District of Columbia: Status of Sports Arena and Convention Center
Projects (Testimony, 08/09/95, GAO/T-AIMD-95-221).

This testimony focuses on the proposed new sports arena and convention
center in the District of Columbia.  For the sports arena project, GAO
discusses the District's predevelopment costs, how those costs will be
financed, and what revenues will be generated from a new dedicated tax
to finance the costs.  For the convention center project, GAO discusses
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-95-221
     TITLE:  District of Columbia: Status of Sports Arena and Convention 
             Center Projects
      DATE:  08/09/95
   SUBJECT:  Convention facilities
             Facility construction
             Financial management
             Construction costs
             Municipal taxes
             Cost analysis
             Future budget projections
             Urban economic development
             Sports
             Bank loans
IDENTIFIER:  District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena 
             Authorization Act of 1995
             District of Columbia
             
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