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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 59, folder \"1976/10/01 HR15193 District of\nColumbia Appropriation Act 1977\" of the White House Records Office: Legislation Case\nFiles at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nExact duplicates within this folder were not digitized.\nDigitized from Box 59 of the White House Records Office Legislation Case Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nAPPROVED OCT 1-\n810/1/76\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION\nWASHINGTON\nLast Day: October 5\nSeptember 30, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nPosted\nFROM:\nJIM CANNON\n10/2/76\nSUBJECT:\nH.R. 15193 - District of Columbia\nAppropriation Act, 1977\nanchives\n10/4/76\nAttached for your consideration is H.R. 15193, sponsored\nby Representative Natcher.\nThe enrolled bill appropriates $1,483,903,800 for the\nactivities of the Government of the District of Columbia\nfor fiscal year 1977.\nA detailed discussion of the provisions of the enrolled\nbill is provided in OMB's enrolled bill report at Tab A.\nOMB, Max Friedersdorf, Bill Seidman, Alan Greenspan,\nCounsel's Office (Kilberg) and I recommend approval\nof the enrolled bill.\nRECOMMENDATION\nThat you sign H.R. 15193 at Tab B.\nLIBERTY GERALD = 1040\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nSTATE EXECUTIVE UNITED OFFICE\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nSEP 28 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15193 - District of Columbia\nAppropriation Act, 1977\nSponsor - Rep. Natcher (D), Kentucky\nLast'Day for Action\nOctober 5, 1976 - Tuesday\nPurpose\nAppropriates $1,483,903,800 for the activities of the Government\nof the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1977.\nAgency Recommendations\nOffice of Management and Budget\nApproval\nDistrict of Columbia\nApproval (informally)\nDiscussion\nThis enrolled bill provides Federal payments and loans of\n$363,796,400 for the District of Columbia and appropriates\nDistrict of Columbia funds in the amount of $1,120,107,400.\nOnly the Federal payments and loans are included in the\nFederal budget.\nThe following compares the enrolled bill with House and Senate\nappropriations subcommittee allocations under the second concur-\nrent resolution on the budget:\n1977 Budget Authority\n(in millions of dollars)\nHouse Target\nSenate Target\nEnrolled Bill\n364\n400\n364\n2\nThe bill provides: (1) Federal payments of $262,504,400, a\ndecrease of $20.2 million from the budget request, and (2)\nFederal loans for capital improvements in the amount of\n$101,292,000, a decrease of $12.9 million from the budget\nrequest. The reduction in the Federal payment represents\nsavings made possible because of Congressional cuts in\nseveral city budget requests, predominantly for staff and\nthe D. C. contribution to Metrobus operating subsidies.\nThe decrease in Federal loans reflects the deletion of\nseveral city construction projects which, in the opinion\nof the Congress, had not progressed to a point warranting\ninclusion in the District's construction program.\nTotal Federal funds for 1977 (Federal payments and loans\nfor capital outlays) are $100.8 million below the amounts\nappropriated for 1976. While Federal payments have increased\nslightly over 1976 levels, the dramatic decrease results\nfrom a trailing off of D. C. borrowing from the Treasury,\nconsistent with the Home Rule authority to borrow on the\nopen market for new city projects. The bill will reduce\nprojected 1977 outlays by an estimated $4.2 million.\nThe enrolled bill reflects a continuing deep interest on the\npart of Congressional appropriations committees in setting\ncity budget priorities and in scrutinizing city budget pro-\ncedures. Overall, District of Columbia funds (not included\nin the Federal budget totals) are reduced by $8 million.\nThe Congress has added one construction project which the\ncity had not requested. It has redirected budgeted funds\nin an effort to further improve health and welfare services\nin the District, restored city reductions to police and\npublic safety activities, and \"mandated\" a bus fare increase\nby denying the city's request for its full subsidy payment\nto the regional transportation authority.\nRecommendation\nI recommend that you sign the enrolled bill.\nJone T. J.Rg Lynn\nDirector\nTHE CHAIRMAN OF THE\nCOUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 30, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR JAMES M. CANNON\nFROM:\nALAN GREENSPAN\nSUBJECT: H. R. 15193 - District of Columbia Appropriations\nAct, 1977\nThis is in response to your request for the views of\nthe Council of Economic Advisers on H. R. 15193, the District\nof Columbia Appropriations Act.\nThe District of Columbia Appropriations Act appropriates\n$1.5 billion for the activities of the District of Columbia\nGovernment during fiscal year 1977. $364 million of this\namount is for Federal payments and loans covered in the Budget,\nand I am pleased to see that this figure is about $100 million\nbelow last year's appropriation. This cut reflects the desire\nof the Congress (as expressed in the District of Columbia\nSelf-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1975)\nto allow the District to issue its own obligations to fund\ncapital projects, thus phasing out its reliance on borrowings\nfrom the U. S. Treasury, I heartily endorse this movement\ntoward self-sufficiency in financing the District Government's\noperations.\nMy only reservation with regard to the bill concerns the\nwisdom of reducing Federal support for the District's share\nin the Metro system's operating subsidies. This provision has\nthe laudable objective of encouraging fiscal discipline within\nthe District Government and Metro itself. However, other\nthings equal, this may very well result in another increase\nin fares which will further discourage use of public trans-\nportation services and encourage increased use of private\nautomobiles. In the case of public transportation, some\ncombination of subsidized fares and higher taxes on auto-\nmobile use is probably necessary to meet the objectives\nof environmental quality, energy conservation, and distri-\nbutional equity. I trust that some consideration was given\nto these issues in the Congress.\nOn balance, however, I have no objection to the\nREVOLUTION\nappropriation bill and I recommend that the President sign it.\nAMERICAN\nBICENTENNIAL\n1776-1976\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDate:\nTime: 445pm\nSeptember 29\nFOR ACTION: Steve McConahey\ncc (for information): Jack Marsh\nMax Friedersdorf\nJim Connor\nMehbie Kilberg\nAlan Greenspan\nEd Schmults\nRobert Hartmann\nBill Seidman\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date: September 3D\nTime: 500pm\nSUBJECT:\nH.R. 15193-District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1977\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nplease return to judy johnston,ground floor west wing\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndeldy in submitting the required material, please\nK.R. COLE, JR.\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nFor the President\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDate:\nTime:\n445pm\nSeptember 29\nFOR ACTION: Steve McConahey\nCC (for information): Jack Marsh\nMax Friedersdorf\nJim Connor\nBobbie Kilberg\nAlan Greenspan\nEd Schmults\n--\nBill Seidman\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date: September 30\nTime: 500pm\nSUBJECT:\nH.R. 15193-District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1977\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX For Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nplease return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing\napproved\nkillery 9/30/76\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\nJames M. Cannon\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nSEP 28 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 15193 - District of Columbia\nAppropriation Act, 1977\nSponsor - Rep. Natcher (D), Kentucky\nLast Day for Action\nOctober 5, 1976 - Tuesday\nPurpose\nAppropriates $1,483,903,800 for the activities of the Government\nof the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1977.\nAgency Recommendations\nOffice of Management and Budget\nApproval\nDistrict of Columbia\nApproval (informally)\nDiscussion\nThis enrolled bill provides Federal payments and loans of\n$363,796,400 for the District of Columbia and appropriates\nDistrict of Columbia funds in the amount of $1,120,107,400.\nOnly the Federal payments and loans are included in the\nFederal budget.\nThe following compares the enrolled bill with House and Senate\nappropriations subcommittee allocations under the second concur-\nrent resolution on the budget:\n1977 Budget Authority\n(in millions of dollars)\nHouse Target\nSenate Target\nEnrolled Bill\n364\n400\n364\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 30, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJIM CAVANAUGH\nFROM:\nMAX L. FRIEDERSDORF m.b.\nSUBJECT:\nHR 15193 - D.C. Appropriation Act, 1977\nThe Office of Legislative Affairs concurs with the agencies\nthat the subject bill be approved.\nAttachments\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDate:\nTime: 44 5pm\nSeptember 29\nFOR ACTION: Steve McConahey\nCC (for information): Jack Marsh\nMax Friedersdorf\nJim Connor\nBobbie Kilberg\nAlan Greenspan\nEd Schmults\n:\nBill Seidman\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date: September 30\nTime: 500pm\nSUBJECT:\nH.R. 15193-District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1977\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\n-\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX For Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nplease return to judy johnston, ground floor west wing\nAPPROVE\nRBP\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\nJames M. Cannon\n94TH CONGRESS\n2d Session\n-\nHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n~\nREPORT\nNo. 94-1415\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL, 1977\nAUGUST 10, 1976.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the\nState of the Union and ordered to be printed\nMr. NATCHER, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted\nthe following\nREPORT\ntogether with\nADDITIONAL VIEWS\n[To accompany H.R. 15193]\nThe Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in\nexplanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the\nDistrict of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977.\nSUMMARY OF BILL\nThe Committee recommends appropriations in Federal funds\ntotaling $372,707,000 for fiscal year 1977. Appropriations from Dis-\ntrict of Columbia funds recommended total $1,118,859,800 for 1977.\nA summary of the recommendations follows:\nFederal funds:\nFederal payment\n$270, 000, 000\nPayment for Federal water and sewer services\n2, 707, 000\nFederal loans for capital outlay\n100, 000, 000\nTotal\n372, 707, 000\nDistrict of Columbia funds:\nOperating expenses\n1, 083, 065, 100\nCapital improvements\n35, 794, 700\nTotal\n1, 118, 859, 800\n57-006 o\n2\n3\nBUDGET ESTIMATES CONSIDERED\n(8)\nEstimates considered by the Committee were contained in the\nPresident's budget for 1977 (House Document No. 94-343) trans-\nBudget estimates\nof new obligational\nauthority, fiscal\nyear 1977\n$10, 000, 000\n- -14, 187, 000\n-24, 187, 000\n-9, 215, 800\n-9, 215, 800\nmitted to the Congress on January 21, 1976, and the Budget of the\nDistrict of Columbia (House Document No. 94-514) transmitted to\nthe Congress on June 2, 1976.\nA comparative summary of the appropriations recommended by\nBill compared with-\nε\nthe Committee follows:\nNew budget\n(obligational)\nauthority, fiscal\nyear 1976\n+$21, 051, 300\n-2, 981, 000\n000 '000 'OII\n-91, 929, 700\n+40, 922, 400\n008 '116 '18\n-40, 989, 400\n(6)\nNew budget\n(obligational)\nauthority recom-\nmended in bill\n$270, 000, 000\n2, 707, 000\n000 '000 1001\n372, 707, 000\n1, 083, 065, 100\n35, 794, 700\n1, 118, 859, 800\n(5)\nBudget estimates\nof new obligational\nauthority, fiscal\nyear 1977\n$280, 000, 000\n2, 707, 000\n114, 187, 000\n396, 894, 000\n1, 092, 280, 900\n35, 794, 700\n1, 128, 075, 600\nSUMMARY OF BILL\nNew budget\n(obligational)\nauthority, fiscal\nyear 1976\n(4)\n$248, 948, 700\n5, 688, 000\n210, 000, 000\n464, 636, 700\n1, 042, 142, 700\n117, 706, 500\n1, 159, 849, 200\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nreimbursement for water and sewer services to\nNo. No. Agency and item\n(2) (3)\n7 Federal payment\nFederal facilities\n10 Loans to the District of Columbia for capital outlay\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS\nPayment in lieu of\nTotal, Federal funds\n15 Operating expenses\nTotal, District of Columbia funds\nCapital outlay\n7\nReport\n29\npage\nBill page\na\nNN\n2\n3\n8\n4\n5\nESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS\nGENERAL STATEMENT\nThe Committee recommends a budget totaling $1,118,859,800 for\nfiscal year 1977 which is $9,215,800 less than requested and a net\nThe fiscal year 1977 budget considered by the Committee, of\ndecrease of $40,989,400 below 1976 appropriations. The budget\nnecessity, was based on the 1976 budget estimates rather than on final\nestimates totaled $1,128,075,600. A total of $1,159,849,200 was\naction by Congress. Due to the late submission of the 1976 budget, the\nappropriated for 1976. Details of the Committee's recommendations\nCongress was unable to process and finally enact the bill until late in\nare explained in later sections of this report.\nJune 1976. Numerous adjustments have been necessary in the 1977\nA summary of the requests and recommendations for 1977 follows:\nestimates to reflect the final action on the 1976 budget which included\nfunding for the transition period, July 1 through September 30, 1976.\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS-SUMMARY\nOther adjustments have had to be made due to the omission of funding\nby the city in the 1977 budget for new positions and programs re-\nItem\nEstimate\nRecommended\nDecrease\nquested and subsequently allowed in the 1976 budget. Approximately\n$2,400,000 has been provided over the budget estimates for restoration\nOperating expenses\n$1, 092, 280, 900\n$1, 083, 065, 100\n-$9,215,800\nCapital outlay.