[Senate Report 108-354]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 709
108th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 108-354
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2005
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September 21, 2004.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. DeWine, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2826]
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 0000) making appropriations for the government of
the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in
whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes,
reports the same to the Senate with amendments and recommends
that the bill as amended do pass. deg.
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2826)
making appropriations for the government of the District of
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes, reports
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
C O N T E N T S
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Summary of Bill.................................................. 3
General Statement................................................ 4
Federal Funds.................................................... 5
Federal Grants................................................... 23
Summary of Estimates and Recommendations for District of Columbia
Funds.......................................................... 24
District of Columbia Funds:
Operating Expenses:
Governmental Direction and Support....................... 24
Economic Development and Regulation...................... 30
Public Safety and Justice................................ 34
Public Education System.................................. 38
Human Support Services................................... 41
Public Works............................................. 45
Financing and Other Uses:
Workforce Investments................................ 50
Cash Reserve......................................... 50
Repayment of Loans and Interest...................... 50
Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing.......... 50
Wilson Building...................................... 50
Certificates of Participation........................ 50
Settlements and Judgements........................... 50
Emergency Planning and Security Cost................. 50
Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds.............. 51
Non-Departmental..................................... 51
Pay-As-You-Go-Capital................................ 51
Enterprise funds:
Water and Sewer Authority............................ 54
Washington Aqueduct.................................. 54
Stormwater Permit Compliance......................... 54
District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games
Control Board...................................... 54
Sports and Entertainment Commission.................. 54
District of Columbia Retirement Board................ 55
Washington Convention Center Authority............... 55
National Capital Revitalization Corporation.......... 55
Capital Outlay................................................... 56
General Provisions............................................... 61
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 63
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 63
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 64
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 64
SUMMARY OF BILL
The following discussion of the bill includes general
information on initiatives and concerns of the Committee and an
analysis of the total resources estimated to be available to
the District of Columbia in the coming fiscal year.
Federal Funds
The Committee considered requests from the President for
Federal funds totaling $560,000,000 in budget authority for the
District of Columbia appropriation. The Committee
recommendation is appropriated as follows: (1) $21,200,000 for
D.C. resident tuition support; (2) $195,010,000 for the
District of Columbia Courts; (3) $34,500,000 for Defender
Services in the District of Columbia Courts; (4) $182,490,000
for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia; (5) $15,000,000 for security costs
related to the presence of the Federal Government in the
District of Columbia; (6) $5,000,000 for transportation
assistance; (7) $10,000,000 for the combined sewer overflow;
(8) $32,500,000 for security, economic development, education
and health projects; (9) $3,000,000 for support of the
Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; (10) $7,000,000 for a Unified
Communications Center; (11) $40,000,000 for D.C. school
improvement; (12) $5,000,000 for foster care improvements; and
(13) $8,000,000 for a new bioterrorism and forensics
laboratory. The Senate bill includes a recommendation of
$8,243,789,000 for the local budget.
District of Columbia Funds
The Committee recommends a total of $8,243,789,000 in
Distrct of Columbia funds for fiscal year 2005, consisting of
$7,146,863,000 in operating expenses and $1,096,926,000 in
capital outlay funds. This is the same level of funding
requested by the District of Columbia.
Total Resources Available
Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of
$8,362,689,000 and 33,869 full-time equivalent positions will
be available to the District government during the fiscal year
2005. Included in this figure are appropriations from local
funds, Federal grants, Federal payments, and private and other
funds. The financing of the appropriations from District funds
are generated from revenues from various local taxes, fees,
charges, and other collections received by the District
government.
GENERAL STATEMENT
The Committee funding in this bill focuses on three key
priorities for the District of Columbia. These include: (1)
enhancing educational opportunities for inner-city students;
(2) reducing and preventing crime in the District; and (3)
increasing security in the Nation's Capital.
Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Low-income Children
The Committee recommends $40,000,000 to promote inner-city
educational opportunities for primary and secondary school
students. The Committee's plan is comprised of three
interrelated components: investing in excellence in traditional
public schools; expanding choice through high quality charter
schools; and offering opportunity scholarships for low-income
students to attend private schools.
Reducing and Preventing Crime in the District
The Committee has provided an increase of $18,049,000 over
the President's budget request for the Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency [CSOSA]. This Agency, funded
entirely through a Federal appropriation, provides pretrial
services, adult probation, parole services, and adult offender
supervision. These additional resources will allow CSOSA to
continue to enhance its supervision of high-risk sex offenders,
offenders with mental health problems, and domestic violence
offenders. The caseload ratio for sex offenders has been
reduced from 36:1 to 25:1; offenders with mental health
problems from 47:1 to 25:1; and for domestic violence offenders
from 42:1 to 25:1. The additional resources will also expand
the Agency's use of GPS-based electronic monitoring equipment
to ensure that offenders are not near locations such as schools
or specific residences.
Increasing Safety and Security in the Nation's Capital
The Committee recognizes that because the District of
Columbia is the seat of the Federal Government and a symbol of
our democracy, it faces increased risks of terrorist attacks.
Therefore, the Committee has included $7,000,000 to support the
completion of a Unified Communications Center [UCC] which will
be the center for coordinated multi-agency responses in the
event of regional and national emergencies. The UCC will house
``command and control'' functions in a facility designed to
withstand natural disasters and terrorist attacks. The
Committee is also continuing to provide $15,000,000 to
reimburse the District for increased police, fire, and
emergency personnel costs associated with the presence of the
Federal Government.
Financial Condition of the District of Columbia
The Committee commends the Mayor, the City Council, and the
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia in
improving its bond rating from the junk bond status of the mid-
1990's to investment grade status since February 2001. The
Committee notes that in recent months, Wall Street bond rating
agencies upgraded the city's rating to A. This is particularly
noteworthy, given that many other cities are now experiencing
downgrading of their bond ratings. This accomplishment is due
in large part to three factors: (1) consistent trends of
increased financial reserves, (2) stringent budget monitoring
and controls in the 2 fiscal years following elimination of the
control board, and (3) growth in taxable assessed values.
Despite the city's improved fiscal discipline, the
Committee recognizes that the District is facing a fundamental
fiscal imbalance between its revenues and its expenditures.
This imbalance is estimated to be between $470,000,000 to
$1,100,000,000 annually and, according to the Government
Accountability Office [GAO], some reasons for this imbalance
are the high cost of providing services in the city, as well as
the city's inability to tax significant amounts of real estate
which is Federal property. GAO notes that the city also faces
financial management challenges, poor training and inadequate
internal control systems that exacerbate the structural
imbalance. According to GAO, the imbalance is ``largely beyond
District officials' direct control.'' As the city uses its
limited resources to provide basic services for its residents,
it continues to defer investments in its infrastructure: roads,
bridges, school buildings, etc.
Local Budget Autonomy
The Committee notes that the Senate has passed a bill
providing local budget autonomy to the District of Columbia.
This legislation, if enacted, would decouple the local budget
process from the Federal appropriations process. The city's
approximately $5,000,000,000 local budget would no longer be
delayed if and when the District of Columbia's appropriation
bill is not signed into law before the end of the fiscal year.
The Committee notes that although the Senate has passed this
measure, no companion legislation has passed the House of
Representatives.
FEDERAL FUNDS
A total of $560,000,000 in Federal funds are estimated to
be available to the District government, the District of
Columbia Courts, the District of Columbia Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency, and other D.C. entities. A total
of $560,000 in Federal funds will be received by the District
government from the various Federal grant programs. In
addition, the District of Columbia receives Federal
reimbursements 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 2005:
FEDERAL FUNDS
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Item 2005 estimate
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Federal payment for resident tuition support.......... $21,200,000
Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security 15,000,000
Costs in the District of Columbia....................
Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the 32,500,000
District of Columbia.................................
Federal payment to the District of Columbia Courts.... 195,010,000
Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts.. 34,500,000
Federal payment to the Court Services and Offender 182,490,000
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia......
Federal Payment to the Department of Transportation... 5,000,000
Federal Payment for Anacostia Waterfront Initiative... 3,000,000
Federal Payment to D.C. for the Unified Communications 7,000,000
Center...............................................
Federal Payment for the Combined Sewer Overflow....... 10,000,000
Federal Payment for D.C. School Improvement........... 40,000,000
Federal Payment for D.C. Foster Care Improvement...... 5,000,000
Federal Payment for Bioterrorism and Forensics Lab.... 8,000,000
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Total, Federal funds in bill.................... 560,000,000
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Federal Grants........................................ 1,859,763,000
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Total, Federal funds............................ 2,419,763,000
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Federal Payment for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support
The Committee recommends $21,200,000 in Federal funds for
the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Program, an
increase of $4,500,000 over the fiscal year 2004 enacted level
and the President's budget request. On November 12, 1999,
Public Law 106-98, the District of Columbia College Access Act
of 1999, was signed into law. The Act established the Tuition
Assistance Program, a grant program under the direction of the
Mayor of the District of Columbia, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education.
The Committee provides the authorized level of $17,000,000
for a Federal payment for the Tuition Assistance Grant program
[TAG]. In addition, $4,200,000 is provided specifically for
school year 2005-2006 enrollment. The Committee understands
that the District has more than $9,000,000 in previously
appropriated funds that remain unobligated and are available
for use. A program level of at least $30,200,000 is available
to support this program next year. The Committee directs the
District to use reserve funds to fully fund TAG in fiscal year
2005. The Committee further directs the District to work with
its Senate and House authorizing and appropriations Committees
to develop a plan involving Federal/non-Federal cost sharing
for TAG for future fiscal years.
Under the Act, grants are awarded to District residents for
undergraduate education within 3 years of graduation or getting
a graduate equivalent degree. The applicant must be a District
resident for 12 consecutive months before the academic year of
the award. Grants pay the difference between in-State and out-
of-State tuition at public universities, with a cap of $10,000
per student per school year, and a total cap of $50,000. Grants
may also be used for tuition at private colleges in the
metropolitan area and at any private historically black college
or university, with a cap of $2,500 per student per year, and a
total cap of $12,500. In addition, the District of Columbia
College Access Improvement Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-157)
expanded the Tuition Assistance Program to individuals who
enroll in an institution of higher education more than 3 years
after graduating from a secondary school and to individuals who
attend private, historically black colleges and universities
nationwide.
The Committee is providing an additional $4,500,000 above
the President's budget request in order to meet the increased
demand for tuition assistance. Every year since the inception
of the tuition assistance grant program, the Federal Government
has provided sufficient funds to allow all eligible
participants to attend out-of-State colleges and universities
at the in-State tuition rate. The Committee is pleased to note
that 55 percent of all participants are the first members of
their families to attend college and that 75 percent of
students surveyed at one of the largest schools in the city
said that the program influenced their decision to pursue post-
secondary education. Clearly, the program is working well and
more and more District students are gaining the opportunity to
attend colleges and universities of their choice.
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts
The Committee recommends $195,010,000 for the D.C. Courts.
This is $28,835,000 more than the fiscal year 2004 enacted
level and $33,059,000 below the President's budget request. As
part of the District of Columbia Revitalization Act of 1997,
the Federal Government began to finance the D.C. Courts. This
includes funding for the operations of the D.C. Court of
Appeals, Superior Court, and the Court System. By law, the
annual budget includes estimates of the expenditures for the
operations of the Courts prepared by the Joint Committee on
Judicial Administration and the President's recommendation for
funding the Courts' operations.
Court Operations
The Committee recommends $134,599,000 for the Courts'
operations, an increase of $2,431,000 over the fiscal year 2004
enacted level and the same as the President's request.
Court Capital Expenditures
The Committee recommends $60,211,000 for capital
improvements, a total of $33,259,000 below the President's
budget request.
The increased funds for capital expenditures will allow the
Courts to continue to renovate, improve, and expand court
facilities. The Committee recognizes that the relocation of the
Court of Appeals from its existing location in the Moultrie
Courthouse to the Old Courthouse at 451 Indiana Avenue is a
critical step towards meeting the space needs of the D.C. Court
of Appeals and providing critical additional space for Superior
Court operations, including the newly formed Family Court in
the Moultrie Building. The Committee understands that the
readaptation of the Old Courthouse for modern day use as a
functional courthouse includes the restoration of this national
historic landmark, expansion of the courthouse, and
construction of an underground parking garage west of the
historic building. The President requested funds necessary to
complete the renovation of the Old Courthouse, but the
Committee is only providing sufficient funds to meet the
expenditure requirements for fiscal year 2005.
This increase will also enable the Courts to continue
implementation of the Integrated Justice Information System
[IJIS] and allow the Courts to upgrade fire and security alarm
systems.
Transfer Authority
The Committee authorizes the Courts to transfer up to
$1,000,000 of the operations funds provided in the Federal
Payment to the D.C. Courts among the accounts within the
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts
appropriation. This flexibility will be especially important in
implementing Family Court reforms. The Committee authorizes the
Courts to transfer up to 4 percent of the capital funds
provided. This flexibility will enable the Courts to prioritize
renovations and construction projects.
Reporting Requirements
The Courts are directed to submit monthly reports, through
the General Services Administration, to the Senate and House
Committees on Appropriations, within 15 calendar days after the
end of each month, on the status of obligations by object class
and a monthly personnel summary by position, full-time
equivalent positions, and program/function. The obligation
report should show, at a minimum, the original operating plan,
current operating plan, obligations year to date, percent
obligated, planned obligations year to date, percentage
deviation from plan year to date, projected total obligations
end of year, and projected surplus/deficit.
In addition, the obligation report shall: (1) under the
Defender Services Spending Plan, include a breakdown of
expenditures for the Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect
Program and the program of representation of indigents in
criminal cases under the Criminal Justice Act; (2) include a
monthly breakdown of expenditures for the D.C. Courts' capital
improvements; and (3) where year-to-date obligations exceed or
fall below the plan estimates by 1 percent or more, include an
explanation of why a category is over- or under-budgeted.
Financial Plan.--The Executive Officer of the District of
Columbia Courts shall provide a financial plan of the fiscal
year 2005 enacted level for operations and capital improvements
of the D.C. Courts to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate no later than March 31,
2005. The financial plan shall detail by object class the
planned expenditure of the Courts' appropriation, describing
any new initiatives or deviation from the conference report.
The Committee shall provide a joint House-Senate letter of
approval to the Courts after review of the financial plan. The
Courts must provide 30 days notice to the Committee in order to
deviate from the financial plan after approval of such plan by
Congress.
Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts
The Committee recommends $34,500,000 for attorney programs
for indigent defendants, child abuse and guardianship cases
administered by the D.C. Courts, $7,000,000 below the
President's request and $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2004
enacted level. This amount continues the phase-in of the rate
increase for attorneys and investigators initiated in fiscal
year 2002.
Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
for the District of Columbia
The Committee recommends $182,490,000 for the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency [CSOSA]. This
recommendation is $5,000,000 below the President's budget
request and $18,049,000 more than the fiscal year 2004 enacted
level.
The District of Columbia Revitalization Act of 1997
established CSOSA, assuming the functions of the District's
pretrial services, adult probation, parole, and adult offender
supervision functions. The mission of CSOSA for the District of
Columbia is to increase public safety, prevent crime, reduce
recidivism, and support the fair administration of justice in
close collaboration with the community.
