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Calendar No. 170
106th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 106-88
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2000
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June 24 , 1999.--Ordered to be printed
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Mrs. Hutchison, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1283]
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1283)
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, 2000, 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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Page
Summary of bill.................................................. 3
General statement................................................ 7
Total resources.................................................. 12
Federal funds.................................................... 13
District of Columbia funds:
Operating expenses:
Governmental direction and support....................... 20
Economic development and regulation...................... 28
Public safety and justice................................ 32
Public education system.................................. 37
Human support services................................... 41
Public works............................................. 44
Receivership programs.................................... 47
Workforce investments.................................... 52
Reserve.................................................. 52
D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Author-
ity.................................................... 52
Financing and other uses:
Repayment of Loans and Interest...................... 54
Repayment of General Fund Deficit.................... 54
Interest on Short-Term Borrowing..................... 54
Certificates of Participation........................ 54
Optical and Dental Insurance Payments................ 54
Productivity Bank.................................... 54
Productivity Savings................................. 55
Procurement and Management Savings:
General Supply Schedule Savings...................... 56
Management Reform Productivity Savings............... 56
Enterprise funds:
Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct 58
Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board........... 58
Sports and Entertainment Commission.................. 58
Public Benefit Corporation........................... 58
Retirement Board..................................... 58
Correctional Industries Fund......................... 59
Washington Convention Center......................... 59
Capital outlay................................................... 59
General provisions............................................... 63
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 66
Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 66
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 67
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.
The Committee considered requests from the President for
Federal funds totaling $393,740,000 in budget authority for the
District of Columbia appropriation. This amount was contained
in the Budget of the U.S. Government--2000, transmitted to the
Congress on February 1, 1999 (House Doc. 106-3). The President
requested: (1) $176,000,000 for the D.C. corrections trustee
operations; $137,440,000 for the D.C. Courts operations and
capital improvements; and (3) $80,300,000 for the D.C. Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency.
The Committee recommendation consists of: (1) $176,000,000
for the D.C. corrections trustee operations; (2) $136,440,000
for D.C. courts operations and capital improvements; (3)
$80,300,000 for the D.C. Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency operations; (4) $17,000,000 (in transfers)
for a program of District of Columbia resident tuition support;
and (5) $1,000,000 to the Metropolitan Police Department for a
program to eliminate open air drug trafficking in the District
of Columbia.
The Senate bill includes a recommendation of
$6,749,882,500, including $4,049,917,500 in local funds;
$1,508,432,000 in Federal grants; and $1,191,533,000 in private
and other funds to be appropriated in fiscal year 2000 for the
District of Columbia. In addition to these recommended amounts,
the Committee recommends an appropriation of $410,740,000 in
Federal funds for the operations itemized below.
Federal Funds
Item
Federal payment to D.C. corrections trustee operations.. $176,000,000
Federal payment for D.C. courts......................... 136,440,000
Federal payment for D.C. Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency.................................. 80,300,000
Federal payment for D.C. resident tuition support....... 17,000,000
Federal payment for Metropolitan Police Department...... 1,000,000
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Subtotal (Federal funds included in this bill).... 410,740,000
Federal grants.......................................... 1,508,432,000
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Total Federal funds............................... 1,919,172,000
A comparative summary of the appropriations recommended
follows:
COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF BILL
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Committee recommendation compared
with (+ or -)--
Fiscal year 1999 Fiscal year 2000 Committee -------------------------------------
enacted request recommendation Fiscal year 1999 Fiscal year 2000
enacted request
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FEDERAL FUNDS
Metrorail improvements and expansion..................... $25,000,000 ................. ................. -$25,000,000 .................
Federal payment for management reform.................... 25,000,000 ................. ................. -25,000,000 .................
Federal payment for Boys Town U.S.A...................... 7,100,000 ................. ................. -7,100,000 .................
Nation's Capital Infrastructure Fund..................... 18,778,000 ................. ................. -18,778,000 .................
Environmental Study and Related Activities at Lorton 7,000,000 ................. ................. -7,000,000 .................
Correctional Complex....................................
Federal payment to the District of Columbia corrections 184,800,000 $176,000,000 $176,000,000 -8,800,000 .................
trustee operations......................................
Federal payment to the District of Columbia courts....... 128,000,000 137,440,000 136,440,000 +8,440,000 -$1,000,000
District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and 59,400,000 80,300,000 80,300,000 +20,900,000 .................
Court Services Agenices.................................
Federal payment for Metropolitan Police Department....... 1,200,000 ................. 1,000,000 -200,000 +1,000,000
Federal payment for Fire Department...................... 3,240,000 ................. ................. -3,240,000 .................
Y2K Conversion (courts) emergency funding................ 2,249,000 ................. ................. -2,249,000 .................
Federal payment for Georgetown Waterfront................ 1,000,000 ................. ................. -1,000,000 .................
Federal payment to Historical Society for City Museum.... 2,000,000 ................. ................. -2,000,000 .................
Federal payment for a National Museum of American Music 700,000 ................. ................. -700,000 .................
and Downtown Revitalization.............................
United States Park Police................................ 8,500,000 ................. ................. -8,500,000 .................
Federal payment for waterfront improvement............... 3,000,000 ................. ................. -3,000,000 .................
Federal payment for mentoring services................... 200,000 ................. ................. -200,000 .................
Federal payment for hotline.............................. 50,000 ................. ................. -50,000 .................
Federal payment for public charter schools............... 15,622,000 ................. ................. -15,622,000 .................
Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration.................. .................
Project.............................................. 3,000,000 ................. ................. -3,000,000 .................
Federal payment for Children's National.................. .................
Medical Center....................................... 1,000,000 ................. ................. -1,000,000 .................
National Capital Revitalization Financing:
Economic Development................................. 25,000,000 ................. ................. -25,000,000 .................
Special Education.................................... 30,000,000 ................. ................. -30,000,000 .................
Year 2000 Information Technology..................... 20,000,000 ................. ................. -20,000,000 .................
Infrastructure and Economic Development.............. 50,000,000 ................. ................. -50,000,000 .................
Federal payment for D.C. resident tuition support........ ................. ................. 17,000,000 +17,000,000 +17,000,000
Y2K Conversion (emergency funding)....................... 61,800,000 ................. ................. -61,800,000 .................
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Total, Federal Funds............................... 683,639,000 393,740,000 410,740,000 -272,899,000 +17,000,000
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
Operating Expenses
Governmental Direction and Support....................... 164,144,000 174,667,000 162,356,000 -1,788,000 -12,311,000
Economic Development and Regulation...................... 159,039,000 190,335,000 190,335,000 +31,296,000 .................
Public Safety and Justice................................ 755,786,000 778,670,000 778,470,000 +22,684,000 -200,000
Public Education System.................................. 788,956,000 850,411,000 867,411,000 +78,455,000 +17,000,000
Human Support Services................................... 1,514,751,000 1,525,996,000 1,526,111,000 +11,360,000 +115,000
Public Works............................................. 266,912,000 271,395,000 271,395,000 +4,483,000 .................
Receivership Programs.................................... 318,979,000 337,077,000 337,077,000 +18,098,000 .................
Workforce Investments.................................... ................. 8,500,000 8,500,000 +8,500,000 .................
Reserve.................................................. ................. 150,000,000 150,000,000 +150,000,000 .................
D.C. Financial Responsiblity and Management Assistance 7,840,000 3,140,000 3,140,000 -4,700,000 .................
Authority...............................................
Financing and Other...................................... 451,623,000 384,948,000 384,948,000 -66,675,000 .................
Procurement and Management Savings....................... -10,000,000 -21,457,000 -21,457,000 -11,457,000 .................
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Total, operating expenses, general fund............ 4,418,030,000 4,653,682,000 4,658,286,000 +240,256,000 +4,604,000
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Enterprise Funds
Water and Sewer Authority and Washington Aqueduct........ 273,314,000 279,608,000 279,608,000 +6,294,000 .................
Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board............... 225,200,000 234,400,000 234,400,000 +9,200,000 .................
Office of Cable Television............................... 2,108,000 ................. ................. -2,108,000 .................
Public Service Commission................................ 5,026,000 ................. ................. -5,026,000 .................
Office of People's Counsel............................... 2,501,000 ................. ................. -2,501,000 .................
Office of Insurance and Securities Regulation............ 7,001,000 ................. ................. -7,001,000 .................
Office of Banking and Financial Institutions............. 640,000 ................. ................. -640,000 .................
Sports and Entertainment Commission...................... 8,751,000 10,846,000 10,846,000 +2,095,000 .................
Public Benefit Corporation............................... 66,764,000 89,008,000 89,008,000 +22,244,000 .................
D.C. Retirement Board.................................... 18,202,000 9,892,000 9,892,000 -8,310,000 .................
Correctional Industries Fund............................. 3,332,000 1,810,000 1,810,000 -1,522,000 .................
Washington Convention Center............................. 48,139,000 50,226,000 50,226,000 +2,087,000 .................
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Total, Enterprise Funds............................ 660,978,000 675,790,000 675,790,000 +14,812,000 .................
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Total, operating expenses.......................... 5,079,008,000 5,329,472,000 5,334,076,000 +255,068,000 +4,604,000
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Capital Outlay
General fund............................................. 1,711,160,737 1,218,637,500 1,218,637,500 -492,523,237 .................
Water and sewer fund..................................... ................. 197,169,000 197,169,000 +197,169,000 .................
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Total, capital outlay.............................. 1,711,160,737 1,415,806,500 1,415,806,500 -295,354,237 .................
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Total, District of Columbia funds.................. 6,790,168,737 6,745,278,500 6,749,882,500 -40,286,237 +4,604,000
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GENERAL STATEMENT
introduction
On October 21, 1998, Congress passed the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105-277. Division A of this
Omnibus Act appropriated funds for the District of Columbia for
fiscal year 1999. Since the passage of the act, District of
Columbia voters and their elected leadership, working with the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority and Congress, have set in motion changes
that will affect the governmental structure of the District.
These changes include continued improvements in the District's
financial condition and changes in the elected leadership,
including the election of a new mayor, three new District of
Columbia Council members and five new school board members.
These changes have been accompanied by the appointment of a new
superintendent of the District of Columbia's public schools and
changes in the composition of the Authority. The changes in
leadership have coincided with changes in the relationships
between the key players responsible for governing the District
of Columbia. The Authority's role has evolved from that of
direct management of the daily operations of the District's
nine largest agencies, as required by the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
Public Law 105-33, to exercising oversight of the District
government.
district of columbia financial condition
The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8) created
both the Authority and the Office of Chief Financial Officer
[OCFO]. The Authority and OCFO are charged with improving the
delivery of District services and returning the District of
Columbia to a position of financial solvency. Since the
establishment of the OCFO, the District has evidenced four
consecutive years of balanced municipal budgets. Working in
concert with the District's elected political leadership, the
Authority and the OCFO have implemented a series of financial
and management reforms and have improved tax collection. These
reforms, federal assistance, and an improved economy have
resulted in two consecutive years of budget surpluses, with the
possibility of yet a third.
The District ended fiscal year 1997 with a surplus of
$185,900,000. For fiscal year 1998, the District's budget
surplus was $444,849,000. The District's fiscal year 1998
surplus was, in part, the result of the Revitalization. The
Revitalization Act, which improved the District's fiscal
prospects through the infusion of over $5,000,000,000 in
federal funds, transferred financial responsibility for a
number of functions to the federal government, including
accumulated pension liability for police, firefighters,
teachers, and judges. The Act increased the federal share for
Medicaid from 50 percent to 70 percent and transferred
responsibility for housing District felons to the federal
government.
At the end of fiscal year 1998, the District's accumulated
general fund balance was $112,492,000. If the District achieves
a projected surplus of $169,784,000 for fiscal year 1999, the
accumulated general fund surplus at the end of fiscal year 1999
is projected to be $282,276,000, according to the District's
proposed fiscal year 2000 budget. The District of Columbia
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999 requires the inclusion
of a $150,000,000 reserve in any budget submitted for
congressional approval, beginning with the budget for fiscal
year 2000. Based on this provision, the District's proposed
fiscal year 2000 budget would produce a projected fiscal year
2000 year-end surplus of over 6 percent of the general fund
expenditure proposed for fiscal year 2000.
no supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999
No additional funding for the District of Columbia was
requested by the Administration, the District government or the
Authority, and none was included in the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999.
changes in district leadership
Last year, 1998, witnessed a year of significant change in
the District's elected political leadership. On May 21, 1998,
Mayor Marion Barry announced his intention not to seek
reelection to a fifth four-year term. On November 5, 1998,
voters elected Anthony Williams as Mayor of the District of
Columbia. Mr. Williams had served three years as the District's
Chief Financial Officer before resigning on June 8, 1998, to
seek and eventually win the election for the position of mayor.
Changes in the District's mayoral leadership were also
accompanied by changes in the District of Columbia Council and
the District's elected school board. In the November 1998
general election, District voters elected three new District of
Columbia Council members--Vincent Orange, Jim Graham, and Phil
Mendelson--and reelected David Catania, who had been elected in
December 1997 in a special election.
The District voters also sent new members to the District's
elected school board. They include: Gail Dixon (At-large),
Westy Byrd (Ward 2), Tom Kelly (Ward 7), William Lockridge
(Ward 8), and Dwight Singleton (Ward 4).
In addition to changes in elected leadership, there were
changes in the composition of the Authority. During a three
month period--from June through August--the President appointed
four new members to the five-member Authority, including a new
chair. In mid-June 1998, the President appointed Robert P.
Watkins, a former federal prosecutor, and Dr. Alice Rivlin,
vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board, to the Authority for
three-year terms. The President also reappointed Constance
Newman to a one-year term on July 29, 1998. On August 4, 1998,
the President appointed Eugene Kinlow, a board member of Metro,
the Washington region transportation authority, and Darius
Mans, a World Bank economist, to two-year terms on the
Authority. September 1, 1998 marked the start of the terms of
the newly appointed members of the Authority. The President
designated Dr. Rivlin as the Authority's new chair, replacing
Dr. Andrew Brimmer, the Authority's first chair. Also, stepping
down from the Authority's board were Joyce Ladner, Edward
Singletary and Stephen Harlan.
In January 1999, Dr. Camille Barnett, who served as the
District's first Chief Management Officer [CMO], resigned. The
position of CMO was established pursuant to both the
Revitalization Act and the District of Columbia Appropriations
Act, 1999. The CMO was charged with managing the daily
operations of the District's nine largest agencies, including:
the Departments of Administrative Services; Consumer and
Regulatory Affairs; Corrections; Employment Services; Fire and
Emergency Medical Services; Housing and Community Development;
Human Services; Public Works; and Public Health.
management reform
On March 5, 1999, the District of Columbia Management
Restoration Act of 1999, Public Law 106-1, was enacted. The act
repeals the District of Columbia Management Reform Act of 1997
(Subtitle B of Title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997,
Public Law 105-33), thus restoring to the Mayor of the District
of Columbia management authority for the daily operation of the
District's nine largest departments. The act allows the mayor
to appoint and dismiss department heads. It also restores the
District of Columbia Council's authority to confirm mayoral
appointments without the concurrence of the Authority.
Management reforms have proceeded unevenly. Despite
progress made in some agencies, others have faltered. For
example, the police department has been slow to decrease the
number of officers doing administrative work, and the District
is losing $1,800,000 annually because it maintains 9,000 unused
telephone lines.
public education
For the first time in four years, the District of Columbia
public schools opened on time in September 1998. However,
despite this accomplishment, the school system faces challenges
in meeting the needs of its students. The District's public
education system has experienced changes during the past year
and will face challenges in the coming months.