\n35,794,700\n35,794,700\nof base reductions and annualization of pay and other costs. The Com-\nTotal, District of Columbia funds\n1,128,075,600\n1, 118, 859, 800\n-9,215,800\nmittee is deeply concerned that a budget would be prepared and sub-\nmitted to the Congress without any provision for the continuation of\nprograms or positions in a subsequent year.\nDELAYS IN PROCESSING BUDGET\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nAs was detailed in the report on the recently enacted fiscal year\n1976 Appropriations Act, there has been an inordinate delay in the\nA total appropriation of $372,707,000 in Federal funds is recom-\nsubmission of the 1976 and 1977 budgets. The amended budget for the\nmended for fiscal year 1977 which is $24,187,000 less than requested,\nfiscal year 1976 beginning July 1, 1975 was not received by the Congress\nand $91,929,700 below the 1976 level. Federal funds provided for fiscal\nuntil May 6, 1976. The bill was considered in the House on May 26,\nyear 1976 totaled $464,636,700.\nin the Senate on June 17, the conference report was agreed to on June\nA summary of the requests and recommendations follows:\n28 and 29, and became law on June 30 when it was signed by the\nPresident. The 1977 budget was received on June 2 and hearings\nFEDERAL FUNDS\ncommenced on June 8 and were concluded on June 18.\nThe Committee has been advised by District officials that the city\nAppropriation,\nEstimate,\nRecommended,\nItem\n1976\n1977\n1977\nis on a schedule for the formulation of the fiscal year 1978 budget to\nenable transmittal to the Congress by mid-February 1977. If timely\nFederal payment.\n$248,948,700\n$280,000,000\n$270,000,000\naction is not forthcoming, the Committee will feel constrained to\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer services\nto Federal facilities\n5,688,000\n2,707,000\n2,707,000\nrecommend legislation setting a date certain for the submission of\nLoans to the District of Columbia for capital outlay\n210,000,000\n114,187,000\n100,000,000\nannual city budgets.\nTotal, Federal funds\n464,636,700\n396,894,000\n372,707,000\nMOUNTING DISTRICT DEBT\nFederal payment.-The Committee recommends a Federal payment\nof $270,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, which is $10,000,000 less than\nThe Committee reiterates its concern over the cost of government at\nall levels, the Federal Government, State governments and county\nrequested. The budget proposed a Federal payment of $280,000,000,\nthe amount authorized for fiscal year 1977 in the Home Rule Act\nand city governments, and especially the financial problems that many\n(Public Law 93-198). The allowance is $21,051,300 above the fiscal\nof the large cities are encountering. Of particular concern is the\nyear 1976 Federal payment of $248,948,700.\nDistrict's growing debt-load at a time when the city's population\ncontinues to decline.\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for charges for water and sewer\nservices.-A total of $2,707,000 in Federal funds is recommended for\nThe District government, as of April 30, 1976, owed the Federal\n1977 as a payment to the District of Columbia in lieu of reimburse-\nTreasury approximately $1.1 billion, primarily for loans drawn down\nments for charges for water, water services and sanitary sewer services\nto finance long-term improvements to the city's physical plant, and\nfurnished to Federal facilities at the seat of government.\nit is estimated this outstanding debt will increase to $1.3 billion by\nFederal loans for capital outlay.-The Committee recommends a\nSeptember 30, 1976. It is alarming that Washington's per capita debt\nloan appropriation of $100,000,000 to finance the capital improve-\nof $1,460 per person will rise to $1,762 per person as of September 30,\nwhich is almost equal to New York's per capita debt of $1,767 per\nments program recommended in this and prior year bills. The budget\nproposed a total of $114,187,000. Due to the uncertainty of when the\nperson, as well as the expectation that by 1981 Washington's debt-load\ncity will be able to issue bonds to finance the capital outlay program,\nis expected to almost double.\nthe Committee is recommending the same language as was in the\n1976 Act permitting the continuation of Federal loan authority.\n6\n7\nIn addition to the current debt of $1.3 billion to the Federal Treas-\nremaining 50 percent will be derived from local revenue sources. A\nury for capital projects, the District does not have a funded pension\nsummary of both Federal and local source revenues is shown below:\nplan for policemen and firemen and the teachers' plan is only partially\nfunded. The unfunded liability for these pension plans is approxi-\nItem\nmately $1.8 billion and is expected to increase to $16.8 billion by the\nFederal funds:\nAmount\nyear 2010, at which time it is estimated pension payments for police-\nFederal payment\n$270, 000, 000\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer\nmen and firemen will be approximately 110 percent of the payroll.\nservices to Federal facilities\n2,707,000\nThis ever mounting debt of the city is one that must be addressed by\nFederal loans for capital outlay\n100,000,000\nboth the city and the Congress. The Committee is aware of the concern\nRevenue sharing\n26,000,000\nof the House and Senate District Committees in this regard. This\nSubtotal (included in this bill)\n398,707,000\nCommittee will address the problem in more detail during the hear-\nFederal grants\n340, 208, 600\nings on the fiscal year 1978 budget.\nSubtotal\n738, 915. 600\nTOTAL RESOURCES\nLocal and other revenue sources:\nIt is estimated a total of $1,481,897,100 and 47,493 positions will\nLocal taxes, fees, charges and other collections\n786,455,000\nCash on band and accounts payable\n3,903,100\nbe available to the District of Columbia Government during the next\nGrants, reimbursements, and other\n22,828,700\nfiscal year. These figures include the appropriations from District\nCapital outlay adjustment\n-64,205,300\nfunds recommended in this bill, Federal grants, other grants, and\nSubtotal\nreimbursements. The financing of appropriations from District funds\n748,981,500\nis from the Federal payment, revenue sharing funds, and revenues\nGrand total\n1,487,897,100\naccruing from various District taxes and fees.\nLess permanent appropriations\n16,000,000\nA summary of these resources by appropriation title follows:\nNet grand total\n1, 481, 897, 100\nTOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FISCAL YEAR 1977\n1 Composed of the following\nJudgments\n$1,000,000\n[Dollar amounts in thousands]\nRestorations\n1,000,000\nRefunds\n4,000,000\nRecommended in bill\nTotal\n6,000,000\n(District of Columbia\nGrants, reimburse-\nfunds)\nFederal grants\nments, and other\nTotal resources\nFEDERAL PAYMENT\nPosi-\nPosi-\nPosi-\nPosi-\nItem\ntions\nAmount\ntions\nAmount\ntions\nAmount\ntions\nAmount\nThe Committee recommends a Federal payment of $270,000,000 to\nOperating expenses:\nthe General Fund, a reduction of $10,000,000 in the amount requested.\nGeneral operating expenses\n3,244\n$112,870.7\n892 $116, 312. 7\n433\n$13,624.8\n7,569\n$242,808.2\nPublic safety\n10,154\n247,160.4\n47\n1,277.8\n3,721.3\n10,201\n252,159.5\nThe budget proposed the appropriation of the full authorized payment\nEducation\n11,510\n245,287.7\n1,744\n47,692.8\n30\n1,331.6\n13,284\n294,312.1\nRecreation\n754\n17,674.4\n6\nfor fiscal year 1977 of $280,000,000. Also recommended is $2,707,000\n1,683.2\n84\n6.5\n844\n19,364.1\nHuman resources\n9,043\n267,955.8\n1,648\n146, 190.8\n95\n386.6\n10,786\n414,533.2\nin lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer services provided the\nTransportation\n1,421\n25,810.9\n37\n1,075.7\n1,437.7\n1,458\n28,324.3\nEnvironmental services\n2,975\n69,078.0\n96\n1,830.2\n280\n320.2\nFederal Government.\n3,351\n73,228.4\nPersonal services (police-\nmen,\nfiremen,\nand\nA comparative summary of the allocations recommended follows:\nteachers)\n16,245.0\n16,245.0\nSettlement of claims and\nFEDERAL PAYMENT\nsuits\n143.1\n143.1\nRepayment of loans and in-\nterest\n80,839.1\n80,839.1\nAppropriation,\nEstimate,\nRecommended,\nItem\n1976\n1977\n1977\nTotal, operating ex-\npenses\n39, 101\n1,083,065.1\n7, 470\n316, 063.\n922\n22, 828. 7\n47, 493\n1, 421, 957. 0\nCapital outlay\nFederal payment\n$248,948,700\n$280,000,000\n$270,000,000\n35,794.7\n24, 145. 4\n59,940.1\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer services\nto Federal facilities\nGrand total\n5,688,000\n2,707,000\n2,707,000\n39, 101\n1,118,859.8\n7, 470\n340, 208. 6\n922\n22,828.7\n47,493\n1, 481, 897.\nTotal\n254,636,700\n282,707,000\n272,707,000\nFINANCING OF TOTAL RESOURCES\nThe recommended Federal payment to the General Fund is\nAs is shown in the tabulation above, a total of $1,481,897,100 will be\n$21,051,300 more than the 1976 allowance. As is shown in the follow-\navailable for the operation of the city during fiscal year 1977, of which\napproximately 50 percent, or $738,915,600 will be financed from the\nvarious Federal funds available to the District including those recom-\nmended in the accompanying bill as well as Federal grants. The\n8\n9\ning table, the Federal payment recommended represents 38.7 percent\nthe total operating budget of $318,057,766. The Federal payment\nof the anticipated local collections during fiscal year 1977.\nproposed for 1977 is $270,000,000 and represents 27.26 percent of the\nThe table referred to follows:\ntotal recommended budget of $990,120,400 financed from the General\nFund. The population of the city in 1960, according to the 1960\nFEDERAL PAYMENT COMPARED TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL FUND LOCAL COLLECTIONS\ncensus, was 763,956. The 1970 census showed a decline to 756,510.\n[Dollar amounts in thousands]\nThe latest population estimate provided by the Census Bureau is\n723,000.\nFederal\nThe history referred to follows:\npayment as a\nFederal\npercentage\npayment\nLocal\nof local\nFEDERAL PAYMENT AND ITS RELATION TO THE GENERAL FUND\nappropriated\ngeneral fund\ngeneral fund\nFiscal year\n(general fund)\ncollections\ncollections\nDistrict of\nU.S. share\nColumbia\n(percent\n1951\n$9,800\n$97,866\n10. 0\nFiscal year\nAppropriations\nshare\nU.S. share\nof total)\n1952\n10,400\n102,398\n10. 2\n1953\n10,000\n104,823\n9.5\n1954\n11,000\n105,456\n10. 4\n1921\n$21,474,271\n$12,256,178\n$9,218,093\n42.92\n1955\n20,000\n114,808\n17. 4\n1922\n22,977,411\n13,784,648\n9,192,763\n40.00\n1956\n18,000\n122,302\n14.\n1923\n23,833,043\n14,430,265\n9,402,778\n39. 45\n1957\n20,000\n137,280\n14. 6\n1924\n23,903,755\n14,463,330\n9,440,425\n39.49\n1958\n20,000\n144,745\n13. 8\n1925\n31,175,672\n22,030,317\n9,145,355\n29.33\n1959\n25,000\n149,751\n16. 7\n1926\n31,139,730\n22,139,638\n9,000,092\n28.90\n1960\n25,000\n162,888\n15. 3\n1927\n33,951,478\n24,950,987\n9,000,491\n26.51\n1961\n25,000\n167,986\n14. 9\n1928\n34,894,148\n25,892,358\n9,001,790\n25.79\n1962\n30,000\n181,615\n16.5\n1929\n35,957,970\n26,957,753\n9,000,217\n25.03\n1963\n30,000\n205,298\n14.6\n1930\n40,694,306\n31,694,306\n9,000,000\n22.12\n1964\n37,500\n215,804\n17. 3\n1931\n45,625,286\n36,125,252\n9,500,034\n20.82\n1965\n37,500\n230,995\n16.\n1932\n43,840,022\n34,339,911\n9,500,111\n21.67\n1966\n44,250\n256,398\n17. 3\n1933\n39,626,998\n31,851,847\n7,775,151\n19.62\n1967\n58,000\n272,906\n21. 3\n1934\n29,700,737\n24,000,708\n5,700,029\n19.19\n1968\n70,000\n301,767\n23.2\n1935\n34,620,004\n30,080,709\n4,539,295\n13.11\n1969\n89,365\n341,033\n26. 2\n1936\n38,295,953\n32,588,424\n5,707,529\n14.90\n1970\n116,166\n388,542\n29. 9\n1937\n40,182,768\n35,177,768\n5,005,000\n12.46\n1971\n131,000\n432,010\n30. 3\n1938\n41,143,818\n36,118,792\n5,025,026\n12.21\n1972\n173,654\n458,523\n37. 9\n1939\n40,494,451\n35,494,451\n5,000,000\n12.35\n1973\n181,500\n505,276\n35. 9\n1940\n41,777,885\n35,777,768\n6,000,117\n14.36\n1974\n187,450\n534,253\n35. 1\n1941\n43,136,909\n37,136,909\n6,000,000\n13.91\n1975\n226,200\n554,222\n40. 8\n1942\n47,401,269\n41,401,269\n6,000,000\n12.66\n1976\n248,949\n623,500\n39. 9\n1943\n49,422,932\n43,422,932\n6,000,000\n12.14\n1977 estimate\n280,000\n698,240\n40.\n1944\n54,642,247\n48,642,247\n6,000,000\n10.98\n1977 recommended\n270,000\n698,240\n38. 7\n1945\n62,599,125\n56,599,125\n6,000,000\n9.58\n1946\n64,728,423\n58,728,423\n6,000,000\n9.27\n1947\n72,584,314\n64,584,314\n8,000,000\n11.02\n1948\n81,744,086\n70,744,086\n11,000,000\n13.45\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL FUND LOCAL COLLECTIONS\n1949\n86,017,985\n75,017,985\n11,000,000\n11.79\n1950\n98,331,275\n87,331,275\n11,000,000\n11.49\n1951\n103,924,822\n94,124,822\n9,800,000\n9.53\nIt is estimated that local general fund collections will total $698,-\n1952\n121,265,978\n110,865,978\n10,400,000\n8.88\n240,000 in fiscal year 1977, which when added to estimated income\n1953\n113,589,327\n103,589,327\n10,000,000\n8.30\n1954\n129,111,304\n118,111,304\n11,000,000\n8.52\naccruing to the other funds will provide a grand total of $786,455,000.\n1955\n139,578,760\n119,578,760\n20,000,000\n14.33\n1956\n143,179,303\n125,179,303\n18,000,000\n12.57\nA summary of the major sources of these revenues, by fund, follows:\n1957\n155,579,025\n135,579,025\n20,000,000\n12.86\n1958\n166,096,999\n146,096,999\n20,000,000\n12.04\nDistrict of Columbia local collections\n1959\n185,915,914\n160,915,914\n25,000,000\n13.45\n1960\n199,806,074\n174,806,074\n25,000,000\n12.51\nGeneral fund:\nThousands\n1961\n199,522,707\n174,522,707\n25,000,000\n12.52\n30,000,000\n14.31\nProperty taxes\n$168, 760\n1962\n209,571,780\n179,571,780\nSales taxes\n224,730\n1963\n224,594,494\n194,594,494\n30,000,000\n13.35\n1964\n240,934,361\n203,434,361\n37,500,000\n15.56\nIncome taxes\n233,030\n1965\n265,062,212\n227,562,212\n37,500,000\n14.14\nOther taxes\n22,750\n1966\n285,093,147\n240,843,147\n44,250,000\n15.52\n1967\n318,057,766\n260,057,766\n58,000,000\n18.23\nCharges and miscellaneous revenues\n48,970\n1968\n371,269,747\n301,269,747\n70,000,000\n18. 