The Revitalization Act relieved the District of Columbia of
``state-level'' financial responsibilities and restructured a
number of criminal justice functions, including pretrial
services, parole, and adult probation. Following passage of the
Revitalization Act, under the direction of a Trustee appointed
by the U.S. Attorney General, three separate and disparately
functioning entities of the District of Columbia government
were reorganized into one Federal agency. CSOSA assumed its
probation function from the D.C. Superior Court and its parole
function from the D.C. Board of Parole. The Revitalization Act
transferred the parole supervision functions to CSOSA and the
parole decision-making functions to the U.S. Parole Commission
[USPC]. On August 5, 1998, the parole determination function
was transferred to the USPC, and on August 4, 2000, the USPC
assumed responsibility for parole revocation and modification
with respect to felons. The CSOSA appropriation is comprised of
three components: The Community Supervision Program [CSP], the
District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency [PSA], and the
Public Defender Service [PDS] for the District of Columbia. PDS
is a federally funded independent D.C. agency responsible for
the defense of indigent individuals and receives funding by
transfer from the CSOSA appropriation. The CSP is responsible
for supervision of offenders (either on probation or parole),
and the PSA is responsible for supervising pretrial defendants.
The Committee understands that the majority of the
additional funds it is providing will be used to increase the
capacity of residential substance abuse treatment for offenders
at Karrick Hall from 21 to 100 participants. These resources
will fund the level of treatment slots at the fully authorized
level. The Committee recognizes that most offenders have
serious drug addiction problems and must receive treatment in
order to lead productive, crime-free lives. The Committee is
pleased that CSOSA has made such steady progress in increasing
the drug treatment capacity for offenders.
The funding provided will also enable CSOSA to enhance its
community-based and sanctions-based supervision strategy and
support the fair administration of justice by providing the
courts and the U.S. Parole Commission with timely, accurate and
complete information required in their decision-making process.
The Committee recommendation also includes transfers to the
D.C. Pretrial Services Agency for the D.C. Public Defender
Service.
The Committee has set aside $1,100,000 of the funds
provided to continue the initiative begun in fiscal year 2004
to lower caseload ratios for special population offenders. The
fiscal year 2004 initiative intended to lower caseload ratios
to 25:1 for the Sex Offenders, Mental Health and Domestic
Violence offenders within the special supervision category. The
funds which the Committee is setting aside will allow CSOSA to
continue these efforts which will enhance community safety. The
Committee is also setting aside $200,000 of the funding for
CSOSA to expand offender monitoring through the use of global
positioning system [GPS] monitoring. These funds will allow
CSOSA to supervise 200 offenders through GPS monitoring.
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia for Security Costs Related
to the Presence of the Federal Government
The Committee is aware that the District police, fire, and
emergency personnel have had to provide security for a number
of events due to the fact that the District of Columbia is the
seat of the Federal Government and headquarters of many
international organizations. Recently, the need for the
District of Columbia to provide security has increased, thereby
increasing over-time costs for personnel and diverting police
from neighborhood patrols. The President has supported
reimbursing the District for these costs. The Committee
recommends $15,000,000 for this purpose which is the same as
the President's request and $4,065,000 above the fiscal year
2004 level.
The Committee is disappointed that the President's budget
request did not include funds for security costs associated
with the January 2005 Presidential Inauguration. In fiscal year
2001, the President requested $6,000,000 to pay for police
overtime and other security measures associated with the
inaugural events. The Committee notes that because this is the
first inauguration since September 11, 2001, even tighter
security measures and increased police staff will be necessary.
Unfortunately, because of budget constraints, the Committee is
only providing $15,000,000 for all events in the District that
require increased security. The Committee recommends that the
Department of Homeland Security reimburse the District for
security costs associated with the inauguration.
Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia
For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the
District of Columbia, $32,500,000 for education, security,
economic development, and health initiatives in the District of
Columbia. The Committee intends to continue to provide a
portion of these funds to Children's National Medical Center
for a new pediatric intensive care unit and neonatal intensive
care unit.
Federal Payment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in the District
of Columbia
The Committee recommends $3,000,000 to continue to
implement the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, which is
$1,971,000 below the fiscal year 2004 enacted level and the
same as the President's budget request. These funds will
support the construction of a multi-use hiker and biker trail
system along both sides of the Anacostia River in the District
of Columbia. This recreational amenity and transportation
alternative will help connect neighborhoods and transform the
Anacostia River into a great civic center for the city. The
Committee understands that the 20-mile interconnected trail
network will provide pedestrian and bicycle-friendly access to
the shores of the Anacostia River and will serve to connect the
regional trail system in Maryland to the National Mall. With
alternative corridors and loops to choose from, users of the
trail will find a variety of experiences and connections to
other regional and national trails, including Fort Circle
Trail, Bladensburg Trail, the East Coast Greenway and the
Potomac Heritage Scenic Trail.
Washington Marina.--The Committee is concerned with
progress of improvements at the Washington Marina on the south
west waterfront. The Committee understands that approximately
$2,400,000 of the $5,800,000 appropriated in the fiscal year
2000 (Public Law 106-113) and the fiscal year 2003 District of
Columbia Appropriation Acts, remains unobligated for the
designated purposes.
The remaining improvements mutually agreed by the tenant
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have lagged. Improvements
include completion of new parking and paving for the East and
West side of the property, roofing, fencing, gating,
installation of lighting, installation of railings, removal of
existing paved areas, trees and stumps, improvements of storm
water management, removal of underground storage tanks,
repairing of marine railway, interior facilities upgrades,
interior painting and lighting. The Committee directs the
District to expedite the renovation process and to complete all
improvements funded by the Federal appropriations no later than
March, 31, 2005. The Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia shall submit a report within 30 days of the completion
of work to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the
expenditure of the entire appropriation of $5,800,000 and
certification that no unobligated balances remain.
COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW PROGRAM
The Committee recommends $10,000,000, to be matched 100
percent with local funds, for the Water and Sewer Authority to
implement the Combined Sewer Overflow Program. This is the same
as the President's request and $19,823,000 less than fiscal
year 2004. The Authority will continue system upgrades and
design work on a new system to address combined sewer
overflows. The combined sewer system, serving 33 percent of the
District, was constructed in 1890 by the Federal Government.
The District has developed a Long Term Control Plan to deal
with overflows of sanitary waste and storm-water into the
surrounding rivers which approximately 60-75 times per year,
during heavy rains.
Federal Payment for the Unified Communications Center
The Committee is providing $7,000,000 to continue the
construction of an interoperable Unified Communications Center
[UCC] to serve as the central communications and command center
for all D.C. first responders. This is $1,000,000 less than the
amount provided in fiscal year 2004 and the same as the
President's request.
The Committee recognizes that the UCC is the District's
public safety and homeland defense centerpiece project. It is a
state-of-the-art center now under construction on the East
Campus of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. The UCC is dedicated to
local, regional and national public safety response and
emergency management. It will house critical ``command and
control'' functions in a highly secure facility, built to GSA
building security standards and designed to withstand natural
disasters and terrorist attacks. The UCC facility will also
support these vital functions with state-of-the-art technical
systems: consolidated police and fire/emergency medical
services 9-1-1/3-1-1 call taking and dispatch; the District's
Emergency Management Agency; the District's Citizen Service
Call Center; the District's traffic management back-up
facility; and a multi-jurisdictional Emergency Operations
Center/Mayor's Command Center.
The Committee is informed that, during local emergencies,
the UCC will also be the center for local coordinated multi-
agency response. In major regional and national emergencies,
including terrorist strikes, severe storms and bio-hazard
threats, the UCC will be the Regional Incident Communication
and Coordination System for multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional
response involving local and regional first-response agencies,
the Department of Homeland Security, Capitol Police, Secret
Service, Park Police, and FBI.
The Committee understands that this funding will allow the
District to complete construction of the UCC and that no
additional Federal funding will be necessary for this project.
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia for Transportation
The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for transportation
assistance in the District of Columbia which is $1,521,000
above the fiscal year 2004 enacted level.
Metro Payment
Of the funds provided, $4,000,000 will be to assist the
District with its annual operating payment to the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority [WMATA], or Metro. The
District's share of the regional WMATA subsidy is approximately
$208,000,000 annually. The Committee recognizes that the State
of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia contribute State
resources to help offset their cities' share of the Metro
subsidy. The Committee understands the important role that the
Metro plays in transporting Federal workers and tourists from
around the Nation. The Committee also acknowledges the
structural imbalance between the District's general fund
revenues and expenditures, and intends that this payment be
used to begin to address that deficit.
The Committee recognizes that for nearly 40 years, the
Department of Defense has made nerve agent antidotes such as
atropine--and pralidoxime-filled auto-injectors available for
personnel poisoned by nerve agents. Due to the immediate need
for a response to potential terrorist threats, the Committee
urges WMATA to review the feasibility of placing FDA-approved
self-administered nerve agent countermeasures at strategic
locations in key rail stations and train cars. The Committee
believes that WMATA could work with the Department of Homeland
Security and the Food and Drug Administration to secure grant
funding to answer this need.
Downtown Circulator
Of the total provided, the Committee intends that
$1,000,000 be for expenses related to fiscal year 2005 phase I
implementation of the District's downtown circulator transit
system. This new surface transportation service will provide
high-frequency, high-quality, and low-cost service to connect
the east and west sides of downtown, the White House, the
National Mall and monuments area, the Capitol Complex, Union
Station, and Georgetown. The Committee understands that these
funds will be matched 100 percent by the District of Columbia
and by the private sector (led by the Downtown Business
Improvement District group). The Committee understands that
Phase I of the Circulator will be operational in Spring 2005
and will include the following routes: (1) north-south along
7th Street, NW, between the Convention Center and the SW
Waterfront; and (2) east-west between Georgetown and Union
Station.
The Committee requires that the vehicles used for the
Circulator be fueled only by clean-burning fuels, such as
natural gas. The National Capital Region has been sanctioned by
the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] because at times the
ground level ozone in the region's air during a given hour is
greater than allowable levels. In January 2003, the EPA
increased the capital region's non-attainment of the 1-hour
ozone standard to ``severe'' from ``serious.'' Use of clean-
burning fuels will enable the city to meet pollution reduction
goals.
Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvement
The Committee understands that in the District of Columbia,
the Child and Family Services Agency [CFSA] is responsible for
protecting approximately 3,000 children in ``out-of-home''
placements, and another 5,000 children in ``in-home''
placements. During its history, many children in CFSA's care
have languished for extended periods of time due to managerial
shortcomings and long-standing organizational divisiveness in
the city. As a result, the agency was placed in receivership in
1995. In June 2001, the court removed CFSA from receivership
and put the agency under probation. That probationary period
ended in January 2003.
The Committee recognizes that CFSA has made some
operational improvements over the past 2 years. However, the
Committee is concerned at the slow pace of this progress and is
also troubled that the agency has still not met certain key
requirements of the Adoption and Safe Families Act. This Act is
designed to ensure safety and expedite permanency for children
in foster care.
The Committee understands that there are several critical
areas that, if addressed, can go a long way toward improving
the lives of thousands of children in the DC foster care system
and help expedite their placements in stable, loving homes. The
critical needs identified by the Committee include: (1)
intensive, early intervention when children enter care; (2)
early mental health assessments and mental health services for
all children in foster care; (3) recruitment and retention of
qualified social workers; (4) recruitment and retention of
foster parents; and (5) improved computer tracking of all
children in foster care. The Committee recommendation provides
$5,000,000 to continue to address these issues. The funds would
be used as follows:
Intensive Early Intervention
A total of $2,000,000 is provided for an intensive, early
intervention program. The Committee believes that when a child
comes into care, it is an emergency situation. Just as
hospitals triage medical trauma, so should CFSA triage the
emotional trauma facing children who are brought into its care.
The earlier a child is ``stabilized,'' the better his or her
chances of avoiding long-term damage. If a child can remain
with an appropriate and qualified family member, he or she will
face much less emotional trauma. These funds will increase
agency staff to create an ``early intervention program'' within
the Agency. The Committee requires that the following actions
are included in CFSA protocol, in addition to other duties as
deemed necessary: (1) convene a meeting of the child's family
within 24 to 48 hours after removal to see what steps can be
taken to allow the child to remain within the family structure;
(2) gather medical records from the child's pediatrician and
area hospitals to ensure that medical treatment and medication
is not disrupted; (3) provide transportation so that the foster
child can continue attending his/her school without disruption;
and (4) provide social workers access to a flexible emergency
support fund of approximately $1,000,000 to purchase beds,
clothing, and other items to ensure that a relative can bring a
child into his or her home immediately, without forcing the
child to stay in a group home or foster home.
Mental Health Assessments and Services
The Committee recommendation includes $1,500,000 for the
District's Department of Mental Health to ensure that: (1) all
children receive mental health assessments within 15 days of
coming into foster care; (2) all mental health assessment
reports are provided to the Court within 5 days of assessment;
and (3) all children receive mental health services immediately
after the Court orders those services.
The Committee understands that in most child abuse and
neglect cases where mental health services have been ordered
there are long delays in providing those services to the child
and/or the family. According to the Court, it can take 6 weeks
to 8 weeks (but often longer) to complete an evaluation, and up
to 60 days after the evaluation before the mental health
services are provided, even in serious cases.
Many of the judges believe that the delay not only
undermines the benefit of the mental health services, but also
that it delays permanency for the child. These delays cause the
cases to move more slowly, and the child and family remain in
limbo until an evaluation and/or therapy can be provided.
Judges believe that the long and unnecessary delays are
problematic in child abuse and neglect cases; moreover, in
extremely serious mental health cases and sexual/physical abuse
cases, these delays can escalate the problems.
Clearly, every child who has been the victim of neglect
and/or abuse and who has been removed from his or her home has
suffered mental trauma. Determining the extent of that trauma
and providing timely mental health services is crucial to the
well-being of the child and will expedite his or her placement
in a permanent, loving home with adults who can provide
appropriate care.
With the funding that the Committee is providing, all
children will receive timely mental health assessments and all
children who need mental health services will start receiving
them immediately after the Court order.
Recruitment and Retention of Foster Parents
The Committee is providing $500,000 to recruit and retain
foster parents. The Committee recognizes that CFSA has
experienced difficulties recruiting and retaining an adequate
number of appropriate, qualified foster parents. This lack of
sufficient numbers of foster homes has given rise to so-called
group homes in the District.
One reason for the shortage of foster parents is the lack
of availability of respite care in the District. The Committee
has been informed that foster parents do not have the same
opportunities for respite as biological parents. Foster parents
cannot merely send their children to spend the weekend with a
relative or family friend, or to visit with a classmate at his
or her home. Foster parents must seek out persons who have met
many agency-established criteria. Therefore, foster parents
often care for their children--many of whom have special
needs--without significant breaks.