In April 1998, the chief executive of the District of
Columbia Public Schools [DCPS] resigned and was replaced by
Arlene Ackerman as Superintendent of DCPS. On November 3, 1998,
voters elected five new members to the school board. In late
October 1998, the Authority's chair signed a memorandum
returning authority to the Board of Education, offering the
elected school board the return of responsibility and authority
for operations of the District's public schools by June 30,
2000. In 1996, the Authority had declared the school system in
a state of crisis, stripped the elected school board of its
powers, and appointed an emergency board of trustees. In
January 1998, the elected school board successfully challenged
the Authority's power to transfer its oversight and management
powers to the appointed emergency board of trustees. The
October 1998 memorandum gives the elected school board some
input on school discipline and facilities, and promises to
increase the elected board's decisionmaking powers. The elected
board continues to retain the power to grant charters to groups
seeking to start public charter schools.
In 1998, the District also witnessed an expansion in the
number of public charter schools. These schools are financially
supported by public education dollars, but operate
independently of the school system bureaucracy. In 1998, 22
institutions received charter school designation, and 19
charter schools are currently operating in the District of
Columbia.
In an effort to strengthen the academic performance of
students, the DCPS school system has implemented new standards
for promotion. During the summer of 1998, the District
implemented an expanded summer school program in an effort to
increase student achievement and help students meet the
requirements for promotion. Nearly 20,000 students attended
summer school.
The District public school system provides special
education services to nearly 7,700 students, representing
approximately ten percent of the District's public school
population. The number of students seeking special education
assistance is expected to grow to 11,000. This growth in
special education needs has implications for the future cost of
education and the pace of educational reform. The school system
budgeted $167,000,000 for special education services for fiscal
year 1999, which is 30 percent of the school system's budget.
Funding is not the only issue. Delays in the period between the
time a student is referred and assessed increase the number of
students placed in private educational institutions, which adds
to the cost of special education. Concern about the cost of
these delays prompted Congress to include a provision in the
District of Columbia Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999,
to extend the time period between referral and assessment of
student's special education needs from 50 to 120 days. In
September 1998, two court appointed receivers were appointed to
improve educational instruction at the Oak Hill Prison School,
which houses the District's youth offenders.
In response, on April 13, 1999 the District of Columbia
Council passed a resolution to establish, on an emergency
basis, a special committee to investigate the delivery of
special education services. All members of the District of
Columbia Council comprise the committee, which has one year to
investigate and recommend improvements in the delivery of
services. In April 1999, the superintendent of public schools
placed three of the agency's top special education
administrators on administrative leave. The superintendent also
announced administrative and programmatic changes as part of a
90 day action plan intended to address some of the agency's
long standing problems, including transferring the
responsibility for special education assessments to school
principals.
receiverships
The courts continue to play a significant role in the daily
operations of the District government. According to the
District's proposed budget for fiscal year 2000, seven percent
of proposed total general fund expenditures ($4,658,286,000)
will be controlled by court appointed receivers. Three agencies
(the Child and Family Services Agency, Commission on Mental
Health Services, and the Correctional Medical Receiver) account
for $337,077,000 in proposed spending controlled by court
order.
The District could also see the return of the Housing
Authority from receivership by the year 2000, according to
reports. The agency has been in receivership since 1995.
Despite progress made by the District's public housing agency,
there are no indications that three of the four other agencies
under court ordered receivership are prepared to be returned to
District government control any time soon.
district of columbia performance accountability standards
Legislative history
On October 19, 1994, the Home Rule Act was amended by
Public Law 103-373, the Federal Payment Reauthorization Act of
1994, to include performance and financial accountability
requirements for the District government. The amendment
required the District government to devise, implement, and
submit to the Congress comprehensive financial and performance
standards. The purpose of the requirement was to force District
government accountability by requiring systematic goal-setting,
measurement and reporting of program performance and financial
management.
District government compliance with the performance accountability
requirements
As of January 1, 1997, Congress had not received a
performance accountability plan from the District government.
On July 10, 1997, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a
hearing on the District's fiscal year 1998 budget request. At
the hearing, the Mayor was questioned on the status of the
District government's performance accountability plan.
Testimony established that the Mayor did not comply with the
law.
Because of the Mayor's noncompliance with the legislative
requirements, Public Law 103-373 was amended in the District of
Columbia Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1998, Public Law
105-100, to require the Authority to develop a performance
accountability plan and deliver it to Congress and the
Comptroller General by March 1, beginning in 1998.
On September 30, 1998, Dr. Camille Barnett, the District's
Chief Management Officer [CMO], submitted the District's fiscal
year 1999 Performance Accountability Plan to Congress. In the
development of the plan, each agency worked to: (1) clarify its
mission; (2) describe key programs, projects and initiatives;
and (3) identify measures of services and functions deemed in
support of its commitment to its customers, residents of the
District of Columbia.
In January 1999, Dr. Barnett resigned as the District's
CMO. On March 5, 1999, the District of Columbia Management
Restoration Act of 1999 restored to the Mayor management
authority for the daily operation of the District's nine
largest departments.
On March 24, 1999, the Mayor delivered to Congress a draft
project plan for the Performance Accountability Work Plan. The
final work plan, entitled District of Columbia Management
Report, was submitted to Congress on June 1, 1999, as part of
the District government's consensus budget for fiscal year
2000.
Analysis of District of Columbia Management Report
The Management Report establishes baseline measures for
performance-based management in the District of Columbia. The
report includes a range of measures for all levels of
government. The Committee is confident that, through the use of
performance measures and outcome indicators, the District
government will improve both operational efficiencies and the
``customer satisfaction'' of District residents.
president's budget proposal for fiscal year 2000
The President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2000,
released in February 1999, proposes $393,740,000 in Federal
funds for the District of Columbia. The $393,000,000 total
encompasses a $176,000,000 payment to the D.C. corrections
trustee for operations; $137,440,000 for the D.C. courts,
including $128,440,000 for operations and $9,000,000 for
capital improvements; and $80,300,000 for court services and
the offender supervision agency.
In addition, the President proposed $17,000,000 for the
U.S. Department of Education for a program of resident tuition
support in the District of Columbia.
Unlike previous fiscal years, no unrestricted Federal
payment or Federal contribution to the Nation's Capital is
proposed. Although the Revitalization Act authorizes a Federal
contribution in concept, it indicated no specific dollar amount
or formula for fiscal years after 1998.
TOTAL RESOURCES
Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of
$6,902,635,500, including $152,753,000 of intra-District funds,
will be available to the District government during the next
fiscal year. Included in this figure are appropriations from
local funds, Federal grants, and private and other funds. The
financing of appropriations from District funds is from various
local taxes, fees, charges, and other collections received by
the District government.
intra-district funds
Based on recommendations in the bill, a total of
$152,753,000 is allocated to intra-District funds. Intra-
District payments are a mechanism that District agencies
(buying agencies) use to pay for services rendered by other
District agencies (selling agencies). The mechanism allows a
buying agency to transfer funds to a selling agency. The intra-
District payment covers the selling agency's costs of
delivering the services. Each District government agency
selling a service to another agency has an intra-District
revenue budget. The intra-District budget reflects the selling
agency's projection of costs related to the services it will
render. The intra-District budget is an internal government
transaction. Although these funds are included in the total
ceiling for the recommended fiscal year 2000 budget of District
funds, intra-District funds are not included in the recommended
total appropriation for the individual District budget
functions: governmental direction and support; economic
development and regulation; public safety and justice; public
education system; human support services; public works;
financing and other uses; receivership programs; the Authority;
and enterprise funds.
FEDERAL FUNDS
A total of $1,919,172,000 in Federal funds will be
available to the District government during fiscal year 2000.
Included in this total are the Federal payments for the D.C.
corrections trustee operations, the D.C. Courts, and the D.C.
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. The total also
includes $17,000,000 for the Public Education System and
$1,000,000 for Public Safety and Justice. Other Federal funds
will be received by the District government from the various
Federal grant programs. In addition, Federal reimbursements are
received from such programs as Medicaid and Medicare.
The following table summarizes the various Federal funds
estimated to be available to the District government during
fiscal year 2000:
Federal Funds
Item
Federal payment to D.C. corrections trustee operations.. $176,000,000
Federal payment for D.C. courts......................... 136,440,000
Federal payment to D.C. Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency.................................. 80,300,000
Federal payment for D.C. resident tuition support....... 17,000,000
Federal payment for Metropolitan Police Department...... 1,000,000
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Subtotal (Federal funds included in this bill).... 410,740,000
Federal grants.......................................... 1,508,432,000
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Total Federal funds............................... 1,919,172,000
Federal Payment to Corrections Trustee Operations
Pursuant to section 601 of the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997
(Revitalization Act), the Committee recommends an appropriation
of $176,000,000 for payment to the D.C. corrections trustee for
the administration and operation of correctional facilities for
sentenced adult felons and for the administrative operating
costs of the Office of the Corrections Trustee.
The corrections trustee is responsible for: (1) financial
oversight of the operations of the D.C. Department of
Corrections [DOC]; (2) facilitating the closure of the Lorton
Correctional Facility in Lorton, VA, by December 31, 2001, and
the transfer of sentenced felon prisoners from the District to
the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and (3) assisting the DOC in its
reformation and stabilization.
Corrections trustee operations
The President's budget request for fiscal year 2000 is
$176,000,000 for the Corrections Trustee operations. The Office
of the Corrections Trustee provided the following
justifications for the requested funds:
District of Columbia Corrections Operations Crosswalk of Fiscal Year
1999 Changes and Summary of Fiscal Year 2000 Request
[Dollars in thousands]
Adjustment to Base Amount
Fiscal Year 1999 Enacted...................................... $184,800
Adjustment to Base....................................\1\ 19,450
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Fiscal Year 1999 Base......................................... 204,250
Program Changes...............................................\2\-28,250
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Fiscal Year 2000 Estimate..................................... 176,000
\1\ Breakdown of Adjustment to Base:
Increases (Automatic, non-policy):
Increase in Inmate Population...... $9,200
Increases for contract rates for 3,500
private prison beds.
Annualization of contract with 11,590
State of Virginia Department of
Corrections.
Administrative expenses............ 135
Decreases:
System of Internal Controls and (750)
audits.
Personnel initiatives.............. (4,225)
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TOTAL............................ 19,450
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\2\ Program Changes:
Closure of youth facility and staff ($36,970)
reductions of 464 FTE.
Employee separation costs.................. 6,720
Sick leave buyout initiative............... 2,000
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TOTAL.................................... (28,250)
Base program description
The D.C. Department of Corrections [DOC] is in transition
from having responsibility for direct oversight of confinement
of all District pretrial detainees and sentenced prisoners to
its new role of overseeing the confinement of only pretrial
detainees, sentenced misdemeanants, and others held for court-
related processing. The DOC has already closed three of the
seven facilities at Lorton with the Occoquan facility having
closed in May 1999. The closing of the Occoquan facility will
result in a staff reduction of 464 FTE, including overhead, for
a budget reduction of $36,970,000. The Minimum Security
Facility is scheduled to close by September 30, 1999, as
inmates continue to be transferred to the Federal Prison
System. The felony inmate population in DOC-operated facilities
will be reduced from 7,800 inmates in 1995 to about 2,000
inmates by the end of fiscal year 2000.
The fiscal year 2000 request is based on the Administration
definition of a sentenced felon, which includes only those
felons serving sentences and whose legal charges have been
fully adjudicated. This definition excludes those felons
awaiting trail on other charges or other court appearances.
The Corrections Trustee is requesting $176,000,000 as the
Federal contribution to the DOC total projected budget of
$245,877,000 for fiscal year 2000. The projected budget balance
for the DOC is approximately $69,696,000. The Corrections
Trustee's request will fund the total adult felony inmate
population of 2,340 estimated to be under the care and custody
of the DOC during fiscal year 2000. The Trustee is requesting
an additional $84,000,000 to fund 3,800 contract bed spaces.
A ``sick leave buyout'' program has been enacted to
encourage DOC staff who are candidates to be released due to
the DOC's downsizing to conserve sick leave balances rather
than use the leave that would be lost upon separation. The
program is also designed to reduce overtime for other employees
who might be required to work to cover other employees'
absences during the use of sick leave. Under the program, staff
may receive compensation for a portion of sick leave balances.
The Corrections Trustee is budgeting $2,000,000 for the ``sick
leave buyout'' initiative for fiscal year 2000. The Corrections
Trustee estimates the elimination of 400 positions with the
closing of facilities in fiscal year 2000. The resulting six
months severance pay for these employees totals $6,720,000.
Recent new responsibilities of the corrections trustee
Unanticipated circumstances throughout the past year have
altered the responsibilities of the Corrections Trustee. First,
the number of District of Columbia inmates has increased by
approximately 1,000 to about 10,500 inmates and shows no sign
of abating. The increase is attributed to an increase in the
number of parole violators and changes for certain processes of
releasing felons from the system. This increase complicates the
Trustee's efforts to coordinate the availability of bed-space
with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in order to close the prison
facilities at Lorton, Virginia, by the December 31, 2001
deadline. The Lorton Correctional Complex closure plan is
currently on schedule.
Second, on August 5, 1998, the U.S. Attorney General
appointed the Corrections Trustee for the District of Columbia
to perform an in-depth review and inspection of the security
procedures, management practices and work opportunities of the
Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, a private correctional
facility at Youngstown, Ohio. The request was prompted by two
murders and the escape of six D.C. prisoners in the spring of
1998 at the Youngstown facility. Pursuant to the
recommendations of the Corrections Trustee, the facility's
population was reduced to below 1,000 inmates and is slowly
being increased after a reclassification of the security level
of the inmates and a transfer out of high security inmates.
Additionally, the DOC, working with the Office of the
Corrections Trustee, adopted the Federal Bureau of Prisons'
classification system for its inmates. The entire D.C. inmate
population, housed both at DOC-operated and contract
facilities, was reclassified by late 1998.
Third, an alarming number of offenders have absconded from
halfway houses run by the DOC. At the request of Congress, the
Department of Justice has convened a task force comprised of
the Office of Corrections Trustee, the DOC, the D.C. Superior
Court and various other District agencies to address the
problem.
Of the appropriated funds, approximately $173,400,000 will
be used to house the District's sentenced adult felon
population in private, Federal, and District facilities. Of the
current D.C. adult felon population of 7,200 inmates, 2,000
inmates will be transferred to private facilities contracted by
the Federal Prison System by December 31, 2000. The remaining
inmates will be transferred to the Federal Prison System when
the Lorton complex is closed or by December 31, 2001, whichever
is earlier.
During this transition period, the corrections trustee will
work in the strategic planning process to prepare the DOC for
its new role as a local correctional authority. In its new
role, the DOC will be responsible for its pretrial and
misdemeanant inmate population and those prisoners held for
court-related procedures.
The remaining appropriation of approximately $2,600,000
shall be used for personnel services and other administrative
expenses.
Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts
The Revitalization Act required the Federal Government to
finance the D.C. courts beginning in fiscal year 1998. The
Federal payment funds the operations of the D.C. Court of
Appeals, Superior Court, and the court system. Beginning with
the fiscal year 1999 appropriations bill, the Federal
Government also provided funds for capital improvements. By
law, the annual budget included 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.
The President's recommended level for fiscal year 2000 is
$137,440,000, which includes: $128,440,000 for the courts
operations; and $9,000,000 for capital improvements for
District courthouse facilities, said sum to remain available
until September 30, 2001. The courts have requested
$149,016,000, which includes $131,646,000 for operations, and
$17,370,000 for capital improvements for fiscal year 2000 only.
