Relations Board...................................          470,000           467,000           325,000           325,000          (145,000)         (142,000)                0 
Office of Employee Appeals........................................        1,413,000         1,126,000         1,113,000         1,113,000          (300,000)          (13,000)                0 
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments....................          400,000           400,000           396,000           396,000            (4,000)           (4,000)                0 
Office of Grants Management and Development.......................        2,816,000         2,857,000        12,922,000        12,922,000        10,106,000        10,065,000                 0 
Certificate of Participation......................................                0                 0         7,926,000                 0                 0                 0        (7,926,000)
Human Resources Development.......................................                0                 0        12,257,000                 0                 0                 0       (12,257,000)
Real Estate.......................................................                0                 0        (4,488,000)                0                 0                 0         4,488,000 
Management Information Systems....................................                0                 0        (6,317,000)                0                 0                 0         6,317,000 
Energy Cost Reduction.............................................                0                 0        (2,271,000)                0                 0                 0         2,271,000 
Purchasing and Procurement........................................                0                 0       (12,960,000)                0                 0                 0        12,960,000 
Unallocated.......................................................                0                 0                 0           456,000           456,000           456,000           456,000 
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Governmental Direction and Support...................      149,130,000       141,339,000       133,540,000       139,393,000        (9,737,000)       (1,946,000)        5,853,000 
Less Intra-District funds.........................................      (24,728,000)      (23,981,000)      (23,730,000       (23,730,000)          998,000           251,000                 0 
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised, Governmental Direction and Support.................      124,402,000       117,358,000       109,810,000       115,663,000        (8,739,000)       (1,695,000)        5,853,000 
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\1\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds for comparison purposes.               

                  Council of the District of Columbia

    The Committee recommends a total of $8,878,000 and 143 
full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 1997 (including 
$8,876,000 and 143 full-time equivalent positions from local 
funds and $2,000 from other funds) for the operation of the 
legislative branch of government for the District. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $1,583,000 above 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Council of the District is the elected legislative 
branch of the District government. Its mission is to enact 
laws, adopt the annual operating budget, and establish and 
oversee the programs and operations of District government 
agencies. The Council is composed of 13 members--five of whom 
including the Chairman, are elected at-large, and eight who are 
elected from wards.

               Office of the District of Columbia Auditor

    The Committee recommends $982,000 and 12 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year 1997 for 
the operation of this office. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $30,000 above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor assists the 
Council of the District of Columbia in performing its oversight 
responsibilities, conducts statutory required audits of various 
accounts, operations and programs of the District of Columbia 
government, and reviews revenue estimates in support of annual 
budgets and municipal bonds.

                   Advisory Neighborhood Commissions

    The bill includes an appropriation of $572,000 from local 
funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 37 chartered advisory 
neighborhood commissions which were established by the District 
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
to advise the District government on matters of public policy 
in areas such as planning, transportation, social service 
programs, health, safety and sanitation.

                          Office of the Mayor

    The Committee has not approved the budget request of 
$2,209,000 for the Office of the Mayor. The request reflected 
an increase of $661,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level. The 
Committee recommends a budget of $1,753,000 and 29 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $1,121,000 in local funds and 
$632,000 in intra-District funds). This recommendation equals 
the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1996 and is $205,000 
over the amount allocated by the control board and 4 positions 
above last year's number. While the initial budget request 
provided no explanation for this increase, some justifications 
were ultimately provided. The Committee recognizes the 
legitimacy of some of the increased costs cited, specifically 
in the area of building occupancy costs. However, the Committee 
believes that the increase of $205,000 over the amount 
allocated by the control board in fiscal year 1996 is adequate 
to cover any additional expenses incurred by the Office of the 
Mayor in fiscal year 1997.
    The Mayor, as the chief executive officer of the District 
of Columbia government, has overall responsibility for the 
implementation of programs and the administration of executive 
agencies.

                        Office of the Secretary

    The bill includes $1,730,000 and 20 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $1,651,000 and 18 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds and $79,000 and 2 full-time 
equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal year 1997 for 
the Office of the Secretary. The Committee's allowance reflects 
a decrease of $216,000 below the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of the Secretary assists the Mayor and the 
executive agencies with their operations by providing 
ministerial and logistical support services, managing the 
District's records storage program and archives, and reviewing, 
publishing, and distributing all District government rules and 
regulations and administrative orders.

                      Office of Inspector General

    The appropriation of $7,200,000 and 40 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds is recommended for fiscal year 1997 
for the Office of Inspector General. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $3,707,000 and 33 full-time equivalent 
positions above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of Inspector General provides oversight of the 
District government's activities to prevent and detect fraud, 
abuse, and waste in its programs and operations.

                        Office of Communications

    The Committee recommends $112,000 from local funds for the 
Office of Communications for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $37,000 and one full full-
time equivalent position above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of Communications assists the Mayor and the City 
Administrator in increasing public awareness and understanding 
of the services and operations of the District government by 
improving the quality of communication between the public and 
the District government.

                 Office of Intergovernmental Relations

    The bill includes $684,000 and 8 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds for the Office of Intergovernmental 
Relations for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance 
reflects a decrease of $20,000 and four full-time equivalent 
positions below the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of Intergovernmental Relations is responsible 
for assisting the Mayor by providing liaison with other 
branches and levels of the District, Federal, and regional 
governments.

      Office of the City Administrator/Deputy Mayor for Operations

    A total of $3,944,000 and 16 full-time equivalent positions 
from local funds are included in the bill for the operation of 
the Office of the City Administrator/Deputy Mayor for 
Operations in fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $662,000 above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The Office of the City Administrator/Deputy Mayor for 
Operations is responsible for assisting the Mayor in 
formulating and implementing District goals and priorities and 
to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of city services 
by overseeing the operations of the District and managing 
sensitive and new initiatives.

                          Office of Personnel

    The Committee recommends $9,566,000 and 168 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $8,645,000 and 147 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds and $921,000 and 21 full-
time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of 
Personnel for the fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance 
reflects a decrease of $28,000 below the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The Office of Personnel provides an effective human 
resource management program for the District of Columbia 
government through the recruitment, development and retention 
of a qualified work force.

                 Department of Administrative Services

    The bill includes $12,602,000 and 187 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $10,965,000 and 187 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds and $1,637,000 from other funds) for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Department of Administrative Services. 
The Committee's allowance reflects a decrease of $15,512,000 
below the fiscal year 1996 level which reflects the cost of 
utilities and rent transferred to agency budgets.
    The Department of Administrative Services is the central 
provider of core services to District agencies that supports 
their operations and public service missions.

                         Contract Appeals Board

    The Committee recommends $563,000 and 5 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for the Contract Appeals 
Board for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects 
an increase of $35,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Contract Appeals Board provides a quasi-judicial forum 
to assure that the contracting practices of District agencies 
are responsive, impartial, and expeditious.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    The Committee recommends $1,269,000 and 10 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an a decrease of $460,000 and an increase of 
eight full-time equivalent positions from the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The Committee recommends language under section 142 that 
places all executive branch accounting, budget, and financial 
management personnel under the direction and control of the 
Chief Financial Officer during control periods. Language 
approved in earlier legislation provided the CFO with this 
authority for fiscal years 1996 and 1997. The Committee 
believes the CFO's authority over these personnel during 
control periods will expedite the work of the Financial 
Management Authority and restore the District to a sound 
financial footing sooner than would occur otherwise.
    The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is to assist the 
Mayor in the performance of the financial management functions 
of the District of Columbia government.

                          Office of the Budget

    A total of $2,574,000 and 21 full-time equivalent positions 
from local funds for fiscal year 1997 are included in the bill 
for the Office of the Budget. The Committee's allowance 
reflects a decrease of $1,141,000 and an increase of seven 
full-time equivalent positions from the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of the Budget develops, monitors, analyzes, and 
executes the District's budget, including operating, capital, 
enterprise funds, and a multi-year financial plan.

                     office of Financial management

    The Committee recommends a total of $23,086,000 and 229 
full-time equivalent positions (including $21,000,000 and 191 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds and $2,086,000 
and 38 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for 
fiscal year 1997 for the operations of the Office of Financial 
Management. The Committee's allowance reflects a decrease of 
$2,546,000 and increase of 38 full-time equivalent positions 
from the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of Financial Management governs the District's 
accounting policies and practices, manages systems to support 
centralized and agency-level accounting operations, administers 
the District government's cash management program and the 
issuance of long- and short-term debt instruments, and prepares 
monthly and annual financial reports.

                   Department of Finance and Revenue

    The bill includes $22,339,000 and 470 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $22,284,000 and 470 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds and $55,000 from other funds) for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Department of Finance and Revenue. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $1,529,000 and 19 
full-time equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The Department of Finance and Revenue is responsible for 
ensuring fair, effective and efficient administration and 
enforcement of the District of Columbia's business, income, 
excise, and real property tax laws.

                     board of elections and ethics

    The Committee recommends a total of $2,777,000 and 51 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year 1997 
for the Board of Elections and Ethics. The Committee's 
allowance reflects a decrease of $30,000 and 12 full-time 
equivalent positions below the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Board of Elections and Ethics is responsible for the 
administration and enforcement of the election laws of the 
District of Columbia.

                       Office of Campaign Finance

    The Committee recommends $804,000 and 15 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of 
Campaign Finance for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $57,000 and five full-time 
equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of Campaign Finance is responsible for the 
preservation of the confidence of the public in the integrity 
of the District government and to ensure trust by enforcing 
District of Columbia laws pertaining to campaign finance, 
lobbying, conflict of interest, and ethical conduct of public 
officials.

                    public employee relations board

    The Committee recommends the total request of $325,000 and 
3 full-time equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal 
year 1997 for the Public Employee Relations Board. The 
Committee's allowance reflects a decrease of $142,000 below the 
fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Board is responsible for solving labor-management 
disputes in the District government.

                       office of employee appeals

    The total budget request of $1,113,000 and 15 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds is included in the bill 
for the Office of Employee Appeals. The Committee's allowance 
reflects a decrease of $13,000 and an increase of two full-time 
equivalent positions from the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of Employee Appeals is an administrative hearing 
agency that adjudicates appeals filed by District employees 
concerning adverse actions, performance ratings, 
classifications, privacy and records management, erroneous 
employee payments, reductions-in-force, and grievances.

             metropolitan washington council of governments

    The total budget request of $396,000 from local funds is 
included in the bill as the District's share of the Council of 
Government's budget for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's 
allowance reflects a decrease of $4,000 below the fiscal year 
1996 level.
    The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is the 
cooperative association of the 16 major cities and counties in 
the metropolitan area. It was organized in 1957 and is the 
official planning agency for metropolitan Washington by 
designation of various Federal agencies. The Council provides 
the mechanism for interlocal and interstate cooperation in 
metropolitan Washington.

              office of grants management and development

    The bill includes $12,570,000 and 12 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $378,000 and four full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds and $12,192,000 and eight full-time 
equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the Office of 
Grants Management and Development for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $10,065,000 and 
eight full-time equivalent positions from the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The responsibility of the Office of Grants Management and 
Development is to assist the District government in obtaining 
and administering the maximum amount of Federal, foundation and 
corporate resources to support its policies and programs that 
will enhance the government's immediate and long-term financial 
condition.

                     certification of participation

    The requested $7,926,000 for the Certification of 
Participation is included as a separate appropriation heading 
later in the bill.

                      human resources development

    The requested $12,257,000 for human resources development 
is included as a separate appropriation heading later in the 
bill.

                       cost reduction initiatives

    The request for reductions of $4,488,000 for real estate 
initiatives, $6,317,000 for management information systems, 
$2,271,000 for energy cost reductions, and $12,960,000 for 
purchasing and procurement are included as a combined 
appropriation later in the bill.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

    The Committee recommends a total of $135,704,000 for fiscal 
year 1997 for the department and agencies funded through this 
appropriation.

                                                           ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION                                                          
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                                                                                                                        Bill compared with--            
                                                     Fiscal year 1996                                     ----------------------------------------------
         Agency/Activity           Fiscal year 1996   distribution by  Fiscal year 1997   Recommended in                                         Fiscal 
                                       approved        Control Board        request          bill \3\      Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  year 1997
                                                                                                               approved        Control Board     request
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Business Services and Economic                                                                                                                          
 Development \1\.................                0                 0        51,967,000        51,967,000        51,967,000        51,967,000           0
Assistant City Administrator for                                                                                                                        
 Economic Development \2\........        3,943,000         3,832,000                 0                 0        (3,943,000)       (3,832,000)          0
Office of Banking and Financial                                                                                                                         
 Institutions \2\................          296,000           231,000                 0                 0          (296,000)         (231,000)          0
Office of Tourism and Promotion                                                                                                                         
 \2\.............................        1,000,000           995,000                 0                 0        (1,000,000)         (995,000)          0
Office of Planning \2\...........        1,955,000         1,910,000                 0                 0        (1,955,000)       (1,910,000)          0
Office of Zoning.................          541,000           552,000           870,000           870,000           329,000           318,000           0
Department of Housing and                                                                                                                               
 Community Development \2\.......       15,988,000        15,114,000                 0                 0       (15,988,000)      (15,114,000)          0
Department of Public and Assisted                                                                                                                       
 Housing.........................        8,420,000         8,344,000         8,330,000         8,330,000           (90,000)          (14,000)          0
Department of Employment Services       63,925,000        53,613,000        66,012,000        66,012,000         2,087,000        12,399,000           0
Board of Appeals and Review......          131,000           129,000           157,000           157,000            26,000            28,000           0
Board of Real Property                                                                                                                                  
 Assessments and Appeals.........          338,000           321,000           351,000           351,000            13,000            30,000           0
Department of Consumer and                                                                                                                              
 Regulatory Affairs\2\...........       36,349,000        35,511,000        14,102,000        14,102,000       (22,247,000)      (21,409,000)          0
Public Service Commission........        5,600,000         5,547,000         4,570,000         4,570,000        (1,030,000)         (977,000)          0
Office of the People's Counsel...        2,497,000         2,081,000         2,437,000         2,437,000           (60,000)          356,000           0
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Economic Development                                                                                                                       
       and Regulation............      140,983,000       128,180,000       148,796,000       148,796,000         7,813,000        20,616,000           0
Less Intra-District funds........      (16,330,000)      (16,330,000)      (13,092,000)      (13,092,000)        3,238,000         3,238,000           0
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised, Economic                                                                                                                                 
       Development and Regulation      124,653,000       111,850,000       135,704,000       135,704,000        11,051,000        23,854,000           0
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\1\ New agency created by transferring programs and functions from Assistant City Administrator for Economic Development, Office of Banking and         
  Financial Institutions, Office of Tourism and Promotion, Office of Planning, Department of Housing and Community Development, the business regulation 
  and adjudicatory functions of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, and the minority business development section of the Office of Human 
  Rights and Minority Business (under Human Support Services appropriation title).                                                                      
\2\ Transferred in whole or in part to the new Department of Business Services and Economic Development.                                                
\3\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds
  for comparison purposes.                                                                                                                              

        department of business services and economic development

    The Committee recommends $40,127,000 and 508 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $28,527,000 and 425 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds, $598,000 and five full-
time equivalent positions from Federal funds and $11,002,000 
and 78 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the 
new Department of Business Services and Economic Development in 
fiscal year 1997.
    The new Department of Business Services and Economic 
Development mission is to facilitate the creation and growth of 
wealth in the District of Columbia and expansion of its revenue 
base through: (1) the development and implementation of 
programs and policies for the retention, expansion and 
attraction of commerce and trade, including local, small and 
disadvantaged businesses; (2) efficiently, effectively and 
fairly regulating business activities and land and building use 
in the District of Columbia; and (3) developing and maintaining 
stable, and diverse attractive neighborhoods throughout the 
District of Columbia.

          office of the deputy mayor for economic development

    All funding for this agency's functions are under the new 
consolidated Department of Business Services and Economic 
Development.

              office of banking and financial institutions

    All funding for this agency's functions are under the new 
consolidated Department of Business Services and Economic 
Development.

                    office of tourism and promotion

    All funding for this agency's functions are under the new 
consolidated Department of Business Services and Economic 
Development.

                   office of planning and development

    All funding for this agency's functions are under the new 
consolidated Department of Business Services and Economic 
Development.

                            office of zoning

    The Committee recommends $870,000 and 13 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $617,000 and 11 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds and $253,000 and 2 full-
time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of 
Zoning for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects 
an increase of $318,000 and eight full-time equivalent 
positions above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office of Zoning provides administrative, professional, 
and technical assistance to the Zoning Commission and the Board 
of Zoning Adjustment in the maintenance and regulation of 
zoning and the zoning process in the District of Columbia.

            department of Housing and Community Development

    All funding for this agency's functions are under the new 
consolidated Department of Business Services and Economic 
Development.

               Department of Public and Assisted Housing

    The bill includes $8,330,000 and 5 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds for the Department of Public and 
Assisted Housing for the Tenant Assistant Program (TAP) for 
fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance relfects a decrease 
of $14,000 below the fiscal year 1996 level.

                   Department of employment services

    The Committee recommends a total of $65,001,000 and 717 
full-time equivalent positions (including $17,748,000 and 142 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $36,110,000 
and 400 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and 
$11,143,000 and 175 full-time equivalent positions from other 
funds) for fiscal year 1997 for the Department of Employment 
Services. The Committee's allowance reflects an increase of 
$12,399,000 above and 21 full-time equivalent positions below 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Department of Employment Services provides meaningful 
employment and training opportunities; ensures timely payment 
of benefits for unemployed and injured workers, and promotes 
safe, healthy, and productive work places for employees and 
employers.

                      board of appeals and review

    The Committee recommends $157,000 and two full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Appeals 
and Review in fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $28,000 above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The Board of Appeals and Review is the administrative 
agency commissioned to review agency decisions disputed by 
citizens and medical facilities.

             board of real property assessments and appeals

    The Committee recommends $351,000 and three full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Real 
Property Assessment and Appeals for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $30,000 above the 
fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Board of Real Property Assessments and 
Appeals is to ensure that real property, which comes before the 
Board for review, is assessed at 100 percent of its market 
value and is in equalization with similar properties.

             department of consumer and regulatory affairs

    The Committee recommends a total of $13,861,000 and 175 
full-time equivalent positions (including $4,726,000 and 58 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $8,913,000 and 
117 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and 
$222,000 from other funds) for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Committee's 
allowance reflects a decrease of $21,409,000 and 435 full-time 
equivalent positions below the fiscal year 1996 level, which 
reflects the transfer of business regulation and adjudicatory 
functions to the Business Services and Economic Development 
Department.
    The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs protects 
the health, safety, and welfare of District of Columbia 
residents by regulating business activities, land and building 
use, occupational and professional conduct, rental housing and 
condominiums, health and social service care facilities, and 
the physical environment.

                       public service commission

    A total of $4,570,000 and 54 full-time equivalent positions 
(including $4,303,000 and 50 full-time equivalent positions 
from local funds, $87,000 and 2 full-time equivalent positions 
from Federal funds, and $180,000 and 2 full-time equivalent 
positions from other funds) is recommended for fiscal year 1997 
for the Public Service Commission. The Committee's allowance 
reflects a decrease of $977,000 and six full-time equivalent 
positions below the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Public Service Commission is to serve 
the public interest by ensuring that financially healthy 
utilities provide safe, reliable, and quality service at just 
and reasonable rates for District of Columbia residential, 
business and government ratepayers.

                       office of people's counsel

    The Committee has approved $2,437,000 and 24 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year 1997 for 
the Office of People's Counsel. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $356,000 above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the Office of the People's Counsel is to 
ensure that utility consumers of natural gas, electric, and 
telephone services, in the District of Columbia have legal 
representation before local and federal decision-making bodies.