85\n1969\n435,474,907\n346,109,907\n89,365,000\n20.52\nSubtotal\n698,240\n1970\n528,960,521\n412,794,521\n116,166,000\n21.96\n1971\n591,262,769\n460,262,769\n3 131,000,000\n22.15\nHighway fund-gasoline tax, licenses, and other\n41,470\n1972\n641,466,600\n467,812,600\n173,654,000\n27.07\nSanitary sewage works fund-service charges\n26,580\n1973\n718,091,300\n536,591,300\n181,500,000\n25.28\nWater fund-service charges\n19,900\n1974\n777,764,647\n590,314,647\n187,450,000\n24.10\n265\n1975\n845,616,600\n619,416,600\n226,200,000\n26.74\nMetropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund-service charges\n1976\n957,088,700\n708,140,000\n248,948,700\n26.01\n1977 estimate\n998,534,000\n718,534,000\n280,000,000\n28.04\nTotal\n786,455\n1977 recommended\n990,120,400\n720,120,400\n270,000,000\n27.26\nHISTORY OF FEDERAL PAYMENT\n1 Excludes appropriations for capital outlay beginning with fiscal year 1961.\n2\nIncludes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-106 for law enforcement activities in fiscal year 1970 only and\n$8,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-297 for use in defraying the cost of the retroactive pay increases for policemen,\nThe usual history of the Federal payment and its relationship to\nfiremen, and teachers.\n3 Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-358 for purposes of the District of Columbia Court Reform and\nthe General Fund is shown below. It will be noted that in 1967 the\nCriminal Procedures Act of 1970.\nFederal payment was $58,000,000 and represented 18.23 percent of\n10\n11\nFEDERAL LOANS\nThe following tabulation summarizes the allocation by agency:\nThe Committee recommends loan appropriations totaling $100,-\nAgency\nAmount\n000,000 to finance the construction program during fiscal year 1977.\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue\n$300, 000\nThis allowance is $14,187,000 less than requested and $110,000,000\nPublic Library\n499, 300\nbelow the 1976 allowance.\nSchool Transit Subsidy\n3, 762, 300\nPolice Department\n1, 376, 400\nA comparative summary follows:\nFire Department\n2, 014, 000\nDepartment of Corrections\n2, 140, 000\nFEDERAL LOANS\nPublic Schools\n5, 179, 800\nRecreation Department\n208, 200\nDepartment of Human Resources\n6, 520, 000\nAppropriation,\nEstimate,\nRecommended,\nItem\n1976\n1977\n1977\nDepartment of Transportation\n2,500,000\nDepartment of Environmental Services\n1, 500, 000\nFederal loans for capital outlay\n$210,000,000\n$114,187,000\n$100, 000, 000\nTotal\n26, 000, 000\nFEDERAL GRANTS\nBALANCED BUDGET RECOMMENDED\nThe District of Columbia participates in the various Federal grant\nThe Committee is recommending a balanced budget for fiscal year\nprograms as do the 50 states. These grants are over and above the\n1977. As shown in the following table, it is estimated sufficient re-\nbudget recommendations provided in this bill. The current estimate\nsources will be available on a cash basis to finance the operating\nof funds to be derived from Federal grants during fiscal year 1977\nexpense and debt service requirements recommended, and provide a\ntotals $340,208,600.\ncash balance at the close of the fiscal year.\nA summary of the grants by agency follows:\nIt should be noted however, that no provision was made in the\nbudget submitted to the Congress, or has been made in the accompany-\nSummary of Federal grant assistance to the District of Columbia\ning bill, for the pay raises anticipated later in this calendar year or for\nAgency\nmetrorail subsidies that will be required as additional segments of the\nGeneral operating expenses:\n1977 estimate\nsubway become operational. Financing for these requirements, which\nExecutive Office\n$10, 997, 300\nare estimated to cost a total of $56,600,000 in fiscal year 1977, is tied\nPublic Library\n374, 700\nto pending legislation authorizing a tax on the income of nonresidents\nDepartment of Manpower\n23, 572, 700\nDepartment of Housing and Community Development\n80, 995, 800\nworking in the city. The outcome of this legislation is uncertain at\nBoard of Parole\n61, 200\nthis time.\nMinimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board\n311, 000\nThe projections exclude capital outlay (major construction) appro-\nPublic safety:\npriations which, under authority in the bill, will continue to be\nMetropolitan Police Department\n571, 500\nPublic Defender Service\n191,000\nfinanced by loans from the United States Treasury.\nDepartment of Corrections\n515,300\nThe table referred to follows:\nEducation:\nPublic Schools\n37, 814, 200\nD.C. Teachers College\n787,900\nFederal City College\n5, 022, 200\nWashington Technical Institute\n4, 068, 500\nRecreation: Recreation Department\n2, 320, 600\nHuman Resources: Department of Human Resources\n146, 190, 800\nTransportation: Department of Transportation\n24, 583, 700\nEnvironmental Services: Department of Environmental Services\n1, 830, 200\nTotal\n340, 208, 600\nGENERAL REVENUE SHARING\nThe District also participates in the general revenue sharing\nprogram. Under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972\nit qualifies for both state and local funds. The 1977 allocation totals\n$26,000,000 and is a resource for funding the recommendations in the\nbill.\n12\n13\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT\nInasmuch as the 1977 budget estimates were based on the 1976\nbudget rather than on the 1976 Appropriation Act, due to the late\nProjected cash flow, fiscal year 1977-Appropriated funds only\nsubmission and passage of that bill, certain adjustments were re-\nEstimated funds available:\nThousands\nquired to reflect final action as well as to adjust certain discrepancies\nCash and investments, opening balance\n$17. 0\nin the estimates as submitted. Funds have been restored to the 1977\nFederal payment\n272, 707. 0\nReceipts\n786, 455. 0\nbase of agencies for positions allowed in Fiscal Year 1976 and the\nRevenue sharing\n26, 000. 0\ntransition period that were not included in the 1977 budget. Other\nShort-term advance\n40,000.0\nadditions include increases for 1977 annualization for new positions\nallowed in 1976 for a shorter period of time than originally budgeted\nTotal, estimated funds available\n1, 125, 179. 0\nas well as those for which no annualization had been provided in the\nEstimated funds required:\n1977 budget. The Committee has restored $901,600 and 105 positions\nOpening accounts payable: 1\nto the base of the Police Department budget. The bill also provides\nWages and salaries\n42, 924. 3\nfor the redirection of $1,000,000 in the Human Resources budget from\nOther payables and undelivered orders\n50, 452. 8\nUnobligated authority\n29, 661. 4\nthe Payments Assistance Administration to Forest Haven. The Com-\nmittee has provided $583,400 to enable the reopening of three Drug\nTotal, opening accounts payable\n1 123, 038. 5\nTreatment Centers closed as a result of Council action on the 1976\nBudget recommended in bill\n1, 083, 065. 1\nbudget.\nPermanent authorizations and restorations\n6,000.0\nRepayment of current year short-term loans\n60, 000. 0\nThe requests and recommendations by categories of increase are\nAppropriation lapses\n12, 620. 0\nshown in the table that follows:\nClosing accounts payable: 1\nCOMPARISON OF INCREASES REQUESTED AND RECOMMENDED BY CATEGORY\nWages and salaries\n44, 636. 7\nOther payables and undelivered orders\n54, 517. 6\nIncrease/\nUnobligated authority\n35, 501. 6\nItem\nRequested\nRecommended\ndecrease\nTotal, closing accounts payable\n134, 655. 9\nAnnualization:\nPay\n$35,790,000\n$34,000,900\n-$1,789,100\n1, 124, 827. 7\nPrior year increases\n13,236,600\n13,666,300\n+429, 700\nTotal, estimated funds required\nWithin grades\n4,382,800\n4,163,200\n-219, 600\nStaffing and maintenance\n4,648,500\n4,455,200\n-193, 300\nEstimated closing cash balance\n351. 3\nStatutory\n34,732,000\n30,725,000\n-4, -4,007,000\nInflation\n6,443,500\n6,121,600\n-321,900\n1 In addition, the outstanding advances to be repaid to the U.S. Treasury are estimated\nOther\n23,703,500\n22,171,400\n-1,532,100\nto be:\n$40, 000. 0\nTotal\n122,936,900\n115,303,600\n-7,633,300\nOpening balance\nClosing balance\n20, 000. 0\nPERSONNEL\nCOMMITTEE ACTION ON ESTIMATES\nThe Committee recommends 39,101 permanent authorized positions\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nto be financed from District of Columbia appropriated funds during\nThe 1977 budget proposed increases over the adjusted base totaling\nfiscal year 1977, which is 1,170 less than the total of 40,271 authorized\n$122,936,900. The Committee recommends a net increase of $115,-\nfor 1976. The allowance provides 457 new positions including 170 for\n303,600, a reduction of $7,633,300. As will be noted in the tabulation\nstaffing new schools scheduled for opening during the year and 275\nthat follows adjustments have been made in the various categories\nfor various Department of Human Resources facilities including 148\nof increases. The request for annualization of pay increases and other\nnot requested in the budget for the care of the mentally retarded at\nprior year increases, as well as the requests for the cost of within\nForest Haven (99) and three drug treatment centers (49). The\ngrades and inflation increases, have been reduced 5 percent across\nCommittee has also restored 105 police positions and the necessary\nthe board. The reduction is to be absorbed within the resources\nfunds to the base to prevent the compulsory separation of incumbent\navailable to various departments and agencies involved. The requests\npolice officers in those jobs. Due to the late submission and pas-\nfor staffing and maintenance of new facilities have been adjusted to\nsage of the 1976 budget, 1977 estimates were based on 1976 budget\nreflect delays in the opening of new school facilities. Except for two\nrequests rather than finally enacted figures. Necessary adjustments to\nitems under \"Repayment of Loans and Interest\" the requests in the\nreflect final action on the 1976 budget are shown in the tabulation that\nstatutory category have been allowed in full. Adjustments in the\nfollows.\n\"Other\" category are discussed in the paragraphs relating to the\nEMPLOYMENT CEILING\nagencies and departments involved. Included under \"Other\" are such\nThe Committee is recommending an employment ceiling of 35,250'\nitems as the cost of additional printing and equipment requirements,\nwhich is an increase of 250 over the level proposed in the budget\npayments by the various agencies to the District's central SHARE\nand 4,369 below the 1976 level. The restriction on the maximum\ncomputer system, the District's share of the Metrobus operating\nnumber of positions that may be filled during any month is contained\nsubsidy, certain Human Resources programs, and costs associated\nin section 13 of the bill under General Provisions. Appropriations\nwith the Blue Plains sewage treatment plant as it becomes operational.\nrecommended for personnel compensation reflect a lapse rate of\n14\n15\napproximately 10 percent which will restrict actual employment to\nSUMMARY OF POSITIONS AUTHORIZED, REQUESTED AND RECOMMENDED-PERMANENT AUTHORIZED\nPOSITIONS-FISCAL YEAR 1977-Continued\nthe ceiling.\nA comparative summary of positions by agency follows:\nIncrease\nAuthor-\nIncrease\nSUMMARY OF POSITIONS AUTHORIZED, REQUESTED, AND RECOMMENDED-PERMANENT AUTHORIZED\nrecom-\nTotal\nAuthor-\nized,\nRevised,\nre-\nmended\nauthor-\nPOSITIONS-FISCAL YEAR 1977\nized,\n1977\nAdjust-\n1977\nquested,\nActivity\nby com-\nized,\n1976\nbase\nments\nbase\n1977\nmittee\n1977\nIncrease\nAuthor-\nIncrease\nrecom-\nTotal\nEducation:\nAuthor-\nized,\nRevised,\nre-\nmended\nauthor-\nPublic schools\n10,521\n9,764\n764\n170\n1977\nBoard of Higher Education 4\n170\n934\nized,\nAdjust-\n1977\nquested,\nby com-\nized,\n9\n9\n9\n9\nActivity\n1976\nbase\nments\nbase\n1977\nmittee\n1977\nDistrict of Columbia Teachers College\n219\n219\n219\n219\nFederal City College\n945\n943\n943\nWashington Technical Institute\n943\n405\n405\n405\n1\nGeneral operating expenses:\n405\nOffice of the Mayor\n32\n29\n29\n2\n29\nTotal, Education\n12,099\n11,340\nCouncil of the District of Columbia\n-24\n11,340\n171\n83\n107\n170\n83\n9\n83\n11,510\nDistrict of Columbia Auditor\n10\n10\n10\n5\n10\nRecreation: Recreation Department\n787\n754\n754\n754\nExecutive Office:\nHuman Resources:\nOffice of the Secretariat\n25\n28\n-3\n25\n25\nExecutive direction and support\n1, 167\n160\n1, 160\n3\nOffice of Public Affairs\n12\n8\n8\nPayments Assistance Administration\n1, 160\n8\n709\n708\n708\n22\n22\n730\nOffice of Budget and Management\nSocial Rehabilitation Administration\n513\n1,511\n511\n20\n20\nSystems\n279\n531\n296\n-17\n279\n279\nMental Health Administration\n1, 195\n1,196\n'+18\n214\n86\n184\n398\nMunicipal Planning Office\n82\n82\n82\n82\nCommunity Health and Hospitals Ad-\nOffice of Personnel\n73\n70\n70\n70\nministration\n3, 983\n3, 983\n3, 983\nLegislation Office\n11\n-11\nNarcotics Treatment Administration\n3, 983\n212\n192\n192\n49\n241\nOffice of Emergency Preparedness\n7\n7\n7\n7\nOffice of Human Rights\n37\n56\n56\n56\nTotal, Human Resources\n8, 779\n8, 750\n+18\n8, 768\n131\n275\nOffice of Consumer Affairs\n18\n9, 043\n16\n16\n16\nOffice of Bicentennial Programs\n1\n1\n1\nTransportation: Department of Trans-\nRental Accommodations Office\n45\n45\n45\nportation\n1,507\n1,421\n1, 421\n1, 421\nOffice of Latino Affairs\n9\nEnvironmental Services:\nTotal, Executive Office\n533\n619\n-31\n588\n10\n1\n589\nDepartment of Environmental Services.\n904\n665\n2, 665\n2,665\nWashington Aqueduct\n310\n310\n310\n310\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue\n543\n542\n542\n542\nOffice of the Corporation Counsel\n179\n172\n+2\n174\n174\nTotal, Environmental Services\n3,214\n2,975\n2, 975\n2, 975\nDepartment of General Services\n512\n547\n547\n547\nDepartment of Economic Development\n200\n187\n187\n187\nGrand total\n40,271\n38,595\n+49\n38,644\n339\n457\n39,101\nPublic Library\n550\n522\n-1\n521\n11\n11\n532\nDepartment of Manpower\n9\n24\n24\n24\n1 Reflects 4 positions denied and 3 positions transferred to Office of the Corporation Counsel by final congressional\nOther independent agencies and\naction on 1976 budget. In addition proposal to transfer 4 positions from Office of the Corporation Counsel in fiscal year 1977\noffices:\nbudget not approved.