Based on the following analysis, the Committee supports the
President's proposed funding level of $128,440,000 for the
courts' operations; and recommends $8,000,000 for the courts'
capital improvement program, to remain available until
September 30, 2001.
Quarterly apportionments
The Committee again directs that the quarterly
apportionments paid by the Treasury to the courts shall be in
equal payments, exclusive of payments for the capital account
and the pension account. Should the Office of Management and
Budget [OMB] recommend that more than an equal quarterly
payment be made to the courts, the Director of OMB shall
forward to the chairmen of the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and House of Representatives a written request that
includes an itemized statement of the recommended payment and a
justification for each item for which an increased payment is
recommended. Both Committee chairmen shall provide OMB with a
written approval of the payment request before OMB can direct
the increased quarterly payment by the Treasury of the United
States.
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 (FTE's), 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
Court System 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 District of Columbia 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.
D.C. courts capital projects
The Committee directs OMB to report to the Committee prior
to releasing funds during fiscal year 2000 for any capital
improvements to the District's courthouse facilities. The
report shall: (1) identify the facility undergoing improvement;
(2) include a complete description of the project to be
undertaken; (3) itemize each improvement, renovation, or
service and its cost; (4) include the contracting date,
contracting party, and a timeline for the completion of each
contracted improvement, renovation, or service; and (5)
identify any design studies for which funding is sought. This
request was directed to OMB last year, and OMB failed to comply
with the Committee's directive. The Committee expects complete
and timely compliance by OMB throughout fiscal year 2000.
The President's budget proposal requests $9,000,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2001, for capital
improvements for District courthouse facilities. The Committee
recommends $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2001. The Committee notes with concern the failure of OMB to
provide it with timely information on capital improvements to
District courthouse facilities during fiscal year 1999, as
requested in Senate Report 105-254. Without this information,
the Committee lacks critical data essential to a thorough
analysis of the President's and the courts' funding request for
capital improvements. The Committee urges OMB and the courts to
develop more detailed data on the courts' capital improvements
program and to provide it to the Committee as requested.
Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
for the District of Columbia
The Revitalization Act established the Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency (Agency) for the District of
Columbia to assume the functions of the District's pretrial
services, adult probation, parole, and adult offender
supervision functions.
The Act established a Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult
Probation, and Offender Supervision Trustee. The Trustee was
appointed to: (1) carry out the reorganization and transition
of functions relating to pretrial services, parole, adult
probation, and offender supervision as required by section
11232 of the Act; and (2) facilitate certification of the
Agency's readiness to assume these functions on or before
August 5, 2000. Following the agency's certification in 2000,
the Trustee will continue to work closely with all facets of
the District of Columbia and Federal criminal justice, courts,
corrections, and rehabilitation services and programs to ensure
a smooth transition to Federal status and to improve offender
supervision and court services programs, policy and practice.
The President's proposed budget of $80,300,000 represents
an increase of $20,900,000, or 35 percent, over the fiscal year
1999 budget request of $59,400,000. The President's budget
proposal would fund additional programs and activities, which
require increased staffing requests.
The Committee directs that the $5,873,000 be reprogrammed
from within the $80,300,000 for drug testing of individuals on
probation. Based on the high level of crime and drug use in the
District, the Committee supports the increased drug testing of
individuals on probation with the goal of detecting parole
violations and, ultimately, reducing crime and making the
District a safer city in which to live.
Federal Payment for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support
The Committee recommends $17,000,000 in Federal funds for a
program, to be administered by the Mayor, for District of
Columbia resident tuition support. The disbursement of these
funds from the U.S. Treasury is subject to the enactment of
authorizing legislation specifically referencing this program.
These funds will be used to pay the difference between in-State
and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher
education on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents,
and the awarding of the funds shall be prioritized on the basis
of a resident's academic merit and other factors as authorized.
The President requested the funding of $17,000,000 for the
District resident tuition support program in the budget
proposed for the Department of Education. The Committee
recommends, instead, an appropriation to the District of
Columbia.
Federal Payment for Metropolitan Police Department
The Committee recommends the appropriation of $1,000,000 to
the Metropolitan Police Department [MPD] to implement a program
to eliminate open air drug markets in the District of Columbia.
The Committee is concerned that, despite a reduction in the
number of violent crimes committed in the District, drug
dealers continue to transact business in plain view in the
heart of the nation's capital. The Committee supports the
efforts of the District's Chief of Police to deploy officers to
the neighborhood streets. However, illegal drug activity
remains a critical concern. The appropriated funds shall be
used by the MPD to set up a vice squad and employ undercover
agents to address and eliminate this problem. The Committee
directs the MPD Chief of Police to provide the Committee by
January 15, 2000, with an action plan for eliminating the
District's open air drug trafficking.
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 2000 budget was submitted, the District estimated
that it would receive a total of $1,521,828,000 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 based on Committee recommendations:
Summary of Federal grants assistance to the District of Columbia
Agency 2000 estimate
Governmental direction and support:
Office of City Administrator........................ $10,757,000
Office of the Chief Financial Officer............... 913,000
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Total, Governmental direction and support......... 11,670,000
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Economic development and regulation:
Department of Housing and Community Development..... 48,388,000
Department of Employment Services................... 35,867,000
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs....... 392,000
Public Service Commission........................... 104,000
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Total, economic development and regulation........ 84,751,000
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Public safety and justice:
Metropolitan Police Department...................... 13,695,000
Office of the Corporation Counsel................... 13,554,000
Department of Corrections........................... 800,000
Office of Emergency Preparedness.................... 963,000
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Total, public safety and justice.................. 29,012,000
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Public education system:
Public schools...................................... 106,213,000
University of the District of Columbia.............. 13,536,000
Public library...................................... 798,000
Commission on the Arts and Humanities............... 404,000
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Total, public education system.................... 120,951,000
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Human support services:
Department of Human Development..................... 189,742,000
Department of Health................................ 676,115,000
Department of Recreation and Parks.................. 34,000
Office on Aging..................................... 5,300,000
Office of Human Rights.............................. 221,000
Energy Office....................................... 4,402,000
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Total, human support services..................... 875,814,000
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Public works: Department of Public Works................ 3,099,000
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Receivership programs:
Child and Family Services Receiver.................. 43,799,000
Commission on Mental Health Services Receiver....... 62,312,000
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Total, receivership programs...................... 106,111,000
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Total, Federal grants--operating expenses......... 1,231,408,000
Capital outlay--grants.................................. 277,024,000
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Grand total, Federal grants....................... 1,508,432,000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
OPERATING EXPENSES
Governmental Direction and Support
The Committee recommends a total of $162,356,000 for fiscal
year 2000.
A comparative summary by agency follows:
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
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Fiscal year Fiscal year 2000 request Committee recommendation --------------------------------
Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
District District 1999 approved 2000 request
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Council of the District of Columbia............ $9,388,000 $10,477,000 .............. $10,477,000 $10,477,000 .............. $10,477,000 +$1,089,000 ...............
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor..... 1,048,000 1,183,000 .............. 1,183,000 1,183,000 .............. 1,183,000 +135,000 ...............
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.............. .............. 623,000 .............. 623,000 623,000 .............. 623,000 +623,000 ...............
Office of the Mayor............................ 2,256,000 4,207,000 .............. 4,207,000 4,207,000 .............. 4,207,000 +1,951,000 ...............
Office of the Secretary........................ 2,146,000 1,816,000 .............. 1,816,000 1,816,000 .............. 1,816,000 -330,000 ...............
Office of Communications....................... 350,000 .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. -350,000 ...............
Office of Intergovernmental Relations.......... 1,271,000 .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. -1,271,000 ...............
Office of the City Administrator............... 1,166,000 25,378,000 -$246,000 25,132,000 13,067,000 -$246,000 12,821,000 +11,901,000 -$12,311,000
Office of Personnel............................ 9,879,000 11,624,000 -1,179,000 10,445,000 11,624,000 -1,179,000 10,445,000 +1,745,000 ...............
Human Resource Development..................... .............. 3,766,000 .............. 3,766,000 3,766,000 .............. 3,766,000 +3,766,000 ...............
Office of Finance and Resource Management...... .............. 1,983,000 -1,205,000 778,000 1,983,000 -1,205,000 778,000 +1,983,000 ...............
Office of Contracts and Procurement............ 18,804,000 14,150,000 .............. 14,150,000 14,150,000 .............. 14,150,000 -4,654,000 ...............
Office of the Chief Technology Officer......... 17,898,000 5,511,000 -1,771,000 3,740,000 5,511,000 -1,771,000 3,740,000 -12,387,000 ...............
Office of Property Management.................. 36,270,000 31,108,000 -21,956,000 9,152,000 31,108,000 -21,956,000 9,152,000 -5,162,000 ...............
Contract Appeals Board......................... 603,000 687,000 .............. 687,000 687,000 .............. 687,000 +84,000 ...............
Board of Elections and Ethics.................. 2,954,000 3,238,000 .............. 3,238,000 3,238,000 .............. 3,238,000 +284,000 ...............
Office of Campaign Finance..................... 920,000 978,000 .............. 978,000 978,000 .............. 978,000 +58,000 ...............
Public Employee Relations Board................ 559,000 632,000 .............. 632,000 632,000 .............. 632,000 +73,000 ...............
Office of Employee Appeals..................... 1,213,000 1,337,000 .............. 1,337,000 1,337,000 .............. 1,337,000 +124,000 ...............
Metropolitan Washington Council Governments.... 374,000 367,000 .............. 367,000 367,000 .............. 367,000 -7,000 ...............
Office of Inspector General.................... 7,430,000 6,827,000 .............. 6,827,000 6,827,000 .............. 6,827,000 -603,000 ...............
Chief Financial Officer........................ 89,411,000 81,571,000 -6,439,000 75,132,000 81,571,000 -6,439,000 75,132,000 -7,840,000 ...............
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Total, Governmental Direction and Support 203,940,000 207,463,000 -32,796,000 174,667,000 195,152,000 -32,796,000 162,356,000 -8,788,000 -12,311,000
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council of the district of columbia
The Committee recommends $10,477,000 to be derived from
general revenues for fiscal year 2000 and 153 full-time
equivalent [FTE] positions. This is an increase of $1,089,000
and 3 FTE positions over fiscal year 1999. The Council of the
District of Columbia (Council) is the legislative branch of the
local government responsible for enacting laws, approving the
annual operating budget, and establishing and overseeing the
programs and operations of government agencies. The Council,
composed of 13 members, exercises its legislative
responsibilities through 13 standing committees. Proposed
legislation is referred to an appropriate committee where all
data collection, hearings, analysis, and other related
activities are conducted.
The Committee recommends that the salary of District of
Columbia Council Members may be increased up to 5 percent over
the 1997 salary to $84,635. The District Council recently
passed a 15-percent salary increase over the 1997 salary level.
Since the Members of the Council are part-time employees who
have no restrictions on outside earnings, the Committee is
satisfied that a 5-percent salary increase will sufficiently
compensate Council Members for their service to the District
government.
d.c. auditor
The Committee recommends the requested appropriation for
fiscal year 2000 of $1,183,000 and 14 FTE positions. This is an
increase of $135,000 and 2 FTE position over fiscal year 1999.
The D.C. Auditor is required to audit annually the accounts and
operations of the District government and certify revenue
assumptions underlying budgetary and financial actions.
advisory neighborhood commissions [anc]
The Committee recommends the requested appropriation of
$623,000 for fiscal year 2000.
As proposed by the House of Representatives, the conference
agreement for the Fiscal Year 1999 District of Columbia
Appropriations Act deleted the District government's requested
funding of $573,000 for the ANC. Congressional action to
eliminate funding followed the receipt by Congress of reports
by the D.C. Auditor that documented the improper expenditure of
taxpayer funds by certain ANC. The conference agreement
authorized the reprogramming of funds for fiscal year 1999 for
the ANC provided that the D.C. Council enacted necessary
management controls to ensure that the funds would be disbursed
for previously reviewed and approved purposes, consistent with
the District's laws, regulations and rules.
On April 27, 1999, the ``Advisory Neighborhood Commissions
Management Control and Funding Temporary Amendment Act of
1999'' became law. The law amends the Advisory Neighborhood
Commissions Act of 1975 as follows: (1) the chairman of an ANC
is required to maintain a surety bond; (2) each ANC must submit
certain documentation with quarterly financial reports and
relinquish its checkbooks to the D.C. Auditor if it fails to
file two consecutive quarterly reports on time; and (3)
reallocates quarterly allotments held in reserve for each ANC
in order to provide funding for the ANC in fiscal year 1999.
Funds in the amount of $573,000 were reprogrammed by the
District government during fiscal year 1999. The requested
appropriation is $50,000 above the fiscal year 1999 funding
level.
The Committee is satisfied that the D.C. Council's
amendments will enable the District government to monitor more
carefully the expenditure of funds by the ANC. The Committee
expects that the D.C. Auditor will continue its documentation
of ANC expenditures to ferret out any irregularities or
improprieties.
The ANC's have the responsibility for advising the District
government on matters of public policy and issues such as
planning, transportation, social services, health, safety, and
sanitation, especially as they relate to their respective
neighborhood commission areas. The 37 chartered ANC's, which
are made up of 299 single-member districts, serve as a liaison
between the District government and the community.
office of the mayor
The amount recommended for the Office of the Mayor is
$4,207,000 and 67 FTE positions for fiscal year 2000. This
represents an increase of $1,951,000 and 28 FTE positions above
fiscal year 1999 levels. The Mayor provides leadership in
advocating the priorities and needs of the District's
constituents through the development of policies formulated by
input from the citizens, and ensuring that the independent
nonelected entities that operate the District government
reflect these policies.
Beginning with fiscal year 2000, the functions performed by
the Office of Communications and the Office of
Intergovernmental Relations will be performed within the Office
of the Mayor. The transferred functions of the Office of
Communications include responsibility for coordinating and
disseminating official information regarding the policies,
programs, and activities of the District government to the news
media and the public.
The transferred functions of the Office of
Intergovernmental Relations include responsibility for
assisting agencies to communicate and work with other branches
of the local government on legislative issues, operations, and
the delivery of services. The Mayor's Office will also assume
responsibility for serving as a liaison between the District
government and the Congress, the White House, Federal agencies,
and regional governments and entities.
Quality of Life Improvements
The Committee calls renewed attention to the importance of
continued progress on the basic safety, quality of life, and
management issues that affect residents' willingness to live in
the District. The Committee directs that, commencing on October
1, 1999, the Mayor provide the Committee with quarterly reports
on the District's progress in addressing the following issues:
(1) crime, including the implementation of community policing,
the number of police officers on local beats, and the closing
down of open-air drug markets; (2) access to drug abuse
treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the number
of people served, the number of people on waiting lists, and
the effectiveness of treatment programs; (3) management of
parolees and pre-trial violent offenders, including the number
of halfway house escapes and steps taken to improve monitoring
and supervision of halfway house residents to reduce the number
of escapes to be provided in consultation with the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency; (4) education,
including access to special education services and student
achievement; (5) improvement in basic District services,
including rat control and abatement; and (6) management of
Federal grants, including the number and type of grants for
which the District was eligible but failed to apply and the
number and type of grants awarded to the District but which the
District failed to spend the amounts received.
office of the secretary
The Committee recommends $1,816,000 and 27 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This represents a decrease of $330,000
and 6 FTE positions below fiscal year 1999. The Office of the
Secretary serves as the administrative and logistical staff
support to the Mayor and the immediate executive offices of the
Mayor. The Office of the Secretary is the sole custodian of the
seal of the District of Columbia and authenticates its proper
use. The secretary attests to the authenticity of executive
branch official records.
office of the city administrator
The Committee recommends $12,821,000 and 53 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000 for the City Administrator. This level
represents an increase of $11,901,000 and 40 FTE positions over
fiscal year 1999. Increases in both funding and FTE positions
are due to the transfer of local funding, responsibilities and
staff from the Office of the Chief Management Officer to the
Office of the City Administrator and the transfer of federal
funding and staff from the Office of Grants Management and
Development. On March 8, 1999, the President signed into law
the D.C. Management Restoration Act, restoring to the Mayor the
authority to hire and fire agency heads and manage daily
District operations. This authority had previously been
transferred to the Office of the Chief Management Officer,
which was established by the Management Reform Act of 1997.