                       Public Safety and Justice

    The Committee recommends a total of $1,041,281,000 for 
fiscal year 1997 for the public safety activities funded 
through this appropriation.
    The allocation of funds by department and agency is shown 
in the following tabulation:

                                                                PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE                                                               
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                                                                                                                        Bill compared with--            
                                                     Fiscal year 1996                                     ----------------------------------------------
         Agency/Activity           Fiscal year 1996   distribution by  Fiscal year 1997   Recommended in                                         Fiscal 
                                       approved        Control Board        request          bill \1\      Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  year 1997
                                                                                                               approved        Control Board     request
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Metropolitan Police Department...      245,717,000       237,624,000       264,637,000       264,637,000        18,920,000        27,013,000           0
Fire and Emergency Medical                                                                                                                              
 Services Department.............       87,292,000        89,960,000       106,720,000       106,720,000        19,428,000        16,760,000           0
Police and Fire Retirement System      220,000,000       220,000,000       226,700,000       226,700,000         6,700,000         6,700,000           0
Judges' Retirement System........        4,700,000         4,700,000         5,500,000         5,500,000           800,000           800,000           0
Court of Appeals.................        5,974,000         5,937,000         6,167,000         6,167,000           193,000           230,000           0
Superior Court...................       80,919,000        76,852,000        81,101,000        81,101,000           182,000         4,249,000           0
Court System.....................       34,677,000        33,331,000        33,944,000        33,944,000          (733,000)          613,000           0
Office of Corporation Counsel....       16,954,000        16,777,000        17,334,000        17,334,000           380,000           557,000           0
Settlements and Judgments........       14,800,000        14,800,000        14,800,000        14,800,000                 0                 0           0
Public Defender Service..........        7,702,000         7,702,000         7,797,000         7,797,000            95,000            95,000           0
Pretrial Services Agency.........        4,407,000         5,429,000         6,063,000         6,063,000         1,656,000           634,000           0
Department of Corrections........      232,302,000       248,541,000       272,302,000       272,302,000        40,000,000        23,761,000           0
Board of Parole..................        5,322,000         5,305,000         8,277,000         8,277,000         2,955,000         2,972,000           0
National Guard...................          678,000           667,000           902,000           902,000           224,000           235,000           0
Office of Emergency Preparedness.        2,194,000         2,142,000         2,887,000         2,887,000           693,000           745,000           0
Commission on Judicial                                                                                                                                  
 Disabilities and Tenure.........          130,000           126,000           128,000           128,000            (2,000)            2,000           0
Judicial Nomination Commission...           80,000            79,000            80,000            80,000                 0             1,000           0
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Public Safety and                                                                                                                          
       Justice...................      963,848,000       969,972,000     1,055,339,000     1,055,339,000        91,491,000        85,367,000           0
Less Intra-District funds........       (9,115,000)       (9,115,000)      (14,058,000)      (14,058,000)       (4,943,000)       (4,943,000)          0
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      Revised, Public Safety and                                                                                                                        
       Justice...................      954,733,000       960,857,000     1,041,281,000     1,041,281,000        86,548,000        80,424,000           0
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\1\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds
  for comparsion purposes.                                                                                                                              

                     metropolitan police department

    The Committee has approved a total of $260,600,000 and 
4,735 full-time equivalent positions (including $244,931,000 
and 4,674 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, 
$10,876,000 and 61 full-time equivalent positions from Federal 
funds, and $4,793,000 from other funds) for fiscal year 1997 
for the Metropolitan Police Department. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $27,013,000 and 227 full-time 
equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Metropolitan Police Department is to 
provide law enforcement and other police services to people 
living, working and visiting the District of Columbia and to 
improve the quality of life in the city.

             fire and emergency medical services department

    A total of $106,648,000 and 1,790 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $106,070,000 and 1,790 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds and $578,000 from other 
funds) is recommended for fiscal year 1997 for the Fire and 
Emergency Medical Services Department. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $16,760,000 above the fiscal 
year 1996 level.
    Vacancies.--The Committee is concerned about the District's 
ranking as last among the 25 largest cities in the United 
States in on-duty fire suppression, and second in total fire 
and rescue alarms per 100,000 people. The Committee recognizes 
the reluctance of the Fire Department to fill over 87 vacant 
firefighting positions. This has continued to be a point of 
contention between the Congress and the District of Columbia 
and the Committee believes that it is important both 
financially and for public safety, to fully staff the 
firefighting force of the District.
    Heavy-duty squads.--The Committee is very concerned about 
the Fire Department's decision to rotate the closings of up to 
eight companies a day in fiscal year 1996. The Committee has 
provided sufficient funding for the operation of all 53 
companies in the District of Columbia every day.
    Additionally, the Committee recognizes the dangers 
associated with the Nation's Capital and the unique structures 
and circumstances of the District of Columbia. The Committee 
believes the need for three heavy-duty squads is evident and 
urges their retention and full operation.
    The mission of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services 
Department is to improve the quality of life to those who 
choose to live, work, visit and do business in the District of 
Columbia by preventing fires before they occur; extinguishing 
those fires that do occur; and providing emergency medical and 
ambulance service.

                   police and fire retirement system

    A total of $226,700,000 from local funds is recommended for 
fiscal year 1997 as the City's contribution to the police and 
fire retirement system. The Committee's allowance reflects an 
increase of $6,700,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Police and Fire Retirement System provides annuity 
payments and other retirement and disability benefits for 
Metropolitan Police and Fire Department retirees and survivors.

                        judges retirement system

    The bill includes the full request of $5,500,000 from local 
funds for fiscal year 1997 as the District government's 
contribution to the retirement system for local judges. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $800,000 above 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Judges' Retirement System provides annuity payments and 
other retirement and disability benefits for District of 
Columbia retired judges and survivors.

                 district of columbia court of appeals

    The Committee has approved a total of $6,167,000 and 93 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds for fiscal year 
1997 for the District's highest court. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $230,000 and 10 full-time 
equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Court of Appeals is the highest court for the District 
of Columbia and reviews all appeals from all divisions and 
branches of the Superior Court as well as from the 
administrative agencies of the District government.

               Superior Court of the District of Columbia

    A total of $78,202,000 and 1,251 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $76,642,000 and 1,244 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds, $820,000 and 7 full-time equivalent 
positions from Federal funds and $740,000 from other funds) are 
included for fiscal year 1997 for the operation of the Superior 
Court. The Committee's allowance reflects an increase of 
$4,249,000 and 109 full-time equivalent positions above the 
fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Superior Court of the District of Columbia adjudicates 
all legal matter applicable to the District and its citizens.

                   District of Columbia Court System

    The bill includes $33,944,000 and 117 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 
administration of the District of Columbia Court system. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $613,000 and 14 
full-time equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the Court System is to provide 
administrative and financial management support to the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia and the D.C. Court of 
Appeals.

                   Office of the Corporation Counsel

    The Committee has approved $12,843,000 and 186 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $12,705,000 and 182 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds, and $138,000 and 4 full-
time equivalent positions from other funds) for fiscal year 
1997 for the Office of the Corporation Counsel. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $557,000 above the fiscal 
year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Office of the Corporation Counsel is to 
conduct all legal business for the District of Columbia 
including all suits instituted by and against the government 
thereof.

                       Settlements and Judgments

    The Committee recommends $14,800,000 from local funds for 
fiscal year 1997 for this special account to settle claims and 
lawsuits and pay judgments in all types of tort cases entered 
against the District government.

                        Public Defender Service

    The Committee recommends $7,797,000 from local funds for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Public Defender Service. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $95,000 above the 
fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Public Defender Service is to provide 
legal representation to indigent persons in criminal, juvenile, 
and mental health commitment matters at the trial and appellate 
levels.

                        Pretrial Services Agency

    The budget request of $5,287,000 and 114 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $3,891,000 and 95 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds and $1,396,000 and 19 
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds) are 
recommended for fiscal year 1997 for the Pretrial Services 
Agency. The Committee's allowance reflects an increase of 
$634,000 and 25 full-time equivalent above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the Pretrial Services Agency is to assist 
the trial and appellate levels of both the Federal and local 
courts in determining eligibility for pretrial release by 
providing background information on all arrestees.

                       Department of Corrections

    The bill includes the total request of $270,519,000 and 
3,368 full-time equivalent positions (including $264,289,000 
and 3,355 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, 
$2,620,000 and 13 full-time equivalent positions from Federal 
funds, and $3,610,000 from other funds) for fiscal year 1997 
for the Department of Corrections. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $23,761,000 and 39 full-time equivalent 
positions above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Department of Corrections is to ensure 
public safety and uphold the public trust by providing for the 
safety and secure confinement of pre-trial detainees and 
sentenced prisoners and to do so fairly, without undue 
suffering and as efficiently as possible.

                            Board of Parole

    An appropriation of $8,277,000 and 124 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $6,106,000 and 124 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds and $2,171,000 from Federal funds) 
is included for the Board of Parole for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $2,972,000 and 11 
full-time equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the Board of Parole is to protect the public 
safety, promote the rehabilitation of offenders and protect 
individuals' rights by determining if and when to grant or 
revoke parole, establishing the terms and conditions of parole, 
and supervising parolees in the community.

                             National Guard

    The Committee recommends $902,000 and 26 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for the District's 
support of the National Guard during fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $235,000 and 14 
full-time equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the District of Columbia National Guard is 
to serve as an integral component of the nation's military 
forces when activated and is trained to respond during civil 
emergencies or disturbances to protect life, property, and the 
interest of the District of Columbia.

                    Office of Emergency Preparedness

    A total of $2,887,000 and 35 full-time equivalent positions 
(including $1,460,000 and 23 full-time equivalent positions 
from local funds and $1,427,000 and 12 full-time equivalent 
positions from Federal funds) are recommended for the fiscal 
year 1997 for the Office of Emergency Preparedness. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $745,000 above 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Office of Emergency Preparedness is 
providing 24-hour emergency assistance by mobilizing and 
deploying personnel and resources, updating emergency 
operations plans and strategies, training emergency personnel, 
managing special events, warning and informing the public of 
emergencies and disasters in order to save lives and to protect 
property in the District of Columbia.

             commission on judicial disabilities and tenure

    The Committee recommends $128,000 and two full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds for the Commission on 
Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $2,000 above the 
fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and 
Tenure is to provide for the preservation of an independent and 
fair judiciary by making determinations regarding the 
discipline, involuntary retirement, and reappointment of judges 
of the District of Columbia courts.

                     Judicial Nomination Commission

    The budget request of $80,000 and one full-time equivalent 
position from local funds is recommended for fiscal year 1997 
for the Judicial Nomination Commission. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $1,000 above the fiscal year 
1996 level.
    The mission of the Judicial Nomination Commission is to 
select and recommend to the President of the United States 
nominees to fill judicial vacancies in the District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals and the Superior Court.

                        Public Education System

    A total of $758,815,000 is recommended for the operation of 
the activities included within this appropriation title.
    A summary of the allocations to the agencies and offices 
under this heading compared with the budget estimates follows:

                                                                 PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM                                                                
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                                                            Fiscal year                                                Bill compared with--             
                                                               1996                                      -----------------------------------------------
             Agency/Activity                Fiscal year    distribution     Fiscal year   Recommended in                    Fiscal year                 
                                           1996 approved    by Control     1997 request      bill \1\       Fiscal year    1996 Control     Fiscal year 
                                                               Board                                       1996 approved       Board       1997 request 
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Board of Education (Public Schools).....    580,996,000     575,175,000     578,822,000     575,987,000      (5,009,000)        812,000      (2,835,000)
School Repairs..........................              0       2,730,000               0               0               0      (2,730,000)               0
Public Charter Schools..................              0               0               0       2,835,000       2,835,000       2,835,000        2,835,000
Teachers' Retirement System.............    111,800,000     111,800,000      88,900,000      88,900,000     (22,900,000)    (22,900,000)               0
University of the District of Columbia..     79,396,000      76,943,000      76,287,000      76,287,000      (3,109,000)       (656,000)               0
Public Library..........................     20,742,000      21,657,000      22,432,000      22,432,000       1,690,000         775,000                0
Commission on the Arts and Humanities...      2,267,000       2,262,000       2,220,000       2,220,000         (47,000)        (42,000)               0
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Public Education System....    795,201,000     790,567,000     768,661,000     768,661,000     (26,540,000)    (21,906,000)               0
Less Intra-District funds...............     (9,846,000)     (9,846,000)     (9,846,000)     (9,846,000)              0               0                0
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand total, Public Education                                                                                                                     
       System...........................    785,355,000     780,721,000     758,815,000     758,815,000     (26,540,000)    (21,906,000)               0
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\1\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds
  for comparison purposes.                                                                                                                              

                   board of education--public schools

    An appropriation of $573,430,000 and 9,935 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $479,679,000 and 9,063 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, $85,823,000 and 840 
full-time equivalent from Federal funds, and $7,928,000 and 32 
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the public 
school system are approved for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $812,000 and a 
reduction of 189 full-time equivalent positions from the fiscal 
year 1996 level.
    The appropriation of $479,679,000 of local funds for the 
public schools of the District of Columbia in FY 1997 will be 
allocated to the Board of Education on the basis of a per pupil 
funding formula in accordance with City Council Resolution 11-
441, ``Approval of a Fiscal Year 1997 Uniform Per Student 
Funding Formula for Public Schools Emergency Resolution of 
1996.'' The Committee's recommendation is in accordance with 
section 2401(b)(1)(A) of the District of Columbia School Reform 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134).
    The Committee notes that the appropriation to the Board of 
Education assumes that the students attracted to public charter 
schools are drawn from the students currently enrolled in the 
public schools under the control of the Board of Education, 
thus not increasing the total estimated number of 79,805 
students currently served through publicly funded education. 
The Committee additionally notes that in the event the total 
payment to the Board of Education, as determined by the funding 
formula on the basis of the actual student enrollment count 
verified by the Financial Management Authority, should be 
higher than the amount of $479,679,000 appropriated by this 
Act, adjustments will be made to the ``Public education 
system'' appropriation title during the supplemental budget 
process to reallocate any additional funds that are necessary 
to ensure full payment to the Board of Education. Such a case 
may result if new public charter schools attract students 
currently enrolled in private schools or students newly moved 
into the District, and the estimated figure for the number of 
students currently enrolled in public schools is not reduced 
for any reason.
    The mission of the District of Columbia Public Schools is 
to provide a viable and comprehensive system of publicly 
supported education for students from pre-kindergarten through 
grade twelve. The District of Columbia Public Schools, under 
the direction of the Board of Education and the management of 
the Superintendent, provides services including comprehensive 
programs at the elementary, junior and senior high school 
levels. Additionally, special educational services for the 
handicapped students and career training opportunities for 
adults at career development centers are provided.

                     components of funding formula

    Section 2401 of the District of Columbia School Reform Act 
of 1995 (Public Law 104-134), mandated in relevant part that 
``the Mayor and the District of Columbia Council, in 
consultation with the Board of Education and the 
Superintendent, shall establish not later than 90 days after 
the enactment of this Act, a formula to determine'' . . . the 
annual payment . . . ``(f)or fiscal year 1997 and for each 
subsequent year'' . . . for public schools under the control of 
the Board of Education and for each public charter school, with 
such annual payments to be . . . ``calculated by multiplying a 
uniform dollar amount . . . by the number of students'' in 
specified grade levels. Public Law 104-134 became effective on 
April 26, 1996, and thus the uniform per student funding 
formula had to be established by the Mayor and Council by no 
later than July 25, 1996.
    After a series of meetings involving members of the Board 
of Education, Board staff, school system officials and 
representatives of the Superintendent of Schools, Council 
Committee on Education and Libraries staff, representatives of 
the Mayor, staff of the Control Board, and community 
representatives, agreement was reached on a weighted funding 
formula that would allocate in fiscal year 1997 uniform amounts 
per student for students enrolled in preschool, 
prekindergarten, kindergarten through grade three, grades four 
through six, junior high school, and senior high school, 
respectively, with ``add on'' funds to be provided for limited 
English proficient and handicapped students. Subsequently on 
July 3, 1996, the Council of the District of Columbia approved 
resolution 11-441, ``Approval of a Fiscal Year 1997 Uniform Per 
Student Funding Formula for Public Schools Emergency Resolution 
of 1996.'' It is the Committee's understanding that this 
Resolution will be formally transmitted to Congress by the 
Mayor and the Council Chairman.
    The Committee notes that for Fiscal Year 1998 and 
subsequent years, the funding formula and annual payments 
derived from per pupil allocations to both public charter 
schools and public schools under the control of the Board of 
Education must include the total costs of the operations of the 
Board of Education itself, all central administration and 
central office costs, including those applicable to the 
Superintendent of Schools, all facilities operating costs, 
including utilities, all local education agency evaluation, 
assessment, and monitoring costs, and any other direct or 
indirect costs normally incurred by, or allocated to, schools 
under the control of the Board of Education and the overall 
public school system. Costs that may be excluded from the 
funding formula, per pupil allocations, and consequently annual 
payments to charter schools are expenditures incurred by the 
Board of Education for state level (agency) functions, 
expenditures for Federal grant programs (insofar as each public 
charter school is deemed a local education agency and is 
entitled to receipt of federal grant funds if and when eligible 
on the same basis as public schools under the control of the 
Board of Education), and expenditures to comply with court-
ordered mandates that are not applicable to public charter 
schools.

                total funds available for public schools

    The total funds available to the public school system in 
fiscal year 1997 follows:


Total resources

        Agency                                          Fiscal year 1997
Operating Expenses:
    Appropriation local funds...........................    $479,679,000
    Federal grants......................................      85,823,000
    Private and other funds.............................       7,928,000
    Intra-District funds................................       2,557,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
        Total, operating expenses.......................     575,987,000

                            pupil membership

    For the 1996-1997 school year, the number of students in 
the District's public school system is expected to increase 
674. The following table shows annual pupil membership 
statistics from 1969-1970 to the 1996-1997 estimates:

                PUPIL MEMBERSHIP, 1969-70 THROUGH 1995-96               
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  School year                    Enrollment     Change  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
October:                                                                
    1969......................................      145,584           0 
    1970......................................      142,857      (2,727)
    1971......................................      139,650      (3,207)
    1972......................................      136,783      (2,867)
    1973......................................      132,438      (4,345)
    1974......................................      128,389      (4,049)
    1975......................................      126,568      (1,821)
    1976......................................      122,586      (3,982)
    1977......................................      116,595      (5,991)
    1978......................................      113,858      (2,737)
    1979......................................      106,156      (7,702)
    1980......................................       99,225      (6,931)
    1981......................................       94,425      (4,800)
    1982......................................       91,105      (3,320)
    1983......................................       88,843      (2,262)
    1984......................................       87,397      (1,446)
    1985......................................       87,092        (305)
    1986......................................       86,405        (687)
    1987......................................       87,539       1,134 
    1988......................................       85,306      (2,233)
    1989......................................       81,301      (4,005)
    1990......................................       80,694        (607)
    1991......................................       80,618         (76)
    1992......................................       80,937         319 
    1993......................................       80,678        (259)
    1994......................................       80,450        (228)
    1995......................................       79,802        (648)
    1996......................................       80,476         674 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    With the amount recommended in the bill, per pupil 
expenditures for the 1996-1997 school year from all sources 
will total $7,157 of which $5,992 will be from District funds 
and $1,165 will be from Federal and other funds.