\nOffice of Youth Opportunity Services\n28\n8\n8\n8\n3 Reflects 3 positions transferred from Legislation Office, 4 positions proposed to be transferred to Legislation Office\nDepartment of Housing and Com-\nnot approved and 5 positions proposed to be transferred from Police Department not approved.\nmunity Development\n353\n252\n252\n252\nBoard of Parole\n23\n23\n23\n23\nCounsel. 3 Includes restoration of 105 positions to base and denial of proposed transfer of 5 positions to Office of the Corporation\nDepartment of Insurance\n26\n26\n26\n26\n4 Became Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia on May 19, 1976.\nMinimum Wage and Industrial\nSafety Board\n42\n45\n-3\n42\n42\nHaven. a Reflects 2 positions disallowed in final action on 1976 budget and 20 positions allowed in transition period for Fores t\nRecorder of Deeds\n69\n66\n66\n66\nPublic Service Commission\n32\n32\n32\n32\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nBoard of Appeals and Review\n4\n4\n4\n4\nBoard of Elections and Ethics\n30\n42\n-12\n30\n30\nOffice of the Surveyor\n40\n36\n36\n36\nGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nCommission on the Status of Women.\n2\n2\n2\n2\nCommission on Judicial Disabilities\nand Tenure\n1\n1\n1\n1\nThe Committee recommends a total of $112,870,700 for 1977 for the\nBoard of Labor Relations\n2\n2\n2\n2\nLaw Revision Commission\n3\n3\n3\n3\nvarious departments, agencies, and activities funded through this\nappropriation. The allowance for 1977 is $3,495,700 below 1976\nTotal, other independent agencies\nand offices\n655\n542\n-15\n527\n527\nappropriations and $1,323,600 below the amounts requested.\nTotal, general operating expenses_\n306\n3, 301\n-69\n232\n37\n12\n244\nThe allowances recommended, by activity, follow:\nPublic safety:\nMetropolitan Police\n5, 635\n5, 180\n3 +110\n5, 290\n5, 290\nFire Department\n1,535\n490\n490\n1,490\nCourts:\nAppeals\n63\n61\n61\n61\nSuperior\n014\n985\n985\n985\nCourt System\n72\n70\n70\n70\nPublic Defender Service\n87\n89\n-3\n86\n86\nBail Agency\n52\n59\n-7\n52\n52\nTotal, Courts\n1,288\n264\n-10\n1,254\n1,254\nDepartment of Corrections\n2,101\n2,100\n2, 100\n2,100\nNational Guard\n20\n20\n20\n20\nTotal, Public safety\n10,579\n10, 054\n+100\n10, 154\n10, 154\nSee footnotes at end of table.\n16\n17\nGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE\nBill compared with-\nBudget Recommended\nActivity\nEstimate\nRecommended\nAppropria-\nDecrease\ntions,\nestimates,\nin bill\n1976\n1977\nActivity\n1976\n1977\nfor 1977\nappropriations\nestimates\nOffice of the Secretariat\n$629,900\n$629, 100\n-$800\nOffice of Public Affairs\n183,900\n183,300\n-600\nOffice of the Mayor\n$767,600\n$1,367,700\n$1,066,000\nOffice of Budget and Management Systems\n5,695,900\n5,575,900\n-120,000\n+$298,400\n-$301,\nCouncil of the District of Columbia\n2,103,700\n2,352,300\nMunicipal Planning Office\n1,981,000\n2,775,500\n1,851,800\n-129,200\n+248,600\n-423,200\nDistrict of Columbia Auditor\nPersonnel Office\n158,200\n268,500\n236,500\n1,647,700\n+78,300\n1,642,000\n-5,700\n-32,000\nExecutive Office\n20,274,900\n23,906,300\n23,183,200\n+2,908,300\n-723, 100\nCompensation funds:\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue\n8,835,200\n9,095,600\n9,460,100\n+364, 500\nDisability compensation\n4,480,700\n4,480,700\n+624,900\nOffice of the Corporation Counsel\n4,145,100\n3,940,400\n4,180,600\n+35,\n+240,200\nUnemployment compensation\n5,712,700\n5,712,700\nDepartment of General Services\n17,636,300\n18,027,700\n17,980,400\n+344,100\n-47,300\nWorkmen's compensation\n727,000\n725,000\n-2,000\nDepartment of Economic Development\n3,098,500\n3,039,600\n3,034,900\nLegislation Office\n216,600\n-63,600\n-4, -4,700\n-216, 600\nPublic library\n8,348,300\n8,566,200\n8,483,700\n+135,400\n-82,500\nOffice of Emergency Preparedness\n63,200\n63,200\nDepartment of Manpower\n50,400\n476,700\n470,800\n+420,400\n1,037,200\n1,016,400\n-5,900\nOffice of Human Rights\n-20,800\nOther independent agencies and offices\n13,231,900\n11,493,600\n11,285,700\nOffice of Consumer Affairs\n-1,946,200\n299,000\n298,300\n-700\n-207,900\nContributions to metropolitan area\nBicentennial programs\n193,800\n193,800\nagencies\n33,613,800\n27,222,200\n27,222,200\n-6,391,600\nRental Accommodations Office\n837,700\n811,000\n-26,700\nMiscellaneous contributions\n4,102,500\n4,014,300\n3,914,300\n-188,200\nOffice of Latino Affairs\n200,000\n-200,000\n-100,000\nTotal, general operating expenses\n116,366,400\n114,194,300\n112,870,700\n-3,495,700\n-1,323,600\nTotal, Executive Office\n23,906,300\n23,183,200\n-723,1\nMUNICIPAL PLANNING OFFICE\nOffice of the Mayor.-A total of $1,066,000 is recommended for 1977.\nIncluded in the allowance is an increase of $291,700 over the current\nThe sum of $1,851,800 is recommended for fiscal year 1977. The\nyear level for the elderly nutrition program. The requests for addi-\nincrease requested for computer rental time to conduct statistical\ntional positions and funds to support the growing executive workload,\nstudies has not been approved.\nthe establishment of a contingency fund, and grants and subsidies for\nthe Commission on the Arts have been denied.\nLEGISLATION OFFICE\nThe request of the Mayor to transfer the legislation function of the\nLegislation Office, which was incorporated into the Office of the Cor-\nThe budget proposed $216,600 for the operation of this office\nporation Counsel by the 1976 Appropriation Act, to the Office of the\nduring 1977 within the Executive Office. Consistent with congressional\nMayor is not approved.\naction on the 1976 appropriation act this Office has been incorporated\nCouncil of the District of Columbia.-The Committee recommends a\ninto the Office of the Corporation Counsel and the funds for 1977 have\ntotal of $2,352,300 and 83 positions for the Council in 1977. The\nbeen transferred to that appropriation. As noted earlier, the Com-\nrequests for additional positions and funds for the General Counsel,\nmittee does not concur in the request of the Mayor to transfer the\nthe Office of Legislative Counsel, the Legislative Services Unit, and\nlegislation function to the Office of the Mayor.\nthe Council Recorder Unit have been denied.\nThe budget proposed a chauffeur and car for the Chairman of the\nOFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS\nCouncil which has since been withdrawn. The Committee concurs in\nthe suggestion of the Chairman of the Council that the transportation\nThe budget as transmitted to the Congress provides funding for\nrequirements of the Chairman of the Council shall be met through the\nonly six months of fiscal year 1977 and the Council directed that\nassignment of existing personnel and resources.\nthis Office cease operation and be abolished after six months and\nDistrict of Columbia Auditor.-A total of $236,500 is recommended\nprovided no funding for the continuation or completion of scheduled\nfor the ensuing fiscal year which will enable the Auditor to continue\nprograms. The Committee does not concur in the abolishment of this\nactivities at the current level. The additional positions and funds\nOffice and directs that it continue and remain operational. The bill in-\nrequested to increase audit capabilities are not approved.\ncludes $63,200 as requested in the budget. Funds required to con-\nExecutive Office-A total of $23,183,200 has been included in the\ntinue operations during the remainder of the year are to be derived by\nbill for the various offices and programs funded under this general\nreprogramming and from any other sources that may be available.\nheading.\nOFFICE OF BICENTENNIAL PROGRAMS\nA comparative summary of the allowances follows:\nThe Committee recommends approval of the request for $193,800\nfor the continued development of Kingman Island as a National\nChildren's Island. The establishment of a position for the Director\nof the project is also approved. This center, which is being developed\nas a part of the bicentennial program, will become a permanent\nfacility and should be transferred to the Department of Recreation.\nOFFICE OF LATINO AFFAIRS\nThe request of $200,000 and 9 positions for the establishment of a\nseparate Office of Latino Affairs has been denied. The Department of\nH.\nRept.\n94-1415\n2\n19\n18\nCONTRIBUTIONS TO METROPOLITAN AREA AGENCIES\nHuman Resources budget includes $52,100 for activities devoted to\nLatino affairs and Federal funds totaling $710,564 have been granted\nActivity\nEstimate\nRecommended\nDecrease\nto the Department of Manpower for job skill training for disad-\nMetropolitan Washington Council of Governments\n$212, 800\n$212, 800\nvantaged persons of the Spanish community.\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n26,936,000\n26,936,000\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue.-The sum of $9,460,100 is\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission\n73,400\n73,400\nrecommended for fiscal year 1977 which is $624,900 above the 1976\nTotal, contributions to metropolitan area agencies\n27,222,200\n27,222,200\nlevel and $364,500 above the 1977 request to cover the unbudgeted\nannual costs in 1977 of new positions allowed in 1976 on a partial\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY\nyear funding basis due to the late passage of the bill.\nOffice of the Corporation Counsel.-The bill provides $4,180,600 for\nThe sum of $26,936,000 is recommended, as requested, for Metrobus\n1977 and again includes an increase of $200,000 over the request to\n($25,803,600) and Metrorail ($1,132,400) operating subsidies. Metro-\nfinance additional claims and suits that the city will be able to pay\nbus operating subsidies appropriations in the 1976 bill totaled\nimmediately upon settlement rather than having to wait until a\n$33,336,300.\nsubsequent appropriation is provided. As has been noted earlier, the\nThe District of Columbia bus subsidy in fiscal year 1977 is as\nCommittee does not concur in the request of the Mayor to transfer\nfollows:\nlegislation functions to his office from the Legislation Unit which was\nItem\nAmount\nincorporated into the Office of the Corporation Counsel by the 1976\nDistrict share of fiscal year 1977 operating subsidy\n$27,341,530\nAct. The Committee also does not concur in the proposed transfer of\nAdjustment in fiscal year 1976 subsidy\n1,280,847\nlegal counsel activities from the Metropolitan Police Department\nBalance of fiscal year 1975 subsidy not appropriated\n3,618,613\nto the Office of the Corporation Counsel and the funds and positions\nDowntowner service costs, fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977\n353,216\nhave been retained in the police budget.\nTotal required funds-District\n32,594,206\nPublic Library.-An appropriation totaling $8,483,700 is recom-\nLess: Section 5 funds under the Urban Mass Transit Assistance Act\nmended for the operation of the public library system during the next\nof 1974\n6,790,569\nfiscal year. The recommendation includes funds for staffing and\nRounding\n-37\nmaintenance of the new Garnet C. Wilkinson Branch Library.\nTotal, Metrobus operations\n$25,803,600\nOther independent agencies and offices.-A total of $11,285,700 is\nrecommended for 1977 for the 16 agencies and offices within this\nThe appropriation of $1,132,400 for the Metrorail Operating Subsidy\ncategory. This allowance is $1,946,200 less than was appropriated for\nis to cover the District's share of bond interest payable on series A\n1976 and $207, 900 below the amount requested.\nbonds issued by the Authority.\nA listing of the various allocations follows:\nMiscellaneous Contributions.-A total of $3,914,300 is recommended\nfor the three items within this category, as follows:\nOTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND OFFICES\nMISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS\nIncrease/\nEstimate\nRecommended\ndecrease\nActivity\nEstimate\nRecommended\nDecrease\nActivity\nOffice of Youth Opportunity Services\n$404,700\n$225,600\n-$179,100\nSchool transit subsidy\n$3,762,300\n$3,762,300\nDepartment of Housing and Community Development\n4,925,000\n4,910,900\n-14,100\nWashington Convention and Visitors Bureau\n200,000\n100,000\n-$100,000\n502,400\n501,100\n-1,300\nDistrict of Columbia Chamber of Commerce\nParole Board\n52,000\n52,000\nDepartment of Insurance\n546,500\n579,600\n+33, 100\nMinimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board\n777,500\n770,700\n-6,800\nTotal, miscellaneous contributions\n4,014,300\n3,914,300\n-100,000\nRecorder of Deeds\n852,800\n814,000\n-38,800\nPublic Service Commission\n706,500\n714,100\n+7,600\nBoard of Appeals and Review\n90,400\n89,900\n-500\n889,600\n885,600\n-4,000\nSCHOOL TRANSIT SUBSIDY\nBoard of Elections and Ethics\n421,900\n421,100\n-800\nOffice of the Surveyor\n41,100\n41,000\n-100\nCommission on the Status of Women\nCommission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure\n67,400\n67,400\nThe Committee has approved the request of $3,762,300 to cover the\nBoard of Labor Relations\n114,500\n114,400\n-100\ncost of subsidizing the reduced fare transportation of school children\nJudicial Nomination Commission\n16,800\n16,800\n236,500\n233,500\n-3,000\nwithin the District of Columbia. D.C. Code, Section 44-214a, as\nLaw Revision Commission\nAdvisory Neighborhood Commissions\n900,000\n900,000\namended, authorizes the city to pay the difference between 10 cents\nTotal, other independent agencies and offices\n11,493,600\n11,285,700\n-207,900\nand the adult fare which is currently 40 cents. The amount recom-\nmended has been certified by the Washington Metropolitan Area\nContributions to metropolitan area agencies.-A total of $27,222,200\nTransit Commission as required by law.\nis recommended for fiscal year 1977 for the three agencies under this\nWASHINGTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU\nheading, which is $6,391,600 below the 1976 appropriation. The\ndistribution by activity follows:\nThe sum of $100,000 is recommended for the Bureau in 1977. This\nallowance is the same as that provided in the 1976 bill and $100,000\nless than requested.