The Office of the City Administrator provides direction and
coordination to agencies for effective management and service
delivery, as defined by the Mayor and the residents of the
District of Columbia.
d.c. office of personnel
The Committee recommends the requested budget of
$10,445,000 and 147 FTE positions for fiscal year 2000. This
represents an increase of $1,745,000 and a decrease of 18 FTE
positions from fiscal year 1999 levels. The Office of Personnel
is responsible for providing comprehensive human resource
management programs and services to attract, develop, and
retain a highly qualified workforce and to facilitate
organizational effectiveness.
human resource development
The Committee recommends $3,766,000 and 10 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. Human Resource Development was created in
April 1997 by the Mayoral Order to facilitate and better manage
investments in the workforce, such as training and
administrative reform initiatives. The Center for Workforce
Development, also created in 1997, manages training activities.
Its mission is to develop, coordinate, and support government
training throughout the District. The fiscal year 2000 budget
request devotes 68 percent of the budget to direct training and
22 percent for the Tuition Assistance program.
office of finance and resource management
The Committee recommends the requested $778,000 and 11 FTE
positions for fiscal year 2000. The Office of Finance and
Resource Management was created at the beginning of fiscal year
1999 following the dismantling of the Department of
Administrative Services. This new office is responsible for
collecting and paying utility and telecommunications services
for District government agencies.
office of contracting and procurement
The Office of Contracting and Procurement is responsible
for improving the cost, quality, and timeliness of delivery of
goods and services by the District's supplier base and is
headed by the Chief Procurement Officer. The Committee
recommends $14,150,000 and 223 FTE positions for fiscal year
2000. These levels represent a decrease of $4,654,000 and a
decrease of 11 FTE positions below fiscal year 1999 levels.
office of the chief technology officer
The Office of the Chief Technology Officer is responsible
for providing and enforcing direction, policy, and standards to
the various government agencies regarding the procurement and
implementation of technology-based solutions. The Committee
recommends $3,740,000 and 42 FTE positions for fiscal year
2000. These levels represent a decrease of $12,387,000 and 10
FTE positions below fiscal year 1999 levels.
office of property management
Beginning in fiscal year 2000, the function of the Office
of Property Management [OPM] will be contracted out, and the
management and monitoring of the contracts will be the
responsibility of the staff. The contracts OPM will manage
include: (1) real estate property management; (2) design
engineering construction administration; (3) facilities
operations management administration; (4) protective services;
(5) custodial services; and (6) energy services. The office
replaces the former DAS Buildings Management Administration and
Real Property Administration. The Committee recommends
$9,152,000 and 79 FTE positions for fiscal year 2000. This
represents a decrease of $5,162,000 and an increase of one FTE
position over fiscal year 1999 levels.
contract appeals board
The Committee recommends the requested budget of $687,000
and 6 FTE positions for fiscal year 2000. This represents an
increase of $84,000 and no new FTE positions. The Contract
Appeals Board hears, reviews, and decides contracting disputes
between the District government and the contracting community.
The Contract Appeals Board is a quasi-judicial body authorized
to hear all claims brought by contractors against the District
government arising out of or related to a contract.
board of elections and ethics
The Committee recommends for fiscal year 2000 the requested
budget of $3,238,000 and 50 FTE positions. This represents an
increase of $284,000 and no new FTE positions. The Board of
Elections and Ethics is charged with administering and
enforcing the election laws of the District of Columbia.
office of campaign finance
The Committee recommends $978,000 and 15 FTE positions for
fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $58,000 and no
new FTE positions. The Office of Campaign Finance is
responsible for independently administering and enforcing
District laws pertaining to the financial disclosure process
and the conduct of political campaigns and candidates,
lobbyists, public officials, and political committees.
public employee relations board
The Committee recommends $632,000 and 4 FTE positions in
fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $73,000 and no
new FTE positions. The Public Employees Relations Board is
responsible for the impartial resolution of labor-management
disputes in the District government.
office of employee appeals
The Committee recommends $1,337,000 and 15 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000, to be derived from general revenues. This
reflects an increase of $124,000 and no new FTE positions. This
office is responsible for adjudicating appeals in which
District employees have challenged decisions regarding adverse
actions, reductions in force, grievances, performance
evaluations, classification of positions, erroneous employee
overpayments, and issues of privacy and records management.
metropolitan washington council of governments
The Committee recommends $367,000 for fiscal year 2000, a
decrease of $7,000 below the fiscal year 1999 level. The
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments provides a forum
for the cooperative resolution of regional issues such as
substance abuse, traffic congestion, public safety, inadequate
housing, and air and water pollution.
office of the inspector general
The Committee recommends $6,827,000 and 60 FTE positions in
fiscal year 2000. These levels reflect a decrease of $603,000
and no new FTE positions. The Office of the Inspector General
is responsible for the prevention and detection of fraud,
abuse, waste, and mismanagement in the programs and operations
of the District government.
office of the chief financial officer
The Committee recommends $75,132,000 and 965 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This reflects a decrease of $7,840,000 an
increase of 27 FTE positions over the fiscal year 1999 levels.
Through comprehensive financial management, the Office of the
Chief Financial Officer [OCFO] is responsible for bringing
fiscal stability, accountability, and integrity to the District
government to support public services and restore stakeholder
confidence in the government of the District of Columbia. The
increased funding will be used in part to support revenue
generating activities in accordance with Public Law 105-100,
section 138(a)(1)(B)(ii).
The Committee recommendation represents the consolidated
budget for all divisions in the OCFO: (1) Policy and Operating
Support Office; (2) Office of Budget and Planning; (3) Office
of Grants Management and Development; (4) Office of the Chief
Informatiion Officer; (5) Office of Financial Operations and
Systems; (6) Office of Finance and Treasury; and (7) Office of
Tax and Revenue.
The Policy and Operating Support Office provides policy and
operational support to the District's core financial operation
and to the financial operations of the District's program
agencies.
The Office of Budget and Planning serves as executive
advisor on the budget for the District of Columbia. It
prepares, monitors, analyzes, and executes the District's
budget and financial plan, including operating funds, capital
funds, and enterprise funds.
The Office of Grants Management and Development is the
certified State agency for receiving Federal grants. It is
responsible for obtaining and administering the maximum amount
of Federal, foundation, and corporate resources to support the
policies and programs of the District government.
The Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible
for the development and maintenance of Districtwide financial
systems. The office is the implementing agency for the new
financial management system and is responsible for the
integration and planning of financial management operations and
systems.
The Office of Financial Operations and Systems maintains
financial data integrity and provides a stable and disciplined
processing environment to generate accurate and consistent
information to the stakeholders of the District of Columbia.
The Office of Finance and Treasury is responsible for the
management of the District's assets and liabilities.
The Office of Tax and Revenue is responsible for ensuring
the effective administration and enforcement of the District's
business, income, excise, and real property tax laws. The
office initiates tax compliance and collections efforts,
processes taxpayers' returns and refunds, and provides tax-
related assistance and information for District residents.
Economic Development and Regulation
The Committee recommends a total of $190,335,000 for fiscal
year 2000, of which $15,000,000 will be collected from business
improvement district tax revenue.
Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency
or department:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
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Business Services and Economic $20,746,000 $22,515,000 ............... $22,515,000 $22,515,000 ............... $22,515,000 +$1,769,000 ...............
Development...........................
Office of Zoning....................... 956,000 1,275,000 ............... 1,275,000 1,275,000 ............... 1,275,000 +319,000 ...............
Department of Housing and Community 56,709,000 57,939,000 -1,200,000 56,739,000 57,939,000 -1,200,000 56,739,000 +1,230,000 ...............
Development...........................
Housing Authority...................... 2,080,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -2,080,000 ...............
Department of Employment Service....... 57,132,000 63,690,000 ............... 63,690,000 63,690,000 ............... 63,690,000 +6,558,000 ...............
Board of Appeals and Review............ 203,000 240,000 ............... 240,000 240,000 ............... 240,000 +37,000 ...............
Board of Real Property Assessments and 293,000 291,000 ............... 291,000 291,000 ............... 291,000 -2,000 ...............
Appeals...............................
Department of Consumer and Regulatory 24,554,000 28,625,000 -1,500,000 27,125,000 28,625,000 -1,500,000 27,125,000 +4,071,000 ...............
Affairs...............................
Office of Banking and Financial ............... 870,000 ............... 870,000 870,000 ............... 870,000 +870,000 ...............
Institutions..........................
Public Service Commission.............. ............... 5,327,000 ............... 5,327,000 5,327,000 ............... 5,327,000 +5,327,000 ...............
Office of People's Counsel............. ............... 2,823,000 ............... 2,823,000 2,823,000 ............... 2,823,000 +2,823,000 ...............
Department of Insurance and Securities ............... 6,990,000 ............... 6,990,000 6,990,000 ............... 6,990,000 +6,990,000 ...............
Regulation............................
Office of Cable Television and ............... 2,886,000 -436,000 2,450,000 2,886,000 -436,000 2,450,000 +2,886,000 ...............
Telecommunications....................
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Total, Economic Development and 162,673,000 193,471,000 -3,136,000 190,335,000 193,471,000 -3,136,000 190,335,000 +30,798,000 ...............
Regulation......................
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BUSINESS SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Committee recommends $22,515,000 and 55 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Business Services
and Economic Development. These levels represent an increase of
$1,769,000 and a decrease of 25 FTE positions from fiscal year
1999. The department is responsible for facilitating the
creation and growth of wealth in the District of Columbia and
the expansion of its revenue base by developing and
implementing programs and policies for the retention,
expansion, and attraction of commerce and trade; and developing
and maintaining stable, diverse and attractive neighborhoods
throughout the District. This department is comprised of three
major programs: Office of Economic Development/Office of Motion
Picture and Television Development, Office of Planning, and
Office of Local Business Development.
OFFICE OF ZONING
The Committee recommends $1,275,000 and 16 FTE positions in
fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $319,000 and 3
FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999. The Office of
Zoning provides professional, technical, and administrative
staff support to the Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning
Adjustment in the maintenance and regulation of the zoning
process in the District of Columbia.
department of housing and community development
The Committee recommends $56,739,000 and 132 FTE positions
for the Department of Housing and Community Development [DHCD].
These levels represent an increase of $1,230,000 and a decrease
of 32 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999. The DHCD is
responsible for: 1) promoting economic development initiatives;
2) creating and maintaining stable and viable mixed income
neighborhoods; 3) maintaining and expanding the city's tax
base; and 4) encouraging self-sufficiency in its housing
programs and policies, for the benefit of District of Columbia
residents by leveraging public dollars for private funding and
resources.
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
The Committee recommends $63,690,000 and 636 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $6,558,000
and a decrease of 19 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999
levels. The Department of Employment Services provides
opportunities for citizens to prepare for, find, and maintain
gainful employment; provides income maintenance to mitigate the
effects of unemployment; and ensures the quality of working
conditions for wage earners by protecting their health, safety,
rights, and benefits.
BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW
The Committee recommends $240,000, to be derived from
general revenues, and 3 FTE positions for fiscal year 2000.
This level represents an increase of $37,000 and one FTE
position over fiscal year 1999. The Board of Appeals and Review
adjudicates appeals by citizens and medical facilities against
decisions rendered by District agencies.
BOARD OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AND APPEALS
The Committee recommends $291,000, to be derived from
general revenues, and 3 FTE positions for fiscal year 2000.
This level represents a decrease of $2,000 under fiscal year
1999. The Board is responsible for ensuring that real property
in the District is assessed at 100 percent of its estimated
market value and at rates equal to similar properties.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
The Committee recommends $27,125,000, and 383 FTE
positions, for fiscal year 2000. These levels reflect an
increase of $4,071,000 and 37 FTE positions over fiscal year
1999. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is
charged with protecting the health, safety, and welfare of
District residents by regulating business activities, land and
building use, occupational and professional conduct and
standards, rental housing and condominiums, and the physical
environment of the District.
Office of Banking and Financial Institutions
The Committee recommends $870,000 in funding and 10 FTE
positions for the Office of Banking and Financial Institutions
[OBFI] for fiscal year 2000. This level represents an increase
of $230,000 and 10 FTE positions over the fiscal year 1999
levels. The OBFI is responsible for regulating and promoting a
climate in which financial institutions will organize to do
business in the District of Columbia, contribute to the
economic development of the District through the increased
availability of capital and credit, and expand advantageous
financial services to the public in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Public Service Commission
The Committee recommends $5,327,000 and 58 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $301,000
and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999 levels.
The commission is responsible for serving the public interest
by ensuring that utilities provide safe, reliable, and quality
service at reasonable rates for District of Columbia
residential, business, and government ratepayers.
Office of the People's Counsel
The Committee recommends $2,823,000 and 28 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $322,000
and 4 FTE positions above the fiscal year 1999 levels. The
Office of the People's Counsel acts as an advocate on behalf of
District of Columbia consumers of natural gas, electric, and
telephone services in all matters affecting rates or service.
The office is authorized to represent no-fault automobile
insurance consumers if the commissioner holds rate hearings.
Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation
The Committee recommends $6,990,000 and 89 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. These levels reflect a decrease of
$11,000 and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999
levels. The Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation
is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws and
regulations governing the insurance and securities industry in
the District.
Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications
The Committee recommends $2,450,000 and 14 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000 for the Office of Cable Television and
Telecommunications [OCTT]. This represents an increase of
$42,000 and 6 new FTE positions over fiscal year 1999 levels.
The OCTT protects, promotes, and advocates the public interest
in cable television and telecommunications within the District
of Columbia; oversees and coordinates programming for the
municipal channels; and coordinates the Office of Cable
Television Advisory Committee and the interagency task force on
telecommunications.
Public Safety and Justice
The Committee recommends a total of $778,470,000 in fiscal
year 2000 for the public safety and justice activities funded
in this appropriation.
A comparative summary by agency follows:
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
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Metropolitan Police Department......... $301,570,000 $305,228,000 -$3,454,000 $301,774,000 $305,028,000 -$3,454,000 $301,574,000 +$3,458,000 -$200,000
Fire and Emergency Medical Services 104,878,000 111,942,000 -72,000 111,870,000 111,942,000 -72,000 111,870,000 +7,064,000 ...............
Department............................
Police and Fire Retirement System...... 35,100,000 39,900,000 ............... 39,900,000 39,900,000 ............... 39,900,000 +4,800,000 ...............
Office of the Corporation Counsel...... 43,389,000 48,325,000 -1,900,000 46,425,000 48,325,000 -1,900,000 46,425,000 +4,936,000 ...............
Settlements and Judgments.............. 19,700,000 26,900,000 ............... 26,900,000 26,900,000 ............... 26,900,000 +7,200,000 ...............
Department of Corrections.............. 257,015,000 245,877,000 -300,000 245,577,000 245,877,000 -300,000 245,577,000 -11,138,000 ...............
National Guard......................... 1,783,000 1,748,000 ............... 1,748,000 1,748,000 ............... 1,748,000 -35,000 ...............