                         Public Charter Schools

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,835,000 
from local funds for ``Public charter schools'' in fiscal year 
1997. This amount will be allocated to public charter schools 
on a per pupil basis in accordance with City Council resolution 
11-441, ``Approval of a fiscal year 1997 Uniform Per Student 
Funding Formula for Public Schools Emergency Resolution of 
1996.'' This appropriation is initially to be placed in escrow 
``for use only by the District of Columbia public charter 
schools'', as required under section 2403(a)(1) of District of 
Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134). If the 
entirety of this appropriation has not been provided as 
payments to one or more public charter schools by May 1, 1997, 
any remaining unallocated funds will revert to the general fund 
of the District of Columbia in accordance with section 
2403(a)(2)(D) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 
1995.
    The Committee notes that in the unlikely event the total 
payment to one of more public charter schools, based on a per 
pupil allocation, were to exceed $2,835,000 in fiscal year 
1997, adjustments will be made to the ``Public education 
system'' appropriation title during the supplemental budget 
process to reallocate any additional funds that are necessary 
to ensure full payments to public charter schools.
    Language is recommended under section 145 that will allow 
public charter schools that serve adult and continuing 
education students to charge fees as originally intended by the 
District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-
134).

                      teachers' retirement system

    The Committee recommends the sum of $88,100,000 from local 
funds for Teachers' Retirement and Annuity Payments in fiscal 
year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects a decrease of 
$22,900,000 below the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Teachers' Retirement System provides annuity payments 
and other retirement and disability benefits for retired 
District teachers and their survivors.

                 university of the district of columbia

    The Committee recommends the sum of $69,801,000 and 917 
full-time equivalent positions (including $38,479,000 and 572 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $11,747,000 
and 156 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and 
$19,575,000 and 189 full-time equivalent positions from other 
funds) for the University in fiscal year 1997. The Committee's 
allowance reflects a decrease of $656,000 below the fiscal year 
1996 level.
    The University of the District of Columbia is the nation's 
only urban land grant institution. Its mission is to improve 
the quality of life by meeting higher education needs and 
aspirations of the residents of the District of Columbia at the 
lowest possible cost.

                             public library

    The Committee recommends approval of the $22,429,000 and 
415 full-time equivalent positions (including $21,529,000 and 
408 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $446,000 
and 6 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and 
$454,000 and 1 full-time equivalent position from other funds) 
requested for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance 
reflects a increase of $775,000 above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the Public Library is to acquire and 
organize information, including books and other materials, to 
meet the educational, cultural and recreational needs of adults 
and children in the community; and to provide free access to 
these materials and services in a manner ``convenient to the 
homes and offices of all residents.''

                 commission on the arts and humanities

    An appropriation of $2,220,000 and 9 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $1,757,000 and 2 full-time equivalent 
positions from local funds and $463,000 and 7 full-time 
equivalent positions from Federal funds) are recommended for 
the Commission on the Arts and Humanities for fiscal year 1997. 
The Committee's allowance reflects a decrease of $42,000 below 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Commission on the Arts and Humanities objectives are to 
enrich the quality of life for the people of the District of 
Columbia through the arts, in partnership with the community.

                         Human Support Services

    A total of $1,685,707,000 is recommended for the 
departments and agencies funded through this appropriation 
title.
    A summary comparing the Committee's recommendations with 
the estimates by department and activity follows:

                                                                 HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES                                                                 
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                                                                                                                        Bill compared with--            
                                                     Fiscal year 1996                                     ----------------------------------------------
         Agency/Activity           Fiscal year 1996   distribution by  Fiscal year 1997   Recommended in                                         Fiscal 
                                       approved        Control Board        request          bill \1\      Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  year 1997
                                                                                                               approved        Control Board     request
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Department of Human Services.....    1,705,427,000     1,566,614,000     1,538,200,000     1,538,200,000      (167,227,000)      (28,414,000)          0
Department of Recreation and                                                                                                                            
 Parks...........................       31,653,000        30,530,000        33,614,000        33,614,000         1,961,000         3,084,000           0
Office on Aging..................       19,009,000        18,994,000        19,169,000        19,169,000           160,000           175,000           0
D.C. General Hospital Payment                                                                                                                           
 (PBC)...........................       56,735,000        47,155,000        59,735,000        59,735,000         3,000,000        12,580,000           0
Unemployment Compensation Fund...       10,000,000         5,937,000         7,678,000         7,678,000        (2,322,000)        1,741,000           0
Disability Compensation Fund.....       26,000,000        26,000,000        24,793,000        24,793,000        (1,207,000)       (1,207,000)          0
Department of Human Rights \2\...        1,301,000         1,388,000           974,000           974,000          (327,000)         (414,000)          0
Office on Latino Affairs.........          657,000           655,000           688,000           688,000            31,000            33,000           0
Commission for Women.............           20,000            20,000                 0                 0           (20,000)          (20,000)          0
D.C. Energy Office...............        4,212,000         4,167,000         5,326,000         5,326,000         1,114,000         1,159,000           0
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Human Support                                                                                                                              
       Services..................    1,855,014,000     1,701,460,000     1,690,177,000     1,690,177,000      (164,837,000)      (11,283,000)          0
Less Intra-District funds........       (4,674,000)       (4,674,000)       (4,470,000)       (4,470,000)          204,000           204,000           0
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised, Human Support                                                                                                                            
       Services..................    1,850,340,000     1,696,786,000     1,685,707,000     1,685,707,000      (164,633,000)      (11,079,000)          0
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\1\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds
  for comparison purposes.                                                                                                                              
\2\ Minority Business Development activities transferred to new Department of Business Services and Economic Development (under Economic Development and
  Regulation appropriation title).                                                                                                                      

                      department of human services

    A total of $1,537,127,000 and 5,870 full-time equivalent 
positions (including $825,954,000 and 3,381 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds, $666,295,000 and 2,429 
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and 
$44,878,000 and 60 full-time equivalent positions from other 
funds) are recommended in the bill for the programs and 
activities operated by the Department of Human Services for 
fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects a decrease 
of $28,414,000 below the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Department of Human Services administers the delivery 
of public health and social services, as well as the District's 
Medicaid and Medical Charities programs, and serves as the 
policy focal point for Health Care Finance in the District of 
Columbia.

                   department of recreation and parks

    An appropriation of $30,415,000 and 422 full-time 
equivalent positions (including $28,218,000 and 403 full-time 
equivalent positions from local funds, $64,000 from Federal 
funds, and $2,133,000 and 19 full-time equivalent positions 
from other funds) are recommended for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Recreation and Parks. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $3,084,000 above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the Department of Recreation and Parks is to 
provide quality leisure services to residents and visitors to 
the District of Columbia in safe, well-maintained parks and 
facilities; to be environmentally responsible; to deliver 
programs that are stimulating, enriching, and culturally 
sensitive; to strategically manage financial and human 
resources; to provide adaptive programs and facilities for 
challenged customers; and to attain our goals and objectives 
through a dedicated team supported by volunteers, and public 
and private partnerships.

                            office on aging

    The Committee recommends the sum of $19,026,000 and 23 
full-time equivalent positions (including $13,611,000 and 14 
full-time equivalent positions from local funds, $5,410,000 and 
9 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $5,000 
from other funds) for the Office on Aging for fiscal year 1997. 
The Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $175,000 
above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Office on Aging develops and carries out a 
comprehensive and coordinated system of health, education, 
employment, and social services for the District's elderly who 
are 60 years of age and older.

     district of columbia general hospital payment (public benefit 
                              corporation)

    A total of $59,735,000 from local funds is recommended as 
the District's share of the operating costs of the city's 
public acute care hospital in fiscal year 1997. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $12,580,000 above the fiscal 
year 1996 level.
    The District of Columbia General Hospital Payment (Public 
Benefit Corporation) subsidy provides financing support for the 
Public Benefit Corporation's uncompensated health care and 
service delivery to District residents.

                     unemployment compensation fund

    An appropriation of $7,678,000 from local funds is 
recommended for fiscal year 1997 for the Unemployment 
Compensation Fund. The Committee's allowance reflects an 
increase of $1,741,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Unemployment Compensation Fund is to 
provide unemployment compensation to eligible former District 
government employees, during periods of unemployment, as a 
result of separation through no fault of their own.

                      disability compensation fund

    A total of $24,793,000 from local funds is recommended for 
the Disability Compensation Fund for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects a decrease of $1,207,000 below 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Disability Compensation Fund is to 
provide District government employees injured on the job with 
workers' compensation, including medical care, vocational 
rehabilitation, compensation for wage loss, and survivors' 
compensation.

                         office of human rights

    The sum of $939,000 and 13 full-time equivalent positions 
(including $742,000 and 13 full-time equivalent positions from 
local funds, and $197,000 from Federal fund) are recommended 
for the Office of Human Rights for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects a decrease of $414,000 and 12 
full-time equivalent positions below the fiscal year 1996 
level, which reflects the transfer of Minority Business 
Development to the new Business Services and Economic 
Development under the appropriation heading Economic 
Development and Regulation.
    The mission of the Office of Human Rights is to ensure an 
end to illegal discriminatory practices in employment, housing 
and commercial space, public accommodations, education 
institutions, and District government contracting, for the 
private sector, as well as, District government employees.

                        office of latino affairs

    The Committee recommends the sum of $668,000 and 3 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds for the Office on 
Latino Affairs for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance 
reflects an increase of $33,000 above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The objective of the Office on Latino Affairs is to ensure 
that health, education, employment, and social services are 
available to the latino community within the District of 
Columbia.

                             energy office

    The Committee recommends the appropriation of $5,326,000 
and 13 full-time equivalent positions (including $4,699,000 and 
6 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds and 
$627,000 and 7 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) 
for fiscal year 1997 for the Energy Office. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $1,159,000 above the fiscal 
year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Energy Office is to enhance the 
District's quality-of-life and economic competitiveness through 
initiatives which improve energy efficiency. These initiatives 
include education programs, energy-saving regulations, direct 
conservation, and energy assistance services.

                              Public Works

    A total of $247,967,000 for fiscal year 1997 is recommended 
in the bill for activities funded through this appropriation.
    A summary comparing the Committee's recommendations with 
the estimates by department and activity follows:

                                                                      PUBLIC WORKS                                                                      
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                                                                                                                        Bill compared with--            
                                                     Fiscal year 1996                                     ----------------------------------------------
         Agency/Activity           Fiscal year 1996   distribution by  Fiscal year 1997   Recommended in                                         Fiscal 
                                       approved        Control Board        request          bill \1\      Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  year 1997
                                                                                                               approved        Control Board     request
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Department of Public Works.......      161,227,000       151,729,000       159,042,000       159,042,000        (2,185,000)        7,313,000           0
Taxicab Commission...............        1,501,000         1,490,000         1,000,000         1,000,000          (501,000)         (490,000)          0
Washington Metropolitan Area                                                                                                                            
 Transit Commission..............           96,000            96,000            96,000            96,000                 0                 0           0
Washington Metropolitan Area                                                                                                                            
 Transit Authority (Metro).......      130,899,000       130,899,000       131,820,000       131,820,000           921,000           921,000           0
School Transit Subsidy...........        3,845,000         3,845,000         3,845,000         3,845,000                 0                 0           0
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total, Public Works.......      297,568,000       288,059,000       295,803,000       295,803,000        (1,765,000)        7,744,000           0
Less Intra-District funds........      (50,629,000)      (50,629,000)      (47,836,000)      (47,836,000)        2,793,000         2,793,000           0
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised, Public Works......      246,939,000       237,430,000       247,967,000       247,967,000         1,028,000        10,537,000          0 
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\1\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds
  for comparison purposes.                                                                                                                              

                       Department of Public Works

    The Committee recommends the appropriation of $111,206,000 
and 1,243 full-time equivalent positions (including $98,201,000 
and 1,143 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, 
$3,047,000 and 32 full-time equivalent positions from Federal 
funds, and $9,958,000 and 68 full-time equivalent positions 
from other funds) for the Department of Public Works for fiscal 
year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects an increase of 
$7,313,000 and three full-time equivalent positions above the 
fiscal year 1996 level.
    Geographic information systems (GIS).--The Committee 
continues to believe that development of a geographic 
information system (GIS) will provide efficiency and 
productivity in the District government, assist in the 
operation, maintenance and planning of the District's physical 
infrastructure, and enhance public safety and increase revenues 
through more accurate and efficient property tax collection. 
The National Capital Planning Commission is also providing 
administrative and financial resources to the District's GIS 
program. Because of the many benefits, financial and otherwise, 
that will accrue to the District, the Committee encourges 
District officials, including the District of Columbia 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
to provide $2,500,000 for the geographic information system in 
the District's fiscal year 1997 budget.
    Traffic volume.--The Committee urges the Department of 
Public Works to work with the Federal Highway Administration 
and other relevant agencies and report back to the Committee 
within 90 days after the enactment of this legislation on the 
volume of incoming and outgoing vehicular traffic, by category 
of vehicle, on all of the major transportation arteries serving 
the District of Columbia.
    The mission of the Department of Public Works is to improve 
the overall quality of life in the District of Columbia and 
enhance the District's ability to compete for residents, 
business, tourism and trade.

                           Taxicab Commission

    A total of $1,000,000 and 9 full-time equivalent positions 
(including $429,000 and 6 full-time equivalent positions from 
local funds and $571,000 and 3 full-time equivalent positions 
from other funds) are recommended for the Taxicab Commission 
for fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects a 
decrease of $490,000 and nine full-time equivalent positions 
below the fiscal year 1996 level, which reflects the transfer 
of ticket infraction hearings to the Department of Public 
Works, Bureau of Traffic Adjudication.
    The mission of the Taxicab Commission is to ensure that the 
public is provided with safe and reliable taxicab and other 
transportation services through the regulation of the public 
vehicle-for-hire industry in the District of Columbia.

            Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission

    The Committee recommends $96,000 from local funds for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Transit Commission.
    The mission of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Commission is to ensure that the public is provided with 
responsible and reliable transportation services through the 
regulation of privately-owned, for-hire passenger carriers 
serving the region.

             Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

    The Committee recommends approval of the requested 
$131,820,000 from local funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 
District's share of the operating expenses and debt services 
for Metrorail and Metrobus operations. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $921,000 above the fiscal 
year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority is to provide safe, convenient, and cost-efficient 
mass transit service within the District of Columbia and 
throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area.

                         School Transit Subsidy

    The bill includes $3,845,000 from local funds for fiscal 
year 1997 for the school transit subsidy.
    The School Transit Subsidy provides a subsidy for school 
children who use metrobus and metrorail for educationally 
related transportation. The students share of the base adult 
Metrobus and Metrorail fare was increased from one-third to 
one-half beginning June 21, 1995.

                        Financing and Other Uses

    The Committee recommends a total of $393,759,000 for the 
following appropriation titles:

                                                                                    FINANCING AND OTHER USES                                                                                    
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                                                                                         Fiscal year                                                        Bill compared with--                
                                                                     Fiscal year 1996        1996       Fiscal year 1997   Recommended in  -----------------------------------------------------
                          Agency/Activity                                approved      distribution by       request          bill \1\      Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1996  Fiscal year 1997
                                                                                         Control Board                                          approved        Control Board        request    
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Washington Convention Center Transfer Payment......................        5,400,000         5,400,000        5,400,000         5,400,000                 0                 0                 0 
Repayment of Loans and Interest....................................      327,787,000       327,787,000      333,710,000       333,710,000         5,923,000         5,923,000                 0 
Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt............................       38,678,000        38,678,000       38,314,000        38,314,000          (364,000)         (364,000)                0 
Interest on Short-Term Borrowing...................................        9,698,000        18,420,000       34,461,000        34,461,000        24,763,000        16,041,000                 0 
Pay Renegotiation or Reduction in Compensation.....................      (46,409,000)                0                0                 0        46,409,000                 0                 0 
Rainy Day Fund.....................................................        4,563,000                 0                0                 0        (4,563,000)                0                 0 
Incentive Buyout Program...........................................       19,000,000                 0                0                 0       (19,000,000)                0                 0 
Outplacement Services..............................................        1,500,000                 0                0                 0        (1,500,000)                0                 0 
Boards and Commissions.............................................         (500,000)                0                0                 0           500,000                 0                 0 
Government Re-Engineering Program..................................      (16,000,000)                0                0                 0        16,000,000                 0                 0 
Presidential Inauguration..........................................                0                 0        5,702,000         5,702,000         5,702,000         5,702,000                 0 
Certificate of Participation.......................................                0                 0                0         7,926,000         7,926,000         7,926,000         7,926,000 
Human Resources Development........................................                0                 0                0        12,257,000        12,257,000        12,257,000        12,257,000 
Cost Reduction Initiatives.........................................                0                 0      (21,375,000)      (47,411,000)      (47,411,000)      (47,411,000)      (26,036,000)
Personal and Nonpersonal Services Adj..............................     (150,907,000)                0                0                 0       150,907,000                 0                 0 
                                                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Financing and Other Uses..............................      192,810,000       390,285,000      396,212,000       390,359,000       197,549,000            74,000        (5,853,000)
D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority..        3,500,000         3,150,000        3,400,000         3,400,000          (100,000)          250,000                 0 
                                                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Financing and Other Uses..............................      196,310,000       393,435,000      399,612,000       393,759,000       197,449,000           324,000        (5,853,000)
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\1\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds for comparison purposes.               

             Washington Convention Center Transfer Payment

    An appropriation of $5,400,000 from local funds is 
recommended for fiscal year 1997 as the general fund 
contribution to the Washington Convention Center.
    The primary purpose of the Washington Convention Center 
Transfer Payment is to provide an annual subsidy for the 
Washington Convention Center Enterprise operation which serves 
as a public enterprise to expand the tax base of the District 
of Columbia, provides space and facilities for local public 
shows and events, foster redevelopment of downtown Washington, 
DC., and provides expanded employment and business 
opportunities for residents of the District of Columbia.

                    REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

    A total of $333,710,000 from local funds is recommended for 
the repayment of loans and interest for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $5,923,000 above 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Repayment of Loans and Interest appropriation provides 
for the payment of the long-term debt service costs of the 
District government's long-term borrowings to finance capital 
project expenditures of general fund agencies and the 
amortization of costs for private hospital construction.