Of the funds provided, the Committee intends that the
Washington Council of Governments, which has years of
experience with the D.C. foster care system, provide the direct
service implementation of this respite proposal and that the
Foster and Adoptive Parents Advocacy Center provide the
oversight, quality control, and evaluation of the program. The
Committee intends that resources shall provide: (1) emergency
respite, which would be provided with less than 1 month's
notice; (2) planned respite, which would be planned at least 1
month in advance; and (3) ongoing respite, which would be at
pre-established meeting times and places, e.g., Saturday
programs, enrichment programs, and field trips.
Concerns About the District's Juvenile Justice System
The Committee received a report and heard testimony from
the District of Columbia's Inspector General which detailed the
deplorable conditions and wasteful management at the Oak Hill
Youth Facility, the city's juvenile detention facility.
Afterwards, Committee members visited the campus to see the
situation first-hand. The Committee found that not only are the
buildings aged and decrepit, but as the Inspector General's
report stated, important services such as substance abuse
treatment programs are unavailable for drug-addicted youths.
Children who are detained and awaiting trial are commingled
with those who are committed offenders. One girl who is
committed at Oak Hill merely because she is a truant is housed
with committed delinquents, a clear violation of the DC Code.
The Committee agrees with the November 6, 2001
recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Youth Safety
and Juvenile Justice Reform that Oak Hill be ``closed and
demolished.'' It is an old, decrepit, institution that is
undoubtedly very expensive to operate and maintain. The
Committee urges District officials to follow the
recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission and shut down Oak
Hill.
The Committee is also concerned with the poor delivery of
services to youth in the District's court services and juvenile
justice services agencies. The Committee strongly urges the
District of Columbia government and all relevant agencies who
participate in the welfare and oversight of troubled youth in
the juvenile justice, education, mental health, and social
services systems in the District to work together more closely
and to diligently carry out the their responsibilities to
better pursue and produce acceptable outcomes that demonstrate
success in resolving all the district's juvenile justice
problems.
The Committee believes that the District should make every
effort to return all out-of-district youth back to his or her
community. This would significantly reduce costs and increase a
child's access to his or her family and neighborhood. To the
extent possible, youths should be placed immediately in
residential treatment centers [RTCs] that have available beds
and treatment programs. The Committee recognizes the quality of
services of one such RTC--the Joz-Arz Center. The Committee is
concerned that facilities like this are operating below
capacity, while Oak Hill Detention Center is at capacity.
In addition, the Committee strongly believes that the DC
Department of Mental Health, the Youth Services Administration,
the DC Public Schools, and the Child and Family Services Agency
should provide a more streamlined process of evaluating
detained and committed youth in order to expedite the referral
and delivery of youth to RTC's in the District of Columbia.
Federal Payment for School Improvement in the District of Columbia
The Committee has included $40,000,000 to augment and
improve educational opportunities for all students in the
District of Columbia. This initiative is comprised of three
interrelated components: investing in excellence in traditional
public schools; expanding choice through high quality charter
schools; and offering opportunity scholarships for low-income
students in under-performing schools. Therefore, of the funds
provided, $13,000,000 is to provide a scholarship program for
low-income children in under-performing schools; $13,000,000 is
for development of quality public charter schools; $13,000,000
is to strengthen leadership and instructional excellence and
increase student achievement at District of Columbia Public
Schools in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act; and
$1,000,000 is for administrative expenses.
Improving Public Education
The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for the District of
Columbia Public Schools directed to two initiatives to
recognize and reward excellence and acknowledge and eliminate
failure in public schools.
Public School Improvement.--The Committee recommendation
includes $13,000,000 for the District of Columbia Public
Schools to invest in reform of public education in the
District. The funds are directed to be used for two initiatives
to invest in the most improved public schools and the schools
designated as most in need of improvement by the Federal
mandate in the No Child Left Behind Act. The recommendation
requires that $5,000,000 shall be for a new incentive fund for
public schools to reward high performing or significantly
improved schools and $5,000,000 shall be to support the
Transformation School Initiative to reform the lowest
performing public schools. These funds shall be provided
directly to the principal of each school designated and used to
increase improvements already underway in the school. This can
include, among other things, literacy coaches, professional
development for teachers, books or specialized materials for
students, or supplemental services for students.
Public Education Improvement Incentive Grants.--The
Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for District of
Columbia Public Schools, from the Federal Payment for School
Improvement, to be used for an incentive grant program for
public education improvement.
Within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, the Mayor, in
coordination with District of Columbia Public Schools, the
Council of the District of Columbia, shall submit to Congress a
plan for the establishment and administration of an incentive
fund for public education improvement. Such plan shall
demonstrate that the District has developed and is prepared to
implement an incentive program that is based on the results of
a single quality assessment system designed to monitor overall
school performance and reward both significant improvement and
overall excellence in student achievement. Schools that receive
the highest scores under said assessment system would be
eligible to receive grants in the amounts deemed appropriate
under the plan. The grants shall be a minimum of $250,000 each
and shall be used at the sole discretion of the principal of
each school.
Such a system shall measure the progress of public
elementary and secondary schools and charter schools in raising
student achievement; consider separate measurable annual
objectives for the continuous and substantial improvement; be
based on challenging academic standards and annual assessments
as defined in the No Child Left Behind Act, Title I, Sec.
1111(b)(1); incorporate other academic measures such as such as
achievement on additional State or locally administered
assessments, decreases in grade-to-grade retention rates,
attendance rates, drop out rates and changes in the percentages
of students completing gifted and talented, advanced placement,
and college preparatory courses.
GAO Audit.--The Committee has included bill language
requiring the Comptroller General to conduct a financial audit
of the District of Columbia Public Schools [DCPS]. The
Committee continues to be concerned about budgetary shortfalls,
the lack of a proper accounting of DCPS employees, and unused
or underutilized buildings and facilities. The Committee
believes that a complete review of DCPS' finances, financial
accounting procedures, and financial management practices will
allow the school system to begin to implement cost-saving
reforms.
Reporting Requirement.--The Superintendent of the District
of Columbia Public Schools shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate no later than March 1, 2005, detailing the process
developed to distribute these grants and the expenditure of
these funds by school, including the number of students
affected.
Public School Facilities.--The cost of constructing or
renovating D.C. Public School [DCPS] facilities is far greater
than the cost for constructing public charter schools, or even
public schools in a special public-private partnership. The
Committee understands that DCPS spent approximately $280 per
square foot to renovate or construct public schools. The cost
of renovating the Oyster School, a charter school, through a
public-private partnership, was only $160 per square foot.
Charter schools are spending an average of $114 per square foot
for construction or renovation of school facilities. The
Committee is concerned that the cost increase in DCPS
construction may be attributed to the use of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. The Committee directs DCPS to use other
cost effective options for construction or renovation of public
school facilities.
Independent Facilities Authority
The Committee is aware that the Council of the District of
Columbia is considering legislation to create an independent
authority to oversee all public school facilities. The District
needs a comprehensive, long-term program for the repair,
improvement and maintenance and management of public school
facilities and property. The city must provide for the
facilities needs off all public school students and all public
charter school students. The Committee endorses this concept
and strongly encourages the District to take action on this
critical issue this year.
The Committee recommends that the Mayor and the Council of
the District of Columbia examine the authority necessary and
mechanism to provide equitable facilities to all public school
students. This review could include a program which would
provide an additional grant to each charter school student
which is not currently housed in a permanent facility, termed
as a long-term lease or a facility owned by the charter school.
An independent facilities authority would need to have the
ability to own property, issue debt and collect private grants.
Such an authority would be required to provide space for all
public education entities, District of Columbia Public Schools
and public charter schools, at market rates for which the
funding formula for public education would need to be aligned
accordingly.
Public School Incentive Program
The Committee is aware of local legislation introduced to
create additional levels of autonomy for public schools which
have reach high performing standards or shown significant
improvement. The proposed local legislation would allow for
increased independence by individual school principals to
operate the school without undue bureaucratic hoops before
simple decisions, such as ordering supplies, can be made. The
Committee strongly supports the creation of an incentive
program such as this and encourages the Council of the District
of Columbia to take action. The Committee encourages that such
incentives are tied to management improvements and specific
performance standards.
School Governance
The District has undertaken an extensive process by the
Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia to either
reauthorize the current School Board structure or modify the
school governance structure. The Committee acknowledges that
the city has agreed to retain the current structure and the
promise of reform of public education by city leaders. However,
the Committee remains concerned that the necessary structure
and authorities are not present to bring true reform, and
therefore requires that the Mayor and Chairman of the Council
of the District of Columbia conduct an evaluation of progress
of reform in public education over the next 24 months and
submit such report to the Congress.
Expanding Charter Schools
The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for public charter
schools in the District of Columbia, directed to specific
initiatives which will strengthen schools and their ability to
obtain facilities.
The Committee would like to take this opportunity to
express its unwavering support for the charter school movement
in the District of Columbia. With 41 charters granted to date,
the District has achieved the distinction of having the highest
number of charter schools per capita. As such, the District is
in a position to serve as leader in the effort to use charter
schools to spur system-wide improvement from within our system
of public education. This Committee reaffirms its commitment to
serve as a full and equal partner in this endeavor.
It is important to note that while the primary reason for
the rapid growth in the number of charter schools was the unmet
desire of education reformers to find a way to ``step out of
the box'' that had become our public school system, charter
schools are by definition independent public schools. With
their relative autonomy, charter schools are a way to provide
greater educational choice and innovation while not abandoning
the public school system. Recent studies show that the
existence of a charter school in a district not only increases
the quality of education available to the students served
directly by the charter school but in all surrounding public
schools. In addition, charter schools provide a healthy dose of
competition into the public school system and have the effect
of accelerating reforms and improvements in traditional public
schools.
Despite the increased challenge of educating students with
the greatest need, objective surveys and reports show that the
academic progress among charter schools students outpacing that
of their cohorts in traditional public schools. Those successes
included gains in reading and math performances; test scores
higher than district, State, and neighborhood schools;
increased parental involvement; and higher attendance and fewer
disciplinary problems.
City Build Initiative.--The Committee recommendation
includes $4,000,000 for the City Build Initiative to create new
charter schools specifically in neighborhoods that have the
near term potential to attract or retain new residents in D.C.
Existing and new charter schools may apply to be designated a
City Build charter school. Existing public schools are eligible
to apply if they convert to a public charter school and are
able to provide at least a 50 percent increase in population.
These new or converted public charter schools should be
located in neighborhoods or census tracts that have near-term
opportunities to greatly expand the population in that
neighborhood.
The Committee directs the District to establish a process
to identify specific neighborhoods or census tracts in D.C.
that could host a City Build charter school. The criteria
developed by the city should include, but not be limited to,
the neighborhoods that have the most people leaving due to the
lack of educational choice. The Committee requests that the
Mayor and Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia
identify suitable public buildings which would be available to
City Build public charter schools. This city's planning should
also encompass the legal and financial requirements for an
applicant to petition for a specific building as part of the
application to establish a public charter school under Sec. 38-
1802.03(d)(2) of the D.C. Code.
The Committee recognizes that the existence of high quality
public and private schools has a direct, positive impact on the
value of surrounding residential and commercial property
values. With this in mind, the Committee urges the Mayor and
his Office of Economic Development to incorporate efforts to
increase and expand educational options in areas of the city in
need of this type of development and to include such efforts in
their long-term economic development plans.
Financing Facilities.--The Committee recommends $2,750,000
for the Direct Loan Fund for Charter Schools to continue
assisting schools in obtaining or upgrading facilities.
$250,000 is recommended for the Office of Charter School
Financing and Support to expand outreach and support of charter
schools, including necessary expenses for a national conference
on charter school financing and innovation, to be held no later
than December, 2006.
In addition, the Committee recommendation includes
$4,000,000 for the Office of Charter School Financing and
Support to develop an incubator facility for public charter
schools. Such a facility will enable new charter schools to
rotate into the incubator for no more than 3 years and receive
technical support on acquiring facilities as well as academic
achievement. The Office shall use these funds to leverage
additional public and private support for acquiring a facility
large enough to house at least three new charter schools. The
Committee recommends that the Mayor use all available financing
resources, such as bonding authority and private partnerships.
Establishment of an incubator facility contributes to the
city's vision for School Choice and a robust Three Sector
approach to education.
The Office of Charter School Financing and Support, in
consultation with the Mayor and Council of the District of
Columbia shall develop a process for operation of the
incubator, selection and rotation on a 3 year basis of schools,
and the provision of technical assistance to schools during
this time. The city shall develop a fair and transparent
process to ensure that the incubator facility is accessible to
any start-up charter school. The facility shall be managed by
an independent entity with expertise in real estate
development, school management and development of public
charter schools. The Mayor shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate no later than March 1, 2005 on the process and plan
for the creation of the incubator. In addition, the Committee
recommendation includes language which would require any
previously appropriated administrative expenses to be
transferred to the Office. The Committee intended for the
Office to have access to the allowed administrative funds to
expand outreach and support of charter schools.
Finally, the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for
Planning and Economic Development shall give priority to
projects which include charter schools or other educational
space in future development in the District. The Committee
strongly encourages the District to provide incentives to
private developers to build schools for lease specifically to
charter schools.
Office of Charter School Financing and Support.--The
Committee recommendation includes language to strengthen the
Office of Charter School Financing and Support and clarify the
use of funds appropriated to such office and to allow for lease
guarantees. The Federal funds appropriated to the District for
Credit Enhancement and the Direct Loan Fund are available
without fiscal year limitation and may accrue interest. The
Committee's intent is for the Office to grow the funds under
their management to the greatest extent possible. The Office is
commended for using creative financing techniques and
maximizing additional grant opportunities from the Department
of Education.
The Office of Charter School Financing and Support (the
Office) was created in the fiscal year 2003 District of
Columbia Appropriations Act in an effort to provide centralized
technical assistance to charter schools to learn about and
acquire financing for facilities. The Committee intended for
this to be an independent office which liaises to the Mayor and
Council as well as relevant agencies in the District to
maximize support for charter schools and ensure appropriate use
of Federal and local funds. The Office, originally located in
the Department of Banking and Financial Institutions, hereafter
shall be an independent office within in State Education
Office, reporting directly to the Mayor.
Public Education Improvement Incentive Grants.--The
Committee recommendation includes $2,000,000 for District of
Columbia Public Charter Schools, from the Federal Payment for
School Improvement, to be used for an incentive grant program
for public education improvement.
Within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, the Mayor, in
coordination with the Council of the District of Columbia, the
charter school authorizing boards and charter school leaders,
shall submit to Congress a plan for the establishment and
administration of an incentive fund for public education
improvement. Such plan shall demonstrate that the District has
developed and is prepared to implement an incentive program
that is based on the results of a single quality assessment
system designed to monitor overall school performance and
reward both significant improvement and overall excellence in
student achievement. Schools that receive the highest scores
under said assessment system would be eligible to receive
grants in the amounts deemed appropriate under the plan. The
grants shall be a minimum of $250,000 each and shall be used at
the sole discretion of the principal of each school.
Such a system shall measure the progress of public
elementary and secondary schools and charter schools in raising
student achievement; consider separate measurable annual
objectives for the continuous and substantial improvement; be
based on challenging academic standards and annual assessments
as defined in the No Child Left Behind Act, Title I, Sec.
