District of Columbia: Status of Sports Arena and Convention Center
Projects (Testimony, 07/12/95, GAO/T-AIMD-95-189).

This testimony discusses the proposed new sports arena and convention
center in the District of Columbia.  For the sports arena, GAO examines
the District's predevelopment costs for the project, how those costs
will be finance, and what revenues will be generated from a new
dedicated tax to finance the costs.  For the convention center project,
GAO will discuss what revenues have been generated from new dedicated
taxes, where they have been deposited, and how the District plans to use
these revenues.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-AIMD-95-189
     TITLE:  District of Columbia: Status of Sports Arena and Convention 
             Center Projects
      DATE:  07/12/95
   SUBJECT:  Convention facilities
             Sports
             Urban economic development
             Facility construction
             Future budget projections
             Financial management
             Cost analysis
             Taxes
             Construction costs
             Spending legislation
IDENTIFIER:  District of Columbia
             District of Columbia Sports Arena Financing Act of 1995
             District of Columbia Convention Center Preconstruction Act 
             of 1995
             
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