                REPAYMENT OF GENERAL FUND RECOVERY DEBT

    In fiscal year 1980, the District's financial results were 
reported according to the generally accepted accounting 
principles (GAAP) and revealed an accumulated general fund 
operating deficit of $387,509,000 at the close of fiscal year 
1980. This meant that the general fund's accrued liabilities 
from past years exceeded its current assets by $387,509,000. 
Over the next seven years the District reduced the deficit by a 
total of $182,916,000 or 47 percent. However, in fiscal year 
1988 an unfavorable tax decision and other factors resulted in 
a further deficit of $14,279,000. In fiscal year 1989 and 1990 
spending pressures combined with falling revenues created 
further deficits that brought the accumulated general fund 
deficit to $331,589,000.
    In August 1991, Congressional legislation was approved 
(Public Law 102-106) and the District issued $336,605,000 in 
12-year general recovery bonds to eliminate the general fund 
deficit. The amount included $5,000,000 to cover the costs 
associated with issuing the bonds.
    The Committee recommends the request of $38,314,000 from 
local funds for fiscal year 1997 to cover the principal and 
interest due on these bonds. The Committee's allowance reflects 
a decrease of $364,000 below the fiscal year 1996 level. The 
following table provides a chronology of the changes in the 
District's accumulated general fund deficit from fiscal year 
1980 through fiscal year 1995:

                                   GENERAL FUND ACCUMULATED SURPLUS (DEFICIT)                                   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Fiscal year ending                          Noncash             Cash              Total      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sept. 30, 1980..........................................    ($203,509,000)  \1\ ($184,000,000                   
                                                                                            )  \2\($387,509,000)
    Adjustments during fiscal year 1981 \3\.............      (14,001,000)        92,000,000         77,999,000 
Sept. 30, 1981..........................................     (217,510,000)       (92,000,000)      (309,510,000)
    Surplus during fiscal year 1982.....................  ................        13,061,000         13,061,000 
Sept. 30, 1982..........................................     (217,510,000)       (78,939,000)      (296,449,000)
    Surplus during fiscal year 1983 \4\.................  ................        17,038,000         17,038,000 
Sept. 30, 1983..........................................     (217,510,000)       (61,901,000)      (279,411,000)
    Adjustment (internal services fund deficit).........       (7,909,000)  .................        (7,909,000)
    Surplus during fiscal year 1984 \5\.................  ................        17,460,000         17,460,000 
Sept. 30, 1984..........................................     (225,419,000)       (44,441,000)      (269,860,000)
    Surplus during fiscal year 1985 \6\.................  ................        24,926,000         24,926,000 
Sept. 30, 1985..........................................     (225,419,000)       (19,515,000)      (244,934,000)
    Surplus during fiscal year 1986 \7\.................          538,000         19,515,000         20,053,000 
Sept. 30, 1986..........................................     (224,881,000)  .................      (224,881,000)
    Surplus during fiscal year 1987 \7\.................       20,288,000   .................        20,288,000 
Sept. 30, 1987..........................................     (204,593,000)  .................      (204,593,000)
    Deficit during fiscal year 1988 \7\.................      (14,279,000)  .................       (14,279,000)
Sept. 30, 1988..........................................     (218,872,000)  .................      (218,872,000)
    Surplus during fiscal year 1989 \7\.................        5,469,000   .................         5,469,000 
Sept. 30, 1989..........................................     (213,403,000)  .................      (213,403,000)
    Deficit during fiscal year 1990.....................     (118,186,000)  .................      (118,186,000)
Sept. 30, 1990..........................................     (331,589,000)  .................      (331,589,000)
    Adjustment during fiscal year 1991 \8\..............      331,589,000   .................       331,589,000 
    Surplus during fiscal year 1991.....................        1,570,000   .................         1,570,000 
Sept. 30, 1991..........................................  ................  .................         1,570,000 
    Surplus during fiscal year 1992.....................        1,986,000   .................         1,986,000 
Sept. 30, 1992..........................................  ................  .................         3,556,000 
    Surplus during fiscal year 1993.....................        7,766,000   .................         7,766,000 
Sept. 30, 1993..........................................  ................  .................        11,322,000 
    Deficit during fiscal year 1994.....................     (335,428,000)  .................      (335,428,000)
Sept. 30, 1994..........................................  ................  .................      (324,106,000)
    Deficit during fiscal year 1995.....................      (54,428,000)  .................       (54,428,000)
Sept. 30, 1995..........................................  ................  .................      (378,534,000)
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\1\ Amount District government had planned to borrow at the end of FY 1980. See p. 1032, of FY 1984 D.C.        
  Hearings.                                                                                                     
\2\ In addition, an imbalance of $66,208,000 in the capital budget of the D.C. Department of Transportation was 
  funded through (1) a reprogramming of $28,475,700 in the Supplemental Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1979 
  (Public Law 96-38) (see page 162, Senate Report No. 96-224) and (2) new budget (obligational) authority of    
  $37,733,100 in the D.C. Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1981 (see page 53. House Report No. 96-1271).      
\3\ Includes $51,400,000 in additional revenues, $9,699,000 reclassification of non-accrual employee annual     
  leave, $6,400,000 in expenditure reductions, and $10,500,000 in accounting adjustments.                       
\4\ Budgeted at $20 million.                                                                                    
\5\ Budgeted at $15 million.                                                                                    
\6\ Budgeted at $20.1 million.                                                                                  
\7\ Budgeted at $20 million reduction.                                                                          
\8\ 12-year deficit recovery bonds sold September 1991 pursuant to P.L. 102-106 approved August 17, 1991.       

              payment of interest on short-term borrowing

    The Committee recommends $34,461,000 from local funds for 
fiscal year 1997 to pay the interest and other costs associated 
with borrowings to meet short-term cash needs of the District 
government. The Committee's allowance reflects an increase of 
$16,041,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level.

                    presidential inaugural expenses

    The Committee recommends $5,702,000 to reimburse the 
District government for the following services during the 1997 
Presidential Inauguration: police protection, traffic and crowd 
control, fire protection and inspection, emergency ambulance 
service, medical services, health inspection, cleanup 
activities before and after parade, construction of inaugural 
stands, securing of manholes and installing and removing poles 
and cables along the parade route; providing portable water and 
portable toilets along inaugural parade route, and operating 
the Mayor's Command Center to coordinate and monitor the 
District's efforts with the President's Inaugural Committee.

                    certifications of participation

    The Committee recommends $7,926,000 for the annual lease 
payments on the land site of the One Judiciary Square Building.
    The District paid the building's owners the sum of 
$70,000,000 to purchase the facility but did not purchase the 
land underlying the building. The District entered into a 20-
year lease-purchase agreement for the land under which 
certificates of participation were issued in the amount of 
$84,200,000.

                      human resources development

    The Committee recommends $12,257,000 for human resources 
development in the District government.
    These funds will cover the costs of increased training, 
administrative reforms, and an executive compensation system as 
well as retiree health and life insurance benefits for 
employees hired on or after October 1, 1987, who are covered by 
the District's Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

                       cost reduction initiatives

    The Committee recommends a reduction of $47,411,000 and 
2,411 full-time equivalent positions as follows: $21,375,000 
and 2,411 full-time equivalent positions for workforce 
reduction initiatives, $4,488,000 for real estate initiatives, 
$6,317,000 for management information systems, $2,271,000 in 
energy cost reductions, and $12,960,000 in purchasing and 
procurement initiatives.

district of columbia financial responsibility and management assistance 
                               authority

    The Committee recommends $3,400,000 for the operations of 
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority for fiscal year 1997.

                             CAPITAL OUTLAY

    The Committee recommends a net rescission of $120,496,149 
in prior authorization for fiscal year 1997 and increases of 
$34,000,000 for the highway trust fund and $133,419,000 for 
federal grants.

                   Capital Budget Documents Deficient

    The Committee finds the explanations for capital outlay 
included in the budget documents are useless. Agency budget 
officials contacted by the Committee were unable to explain the 
proposals included in the capital outlay budget for their 
agencies. District officials and their consultants are urged to 
review the statement earlier in this report on the need to 
improve the budget documents to make them more useful to users. 
The Committee expects considerable improvement in the fiscal 
year 1998 documents.
    A brief explanation of the Committee's recommendations is 
provided starting below:

                                                 CAPITAL OUTLAY                                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee      Bill compared 
                          Activity                               Estimate       recommendation    with estimate 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the City Administrator/Deputy Mayor for                                                               
 Operations................................................            3,000             3,000                 0
Department of Administrative Services......................          612,133           612,133                 0
Office of the Secretary....................................          (89,000)          (89,000)                0
Office of Personnel........................................       (1,820,000)       (1,820,000)                0
Office of Financial Management.............................      (25,662,000)       (2,338,000)     (28,000,000)
Office of the Budget.......................................        1,000,000                 0       (1,000,000)
                                                            ====================================================
Department of Finance and Revenue..........................          465,000           465,000                 0
Office of Business Services and Economic Development.......      (35,104,000)      (35,104,000)                0
Department of Housing and Community Development............      (17,011,000)      (17,011,000)                0
Department of Public and Assisted Housing..................      (46,566,000)      (46,566,000)                0
Department of Employment Services..........................          233,000           233,000                 0
Metropolitan Police Department.............................        4,426,803         4,426,803                 0
Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.............        9,237,000         9,237,000                 0
D.C. Court System..........................................        7,955,194         7,955,194                 0
Department of Corrections..................................     (154,571,000)     (154,571,000)                0
Office of Emergency Preparedness...........................       (3,314,000)       (3,314,000)                0
Public Schools.............................................       67,291,000        67,291,000                 0
University of the District of Columbia.....................      (11,565,366)      (11,565,366)                0
Public Library.............................................        1,322,000         1,322,000                 0
Commission on the Arts and Humanities......................         (654,000)         (654,000)                0
Department of Human Services...............................      (23,008,374)      (23,008,374)                0
Department of Recreation and Parks.........................         (795,924)         (795,924)                0
Office on Aging............................................         (150,901)         (150,901)                0
Department of Public Works:                                                                                     
    Governmental Facilities................................      (41,663,714)      (41,663,714)                0
    Tansportation Facilities...............................       79,727,000        79,727,000                 0
    Environmental Facilities...............................      (37,138,000)      (37,138,000)                0
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO).....       85,000,000        85,000,000                 0
Washington Convention Center...............................         (979,000)         (979,000)                0
                                                            ----------------------------------------------------
      Total, Capital Outlay, General Fund..................     (120,496,149)     (120,496,149)     (29,000,000)
Highway Trust Fund.........................................       34,000,000        34,000,000                 0
Federal Grants.............................................      133,419,000       133,419,000      (29,000,000)
                                                            ----------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total, Capital Outlay..........................       46,922,851        46,922,851                 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Office of the City Administrator/Deputy Mayor for 
Operations.--The Committee recommends the requested $3,000 to 
close out the remaining projects.
    Department of Administrative Services.--The Committee 
recommends the requested reallocations and increases for a net 
increase of $612,133 as shown in the table starting on page 65.
    Office of the Secretary.--The Committee recommends the 
requested rescission of $89,000 for the Records Building.
    Office of Personnel.--The Committee recommends the 
requested rescission of $1,820,000 for the automated personnel 
system.
    Office of the Budget.--The Committee has not approved the 
$1,000,000 for the facility condition assessment. This project 
was approved in fiscal year 1996.
    Office of Financial Management.--The Committee recommends 
the reallocation of $5,461,000 and an increase of $3,123,000 
for the financial control system. The Committee has not 
approved the duplicate request of $28,000,000 requested for the 
financial control system (FMS). This amount was approved in 
fiscal year 1996 and is available for two years for the initial 
obligation after which the authority will remain available 
until exhausted. The increase of $3,123,000 will provide a 
total of $31,123,000 for the financial control system (FMS).
    Department of Finance and Revenue.--The Committee 
recommends $465,000 for a computer systems project to replace 
the automation for the infrastructure for administering income, 
business, and real property taxes.
    Office of Business Services and Economic Development.--The 
Committee recommends the net rescission of $35,104,000 as 
requested. The items included in the rescission are listed in 
the table on page 67.
    Department of Housing and Community Development.--The 
Committee recommends the requested reallocations and 
rescissions for a net reduction of $17,011,000. A list of the 
projects are shown in the table on page 67.
    Department of Public and Assisted Housing.--The Committee 
recommends the requested rescission of $46,566,000 for various 
projects listed in the table on pages 67 and 68.
    Department of Employment Services.--The Committee 
recommends the requested $233,000 for the information 
technology/infrastructure modification to automate the 
Disability Compensation claims process to reduce the number of 
days for processing.
    Metropolitan Police Department.--The Committee recommends 
the requested reallocations and rescissions for a net increase 
of $4,426,803 for expansion of the Central Cellblock and roof 
replacement. A listing of the projects appear in the table on 
page 68.
    Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.--The 
Committee recommends the reallocations requested for a net 
increase of $9,237,000. The reallocated increase is for 
apparatus replacement, permanent improvements, ambulance and 
communications equipment, and a communications system. A 
listing of the projects are in the table on page 68.
    D.C. Court System.--The Committee recommends the requested 
reallocations and rescissions for a net increase of $7,955,194. 
The increase is for additional courtrooms and chambers, central 
recording system, and general improvements. A listing of the 
project are shown in the table on page 69.
    Department of Corrections.--The Committee recommends the 
requested rescission of $154,571,000. A listing of the projects 
are shown in the table on pages 69 and 70.
    Office of Emergency Preparedness.--The Committee recommends 
the requested rescission of $3,314,000 for a two-way radio 
system.
    Public Schools.--The Committee recommends the reallocations 
and increases for a net increase of $67,291,000 for general and 
maintenance improvements. A listing of the projects appears in 
the table on pages 70 and 71.
    University of the District of Columbia.--The Committee 
recommends the requested reallocations and rescissions for a 
net rescission of $11,565,366. A listing of the projects are in 
the table on page 71.
    Public Library.--The Committee recommends the requested 
rescissions and reallocations for a net increase of $1,322,000 
for the continuation of general improvements such as elevators, 
HVAC systems, roofs and window and door systems. A listing of 
the projects appear in the table on page 71.
    Commission on the Arts and Humanities.--The Committee 
recommends the requested rescission of $654,000.
    Department of Human Services.--The Committee recommends the 
requested reallocations and rescissions for a net rescission of 
$23,008,374. A listing of the projects are in the table on 
pages 71 and 72.
    Department of Recreation and Parks.--The Committee 
recommends the requested reallocations and rescissions for a 
net rescission of $795,924. A listing of the projects appear in 
the table on pages 72 and 73.
    Office on Aging.--The Committee recommends the requested 
reallocations and rescissions for a net rescission of $150,901. 
A listing of the projects appear in the table on page 73.
    Department of Public Works--Governmental Facilities.--The 
Committee recommends the requested reallocations and 
rescissions for a net rescission of $41,663,714. A listing of 
the projects are shown on the table on pages 73 and 74.
    Department of Public Works--Transportation Facilities.--The 
Committee recommends the requested reallocations and 
rescissions for a net increase of $79,727,000. A listing of the 
projects appears in the table on pages 74, 75, and 76.
    Department of Public Works--Environmental Facilities.--The 
Committee recommends the requested reallocations and 
rescissions for a net rescission of $37,138,000. A listing of 
the projects appear in the table on page 76.
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, (Metro).--
The Committee recommends the requested increases of $11,000,000 
for metrobus, $42,000,000 for metrorail rehabilitation, and 
$32,000,000 for metrorail construction.
    Washington Convention Center.--The Committee recommends the 
requested rescission of $979,000.
    The Committee recommends the requested increase of 
$34,000,000 for the highway trust fund and $133,419,000 for 
Federal grants.