1111(b)(1); incorporate other academic measures such as such as
achievement on additional State or locally administered
assessments, decreases in grade-to-grade retention rates,
attendance rates, drop out rates and changes in the percentages
of students completing gifted and talented, advanced placement,
and college preparatory courses.
Replicating Innovative Charter Schools.--The Committee
believes that The SEED Public Charter School of Washington,
D.C. public boarding school model provides an essential
educational option for families in the District of Columbia.
Recognizing the extraordinary facility and space needs of an
urban boarding school, the Committee strongly encourages the
D.C. government and the SEED Foundation identify and acquire an
appropriate site for a second campus. The Committee is
committed to replicating successful models in the District and
looks forward to SEED's continued success preparing urban
students for college.
Improving Opportunities for School Choice
The Committee recommendation includes $14,000,000 to
provide opportunity scholarships to low-income students.
These funds will continue a scholarship program to allow
low-income students attending consistently under-performing
public schools to choose to attend private schools within the
District. The Committee believes that this program is improving
the academic prospects of students receiving scholarships and
is stimulating improvement within the public school system.
The Committee is providing funds for scholarships that will
be available to low-income District students in grades K
through 12 who are attending consistently low performing public
schools. The scholarships are for the tuition, transportation,
and fees at participating private schools within the District
and cannot exceed $7,500 per student. If the funds provided are
not sufficient to serve all the eligible applicants,
scholarships will be awarded through random selection.
Federal Payment for Forensics and Bioterrorism Laboratory
The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for architectural
design and planning costs associated with the construction of a
new bioterrorism and forensics laboratory in the District of
Columbia. The District's current laboratory services capacity
have not kept pace with the innovations in the field and are
therefore unable to meet the demands of the current workload.
Because of this lack of capacity, the District is forced to
seek help from the FBI crime laboratory. The FBI has its own
workload capacity and therefore limits the evidence it will
process for the District. The FBI also plans to charge the
District for laboratory services that it heretofore provided at
no cost. The lack of capacity and the limitations of old
technology have led to many so-called ``cold'' or unsolved
crime cases in the District. A new laboratory will not only
allow the District to more effectively and efficiently process
crime cases, but it will be an essential element in processing
evidence associated with potential bioterrorism attacks. The
Committee expects the District to provide at least an
additional $2,300,000 for the costs associated with the design
of this new laboratory.
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 2005 budget was submitted, the District estimated
that it would receive a total of $1,859,763,000 in Federal
grants during the coming fiscal year.
The following table shows the amount of Federal grants the
District expects to receive and the office or agency that
expects to receive them:
SUMMARY OF FEDERAL GRANTS ASSISTANCE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Agency 2005 estimate
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Governmental Direction and Support:
Office of the Mayor............................... $3,913,000
Office of the City Administrator.................. 77,935,000
Office of the Corporation Counsel................. 16,233,000
Office of the Inspector General................... 1,243,000
Office of the Chief Financial Officer............. 932,000
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Total, Governmental Direction and Support....... 100,256,000
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Economic Development and Regulation:
Office of Planning................................ 450,000
Department of Housing and Community Development... 47,986,000
Department of Employment Services................. 44,490,000
Public Service Commission......................... 125,000
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Total, Economic Development and Regulation...... 95,050,000
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Public Safety and Justice:
Metropolitan Police Department.................... 3,670,000
National Guard.................................... 1,152,000
Emergency Management Agency....................... 1,777,000
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Total, Public Safety and Justice................ 6,599,000
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Public Education System:
Public Schools.................................... 117,450,000
State Education Office............................ 32,914,000
Public Library.................................... 1,093,000
Commission on the Arts and Humanities............. 523,000
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Total, Public Education System.................. 151,979,000
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Human Support Services:
Department of Human Services...................... 180,358,000
Child and Family Services......................... 34,655,000
Department of Mental Health....................... 3,819,000
Department of Health.............................. 1,097,637,000
Office on Aging................................... 6,151,000
Office of Human Rights............................ 233,000
D.C. Energy Office................................ 8,808,000
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Total, Human Support Services................... 1,331,670,000
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Public Works: Department of Transportation............ 4,000,000
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Total, Federal grants, operating expenses....... 1,687,554,000
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Capital Outlay, grants................................ 172,209,000
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Grand Total, federal grants..................... 1,859,763,000
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SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
District of Columbia Funds
The Committee is providing a total of $8,333,089,000 for
the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2005, as the city
requested. This includes $7,206,164,000 in operating expenses
and $1,126,925,000 in capital outlay funds.
BALANCED BUDGET RECOMMENDED
The Committee is recommending a balanced budget in
accordance with the District government's request. It is
estimated that sufficient resources will be available from
current revenue authority to finance operating expenses.
PERSONNEL
The Committee recommends a total of 32,153 continuing full-
time equivalent positions to be financed from D.C. funds,
Federal grants, private and other, and intra-District funds
during fiscal year 2005 consisting of 31,095 positions under
the general operating expenses and 1,058 from the enterprise
funds.
A summary of the total resources by appropriation title
follows:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
OPERATING EXPENSES
Governmental Direction and Support
The Committee recommends a total of $416,069,000 and 2,588
full-time equivalent positions for the various department,
agencies and activities funded through this appropriation. A
comparative summary by agency follows:
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
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Bill compared with--
Approved Fiscal year Committee ---------------------------------
Agency/activity fiscal year 2005 request Intra-District recommendation Fiscal year Fiscal year
2004 \1\ 2004 approved 2005 request
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Council of the District of Columbia................... $12,161,000 $12,809,000 .............. $12,809,000 +$648,000 ...............
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor............ 1,541,000 1,784,000 .............. 1,784,000 +243,000 ...............
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions..................... 880,000 976,000 .............. 976,000 +96,000 ...............
Office of the Mayor................................... 8,410,000 10,439,000 $718,000 10,439,000 +2,029,000 ...............
Office of the Secretary............................... 2,769,000 3,679,000 .............. 3,679,000 +910,000 ...............
Customer Service Operations........................... 2,406,000 1,052,000 695,000 1,052,000 -1,354,000 ...............
Office of the City Administrator...................... 38,339,000 111,424,000 503,000 111,424,000 +73,085,000 ...............
Office of Risk Management............................. 1,565,000 2,023,000 700,000 2,023,000 +458,000 ...............
Office of Personnel................................... 11,473,000 13,800,000 1,904,000 13,800,000 +2,327,000 ...............
Human Resources Development Fund...................... 1,024,000 1,978,000 .............. 1,978,000 +954,000 ...............
Office of Finance and Resource Management............. 3,703,000 188,016,000 180,329,000 188,016,000 +184,313,000 ...............
Office of Contracting and Procurement................. 12,205,000 12,334,000 1,136,000 12,334,000 +129,000 ...............
Office of the Chief Technology Officer................ 27,438,000 44,685,000 4,360,000 44,685,000 +17,246,000 ...............
Office of Property Management......................... 56,913,000 59,625,000 41,571,000 59,625,000 +2,712,000 ...............
Contract Appeals Board................................ 756,000 764,000 .............. 764,000 +8,000 ...............
Board of Elections and Ethics......................... 4,816,000 4,805,000 .............. 4,805,000 -11,000 ...............
Office of Campaign Finance............................ 1,338,000 1,324,000 .............. 1,324,000 -14,000 ...............
Public Employee Relations Board....................... 686,000 776,000 .............. 776,000 +90,000 ...............
Office of Employee Appeals............................ 1,501,000 1,536,000 .............. 1,536,000 +35,000 ...............
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments........ 1,913,000 430,000 .............. 430,000 -1,483,000 ...............
Office of the Corporation Counsel..................... 51,766,000 62,381,000 2,262,000 62,381,000 +10,616,000 ...............
Office of the Inspector General....................... 11,294,000 10,284,000 .............. 10,284,000 -1,010,000 ...............
Office of the Chief Financial Officer................. 88,815,000 106,954,000 3,631,000 106,954,000 +18,139,000 ...............
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Total, Governmental Direction and Support....... 343,712,000 653,878,000 237,809,000 653,878,000 +310,166,000 ...............
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\1\ Includes Intra-District funds.
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Committee recommends $12,809,000 and 164 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the elected
legislative branch of the District government.
The Council of the District of Columbia is the elected
legislative branch of the District government. Its mission is
to enact laws, approve the operating budget and financial plan,
establish and oversee the programs and operations of government
agencies, and set policy for the government.
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AUDITOR
The Committee recommends $1,784,000 and 18 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the operation of the
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor.
The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor conducts
thorough audits of the accounts and operations of the District
government, with the goal of promoting economy, efficiency, and
accountability.
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS
A total of $976,000 and 2 full-time equivalent position
from local funds are included for the Advisory Neighborhood
Commissions.
The mission of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions is to
serve as a liaison between the District government and the
community.
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
The Committee recommends $9,721,000 and 80 full-time
equivalent positions (including $5,808,000 and 72 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $3,913,000 and 8
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the
Office of the Mayor for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of the Mayor serves the needs of the public
setting priorities, providing management direction and support
to agencies, and restoring one government, good government, and
self-government to the District of Columbia.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
A total of $3,679,000 and 27 full-time equivalent positions
(including $3,264,000 and 25 full-time equivalent positions
from local funds and $415,000 and 2 full-time equivalent
positions from other funds) are included in the bill for the
operation of the Office of the Secretary.
The mission of the Office of the Secretary of the District
of Columbia is to serve as the sole custodian of the Seal of
the District of Columbia and to authenticate its proper use in
accordance with the law.
CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS
The Committee recommends $357,000 and 5 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Customer Service
Operations.
The Customer Service Operations serves as the District
government's primary point of entry for citizens and customers
attempting to access non-emergency services and information. It
connects callers to agencies and individuals, and enters and
tracks service requests.
OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
The bill includes, $111,676,000 and 102 full-time
equivalent positions (including $8,226,000 and 85 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $24,760,000 and 1 full-
time equivalent position from other funds, and $77,935,000 and
25 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the
Office of the City Administrator for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of the City Administrator provides District
agencies with direction and support to improve government
operations and enhance service delivery.
OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT
The Committee recommends $1,323,000 and 23 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Risk
Management. The Office of Risk Management provides risk
identification, analyses, control and financing directions,
guidance and support to District agencies so they can minimize
the total cost of risk. This is accomplished by systematically
identifying and analyzing exposure to risk, selecting and
implementing appropriate risk control strategies and prudently
financing anticipated and incurred losses into a District-wide
risk management program.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
The Committee recommends $11,896,000 and 123 full-time
equivalent positions (including $11,393,000 and 117 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $503,000 and 6 full-
time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of
Personnel for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Personnel provides comprehensive human
resource management services that strengthen individual and
organizational performance and enables the government to
attract, develop and retain a highly qualified, diverse
workforce.
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND
A total of $1,978,000 and 11 full-time equivalent positions
from local funds are recommended for the Human Resources
Development fund for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Human Resources Development Fund is to
improve the performance of the employees of the District of
Columbia by creating learning and development programs that
enhance productivity and improve the quality and delivery of
services for our citizens.
OFFICE OF FINANCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The bill includes $7,687,000 and 32 full-time equivalent
positions from local funds for the Office of Finance and
Resource Management for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Finance and Resource Management provides
financial services and management for client agencies, collect
intra-District funds from District agencies to provide a
central payments system District-Wide for all fixed costs, and
provides all financial management services to agencies
receiving capital funding.
OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
The Committee recommends $11,198,000 and 143 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of
Contracting and Procurement for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Contracting and Procurement provides every
city agency with procurement service to effectively perform the
functions of government in a customer-focused, timely, and
cost-effective manner.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
A total of $40,324,000 and 182 full-time equivalent
positions is recommend for the Office of the Chief Technology
Officer for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer
is to articulate the manner in which the government leverages
its investments in information technology to attain the
government's goal of being an efficient and effective service
provider.
OFFICE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
The Committee recommends $18,054,000 and 66 full-time
equivalent positions (including $14,429,000 and 49 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $3,625,000 and 18
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office
of Property Management for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Office of Property Management is to meet
the needs of our clients by providing a building and work
environment of the highest quality and services that meet
industry best standards of excellence.
CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD
The total budget request of $764,000 and 6 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds is included in the bill
for the Contract Appeals Board for fiscal year 2005.
The Contract Appeals Board provides an impartial
expeditious, inexpensive, and knowledgeable forum for
redressing and resolving contractual disputes between the
District and the contracting communities.
BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
The Committee recommends $4,805,000 and 50 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of
Elections and Ethics for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Board of Elections and Ethics is to
administer and enforce the election law of the District of
Columbia by providing voter registration, qualifying candidates
and measures for ballot access, and conducting elections in the
District of Columbia.
OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE
The total budget request of $1,324,000 and 15 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds is included in the bill
for the Office of Campaign Finance for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Campaign Finance ensures public trust in the
integrity of the election process and government services by
regulating the financial disclosure process and conduct of
political campaigns and candidates, lobbyists, public
officials, and political committees, pursuant to the D.C.
Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act, the D.C.
Merit Personnel, and the Federal Ethics Reform Act.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD
The Committee recommends $776,000 and 5 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Public Employee
Relations Board for fiscal year 2005.
The Public Employee Relations Board provides for the
impartial resolution of labor-management disputes in the
District government pursuant to the District of Columbia
Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978.
OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE APPEALS
The bill includes $1,536,000 and 15 full-time equivalent
positions from local funds for the Office of Employee Appeals
for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Employee Appeals renders legally sufficient,
impartial, timely decisions on appeals in which District
government employees have challenged decisions regarding
adverse actions, reductions in force, performance evaluations,
and classifications of positions.
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
The bill includes $430,000 from local funds for the
District's share of the Council of Government's budget for
fiscal year 2005.
The Committee has also included $500,000 from Federal funds
for a Foster Care respite and recruitment program.
The mission of the Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments is to enhance quality of life in the Washington
metropolitan region and to strengthen the region's competitive
advantage in the global economy by providing a forum for
consensus building and policy making; implementing
intergovernmental policies, plans, and programs; and supporting
the region as an expert information resource.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Committee recommends $60,120,000 and 486 full-time
equivalent positions (including $28,979,000 and 332 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $16,233,000 and 121
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds and
$14,908,000 and 34 full-time equivalent positions from other
funds) for the Office of the Corporation Counsel for fiscal
year 2005.
The Office of the Corporation Counsel achieves the best
outcome for its clients by (1) prosecuting crimes fairly and
aggressively, (2) defending or initiating actions, (3)
providing expert advice and counsel, and (4) executing
commercial-style transactions on behalf of the government of
the District of Columbia.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Committee recommends $10,284,000 and 108 full-time
equivalent positions (including $9,041,000 and 96 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $1,243,000 and 12
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the
Office of the Inspector General for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Office of the Inspector General is to
independently conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and
inspections relating to the programs and operations of District
government departments and agencies.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The Committee recommends $103,323,000 and 916 full-time
equivalent positions (including $93,211,000 and 885 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $932,000 and 3 full-time
equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $9,180,000 and 28
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office
of the Chief Financial Officer for fiscal year 2005. The
Committee recommends $32,500,000 for the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer to make payments for various economic
development, health, security and education projects in the
District.