\n21\n20\nCOURTS\nPUBLIC SAFETY\nActivity\nIncrease/\nThe Committee recommends a total of $247,160,400 for the five\nEstimate\nRecommended\ndecrease\npublic safety activities carried within this appropriation, which is\nCourt of Appeals\n$4,101,300 above 1976 appropriations and $984,100 above the amount\nSuperior Court\n$1,528,500\n$1,659,100\n+$130, 600\nDistrict of Columbia Court System\n20,099,300\n20,247,300\n+148, 000\nrequested.\nPublic Defender Service\n3,831,900\n3,831,900\nDistrict of Columbia Bail Agency\n1,919,700\n1,910,900\nThe allocation of funds by department and agency is shown in the\n-8,800\n737,900\n725,300\n-12,600\nfollowing tabulation:\nTotal, courts\n28,117,300\n28,374,500\nPUBLIC SAFETY\n+257, 200\nRecom-\nBill compared with-\nCOURT OF APPEALS\nAppro-\nBudget\nmended\npriations,\nestimates,\nin bill\n1976 appro-\n1977\nActivity\n1976\n1977\nfor 1977\npriations\nestimates\nAn appropriation of $1,659,100 is recommended for 1977 which is an\nincrease of $130,600 over the city budget. This increase reflects the\nMetropolitan Police\n$128,587,200\n$127,060,000\n$128,046,100\n-$541, 100\n+$986, 100\nFire Department\n42,825,000\n44,589,400\n44,584,300\n+1,759,300\n-5,100\ninclusion of funds to annualize the cost of the new law clerks provided\nCourts\n28,457,800\n28,117,300\n28,374,500\n-83, 300\n+257. 200\nDepartment of Corrections\n42,887,500\n46,110,100\n45,856,500\n+2,969,000\n-253,600\nin budget. the 1976 Act for which provisions had not been made in the 1977\nNational Guard\n301,600\n299,500\n299,000\n-2,600\n-500\nSUPERIOR COURT\nTotal, public safety\n243,059,100\n246,176,300\n247,160,400\n+4,101,300\n+984, 100\nThe Committee recommends a total of $20,247,300 for the operation\nMetropolitan Police Department.-An appropriation of $128,046,100\nof the Superior Court in 1977. This allowance is $148,000 over the\nis recommended for 1977 which will support 5,290 positions composed\ncity budget to cover the full year cost of new positions allowed in the\nof 4,575 police officers, 621 civilians, and 94 cadets. The Committee\n1976 Act which were not budgeted for 1977.\nhas restored 105 police officer positions and $901,600 to the base to\nprevent the compulsory separation of incumbents in those jobs and a\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT SYSTEM\nfurther reduction in the strength of the Police Department. The\nCommittee does not concur in the transfer of five legal counsel posi-\nThe bill provides $3,831,900, as requested by the city, for the various\ntions and related funds from the Police Department to the Office of\nactivities funded under this heading. Language is included in the bill,\nthe Corporation as proposed in the budget and has retained them in\nas requested, providing that funds appropriated for fiscal year 1977 for\nthis appropriation under the jurisdiction of the Police Chief. The\nexpenses under the Criminal Justice Act of 1974, for the compensation\nincrease of $3,100,000 for relief payments and payments to benefici-\nof attorneys appointed under the authority of that Act to represent\naries has been approved which will provide a total of $40,217,300 for\nindigents, shall be available for obligations incurred in fiscal years 1975\nthat purpose in fiscal year 1977.\nand 1976. A total of $2,500,000 is included in the bill for the compensa-\nFunds for pay raises for policemen in fiscal year 1977 are carried\ntion and reimbursement of attorneys under that Act.\nunder the heading \"Personal Services\". This item is discussed later in\nthe report.\nPUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE\nFire Department.-The sum of $44,584,300 is recommended for the\noperation of the Fire Department during the next fiscal year. This\nAn appropriation of $1,910,900 is recommended for 1977 which is\nallowance is $1,759,300 more than 1976 appropriations to cover the\n$8,800 less than was requested. The reduction is due to the disallowance\nincreased costs of supplies, materials, equipment and other items,\nof additional positions requested in the 1976 budget on which the 1977\nincluding $1,300,000 for pension payments. A total of $16,549,900 will\nbudget was based and other budgetwide adjustments.\nbe available for pensions and medical payments in 1977.\nCourts.-A total of $28,374,500 is recommended for the two courts\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAIL AGENCY\nand the three related agencies under this general heading. As in\nprevious bills the amounts provided for the two courts and the D.C.\nA total of $725,300 is provided for the ensuing fiscal year. The re-\nduction of $12,600 in the amount requested reflects the denial of new\nCourt System are based on the recommendations of the Mayor and\nCouncil rather than the requests made by the Chief Judges of the Court\npositions requested for 1976 which were included in the 1977 budget.\nof Appeals and the Superior Court.\nDepartment of Corrections.-The Committee recommends the appro-\npriation of $45,856,500 for fiscal year 1977 which is an increase of\nA comparative summary of the allocations in the bill follows:\n$2,969,000 over the 1976 level to cover the growing costs of supplies,\nmaterials, equipment, and other items, including annualization of pay\nincreases and new positions allowed in the 1976 Act.\n22\n23\nEDUCATION\nrollment has continued but at a significantly lesser rate. Enrollment\nfor fiscal year 1977 is estimated to be 1,185 below 1976 which was\nA total of $245,287,700 is recommended for the public schools and\n1,073 below the previous year. This compares to an average decline\ninstitutions of higher learning under the jurisdiction of the city. The\nof 4,100 for the years 1974 and 1975. In 1968 the appropriation was\nallowance is $7,961,800 more than was provided for fiscal year 1976\n$95,932,000 and the enrollment was 149,300. The 1976 appropriation\nand $2,005,500 less than requested.\nwas $199,532,500 for an enrollment of 130,685. For 1977 the Com-\nA comparative summary of the allocation to the public schools, the\nmittee is recommending an appropriation of $205,761,800 for an en-\nBoard of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, and\nrollment of 129,500. The per pupil expenditure is among the highest\nthe three colleges follows:\nin the Nation. Based on the recommendations in the bill per pupil\nEDUCATION\nexpenditures in 1977 will be $1,797, of which $1,567 will be from\nDistrict funds and $230 will be from Federal sources.\nBill compared with-\nThe Committee recommendation of $205,761,800 is $1,626,300 less\nAppropri-\nBudget\nRecom-\n1976\nations,\nestimates,\nmended in\nappropri-\n1977\nthan the requests in the city's budget and reflects opening date slip-\nActivity\n1976\n1977\nbill for 1977\nations\nestimates\npage for the new Gage-Eckington Elementary and Fort Lincoln Ele-\nmentary schools, application of the across the board reductions in the\nPublic schools\n$199,532,500\n$207,388,100\n$205,761,800\n+$6,229,300\n-$1,626,300\nBoard of Trustees of the University of the\namounts requested for annualization, within grades, and inflation in-\nDistrict of Columbia\n153,500\n265,000\n264,700\n+111,2 200\n-300\nDistrict of Columbia Teachers College\n4,623,500\n5,095,500\n4,879,200\n+255,700\n-216,300\ncreases and other adjustments. Staffing, maintenance and equipment\nFederal City College\n21,197,000\n22,153,500\n22,106,200\n+909,200\n-47,300\nfunds have been provided for a number of new facilities that will be\nWashington Technical Institute\n11,819,400\n12,391,100\n12,275,800\n+456,400\n-115,300\nput into operation during the fiscal year, as follows: Winston Ele-\nTotal, education\n237,325,900\n247,293,200\n245,287,700\n+7,961,800\n-2,005,500\nmentary (new), Wilkinson Elementary (new), Gage-Eckington\nElementary (replacement), Fletcher-Johnson Elementary/Junior\nHigh (new), Fort Lincoln Elementary (new), Lafayette Elementary\nPublic schools.-The Committee recommends a total of $205,761,800\n(modernization/addition), West Elementary (replacement), Benning\nfor the operation of the public school system during fiscal year 1977.\nElementary (replacement), Terrell Elementary (new), Takoma Ele-\nThe following reflects in comparative form the distribution of funds\nmentary (replacement), Shaw Junior High (replacement), and Dun-\nas allocated by the Mayor and the City Council and recommended\nbar Senior High (replacement).\nby the Committee:\nFunds for the pay raises for teachers in fiscal year 1977 are carried\nPUBLIC SCHOOLS\nunder the heading \"Personal Services\". This item is discussed later\nin the report.\nActivity\nEstimate\nRecommended\nDecrease\nBoard of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia.-A\nElementary education\n$66,583,300\n$66,449,900\n-$133,400\ntotal of $264,700 is recommended for this new Board which is charged\nJunior high education\n28,577,900\n28,540,000\n-37,900\nSenior high education\n19,605,200\n19,581,800\n-23,400\nwith the responsibility of consolidating the District of Columbia\nCareer development\n5,092,200\n5,085,100\n-7,100\nTeachers College, the Federal City College, and the Washington Tech-\nSpecial education\n13,139,200\n13,072,700\n-66,500\nContinuing education\n4,248,100\n4,197,500\n-50,600\nnical Institute, into the University of the District of Columbia. Public\nFood services\n6,212,900\n6,182,200\n-30,700\nFacilities\n37,956,200\n37,649,700\n-306, 500\nLaw 93-471, which was amended by D.C. Law 1-36 provides for con-\nInstructional support\n6,347,700\n6,340,300\n-7,400\nsolidation of the existing postsecondary education institutions into a\nCentral services and management\n30,796,900\n29,834,100\n-962,800\nBase reduction not distributed\n-11,171,500\n-11,171,500\nsingle management system by September 1, 1976 and that the Uni-\nTotal, public schools\n207,388,100\n205,761,800\n-1,626,300\nversity must be established by August 1, 1977. The Board of Trustees\ntook office on May 19, 1976, and simultaneously the Boards of Higher\nEducation and Vocational Education were abolished pursuant to D.C.\nResources totaling $243,842,300 will be available for the operation\nLaw 1-36. The budget recommended includes funds previously avail-\nof the system during fiscal year 1977 composed of the following:\nable to the Board of Higher Education and $100,000 which was trans-\nferred from the three college budgets to procure services that it is\nItem\nFiscal year 1977\nanticipated will be needed to implement consolidation.\nAppropriations recommended in bill\n$205, 761, 800\nFederal grants\n37,814,200\nDistrict of Columbia Teachers College.-An appropriation of\nOther grants and reimbursements\n266,300\n$4,879,200 is recommended for 1977. Formulation of the fiscal year\n1977 budget was based on the College as its exists today, irrespective\nTotal\n243, 842, 300\nof its approaching consolidation into the University of the District of\nColumbia. In light of the pending restructuring of public higher\nIn addition to the operating funds enumerated above, capital\neducation the Committee has not approved the requests for new lab-\nimprovement projects totaling $834,000 are also recommended which\noratory equipment and books for the library.\nwill provide a grand total of $244,676,300 in fiscal year 1977.\nA comparative breakdown of the recommendation by activity\nThe amount recommended is again the largest ever provided for the\nfollows:\noperation of the District's public school system. The decrease in en-\n24\n25\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEACHERS COLLEGE\nRECREATION\nActivity\nEstimate\nRecommended\nDecrease\nThe Committee recommends $17,674,400 for the Department of\nInstruction\n$3,014,700\n$2,961,000\n-$53, 700\nAcademic support\n449,900\n393,600\n-56,300\nRecreation during the next fiscal year. This allowance is $1,154,400\nStudent services\n613,000\n513,500\n-99, 500\nmore than was appropriated for 1976 and $55,200 less than requested.\nInstitutional support\n1,017,900\n1,011,100\n-6,800\nThe following compares the recommendation with the 1976 appro-\nTotal, District of Columbia Teachers College\n5,095,500\n4,879,200\n-216,\npriation and the 1977 budget estimate:\nRECREATION\nFederal City College.-A total of $22,106,200 for 1977 is recom-\nmended. Inasmuch as the College will be consolidated with the D.C.\nBill compared with-\nTeachers College and the Washington Technical Institute to form the\nBudget Recommended\nAppropria-\nestimates,\nin bill for\n1976\n1977\nthe University of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year, the\nActivity\ntions, 1976\n1977\n1977\nappropriations\nestimates\n1977 budget provides only for increased mandatory personnel costs\nand inflationary increases in rents, fuel, utilities, supplies and ma-\nDepartment of Recreation\n$16,520,000\n$17,729,600\n$17,674,400\n+$1,154,400\n-$55,200\nterials, and equipment. The reductions recommended, as shown below,\nrelate to budgetwide adjustments in requests for annualizations,\nThe budget as recommended provides funds for annualization,\nwithin grades, and inflation increases.\nwithin-grades, and inflation increases adjusted in accordance with\nThe distribution of the amounts recommended by activity follow:\nCommittee policy. Funds have been provided for staffing and mainte-\nFEDERAL CITY COLLEGE\nnance of the following new facilities: New Elementary/Junior High\n(Oxon Run), Langdon Park, West Elementary School, Takoma\nActivity\nEstimate\nRecommended\nDecrease\nElementary School, and Dunbar Recreation Center.\nInstruction\n$11,197,300\n$11,185,100\n-$12,200\nHUMAN RESOURCES\nPublic service\n412,800\n412,800\nAcademic support.\n2,428,100\n2,416,900\n-11,200\nStudent services\n2,430,600\n2,423,700\n-6,900\nThe Committee recommends a total of $267,955,800 for the Depart-\nInstitutional support\n5,684,700\n5,667,700\n-17,000\nment of Human Resources during fiscal year 1977. The allowance is\nTotal, Faderal City College\n22,153,500\n22,106,200\n-47,300\n$3,881,300 more than was appropriated for 1976 and $333,000 less\nthan requested.