   SUMMARY OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, RECOMMENDATION BY PROJECT   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Recommended for
            Project title              1997 estimated         1997      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the City Administrators:                                      
 Information Technology/                                                
 Infrastructure Modernization.......            3,000             3,000 
                                     ===================================
Department of Administrative                                            
 Services:                                                              
    Energy Conservation.............           41,000            41,000 
    Energy Conservation.............           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Repair North/South Potomac                                          
     Buildings......................              151               151 
    Space Consolidation.............          (11,018)          (11,018)
    Site Purchase...................            1,000             1,000 
    Office Building Renovations.....       (3,115,000)       (3,115,000)
    Government Center...............        3,448,000         3,448,000 
    District Reporting System.......          100,000           100,000 
    District Reporting System.......                0                 0 
    Energy Conservation.............          150,000           150,000 
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Administrative Services          612,133           612,133 
                                     ===================================
Office of the Secretary: Records                                        
 Building...........................          (89,000)          (89,000)
                                     ===================================
Office of Personnel: Automated                                          
 Personnel System...................       (1,820,000)       (1,820,000)
                                     ===================================
Office of the Budget:                                                   
    Facility Condition Assessment...        1,000,000                 0 
                                     ===================================
Office of Financial Management:                                         
    Equipment Acquisition...........         (187,000)         (187,000)
    Financial Control System........       31,123,000         3,123,000 
    Pay and Position Control........       (2,000,000)       (2,000,000)
    Upgrade SHARE Center............       (3,274,000)       (3,274,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Financial Management...       25,662,000        (2,338,000)
                                     ===================================
Department of Finance and Revenue:                                      
 Computer Systems Project...........          465,000           465,000 
                                     ===================================
Department of Business and Economic                                     
 Development:                                                           
    Economic Development Zones......        1,481,000         1,481,000 
    Economic Development Zones......       (5,772,000)       (5,772,000)
    Automation Assistance...........       (4,600,000)       (4,600,000)
    Economic Development                                                
     Revitalization.................       (6,000,000)       (6,000,000)
    Adams Morgan Parking............      (12,180,000)      (12,180,000)
    Economic Development Fund.......          806,000           806,000 
    Business Improvements...........           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Neighborhood Revitalization.....         (357,000)         (357,000)
    Employment Center...............           (5,000)           (5,000)
    Commerical Center...............         (564,000)         (564,000)
    Employment Centers..............         (130,000)         (130,000)
    Commerical Centers..............       (2,379,000)       (2,379,000)
    Neighborhood Revitalization.....         (400,000)         (400,000)
    Neighborhood Revitalization.....         (599,000)         (599,000)
    Neighborhood Revitalization.....         (107,000)         (107,000)
    Commerical Center...............         (260,000)         (260,000)
    Commerical Center...............       (2,416,000)       (2,416,000)
    Employment Center Construction..         (500,000)         (500,000)
    Employment Center Construction..         (657,000)         (657,000)
    Employment Center Construction..         (419,000)         (419,000)
    Business Credit Assistance......          (41,000)          (41,000)
    Incubator Facilities............           (4,000)           (4,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Business Services and                                      
       Economic Development.........      (35,104,000)      (35,104,000)
                                     ===================================
Department of Housing and Community                                     
 Development:                                                           
    Ft. Lincoln Streets.............       (1,513,000)       (1,513,000)
    Ft. Lincoln Utility.............        5,000,000         5,000,000 
    Ft. Lincoln Drive Paving........         (959,000)         (959,000)
    Ft. Lincoln New Town............          (40,000)          (40,000)
    Parkside/Kenilworth.............          (12,000)          (12,000)
    Knox Hill.......................        5,000,000         5,000,000 
    Deanwood Gardens................          (25,000)          (25,000)
    Affordable Housing Program......        2,324,000         2,324,000 
    Land Acquisition................      (11,491,000)      (11,491,000)
    Camp Simms Development..........       (4,886,000)       (4,886,000)
    Transitional Housing............       (7,509,000)       (7,509,000)
    Commerical Centers..............       (2,800,000)       (2,800,000)
    Wunder Project..................         (100,000)         (100,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Housing and Community                                      
       Development..................      (17,011,000)      (17,011,000)
                                     ===================================
Department of Public and Assisted                                       
 Housing:                                                               
    Warehouse Renovation............         (317,000)         (317,000)
    Scattered Site Renovation.......         (990,000)         (990,000)
    Vacant Unit Repairs.............       (7,265,000)       (7,265,000)
    Convector Replacement...........       (1,307,000)       (1,307,000)
    Architectural Improvements......         (598,000)         (598,000)
    Asbestos Removal................         (566,000)         (566,000)
    Soil Erosion Control............          (48,000)          (48,000)
    Stanton Terrace.................         (701,000)         (701,000)
    Valley Green....................       (6,317,000)       (6,317,000)
    Site Lighting...................       (2,489,000)       (2,489,000)
    Engineering Survey..............         (204,000)         (204,000)
    Richardson Dwelling.............          (27,000)          (27,000)
    Window Replacements.............       (1,485,000)       (1,485,000)
    Roof Replacements...............         (901,000)         (901,000)
    Gas Lines.......................         (116,000)         (116,000)
    East Capitol....................         (517,000)         (517,000)
    Benning Terrace.................          403,000           403,000 
    Benning Terrace.................         (419,000)         (419,000)
    Barry Farm Renovation...........         (196,000)         (196,000)
    Highland Dwelling Addition......         (137,000)         (137,000)
    General Improvements............       (8,546,000)       (8,546,000)
    Greenleaf Highrise..............         (116,000)         (116,000)
    Ellen Wilson....................       (6,210,000)       (6,210,000)
    Greenleaf Gardens...............          (84,000)          (84,000)
    James Apartments................         (393,000)         (393,000)
    Carrollsburg Dwellings..........         (171,000)         (171,000)
    Eastgate Gardens................         (786,000)         (786,000)
    Arthur Capper Building..........         (214,000)         (214,000)
    Renovation of Public Housing....          (47,000)          (47,000)
    Kenilworth/Parkside.............       (5,768,000)       (5,768,000)
    Comprehensive Modernization                                         
     Frontier.......................          (34,000)          (34,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Public and Assisted                                        
       Housing......................      (46,566,000)      (46,566,000)
                                     ===================================
Department of Employment Services:                                      
 Information Technology/                                                
 Infrastructure Modernization.......          233,000           233,000 
                                     ===================================
Police Department:                                                      
    Police Computers................         (252,000)         (252,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (12,000)          (12,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (23,000)          (23,000)
    Addition to 1st District Station           (9,000)           (9,000)
    Police/Fire Harbor Unit.........            9,000             9,000 
    Helicopter Facility.............          (21,000)          (21,000)
    Central Cellblock Expansion.....        4,500,000         4,500,000 
    Outdoor Range Renovation........       (2,082,000)       (2,082,000)
    Roof Replacements...............        2,317,000         2,317,000 
    Former Seven District                                               
     Rehabilitation.................             (197)             (197)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Police Department......        4,426,803         4,426,803 
                                     ===================================
Fire and Emergency Medical Services                                     
 Department:                                                            
    Fire Apparatus Replacement......        1,237,000         1,237,000 
    Engine Co. No. 12 Replacement...          (13,000)          (13,000)
    Engine Co. No. 11 Replacement...           (7,000)           (7,000)
    Fire Station S. Capitol.........          (21,000)          (21,000)
    Roof Replacement................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Rehabilitation Engine Co. No. 5.           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Training Building...............         (587,000)         (587,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          743,000           743,000 
    Rehabilitation Engine Co. No. 3.          (63,000)          (63,000)
    Ambulance and Communication                                         
     Equipment......................        4,000,000         4,000,000 
    Communications System...........        4,000,000         4,000,000 
    Permanent Improvements..........           (3,000)           (3,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (40,000)          (40,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........           (6,000)           (6,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Fire Department........        9,237,000         9,237,000 
                                     ===================================
D.C. Court System:                                                      
    New Appellate Court.............               25                25 
    Convert Unusable Space..........           (5,000)           (5,000)
    Exterior Windows................         (961,000)         (961,000)
    Arbitration Center..............         (500,000)         (500,000)
    General Improvements............          (36,000)          (36,000)
    Juvenile Cellblock..............         (879,000)         (879,000)
    Additional Courtrooms and                                           
     Chambers.......................       10,000,000        10,000,000 
    Central Recording System........          150,000           150,000 
    Central Recording System........       (1,350,000)       (1,350,000)
    General Improvements............        2,906,000         2,906,000 
    Stairwell for Prisoner..........         (596,000)         (596,000)
    Building Restoration............           10,664            10,664 
    Renovation of Building..........            2,709             2,709 
    Senior Judges Chambers..........              800               800 
    Judicial Reorganization Act.....            4,996             4,996 
    New Court.......................          (57,000)          (57,000)
    HVAC Criminal Court.............         (680,000)         (680,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........           (3,000)           (3,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (18,000)          (18,000)
    Court Facility Improvements.....          (35,000)          (35,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, D.C. Courts............        7,955,194         7,955,194 
                                     ===================================
Department of Corrections:                                              
    Equipment.......................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Detention Center Addition.......           81,000            81,000 
    Equipment.......................           (7,000)           (7,000)
    Equipment.......................         (141,000)         (141,000)
    Occoquan II.....................         (288,000)         (288,000)
    Civil Action 2136-80............         (171,000)         (171,000)
    Culinary Improvements...........          (90,000)          (90,000)
    Occoquan III....................         (427,000)         (427,000)
    Road Resurfacing................         (319,000)         (319,000)
    Water System....................           (7,000)           (7,000)
    Vehicle Shop Renovation.........           (7,000)           (7,000)
    Residential Lighting............         (277,000)         (277,000)
    Culinary Improvements...........          (20,000)          (20,000)
    Maximum Security................         (240,000)         (240,000)
    Occoquan III....................          (49,000)          (49,000)
    Perimeter Lighting..............         (293,000)         (293,000)
    Code Compliance/Occoquan........      (16,291,000)      (16,291,000)
    Sewage Treatment Plant..........      (22,610,000)      (22,610,000)
    General Improvements............         (165,000)         (165,000)
    General Improvements............       (2,694,000)       (2,694,000)
    Correctional Facility                                               
     Improvements...................          (11,000)          (11,000)
    General Improvements............          (87,000)          (87,000)
    General Improvements............         (494,000)         (494,000)
    Correctional Facility                                               
     Improvements...................         (105,000)         (105,000)
    Correctional Facility                                               
     Improvements...................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Correctional Modular Housing....         (154,000)         (154,000)
    Modular Correctional Housing....         (121,000)         (121,000)
    Heating Plant...................          342,000           342,000 
    Judiciary Square Jail...........       (2,200,000)       (2,200,000)
    Medium Security Facility........      (83,095,000)      (83,095,000)
    Master Plan Phase I.............         (617,000)         (617,000)
    Damaged Building Replacement....       (1,767,000)       (1,767,000)
    Damaged Building Replacement....         (394,000)         (394,000)
    Perimeter Renovations...........       (9,475,000)       (9,475,000)
    Correctional Treatment Facility.          (96,000)          (96,000)
    Correctional Emergency Facility.       (1,746,000)       (1,746,000)
    Youth Facility Renovation.......      (10,242,000)      (10,242,000)
    Youth Facility Renovation.......         (292,000)         (292,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Corrections............     (154,571,000)     (154,571,000)
                                     ===================================
Office of the Emergency                                                 
 Preparedness: Two-way Radio System.       (3,314,000)       (3,314,000)
                                     ===================================
Public Schools:                                                         
    Permanent Improvements..........           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (12,000)          (12,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (44,000)          (44,000)
    Burrville Equipment.............           (3,000)           (3,000)
    Eaton Elementary Modernization..         (242,000)         (242,000)
    Eaton Elementary School.........           17,000            17,000 
    LaFayette Modernization/Addition         (156,000)         (156,000)
    Martha Washington Equipment.....           (7,000)           (7,000)
    Martha Washington Vocational....           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Ellington Arts..................          (76,000)          (76,000)
    Eastern High School.............          (99,000)          (99,000)
    Bell Career Center..............          (17,000)          (17,000)
    Phelps Career Center............          (47,000)          (47,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (92,000)          (92,000)
    Pre-Vocational Center...........       (2,683,000)       (2,683,000)
    Coolidge High School............          (44,000)          (44,000)
    Equipment.......................           (9,000)           (9,000)
    McKinley High School............            2,000             2,000 
    Equipment.......................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Boiler Replacement..............       (1,102,000)       (1,102,000)
    Roof Replacement................         (662,000)         (662,000)
    Air Quality Control.............           44,000            44,000 
    Room Conversion.................          (77,000)          (77,000)
    Replace Windows.................           (4,000)           (4,000)
    Public Address Clock............           (9,000)           (9,000)
    Electrical Modernization........          (32,000)          (32,000)
    Safety and Security.............          (60,000)          (60,000)
    Retaining Wall & Auditorium                                         
     Improvements...................           (6,000)           (6,000)
    Asbestos Abatement..............       (1,262,000)       (1,262,000)
    Air-Conditioning................            6,000             6,000 
    Erosion Control.................          (81,000)          (81,000)
    Safety and Building Improvements          (32,000)          (32,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........         (102,000)         (102,000)
    Sharpe Health School                                                
     Modernization..................       (4,311,000)       (4,311,000)
    Roof Replacements...............         (171,000)         (171,000)
    Roof Replacements...............          (38,000)          (38,000)
    Boiler Replacements.............         (682,000)         (682,000)
    Boiler Replacements.............          (60,000)          (60,000)
    Window Replacements.............         (911,000)         (911,000)
    Door Replacements...............           10,000            10,000 
    Door Replacements...............         (670,000)         (670,000)
    Electrical Systems Replacement..          407,000           407,000 
    Room Conversions................           77,000            77,000 
    Room Conversions................         (120,000)         (120,000)
    General Improvements............       29,424,000        29,424,000 
    Maintenance PAYGO...............       82,400,000        82,400,000 
    Maintenance/PAYGO...............          (31,000)          (31,000)
    Maintenance/PAYGO...............         (126,000)         (126,000)
    General Improvements............          136,000           136,000 
    General Improvements............         (133,000)         (133,000)
    General Improvements............           26,000            26,000 
    General Improvements............          101,000           101,000 
    General Improvements............          (25,000)          (25,000)
    General Improvements............      (20,969,000)      (20,969,000)
    A/C Replacements................          314,000           314,000 
    Athletic Facility Improvements..          257,000           257,000 
    School Modernizations...........      (10,720,000)      (10,720,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Public Schools.........       67,291,000        67,291,000 
                                     ===================================
University of the District of                                           
 Columbia:                                                              
    Central Library.................           (9,000)           (9,000)
    Mt. Vernon......................          515,000           515,000 
    Van Ness II.....................        1,000,000         1,000,000 
    Brook Mansion...................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Van Ness III....................          (71,082)          (71,082)
    Structural Defects Van Ness.....          (62,000)          (62,000)
    Renovate Mather Building........       (5,764,000)       (5,764,000)
    Carnegie Repairs................        2,000,000         2,000,000 
    Architectural Barrier Removal...        1,000,000         1,000,000 
    Renovate Wilson.................        2,000,000         2,000,000 
    Equipment, Phase III............       (5,000,000)       (5,000,000)
    Site Purchase...................         (676,000)         (676,000)
    Site Purchase...................         (571,000)         (571,000)
    Site Purchase...................       (5,000,000)       (5,000,000)
    Sprinkler System................       (1,557,000)       (1,557,000)
    Electrical and Safety                                               
     Modernization..................        1,000,000         1,000,000 
    Aerospace Building..............            1,716             1,716 
    Emergency Repairs...............         (361,000)         (361,000)
    Roof Replacement/Water Repair...          204,000           204,000 
    Studio Upgrade Paygo............         (200,000)         (200,000)
    Aerospace Equipment.............            2,000             2,000 
    Equipment.......................          (16,000)          (16,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, University of D.C......      (11,565,366)      (11,565,366)
                                     ===================================
Public Library:                                                         
    Permanent Improvements..........          (67,000)          (67,000)
    Porta-Branch....................         (213,000)         (213,000)
    Lamond Riggs....................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Renovation Petworth Library.....           (1,000)           (1,000)
    HVAC Martin Luther King Memorial                                    
     Library........................          378,000           378,000 
    Shepherd Park Library...........          (96,000)          (96,000)
    Asbestos Abatement..............          500,000           500,000 
    Roof Replacements...............          500,000           500,000 
    Permanent Improvements..........          322,000           322,000 
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Public Library.........        1,322,000         1,322,000 
                                     ===================================
Commission of the Arts & Humanities:                                    
 Public Arts Fund...................         (654,000)         (654,000)
                                     ===================================
Department of Human Services:                                           
    Permanent Improvements..........           (6,000)           (6,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........         (250,000)         (250,000)
    Improve Heat System.............           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Renovation JB Johnson...........           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Oak Hill Addition...............          (24,000)          (24,000)
    Animal Shelter Improvement......           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........           (8,000)           (8,000)
    Code Compliance D.C. Village....       (2,345,000)       (2,345,000)
    Receiving Home Improvements.....       (4,937,000)       (4,937,000)
    J.B. Johnson Renovation.........       (1,976,000)       (1,976,000)
    Income Maintenance Center Ward 8          (30,374)          (30,374)
    Roof Rehabilitation.............                0                 0 
    Oak Hill General Renovations....       (3,475,000)       (3,475,000)
    General Renovations.............         (132,000)         (132,000)
    General Renovations.............          (41,000)          (41,000)
    General Renovations.............           (7,000)           (7,000)
    General Renovations.............          (38,000)          (38,000)
    General Improvements............         (238,000)         (238,000)
    Mechanical/Electrical                                               
     Renovations....................         (273,000)         (273,000)
    Plumbing Renovations............         (117,000)         (117,000)
    Plumbing Renovations............           (7,000)           (7,000)
    Shelter Renovations.............          (26,000)          (26,000)
    Shelters for Homeless...........          (38,000)          (38,000)
    Community Mental Health Center..           (3,000)           (3,000)
    Facility Master Plan Study......         (967,000)         (967,000)
    Equipment Acquisition...........         (774,000)         (774,000)
    Renovation Vending Cafe.........           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Shelters for Families...........           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Automated Client Eligibility                                        
     System.........................         (936,000)         (936,000)
    St. Elizabeths Power Plant......         (298,000)         (298,000)
    St. Elizabeths General                                              
     Improvements...................          267,000           267,000 
    General Renovations.............        1,550,000         1,550,000 
    General Renovations.............       (5,000,000)       (5,000,000)
    St. Elizabeths General                                              
     Improvements...................        1,550,000         1,550,000 
    St. Elizabeths General                                              
     Improvements...................       (3,481,000)       (3,481,000)
    D.C. General Renovation.........        2,500,000         2,500,000 
    D.C. General Renovation.........       (3,427,000)       (3,427,000)
    Building Renovation.............          (15,000)          (15,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Human Services.........      (23,008,374)      (23,008,374)
                                     ===================================
Department of Recreation and Parks:                                     
    Neighborhood Parks..............         (181,000)         (181,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (36,000)          (36,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........           27,000            27,000 
    Permanent Improvements..........         (220,108)         (220,108)
    Langdon Park East...............           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Camp Site Building/Utility......          (70,000)          (70,000)
    Shapiro Tract...................         (162,000)         (162,000)
    Joy Evans Center................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Fairfax Recreation Center                                           
     Development....................         (289,000)         (289,000)
    Wheatley Playground Development.           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Building Additions..............           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Guy Mason Center Elevators......          (14,000)          (14,000)
    Community Park West.............          (63,000)          (63,000)
    Banneker........................       (7,006,000)       (7,006,000)
    Langley.........................          (11,000)          (11,000)
    Petworth........................           (3,000)           (3,000)
    Upshur Recreation Center                                            
     Renovation.....................         (296,000)         (296,000)
    Ft. Davis Addition..............          (78,000)          (78,000)
    General Improvements............           (6,000)           (6,000)
    Bald Eagle......................          (11,000)          (11,000)
    Kenilworth Addition.............          (10,000)          (10,000)
    Ward 7 Ground Improvements......           (9,000)           (9,000)
    Lighting........................           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Keene/Ft. Stevens Addition......           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Harrison Recreation Center......          (15,000)          (15,000)
    North Michigan Park                                                 
     Rehabilitation.................          (30,000)          (30,000)
    General Improvements............       15,131,000        15,131,000 
    General Improvements............         (484,000)         (484,000)
    General Improvements............         (180,000)         (180,000)
    General Improvements............           12,000            12,000 
    General Improvements............          363,000           363,000 
    Banneker Tennis Courts..........         (453,000)         (453,000)
    Chevy Chase Elevator............         (299,000)         (299,000)
    Deanwood Renovation.............             (406)             (406)
    Fort Stanton Center Renovation..           (2,668)           (2,668)
    Knox Hill Recreation Center.....          (51,000)          (51,000)
    Kennedy Playground Renovation...          290,000           290,000 
    Kalorama Recreation Center                                          
     Addition.......................           (4,000)           (4,000)
    Lamond-Riggs Recreation Center..         (100,000)         (100,000)
    Stead Renovation................            1,000             1,000 
    Day Care Centers Renovations....         (100,742)         (100,742)
    Performing Arts Center..........           (6,000)           (6,000)
    Resident Camp Development.......         (422,000)         (422,000)
    Takoma Recreation Center........       (5,995,000)       (5,995,000)
    Children's Theater..............           (1,000)           (1,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Recreation and Parks...         (795,924)         (795,924)
                                     ===================================
Office on Aging:                                                        
    Renovate Washington Center for                                      
     Aging Services.................         (304,000)         (304,000)
    Washington Wellness Center......          (36,901)          (36,901)
    Congress Heights Center.........       (3,137,000)       (3,137,000)
    Multiple Senior Center..........           (2,000)           (2,000)
    Model Cities Senior.............         (122,000)         (122,000)
    Rock Creek Park Senior Center...           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Senior Wellness Center..........        2,500,000         2,500,000 
    General Improvements............          952,000           952,000 
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Office on Aging........         (150,901)         (150,901)
                                     ===================================
Department of Public Works--                                            
 Government Facilities:                                                 
    Municipal Office Building.......       (1,818,000)       (1,818,000)
    Elimination Fire Harzards                                           
     District Building..............              177               177 
    District Building Renovation....          (13,000)          (13,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........              (11)              (11)
    Replace HVAC System City Hall...          (29,000)          (29,000)
    Conversion Surplus School.......           (5,000)           (5,000)
    Renovation District Building....      (37,971,000)      (37,971,000)
    Underground Storage Tank........         (700,000)         (700,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (36,686)          (36,686)
    Electrical Modernization........            1,514             1,514 
    Emergency Repairs...............           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Conversion of Buildings.........          (12,000)          (12,000)
    504 Compliance Modernization....           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Emergency Renovations...........           17,292            17,292 
    Roof Repairs....................          (39,000)          (39,000)
    Vehicle Inspection Station                                          
     Improvements...................          (27,000)          (27,000)
    Electrical Modernization........           (3,000)           (3,000)
    Roof Rehabilitation.............          (45,000)          (45,000)
    Elevator Rehabilitation.........          (39,000)          (39,000)
    Emergency Improvements..........           (1,000)           (1,000)
    Permanent Improvements..........          (29,000)          (29,000)
    Electrical Modernization........       (1,450,000)       (1,450,000)
    Electrical Modernization........         (401,000)         (401,000)
    Major Roof Renovations..........          100,000           100,000 
    Roof Replacement................          (14,000)          (14,000)
    Emergency Renovations...........          (36,000)          (36,000)
    Emergency Renovations...........         (589,000)         (589,000)
    Emergency Renovations...........          (10,000)          (10,000)
    Department of Public Works                                          
     Support Facilities.............          600,000           600,000 
    Department of Public Works                                          
     Support Facilities.............           (6,000)           (6,000)
    Department of Public Works                                          
     Support Facilities.............           (4,000)           (4,000)
    Department of Public Works                                          
     Support Facilities.............         (103,000)         (103,000)
    HVAC Systems Rehabilitation.....         (100,000)         (100,000)
    HVAC Systems Rehabilitation.....          (45,000)          (45,000)
    Elevator Rehabilitation.........          500,000           500,000 
    Architectural Barrier                                               
     Modernization..................          500,000           500,000 
    Architectural Barrier                                               
     Modernization..................          (18,000)          (18,000)
    Architectural Barrier                                               
     Modernization..................          (37,000)          (37,000)
    Asbestos Abatement..............        3,500,000         3,500,000 
    Asbestos Abatement..............         (193,000)         (193,000)
    Asbestos Abatement..............       (1,335,000)       (1,335,000)
    PCB Equipment Removal...........         (469,000)         (469,000)
    Department of Public Works                                          
     Engineering Library............         (209,000)         (209,000)
    Condition Assessments...........         (164,000)         (164,000)
    Asset Management................         (259,000)         (259,000)
    Preliminary Project Engineering.         (560,000)         (560,000)
    General Improvements............        1,991,000         1,991,000 
    General Improvements............         (171,000)         (171,000)
    CAD Network.....................         (297,000)         (297,000)
    CAD Network.....................       (1,169,000)       (1,169,000)
    Security Systems Installation...         (465,000)         (465,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Governmental Facilities      (41,663,714)      (41,663,714)
                                     ===================================
Department of Public Works--                                            
 Transportation facilities:                                             
    Anacostia Freeway...............          (10,000)          (10,000)
    Potomac River Freeway...........          181,000           181,000 
    East Leg I-295..................         (361,000)         (361,000)
    Center Leg S.W..................        1,107,000         1,107,000 
    S. Capitol Street...............         (124,000)         (124,000)
    Southern Avenue.................         (539,000)         (539,000)
    Safety Improvements.............           94,000            94,000 
    Highway Beautification..........            3,000             3,000 
    Bicycle Network.................           (3,000)           (3,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation and                                           
     Replacement....................         (580,000)         (580,000)
    Traffic Operations Improvements.         (149,000)         (149,000)
    Woodrow Wilson Bridge...........           11,000            11,000 
    Federal Minority Construction                                       
     Aid............................            2,000             2,000 
    Management System...............            1,000             1,000 
    Environmental Hazard Elimination           77,000            77,000 
    Electrical Systems Improvements.          156,000           156,000 
    Transportation Electrical                                           
     Improvements...................        2,910,000         2,910,000 
    Mobile Radio System.............       (1,631,000)       (1,631,000)
    Mobile Radio System.............         (338,000)         (338,000)
    Highway Aid Match Fund..........          268,000           268,000 
    Highway Aid Match Fund..........          (33,000)          (33,000)
    Highway Aid Match Fund..........        6,426,000         6,426,000 
    Intersection Reconstruction.....          (60,000)          (60,000)
    New York Avenue.................           15,000            15,000 
    Communication Cable.............       (1,187,000)       (1,187,000)
    Liberty Plaza Reconstruction....       (3,249,000)       (3,249,000)
    Downtown F & G Streets..........         (138,000)         (138,000)
    Downtown F & G Streets..........         (411,000)         (411,000)
    Barney Circle...................          (84,000)          (84,000)
    Union Station...................          688,000           688,000 
    Anacostia Metro.................        1,050,000         1,050,000 
    Whitehurst Freeway..............           (9,000)           (9,000)
    Whitehurst Freeway..............          (94,000)          (94,000)
    Whitehurst Freeway..............       (2,054,000)       (2,054,000)
    Suitland Parkway................           (9,000)           (9,000)
    Suitland Parkway................          508,000           508,000 
    Blair Road, N.W.................            2,000             2,000 
    Local Street Improvements.......            3,000             3,000 
    Local Street Improvements.......         (102,000)         (102,000)
    Local Street Improvements.......         (485,000)         (485,000)
    Local Street Improvements.......         (172,000)         (172,000)
    Local Street Improvements.......         (582,000)         (582,000)
    Local Street Improvements.......        6,521,000         6,521,000 
    Safety Improvements.............           11,000            11,000 
    Safety Improvements.............           52,000            52,000 
    Safety Improvements.............          221,000           221,000 
    Safety Improvements.............          121,000           121,000 
    Safety Improvements.............           13,000            13,000 
    Safety Improvements.............           26,000            26,000 
    Safety Improvements.............          (69,000)          (69,000)
    Traffic Safety Improvements.....           23,000            23,000 
    Traffic Safety Improvements.....          123,000           123,000 
    Traffic Safety Improvements.....        2,712,000         2,712,000 
    Metro Betterments...............           17,000            17,000 
    Metro Betterments...............         (110,000)         (110,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........         (446,000)         (446,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........          (49,000)          (49,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........         (250,000)         (250,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........         (289,000)         (289,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........         (312,000)         (312,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........         (598,000)         (598,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........       (3,345,000)       (3,345,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........         (374,000)         (374,000)
    Bridge Rehabilitation...........       34,253,000        34,253,000 
    Resurface Streets/Highways......          125,000           125,000 
    Resurface Streets/Highways......         (170,000)         (170,000)
    Resurface Streets/Highways......           69,000            69,000 
    Resurface Streets/Highways......          312,000           312,000 
    Resurface Streets/Highways......           40,000            40,000 
    Resurface Streets/Highways......         (266,000)         (266,000)
    Resurface Streets/Highways......         (503,000)         (503,000)
    Resurface Streets/Highways......         (794,000)         (794,000)
    Roadway Resurfacing.............       (3,810,000)       (3,810,000)
    Roadway Resurfacing.............       (3,571,000)       (3,571,000)
    Roadway Resurfacing.............       17,840,000        17,840,000 
    Neighborhood Street Improvement.          (11,000)          (11,000)
    Neighborhood Street Improvement.           (5,000)           (5,000)
    Neighborhood Street Improvement.         (632,000)         (632,000)
    Roadside Improvements...........            1,000             1,000 
    Roadside Improvements...........           14,000            14,000 
    Roadside Improvements...........           (4,000)           (4,000)
    Roadside Improvements...........           14,000            14,000 
    Roadside Improvements...........       10,405,000        10,405,000 
    Roadway Upgrading...............          206,000           206,000 
    Roadway Upgrading...............          306,000           306,000 
    Roadway Upgrading...............         (346,000)         (346,000)
    Roadway Upgrading...............         (177,000)         (177,000)
    Roadway Upgrading...............         (360,000)         (360,000)
    Roadway Upgrading...............         (271,000)         (271,000)
    Roadway Upgrading...............         (708,000)         (708,000)
    Roadway Upgrading...............       (1,375,000)       (1,375,000)
    Roadway Upgrading...............       10,078,000        10,078,000 
    Traffic Operation Improvements..           54,000            54,000 
    Traffic Operation Improvements..        1,073,000         1,073,000 
    Traffic Operation Improvements..          (40,000)          (40,000)
    Traffic Operation Improvements..          (86,000)          (86,000)
    Traffic Operation Improvements..         (708,000)         (708,000)
    Traffic Operation Improvements..        4,365,000         4,365,000 
    Roadway Reconstruction..........       (2,514,000)       (2,514,000)
    Roadway Reconstruction..........          100,000           100,000 
    Roadway Reconstruction..........         (565,000)         (565,000)
    Roadway Reconstruction..........        6,228,000         6,228,000 
    Mitigation & Air Quality........        3,808,000         3,808,000 
    Major Equipment Acquisition.....          (32,000)          (32,000)
    Federal Demonstration...........        2,000,000         2,000,000 
    Anacostia Street Reconstruction.          (40,000)          (40,000)
    Neighborhood Street Improvement.          100,000           100,000 
    O Street Retaining Wall.........         (142,000)         (142,000)
    Federal Planning & Management                                       
     System.........................        8,281,000         8,281,000 
    Capital Revenue Adjustment......          111,000           111,000 
    Bicycle Network.................         (213,000)         (213,000)
    Bicycle Improvements............       (1,961,000)       (1,961,000)
    Southern Avenue, S.E............       (1,051,000)       (1,051,000)
    S. Capitol Street...............          223,000           223,000 
    Minnesota Avenue, N.E...........          (20,000)          (20,000)
    Minnesota Avenue Extension......       (5,000,000)       (5,000,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Transportation                                             
       Facilities...................       79,727,000        79,727,000 
                                     ===================================
Department of Public Works--                                            
 Environmental Facilities:                                              
    Relief Flood and Drain..........         (437,000)         (437,000)
    Capital Hill Relief Sewer.......      (13,911,000)      (13,911,000)
    Solid Waste Removal.............          (40,000)          (40,000)
    Space Maintenance Headquarters..          (93,000)          (93,000)
    Stormwater Facility.............         (672,000)         (672,000)
    New Maintenance Facility........       (1,164,000)       (1,164,000)
    Oxon Run Stream Improvements....       (1,282,000)       (1,282,000)
    NJ & K Streets Facility.........           (9,000)           (9,000)
    Kearney Street Storm Sewer......          (33,000)          (33,000)
    Ft. Totten Building.............         (708,000)         (708,000)
    11th & O Streets Facility.......           (5,000)           (5,000)
    Georgetown Relief Sewer.........         (987,000)         (987,000)
    Storm Sewer Replacement.........       (8,693,000)       (8,693,000)
    NE Boundary Relief Sewer........       (2,955,000)       (2,955,000)
    Lawrence Avenue Storm Sewer.....       (3,570,000)       (3,570,000)
    Urban Retrofit Demonstration....         (959,000)         (959,000)
    Environmental Supply Facility...         (363,000)         (363,000)
    Anacostia Restoration...........         (530,000)         (530,000)
    Water Quality Planning..........         (100,000)         (100,000)
    Storm Water Pollution...........         (800,000)         (800,000)
    Upgrade Motor Vehicle                                               
     Registration...................        1,500,000         1,500,000 
    Major Equipment Acquisition.....        1,023,000         1,023,000 
    Material Recovery Facility......         (986,000)         (986,000)
    Solid Waste Reduction Center....         (559,000)         (559,000)
    SWRC Design Plan................         (805,000)         (805,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Environmental                                              
       Facilities...................      (37,138,000)      (37,138,000)
                                     ===================================
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit                                    
 Authority:                                                             
    Metrobus........................       11,000,000        11,000,000 
    Metrorail Rehabilitation........       42,000,000        42,000,000 
    Metrorail Construction..........       32,000,000        32,000,000 
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, WMATA..................       85,000,000        85,000,000 
                                     ===================================
Washington Convention Center:                                           
    Convention Center...............          (16,000)          (16,000)
    Convention Center...............         (700,000)         (700,000)
    Convention Center Annex.........         (263,000)         (263,000)
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total, Convention Center......         (979,000)         (979,000)
                                     ===================================
      Total, Capital Outlay, General                                    
       Fund.........................      (91,496,149)     (120,496,149)
                                     ===================================
      Highway Trust Fund............       34,000,000        34,000,000 
                                     ===================================
      Total, Appropriated Authority.      (57,496,149)      (86,496,149)
                                     ===================================
      Federal Grants (Public Works                                      
       and DPAH)....................      133,419,000       133,419,000 
                                     ===================================
      Grand Total, Capital Outlay...       75,922,851        46,922,851 
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                            Enterprise Funds