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer administers the
financial management operations of the District of Columbia to
assure fiscal stability and integrity, supports public
services, and provides financial information to policy makers
necessary for making informed decisions while minimizing the
cost to the government.
Economic Development and Regulation
The Committee recommends a total of $334,745,000 and 1,433
full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2005 for the
department and agencies funded through this appropriation.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
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Bill compared with--
Approved Fiscal year Committee ---------------------------------
Agency/activity fiscal year 2005 request Intra-District recommendation Fiscal year Fiscal year
2004 \1\ 2004 approved 2005 request
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Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic $28,124,000 $22,309,000 .............. $22,309,000 -$5,815,000 ...............
Development..........................................
Office of Planning.................................... 6,646,000 6,512,000 .............. 6,512,000 -134,000 ...............
Office of Local Business Development.................. 1,129,000 1,040,000 .............. 1,040,000 -89,000 ...............
Office of Motion Pictures and Television.............. 569,000 564,000 .............. 564,000 -5,000 ...............
Office of Zoning...................................... 2,553,000 2,581,000 .............. 2,581,000 +28,000 ...............
Department of Housing and Community Development....... 93,532,000 145,265,000 .............. 145,265,000 +51,733,000 ...............
Department of Employment Services..................... 88,566,000 88,345,000 $3,460,000 88,345,000 -221,000 ...............
Board of Appeals and Review........................... 69,000 .............. .............. .............. -69,000 ...............
Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals........ 346,000 342,000 .............. 342,000 -4,000 ...............
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs......... 30,941,000 37,247,000 93,000 37,247,000 +6,306,000 ...............
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration.......... 3,526,000 4,877,000 .............. 4,877,000 +1,351,000 ...............
Office of Banking and Financial Institutions.......... 2,646,000 .............. .............. .............. -2,646,000 ...............
Public Service Commission............................. 6,970,000 7,656,000 .............. 7,656,000 +686,000 ...............
Office of the People's Counsel........................ 4,178,000 3,885,000 .............. 3,885,000 -293,000 ...............
Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation..... 10,244,000 13,675,000 .............. 13,675,000 +3,431,000 ...............
Office of Cable Television & Telecommunications....... 4,701,000 4,000,000 .............. 4,000,000 -701,000 ...............
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Total, Economic Development and Regulation...... 284,743,000 338,298,000 3,553,000 338,298,000 +53,560,000 ...............
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\1\ Includes Intra-District funds.
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF PLANNING
The Committee recommends $22,309,000 and 36 full-time
equivalent positions (including $4,634,000 and 24 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, and $17,675,000 and 12
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office
of the Deputy Mayor of Planning for fiscal year 2005.
OFFICE OF PLANNING
The Committee recommends $6,512,000 and 58 full-time
equivalent positions (including $6,062,000 and 55 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, and $450,000 and 3 full-
time equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the Office of
Planning for fiscal year 2005.
OFFICE OF LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
The Committee recommends $1,040,000 and 10 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Local
Business Development for fiscal year 2005.
OFFICE OF MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION
The Committee recommends $564,000 and 5 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Motion
Pictures and Television for fiscal year 2005.
OFFICE OF ZONING
The Committee recommends $2,581,000 and 17 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of Zoning
for fiscal year 2005.
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 in the District of Columbia.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The bill includes $145,265,000 and 135 full-time equivalent
positions (including $2,340,000 and 5 full-time equivalent
positions from local funds, $47,986,000 and 126 full-time
equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $94,940,000 and 4
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the
Department of Housing and Community Development for fiscal year
2005.
The Department of Housing and Community Development
facilitates the production and preservation of housing, and
community and economic development opportunities in partnership
with for-profit and nonprofit organizations by leveraging
Department dollars with other financing resources in order to
create and maintain stable neighborhoods and retain and expand
the District's tax base.
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
The Committee recommends $84,885,000 and 483 full-time
equivalent positions (including $13,960,000 and 19 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $44,490,000 and 315
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and
$26,436,000 and 148 full-time equivalent positions from other
funds) for the Department of Employment Services for fiscal
year 2005.
The Department of Employment Services serves as the primary
vehicle for the District of Columbia to develop a world-class
work force and work environment that supports a sound, stable
economic foundation for families, individuals, and the general
community.
BOARD OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AND APPEALS
The Committee recommends $342,000 and 3 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Board of Real
Property Assessments and Appeals for fiscal year 2005.
The Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals ensures
that properties in the District of Columbia are assessed at 100
percent of their estimated market value and equal to properties
similar in size and utility that share the same tax burden.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
The Committee recommends $37,154,000 and 372 full-time
equivalent positions (including $24,042,000 and 277 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $13,112,000 and 95
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs for fiscal year
2005.
The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs protects
the health, safety, and welfare of District residents through
the regulatory and compliance process of business activities,
occupational and professional services, land and building use,
and rental housing condominium conversion.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE REGULATION ADMINISTRATION
The bill includes $4,877,000 and 47 full-time equivalent
positions for the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration
from other funds for fiscal year 2005.
The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration issues
beverage alcohol licenses to qualified applicants; educates
beverage alcohol establishments to prevent the sale of beverage
alcohol to minors; and investigates license violations,
adjudicates contested cases, and enforces compliance with the
District's beverage alcohol laws.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $7,656,000 and 70 full-time
equivalent positions (including $125,000 and 2 full-time
equivalent position from Federal funds and $7,406,000 and 67
full-time equivalent positions from other funds and $125,000
and 2 full-time equivalent positions from private funds) for
the Public Service Commission for fiscal year 2005.
The Public Service Commission serves the public and the
District's interest by ensuring that natural gas, electricity,
and telecommunications services are safe, reliable, and
affordable for residential, business, and government customers
of the District of Columbia.
OFFICE OF PEOPLE'S COUNSEL
The Committee recommends $3,885,000 and 33 full-time
equivalent positions from other funds for the Office of
People's Counsel for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of the People's Counsel seeks to advocate for
utility consumers of natural gas, electricity, and telephone
services in the District of Columbia before District and
Federal decision-making bodies.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SECURITIES, AND BANKING
The bill includes $13,675,000 and 132 full-time equivalent
positions from other funds for the Department of Insurance and
Securities Regulation for fiscal year 2005.
The Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation
provides regulatory supervision of the insurance and securities
businesses for the protection of the people of the District of
Columbia.
OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Committee recommends $4,000,000 and 32 full-time
equivalent positions from other funds for the Office of Cable
Television and Telecommunications for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications
regulates cable television services to District citizens,
provides citizen access to government hearings and programming
that addresses community issues, and coordinates the city's
telecommunications policy.
Public Safety and Justice
The Committee recommends a total of $798,723,000 and 8,008
full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2005 for the
public safety activities funded through this appropriation.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
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Bill compared with--
Approved Fiscal year Committee -------------------------------
Agency/activity fiscal year 2005 request Intra-District Recommendation Fiscal year Fiscal year
2004 \1\ 2004 approved 2005 request
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Metropolitan Police Department.......................... $377,967,000 $372,429,000 $6,753,000 $372,429,000 -$5,538,000 ..............
Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.......... 153,097,000 145,364,000 368,000 145,364,000 -7,734,000 ..............
Police Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System... 96,200,000 112,100,000 .............. 112,100,000 +15,900,000 ..............
Department of Corrections............................... 101,012,000 121,447,000 1,423,000 121,447,000 +20,435,000 ..............
National Guard.......................................... 3,414,000 3,253,000 .............. 3,253,000 -161,000 ..............
Emergency Management Agency............................. 5,412,000 5,030,000 .............. 5,030,000 -382,000 ..............
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure.......... 193,000 213,000 .............. 213,000 +20,000 ..............
Judicial Nomination Commission.......................... 110,000 118,000 .............. 118,000 +8,000 ..............
Office of Citizen Complaint Review...................... 1,481,000 1,756,000 .............. 1,756,000 +275,000 ..............
Advisory Commission on Sentencing....................... 634,000 581,000 .............. 581,000 -53,000 ..............
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.................... 6,539,000 6,762,000 .............. 6,762,000 +223,000 ..............
Office of Administrative Hearings....................... 4,389,000 6,647,000 1,164,000 6,647,000 +2,258,000 ..............
Corrections Information Council......................... 170,000 155,000 .............. 155,000 -15,000 ..............
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council................... 1,563,000 1,560,000 .............. 1,560,000 -3,000 ..............
Forensic Health and Science Laboratory.................. 800,000 800,000 .............. 800,000 .............. ..............
Office of Unified Communications........................ .............. 30,217,000 .............. 30,217,000 +30,217,000 ..............
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Total, Public Safety and Justice.................. 752,979,000 808,431,000 9,707,000 808,431,000 +55,450,000 ..............
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\1\ Includes Intra-District funds.
METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Committee recommends $365,676,000 and 4,468 full-time
equivalent positions (including $352,576,000 and 4,466 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, $3,670,000 and 2
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and
$9,430,000) for the Metropolitan Police Department for fiscal
year 2005.
The Metropolitan Police Department seeks to prevent crime
and the fear of crime, and to work with others to build safe
and healthy neighborhoods throughout the District of Columbia.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Committee recommends $144,995,000 and 2,036 full-time
equivalent positions (including $144,926,000 and 2,036 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, $9,000 from private
funds and $60,000 from other funds) for the Fire and Emergency
Medical Services for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department is to improve the quality of life for those who
live, work, visit, and conduct business in the District of
Columbia by preventing and extinguishing fires and providing
emergency medical, ambulance, and technical rescue.
POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
The bill includes $112,100,000 from local funds for the
Police and Fire Retirement System for fiscal year 2005.
The Police and Fire Retirement System provides annuity
payments and other retirement and disability benefits for the
District Metropolitan Police and Fire Department retirees and
survivors.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The Committee recommends $120,024,000 and 884 full-time
equivalent positions (including $120,024,000 and 884 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Department of
Corrections for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Department of Corrections is to ensure
public safety and uphold the public's trust by providing for
the safe and secure confinement of pretrial detainees and
sentenced inmates. The agency is completing the transition from
a State/county prison system to primarily a city/county jail
system in accordance with the National Capital Revitalization
Act.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD
The Committee recommends $3,253,000 and 53 full-time
equivalent positions (including $2,101,000 and 30 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $1,152,000 and 23
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the
National Guard for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the D.C. National Guard is to protect life,
property, and the interests of the District of Columbia during
civil emergencies and to serve as an integral component of the
Nation's military forces, when activated.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
The Committee recommends $5,030,000 and 39 full-time
equivalent positions (including $3,253,000 and 26 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $1,777,000 and 13
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds for the
Emergency Management Services for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the D.C. Emergency Management Services
Agency is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect
citizens and institutions from all hazards by administering a
comprehensive community-based emergency management program.
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISABILITIES AND TENURE
The Committee recommends $213,000 and 2 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Commission on
Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for fiscal year 2005.
The Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure provides
for the preservation of an independent and fair judiciary by
making determinations concerning the discipline, involuntary
retirement, and reappointment of judges for the D.C. Superior
Court and the D.C. Court of Appeals.
JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $118,000 and 1 full-time
equivalent position from local funds for the Judicial
Nomination Commission for fiscal year 2005.
The Judicial Nomination Commission screens, selects, and
recommends nominees to the President of the United States to
fill judicial vacancies in the D.C. Superior Court and the
Court of Appeals.
OFFICE OF CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW
The Committee recommends $1,756,000 and 22 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office of
Citizens Complaint Review for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Citizens Complaint Review provides the public
with an independent and impartial forum for the review and
resolution of complaints against officers of the Metropolitan
Police Department and Special Police officers employed by the
D.C. government.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SENTENCING COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $581,000 and 5 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Advisory
Commission on Sentencing for fiscal year 2005.
The Advisory Commission on Sentencing advises the D.C.
Council on issues relating to sentences imposed for felonies
committed within the District.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
The Committee recommends $6,762,000 and 76 full-time
equivalent positions (including $6,650,000 and 74 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $112,000 and 2 full-
time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of
the Chief Medical Examiner for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is
to investigate and certify all deaths in the District of
Columbia that occur by any means of violence (injury), and
those that occur unexpectedly, without medical attention, in
custody, or which pose a threat to the public health.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
The Committee recommends $5,483,000 and 47 full-time
equivalent positions (including $5,300,000 and 44 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $183,000 and 3 full-
time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office of
Administrative Hearings for fiscal year 2005.
CORRECTIONS INFORMATION COUNCIL
The Committee recommends $155,000 and 2 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Corrections
Information Council for fiscal year 2005.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
The Committee recommends $1,560,000 and 9 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Criminal Justice
Coordinating Council for fiscal year 2005.
Forensic Health and Science Laboratory
The Committee recommends $800,000 and 10 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Forensic Health
and Science Laboratory for fiscal year 2005.
Office of Unified Communications
The Committee recommends $30,217,000 and 353 full-time
equivalent positions (including $10,036,000 and 106 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $20,181,000 and 247
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the Office
of Unified Communications for fiscal year 2005.
Public Education System
A total of $1,266,424,000 and 10,506 full-time equivalent
positions is recommended for the operation of the activities
included within this appropriation title.
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
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D.C. Public Schools.................................... $934,194,000 $956,350,000 $54,406,000 $956,350,000 +$22,156,000 ..............
Teachers' Retirement Fund.............................. .............. 9,200,000 .............. 9,200,000 +9,200,000 ..............
State Education Office................................. 70,814,000 73,104,000 .............. 73,104,000 +2,290,000 ..............
D.C. Public Charter Schools............................ 137,531,000 196,802,000 .............. 196,802,000 +59,271,000 ..............
University of the District of Columbia................. 87,846,000 .............. .............. .............. -87,846,000 ..............
University of the District of Columbia Subsidy......... .............. 49,602,000 .............. 49,602,000 +49,602,000 ..............
D.C. Public Library.................................... 28,816,000 31,202,000 370,000 31,202,000 +2,385,000 ..............
Commission on the Arts and Humanities.................. 2,513,000 4,961,000 20,000 4,961,000 +2,448,000 ..............
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Total, Public Education System................... 1,261,714,000 1,321,220,000 54,796,000 1,321,220,000 +59,508,000 ..............
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Committee recommends $901,944,000 and 10,003 full-time
equivalent positions (including $760,494,000 and 8,739 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, $130,450,000 and
1,144 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds and
$7,328,000 and 25 full-time equivalent positions from other
funds, and $3,670,000 and 94 full-time equivalent positions
from private funds) for the public school system for fiscal
year 2005.
The D.C. Public Schools seeks to make dramatic improvements
in the achievement of all students today in preparation for
their world tomorrow.
TEACHER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM
The Committee recommends $9,200,000 from local funds for
the Teacher's Retirement System for fiscal year 2005.