Office of Emergency Preparedness....... 2,627,000 2,641,000 ............... 2,641,000 2,641,000 ............... 2,641,000 +14,000 ...............
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and 138,000 143,000 ............... 143,000 143,000 ............... 143,000 +5,000 ...............
Tenure................................
Judicial Nomination Commission......... 86,000 85,000 ............... 85,000 85,000 ............... 85,000 -1,000 ...............
Office of Citizen Complaint Review..... ............... 900,000 ............... 900,000 900,000 ............... 900,000 +900,000 ...............
Advisory Commission on Sentencing...... ............... 707,000 ............... 707,000 707,000 ............... 707,000 +707,000 ...............
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Total, Public Safety and Justice. 766,286,000 784,396,000 -5,726,000 778,670,000 784,196,000 -5,726,000 778,470,000 +17,910,000 -200,000
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METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Committee recommends $301,574,000 and 4,646 FTE
positions for the Metropolitan Police Department [MPD] for
fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $3,458,000 and
a decrease of 35 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999
levels. The MPD is the primary law enforcement agency of the
District of Columbia. The department's mission is to eliminate
crime, fear of crime, and general disorder, while establishing
respect and trust within the community.
Restructuring
The MPD was recently restructured to reflect the changing
priorities of the new Chief of Police, Charles Ramsey, who was
hired April 21, 1998. Chief Ramsey's stated goal is the
development of a technologically advanced, community-oriented
MPD. To accomplish this goal, the MPD has been reorganized into
three Regional Operations Command Centers [ROC], located in the
community. Each ROC is led by a Regional Assistance Chief,
accountable for managing resources and coordinating efforts
throughout the region.
The ROC consist of the seven full-service police districts,
five of which comprise 83 smaller sectors called Police Service
Areas [PSA].
Police service areas
The Committee has a continued interest in the progress of
the PSA in reducing crime and restoring a sense of order on the
streets and in the neighborhoods of our nation's Capital. The
Committee again directs the MPD to report quarterly to the
Committee on the 83 PSA activities and accomplishments. The
reports should include for each PSA: (1) details on steps taken
to reduce criminal activity; (2) monthly statistics on criminal
activity, classified by crime type; and (3) the number of
officers assigned to each PSA and responsibilities of each.
Public Law 105-277 required the MPD to provide Congress
with quarterly reports on the status of crime reduction in each
of the PSA. As of June 1, 1999, the Committee had received only
one quarterly report. The Committee understands the vast and
difficult challenges facing the MPD. Nevertheless, the
Committee is and remains vitally concerned that residents of
the District should feel secure in their homes and walking
their neighborhood streets. Unfortunately, this goal has not
yet been attained. While crime rates have been declining
nationwide, crime rates in the District remain higher than in
other cities of comparable size.
The Committee again directs the MPD to provide quarterly
reports on PSA activities to the Committee for fiscal year
2000. The reports should include for each PSA: (1) details on
steps taken to reduce criminal activity; (2) monthly statistics
on criminal activity, classified by crime type; and (3) the
number of officers assigned to each PSA and responsibilities of
each.
Open Air Drug Markets
The Committee recommends $1,000,000 to the Metropolitan
Police Department [MPD] for a program to eliminate open-air
drug trafficking in the District of Columbia. The Committee
directs the MPD Chief of Police to report to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives by
January 15, 2000, with an action plan for eliminating the
District's open air drug trafficking.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
The Committee recommends $111,870,000 and 1,828 FTE
positions for fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of
$7,064,000 and 64 FTE positions compared to the fiscal year
1999 levels. The department is responsible for providing fire
prevention, firefighting, and emergency medical and ambulance
services throughout the District of Columbia.
police and firefighters' retirement system
The Committee recommends $39,900,000 for the police and
fire retirement system for fiscal year 2000. This represents an
increase of $4,800,000 above the fiscal year 1999 level. The
police and firefighters' retirement system provides annuity
payments and other retirement and disability benefits for the
District Metropolitan Police and Fire Department retirees and
survivors. The reduced funding level is the result of the
August 5, 1997, enactment of the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act, Public Law
105-33. Under the terms of the act, the Federal Government
assumed the District's unfunded pension liability for the
retirement plans of the teachers, police officers,
firefighters, and judges. The Federal Government pays the
future retirement, death, and a share of the disability
benefits earned by those beneficiaries vested prior to June 30,
1997; benefits earned after the freeze date by teachers, police
officers, and firefighters remain the responsibility of the
District government.
OFFICE OF CORPORATION COUNSEL
For the Office of the Corporation Counsel [OCC], the
Committee recommends $46,425,000 and 489 FTE positions for
fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $4,936,000 and
a decrease of 7 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999
levels. The OCC is the legal office of the District government.
It conducts all legal business for the District of Columbia,
including all suits instituted by and against the government.
During fiscal year 1999, the functions of the Office of
Paternity and Child Support Enforcement in the Department of
Human Services will transfer to the OCC.
SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS
The Committee recommends $26,900,000 from general revenues
for fiscal year 2000 for the payment of settlements and
judgments, which represents an increase of $7,200,000 over
fiscal year 1999. This special account was established for the
settlement of claims and suits and the payment of judgments in
all types of tax cases entered against the District government.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The Committee recommends $245,577,000 and 2,176 FTE
positions for the Department of Corrections [DOC] for fiscal
year 2000. These levels represent a decrease of $11,138,000 and
a reduction of 836 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999.
The DOC protects the public by holding pretrial detainees and
sentenced inmates in a secure setting and by increasing the
probability that those placed in its care will live law-abiding
lives after their release. Toward this objective, the
department provides educational training and counseling
opportunities to inmates during incarceration.
The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997 (the act) transferred responsibility
for sentenced adult felons to the Federal Government and
provided for the closure of the Lorton facilities by December
31, 2001. The DOC is currently addressing organizational and
management issues necessary for the efficient and effective
transition outlined in the act and is developing a
comprehensive strategic plan for the operation of the new local
jail system after the transfer of all sentenced felons.
D.C. NATIONAL GUARD
The Committee recommends $1,748,000 and 30 FTE positions
for the D.C. National Guard for fiscal year 2000. This
represents a decrease of $35,000 and no new FTE positions
compared to fiscal year 1999. The National Guard is responsible
for protecting life, property, and the interests of the
District during civil emergencies. In addition to its more
traditional public safety and military activities, the Guard
actively supports various youth programs, economic development,
and a drug-free community. It supplements the activities of the
D.C. police and other law enforcement agencies on a daily
basis.
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
The Committee recommends $2,641,000 and 39 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $14,000
and 1 FTE position over fiscal year 1999 levels. The Office of
Emergency Preparedness has the primary responsibility for
directing, administering, and coordinating 24-hour emergency
assistance to the District of Columbia.
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISABILITIES AND TENURE
The Committee recommends $143,000 and 2 FTE positions for
the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for fiscal
year 2000. This is an increase of $5,000 and no new FTE
positions. The Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
makes determinations concerning the discipline, involuntary
retirement, and reappointment of judges of the D.C. courts.
JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION
The Committee recommends the full budget request of $85,000
and 1 FTE position, to be derived from general revenues, for
the Judicial Nomination Commission in fiscal year 2000. This
represents a decrease of $1,000 and no change in FTE positions
compared to fiscal year 1999 levels. The Commission is
responsible for selecting and recommending nominees to the
President to fill judicial vacancies in the D.C. Court of
Appeals and the Superior Court.
OFFICE OF CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW
The Committee recommends $900,000 in local funds and 21 FTE
positions for the Office of Citizen Complaint Review. The
mission of the Office of Citizen Complaint Review is to provide
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 District of Columbia government.
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON SENTENCING
The Committee recommends $707,000 in local funds and 6 FTE
positions for the Advisory Commission on Sentencing. The
mission of the Advisory Commission on Sentencing is to conduct
a comprehensive study on criminal sentencing practices in the
District of Columbia.
Public Education System
A total of $867,411,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2000
for the operation of the public education system of the
District of Columbia.
A comparative summary by agency follows:
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
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Fiscal year Fiscal year 2000 request Committee recommendation ---------------------------------
Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
District District 1999 approved 2000 request
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Board of Education (Public Schools).... $648,159,000 $717,288,000 -$4,091,000 $713,197,000 $717,288,000 -$4,091,000 $713,197,000 +$69,129,000 ...............
Teachers' Retirement System............ 18,600,000 10,700,000 ............... 10,700,000 10,700,000 ............... 10,700,000 -7,900,000 ...............
Public Charter Schools................. 27,857,000 27,885,000 ............... 27,885,000 27,885,000 ............... 27,885,000 +28,000 ...............
University of the District of Columbia. 81,525,000 82,024,000 -9,677,000 72,347,000 82,024,000 -9,677,000 72,347,000 +499,000 ...............
Public Library......................... 23,419,000 24,171,000 ............... 24,171,000 24,171,000 ............... 24,171,000 +752,000 ...............
Commission on the Arts and Humanities.. 2,187,000 2,111,000 ............... 2,111,000 2,111,000 ............... 2,111,000 -76,000 ...............
D.C. resident tuition support.......... ............... ............... ............... ............... 17,000,000 ............... 17,000,000 +17,000,000 +$17,000,000
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Total, Public Education System... 801,747,000 864,179,000 -13,768,000 850,411,000 881,179,000 -13,768,000 867,411,000 +79,432,000 +17,000,000
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Committee recommends $713,197,000 and 9,810 FTE
positions for the D.C. public schools. These levels represent
an increase of $69,129,000 and a decrease of 413 FTE positions
compared to fiscal year 1999 levels. The D.C. public schools
provide preschool, kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and
continuing education programs for approximately 80,000 District
students.
School Safety
The Committee notes with approval the agreement between
DCPS and MPD whereby MPD will accept responsibility for school
safety. National events have elevated the issue of school
safety to the fore. DCPS facilities have had a history of
violence, and many high schools already have metal detectors.
At the same time, DCPS has a major responsibility to improve
academic standards, administrative efficiencies, facilities
quality, and the special education program. By delegating the
responsibility for school safety to MPD, DCPS officials can
focus on the remaining challenges that must be addressed if
District public school students are to receive the quality
education required to prepare them for a productive adult life.
teachers' retirement system
The Committee recommends $10,700,000 for payment to the
teachers' retirement system. This amount reflects a decrease of
$7,900,000 below the fiscal year 1999 level. This fund provides
payments to teachers retired under the Disability and Service
Retirement Program and for survivor benefits and refund
payments of retirement contributions made by teachers leaving
the retirement program before attaining retirement eligibility.
Under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997 (the act), the Federal Government
assumed the District's pension liability for the retirement
plans of the teachers, police officers, firefighters, and
judges. Pursuant to the act, the Federal Government pays the
future retirement, death, and a share of the disability
benefits earned by those beneficiaries vested prior to June 30,
1997 (the freeze date). Benefits earned after the freeze date
by teachers, police officers, and firefighters remain the
responsibility of the District.
Tuition Support
The Committee recommends $17,000,000 for a program, to be
administered by the Mayor, for resident tuition support in the
District of Columbia. The appropriation of these funds is
subject to the enactment of authorizing legislation
specifically referenced this program. The purpose of this
program is to afford high school graduates from the District of
Columbia the benefits of in-State tuition at State colleges and
universities outside the District of Columbia. Unlike their
peers in other cities, students in the District lack a network
of state-supported colleges and the preferential admissions
treatment in-state colleges provide their resident student
applicants. The tuition support program will help level the
playing field for District high school graduates seeking a
college education.
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
The Committee recommends $27,885,000 for D.C. public
charter schools for fiscal year 2000. This amount represents a
$28,000 increase over the fiscal year 1999 level. The fiscal
year 1999 budget provides funds for the 19 public charter
schools currently in operation.
A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is
separate from the D.C. public schools [DCPS]. Public charter
schools are exempt from D.C. statutes, policies, rules, and
regulations established for DCPS and are organized in
accordance with the D.C. Nonprofit Corporation Act. A public
charter school exercises exclusive control over its educational
program, expenditures, administration, personnel, and
instructional methods within authorized limitations. The Public
Charter Board, composed of seven members, works in conjunction
with the D.C. School Board as the eligible chartering authority
for public charter schools.
The District's proposed budget for the Public Education
System includes a potential budget gap for charter schools
because the current formula for charter school funding for
fiscal year 2000 is based on the student count for fiscal year
1999. The budget proposal creates the potential for under-
funding if the student enrollment for the 1999-2000 academic
year at the D.C. Public Charter Schools exceeds the fiscal year
1999 student count. Therefore, the Committee recommends the
inclusion of language in the appropriation section for Public
Education System to set aside five percent (5 percent) of the
total education budget until the current student count for
public schools and public charter schools has been determined.
This earmarking of funds until the fall will ensure adequate
funding of students at both public and charter schools.
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Committee recommends $72,347,000 and 937 FTE positions
for the University of the District of Columbia [UDC] for fiscal
year 2000. These levels reflect an increase of $499,000 and 9
FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999 levels. UDC is a
public comprehensive university, federally chartered as a land-
grant institution.
D.C. PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Committee recommends $24,171,000 and 408 FTE positions
for the D.C. Public Library [DCPL] for fiscal year 2000. These
levels reflect an increase of $752,000 and a decrease of 26 FTE
positions compared to fiscal year 1999 levels. The DCPL was
created to furnish books and other printed materials to meet
the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of adults and
children in the community, and to provide free access to these
materials and services in a manner convenient to all residents.
The Public Library system comprises a main library (Martin
Luther King Memorial Library), 26 neighborhood facilities and 2
specialized bookmobiles. Special services are provided for the
deaf, the homebound, the blind, the physically handicapped,
seniors, low-level adult readers, and adult basic education
learners.
COMMISSION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
The Committee recommends a total of $2,111,000 and 9 FTE
positions for fiscal year 2000. These levels reflect a decrease
of $76,000 and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year
1999. The Commission on the Arts and Humanities is responsible
for acting on matters relating to the arts and by providing
funds, services, and information to artists, art organizations,
educational institutions, community organizations, government
agencies, and the District community at large.
Human Support Services
The Committee recommends a total of $1,526,111,000 for
fiscal year 2000 for the operation of the human support
services of the District of Columbia.
A comparative summary follows:
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES
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Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year 1999 Fiscal year
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Department of Human Development....... $393,069,000 $395,094,000 -$1,653,000 $393,441,000 $395,094,000 -$1,653,000 $393,441,000 +$2,025,000 ...............
Department of Health.................. 997,782,000 1,004,296,000 -183,000 1,004,113,000 1,004,296,000 -183,000 1,004,113,000 +6,514,000 ...............
Department of Recreation and Parks.... 27,318,000 30,150,000 -3,954,000 26,196,000 30,150,000 -3,954,000 26,196,000 +2,832,000 ...............
Office on Aging....................... 18,264,000 19,264,000 -648,000 18,616,000 19,264,000 -648,000 18,616,000 +1,000,000 ...............
Public Benefit Corporation Subsidy.... 46,835,000 44,435,000 ............... 44,435,000 44,435,000 ............... 44,435,000 -2,400,000 ...............
Unemployment Compensation Fund........ 10,678,000 7,200,000 ............... 7,200,000 7,200,000 ............... 7,200,000 -3,478,000 ...............
Disability Compensation Fund.......... 21,089,000 25,250,000 -100,000 25,150,000 25,250,000 -100,000 25,150,000 +4,161,000 ...............