    The Committee recommends a total of $595,489,000 for the 
activities funded through these appropriation titles.

                                                                    ENTERPRISE FUNDS                                                                    
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                                                                                                                      Bill compared with--              
                                                       Fiscal year                                     -------------------------------------------------
          Agency/Activity             Fiscal year          1996         Fiscal year     Recommended in                     Fiscal year                  
                                     1996 approved   Distribution by    1997 request       bill \1\       Fiscal year      1996 Control     Fiscal year 
                                                      Control Board                                      1996 approved        Board        1996 request 
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Department of Public Works                                                                                                                              
 (Utility Administration).........     202,729,000      191,480,000      200,000,000      200,000,000       (2,729,000)       8,520,000                0
Washington Aqueduct...............      39,524,000       39,524,000       25,743,000       25,743,000      (13,781,000)     (13,781,000)               0
                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Water and Sewer                                                                                                                            
       Enterprise Fund............     242,253,000      231,004,000      225,743,000      225,743,000      (16,510,000)      (5,261,000)               0
Lottery and Charitable Games......     229,950,000      229,778,000      247,900,000      247,900,000       17,950,000       18,122,000                0
Cable Television..................       2,351,000        1,766,000        2,511,000        2,511,000          160,000          745,000                0
Sports Commission (STARPEX).......       6,580,000        6,547,000        8,717,000        8,717,000        2,137,000        2,170,000                0
D.C. General Hospital.............     115,034,000      105,247,000      118,034,000      118,034,000        3,000,000       12,787,000                0
Retirement Board..................      13,440,000       12,417,000       16,667,000       16,667,000        3,227,000        4,250,000                0
Correctional Industries Fund......      10,516,000        8,827,000        9,152,000        9,152,000       (1,364,000)         325,000                0
Washington Convention Center......      32,557,000       32,557,000       47,996,000       47,996,000       15,439,000       15,439,000                0
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      Total, Enterprise Funds.....     652,681,000      628,143,000      676,720,000      676,720,000       24,039,000       48,577,000                0
Less Intra-District funds.........    (106,752,000)     (95,667,000)     (81,231,000)     (81,231,000)      25,521,000       14,436,000                0
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    Revised, Enterprise Funds.....     545,929,000      532,476,000      595,489,000      595,489,000       49,560,000       63,013,000                0
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\1\ Amounts recommended in the bill exclude intra-District funds whereas amounts in this table for departments and agencies include intra-District funds
  for comparision purposes.                                                                                                                             

                       Department of Public Works

                 Water and Sewer Utility Administration

    The Committee recommends $195,619,000 from other funds for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Water and Sewer Utility 
Administration. The Committee's allowance reflects an increase 
of $8,520,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level.

                   Repayment to Water and Sewer Fund

    As noted earlier in this report, the District's financial 
plan for fiscal year 1997 includes the first of at least four 
payments of $21,500,000 each to repay the Water and Sewer 
Enterprise Fund for $91,000,000 withdrawn by District officials 
and used for other governmental purposes. The Water and Sewer 
Enterprise Fund is a self-sustaining fund whose revenues from 
water and sewer users are dedicated for use in supplying 
potable water and operating a sewerage system. The funds are 
not intended to be used to finance general government 
programs--only water and sewer programs. Therefore, the 
$91,000,000 that was withdrawn must be repaid by the District 
government. The shifting of these funds from water and sewer 
programs has resulted in serious safety concerns about the 
proper operation and maintenance of the Blue Plains Waste Water 
Treatment Plant.
    The Committee is concerned about the continued threats to 
the health and safety of human life and the possible adverse 
consequences to the environment and directs that the 
recommended repayment plan be adhered to by District officials 
so that the Blue Plains facility can be properly operated and 
maintained.
    The objective of the Water and Sewer Utility Administration 
is to provide the citizens of the District of Columbia with 
safe drinking water and to collect, treat and dispose of 
wastewater for the District, as well as a large portion of 
neighboring jurisdictions in an environmentally safe manner 
that protects our waterways.

                          Washington Aqueduct

    The Committee recommends $25,743,000 from local funds for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Washington Aqueduct. The Committee's 
allowance reflects a decrease of $13,781,000 below the fiscal 
year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Washington Aqueduct is to collect, 
purify, and pump an adequate supply of potable water for the 
District of Columbia, Arlington County, and the City of Falls 
Church, Virginia.

               Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board

    An appropriation of $247,900,000 and 100 full-time 
equivalent positions from revenue generated by the Board are 
recommended for fiscal year 1997 for the Lottery and Charitable 
Games Control Board. The Committee's allowance reflects an 
increase of $18,122,000 and 12 full-time equivalent positions 
above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the District of Columbia Lottery and 
Charitable Games Control Board is to generate revenues for the 
general fund and regulate charitable games to support programs 
and services for the residents of the District of Columbia.

                       Office of Cable Television

    A total of $2,511,000 and 8 full-time equivalent positions 
(including $2,179,000 and 8 full-time equivalent positions from 
local funds and $332,000 from other funds) are recommended for 
the Office of Cable Television for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $745,000 above 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Office of Cable Television is to 
protect, promote and advocate the public interest in cable 
television with the District of Columbia, to oversee and 
coordinate programming for the municipal channels, and to 
coordinate the Interagency Task Force on Telecommunications.

                      Sports Commission (STARPLEX)

    The Committee recommends $8,717,000 from other funds for 
the Sports Commission (STARPLEX) for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $2,170,000 above 
the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the Sports Commission formerly the D.C. 
Armory Board, is to consolidate the District's efforts in 
attracting amateur and professional sporting events to the 
District. The Sports Commission is an independent agency of the 
District's and is responsible for the management of the Robert 
F. Kennedy Stadium and the secondary use of the D.C. Armory 
``to provide suitable facilities for major athletic events, 
conventions, * * * shall be operated as nearly as practicable 
on a self-supporting basis.''

                      D.C. General Hospital (PBC)

    The Committee recommends $118,034,000, including 
$59,735,000 transfered from the general fund, $52,684,000 from 
other funds and $5,615,000 from intra-District for the District 
of Columbia General Hospital (Public Benefit Corporation) for 
fiscal year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects an 
increase of $12,787,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient, emergency, 
diagnostic, preventive, and rehabilitative services.

                         D.C. Retirement Board

    The Committee recommends a total of $16,667,000 and 13 
full-time equivalent positions from investment income for 
fiscal year 1997 for the D.C. Retirement Board. The Committee's 
allowance reflects an increase of $4,250,000 and two full-time 
equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The mission of the District of Columbia Retirement Board is 
to invest, control, and manage the assets of the D.C. Teachers' 
Retirement Fund, the D.C. Police Officers' and Fire Fighters' 
Retirement Fund, and the D.C. Judges Retirement Fund.

                      Correctional Industries Fund

    The Committee recommends $3,052,000 and 50 full-time 
equivalent positions from other funds and $6,100,000 and 74 
full-time equivalent positions from intra-District funds for 
the Correctional Industries Fund for fiscal year 1997. The 
Committee's allowance reflects an increase of $325,000 and 58 
full-time equivalent positions above the fiscal year 1996 
level.
    The mission of the Correctional Industries Fund is to 
rehabilitate inmates by equipping them with a means of 
livelihood after their release from the institutions.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

    The Committee recommends $47,996,000 from other funds of 
which $5,400,000 shall be transfered from the general fund for 
the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund for fiscal 
year 1997. The Committee's allowance reflects an increase of 
$15,439,000 above the fiscal year 1996 level.
    The primary mission of the Washington Convention Center is 
to serve as a public enterprise to expand the tax base of the 
District of Columbia by promoting and hosting large 
international and national conventions and trade shows that 
bring hundreds of thousands of out-of-town delegates and 
exhibitors to the city, to provide space and facilities for 
local public shows and events, to foster redevelopment of 
downtown Washington, D.C., and provide expanded employment 
business opportunities for residents of the District of 
Columbia.
    The D.C. Committee to Promote Washington whose objective is 
to increase awareness of the District as a destination for 
travel, increase hotel occupancy, visitor spending, and 
business, and increase and support the number of festivals, 
including major sports and entertainment events is included 
under this fund.
    The Washington Convention and Visitors Association 
objective is to increase and improve the economic base of both 
the public and private sectors of the area by attracting many 
meetings and conventions to the area through promotion, 
marketing, and direct sales to local, national and 
international travelers.
    The D.C. Chamber of Commerce objective is to promote the 
District of Columbia as a tourist destination to minority 
markets and to increase District-based small minority, and 
under represented business' awareness of leisure travel, 
meeting, and convention opportunities in Washington, D.C.