STATE EDUCATION OFFICE
The Committee recommends $73,104,000 and 67 full-time
equivalent positions (including $10,015,000 and 30 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $62,914,000 and 37 full-
time equivalent positions from Federal funds and $176,000 and 0
full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the State
Education Office for fiscal year 2005.
The D.C. State Education Office seeks to enhance the
administrative efficiency of State-level education functions
and ensure the equitable distribution of educational resources.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHARTER SCHOOLS
The bill includes $196,802,000 from local funds for the
D.C. Charter Schools for fiscal year 2005.
The District of Columbia Charter Schools provide an
alternative free education for students who reside in the
District of Columbia.
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUBSIDY
The Committee recommends $49,602,000 from local funds for
the University of the District of Columbia for fiscal year
2005.
The University of the District of Columbia is an urban land
grant institution of higher education with an open admissions
policy.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The Committee recommends $30,831,000 and 427 full-time
equivalent positions (including $28,978,000 and 414 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $1,093,000 and 12 full-
time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $651,000 and
1 full-time equivalent positions from other funds and $110,000
from private funds) for the Public Library for fiscal year
2005.
The D.C. Public Library provides environments that invite
reading, learning, and community discussion; trained staff and
technology to help in finding, evaluating, and using
information; and opportunities for children, teenagers, adults,
and senior citizens to learn to read and use information
resources for personal growth and development.
COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
The bill includes $4,941,000 and 9 full-time equivalent
positions (including $3,618,000 and 2 full-time equivalent
positions from local funds, $523,000 and 7 full-time equivalent
positions from Federal funds and $800,000 from other funds) for
the Commission on the Arts and Humanities for fiscal year 2005.
The Commission on the Arts and Humanities was created to
enrich the quality of life for the residents of the District of
Columbia through the arts and humanities.
Human Support Services
A total of $2,533,825,000 and 6,810 full-time equivalent
positions is recommended for the departments and agencies
funded through this appropriation title.
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES
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Department of Human Services........................... $399,703,000 $442,380,000 $2,759,000 $442,380,000 +$42,678,000 ..............
Child and Family Services Agency....................... 208,303,000 217,578,000 39,614,000 217,578,000 +9,275,000 ..............
Department of Mental Health............................ 198,669,000 207,266,000 45,411,000 207,266,000 +8,597,000 ..............
Department of Health................................... 1,500,159,000 1,637,183,000 7,568,000 1,637,183,000 +137,024,000 ..............
Department of Parks and Recreation..................... 41,015,000 43,971,000 7,230,000 43,971,000 +2,956,000 ..............
Office on Aging........................................ 20,702,000 21,133,000 250,000 21,133,000 +431,000 ..............
Unemployment Compensation Fund......................... 8,124,000 8,124,000 .............. 8,124,000 ............... ..............
Disability Compensation Fund........................... 27,959,000 29,600,000 .............. 29,600,000 +1,641,000 ..............
Office of Human Rights................................. 1,891,000 2,514,000 .............. 2,514,000 +623,000 ..............
Office on Latino Affairs............................... 4,001,000 4,462,000 808,000 4,462,000 +462,000 ..............
D.C. Energy Office..................................... 20,256,000 17,839,000 246,000 17,839,000 -2,418,000 ..............
Children and Youth Investment Fund..................... 2,768,000 5,068,000 .............. 5,068,000 +2,300,000 ..............
Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs........... 345,000 353,000 .............. 353,000 +8,000 ..............
Office of Veterans Affairs............................. 235,000 239,000 .............. 239,000 +4,000 ..............
Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund............. 55,054,000 .............. .............. .............. -55,054,000 ..............
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Total, Human Support Services.................... 2,489,185,000 2,637,710,000 103,885,000 2,637,710,000 +148,529,000 ..............
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\1\ Includes Intra-District funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
The Committee recommends $439,622,000 and 2,215 full-time
equivalent positions (including $257,132,000 and 1,128 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, $180,358,000 and
1,087 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds and
$2,132,000 from other funds) for the Department of Human
Services for fiscal year 2005.
The Department of Human Services provides comprehensive
quality human services and develops social service policies and
programs to foster the rehabilitation and self-sufficiency of
District residents.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
An appropriation of $1,629,615,000 and 1,449 full-time
equivalent positions (including $513,938,000 and 393 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $1,097,637,000 and 923
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and
$17,891,000 and 130 full-time equivalent positions from other
funds and $150,000 and 4 full-time equivalents from private
funds) are recommended for the Department of Health for fiscal
year 2005.
The mission of the Department of Health is to assure
equitable access to comprehensive high quality public health
services to all D.C. residents and visitors and undertake
activities that will support the highest quality of life
achievable for District residents and visitors.
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY
The Committee recommends $177,964,000 and 765 full-time
equivalent positions (including $142,235,000 and 612 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, and $34,665,000 and 154
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds and $650,000
and 0 full-time equivalents from other funds) for the Child and
Family Services Agency for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Child and Family Services Agency is to
protect and promote the health and well-being of the children
of the District of Columbia through public and private
partnerships focused on strengthening and preserving families
with services that ensure cultural competence, accountability
and professional integrity.
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
The Committee recommends $161,855,000 and 1,505 full-time
equivalent positions (including $153,228,000 and 1,458 full-
time equivalent positions from local funds, and $3,819,000 and
11 full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and
$4,808,000 and 36 full-time equivalent positions from other
funds) for the Department of Mental Health for fiscal year
2005.
The Department of Mental Health seeks to provide mental
health services to children, youth, adults and their families
and develop and retain a highly qualified workforce and to
facilitate organizational effectiveness.
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
The Committee recommends $36,741,000 and 754 full-time
equivalent positions (including $34,303,000 and 673 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $839,000 from private
funds, and $1,600,000 and 60 full-time equivalent positions
from other funds) for the Department of Parks and Recreation
for fiscal year 2005.
The Department of Parks and Recreation seeks to enhance the
physical, mental, and social well-being of our children, youth,
families, and individuals by providing quality, customer-
focused leisure and recreation services in environmentally
protected parks and safe, attractive facilities.
OFFICE ON AGING
The Committee recommends $20,883,000 and 23 full-time
equivalent positions (including $14,732,000 and 14 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $6,151,000 and 9 full-
time equivalent positions from Federal funds) for the Office on
Aging for fiscal year 2005.
The Office on Aging advocates, plans, implements, and
monitors programs in health, education, employment, and social
services to promote longevity, independence, dignity, and
choice for the District's senior citizens.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND
A total of $8,124,000 from local funds is recommended for
the Unemployment Compensation Fund for fiscal year 2005.
The Unemployment Compensation Fund seeks to provide
unemployment compensation benefits to former District
government employees during periods of unemployment that are a
result of separation through no fault of their own.
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FUND
A total of $29,600,000 from local funds is recommended for
the Disability Compensation Fund for fiscal year 2005.
The Disability Compensation Fund aims to proactively
integrate managed care principles with rehabilitation expertise
in order to safely return employees to work, as soon as
possible, reduce costs, and manage issues created by employees'
work related injuries and/or illnesses.
OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The Committee recommends $2,514,000 and 27 full-time
equivalent positions (including $2,281,000 and 26 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $233,000 and 1 full-
time equivalent position from Federal funds) for the Office of
Human Rights for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Office of Human Rights is to mediate,
investigate, conciliate, prosecute, and address illegal
discriminatory practices in employment, housing and commercial
space, public accommodations, and educational institutions.
OFFICE ON LATINO AFFAIRS
The Committee recommends $3,655,000 and 12 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office on Latino
Affairs for fiscal year 2005.
The Office on Latino Affairs ensures that a full range of
health, education, employment, and social services are
available to the Latino community in the District of Columbia.
ENERGY OFFICE
The bill includes $17,592,000 and 53 full-time equivalent
positions (including $427,000 and 3 full-time equivalent
positions from local funds, $8,808,000 and 35 full-time
equivalent positions from Federal funds and $360,000 and 4
full-time equivalent positions from other funds and $7,997,000
and 11 full-time equivalent positions from private funds) for
the Energy Office for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the Energy Office is to help improve the
District's quality of life and economic competitiveness by
making the District of Columbia energy efficient. The Energy
Office also helps low-income residents by providing energy
assistance and conservation services.
OFFICE ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AFFAIRS
The Committee recommends $353,000 and 5 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds for the Office on Asian
and Pacific Islander Affairs for fiscal year 2005. The Office
of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs seeks to ensure that a
full range of health, education, employment and social services
are available to the Asian and Pacific Island community in the
District of Columbia.
OFFICE OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
A total of $239,000 and 3 full-time equivalent positions
from local funds is recommended for the Office of Veterans'
Affairs for fiscal year 2005.
The Office of Veterans' Affairs seeks to advocate for
veterans and their dependents in obtaining their rights,
privileges and benefits; provides mandatory counsel and
assistance to veterans and their dependents in acquiring
Veterans Administration benefits and privileges.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH INVESTMENT FUND
The Committee recommends $5,068,000 from local funds for
the Children Youth Investment Fund for fiscal year 2005.
Public Works
A total of $331,936,000 and 1,751 full-time equivalent
positions is recommended for fiscal year 2005 for activities
funded through this appropriation.
PUBLIC WORKS
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Department of Public Works............................. $107,106,000 $105,220,000 $15,446,000 $105,220,000 -$1,886,000 ..............
Department of Transportation........................... 26,553,000 31,579,000 226,000 31,579,000 +5,026,000 ..............
Department of Motor Vehicles........................... 39,675,000 40,790,000 157,000 40,790,000 +1,114,000 ..............
D.C. Taxicab Commission................................ 1,388,000 1,258,000 .............. 1,258,000 -130,000 ..............
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission........ 92,000 95,000 .............. 95,000 +3,000 ..............
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority......... 166,129,000 164,153,000 .............. 164,153,000 -1,976,000 ..............
School Transit Subsidy................................. 3,650,000 4,670,000 .............. 4,670,000 +1,020,000 ..............
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Total, Public Works.............................. 344,594,000 347,765,000 15,829,000 347,765,000 +3,172,000 ..............
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Committee recommends the appropriation of $89,774,000
and 1,276 full-time equivalent positions (including $86,981,000
and 1,268 full-time equivalent positions from local funds, and
$2,793,000 and 8 full-time equivalent positions from other
funds) for the Department of Public Works for fiscal year 2005.
The Department of Public Works seeks to help improve the
quality of life in the District of Columbia and enhance the
District's ability to compete for residents, business, tourism
and trade.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Committee recommends $31,353,000 and 98 full-time
equivalent positions (including $26,815,000 and 88 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, and $4,000,000 and 0
full-time equivalent positions from Federal funds, and $538,000
and 10 full-time equivalent positions from other funds) for the
Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2005.
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
The bill includes $40,632,000 and 360 full-time equivalent
positions (including $28,526,000 and 246 full-time equivalent
positions from local funds and $12,107,000 and 113 full-time
equivalent positions from other funds) for the Department of
Motor Vehicles for fiscal year 2005.
The Department of Motor Vehicles develops, administers, and
enforces the vehicular laws of the District of Columbia and
promotes a safe, environmentally clean, and economically
vibrant community.
D.C. TAXICAB COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $1,258,000 and 17 full-time
equivalent positions (including $795,000 and 14 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds and $463,000 and 3 full-
time equivalent positions from other funds) for the D.C.
Taxicab Commission for fiscal year 2005. The D.C. Taxicab
Commission ensures that the public receives safe and reliable
taxicab and other transportation services.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $95,000 from local funds for the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission for fiscal year
2005.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission helps
to assure that the public is provided passenger transportation
services by licensing fit and financially responsible,
privately owned, for-hire carriers to serve the region.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
The Committee recommends $164,153,000 from local funds for
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for fiscal
year 2005.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ensures
safe, convenient, and cost-effective transit service within the
District of Columbia and throughout the Washington metropolitan
region.
SCHOOL TRANSIT SUBSIDY
The Committee recommends $4,670,000 from local funds for
the School Transit Subsidy for fiscal year 2005.
The School Transit Subsidy ensures the safe passage of
school children by subsidizing Metrobus and Metrorail ridership
for eligible D.C. students.
Financing and Other Uses
The Committee recommends a total of $576,692,000 from local
funds for the following appropriation titles.
FINANCING AND OTHER USES
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Reserve............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ...............
Cash Reserve.......................................... $50,000,000 $50,000,000 .............. $50,000,000 ............... ...............
Repayment of Loans and Interest....................... 311,504,000 347,700,000 .............. 347,700,000 +$36,196,000 ...............
Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt............... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ...............
Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing........... 3,000,000 4,000,000 .............. 4,000,000 +1,000,000 ...............
Certificates of Participation......................... 4,911,000 15,252,000 $4,000,000 15,252,000 +10,341,000 ...............
Settlements and Judgments............................. 22,522,000 20,270,000 .............. 20,270,000 -2,252,000 ...............
Wilson Building....................................... 3,704,000 3,633,000 .............. 3,633,000 -71,000 ...............
Workforce Investments................................. 22,308,000 38,114,000 .............. 38,114,000 +15,806,000 ...............
Non-Departmental Agency............................... 19,639,000 13,946,000 .............. 13,946,000 -5,693,000 ...............
Pay-As-You-Go Capital................................. 0 6,531,000 .............. 6,531,000 -4,736,000 ...............
Tax Increment Financing Program....................... 1,940,000 .............. .............. .............. -1,940,000 ...............
Medicaid Grant Disallowance........................... 57,000,000 .............. .............. .............. -57,000,000 ...............
Emergency Planning and Security Costs................. 10,935,000 15,000,000 .............. 15,000,000 +4,065,000 ...............
Family Literacy Program............................... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ...............
District of Columbia Scholarship Program.............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ...............
One-Time Expenditures................................. 11,267,000 .............. .............. .............. ............... ...............
Equipment Lease Operating............................. .............. 23,109,000 .............. 23,109,000 +23,109,000 ...............
Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds............... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ...............
Pay-Go Capital........................................ .............. 43,137,000 .............. 43,137,000 +43,137,000 ...............
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Total, Financing and Other...................... 518,731,000 580,692,000 4,000,000 580,692,000 +61,962,000 ...............
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WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS
The Committee recommends $38,114,000 from local funds for
fiscal year 2005. The workforce investments include the
estimated fiscal impact of compensation increases for fiscal
year 2002 and fiscal year 2003 for all District employees,
union and nonunion.
CASH RESERVE
The Committee recommends $50,000,000 from local funds for
the Cash Reserve established by section 202(j) of the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-8.
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST
The bill includes $347,700,000 from local funds for debt
service costs on long-term general obligation bonds, which are
associated with the District's borrowings to finance capital
project expenditures of general fund agencies.
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING
The Committee recommends $4,000,000 from local funds for
the payment of interest and costs associated with borrowings to
meet short-term seasonal cash needs.
WILSON BUILDING
The bill includes $3,633,000 from local funds for rent and
security at the John A. Wilson Building.
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION
The Committee recommends $11,252,000 from local funds to be
used for principal and interest payments on the District's
Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground
lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary Square.
SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS
The Committee recommends $20,270,000 from local funds to be
used for making refunds and for the payment of legal
settlements or judgments that have been entered against the
District of Columbia government.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 from Federal funds
appropriated earlier in this Act under the heading ``Federal
Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the
District of Columbia,'' to reimburse the District of Columbia
for the costs of public safety expenses related to security
events in the District of Columbia. The further Committee
recommends that the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia shall provide a report, within 15 days of expenditure,
to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, detailing any
expenditure of these funds for public safety purposes.
EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS
The Committee recommends that the Mayor deposit from local
funds the proceeds required pursuant to Section 159(a) of
Public Law 106-522 and Section 404(c) of Public Law 106-554 in
the Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds in fiscal year 2003
consistent with the requirements established in Section 450A(b)
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93-198;
D.C. Official Code. sec. 1-204.50a(b)).
NON-DEPARTMENTAL
The Committee recommends $13,946,000 (including $4,000,000
from local funds and $9,946,000 from other funds) from local
funds for the non-departmental agency for fiscal year 2005. The
non-departmental agency is a financial entity designed to
account for costs that cannot be allocated to specific agencies
during the development of the proposed budget.
PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAPITAL
The Committee recommends $6,31,000 from local funds for
Pay-As-You-Go Capital for fiscal year 2005.
The Pay-As-You-Go Capital fund allows the District to spend
money on items to improve service delivery for residents, while
not expanding the base budget.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROGRAM
The Committee provides such funds as are necessary to meet
the tax increment financing requirements, but not to exceed
$9,710,000 from local funds in the District's general fund
balance. The funds are used to support payment of debt service.
EQUIPMENT LEASE OPERATING
The Committee recommends $23,109,000 from local funds to
Equipment Lease Operating for fiscal year 2005.
PAY-AS-YOU-GO CONTINGENCY
The Committee recommends $43,137,000 from local funds for
Pay-As-You-Go Contingency for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of Pay-As-You-Go Contingency is to establish a
contingency reserve in order to provide critical unanticipated
agency requirements. Expenditures from the fund are subject to
approval by Council resolution.
REVISED REVENUE ESTIMATE CONTINGENCY PRIORITY
The Committee recommends such amounts as may be necessary
from the District's local funds as provided in the Contingency
for Recordation and Transfer Tax Reduction and the office of
Property Management and Library Expenditures Act of 2004,
approved by the Council of the District of Columbia on 1st
reading, May 14, 2004 (Bill 15-768).
OLD CONVENTION CENTER DEMOLITION RESERVE
The Committee recommends such amount as may be necessary,
not to exceed $11,000,000, from the District's general fund
balance to meet the requirements for the Old Convention Center
Demolition Reserve.
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
The Committee recommends a total of $947,749,000 and 1,058
full-time equivalent positions from enterprise and other funds
for the activities funded through these appropriation titles.
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
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Water and Sewer Authority............................. $259,095,000 $297,206,000 .............. $297,206,000 +$38,111,000 ...............
Washington Aqueduct................................... 55,553,000 47,972,000 .............. 47,972,000 -7,581,000 ...............
Stormwater Permit Compliance.......................... 3,501,000 3,792,000 .............. 3,792,000 +291,000 ...............
Lottery and Charitable Games Board.................... 242,755,000 247,000,000 .............. 247,000,000 +4,245,000 ...............
Sports and Entertainment Commission................... 13,979,000 7,322,000 .............. 7,322,000 -6,657,000 ...............
Retirement Board...................................... 13,895,000 15,277,000 .............. 15,277,000 +1,382,000 ...............
Washington Convention Center.......................... 69,742,000 77,176,000 .............. 77,176,000 +7,434,000 ...............
National Capital Revitalization Corporation........... 7,850,000 7,850,000 .............. 7,850,000 ............... ...............
University Of The District Of Columbia................ .............. 90,575,000 $5,473,000 90,575,000 +90,575,000 ...............
D.C. Personal Trust Funds............................. .............. 953,000 .............. 953,000 +953,000 ...............
D.C. Public Library Trust Funds....................... .............. 17,000 .............. 17,000 +17,000 ...............
Unemployment Compensation Fund........................ .............. 180,000,000 .............. 180,000,000 +180,000,000 ...............
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Total, Enterprise and Other Funds............... 666,370,000 975,139,000 5,473,000 975,139,000 +308,770,000 ...............
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WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
The Committee recommends $287,206,000 from other funds for
fiscal year 2005 for the Water and Sewer Authority.
The Water and Sewer Authority delivers reliable potable
water and wastewater collection services to the residents of
the District of Columbia, and wastewater treatment services
that are essential for public health and safety for the
District.
The Committee recommends $381,040,000 for the Water and
Sewer Authority's capital program (including $371,040,000 from
local and $10,000,000 from a Federal payment.)
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT
The bill includes $47,972,000 from other funds for the
Washington Aqueduct for fiscal year 2005.
The Washington Aqueduct collects, purifies, and pumps an
adequate supply of potable water to the District of Columbia,
Arlington County, and the City of Falls Church, Virginia.
STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE
The Committee recommends $3,792,000 from other funds for
Stormwater Permit Compliance for fiscal year 2005.
The Stormwater Permit Compliance is responsible for
ensuring compliance with EPA requirements under the District's
storm water permit issued in April 2000.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD
The Committee recommends $247,000,000 and 792 full-time
equivalent positions from other funds for the Lottery and
Charitable Games Board for fiscal year 2005.
The Lottery and Charitable Games Board generates revenues
for the general fund and regulates charitable games in order to
support programs and services for the residents of the District
of Columbia.
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $7,322,000 from other funds for
the Sports and Entertainment Commission for fiscal year 2005.
The Sports and Entertainment Commission improves the
quality of life and enhances economic development in the
District by operating RFK Stadium, managing the non-military
functions of the D.C. National Guard Armory, promoting the
District as venue for sports and entertainment activities, and
supporting youth recreational activities. The Committee
recommends $3,000,000 from Federal funds, appropriated earlier
in this Act as under the heading ``Federal Payment for
Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in the District of Columbia'',
to be used for environmental and infrastructure costs related
to the ongoing development of parks and recreation on the
Anacostia River.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD
The Committee recommends $15,277,000 and 14 full-time
equivalent positions from other funds for the D.C. Retirement
Board for fiscal year 2005.
The mission of the D.C. Retirement Board is to invest,
control, and manage the assets of the D.C. Teachers' Retirement
System and the D.C. Police Officers' and Fire Fighters'
Retirement System.
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY
The Committee recommends $77,176,000 from other funds for
the Washington Convention Center for fiscal year 2005.
The Washington Convention Center plans to expand the
revenue base of the District by promoting and hosting large
national and international conventions and trade shows that
bring hundreds of thousands of out-of-town delegates,
exhibitors, and businesses to Washington, D.C.; and to provide
expanded employment and business opportunities for residents of
the District.
NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION
The Committee recommends $7,850,000 from other funds for
the National Capital Revitalization Corporation for fiscal year
2005.
The mission of the National Capital Revitalization
Corporation is to spur economic development throughout the
District of Columbia primarily in neighborhoods of need.
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Committee recommends $85,102,000 and 953 full-time
equivalent positions (including $49,602,000 and 554 full-time
equivalent positions from local funds, $15,192,000 and 152
full-time equivalents positions from Federal funds, $19,434,000
and 232 full-time equivalent positions from other funds, and
$873,000 and 15 full-time equivalent positions from private
funds) for the University of the District of Columbia for
fiscal year 2005. The University of the District of Columbia is
an urban land grant institution of higher education with an
open admissions policy.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PERSONAL TRUST FUND
The Committee recommends $953,000 from other funds for the
District of Columbia Personal Trust Funds for fiscal year 2005.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUND
The Committee recommends $17,000 from other funds for the
District of Columbia Public Library Trust Fund for fiscal year
2005.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND
The Committee recommends $180,000,000 from other funds of
the Unemployment Compensation Fund of the fiscal year 2005.
The Unemployment Compensation Fund seeks to provide
employment compensation benefits to former District government
employees during periods of unemployment that are a result of
separation through no fault of their own.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
The committee recommends a net increase of $745,885,000 for
fiscal years 2005-2009 (consisting of $839,897,000 from local
funds, $172,209,000 in Federal grants, $38,542,000 from the
highway trust fund, $37,000,000 from the Right-of-way fund, and
$20,000,000 from Federal payments). Included under the
appropriation heading Water and Sewer is $381,040,000
(including $371,040,000 from local funds and $10,000,000 from
Federal payments) for fiscal year 2005 capital outlay.
The following is a list of projects recommended by the
Committee:
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year
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2005-2010
2005-2010 Committee
request recommendation
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Office of the City Administrator: 3,200 3,200
Child Advocacy Center..............
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Office of Property Management:
Facility Condition Assessments.. 7,500 7,500
National Archives............... 52,000 52,000
Replace South, East & West 2,500 2,500
Elevators at 300 Indiana Ave.,
N.W............................
Asbestos Abatement at Various 250 250
District Building..............
Old Navy Hospital............... 3,000 3,000
Renovation of Existing Restrooms 1,068 1,068
for 300 Indiana Avenue.........
Government Centers.............. 12,330 12,330
Complete Renovation & (750) (750)
Modernization..................
Eastern Market.................. 1,000 1,000
Electrical Upgrade.............. (270) (270)
Roof Replacements at Juvenile (82) (82)
Court Bldg.....................
Reeves Municipal Center......... (1,002) (1,002)
Fire Suppression................ (460) (460)
Handicap Barrier Removal........ (1,102) (1,102)
Asbestos Abatement.............. (657) (657)
General Improvements............ (1,091) (1,091)
Energy Conservation............. (786) (786)
CCNV............................ 2,341 2,341
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Total, Office of Property 92,889 92,889
Management...................
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Office of the Chief Financial
Officer:
Union Square.................... (6,660) (6,660)
Financial Conversion Systems 388 388
Improvement....................
Data Warehouse/Clean Hands...... (1,900) (1,900)
-----------------------------------
Total, Office of the Chief -8,172 -8,172
Financial Officer............
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Office of Planning: Public Planning 6,500 6,500
Funds..............................
Commission on the Arts and 1,101 1,101
Humanities: Public Arts............
Office of the Corporation Counsel: (232) (232)
Case Management--Corporation
Counsel............................
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DC Public Libraries:
Anacostia Library............... (1,000) (1,000)
Southeast Library Substantial (182) (182)
Renovation.....................
Asbestos Abatement at Various (3,430) (3,430)
Branch Library.................
Roof Replacement, Various Branch (653) (653)
Library........................
General Improvements to Various 6,729 6,729
Branch.........................
New Tenley Branch Library....... 830 830
-----------------------------------
Total, DC Public Libraries.... 2,294 2,294
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Department of Housing and Community (5,469) (5,469)
Development: Affordable Housing....
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Office of Planning and Economic
Development:
Neighborhood Revitalization 8,000 8,000
(Vacant Property
Revitalization)................
Eastgate........................ 5,000 5,000
Neigh. Revitalization--Columbia (2,700) (2,700)
Heights........................
-----------------------------------
Total, Office of Planning and 10,300 10,300
Economic Development.........
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Metropolitan Police Department:
New SOD Facility................ 18,000 18,000
Police HQ Renovations........... 2,500 2,500
Purchase of Mobile Crime 2,300 2,300
Facility.......................
Bicycle Acquisition............. 0 0
Synchronized Mapping Analysis 16,660 16,660
(ESMP OCTO)....................
-----------------------------------
Total, Metropolitan Police 39,460 39,460
Department...................
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Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department:
Engine 20 Replacement........... 2,400 2,400
Engine 5........................ 2,419 2,419
Engine 14....................... 2,973 2,973
Engine 27....................... 2,133 2,133
Class A Burn Building........... 1,371 1,371
Scheduled Capital Maintenance... 1,750 1,750
Fleet Maintenance............... 3,545 3,545
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Total, Fire and Emergency 16,591 16,591
Medical Services Department..
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Department of Corrections: General 6,800 6,800
Improvements.......................
Office of Administrative Hearings: 124 124
Outfitting of the Courtroom
Facility...........................
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Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner:
Renovation of Medical Examiners 1,000 1,000
Office.........................
Forensic Lab Study.............. 3,800 3,800
-----------------------------------
Total, Office of the Chief 4,800 4,800
Medical Examiner.............
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University of the District of
Columbia:
Renovate Academic Laboratory.... (5,820) (5,820)
Student Center.................. 500 500
-----------------------------------
Total, University of the -5,320 -5,320
District of Columbia.........
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District of Columbia Public Schools:
DCPS Facility Maintenance/ 371,798 371,798
Modernization Program..........
Savoy Elementary School......... 1,500 1,500
-----------------------------------
Total, District of Columbia 373,298 373,298
Public Schools...............
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Department of Parks and Recreation:
Riggs Lasalle................... 3,479 3,479
Camp Riverview Renovations...... 1,930 1,930
Woodrow Wilson Recreation Center 8,000 8,000
Lafayette Rec Cntr.............. (500) (500)
General Improvements............ 41,943 41,943
New Recreation Facilities....... (2,931) (2,931)
Renovation and Repairs.......... 10,914 10,914
-----------------------------------
Total, Department of Parks and 62,835 62,835
Recreation...................
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Department of Health:
Medical Facilities.............. 17,000 17,000
DC Animal Shelter............... (45) (45)
Gen Renov Public Health Lab..... (332) (332)
Detox Renovations............... (4,000) (4,000)
Health Alliance Database (5,000) (5,000)
Integration....................
HIPPA And Security IT........... (110) (110)
Asbestos Abatement.............. (3,000) (3,000)
Lighting........................ (1,200) (1,200)
Laboratory Re-Engineering IT.... (3,000) (3,000)
Elevator Renovations............ (400) (400)
Occupational & Professional (1,200) (1,200)
License System.................
APRA Patient Records System..... (100) (100)
-----------------------------------
Total, Department of Health... (1,387) (1,387)
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Department of Human Services:
General Renovations............. (1,500) (1,500)
Youth Services Administration... (334) (334)
Children's Tracking System...... (360) (360)
Life Safety Code................ (500) (500)
2146 Georgia Avenue............. (650) (650)
-----------------------------------
Total, Department of Human (3,344) (3,344)
Services.....................
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Department of Transportation:
Fiscal Year 1998 St Light Series (375) (375)
Circuit Conversion.............
Union Station Park Garage....... (228) (228)
Local Street Improvement........ (2,761) (2,761)
Roadway Resurfacing............. 8,155 8,155
Roadway Upgrading............... (654) (654)
Roadway Reconstruction.......... (1,578) (1,578)
Fiscal Year 2002 Economic (89) (89)
Development Initiatives........
Economic Development--Hot Spots. 14,000 14,000
Fiscal Year 2003 Transportation 5,450 5,450
Electrical Improvements........
Local Street Improvements....... 3,670 3,670
Roadway Improvements............ 8,500 8,500
Local Roadside Improvements..... 7,000 7,000
Fiscal Year 2003 Roadway 500 500
Reconstruction.................
Local Economic Development...... 1,880 1,880
Local Street Rehabilitation 10,000 10,000
Program........................