\nWashington Technical Institute.-The bill provides $12,275,800 for\nA comparative breakdown by activity follows:\n1977. As with the other colleges, this institution will become a part of\nHUMAN RESOURCES\nthe new University of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year.\nThe reduction of $115,300 reflects overall adjustments throughout the\nBill compared with-\nthe bill and denial of the request of one position and $22,000 requested\nBudget\nRecommended\nAppropria-\nestimates\nin bill for\n1976\n1977\nfor an expansion of the veterinary program.\nActivity\ntions, 1976\n1977\n1977\nappropriations\nestimates\nThe Committee has not approved the language requested under\nGeneral Provisions to authorize the use of appropriations for the\nExecutive direction and support\n$19,548,500\n$20,178,200\n$20,079,400\n+$530,900\n-$98,800\nPayments Assistance Administration.\n93,664,500\n85,937,100\n85,031,700\n-8,632,800\n-905, 400\npurchase, maintenance, and operation of aircraft.\nSocial Rehabilitation Administration\n37,885,300\n39,915,100\n39,812,200\n+1,926,900\n-102,900\nThe following details the amounts recommended by activity:\nMental Health Administration\n43,100,000\n46,499,300\n47,622,800\n+4,522,800\n+1,123,500\nCommunity Health and Hospitals Admin-\nistration\n65,937,400\n71,897,800\n70,979,400\n+5,042,000\n-918,400\nWASHINGTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE\nNarcotics Treatment Administration\n3,938,800\n3,861,300\n4,430,300\n+491,500\n+569, 000\nTotal, human resources\n264,074,500\n268,288,800\n267,955,800\n+3,881,300\n-333,\nActivity\nEstimated\nRecommended\nDecreas e\nInstruction\n$5,171,600\n$5,146,000\n-$25, 600\nExecutive direction and support.-The bill provides a total of\nOrganized research\n97,400\n97,300\n-100\nPublic service\n553,800\n553,700\n-100\n$20,079,400 for executive direction which will allow a continuation of\nAcademic support\n952,700\n884,100\n-68,600\nactivities at the current level during 1977. The Committee has ap-\nStudent support\n1,445,400\n1,444,000\n-1,400\nInstitutional support\n4,170,200\n4,150,700\n-19,500\nproved the increase of $100,000 requested for the development of a\nTotal, Washington Technical Institute:\n12,391,100\n12,275,800\n-115,300\nMedicaid Management Information System and $125,300 to support\nthe Supplemental Food Warehouse operation.\nPayments Assistance Administration.-A total of $85,031,700 is\nrecommended for this Administration. Included in the allowance is\n$98,200 to accomplish the Federally mandated increased Food Stamp\nQuality Control sample. The allowance reflects a base transfer of\n$1,000,000 to Forest Haven. The Director of the Department advised\n26\n27\nthe Committee as follows: \"The results of DHR's effort in our current\nintensive review of the AFDC and GPA caseload leads us to believe\nOther increases for mental health include $486,600 for staffing the\nArea B Community Mental Health Center Residential Treatment\nthat savings of $1 million in local dollars might occur in FY 1977 if the\nFacility for children, $1,131,100 to establish a 30-bed Forensic Psy-\nrate at which cases are being closed remains approximately constant.\"\nchiatry Unit at the Psychiatric Convalescent Rehabilitation Center,\nThe following table provides comparative statistics on the public\n$54,200 for the Office of Forensic Psychiatry to handle the demand for\nassistance caseload and expenditures since 1963:\nforensic psychiatry services to the courts, and $610,500 to replace\nPUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD AND EXPENDITURES, REGULAR CATEGORIES\nFederal funding SO as to allow continuation of ongoing programs at\nCommunity Mental Health Centers.\n[Dollar amounts in thousands]\nCommunity Health and Hospitals Administration.-The bill provides\nAverage\nAverage\na total of $70,979,400 for this activity during the next fiscal year.\nmonthly\nmonthly\nTotal\nLocal\nFederal\nFiscal year\ncaseloads\nrecipients\nexpenditures\nexpenditures\nexpenditures\nIncluded is $105,000 for contractual services to provide back-up\nnursing care for qualified District of Columbia residents/patients\n1963\n11,067\n27,597\n$13,562.3\n$5,387.6\n$8,174.7\nrecuperating at home, $37,000 in contractual services to effectively\n1964\n10,134\n25,202\n12,511.6\n4,799.7\n7,711.9\n1965\n10,647\n26,862\n13,350.8\n5, 216.6\n8,134.2\nmaintain the operation of the Supplemental Foods Program and\n1966\n11,375\n29,368\n14,614.5\n5,526.8\n9,087.7\n$250,000 for planning, scheduling and performing maintenance of\n1967\n11,998\n30,563\n16,479.4\n6,897.6\n9,581.8\n1968\n13,086\n33,294\n19,432.6\n8,794.0\n10,638.6\nmedical and hospital equipment at D.C. General Hospital.\n1969\n14,880\n38,447\n23,055.8\n10,957.1\n12,098.7\n1970\nNarcotics Treatment Administration.-A total of $4,430,300 is\n19,603\n49,983\n34,814.4\n17, 932.3\n16,882.1\n1971\n29,615\n75,034\n56,801.8\n29,749.4\n27,052.4\nrecommended for narcotics treatment programs including $583,400\n1972\n40,629\n103,157\n78,552.5\n41,390.5\n37,162.0\n1973\n46,220\n117,211\n94,013.0\n49,727.1\n44,285.9\nand 49 positions over the budget request to enable the reopening of\n1974: 1\nJuly 1 to Dec. 31, 1973\nthree drug treatment centers closed as a result of Council action on\n48,155\n122,008\n50,772.4\n26,847.9\n23,924.5\nJan. 1 to June 30, 1974\n34,298\n106,267\n42,766.8\n23,159.9\n19,606.9\nthe 1976 budget. The Committee directs that these funds be used only\n1975\n36,608\n108,707\n98,633.5\n54,248.1\n44,385.4\n1976 budgeted\n38,400\n109,800\n104,480.6\n59,111.1\n45,369.5\nfor the purpose of operating these centers and that they be operated\n1977 budgeted\n34,800\n104,100\n104,286.3\n55,789.8\n48,496.5\n1977 recommended\n34,100\n101,900\n102,286.3\n54, 789.8\n47,496.5\nin strict compliance with Federal Food and Drug Administration\nstandards. The Committee also directs that the Narcotics Treatment\n1 Fiscal year 1974 separated because adult cases transferred to Social Security Administration effective Jan. 1, 1974.\nAdministration consider other alternatives to strict methadone main-\ntenance in the operation of its centers.\nSocial Rehabilitation Administration.-The sum of $39,812,200 is\nincluded for the activities of this Administration in 1977. Increases\nTRANSPORTATION\nallowed include $325,000 for a 3.2 percent increase to day care providers\nof services, $150,000 for school tuition to enable the payment of special\nA total of $25,810,900 is recommended for the Department of Trans-\neducation costs for wards of the Department placed in the District of\nportation for fiscal year 1977. This amount is $1,108,500 below 1976\nColumbia, $500,000 for board and care which will permit the Depart-\nappropriations and $1,367,000 less than requested.\nment to keep foster care resources at the current level, $250,000 for\nA comparison of the prior year appropriation, the request, and the\nProtective Services workers, $25,000 to provide for an additional 4,200\nCommittee allowance follows:\nhours of homemaker services to families, $75,000 to provide for emer-\nTRANSPORTATION\ngency homemaker and shelter care, and $250,000 for contractual serv-\nices for group homes for persons in need of supervision (PINS).\nBill compared with-\nMental Health Administration.-The allowance for mental health\nBudget Recommended\nAppropria-\nestimates,\nin bill for\n1976\n1977\nactivities totals $47,622,800 and includes $1,000,000 transferred from\nActivity\ntions, 1976\n1977\n1977\nappropriations\nestimates\nthe base budget of the Payments Assistance Administration to the\nbudget for Forest Haven. This $1,000,000 will provide nine months\nDepartment of Transportation\n$26,919,400\n$27,177,900\n$25,810,900\n-$1,108,500\n-$1,367,000\nfunding for 99 new positions and associated costs in 1977 and will\nsupplement the increases already provided in the fiscal year 1976 and\nDepartment of Transportation.-As will be noted in the discussion\n1977 budgets to correct deficiencies in Forest Haven's medicaid pro-\nof the general provisions of the bill, the Committee again has not\ngram. A total of $10,994,400 in District of Columbia appropriated\napproved the request to lift the 2 cent per kilowatt-hour rate limita-\nfunds and 752 positions will be available for the care of the mentally\ntion for electric current for street lighting. The budget base has been\nretarded at Forest Haven during the next fiscal year, which is an\nreduced $980,000, the additional cost if the limitation were removed,\nincrease of $2,018,900 and 138 positions over the revised 1977 base. In\nto reflect this action.\naddition to the $1,000,000 and 99 positions mentioned above, an in-\nOther reductions recommended include requests for the replace-\ncrease of $285,600 and 19 positions has been allowed to improve and\nment of equipment, additional funds for snow removal, as well as\nelevate the effectiveness of educational services, the community\nthe overall reduction in the requested increases for annualizations,\nsheltered workshop program and various other programs. Also in-\nwithin grades and inflationary costs.\ncluded is $236,500 to annualize 20 positions allowed in the transition\nperiod, and $496,800 for pay annualization and inflationary costs\nrelated to Forest Haven.\n28\n29\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nSETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AND SUITS\nThe Committee recommends appropriations totaling $69,078,000\nThe Committee recommends approval of the $143,100 appropria-\nfor the two agencies under this heading. This recommendation is\ntion requested for the settlement of property damage claims in excess\n$5,585,700 above 1976 appropriations and $253,600 below the amounts\nof $500 and personal injury claims in excess of $1,000. The total\nrequested for fiscal year 1977.\namount claimed was $5,770,955.26.\nThe allowances to the two activities are shown below in comparative\nform:\nREPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nThe Committee recommends $80,839,100 for the repayment of\nBill compared with-\nprincipal and interest on money borrowed from the Federal treasury\nBudget Recommended\nAppropria-\nestimates\nin bill for\n1976\n1977\nto finance the District's capital improvements program. Due to the\nActivity\ntions, 1976\n1977\n1977\nappropriations\nestimates\nuncertainty as to when the city will be able to issue bonds and notes\non the commercial market, the Committee has not approved the sum\nDepartment of Environmental Services\n$54,880,400\n$60,228,300\n$59,992,000\n+$5,111,600\n-$236,3\nWashington Aqueduct\n8,611,900\n9,103,300\n9,086,000\n+474, 100\n-17,300\nof $4,000,000 requested for payment of principal and interest costs\nTotal, environmental services\n63,492,300\n69,331,600\nand other costs related to the issuance of general obligation bonds and\n69,078,000\n+5, 585, 700\n-253,600\nshort term notes. An adjustment has been made in the request for\ninterest payments on the Stadium Loan as suggested by District\nDepartment of Environmental Services.-A total of $59,992,000 is\nofficials.\nrecommended for the operation of the Department in 1977, which is\nThe following sets forth the allocation of the recommendation by\n$5,111,600 above the 1976 level. This increase is attributable primarily\nfund:\nto annualizations of increases provided in the 1976 Appropriation Act\nREPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST\nand adjustments to restore reductions made in previous years.\nWashington Aqueduct.-The appropriation of $9,086,000 is recom-\nItem\nPrincipal\nInterest\nTotal\nmended for the ensuing fiscal year. Included in the increase of $474,100\nare funds to cover the increased cost of chemicals, supplies and\nGeneral fund:\nConstruction loan\n$9,652,380\n$54,072,739\n$63,725,119\nmaterials, as well as certain repairs and rehabilitation work at the\nStadium loan\n831,600\n17,931\n849,531\nMcMillan Plant.\nTotal general fund\n10,483,980\n54,090,670\n64,574,650\nPERSONAL SERVICES\nHighway fund, construction loan\n2,526,381\n6,806,684\n9,333,065\nWater fund, construction loan\n1,032,531\n2,003,703\n3,036,234\nSanitary sewage works fund, construction loan\n665,045\n3,113,456\n3,778,501\nA total of $16,245,000 is recommended for police, fire and teacher\nMetropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund, construction loan\n14,101\n102,173\n116,274\npay raises. Language in the bill provides the Mayor with authority\nTotal, repayment of loans and interest\n14,722,038\n66,116,686\n80,838,724\nto transfer these funds to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1977\nRounding\n+376\nfrom which these employees are properly paid.\nThe following summarizes the allocation in comparative form:\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\n1977\nSUMMARY\nItem\n1977 request\nrecommendation\nA total of $35,794,700 is recommended for the fiscal year 1977\nPolice\n$5,998,700\n$5,698,765\nFire\n2,225,600\n2,114,320\ncapital improvements program, as requested. This allowance is\nTeachers\n8,875,700\n8,431,915\n$81,911,800 less than was provided for fiscal year 1976 and the lowest\nTotal\n17,100,000\n16,245,000\nlevel of capital funding since 1959. Ever mindful of the mounting\ndebt accruing to the District as well as the increasing debt service\nPermanent legislation authorizing an average 6 percent pay increase\npayments that come due each year, the Committee is glad to note\nthat District officials now recognize that the time has come to shift\nfor city police officers and firefighters became effective June 19, 1976.\nthe emphasis from building new facilities and the replacement of\nTeacher pay legislation providing a 6 percent raise was introduced in\noutworn and antiquated ones to the maintenance and modernization\nthe Council on March 26, 1976, however action was delayed pending\nof existing structures. The appropriation recommended provides\nresolution of problems on nonpay issues of the contract between the\nBoard of Education and the teachers. These issues have been resolved\nfunding for 28 projects, of which $5.2 million, or slightly less than\n15 percent, is for 5 new projects.