Department of Human Rights............ 1,044,000 1,106,000 ............... 1,106,000 1,221,000 ............... 1,221,000 +177,000 +$115,000
Office on Latino Affairs.............. 685,000 910,000 -30,000 880,000 910,000 -30,000 880,000 +225,000 ...............
D.C. Energy Office.................... 5,219,000 4,859,000 ............... 4,859,000 4,859,000 ............... 4,859,000 -360,000 ...............
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Total, Human Support Services... 1,521,983,000 1,532,564,000 -6,568,000 1,525,996,000 1,532,679,000 -6,568,000 1,526,111,000 +10,696,000 +115,000
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
The Committee recommends a total of $393,441,000 and 1,954
FTE positions for the Department of Human Development for
fiscal year 2001. These levels reflect an increase of
$2,025,000 and 22 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999
levels. In 1997 the Department of Human Services was divided
into two distinct departments, Department of Human Development
[DHD] and the Department of Health [DOH].
The DHD is responsible for setting policy and administering
delivery of social and mental health services; implementation
and administration of the District's program under the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act; and
implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Program.
Department of Health
The Committee recommends a total of $1,004,113,000 and
1,105 FTE positions for the Department of Health [DOH]. These
levels represent an increase of $6,514,000 and 23 FTE positions
over fiscal year 1999 levels. The DOH is responsible for
delivering health care services, implementing and administering
the District's health insurance programs, and safeguarding
public health within the District.
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
The Committee recommends the sum of $26,196,000 and 496 FTE
positions for fiscal year 2000. These levels represent an
increase of $2,832,000 and 111 FTE positions compared to fiscal
year 1999 levels. The department develops and provides leisure
services to residents of and visitors to the District of
Columbia by maintaining the District's parks and recreation
facilities.
D.C. OFFICE ON AGING
The fiscal year 2000 recommendation for the D.C. Office on
Aging is $18,616,000 and 23 FTE positions. This level reflects
an increase of $1,000,000 and no change in FTE positions
compared to fiscal year 1999 levels. The Office on Aging is
responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive and
coordinated system of health, education, employment, and social
services for the District's citizens who are 60 years of age
and older.
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION SUBSIDY
The Committee recommends $44,435,000 as a subsidy to the
Public Benefit Corporation for fiscal year 2000 to provide
financing support for the Public Benefit Corporation's
uncompensated health care and service delivery to the District.
This level is a decrease of $2,400,000 below the funding level
for fiscal year 1999.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND
The Committee recommends $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2000.
This level represents a decrease of $3,478,000 below the fiscal
year 1999 budget. The unemployment compensation fund is a
statutory program established to provide unemployment
compensation to former District government employees during
periods of unemployment that are a result of separation through
no fault of their own.
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FUND
The Committee recommends $25,150,000 for the disability
compensation fund for fiscal year 2000. This level represents
an increase of $4,161,000 over the fiscal year 1999 budget. The
disability compensation fund provides District government
employees injured on the job with workers' compensation,
including medical care, vocational rehabilitation, compensation
for lost wages, and survivor benefits.
OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The Committee recommends $1,221,000 and 16 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This level represents an increase of
$177,000 and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999
levels. The office is charged with investigating complaints of
discriminatory practices in employment, housing and commercial
space, places of public accommodation, and educational
institutions for the private sector as well as in employment
for all District government employees.
OFFICE OF LATINO AFFAIRS
The Committee recommends $880,000 and 4 FTE positions for
fiscal year 2000. This level represents an increase of $225,000
and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999 levels.
The agency is responsible for ensuring that a full range of
education, employment, health, and social services are
available to the Latino community in the District of Columbia.
D.C. ENERGY OFFICE
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,859,000 and
19 FTE positions for the Energy Office in fiscal year 2000.
These levels represent a decrease of $360,000 and an increase
of 6 FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999 levels. The
office prepares energy plans, identifies energy issues,
prepares energy supply and demand forecasts, develops energy
emergency contingency plans, provides financial assistance to
low-income customers, and participates in various proceedings
before the District's Public Service Commission and the Council
of the District of Columbia.
Public Works
The Committee recommends a total of $271,395,000 for the
activities to be funded under this account during fiscal year
2000.
A comparative summary by agency follows:
PUBLIC WORKS
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Fiscal year Fiscal year 2000 request Committee recommendation ---------------------------------
Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
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Department of Public Works............. $139,697,000 $125,081,000 -$18,872,000 $106,209,000 $125,081,000 -$18,872,000 $106,209,000 -$14,616,000 ...............
Department of Motor Vehicles........... 12,923,000 25,903,000 -510,000 25,393,000 25,903,000 -510,000 25,393,000 +12,980,000 ...............
Taxicab Commission..................... 716,000 730,000 ............... 730,000 730,000 ............... 730,000 +14,000 ...............
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 81,000 81,000 ............... 81,000 81,000 ............... 81,000 ............... ...............
Commission............................
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 132,319,000 135,532,000 ............... 135,532,000 135,532,000 ............... 135,532,000 +3,213,000 ...............
Authority (Metro).....................
School Transit Subsidy................. 3,450,000 3,450,000 ............... 3,450,000 3,450,000 ............... 3,450,000 ............... ...............
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Total, Public Works.............. 289,186,000 290,777,000 -19,382,000 271,395,000 290,777,000 -19,382,000 271,395,000 +1,591,000 ...............
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Committee recommends $106,209,000 and 1,105 FTE
positions for fiscal year 2000. These levels reflect a decrease
of $14,616,000 and 86 FTE positions from fiscal year 1999
levels. The Department of Public Works is responsible for
maintaining the District's physical infrastructure, collecting
and disposing of solid waste, and maintaining all of the
District's vehicles and equipment except those of the
departments of police, fire, public schools, and corrections.
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
The Committee recommends $25,393,000 and 257 FTE positions
for the Department of Motor Vehicles [DMV]. This level
represents an increase of $12,980,000 and 49 FTE positions over
fiscal year 1999. The DMV was a new agency for fiscal year 1999
that is responsible for all traffic adjudication hearings,
traffic adjudication processing, vehicle inspection, and
vehicle registration and driver testing. The mission of the DMV
is to improve the District's economic competitiveness and
quality of life by fostering the safe operation of motor
vehicles on the District's streets in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations.
D.C. TAXICAB COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $730,000 and 9 FTE positions for
fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $14,000 and no
new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999 levels. The D.C.
Taxicab Commission is responsible for the regulation of the
public vehicle-for-hire industry in the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $81,000, to be derived from
general revenues, for fiscal year 2000. This level reflects the
same funding level as fiscal year 1999. The commission
administers and carries out the delegated powers of the
Washington metropolitan area regulation compact. The compact
confers upon the commission jurisdiction over the regulation of
privately owned for-hire passenger carriers serving the region.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY SUBSIDY
The Committee recommends $135,532,000 for fiscal year 2000,
reflecting a $3,213,000 increase over the fiscal year 1999
level. The transit authority is responsible for the
construction and maintenance of the Metrorail system, the
establishment of recommended fares, and the determination of
funding sources for the various programs.
SCHOOL TRANSIT SUBSIDY
The Committee recommends $3,450,000 for fiscal year 2000,
which is identical to the fiscal year 1999 level. This program
provides a subsidy for reduced-fare transportation of District
students who use Metrobus or Metrorail for educationally
related transportation.
Receivership Programs
The Committee recommends $337,077,000 for receivership
programs for fiscal year 2000.
Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency
or department:
RECEIVERSHIP PROGRAMS
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Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
District District 1999 approved 2000 request
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Child and Family Services Agency....... $107,131,000 $120,555,000 -$1,200,000 $119,355,000 $120,555,000 -$1,200,000 $119,355,000 +$13,424,000 ...............
Commission on Mental Health Services... 198,548,000 204,422,000 ............... 204,422,000 204,422,000 ............... 204,422,000 +5,874,000 ...............
Corrections Medical Receiver........... 13,300,000 13,300,000 ............... 13,300,000 13,300,000 ............... 13,300,000 ............... ...............
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Total, Receivership Programs..... 318,979,000 338,277,000 -1,200,000 337,077,000 338,277,000 -1,200,000 337,077,000 +19,298,000 ...............
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Receiverships
The proposed fiscal year 2000 budget includes a separate
appropriation account for three of the receiverships that are
operating D.C. government agencies. This is the second
consecutive year in which the District government has included
a budget for the receiverships. Returning those receiverships
to District government control is of vital importance because
of the loss of control over key governmental management and
budget functions that they represent. The lack of budgetary
independence is a liability for the District because the
receivers have historically claimed that they are underfunded
and demand additional resources as a requirement for improved
service delivery.
To address this risk, the District government must develop
a comprehensive strategy for ensuring the timely return of the
receiverships back to District control. Court orders mandate
minimum service levels or timely action to remedy inadequately
managed programs. These orders contribute to the District's
high fixed expenses and limit budgeting flexibility. Providing
acceptable service levels and the resulting return of these
receiverships to District government control is essential to
the city's long-term structural fiscal recovery.
The fiscal year 2000 budget funds the receiverships at
levels necessary to meet the requirements set by the courts.
This requires larger increases in local funding for these
agencies than other agencies within the government.
Child and Family Services
The Committee recommends $119,355,000 and 517 FTE positions
for the Child and Family Services Agency [CFSA] receivership.
This represents an increase of $13,424,000 over the fiscal year
1999 level. The general receivership, known as the LaShawn
Foster Care Receiver, was established in August 1995. The CFSA
provides child welfare and child protection services pursuant
to local and Federal law. In August 1995, a general receiver
was appointed to develop an implementation plan for required
actions.
Prior to fiscal year 1999, the CFSA budget was contained
within the total budget of the Department of Human Services,
although it is operated as an independent agency. For fiscal
year 2000, CFSA is shown as a separate human services agency in
an effort to determine the financial impact of the LaShawn
Foster Care Receiver on the District's budget.
Commission on Mental Health Services
The Committee recommends $204,422,000 and 2,228 FTE
positions for fiscal year 2000 for the Commission on Mental
Health Services [CMHS]. This represents an increase of
$5,874,000 and a decrease of 204 FTE positions compared to the
fiscal year 1999 level. CMHS provides comprehensive mental
health services to adults, ensures the availability of mental
health services to children and youth, and provides mental
health evaluation and treatment of persons referred through the
criminal justice system.
On July 13, 1997, CMHS was placed into receivership because
of the District's failure to adequately comply with the Dixon
court decree, which guarantees patients the right to treatment
in the least restrictive setting and requires development of
suitable treatment alternatives to inpatient hospitalization.
For fiscal year 2000, CMHS is shown as a separate entity in an
effort to determine the financial impact of the receivership on
the District's budget.
corrections medical receiver
The Committee recommends $13,300,000 and 10 FTE positions
for the Corrections Medical Receiver [CMR] for fiscal year
2000. These levels are identical to fiscal year 1999 levels.
The receiver was appointed in August 1996, to monitor staffing,
medical, mental health, and other services at the central
detention facility (District jail). For fiscal year 2000, the
CMR is shown as a separate budget item in an effort to
determine the financial impact of the receivership on the
District's budget.
OTHER
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Fiscal year Fiscal year 2000 request Committee recommendation ---------------------------------
Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
District District 1999 approved 2000 request
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Workforce Investment................... ............... $8,500,000 ............... $8,500,000 $8,500,000 ............... $8,500,000 +$8,500,000
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Reserve................................ ............... 150,000,000 ............... 150,000,000 15,000,000 ............... 150,000,000 +150,000,000 ...............
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D.C. Financial Responsibility and $7,840,000 3,140,000 ............... 3,140,000 3,140,000 ............... 3,140,000 -4,700,000 ...............
Management Assistance Authority.......
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Workforce Investments
The Committee recommends $8,500,000 in local funds for
workforce investments. This funding is intended to decrease the
disparity between unionized and non-union employees. To prevent
the disparity from increasing in fiscal year 2000, the proposed
budget includes the following: $6,800,000 to fund a half-year 6
percent non-union base increase effective the beginning of the
third quarter of fiscal year 2000; $513,000 to fund an
attorneys pay raise of 15 percent; $350,000 to fund the
Disability Compensation fund; and $837,000 to fund the Defined
Contribution Plan.
Reserve
The Committee supports the establishment of the
$150,000,000 reserve by the Chief Financial Officer and the
Financial Authority. The fiscal year 1999 appropriations act
for the District of Columbia includes a provision requiring
that the fiscal year 2000 budget include a $150,000,000
reserve.
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority
The Committee recommends $3,140,000 for fiscal year 2000
for the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority (Authority). This amount
represents a decrease of $4,700,000 below the fiscal year 1999
level.
The decrease includes a reduction of $4,200,000, which
reflects the transfer of responsibilities from the Office of
Chief Management Officer, which was eliminated by legislation
in March 1999, to the Executive Office of the Mayor and City
Administrator; and a reduction of $500,000, which reflects the
streamlining of the Authority's operations in fiscal year 2000.
The Authority is responsible for eliminating budget
deficits and cash shortages through visionary financial
planning, sound budgeting, accurate revenue forecasts, and
careful spending, while ensuring the most efficient and
effective delivery of services by the District of Columbia
government.
Financing and Other Uses
The Committee recommends a total of $384,948,000 for the
activities to be funded under several accounts during fiscal
year 2000.
A comparative summary by agency follows:
FINANCING AND OTHER USES
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Fiscal year Fiscal year 2000 request Committee recommendation ---------------------------------
Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
District District 1999 approved 2000 request
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Washington Convention Center Transfer $5,400,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -$5,400,000 ...............
Payment...............................
Repayment of Loans and Interest........ 382,170,000 $328,417,000 ............... $328,417,000 $328,417,000 ............... $328,417,000 -53,753,000 ...............
Repayment of General Fund Deficit...... 38,453,000 38,286,000 ............... 38,286,000 38,286,000 ............... 38,286,000 -167,000 ...............
Interest on Short-Term Borrowing....... 11,000,000 9,000,000 ............... 9,000,000 9,000,000 ............... 9,000,000 -2,000,000 ...............
Certificates of Participation.......... 7,926,000 7,950,000 ............... 7,950,000 7,950,000 ............... 7,950,000 +24,000 ...............
Human Resources Development............ 6,674,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -6,674,000 ...............
Optical and Dental Payments............ ............... 1,295,000 ............... 1,295,000 1,295,000 ............... 1,295,000 +1,295,000 ...............
Productivity Bank...................... ............... 20,000,000 ............... 20,000,000 20,000,000 ............... 20,000,000 +20,000,000 ...............
Productivity Bank Savings.............. ............... -20,000,000 ............... -20,000,000 -20,000,000 ............... -20,000,000 -20,000,000 ...............
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Total, Financing and Other Uses.. 451,623,000 384,948,000 ............... 384,948,000 384,948,000 ............... 384,948,000 -66,675,000 ...............
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Repayment of Loans and Interest
The Committee recommends $328,417,000 for fiscal year 2000.
This level represents a decrease of $53,753,000 under fiscal
year 1999 levels. The substantial decrease in debt service from
fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2000 is attributable to debt
restructuring.
Repayment of General Fund Recovery Deficit
The Committee recommends the request of $38,286,000 for
fiscal year 2000. This level represents a decrease of $167,000
from fiscal year 1999. The funds are appropriated for the debt
service associated with the financing of the District's
$331,600,000 accumulated deficit at the end of fiscal year
1990.
Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing
The Committee recommends $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 for
the payment of interest and other costs associated with
District borrowings to meet short-term, seasonal cash needs.
This level is $2,000,000 below the fiscal year 1999 amount.
Certificates of Participation
The Committee recommends $7,950,000 for the certificates of
participation for fiscal year 2000. This level represents a
$24,000 increase over fiscal year 1999. This appropriation
funds the semiannual lease payments due on the One Judiciary
Square Building.