                           General Provisions

    A number of general provisions are carried in the bill each 
year as the need warrants. Changes recommended or denied by the 
Committee are discussed in the paragraphs that follow:
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 110 in last 
year's bill which required the annual budget for the District 
of Columbia government for fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997 be transmitted to the Congress no later than April 15, 
1996 or as provided for under the provisions of Public Law 104-
8, approved April 17, 1995.
    The Committee has not approved a new Section 129 submitted 
in the District's budget which would have cancelled the Housing 
Finance Agency's Debt to the general fund. The District has 
indicated that the receivable was not written off. Instead, it 
was reclassified from a current liability to a long term 
liability and therefore the appropriation language under 
``Economic development and regulation'' should be retained.
    The Committee has not approved the deletion of Sec. 131 in 
the last year's bill (new Sec. 129) which prohibits the use of 
funds for abortions except to save the life of the mother, and 
in cases of rape or incest.
    The Committee has not approved the deletion Sec. 132 in 
last year's bill (new Sec. 130) which prohibited the use of 
funds for the implementation of the Domestic Partners Act.
    The Committee recommends a technical change in Sec. 133 of 
last year's bill (new Sec. 131). Language submitted by the 
District government authorizing members of the Judicial 
Nomination Commission to serve without compensation should have 
amended Section 434(b)(5) of the D.C. Code instead of Section 
433(b)(5).
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 134 which 
authorized the District to enter into multiyear contracts to 
obtain goods and services amended to make contracts contingent 
upon enactment of appropriation.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 135 on the 
calculated real property rate rescission and real property tax 
freeze.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 136 which 
amended Title 18 U.S.C. 1761(b) to allow commodities 
manufactured in a Federal, District of Columbia, or State 
institution for sale to non-for-profit organizations.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 137 which 
requires the Mayor to submit to the Council a report 
delineating the actions taken by the executive to the 
directives of the Council.
    The Committee recommends language in Sec. 141 which 
restricts the District's spending to the lesser of (1) 
$5,108,913,000 of which $134,528,000 is intra-District funds or 
(2) a deficit at $40,000,000. The consensus budget submitted by 
the Financial Management Authority, the Mayor, and the City 
Council provided a deficit of $98,996,000. The language also 
authorizes the Financial Management Authority and the Chief 
Financial Authority to take such steps as are necessary to 
assure that the deficit does not exceed $40,000,000.
    The Committee recommends language in Sec. 142 that places 
all executive branch accounting, budget, and financial 
management personnel under the direction and control of the 
Chief Financial Officer during control periods. Language 
approved in earlier legislation provided the CFO with this 
authority for fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
    The Committee recommends language in Sec. 143 that 
continues language in the fiscal year 1996 bill which allows up 
to 50 police officers and up to 50 fire fighters with less than 
20 years of departmental service who were hired prior to 
February 14, 1980 and who retire on disability before the end 
of calendar year 1997 to be excluded from the computation that 
would trigger a reduction in the Federal contribution to the 
retirement funds.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 144 which 
prohibited agencies from filling a position wholly funded by 
appropriations in this Act unless the Mayor or independent 
agency submitted a proposed resolution of intent to fill the 
vacant position to the Council.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 148 which 
required a report on the employees on the capital project 
budget each quarter.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 151 which 
required the development of plans regarding the District of 
Columbia Department of Corrections.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 153 on 
technical corrections to Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Act.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 154 
establishing exclusive accounts for the Blue Plains activities.
    The Committee has approved the deletion of Sec. 156 on the 
conveyance of certain property to the Architect of the Capitol.
    The Committee has approved language in Sec. 144 that makes 
a technical change in the D.C. Code, Sec. 1-1130(c)(3) 
concerning Multiyear Contracts by striking ``section'' and 
inserting ``subsection'' as requested.
    The Committee has approved a new Sec. 145 relating to 
public charter schools providing adult and continuing 
education.

                          RESCISSION OF FUNDS

    Pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule X of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee reports that rescissions of 
prior year budget authority are recommended in the accompanying 
bill under the heading ``Capital Outlay'', as reported.

                     INFLATIONARY IMPACT STATEMENT

    Clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the House of Representatives 
requests that each committee report accompanying a bill or 
resolution contain a statement as to whether enactment of the 
bill or resolution may have an inflationary impact on prices 
and costs in the operation of the national economy.
    It is the Committee's considered opinion that enactment of 
the accompanying bill will not have inflationary impact on 
prices and costs in the operation of the national economy, 
since the bill relates solely to the operation of the local 
government of the District of Columbia. The Committee 
recommends the appropriation of $717,772,000 in Federal funds 
including a Federal payment of $660,000,000 which becomes a 
part of local revenues from which appropriations for the 
operation of the City are made, $52,070,000 as the Federal 
contribution for the police officers and fire fighters, 
teachers and judges retirement funds and $5,702,000 for 
expenses incurred in relation to inauguration activities.

                   COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

    Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), requires 
that the report accompanying a bill providing new budget 
authority contain a statement detailing how the authority 
compares with the reports submitted under section 602(b) of the 
Act for most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
budget for the fiscal year. This information follows:

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                                                                      602(b) allocation         This bill--     
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                                                      Budget                Budget              
                                                                     authority   Outlays   authority    Outlays 
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Discretionary.....................................................         718       718         718         718
Mandatory.........................................................  ..........  ........  ..........  ..........
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    The bill provides no new spending authority as described in 
section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as amended.

                    FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS

    In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as 
amended, the following table provided by the Congressional 
Budget Office contains 5-year projections of the outlays 
associated with the budget authority provided in the 
accompanying bill:


Federal funds

        Item and fiscal year                                      Amount
Budget authority in bill................................    $717,772,000
Outlays:
    1997................................................     717,772,000
    1998................................................................
    1999................................................................
    2000................................................................
    2001................................................................

    The bill provides no new revenues or tax expenditures, and 
will have no effect on budget authority, tax expenditures, 
direct loan obligations, or primary loan guarantee commitments 
available under existing law for fiscal year 1997 and beyond.

          FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(D) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as 
amended, the Committee is required to report new budget 
authority and outlays provided for financial assistance to 
State and local governments. The accompanying bill contains 
Federal funding as follows:

        Item                                              Recommendation
New fiscal year 1997 budget authority...................    $717,772,000
Fiscal year 1997 outlays resulting therefrom.................717,772,000

                           TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

    Clause 1(b), rule X, of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires that the report include information 
describing the transfer of funds recommended in the 
accompanying bill.
    There are no transfers of Federal funds recommended in the 
accompanying bill.

               CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

    Pursuant to Clause 3, rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following statements are submitted 
describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill 
which might be construed, under some circumstances, as directly 
or indirectly changing the application of existing law.
    1. Under ``Governmental Direction and Support'', there is 
language which provides that program fees collected from the 
issuance of bonds or other debt instruments shall be available 
for the payment of expenses of the District's debt management 
program. Section 490 of the Home Rule Charter (Public Law 93-
198, as amended) authorizes the District government to issue 
revenue bonds for a number of specified purposes and was 
amended by Public Law 95-218 specifically to enable the 
District government to act as a conduit for the issuance of 
revenue bonds for private colleges and universities. This 
language will allow the District government to be reimbursed 
for the costs of issuing bonds on behalf of third-party 
beneficiaries.
    2. The bill includes language under ``Economic Development 
and Regulation'', requiring that any profits associated with 
the operations of the District of Columbia Housing Finance 
Agency be used to reimburse the general fund for the costs 
involved in issuing mortgage revenue bonds. The language also 
provides that upon commencement of debt service payments such 
payments shall be deposited into the general fund.
    3. Under ``Public Safety and Justice'', language provides 
an exemption for two classes of passenger motor vehicles from 
31 U.S.C. 1343(c) which states, in part, that:
    (c)(1) Except as specifically provided by law, an agency 
may use an appropriation to buy a passenger motor vehicle 
(except a bus or ambulance) only at a total cost (except costs 
required only for transportation) that
          * * * * * * *
          (C) is not more than the maximum price established by 
        the agency having authority under law to establish a 
        maximum price; and
          (D) is not more than the amount specified in a law.
    The classes of motor vehicles exempted from the price 
ceiling are vehicles used for police, fire fighting and fire 
prevention activities. Because of the special requirements for 
those types of vehicles the costs exceed the maximum set for 
passenger motor vehicles for regular use.
    4. Language is included under ``Public Safety and Justice'' 
authorizing the Mayor to reimburse the National Guard for 
expenses incurred in connection with emergency services 
performed by the Guard at the request of the Mayor. The 
language also provides that the availability of these funds is 
to be considered as constituting payment in advance for the 
emergency services involved.
    5. Language included under ``Public Safety and Justice'' 
provides that funds appropriated for expenses under the 
Criminal Justice Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-412) for fiscal 
year 1997 shall be available for obligations incurred under 
that Act in each fiscal year since inception of the program in 
fiscal year 1975. This language is necessary due to the long 
time lag, for various reasons, between the time attorneys are 
appointed and the time vouchers are presented to the District 
of payment.
    6. Language under ``Public Safety and Justice'' provides 
that funds appropriated for expense under the District of 
Columbia Neglect Representation Equity Act of 1984 shall be 
available for obligations incurred under that Act in each 
fiscal year since inception in fiscal year 1985.
    7. Language under ``Public Safety and Justice'' provided 
that funds appropriated for expenses under the Guardianship, 
Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 
1986 shall be available for obligations incurred under that Act 
in each fiscal year since inception in fiscal year 1989.
    8. Language is included under ``Public Safety and Justice'' 
providing $500,000 for the Police Chief's confidential fund in 
fiscal year 1997 in accordance with the Police Chief's 
estimates.
    9. Language under ``Public Safety and Justice'' requires 
the Police Department to provide quarterly reports on its 
efforts to increase efficiency and improve the professionalism 
in the Department.
    10. Language under the ``Public Safety and Justice'' gives 
the Metropolitan Police Department independent authority to 
make purchases up to $500,000 and provides that the District of 
Columbia government may not require the Department to submit to 
any other procurement review process, or to obtain the approval 
of any other official or employee.
    11. Language is included under ``Public Education System'' 
authorizing the District of Columbia Public Schools to accept 
not to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the driver 
education program.
    12. Language is included under ``Public Education System'' 
requiring the Board of Trustees of the University of the 
District of Columbia to establish a tuition rate for 
nonresident students at a level no lower than the rate for 
nonresident students at comparable public institutions of 
higher education in the metropolitan area.
    13. Under ``Human Support Services,'' there is language 
providing that appropriations available solely for employees' 
disability compensation shall remain available until expended. 
31 U.S.C. 1301(c)(2) provides in part, that:
    (c) An appropriation in a regular, annual appropriation law 
may be construed to be permanent or available continuously only 
if the appropriation--
          * * * * * * *
          (2) expressly provides that it is available after the 
        fiscal year covered by the law in which it appears.
    14. Language under ``Human Support Services'' prohibits the 
District from providing free government service to private 
nonprofit organizations if the District would not be qualified 
to receive reimbursement pursuant to the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Act.
    15. Language is included under ``Public Works'' providing 
for the rental of one passenger-carrying vehicle for use by the 
Mayor and three passenger-carrying vehicles for use by the 
Council of the District of Columbia.
    16. Language under ``Repayment of General Fund Recovery 
Debt'' provides funds to reduce the District's accumulated 
general fund deficit.
    17. Under ``Capital Outlay'' there is language that 
provides that the amount appropriated shall remain available 
until expended. This language is needed to provide an exemption 
to 31 U.S.C. 1301(c)(2) to allow the funds to remain available 
beyond fiscal year 1997. The exemption is needed because of the 
length of time required for the design and construction of 
capital projects.
    18. The Committee has included language under ``Capital 
Outlay'' requiring that funds appropriated for capital outlay 
projects shall be managed and controlled in accordance with 
procedures and limitations established under the financial 
management system and that all such funds shall be available 
only for the specific project and purpose intended.
    19. Language under ``Lottery and Charitable Games 
Enterprise Fund'' requires the use of non-Federal funds to 
finance the operations of the Lottery Board and directs the 
District to identify the source of funding from its own 
locally-generated revenues.
    20. The bill includes language under ``D.C. Retirement 
Board'' appropriating funds to pay legal, management, 
investment and other fees and administrative expenses of the 
District of Columbia Retirement Board. Section 121(f)(1) of the 
District of Columbia Retirement and Reform Act (Public Law 96-
122) states that all administrative expenses incurred by the 
Board are to be paid out of funds appropriated for such 
purposes. The language recommended by the Committee 
appropriates the total amount required for the operation of the 
board and specifies that the total amount is to be from the 
investment income of the pension funds. The language also 
clarifies that all expenses of the Board are to be paid from 
this appropriation. A requirement for quarterly reports as well 
as timely submission of budget data and audit information is 
also included in the language.
    21. Section 101 of the ``General Provisions'' requires that 
all expenditures for consulting services obtained through 
procurement contracts be open for public inspection.
    22. Language under section 104 grants the Mayor the 
authority within rates prescribed by Federal Travel 
Regulations, to establish allowances for privately owned 
automobile and motorcycles used for official purposes.
    23. A proviso is included under section 105 of the bill 
permitting the Council of the District of Columbia and the 
local judiciary to expend funds for travel and payment of dues 
without authorization by the Mayor.
    24. Section 106 appropriates funds for refunding 
overpayments of taxes collected and for paying judgments 
against the District of Columbia government.
    25. Section 107 of the ``General Provisions'' provides an 
exemption from the requirements of section 544 of the District 
of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 
1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Code, sec. 3-205.44).

          Such amount as referred to in subsection (a) of this 
        section shall not be less than the full amount 
        determined as necessary on the basis of the minimum 
        needs of such person as established by the Council.

    Because of financing constraints, the District has 
regularly budgeted for a percentage of the public assistance 
payment standard, rather than for the full amount as required 
by Sec. 3-205.44 of the District of Columbia Code.
    26. Language in section 111 of the ``General Provisions'' 
has been carried since 1979 and allows the payment of a 
percentage of taxes collected to individual who provide 
information to the District resulting in the collection of 
taxes.
    27. A proviso is included under Section 113 requiring the 
Mayor to develop an annual plan for borrowing capital outlay 
funds and to submit quarterly reports to the Council of the 
District of Columbia and Congress.
    28. Language in section 114 of the ``General Provisions'' 
requires the Mayor to obtain approval from the Council of the 
District of Columbia prior to borrowing funds for capital 
projects.
    29. Section 115 of the ``General Provisions'' prohibits the 
Mayor from paying operating expenses with funds borrowed for 
capital projects.
    30. Language in section 116 prohibits the obligation or 
expenditure of funds by reprogramming unless advance approval 
is obtained in accordance with established procedures set forth 
in House Report No. 96-443 as modified in House Report No. 98-
265 or as modified by Public Law 104-8.
    31. Language in section 117 prohibits the use of Federal 
funds in the bill to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or 
other personal servants to any officer or employee of the 
District of Columbia government.
    32. Language in section 118 prohibits the use of Federal 
funds in the bill to purchase passenger automobiles as defined 
in 15 U.S.C. 2001(2) with an Environmental Protection Agency 
estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per 
gallon.
    33. Language in section 119 authorizes the Mayor to set the 
salary of the City Administrator at a rate not to exceed the 
maximum statutory rate established for level IV of the Federal 
Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5315, and provides that this 
salary may be payable to the City Administrator during fiscal 
year 1997. The language also authorizes the Mayor to set the 
per diem rate for board members of the Redevelopment Land 
Agency in the same manner consistent with their authority to 
set these rates for members of other boards and commissions of 
the District government. The Mayor does not have this authority 
at the present time.
    34. Language under section 120 clarifies the pay setting 
authority for District employees as the District's Merit 
Personnel Act rather than title 5 of the United States Code.
    35. Language in section 121 exempts the District from 
provisions of section 322 of the Economy Act of 1932 concerning 
expenditures for office leasing, alterations, improvements and 
repairs. This exemption was recommended by the General 
Accounting Office and was first carried in the fiscal year 1985 
bill.
    36. Language in section 123 prohibits the District 
government from renewing or extending sole source contracts 
without opening them to the competitive bidding process as set 
forth in section 303 of the District of Columbia Procurement 
Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-
85).
    37. Sec. 124 requires any sequestration pursuant to the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(Public Law 99-177) to be applied to each of the Federal fund 
appropriation accounts rather than to the aggregate total of 
these accounts.
    38. Language in section 125 provides that in the event a 
sequestration order is issued after the amounts appropriated to 
the District have been paid to the District, the Mayor is 
required to pay the Secretary of the Treasury, within 15 days 
after receipt of a request from the Secretary, the amounts 
sequestered by the order provided the sequestration percentage 
is applied to each of the Federal appropriation accounts and 
not applied to the aggregate total.
    39. Language in section 126 prohibits the expenditure of 
funds for programs or functions of which a reorganization plan 
is required but has not been approved by the Council.
    40. Language under section 127 allows the District of 
Columbia government to accept and use, with the Mayor's 
approval, donations received for public purposes authorized by 
law. The language also requires that accurate records be 
maintained by the agency or entity administering the program 
and that the records be available for audit and public 
inspection. The language also allows the Council of the 
District of Columbia and the Board of Education to accept gifts 
and donations without the approval of the Mayor.
    41. Language under section 128 continues current law as it 
relates to the prohibition on the use of Federal funds for 
salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices 
of U.S. Senator or Representative under section of 4(d) of the 
D.C. Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979.
    42. Language in section 129 prohibits funds appropriated in 
this Act from being expended for abortions, except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act 
of rape or incest.
    43. Language in section 130 prohibits funds made available 
pursuant to any provision of this Act shall not be used to 
implement or enforce any system of registration of unmarried, 
cohabitating couples whether they are homosexual, lesbian, or 
heterosexual, including but not limited to registration for the 
purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental 
benefits to such couples on the same basis such benefits are 
extended to legally married couples.
    44. Language in section 131 amends the District of Columbia 
Code to require that Board Members of the Commission on 
Judicial Disabilities and Tenure and the Judicial Nomination 
Commission serve without compensation for services rendered in 
connection with their official duties on the Commission.
    45. Language in section 132 requires the Board of Education 
to submit to the Congress, Mayor, and Council of the District 
of Columbia no later than fifteen calendar days after the end 
of each month a report that sets forth:
          (a) Current month expenditures and obligations, year-
        to-date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal 
        year expenditures projections vs. budget broken out on 
        the basis of control center, responsibility center, 
        agency reporting code, and object class, and for all 
        funds, including capital financing:
          (b) A breakdown of FTE positions and staff for the 
        most current pay period;
          (c) A list of each account for which spending is 
        frozen and the amount of funds frozen;
          (d) A list of all active contracts in excess of 
        $10,000 annually;
          (e) All reprogramming requests and reports; and
          (f) Changes made in the last month to the 
        organizational structure of the D.C. Public Schools.
    46. Language in section 133 requires the University of the 
District of Columbia to submit monthly reports as follows:
          (a) Current month expenditures and obligations, year-
        to-date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal 
        year expenditures projections vs. budget broken out on 
        the basis of control center, responsibility center, and 
        object class, and for all funds including capital 
        financing;
          (b) A breakdown of FTE positions and staff for the 
        most current pay period;
          (c) A list of each account for which spending is 
        frozen and the amount of funds frozen;
          (d) A list of all active contracts in excess of 
        $10,000 annually;
          (e) All reprogramming requests and reports;
          (f) Changes made in the last month to the 
        organizational structure of the university.
    47. Language in section 134 requires annual reporting 
requirements from the Board of Education and the University of 
the District of Columbia on the number of validated schedule 
``A'' positions, a compilation of all employees as of the 
proceeding December 31, verified as to its accuracy in 
accordance with the functions that each employee actually 
performs, and requires that the report be submitted to the 
Congress, the Mayor, and Council of the District of Columbia, 
not later than February 8 of each year.
    48. Language in section 135 requires the Board of Education 
and the University of the District of Columbia to submit to the 
Congress, the Mayor, and Council of the District of Columbia, 
revised appropriated funds operating budget for the public 
school system and the University of the District of Columbia 
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.
    49. Language in section 136 requires the Board of 
Education, the Board of Trustees of the University of the 
District of Columbia, the Board of Library Trustees, and the 
Board of Governors of the D.C. School of Law to vote on and 
approve their respective annual or revised budget before 
submission to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for 
inclusion in the Mayor's budget submission to the Council of 
the District of Columbia.
    50. Language in section 137 provides that the evaluation 
process and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia 
Public Schools employees shall be a non-negotiable item for 
collective bargaining purposes.
    51. Language in section 138 amends the reduction-in-force 
procedures for the Board of Education.
    52. Language in section 139 places all public schools 
employees under the personnel authority of the D.C. Board of 
education and its rules and regulations and also provides that 
school-based personnel shall constitute a separate competitive 
area from nonschool based personnel who shall not compete with 
school-based personnel for retention purposes.
    53. Language in section 140 amends the reduction-in-force 
procedures established in the D.C. Government Comprehensive 
Merit Personnel Act of 1978.
    54. Language in section 141 places a ceiling of the lesser 
of (1) $5,108,913,000 of which $134,528,000 shall be from 
intra-District funds on the total amount appropriated for 
operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 
1997 under the caption ``Division of Expenses'' or (2) a 
deficit at $40,000,000. The consensus budget submitted by the 
Financial Management Authority, the Mayor, and the City Council 
provided a deficit of $98,996,000. The language also authorizes 
the Financial Management Authority and the Chief Financial 
Officer to take such steps as are necessary to assure that the 
deficit does not exceed $40,000,000.
    55. Language in section 142 places all executive branch 
accounting, budget, and financial management personnel under 
the direction and control of the Chief Financial Officer during 
control periods. Language approved in earlier legislation 
provided the CFO with this authority for fiscal years 1996 and 
1997.
    56. Language is section 143 extends language in the fiscal 
year 1996 bill which allows up to 50 police officers and up to 
50 fire fighters with less than 20 years of departmental 
service who were hired prior to February 14, 1980 and who 
retire on disability before the end of calendar year 1997 to be 
excluded from the computation that would trigger a reduction in 
the Federal contribution to the retirement funds.
    57. Language in section 144 makes a technical change to 
D.C. Code, sec. 1-1130(c)(3) by striking ``section'' and 
inserting ``subsection'' as requested.
    58. Language in section 145 allows institutions that serve 
adult and continuing education students and charge fees to 
petition for a public school charter under the District of 
Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134).