\nand it is anticipated the legislation will be submitted to the Congress\nin the near future. Emergency legislation is currently in effect au-\nThe new projects will permit renovations and improvements to\nthe Children's Center at Laurel, renovation of condensate return\nthorizing the requested appropriation.\nsystems used by several District facilities, and the purchase of addi-\ntional pumps for the Potomac pumping station. Two public school\n30\n31\nprojects will provide preliminary survey funds for a vocational school\nDepartment of General Services.-The bill contains $418,000 to\nfor the handicapped and the purchase of a bus storage yard.\nrenovate the condensate return systems in various District govern-\nContinuing projects include approximately $7 million in capital\nment buildings as well as $7,800,000 for permanent improvements\npayments for Metrobus and Metrorail programs, $9 million for street,\nto District-owned structures. The Committee has concurred in the\nbridge, and freeway improvements, $8 million for permanent improve-\nrequest to increase the amount that can be appropriated to the con-\nment of District-owned facilities, and nearly $7 million for repair and\nstruction services fund from 10 percent to 20 percent of the appro-\nimprovements of water and sewer systems and facilities.\npriation for Project No. 24-99, Permanent Improvements, which was\nThe following tabulation summarizes the general categories re-\njustified as required to meet the additional costs for the many small\nquested and recommended:\nand varied projects involved.\nCAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nIncrease or\nItem\nEstimate\nRecommended\ndecrease\nThe Committee recommends approval of the requested appro-\nDistrict of Columbia obligations\n$547,600\n$547,600\nprojects. priation of $8,733,000 for 11 street, bridge, and freeway improvement\nPublic building construction:\nPublic schools\n834,000\n834,000\nDepartment of Human Resources\n3,300,000\n3,300,000\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY\nDepartment of General Services\n8,218,000\n8,218,000\nTotal, public building construction\n12,352,000\n12,352,000\nA total of $6,956,100 is included in the bill for the two capital\nDepartment of Transportation\n8,733,000\n8,733,000\nprojects requested by the Authority. The sum of $1,760,000 is recom-\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n6,956,100\n6,956,100\nDepartment of Environmental Services\n7,166,000\n7,166,000\nmended for Metro Rapid Rail consisting of $1,131,000 for the District's\nWashington Aqueduct\n40,000\n40,000\nshare for construction of the rail rapid transit system under the\nTotal, capital improvements program\n35,794,700\n35,794,700\ncurrent authorization, (including $170,800 for the Brookland Station\nentrance and $267,200 for the U Street Station entrance), and $629,000\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OBLIGATIONS\nfor the District's share of the cost of facilities for the handicapped as\nauthorized by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973.\nThe sum of $547,600 requested for the Hospital Facilities Act\nThe District's Metrobus capital program totals $5,196,100 con-\nrepayment has been approved. This Act (Public Law 648 of August\nsisting of $2,195,375 for fiscal year 1977 plus adjustments to prior\n7, 1946) provided for more adequate hospital facilities in the District\nyear 1973-76 programs authorized by the Metro Board requiring an\nof Columbia by acquiring land, constructing buildings, and making\nadditional $3,000,643.\ngrants to private agencies. Amendments to the Act require the\nDistrict to repay 50 percent of the net cost of the facilities and to\nDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nmake annual payments to the General Services Administration of\nthe Federal government for the purpose of reimbursing that agency\nThe requested funds totaling $7,166,000 for eight projects dealing\nfor construction funds advanced to the several voluntary hospitals\nwith repair and improvements of water and sewer services have been\ninvolved.\napproved.\nPUBLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION\nWASHINGTON AQUEDUCT\nPublic schools.-The Committee has approved $834,000 for two\nThe Committee has approved the request for $40,000 to replace\npublic school projects which will provide $300,000 in preliminary\nchemical feed machines at the Dalecarlia Filter Plant.\nsurvey funds for a vocational school for the handicapped and $534,000\nfor the purchase of a bus storage yard and repair shop.\nSUMMARY OF CAPITAL OUTLAY RECOMMENDATIONS BY PROJECT\nDepartment of Human Resources.-A total of $3,300,000 is recom-\nmended for renovations and improvements to buildings of several\nThe following tabulation sets forth the capital improvements\ninstitutions located at the Children's Center in Laurel, Maryland.\nprogram requested in the budget and the Committee's recommenda-\ntions by project:\n32\n33\nCAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM\nGENERAL PROVISIONS\n1977\nRecommended\nProject title\nestimate\nfor 1977\nThe Committee has approved a number of technical and minor\nadjustments in the language of the general provisions. Other changes\nDistrict of Columbia obligations:\nWashington Hospital Center\n$312, 700\nrecommended are discussed either in connection with the agency\n$312, 700\nChildrens Hospital, grant No. 1\n6, 600\n6, 600\ninvolved or in the paragraphs that follow.\nChildrens Hospital, grant No. 2\n3, 500\n3,500\nProvidence Hospital\n61,500\n61,500\nCasualty Hospital\n19,500\n19,500\nTAXICAB METER LIMITATION\nColumbia Hospital\n18,000\n18,000\nGeorgetown Hospital\n29,800\n29,800\nSibley Hospital\n65,600\n65,600\nThe request to delete the prohibition against the use of funds to\nCafritz Memorial Hospital\n30,400\n30,400\nstudy the merits of installing meters in the city's taxicabs has been\nTotal, District of Columbia obligations\n547,600\n547,600\ndisapproved. This prohibition, which has been in effect since 1935, is\nPublic building construction:\ncarried in section 5 of the general provisions.\nPublic schools:\nPrevocational/Vocational Center for Handicapped\n300,000\n300,000\nSchool bus storage yard and repair shop\n534,000\n534,000\nLIMITATION ON KWH RATE FOR STREET LIGHTING\nTotal, Public Schools\n834,000\n834,000\nThe Committee has disapproved the proposed deletion of the\nDepartment of Human Resources: Renovations and improvements to Children's\nCenter, Laurel, Md\n3,300,000\n3,300,000\nlanguage in section 6 of the general provisions limiting the availa-\nDepartment of General Services:\nbility of appropriations available to pay street lighting energy charges\nRenovate condensate return systems, various District of Columbia buildings\n418,000\n418,000\nto 2 cents per kilowatt-hour.\nPermanent improvements, various district buildings\n7,800,000\n7,800,000\nTotal, Department of General Services\n8,218,000\n8,218,000\nLIMITATION ON CHAUFFEUR COMPENSATION\nTotal, public building construction\n12,352,000\n12,352,000\nDepartment of Transportation:\nThe request for a chauffeur and car for the Chairman of the Council\nGeneral fund Street lighting and communication extensions\n500,000\n500,000\nof the District of Columbia was withdrawn. The limitation of $1,000\nHighway fund:\nper month ($12,000 per annum) on the amount of compensation that\nStreet improvements and extensions\n4,150,000\n4,150,000\nBridge replacement and/or rehabilitation\n2,000,000\n2,000,000\nmay be paid the driver for the Mayor has been retained at the same\nResurfacing Federal aid streets\n900,000\n900,000\nrate as in the 1976 Act.\nTraffic operations improvements\n120,000\n120,000\nSafety improvements\n170,000\n170,000\nFriendship Heights (Ring Rd.)\n75,000\n75,000\nPERSONNEL CEILING\nEastern Ave. at Fort Lincoln, Bladensburg Rd. to Kenilworth Ave\n270,000\n270,000\nSouth Dakota Ave., Bladensburg Rd. to New York Ave\n430,000\n430,000\nBicycle network\n100,000\n100,000\nAnacostia Freeway fencing\n18,000\n18,000\nThe Committee has increased the personnel ceiling contained in\nsection 13 from 35,000 as proposed in the budget to 35,250 to accom-\nTotal, Department of Transportation, highway fund.\n8,233,000\n8,233,000\nmodate the police positions restored to the base, and the additional\nTotal, Department of Transportation\n8,733,000\n8,733,000\npositions allowed for two agencies within the Department of Human\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority:\nResources. The recommended ceiling is 4,369 below the fiscal year\nMetro Rapid Rail\n1,760,000\n1,760,000\nMetrobus capital program\n5,196,100\n5,196,100\n1976 limitation.\nTotal, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n6,956,100\n6,956,100\nAIRCRAFT FOR WASHINGTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE\nDepartment of Environmental Services:\nGeneral fund: Relief of flooding and drainage\n3,000,000\n3,000,000\nThe Committee has denied the request for language to authorize\nWater fund:\nWater service extension and hydrants\n1,500,000\n1,500,000\nthe use of appropriations in the bill for the purchase, maintenance,\nTruck and secondary watermains\n250,000\n250,000\nCrosstown watermain\n600,000\n600,000\nand operation of aircraft by the Washington Technical Institute.\nReplace undersized and defective mains\n350,000\n350,000\nTotal, water fund\n2,700,000\n2,700,000\nPUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERS\nSanitary sewage works fund:\nAdvance of paving\n400,000\n400,000\nThe Committee has approved the requested language prohibiting\nService sewer extensions\n400,000\n400,000\nAdditional pumps-Potomac pumping station\n666,000\n666,000\nthe use of appropriated funds to pay the compensation of any person\nfor performing services normally provided by a public affairs officer,\nTotal, sanitary sewage works fund\n1,466,000\n1,466,000\npublic relations officer, or community services officer, unless authorized\nTotal, Department of Environmental Services\n7,166,000\n7,166,000\nby resolution of the Council.\nWashington Aqueduct:\nWater fund: Plant major replacement and rehabilitation, Dalecarlia and McMillan_\n40,000\n40, 000\nTotal, capital improvements program\n35,794,700\n35,794,700\n34\n35\nCHANGES IN EXISTING LAW\nallows the Corporation Counsel to settle and pay claims within the\nspecified limits without first presenting each claim to the Congress.\nPursuant to clause 3, rule XXI of the House of Representatives, the\nThat exemption prevents unnecessary delays in the settlement process\nfollowing statements are submitted describing the effect of provisions\nfor smaller claims and encourages plaintiffs to settle for amounts\nin the accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the ap-\nwithin the specified ceilings.\nplication of existing law.\n4. Under \"Public Safety,\" language provides an exemption for two\n1. Under \"Loans to the District of Columbia for Capital Outlay\"\nclasses of passenger motor vehicles from 31 U.S.C. 638a(c) which\nthere is language providing authorization for the Mayor to accept\nstates, in part, that:\nloans for the District from the U.S. Treasury, and the Secretary of the\nUnless otherwise specifically provided, no appropriation\nTreasury is authorized to lend the Mayor such sums as the Mayor may\navailable for any department shall be expended-\ndetermine are required for financing capital projects for which appro-\n(1) to purchase any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of\npriations are recommended in the bill. The District of Columbia Self-\nbuses and ambulances) at a cost- in excess of the maximum\nGovernment and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law\nprice thereof, if any, established pursuant to law by a Govern-\n93-198) made certain changes in the limits on the city's borrowing\nment agency.\nauthority and in the method of financing the capital programs in that\nit authorizes the District to issue general obligation bonds to finance\nThe classes of motor vehicles exempted from the price ceiling are\ncapital projects and to refinance Treasury loans after January 2, 1975.\nvehicles used for police activities and vehicles used for firefighting\nSection 743 of that law terminated the permanent authority for the\nand fire prevention activities. Because of the special requirements for\nDistrict to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to finance its capital im-\nthose types of vehicles, the costs exceed the maximum set for pas-\nprovements program and section 723 provided interim authority for\nsenger motor vehicles for regular use.\nTreasury loans to complete projects for which funds were authorized\n5. Language included under \"Public Safety\" provides that funds\nor appropriated before January 2, 1975. There have been delays in the\nappropriated for expenses under the Criminal Justice Act of 1974\nbond issuance schedule. In order to prevent disruption of the capital\n(P.L. 93-412) for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for obligations\nimprovements program as approved in the bill the Committee has\nincurred under that Act in fiscal year 1975 and fiscal year 1976. This\ninserted language providing for the continuance of Treasury bor-\nlanguage is necessary due to the long time lag between the time\nrowing during fiscal year 1977. Legislation is currently pending to\nattorneys are appointed and the time vouchers are presented to the\namend section 723 of Public Law 93-198 which would extend the\nDistrict for payment.\nauthority to borrow from the Treasury.\n6. Under \"Repayment of Loans and Interest,\" there is language to\n2. Under \"General Operating Expenses,\" there is language providing\nappropriate funds for the repayment of short-term notes issued by the\nthat appropriations available solely for the District of Columbia's\nDistrict pursuant to sections 471 and 472 of the District of Columbia\nemployees' disability compensation shall remain available until\nSelf-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (P.L. 93-\nexpended. 31 U.S.C. 718 provides, in part, that:\n198), as amended. The District is authorized to issue such notes within\ncertain limits in the absence of unappropriated available revenues to\nNo specific or indefinite appropriation made subsequent\nmeet appropriations and in anticipation of the collection or receipt of\nto August 24, 1912, in any regular annual appropriations act\nrevenues.