Transportation Electrical 17,126 17,126
Systems Improvements...........
Highway Aid match............... 11,258 11,258
Anacostia Waterfront Initiative. 2,980 2,980
Traffic Safety Improvements..... 5,147 5,147
Bridge Rehabilitation........... 30,747 30,747
Roadway Resurfacing............. 935 935
Roadside Improvements........... 429 429
Traffic Safety Improvements..... 2,322 2,322
Traffic Operation Improvements.. 16,022 16,022
Roadway Reconstruction.......... 33,860 33,860
Congestion Mitigation and Air 11,090 11,090
Quality........................
Economic Development............ 8,082 8,082
Federal Demonstration........... 4,766 4,766
BESTA/ISTEA Reauthorization..... 7,971 7,971
Federal Plan and Management 6,379 6,379
System.........................
Fed Plan and Mgmt System........ 416 416
Street Rehabilitation Program... 18,115 18,115
Bicycle Network................. 2,083 2,083
Minnesota Avenue Extension...... 39 39
Transportation Electrical 5,028 5,028
Systems Improvements...........
Highway Aid match............... 2,435 2,435
Anacostia Waterfront Initiative. 796 796
Traffic Safety Improvements..... 1,852 1,852
Bridge Rehabilitation........... 8,114 8,114
Roadway Resurfacing............. 356 356
Roadside Improvements........... 91 91
Traffic Safety Improvements..... 507 507
Traffic Operations Improvements. 186 186
Roadway Reconstruction.......... 8,018 8,018
Congestion Mitigation and Air 2,613 2,613
Quality........................
Economic Development............ 1,832 1,832
Federal Demonstration........... 1,192 1,192
BESTA/ISTEA Reauthorization..... 2,049 2,049
Federal Demonstration........... 1,873 1,873
Street Rehabilitation Program... 4,421 4,421
Bicycle Program................. 122 122
Minnesota Avenue Extension...... 10 10
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Total, Department of 274,732 274,732
Transportation...............
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Washington Metropolitan Transit
Authority:
Metrobus Rehab.................. 54,982 54,982
New Metrorail Cars.............. (147,082) (147,082)
-----------------------------------
Total, Washington Metropolitan (92,100) (92,100)
Transit Authority............
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Department of Public Works:
General Improvements............ (4,410) (4,410)
USGT Removal.................... (401) (401)
Support Facilities.............. (1,432) (1,432)
SWMA Roof Rehabilitation at 900 (217) (217)
NJ Ave SE......................
Salth Dome Renovations.......... (486) (486)
-----------------------------------
Total, Department of Public (6,946) (6,946)
Works........................
===================================
Department of Motor Vehicles: Ticket 7,200 7,200
Information Processing System (TIP)
and Enforcement Hardware...........
===================================
Department of Mental Health:
Housing Initiatives............. 5,500 5,500
Purchase and Renovate Space for 4,000 4,000
Reg. III.......................
Construct New Hosp--Design...... (54,932) (54,932)
Demolition Of Dix And Jhp....... (11,112) (11,112)
Seh General Improvements........ (10,859) (10,859)
-----------------------------------
Total, Department of Mental (67,403) (67,403)
Health.......................
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Office of the Chief Technology
Officer:
District Reporting System....... 8,301 8,301
Tech City....................... 19,673 19,673
SHARE Facility Upgrade.......... (460) (460)
Motor Services Modernization 2,000 2,000
Program........................
Document Management 12,230 12,230
Infrastructure.................
-----------------------------------
Total, Office of the Chief 41,744 41,744
Technology Officer...........
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Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund:
Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment 181,656 181,656
Sewer Collection System......... 43,800 43,800
Stormwater...................... 9,118 9,118
Water System.................... 122,627 122,627
Capital Equipment............... 138,839 138,839
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Total, Water and Sewer 371,040 371,040
Enterprise Fund..............
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Grand Total................... 1,096,873 1,096,873
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Committee has modified section 306 and section 319 to
allow the District to use locally-generated funds for lobbying
purposes. The Committee has included language to maintain a
complete prohibition on the use of Federal funds for this
purpose.
The Committee has modified section 320 to allow the
District to use locally-generated revenues to support programs
that provide individuals with sterile needles and syringes.
This is consistent with a provision approved by the Senate and
included in the fiscal year 2004 Senate bill. The Committee has
included language that maintains a complete prohibition on the
use of Federal funds for this purpose.
The Committee has included language (sec. 334) to modify
the District's Emergency and Contingency Cash Reserve
requirements. The change would require a 2 percent emergency
reserve and a 4 percent contingency reserve, thereby reducing
the total reserve requirement from 7 percent to 6 percent and
extending the replenishment requirement from 1 year to 2 years.
In addition, language changes the emergency and contingency
cash reserve requirement to be based upon prior year actual
expenditures, rather than the proposed expenditures of the
current budget year. The calculation of actual expenditures
shall be without regard to debt service expenditures. The
Committee has also included a provision (sec. 335) to authorize
the shifting of funds between the emergency and contingency
funds and to allow the District to transfer surplus funds to
the general fund.
The Committee recommendation includes language (sec. 339)
to allow the Office of Charter School Financing and Support to
use Federal credit enhancement or direct loan funds to provide
lease guarantees for charter schools.
The Committee recommendation includes language (sec. 340)
which amends the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995
to further support and expand charter schools in the District.
The amendment modifies the process for filing charter school
petitions to encourage public schools to convert to charter
schools, while ensuring teachers a 1 year transition process.
In addition, the language requires that a public school which
converts to public charter school may retain the facility which
they occupied as a public school. To date, the law allowing
public school conversion has only been utilized once, in the 3
year battle to convert Paul Junior High School to a public
charter school.
The Committee recommendation includes language in sections
341 and 342 to clarify the auditing procedures of the District
of Columbia Public Charter School Board and increase oversight
and accountability. The District of Columbia Chartering
Authorities for the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools
shall incorporate best practice standards set forth by the
National Association of Charter School Authorizers and include
in their annual report adherence to these recommendations. Best
practices include: organizational infrastructure to meet the
needs of schools and the community; evaluates performance,
monitors compliance, and informs intervention of schools;
conducts a transparent process which uses comprehensive data to
make merit-based renewal decisions.
The Committee recommendation includes in (sec. 344) to
establish a biennial evaluation of the District of Columbia
Chartering Authorities for the District of Columbia Public
Charter Schools. The authority to charter public charter
schools was created in the 1995 D.C. School Reform Act, in
which Congress laid out the requirements to become a charter
school and an oversight structure for evaluating the
performance of schools. Congress retained the ability to
oversee the authorizing boards, and the Committee
recommendation reflects a need for more accurate and complete
information. Public charter schools have been a robust and
successful experiment in the District of Columbia; however very
little national data exists on the success of charter schools,
mainly due to a lack of baseline data which shows the gain of
students from the previous year.
The GAO biennial evaluation shall establish standards for
successful or unsuccessful charter school authorizing boards
and the oversight necessary for them to conduct. The study
should include an evaluation of the following: application
review; ongoing monitoring; technical assistance; compliance
with annual reporting requirements; decision-making in follow
up to annual and 5-year reviews; school closures (justification
and process); actual budget expenditures for the preceding 2
fiscal years; comparison of budget expenditures with mandated
responsibilities; and alignment with best practices. The
Committee also recommends that the GAO recommend whether a
board's authority to authorize public charter schools should be
repealed if a certain percentage of such board's authorized
schools fail to meet charter requirements or the standards set
in the No Child Left Behind Act.
The General Accounting Office baseline report on the
performance of each charter school authorizer will enable the
Congress to evaluate the performance of the authorizing boards
and the legislative mandate established in the District of
Columbia School Reform Act of 1995. This management audit shall
include a summary of technical assistance provided to charter
schools and the correction action taken. In addition, the audit
shall include the actual level of funding appropriated,
budgeted, and expended for oversight of public charter schools
authorized by each board.
The Committee recommendation includes language (sec. 345)
which requires the National Park Service to enter into an
agreement to lease Kenilworth Park to the District of Columbia
for the purposes of creating a multi-sport recreational
facility, in order to create more recreation opportunities for
youth in the District.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on
general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment
to the House bill ``which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.''
Items providing funding for fiscal year 2005 which lack
authorization are as follows:
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Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs $15,000,000
in the District of Columbia...............................
Federal Payment for Transportation Assistance.............. 5,000,000
Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the 32,500,000
District of Columbia......................................
Federal Payment for Anacostia Waterfront Initiative........ 3,000,000
Federal Payment for D.C. School Improvement................ 40,000,000
Federal Payment to D.C. for Unified Communications Center.. 7,000,000
Federal Payment for D.C. Foster Care Improvement........... 5,000,000
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Total, Federal funds which lack authorization........ 107,500,000
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on September 21,
2004, the Committee ordered favorably reported S. 2826, an
original bill making appropriations for the District of
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, subject to amendment and subject to
the budget allocation, by a recorded vote of 28-1, a quorum
being present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Stevens Mr. Specter
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the committee.''
With respect to this bill, it is the opinion of the
Committee that it is necessary to dispense with these
requirements in order to expedite the business of the Senate.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution
for 2005: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia:
Discretionary........................................... 560 560 554 \1\ 540
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2005.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 48
2006.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 56
2007.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 16
2008.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 9
2009 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... ...........
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA 378 NA 349
2005.......................................................
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2005
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+
or -)
Item 2004 Budget House allowance Committee ----------------------------------------------------
appropriation estimate deg. recommendation 2004 Budget House
appropriation estimate allowance
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TITLE I
FEDERAL FUNDS
Federal payment for Resident 16,900 17,000 21,200 +4,300 +4,200
Tuition Support..................
Federal payment for Emergency 10,935 15,000 15,000 +4,065 ...............
Planning and Security Costs in
the District of Columbia.........
Federal payment to the District of 166,775 228,069 195,010 +28,235 -33,059
Columbia Courts..................
Defender Services in District of 31,811 41,500 34,500 +2,689 -7,000
Columbia Courts..................
Federal payment to the Court 167,441 187,490 182,490 +15,049 -5,000
Services and Offender Supervision
Agency for the District of
Columbia.........................
Federal payment to the District of 29,823 10,000 10,000 -19,823 ...............
Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority........................
Federal payment for Hospital 7,456 ................. ............... -7,456 ...............
Bioterrorism Preparedness in the
District of Columbia.............
Federal payment for the Anacostia 4,971 3,000 3,000 -1,971 ...............
Waterfront Initiative \1\........
Federal payment to the Criminal 1,292 1,300 1,300 +8 ...............
Justice Coordinating Council.....
Federal payment for the Unified 8,102 7,000 7,000 -1,102 ...............
Communications Center............
Federal payment for the D.C. Fire ............... 10,000 ............... ............... -10,000
and Emergency Medical Services
Department.......................
Federal payment for Public School 4,473 ................. ............... -4,473 ...............
Facilities.......................
Federal payment for the Family 1,988 ................. ............... -1,988 ...............
Literacy Program.................
Federal payment for Transportation 3,479 ................. 5,000 +1,521 +5,000
Assistance.......................
Federal payment for Foster Care 13,917 ................. 5,000 -8,917 +5,000
Improvements in the District of
Columbia.........................
Federal Payment to the Office of 32,159 ................. 32,500 +341 +32,500
the Chief Financial Officer of
the District of Columbia.........
Federal Payment for emergency 497 ................. ............... -497 ...............
personnel cross training.........
Federal payment for School 39,764 40,000 40,000 +236 ...............
Improvement......................
Bioterrorism and Forensics Lab.... ............... ................. 8,000 +8,000 +8,000
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Total, Federal funds to the 541,783 560,359 560,000 +18,217 -359
District of Columbia.......
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
Operating Expenses
Governmental direction and support (284,415) (417,301) (417,301) (+132,886) ...............
Economic development and (276,647) (334,745) (334,745) (+58,098) ...............
regulation.......................
Public safety and justice......... (745,958) (798,723) (798,723) (+52,765) ...............
Public education system........... (1,157,841) (1,240,423) (1,240,423) (+82,582) ...............
Human support services............ (2,360,067) (2,533,825) (2,533,825) (+173,758) ...............
Public Works...................... (327,046) (331,936) (331,936) (+4,890) ...............
Cash Reserve...................... (50,000) (50,000) (50,000) ............... ...............
Repayment of Loans and Interest... (311,504) (347,700) (347,700) (+36,196) ...............
Payment of Interest on Short-Term (3,000) (4,000) (4,000) (+1,000) ...............
Borrowing........................
Certificates of Participation..... (4,911) (11,252) (11,252) (+6,341) ...............
Settlements and Judgments......... (22,522) (20,270) (20,270) (-2,252) ...............
Wilson Building................... (3,704) (3,633) (3,633) (-71) ...............
Workforce Investments............. (22,308) (38,114) (38,114) (+15,806) ...............
Non-Departmental Agency........... (19,639) (12,590) (12,590) (-7,049) ...............
Pay-As-You-Go Capital............. (11,267) (16,928) (16,928) (+5,661) ...............
Tax Increment Financing Program... (1,940) (9,710) (9,710) (+7,770) ...............
Medicaid Disallowance............. (57,000) ................. ............... (-57,000) ...............
Emergency Planning and Security ............... (15,000) (15,000) (+15,000) ...............
Costs............................
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Total, operating expenses, (5,659,769) (6,186,150) (6,186,150) (+526,381) ...............
general fund...............
Enterprise and Other Funds
Water and Sewer Authority......... (259,095) (275,289) (275,289) (+16,194) ...............
Washington Aqueduct............... (55,553) (47,972) (47,972) (-7,581) ...............
Stormwater Permit Compliance (3,501) (3,792) (3,792) (+291) ...............
enterprise fund..................
Lottery and Charitable Games (242,755) (247,000) (247,000) (+4,245) ...............
enterprise fund..................
Sports and Entertainment (13,979) (7,322) (7,322) (-6,657) ...............
Commission.......................
District of Columbia Retirement (13,895) (15,277) (15,277) (+1,382) ...............
Board............................
Washington Convention Center (69,742) (77,176) (77,176) (+7,434) ...............
enterprise fund..................
National Capital Revitalization (7,849) (7,850) (7,850) (+1) ...............
Corporation......................
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Total, Enterprise Funds..... (666,369) (681,678) (681,678) (+15,309) ...............
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Total, operating expenses... (6,326,138) (6,867,828) (6,867,828) (+541,690) ...............
Capital Outlay
General fund...................... (904,913) (553,676) (553,676) (-351,237) ...............
Water and Sewer Fund.............. (229,807) (275,289) (275,289) (+45,482) ...............
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Total, Capital Outlay....... (1,134,720) (828,965) (828,965) (-305,755) ...............
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Total, District of Columbia (7,460,858) (7,696,793) (7,696,793) (+235,935) ...............
funds......................
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Grand total:
Federal Funds to the 541,783 560,359 560,000 +18,217 -359
District of Columbia...
District of Columbia (7,460,858) (7,696,793) (7,696,793) (+235,935) ...............
funds..................
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\1\ Funds are for the Anacostia Riverwalk and Trail construction.