[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

122 STAT. 2491

Public Law 110-273
110th Congress

An Act


 
To preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority. [NOTE: July 15, 2008 -  [H.R. 5778]]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, [NOTE: District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Act.]
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority Independence Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING INDEPENDENCE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER
AUTHORITY.

(a) Clarification of Inapplicability of 2005 Omnibus Authorization
Provision.--The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended--
(1) by redesignating the section 424 added by section
202(a)(1) of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization
Act (Public Law 109--356; 120 Stat. 2036) as section 424a; and
(2) in section 424a, as so redesignated, by adding at the
end the following new subsection:

``(e) Inapplicability to Water and Sewer Authority.--The authority
of the Chief Financial Officer under this section does not apply to
personnel of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
established pursuant to the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and
Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of the 2005 District of
Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act.
SEC. 3. PRESERVING EXISTING INDEPENDENCE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY.

(a) In General.--Part F of title IV of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (sec. 1--204.91 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(1) by amending the heading of such part to read as follows:
``Part F--Independent Agencies and Authorities''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new section:


``independent financial management, personnel, and procurement authority
of district of columbia water and sewer authority


``Sec. 496.  (a) Financial Management, Personnel, and Procurement
Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision

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of this Act or any District of Columbia law, the financial management,
personnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities of the
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall be established
exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by its Board of
Directors. Nothing in the previous sentence may be construed to affect
the application to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority of
sections 445A, 451(d), 453(c), or 490(g).
``(b) Consistency With Existing Authorizing Law.--The rules and
regulations adopted by the Board of Directors of the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to establish the financial
management, personnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities of
the Authority shall be consistent with the Water and Sewer Authority
Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996,
as such Act is in effect as of January 1, 2008.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of contents of such Act is
amended by amending the item relating to part F of title IV to read as
follows:

``Part F--Independent Agencies and Authorities''.

(2) The table of contents of such Act is further amended by adding
at the end of the items relating to part F of title IV the following:

``Sec. 496. Independent financial management, personnel, and procurement
authority of District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority.''.

SEC. 4. PRESERVING EQUAL ELIGIBILITY OF RESIDENTS OF JURISDICTIONS
SERVED BY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER
AUTHORITY TO SERVE AS EMPLOYEES OF AUTHORITY.

(a) In General.--Section 213 of D.C. Act 17--172 is repealed, and
each provision of law amended by such section is restored as if such
section had not been enacted into law.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included
in the enactment of D.C. Act 17--172.

Approved July 15, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5778:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008):
June 9, considered and passed House.
June 16, considered and passed Senate.