                  COMPLIANCE WITH CLAUSE 3--RULE XIII

    Clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires that certain information be included 
in the report if the accompanying bill repeals or amends any 
statute or part thereof.
    Changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are 
shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is 
enclosed in black brackets, new material is printed in italic, 
existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):
    Language in section 131 on page 33 of the accompanying bill 
would amend section 133 of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 1996, as follows:
                              ----------                              


    SECTION 133 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996

    Sec. 133. Sections 431(f) and 433(b)(5) of the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 
approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 831; Public Law 93-198; 
D.C. Code, secs. 11-1524 and title II, App. 433), are amended 
to read as follows:
    (a) * * *
    [(b) Section 433(b)(5) (title 11, App. 433) is amended to 
read as follows:
    [``(5) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
compensation for services rendered in connection with their 
official duties on the Commission.''.]
    Language in section 131 on page 33 of the accompanying bill 
would amend sections 433(b)(5) and 434(b)(5) of the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 
1973 and section 133(b) of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act of 1996, as follows:

 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SELF-GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENTAL REORGANIZATION 
                                  ACT

          * * * * * * *

                     TITLE IV--THE DISTRICT CHARTER

          * * * * * * *

                         Part C--The Judiciary

          * * * * * * *

                  nomination and appointment of judges

    Sec. 433. (a) * * *
    (b) No person may be nominated or appointed a judge of a 
District of Columbia court unless he--
          (1) * * *
          * * * * * * *
    [(5) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
compensation for services rendered in connection with their 
official duties on the Commission.]
          (5) has not served, within a period of two years 
        prior to the nomination, as a member of the Tenure 
        Commission or of the District of Columbia Judicial 
        Nomination Commission
          * * * * * * *

          district of columbia judicial nomination commission

    Sec. 434. (a) * * *
    (b)(1) * * *
          * * * * * * *
    [(5) Any member of the Commission who is an active or 
retired Federal judge shall serve without additional 
compensation. Other members shall receive the daily equivalent 
at the rate provided by grade 18 of the General Schedule, 
established under section 5332 of title 5 of the United States 
Code, while actually engaged in service for the Commission.]
    (5) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
compensation for services rendered in connection with their 
official duties on the Commission.
          * * * * * * *
    Language in section 140 on page 42 of the accompanying bill 
would amend section 2401 of the District of Columbia Government 
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, as follows:
                              ----------                              


 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE MERIT PERSONNEL ACT OF 
                                  1978

                              (d.c. code)

                     Part I--Government of District

          * * * * * * *

                        TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION

          * * * * * * *

                        Chapter 6. Merit System

          * * * * * * *

                      Subchapter III. Definitions

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this chapter unless otherwise required 
by the context:
          (1) * * *
          * * * * * * *
          (13A) The term ``nonschool-based personnel'' means 
        any employee of the District of Columbia public schools 
        who is not based at a local school or who does not 
        provide direct services to individual students.
          * * * * * * *
          (15A) The term ``school administrators'' means 
        principals, assistant principals, school program 
        directors, coordinators, instructional supervisors, and 
        support personnel of the District of Columbia public 
        schools.
          * * * * * * *

                  Subchapter XXV. Reductions-in-Force

SEC. 2401. POLICY.

    The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education 
shall issue rules and regulations establishing a procedure for 
the orderly furloughing or termination of employees, taking 
full account of nondiscrimination provisions and appointments' 
objectives of this chapter. Each agency shall be considered a 
competitive area for reduction-in-force purposes. [A personnel 
authority may establish lesser competitive areas within an 
agency on the basis of all or a clearly identifiable segment of 
an agency's mission or a division or major subdivision of an 
agency.] A personnel authority may establish lesser competitive 
areas within an agency on the basis of all or clearly 
identifiable segment of an agency's mission or a division or 
major subdivision of an agency. When as a result of a 
reorganization order a function is transferred from 1 District 
agency to another District agency, the procedures for 
transferring the employees identified with the continuing 
function shall be negotiated with the recognized labor 
organization.

SEC. 2402. PROCEDURES.

    (a) * * *
          * * * * * * *
    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board 
of Education shall not require or permit nonschool-based 
personnel or school administrators to be assigned or reassigned 
to the same competitive level as classroom teachers.
          * * * * * * *

SEC. 2407. ABOLISHMENT OF POSITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, 
or collective bargaining agreement either in effect or to be 
negotiated while this legislation is in effect for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1997, each agency head is authorized, 
within the agency head's discretion, to identify positions for 
abolishment.
    (b) Prior to February 1, 1997, each personnel authority 
shall make a final determination that a position within the 
personnel authority is to be abolished.
    (c) Notwithstanding any rights or procedures established by 
any other provision of this title, any District government 
employee, regardless of date of hire, who encumbers a position 
identified for abolishment shall be separated without 
competition or assignment rights, except as provided in this 
section.
    (d) An employee affected by the abolishment of a position 
pursuant to this section who, but for this section would be 
entitled to compete for retention, shall be entitled to one 
round of lateral competition pursuant to Chapter 24 of the 
District of Columbia Personnel Manual, which shall be limited 
to positions in the employee's competitive level.
    (e) Each employee who is a bona fide resident of the 
District of Columbia shall have added 5 years to his or her 
creditable service for reduction-in-force purposes. For 
purposes of this subsection only, a nonresident District 
employee who was hired by the District government prior to 
January 1, 1980, and has not had a break in service since that 
date, or a former employee of the United States Department of 
Health and Human Services at Saint Elizabeths Hospital who 
accepted employment with the District government on October 1, 
1987, and has not had a break in service since that date, shall 
be considered a District resident.
    (f) Each employee selected for separation pursuant to this 
section shall be given written notice of at least 30 days 
before the effective date of his or her separation.
    (g) Neither the establishment of a competitive area smaller 
than an agency, nor the determination that a specific position 
is to be abolished, nor separation pursuant to this section 
shall be subject to review except as follows--
          (1) an employee may file a complaint contesting a 
        determination or a separation pursuant to title XV of 
        this Act or section 303 of the Human Rights Act of 
        1977, effective December 13, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-38; D.C. 
        Code sec. 1-2543); and
          (2) an employee may file with the Office of Employee 
        Appeals an appeal contesting that the separation 
        procedures of subsections (d) and (f) of this section 
        were not properly applied.
    (h) An employee separated pursuant to this section shall be 
entitled to severance pay in accordance with title XI of this 
Act, except that the following shall be included in computing 
creditable service for severance pay for employees separated 
pursuant to this section--
          (1) four years for an employee who qualified for 
        veterans preference under this Act, and
          (2) three years for an employee who qualified for 
        residency preference under this Act.
    (i) Separation pursuant to this section shall not affect an 
employee's rights under either the Agency Reemployment Priority 
Program or the Displaced Employee Program established pursuant 
to Chapter 24 of the District Personnel Manual.
    (j) The Mayor shall submit to the Council a listing of all 
positions to be abolished by agency and responsibility center 
by March 1, 1997, or upon the delivery of termination notices 
to individual employees.
    (k) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1708 or 
section 2402(d), the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed 
negotiable.
    (l) A personnel authority shall cause a 30-day termination 
notice to be served, no later than September 1, 1997, on any 
incumbent employee remaining in any position identified to be 
abolished pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
          * * * * * * *
    Language in section 144 on page 51 of the accompanying bill 
would amend section 451(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, as 
follows:
          * * * * * * *

            Part D--District Budget and Financial Management

               Subpart 1--Budget and Financial Management

          * * * * * * *

               special rules regarding certain contracts

    Sec. 451. (a) * * *
          * * * * * * *
    (c)(1) * * *
          * * * * * * *
    (3) No contract entered into under this [section] 
subsection shall be valid unless the Mayor submits the contract 
to the Council for its approval and the Council approves the 
contract (in accordance with criteria established by act of the 
Council). The Council shall be required to take affirmative 
action to approve the contract within 45 days. If no action is 
taken to approve the contract within 45 calendar days, the 
contract shall be deemed disapproved.
          * * * * * * *
                              ----------                              

    Language in section 145 on pages 50 and 51 of the 
accompanying bill would amend section 2204(c)(2) of the 
District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-
134)

SEC. 2204. DUTIES, POWERS, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, OF PUBLIC CHARTER 
                    SCHOOLS.

          * * * * * * *
    (c) Prohibitions and Other Requirements.--
          * * * * * * *
    [(2) Tuition.--A public charter school may not charge 
tuition, fees, or other mandatory payments, except to 
nonresident students, or for field trips or similar 
activities.]
    (2) Tuition, fees, and payments.--
          ``(A) Prohibition.--A public charter school may not, 
        with respect to any student other than a nonresident 
        student, charge tuition, impose fees, or otherwise 
        require payment for participation in any program, 
        educational offering, or activity that--
                  ``(i) enrolls student in any grade from 
                kindergarten through 12, or
                  ``(ii) is funded in whole or part through an 
                annual local appropriation.
          ``(B) Exception.--A public charter school may impose 
        fees or otherwise require payment, at rates established 
        by the Board of Trustees of the school, for any 
        program, educational offering, or activity not 
        described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), 
        including adult education programs, or for field trips 
        or similar activities.''.
          * * * * * * *
                              ----------                              

                          Full Committee Votes

    Pursuant to the provisions of clause 2(l)(2)(b) of rule XI 
of the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call 
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with 
the names of those voting for and those voting against, are 
printed below:

                             rollcall no. 1

    Date: July 18, 1996.
    Measure: Fiscal Year 1997 District of Columbia 
Appropriations Bill.
    Motion by: Mr. Dixon.
    Description of motion: To permit District of Columbia funds 
to be used to pay for abortions.
    Results: Rejected 16 to 21.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Bonilla                         Mr. Bunn
Mr. Coleman                         Mr. Callahan
Mr. Dixon                           Mr. Dickey
Mr. Fazio                           Mr. Hobson
Mr. Foglietta                       Mr. Kingston
Mr. Frelinghuysen                   Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Hefner                          Mr. Lewis
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Lightfoot
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Livingston
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Miller
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Skaggs                          Mr. Neumann
Mr. Stokes                          Mr. Parker
Mr. Torres                          Mr. Regula
Mr. Visclosky                       Mr. Rogers
Mr. Yates                           Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Thornton
                                    Mrs. Vucanovich
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Wolf

         COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (0BLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1996 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 1997        
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                                                                                                                        Bill compared                   
                                                                  Appropriated    Budget Estimates   Recommended in         with          Bill compared 
                        Agency and item                         1996 (enacted to        1997              bill          appropriated,      with budget  
                                                                      date)                                                 1996         estimates, 1997
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                         FEDERAL FUNDS                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
Federal payment to the District of Columbia...................      660,000,000       660,000,000       660,000,000                 0                 0 
Federal contribution to retirement funds......................       52,070,000       104,140,000        52,070,000                 0       (52,070,000)
Reimburse for inauguration expenses...........................                0         5,702,000         5,702,000         5,702,000                 0 
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, Federal funds to the District of Columbia..............      712,070,000       769,842,000       717,772,000         5,702,000       (52,070,000)
                                                               =========================================================================================
                  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
Operating expenses:                                                                                                                                     
    Governmental Direction and Support........................      149,130,000       109,810,000       115,663,000       (33,467,000)        5,853,000 
    Economic Development and Regulation.......................      140,983,000       135,704,000       135,704,000        (5,279,000)                0 
    Public Safety and Justice.................................      963,848,000     1,041,281,000     1,041,281,000        77,433,000                 0 
    Public Education System,..................................      795,201,000       758,815,000       758,815,000       (36,386,000)                0 
    Human Support Services....................................    1,855,014,000     1,685,707,000     1,685,707,000      (169,307,000)                0 
    Public Works..............................................      297,568,000       247,967,000       247,967,000       (49,601,000)                0 
    Financing and Other Uses..................................                0       396,212,000                 0                 0      (396,212,000)
    Washington Convention Center Fund Transfer Payment........        5,400,000                 0         5,400,000                 0         5,400,000 
    Repayment of Loans and Interest...........................      327,787,000                 0       333,710,000         5,923,000       333,710,000 
    Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt...................       38,678,000                 0        38,314,000          (364,000)       38,314,000 
    Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing...............        9,698,000                 0        34,461,000        24,763,000        34,461,000 
    Inaugural Expenses........................................                0                 0         5,702,000         5,702,000         5,702,000 
    Certificate of Participation..............................                0                 0         7,926,000         7,926,000         7,926,000 
    Human Resource Development................................                0                 0        12,257,000        12,257,000        12,257,000 
    Cost Reduction and Workforce Initiatives..................                0                 0       (47,411,000)      (47,411,000)      (47,411,000)
    Pay Renegotiation or Reduction in Compensation............      (46,409,000)                0                 0        46,409,000                 0 
    Rainy Day Fund............................................        4,563,000                 0                 0        (4,563,000)                0 
    Incentive Buyout Program..................................       19,000,000                 0                 0       (19,000,000)                0 
    Outplacement Services.....................................        1,500,000                 0                 0        (1,500,000)                0 
    Boards and Commissions....................................         (500,000)                0                 0           500,000                 0 
    Government Re-Engineering Program.........................      (16,000,000)                0                 0        16,000,000                 0 
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, operating expenses...............................    4,545,461,000     4,375,496,000     4,375,496,000      (169,965,000)                0 
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Capital outlay: General fund............................       62,562,000        75,923,000        46,923,000       (15,639,000)      (29,000,000)
                                                               =========================================================================================
Enterprise and other funds:                                                                                                                             
  Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund:                                                                                                                      
    Operating expenses........................................      242,253,000       221,362,000       221,362,000       (20,891,000)                0 
    Capital outlay............................................       39,477,000                 0                 0       (39,477,000)                0 
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund..................      281,730,000       221,362,000       221,362,000       (60,368,000)                0 
Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund..................      229,950,000       247,900,000       247,900,000        17,950,000                 0 
Cable Television Enterprise Fund..............................        2,351,000         2,511,000         2,511,000           160,000                 0 
Starplex Fund.................................................        6,580,000         8,717,000         8,717,000         2,137,000                 0 
D.C. General Hospital.........................................       58,299,000        52,684,000        52,684,000        (5,615,000)                0 
D.C. Retirement Board.........................................       13,440,000        16,667,000        16,667,000         3,227,000                 0 
Correctional Industries Fund..................................       10,516,000         3,052,000         3,052,000        (7,464,000)                0 
Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund..................       32,557,000        42,596,000        42,596,000        10,039,000                 0 
D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance                                                                                                 
 Authority....................................................        3,500,000         3,400,000         3,400,000          (100,000)                0 
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Enterprise and Other Funds.......................      638,923,000       598,889,000       598,889,000       (40,034,000)                0 
                                                               =========================================================================================
Personal and Nonpersonal Services Adjustments.................     (150,907,000)                0                 0       150,907,000                 0 
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, District of Columbia Funds.......................    5,096,039,000     5,050,308,000     5,021,308,000       (74,731,000)      (29,000,000)
Intra-District funds..........................................  \1\ (165,339,000                                                                        
                                                                               )                0                 0       165,339,000                 0 
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Revised Total, District of Columbia funds...............    4,930,700,000     5,050,308,000     5,021,308,000        90,608,000       (29,000,000)
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\1\ Amount is being excluded from fiscal year 1996 column for comparability purposes with fiscal year 1997 column which excludes intra-District funds in
  individual appropriation accounts.                                                                                                                    

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