Optical and Dental Insurance Payments
The Committee recommends $1,295,000 in local funds for the
Optical and Dental Benefits program. The program will provide
optical and dental care benefits for non-union District
government employees and their dependents. Fiscal year 2000 is
the first time this item has been budgeted. The budget will
fund benefits for 2 quarters of fiscal year 2000 and will begin
with the third quarter.
Productivity Bank
The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for the Productivity
Bank to provide for specific investments that achieve cost
savings, revenue gains, and service improvements. Fiscal year
2000 is the first time this item has been budgeted.
Productivity Savings
The Committee supports the allocation of a negative
$20,000,000 to productivity savings by the Mayor, District
Council, and Authority as proposed in the District's consensus
budget for fiscal year 2000. Productivity Bank Savings
represent cost reductions derived from projects funded by the
Productivity Bank.
Procurement and Management Savings
The Committee recommends a total of $21,457,000 in
reductions for procurement and management savings to be
achieved under this account during fiscal year 2000.
A comparative summary follows:
PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT SAVINGS
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Fiscal year Committee Bill compared with--
Fiscal year Fiscal year 2000 request Committee recommendation ---------------------------------
Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
District District 1999 approved 2000 request
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Management Reform and Productivity -$10,000,000 -$7,000,000 ............... -$7,000,000 -$7,000,000 ............... -$7,000,000 +$3,000,000 ...............
Savings...............................
General Supply Schedule Savings........ ............... -14,457,000 ............... -14,457,000 -14,457,000 ............... -14,457,000 -14,457,000 ...............
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Total, Procurement and Management -10,000,000 -21,457,000 ............... -21,457,000 -21,457,000 ............... -21,457,000 -11,457,000 ...............
Savings.........................
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General Supply Schedule Savings
The Committee recommends Supply Schedule Savings of
$14,457,000. The savings reflect the reductions of the
District's expenditures on commonly recurring purchases through
the use of the General Supply Schedule.
Management Reform Productivity Savings
The Committee recommends Management Reform Productivity
Savings of $7,000,000. The savings reflect productivity savings
due to the Management Reform Operating and Capital Projects
undertaken in fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999. The
Committee directs the Chief Financial Officer to provide the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
Representatives with a report identifying the specific
allocations and the departments and agencies in which these
savings will be made by December 31, 1999.
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS
The Committee recommends $675,790,000 for enterprise funds
for fiscal year 2000.
Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency
or department:
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS
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Fiscal year Committee Bill compared with--
Fiscal year Fiscal year 2000 request Committee recommendation ---------------------------------
Agency/activity 1999 approved 2000 request Intra-District less intra- recommendation Intra-District less intra- Fiscal year Fiscal year
District District 1999 approved 2000 request
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Water and Sewer Authority.............. $239,493,000 $236,075,000 ............... $236,075,000 $236,075,000 ............... $236,075,000 -$3,418,000 ...............
Washington Aqueduct.................... 33,821,000 43,533,000 ............... 43,533,000 43,533,000 ............... 43,533,000 +9,712,000 ...............
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Total, Water and Sewer Enterprise 273,314,000 279,608,000 ............... 279,608,000 279,608,000 ............... 279,608,000 +6,294,000 ...............
Fund............................
Lottery and Charitable Games Board..... 225,200,000 234,400,000 ............... 234,400,000 234,400,000 ............... 234,400,000 +9,200,000 ...............
Office of Cable Television and 2,844,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -2,844,000 ...............
Telecommunications....................
Public Service Commission.............. 5,026,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -5,026,000 ...............
Office of People's Counsel............. 2,501,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -2,501,000 ...............
Department of Insurance and Securities 7,001,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -7,001,000 ...............
Regulation............................
Office of Banking and Financial 640,000 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... -640,000 ...............
Institutions..........................
Sports and Entertainment Commission.... 8,751,000 10,846,000 ............... 10,846,000 10,846,000 ............... 10,846,000 +2,095,000 ...............
Public Benefit Corporation............. 96,613,000 155,335,000 -$66,327,000 89,008,000 155,335,000 -$66,327,000 89,008,000 +58,722,000 ...............
Retirement Board....................... 18,202,000 9,892,000 ............... 9,892,000 9,892,000 ............... 9,892,000 -8,310,000 ...............
Correctional Industries Fund........... 9,432,000 5,660,000 -3,850,000 1,810,000 5,660,000 -3,850,000 1,810,000 -3,772,000 ...............
Washington Convention Center Authority. 48,139,000 50,226,000 ............... 50,226,000 50,226,000 ............... 50,226,000 +2,087,000 ...............
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Total, Enterprise Funds.......... 697,663,000 745,967,000 -70,177,000 675,790,000 745,967,000 -70,177,000 675,790,000 +48,304,000 ...............
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Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct
The Committee recommends a total of $279,608,000, of which
$236,075,000 is for the Water and Sewer Authority [WASA] and
$43,533,000 is for the Washington Aqueduct for fiscal year
2000. This represents a decrease of $3,418,000 for WASA from
fiscal year 1999 levels and an increase of $9,712,000 over the
fiscal year 1999 level for the Washington Aqueduct.
The WASA is responsible for providing retail water service
to the District of Columbia and limited water service to
portions of the surrounding metropolitan area. It is also
responsible for providing retail wastewater collection and
treatment service to portions of certain outlying areas.
The Washington Aqueduct collects, purifies, and pumps
potable water for the District of Columbia, Arlington County,
and the city of Falls Church, VA. Funding for the Washington
Aqueduct comes from the Water and Sewer Authority.
Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Funds
The Committee recommends $234,400,000 and 100 FTE positions
for fiscal year 2000. This represents an increase of $9,200,000
and no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999 levels.
The Lottery and Charitable Games Board administers the
legalized lotteries and online numbers games, and protects the
public against fraud and deception through the regulation of
lottery and charitable gaming activities in the District of
Columbia.
Sports and Entertainment Commission
The Committee recommends $10,846,000 to be derived from the
operations of the commission for fiscal year 2000. This
represents an increase of $2,095,000 above fiscal year 1999
levels. The commission manages the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Stadium and the secondary use of the D.C. National Guard Armory
to provide suitable facilities for athletic events,
conventions, trade shows, and concerts.
D.C. Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation
The Committee recommends $89,008,000 for the Public Benefit
Corporation [PBC]. This represents an increase of $58,722,000
from fiscal year 1999 levels. The PBC is responsible for
delivering comprehensive high quality, cost effective and
timely medical care, with a special community commitment to
ensuring care for the District's underserved and indigent.
The PBC operates D.C. General Hospital and several
community health centers in the District. The PBC provides
inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic, preventive and
rehabilitative services.
D.C. Retirement Board
The Committee recommends $9,892,000 and 13 FTE positions
for the operations of the D.C. Retirement Board (the Board) for
fiscal year 2000. This represents a decrease of $8,310,000 and
no new FTE positions compared to fiscal year 1999. The Board
invests, controls, and manages the assets of the D.C. teachers'
retirement fund, the D.C. police officers' and firefighters'
retirement fund.
Correctional Industries Fund
The Committee recommends $1,810,000 and 8 FTE positions for
correctional industries in fiscal year 2000. This represents a
decrease of $3,772,000 and 116 FTE positions below fiscal year
1999. Correctional industries is responsible for rehabilitating
the inmate population of the D.C. Department of Corrections
[DOC] by equipping them with the skills to earn a livelihood
after release from the institution. The agency's inmate labor
force is decreasing due to the transfer of DOC inmates to
federal and contract facilities.
Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund
The Committee recommends $50,226,000 for fiscal year 2000,
an increase of $2,087,000 above the fiscal year 1999 level. The
Washington Convention Center Authority serves as a public
enterprise fund to expand the District's tax base by promoting
and hosting large national and international conventions and
trade shows.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
The Committee recommends $1,415,806,500 for capital
projects in fiscal year 2000, including $887,563,500 from local
funds, $277,024,000 in Federal grants, $54,050,000 from the
District's transportation highway trust fund and $197,169,000
from the water and sewer funds.
Following is a tabulation of the allocated funds by agency
or department:
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Committee
Fiscal year 2000- recommendation
2005 estimate for fiscal year
2000-2005
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Office of Property Management:
Government Centers.............. $6,050,000 $6,050,000
Energy Conservation............. 1,000,000 1,000,000
Wilson Building................. 75,000,000 75,000,000
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Total, Office of Property 82,050,000 82,050,000
Management...................
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Office of Contracts and Procurement: 1,400,000 1,400,000
Procurement Management Information.
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Office of the Chief Technology 50,000,000 50,000,000
Officer: Tech City.................
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Metropolitan Police Department:
General Improvements............ 101,233,000 101,233,000
Information Technology.......... 5,300,000 5,300,000
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Total, Metropolitan Police 106,533,000 106,533,000
Department...................
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Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department:
Firehouse Replacement........... 3,000,000 3,000,000
Facilities Renovations.......... 850,000 850,000
-----------------------------------
Total, Fire and Emergency 3,850,000 3,850,000
Medical Services Department..
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Department of Corrections: General 7,230,000 7,230,000
Renovation.........................
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Public Schools:
Construction--Barnard........... 9,438,000 9,438,000
Construction--Cleveland......... 6,004,000 6,004,000
Construction--Key............... 5,148,000 5,148,000
Construction--Miner............. 9,438,000 9,438,000
Construction--Noyes............. 6,862,000 6,862,000
Construction--Patterson......... 7,822,000 7,822,000
Construction--Randle Highland... 7,721,000 7,721,000
Construction--Thompson.......... 6,864,000 6,864,000
Kelly Miller Junior High 10,286,000 10,286,000
Replacement....................
Bathroom Renovation............. 25,656,000 25,656,000
New Technology Center........... 25,000,000 25,000,000
Modernization ongoing Initiative 244,449,000 244,449,000
-----------------------------------
Total, Public Schools......... 364,688,000 364,688,000
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University of the District of
Columbia:
Building and Site Renovation.... 12,360,000 12,360,000
Electrical and Mechanical....... 4,000,000 4,000,000
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Total, University of the 16,360,000 16,360,000
District of Columbia.........
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Commission on the Arts and -886,500 -886,500
Humanities: Public Arts Fund.......
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Public Library: Facilities 5,000,000 5,000,000
Renovations........................
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Department of Human Development:
Renovation of Dix Pavilion...... -1,000,000 -1,000,000
General Renovation.............. 17,354,000 17,354,000
General Renovation.............. 5,600,000 5,600,000
New Facility.................... 23,000,000 23,000,000
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Total, Department of Human 44,954,000 44,954,000
Development..................
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Department of Health: General 2,658,000 2,658,000
Renovation.........................
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Department of Recreation and Parks:
Facility Expansion.............. 9,147,000 9,147,000
General Improvement............. 12,000,000 12,000,000
New Recreation Facility......... 13,144,000 13,144,000
Facility Renovation............. 20,403,000 20,403,000
Bald Eagle Recreation........... 3,690,000 3,690,000
North Michigan Recreation....... 1,500,000 1,500,000
Sherwood Recreation Center...... 1,050,000 1,050,000
Kennedy Playground.............. 530,000 530,000
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Total, Department of 61,464,000 61,464,000
Recreation and Parks.........
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Office on Aging: Senior Wellness 9,000,000 9,000,000
Center.............................
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Commission on Mental Health 79,700,000 79,700,000
Services: Construct/Renovate New
Facilities.........................
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Department of Public Works:
Relocation of Solid Waste 3,438,000 3,438,000
Facilities.....................
Transportation Electrical....... -2,900,000 -2,900,000
Local Street Improvement........ -4,600,000 -4,600,000
Roadway Rehabilitation.......... -12,408,000 -12,408,000
Roadside Improvement............ -2,300,000 -2,300,000
Roadway Upgrade................. -6,900,000 -6,900,000
Roadway Rehabilitation.......... -10,892,000 -10,892,000
Major Equipment Acquisition..... 12,449,000 12,449,000
Highway Trust Fund.............. 331,074,000 331,074,000
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Total, Department of Public 306,961,000 306,961,000
Works, Transportation........
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority:
Metrobus........................ 22,500,000 22,500,000
Metrorail Rehabilitation........ 46,500,000 46,500,000
-----------------------------------
Total, Washington Metropolitan 69,000,000 69,000,000
Area Transit Authority.......
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Public Benefit Corporation (D.C.
General Hospital):
Elevator Renovations............ 400,000 400,000
Step Down Telemetry Unit........ 300,000 300,000
Upgrade Electrical Switchboard.. 300,000 300,000
Mechanical Renovations.......... 400,000 400,000
Computerized Transfers 2,728,000 2,728,000
Topography.....................
CHC Planning and Development.... 2,000,000 2,000,000
Construction of New Facility.... 2,548,000 2,548,000
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Total, Public Benefit 8,676,000 8,676,000
Corporation (D.C. General
Hospital)....................
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Total, General Fund........... 1,218,637,500 1,218,637,500
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Water and Sewer Authority:
Wastewater Projects:
Blue Plains................. 55,373,000 55,373,000
Blue Plains................. 1,153,000 1,153,000
Alternate: Disinfecting 389,000 389,000
Facility...................
Bio-Solids Management....... 7,139,000 7,139,000
Rehabilitation Major Capital 20,675,000 20,675,000
Facility...................
Blue Plains Facility 1,934,000 1,934,000
Rehabilitation.............
Sewer Collection:
Sanitary Pumping Facilities. 1,670,000 1,670,000
Reb./Ext. Sanitary Sewer.... 8,759,000 8,759,000
Sewer Infrastructure 1,800,000 1,800,000
Rehabilitation.............
Combined Sewer:
Combine Sewer Overflow...... 207,000 207,000
Combine Sewer Overflow Phase 7,152,000 7,152,000
II.........................
Northeast Boundary Relief 1,600,000 1,600,000
Sewer......................
Stormwater Projects:
Capital Hill Relief Sewer... 142,000 142,000
Rehabilitation Storm Water 960,000 960,000
Pumping Station............
Replacement/Extension Storm 1,322,000 1,322,000
Sewer......................
Lawrence Avenue Storm Sewer. 13,000 13,000
3rd Street SE Storm Sewer... 57,000 57,000
Water Projects:
Water Storage Facilities.... 1,671,000 1,671,000
Elevated Water Tank 17,000 17,000
Anacostia..................
Pumping: Water Pumping Facility. 1,548,000 1,548,000
Distribution System:
Water Distribution.......... 3,175,000 3,175,000
Clean and Line 20 inch 1,037,000 1,037,000
Watermains.................
48 inch Third High Watermain 32,000 32,000
Replacement................
30 inch Anacostia 1st High 200,000 200,000
Watermain..................
48 inch 2nd High Service 76,000 76,000
Area Watermain.............
Rep./Ext. Watermains........ 25,967,000 25,967,000
Water Infrastructure 1,200,000 1,200,000
Rehabilitation.............
Cleaning Lining Watermains.. 5,261,000 5,261,000
Metering and Other Projects:
Small Meters................ 1,500,000 1,500,000
Large Meters................ 2,000,000 2,000,000
Washington Aqueduct............. 20,977,000 20,977,000
Capital Equipment............... 22,163,000 22,163,000
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Total, Water and Sewer Fund... 197,169,000 197,169,000
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Grand Total, Capital Outlay... 1,415,806,500 1,415,806,500
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
The bill contains various general provisions which are
contained annually in appropriations bills. The Committee
recommends various changes throughout the general provisions
for style and updating. The following summarizes the Committee
recommendations pertaining to these provisions:
Section 116 pertains to reprogramming of appropriated
budget authority. The current law states that a reprogramming
of funds that augments ``activities'' requires a 30-day written
Congressional notification. The Committee recommends that the
words ``activity'' and ``activities'' be replaced with the word
``responsibility center(s).'' The purpose of this change is to
streamline the reprogramming process. The District's Office of
Budget and Planning [OBP] receives a number of reprogramming
requests throughout the year to shift funds between object
classes in the same object category of the same responsibility
center. Because these shifts of funds are within the same
responsibility center, they require approval by only the Mayor
or OBP, regardless of amount. Because only OBP approval is
required, these reprogramming requests are analyzed and
processed by OBP with a minimum of delay. To facilitate the
District's ability to reprogram within responsibility centers
and eliminate any ambiguity in this section, the Committee
recommends these clarifying language changes.
The Committee has approved a request to delete section 117
that prohibits the use of Federal funds for certain hiring
purposes.
The Committee has approved language amending section 118 to
remove the salary limitation for the position of City
Administrator. The Committee has approved the deletion of
subsection (b).
The Committee has approved a request to amend section 126
to require quarterly reports by the University of the District
of Columbia.
The Committee has retained section 130 new section 128,
that limits attorney fees in special education cases in amounts
allowable under D.C. Code, section 11-2604.
The Committee has not approved the request to delete old
section 131 new section 129 that prohibits the use of funds for
abortions except to save the life of the mother, or in cases of
rape or incest.
The Committee has not approved the request to delete old
section 133 new section 130 that prohibits the use of funds to
implement the Domestic Partners Act.
The Committee has approved language amending old sections
134 and 135 and new sections 131 and 132 to require the
Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools,
rather than the Emergency Transitional Education Board of
Trustees, to provide certain reports to Congress and the
District government.
The Committee has amended language in old section 137 new
section 134 that transfers certain responsibilities from the
Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees to the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority.
The Committee has approved a request to amend old section
138(b)(4) new section 135(b)(4) to require quarterly reports by
the Chief Financial Officer.
The Committee has approved the addition of language to old
section 143(a) new section 138(a) concerning the use of
official vehicles.
The Committee has not approved the request to delete old
section 151 new section 145 that would prohibit the use of
funds by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel for a
petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress
to provide for voting representation in Congress for the
District of Columbia.
reserve and positive fund balance for the district of columbia
The purpose of section 148 is to establish a foundation on
which the District of Columbia can establish a sound fiscal
policy for years to come, as well as to address the concerns
raised by local leaders about pent up funds due to the
statutory reserve created in the fiscal year 1999
appropriations bill. The District of Columbia is a city just
coming out of a fiscal crisis. The District had a Control Board
imposed on it and, effectively, needed a federal rescue. This
is now behind the District. It has recently achieved investment
grade bond rating, although the Committee notes that the
District's rating is the lowest rank of investment grade. The
challenge is to insure that the District's current positive
financial picture is not a brief respite, but a permanent part
of the District's structure.
During last year's appropriation bill, the Committee
established a statutory reserve of $150,000,000. The Committee
considers this reserve fund to be vitally important to the
District's financial well being. This fund should serve as a
true ``rainy day'' fund that should not be for routine, yearly
cost overruns. In general, the Committee proposes that the
following conditions be imposed on the use of the fund: (a) if
needed, funds shall be spent according to criteria established
by the Mayor, District Council, CFO, and the Control Board, and
only after all other surplus funds have been spent; (b) funds
shall not be used to meet the spending needs of agencies under
court ordered receivership; (c) funds shall not be used to
cover budget shortfalls resulting from supply schedule savings
and management reforms; and, (d) any spending from this fund
must first be reported to the Congress 30 days in advance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, the Committee does
not expect this reserve fund to be spent.
In addition to the reserve fund, the Committee proposes to
establish a positive surplus fund balance requirement. The
Committee bill establishes a four percent surplus fund balance.
This positive fund balance, coupled with the reserve fund, will
provide the District of Columbia with a healthy financial
cushion. This should provide a positive signal to bond rating
agencies that the District's newly found financial health is
not likely to disappear in coming years. Over the long term,
this could significantly reduce the borrowing costs of the
District and result in future savings to District taxpayers.
The Committee allows that any funds in excess of the
positive fund balance may be used for debt reduction and non-
recurring expenses. The Committee believes that the District
should use as much of this funding for debt reduction as it
deems prudent, but that no more than half of the surplus above
the four percent balance should be used for non-recurring
expenses.
The Committee understands that there might be financial
circumstances in which spending would make more financial sense
than paying debts that are below current market rates. The
Committee, therefore, urges District leaders to make prudent
decisions regarding this balance, and should it occur that a
different percentage mix is necessary, urges District leaders
to consult with the Congress about modifying the requirements
imposed in this statute.
In sum, the Committee has structured changes to insure the
District's financial strength. The statutory positive fund
balance of four percent should serve as a firm foundation on
which to build fiscal stability for the District.
By creating a stronger reserve fund and establishing a
positive fund balance in law, the Committee believes it has
permitted District leaders the flexibility to use extra funds
for spending or debt reduction while at the same time insuring
that the District's current financial health will not be
fleeting.
commercial revitalization
Section 149 is a new section relating to commercial
revitalization incentives for the District of Columbia.
Commercial revitalization in blighted neighborhoods is a
critical component of improving the quality of life in urban
America. Rebuilding the hopes and dreams of the residents of
America's poorest neighborhoods begins with bringing economic
opportunity to these areas. One method of doing this is to
provide tax incentives for businesses to construct or
substantially rehabilitate commercial properties. Not only does
this stop the neighborhood decay, but it brings new economic
opportunity as well. This section provides the Mayor, in
consultation with the City Council and the Corporation with the
authority to use federal funds appropriated in Section 131,
Division A of Public Law 105-277 during fiscal year 1999 for
the purposes of providing local tax abatement for commercial
revitalization. In engaging in such a program, the Committee
urges the Mayor to review S.889 as a guideline for implementing
any such credit procedure.
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.''
The bill includes $17,000,000 to fund a program of tuition
support for District residents.
The bill appropriates $1,000,000 for the District of
Columbia Metropolitan Police Department for a program to
eliminate open air drug markets.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, the Committee
ordered reported en bloc, S. 1282, an original Treasury and
General Government Appropriations bill, 2000, and S. 1283, an
original District of Columbia Appropriations bill, 2000, and an
original Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill,
2000, each subject to amendment and each subject to its budget
allocations, by a recorded vote of 28-0, a quorum being
present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. Gorton
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. Kyl
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Lautenberg
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
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.''
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8)
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORITY
Subtitle A--Establishment and Enforcement of Financial Plan and Budget
for District Government
SEC. 201. * * *
* * * * * * *
SEC. 202. PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL PLAN AND
ANNUAL DISTRICT BUDGET.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(h) Permitting Separation of Employees in Accordance With
Financial Plan and Budget.--The fourth sentence of section
422(3) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1-242(3), D.C. Code) is
amended by striking ``pursuant to procedures'' and all that
follows through ``Act of 1991'' and inserting the following:
``in the implementation of a financial plan and budget for the
District government approved under subtitle A of title II of
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Act of 1995''.
(i) Reserve.--
(1) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000,
the plan or budget submitted pursuant to this Act shall
contain $150,000,000 for a reserve to be established by
the Mayor, Council of the District of Columbia, Chief
Financial Officer for the District of Columbia, and the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority.
(2) Conditions on use.--The reserve funds--
(A) shall only be expended according to
criteria established by the Chief Financial
Officer and approved by the Mayor, Council of
the District of Columbia, and District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority, but, in no
case may any of the reserve funds be expended
until any other surplus funds have been used;
(B) shall not be used to fund the agencies
of the District of Columbia government under
court ordered receivership; and
(C) shall not be used to fund shortfalls in
the projected reductions budgeted in the budget
proposed by the District of Columbia government
for general supply schedule savings and
management reform savings.
(3) Report requirement.--The Authority shall notify
the Appropriations Committees of both the Senate and
House of Representatives in writing 30 days in advance
of any expenditure of the reserve funds.
(j) Positive Fund Balance.--
(1) In general.--The District of Columbia shall
maintain at the end of a fiscal year an annual positive
fund balance in the general fund of not less than 4
percent of the projected general fund expenditures for
the following fiscal year.
(2) Excess funds.--Of funds remaining in excess of
the amounts required by paragraph (1)--
(A) not more than 50 percent may be used
for authorized non-recurring expenses; and
(B) not less than 50 percent shall be used
to reduce the debt of the District of Columbia.
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 First Concurrent
Resolution for 2000: Subcommittee on the District of
Columbia:
General purpose discretionary........................... 410 410 405 \1\ 405
Violent crime reduction fund............................ ........... ........... ........... ...........
Mandatory............................................... ........... ........... ........... ...........
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2000.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 401
2001.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 4
2002.................................................... ........... ........... ........... ...........
2003.................................................... ........... ........... ........... ...........
2004 and future year.................................... ........... ........... ........... ...........
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2000 NA 410 NA 401
in bill....................................................
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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 1999 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2000
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
Committee compared with (+ or -)
Item 1999 appropriation Budget estimate recommendation ---------------------------------------
1999 appropriation Budget estimate
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FEDERAL FUNDS
Metrorail improvements and expansion................ 25,000 .................. .................. -25,000 ..................
Federal payment for management reform............... 25,000 .................. .................. -25,000 ..................
Federal payment for Boys Town U.S.A................. 7,100 .................. .................. -7,100 ..................
Nation's Capital Infrastructure Fund................ 18,778 .................. .................. -18,778 ..................
Environmental Study and Related Activities at Lorton 7,000 .................. .................. -7,000 ..................
Correctional Complex...............................
Federal payment to the District of Columbia 184,800 176,000 176,000 -8,800 ..................
corrections trustee operations.....................
Federal payment to the District of Columbia Courts.. 128,000 137,440 136,440 +8,440 -1,000
Y2K conversion (emergency funding).............. 2,249 .................. .................. -2,249 ..................
Federal payment to the Court Services and Offender 59,400 80,300 80,300 +20,900 ..................
Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia.....
Federal payment for D.C. Resident tuition Support... .................. .................. 17,000 +17,000 +17,000
Federal payment for Metropolitan Police Department.. 1,200 .................. 1,000 -200 +1,000
Federal payment for Fire Department................. 3,240 .................. .................. -3,240 ..................
Federal payment for Georgetown Waterfront........... 1,000 .................. .................. -1,000 ..................
Federal payment to Historical Society for City 2,000 .................. .................. -2,000 ..................
Museum.............................................
Federal payment for a National Museum of American 700 .................. .................. -700 ..................
Music and Downtown Revitalization..................
United States Park Police........................... 8,500 .................. .................. -8,500 ..................
Federal payment for waterfront improvements......... 3,000 .................. .................. -3,000 ..................
Federal payment for mentoring services.............. 200 .................. .................. -200 ..................
Federal payment for hotline services................ 50 .................. .................. -50 ..................
Federal payment for public charter schools.......... 15,622 .................. .................. -15,622 ..................
Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Project..... 3,000 .................. .................. -3,000 ..................
Federal payment for Children's National Medical 1,000 .................. .................. -1,000 ..................
Center.............................................
National Revitalization Financing:
Economic Development............................ 25,000 .................. .................. -25,000 ..................
Special Education............................... 30,000 .................. .................. -30,000 ..................
Year 2000 Information Technology................ 20,000 .................. .................. -20,000 ..................
Y2K conversion (emergency funding).............. 61,800 .................. .................. -61,800 ..................
Infrastructure and Economic Development............. 50,000 .................. .................. -50,000 ..................
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Total, Federal funds to the District of 683,639 393,740 410,740 -272,899 +17,000
Columbia.....................................
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
Operating Expenses
Governmental direction and support.................. (164,144) (174,667) (162,356) (-1,788) (-12,311)
Economic development and regulation................. (159,039) (190,335) (190,335) (+31,296) ..................
Public safety and justice........................... (755,786) (778,670) (778,470) (+22,684) (-200)
Public education system............................. (788,956) (850,411) (867,411) (+78,455) (+17,000)
Human support services.............................. (1,514,751) (1,525,996) (1,526,111) (+11,360) (+115)
Public works........................................ (266,912) (271,395) (271,395) (+4,483) ..................
Receivership Programs............................... (318,979) (337,077) (337,077) (+18,098) ..................
Workforce Investments............................... .................. (8,500) (8,500) (+8,500) ..................
Reserve............................................. .................. (150,000) (150,000) (+150,000) ..................
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and (7,840) (3,140) (3,140) (-4,700) ..................
Management Assistance Authority....................
Financing and other users........................... .................. (384,948) .................. .................. (-384,948)
Washington Convention Center transfer payment....... (5,400) .................. .................. (-5,400) ..................
Repayment of Loans and Interest..................... (382,170) .................. (328,417) (-53,753) (+328,417)
Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt............. (38,453) .................. (38,286) (-167) (+38,286)
Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing......... (11,000) .................. (9,000) (-2,000) (+9,000)
Certificates of Participation....................... (7,926) .................. (7,950) (+24) (+7,950)
Human development................................... (6,674) .................. .................. (-6,674) ..................
Optical and Dental Insurance payments............... .................. .................. (1,295) (+1,295) (+1,295)
Productivity Bank................................... .................. .................. (20,000) (+20,000) (+20,000)
Productivity Savings................................ .................. .................. (-20,000) (-20,000) (-20,000)
Procurement and Management savings.................. (-10,000) (-21,457) (-21,457) (-11,457) ..................
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Total, operating expenses, general fund....... (4,418,030) (4,653,682) (4,658,286) (+240,256) (+4,604)
Enterprise Funds
Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington (273,314) (279,608) (279,608) (+6,294) ..................
Aqueduct...........................................
Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.......... (225,200) (234,400) (234,400) (+9,200) ..................
Office of Cable Television.......................... (2,108) .................. .................. (-2,108) ..................
Public Service Commission........................... (5,026) .................. .................. (-5,026) ..................
Office of People's Counsel.......................... (2,501) .................. .................. (-2,501) ..................
Office of Insurance and Securities Regulation....... (7,001) .................. .................. (-7,001) ..................
Office of Banking and Financial Institutions........ (640) .................. .................. (-640) ..................
Sports and Entertainment Commission................. (8,751) (10,846) (10,846) (+2,095) ..................
Public Benefit Corporation.......................... (66,764) (89,008) (89,008) (+22,244) ..................
D.C. Retirement Board............................... (18,202) (9,892) (9,892) (-8,310) ..................
Correctional Industries Fund........................ (3,332) (1,810) (1,810) (-1,522) ..................
Washington Convention Center........................ (48,139) (50,226) (50,226) (+2,087) ..................
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Total, Enterprise Funds....................... (660,978) (675,790) (675,790) (+14,812) ..................
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Total, operating expenses..................... (5,079,008) (5,329,472) (5,334,076) (+255,068) (+4,604)
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Capital Outlay
General fund........................................ (1,711,161) (1,218,638) (1,218,638) (-492,523) ..................
Water and Sewer Fund................................ .................. (197,169) (197,169) (+197,169) ..................
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Total, Capital Outlay......................... 1,711,161 1,415,807 1,415,807 -295,354 ..................
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Total, District of Columbia funds............. (6,790,169) (6,745,279) (6,749,883) (-40,286) (+4,604)
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Total:
Federal Funds to the District of Columbia. 683,639 393,740 410,740 -272,899 +17,000
District of Columbia funds................ (6,790,169) (6,745,279) (6,749,883) (-40,286) (+4,604)
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