\nshall be construed to be permanent or available continuously\n7. A provision under \"Repayment of Loans and Interest\" authorizes\nwithout reference to a fiscal year-unless it is made in terms\nthe District to repay outstanding loans from the United States with\nexpressly providing that it shall continue available beyond\nmonies received from the sale of general obligation bonds authorized\nthe fiscal year for which the Appropriations Act in which\nand issued for such purpose. Sec. 461 of the District of Columbia\nit is contained makes provision.\nSelf-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (P.L. 93-\n3. A language provision under \"General Operating Expenses\" pro-\n198) authorizes the District to issue general obligation bonds to refund\nvides that $325,000 shall be available for the settlement of property\noutstanding indebtedness and to finance its capital improvements\ndamage claims not in excess of $1,500 each and personal injury claims\nprogram.\nnot in excess of $5,000 each. The language provides an exemption,\n8. Under \"Capital Outlay,\" language provides that the amount\nwithin specified limits, from Sec. 1-904 of the District of Columbia\nappropriated shall remain available until expended. The language is\nCode, which states, in part, that: \" all settlements entered into\nneeded to provide an exemption to 31 U.S.C. 718 and to allow the\nby the Commissioner of the District of Columbia acting under the\nfunds to remain available beyond the fiscal year for which the appro-\nterms and provisions of sections 1-902 to 1-905 shall be presented to\npriations act makes appropriations. The exemption is needed because\nthe Congress, together with a brief statement of the nature of the\nof the time required for the design and construction of capital projects.\nclaim or suit, the amount claimed, and the amount of the settlement\n9. Section 7 of the \"General Provisions\" provides an exemption\nwith a summary of the evidence and circumstances under which the\nfrom the requirement of subsection (6) of Section 5 of the District of\nsettlement was made.\" The authority to settle claims and suits was\nColumbia Public Assistance Act of 1962 (3 D.C.C. 204(b)). That\ndelegated to the D.C. Corporation Counsel by Reorganization Order\nsection states that:\nNo. 50 (June 26, 1953). The language provision contained in the bill\n36\n37\nSuch amount as referred to in subsection (a) of this section\nis made to finance local capital improvements, also recommended in\nshall not be less than the full amount determined as necessary\nthe bill. The loan appropriation constitutes authority for the Mayor\non the basis of the minimum needs of such person as estab-\nof the District of Columbia to borrow funds from the Federal Treasury\nlished in accordance with such regulations.\nat the going rate of interest and repayable usually over a 30-year\nBecause of financing constraints, the District has regularly\nperiod.\nbudgeted for a percentage of the public assistance payment standard,\nCOMPARISONS WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION\nrather than for the full amount as required by Sec. 3-204(b) of the\nDistrict of Columbia Code. The 1977 appropriations bill contains\nIn accordance with Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional\nfunds to continue welfare payments at 81.6 percent of the February\nBudget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), the following table provides com-\n1974 cost-of-living standard.\nparisons between the new budget authority targets set forth in the\n10. Section 16 of the \"General Provisions\" prohibits the use of\nFirst Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, as allocated by the Com-\nappropriated funds to pay the compensation of any person performing\nmittee on Appropriations under Section 302 of the Act, and the budget\nservices normally provided by a public affairs officer, public relations\nauthority contained in the accompanying bill:\nofficer or community services officer, unless authorized by resolution\nof the Council.\nAPPROPRIATION BILL COMPARISON REPORT\nISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL COMPARED WITH THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET\nLIMITATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS\n(S. CON. RES. 109)\n[Federal funds)\nThe following limitations and legislative provisions not heretofore\ncarried are recommended:\nAmount in\nCommittee\nRemaining\nconcurrent\nrecom-\nfor future\nOn page 9 in connection with \"Capital Outlay\" (change shown in\nCode and function\nresolution\nmendations\naction\nitalics):\n: Provided further, That the amount appropriated to the Construction\n450 Community and regional development: Budget authority\n$114,187,000\n$100,000,000\n+$14,187,000\n850 Revenue sharing, fiscal assistance: Budget authority\n282,707,000\n272,707,000\n+10,000,000\nServices Fund, Department of General Services, be limited, during the\ncurrent fiscal year, to ten per centum of appropriations for all con-\nBill total: Budget authority\n396,894,000\n372,707,000\n+24,187,000\nstruction projects, except for Project Numbered 24-99, Permanent Im-\nprovements, for. which construction services shall be limited to twenty per\nFIVE YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS\ncentum of the appropriation\nOn page 14 in connection with \"General Provisions\":\nIn accordance with Section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional\nSec. 16. No part of any funds appropriated to the District of Columbia\nBudget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), the following table contains a five\ngovernment for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for, or may be used to\nyear projection of the outlays associated with the budget authority\npay the compensation (whether by contract or otherwise) of any person for\nin Federal funds provided in the accompanying bill:\nperforming services normally performed by a public affairs officer, public\nrelations officer, or community services officer, unless approved by a\nFive-year projection of outlays\nresolution adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia.\n(Federal funds)\nItem and fiscal year\nAmount\nINFLATIONARY IMPACT STATEMENT\nBudget authority\n$372, 707, 000\nOutlays:\nClause 2(1) of rule XI of the House of Representatives requires\n1977\n333, 824, 000\n1978\n38, 883, 000\nthat each committee report on a bill or resolution shall contain a\n1979\nstatement as to whether enactment of such bill or resolution may have\n1980\nan inflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the\n1981\nnational economy.\nThe enactment of the accompanying bill will have no foreseeable\nASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS\ninflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national\neconomy inasmuch as it relates solely to the operation of the local city\nIn accordance with Section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional\ngovernment of the District of Columbia. The appropriation of Federal\nBudget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), the Committee is required to re-\nfunds recommended includes a Federal payment of $270,000,000 which\nport new budget authority and outlays provided for financial as-\nbecomes a part of local revenues from which appropriations for the\nsistance to State and local governments. The accompanying bill con-\noperation of the city are made and are included in the bill. The bill also\ntains Federal funding as follows:\nincludes $2,707,000 in Federal funds to be paid to the District in lieu of\nFinancial assistance to State and local governments\nreimbursement for water and sewer services provided to Federal\nfacilities by the Washington Aqueduct and the Department of En-\n(Federal funds)\nCommittee\nvironmental Services. The Federal loan appropriation of $100,000,000\nItem\nrecommendations\nNew fiscal year 1977 budget authority\n$370, 000, 000\nFiscal year 1977 outlays resulting therefrom\n331, 117, 000\n39\nIncrease (+) or\ndecrease (-)\n-$15, 000, 000\n15, 000, 000\n(4)\nADDITIONAL VIEWS OF\nHONORABLE CLAIR W. BURGENER\nThis bill contains one million dollars more than was requested by the\nDistrict of Columbia government to finance improvements in the\nquality of care at the Forest Haven Institution for the Mentally\n$832, 000\nRetarded. While it is a significant step in the right direction, there\nEducation and Welfare that substantial steps are being taken to up-\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1976 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES\nBudget estimate of new\nfiscal year 1977\n(3)\n40, 000, 000\n40, 832, 000\nremains much to be done.\nOf paramount importance at this stage is the fact that such an\nincrease will be a strong indication to the Department of Health,\ngrade the quality of care at Forest Haven. The failure on the part of\nForest Haven to meet the new HEW standards coming into effect in\nPERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS\n[Becomes available automatically under earlier or \"permanent\" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying\n(obligational) authority,\nMarch 1977 would mean the automatic termination of vitally needed\nMedicaid reimbursements to the District of Columbia. Though, as of\nAugust 2, 1976, a team of federal experts is being loaned by HEW to\nNew budget (obliga-\ntional) authority,\nfiscal year 1976\n$832, 000\n(2)\n55, 000, 000\n55, 832, 000\nForest Haven to work directly with the D.C. employees in resolving\nthe troubled institution's problems, the provider agreement setting up\nthis unprecedented demonstration project contains a clause requiring\nautomatic termination of Medicaid payments if \"substantial progress'\nis not made in improving the institution by October 1, 1976, the begin-\nning of Fiscal Year 1977. This one million dollar add-on should\nindicate to HEW that substantial progress is being made toward up-\nFOR 1977\nbill]\ngrading patient care at Forest Haven.\nHowever, we must not be lulled into the belief that our job is done.\nEven though this add-on, plus the District government's request, will\nadd a total of 118 new personnel in Fiscal 1977, there remains much to\nbe done at Forest Haven-in terms of personnel, in terms of mainte-\nnance and, most importantly, in terms of quality of care. Our Sub-\ncommittee is fully committed to seeking every available remedy to\nameliorate the human suffering at Forest Haven. Through the con-\ncerted actions of Congress and the District Government, we can bring\ninto realization the quality of care that the residents at Forest Haven\ndeserve.\nCLAIR W. BURGENER.\nAgency and item\n(1)\n(38)\nAdvances to stadium sinking fund, Armory Board (indefinite authoriza-\ntion to spend debt receipts)\nRepayable advances to District of Columbia general fund (indefinite\nTotal, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, Federal\nNOTE.-Amounts as estimated and shown in the January 1976 budget document adjusted to reflect actual repayable dvances of $55,000,000 to the general fund for fiscal year 1976.\nappropriation)\nfunds\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977\n40\nBill compared with-\nBudget estimates\nNew budget\nNew budget\nof new\n(obligational)\nAgency and item\n(obligational)\n(obligational)\nauthority\nNew budget\nBudget estimates\nauthority,\nauthority\nrecommended\n(obligational)\nof new (obliga-\nfiscal year 1976\nfiscal year 1977\nin bill\nauthority,\ntional) authority.\nfiscal year 1976\nfiscal year 1977\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nFederal payment\n$ 248,948,700\n$ 280,000,000\n$ 270,000,000\n+$21,051,300\n-$10,000,000\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for water and\nsewer services to Federal facilities\n5,688,000\n2,707,000\n2,707,000\n-2,981,000\n-\nLoans to the District of Columbia for capital outlay\n210,000,000\n114,187,000\n100,000,000\n-110,000,000\n-14,187,000\nTotal, Federal funds\n464,636,700\n396,894,000\n372,707,000\n-91,929,700\n-24,187,000\nDISTRICT OF. COLUMBIA FUNDS\nOperating Expenses\nGeneral operating expenses\n116,366,400\n114,194,300\n112,870,700\n-3,495,700\nPublic safety\n-1,323,600\n243,059,100\n246,176,300\n247,160,400\n+4,101,300\nEducation\n+984,100\n237,325,900\n247,293,200\n245,287,700\nRecreation\n+7,961,800\n-2,005,500\n16,520,000\n17,729,600\n17,674,400\nHuman resources\n+1,154,400\n-55,200\n264,074,500\n268,288,800\n267,955,800\nTransportation\n+3,881,300\n-333,000\n26,919,400\n27,177,900\n25,810,900\nEnvironmental services\n-1,108,500\n-1,367,000\n63,492,300\n69,331,600\n69,078,000\nPersonal services\n+5,585,700\n-253,600\n10,000,000\n17,100,000\n16,245,000\nSettlement of claims and suits\n+6,245,000\n-855,000\n304,500\n143,100\n143,100\nRepayment of loans and interest\n-161,400\n63,380,600\n84,846,100\n80,839,100\nBicentennial services\n+17,458,500\n-4,007,000\n700,000\n-700,000\nTotal, operating expenses\n1,042,142,700\n1,092,280,900\n1,083,065,100\n+40,922,400\n-9,215,800\nCapital Outlay\nCapital outlay\n117,706,500\n35,794,700\n35,794,700\n-81,911,800\n41\nTotal, District of Columbia funds\n1,159,849,200\n1,128,075,600\n1,118,859,800\n-40,989,400\n-9,215,800\nCalendar No. 1101\n94TH CONGRESS\nSENATE\nREPORT\n2d Session\nNo. 94-1167\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL, 1977\nAUGUST 26, 1976.-Ordered to be printed\nMr. CHILES, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted\nthe following\nREPORT\n[To accompany H.R. 15193]\nThe Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill\n(H.R. 15193) making appropriations for the government of the\nDistrict of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in\npart against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending\nSeptember 30, 1977, and for other purposes, reports the same to the\nSenate with various amendments and present herewith information\nrelative to the changes made:\n2\n3\nTITLE I\nHouse bill\n(7)\nSUMMARY OF BILL\n$10, 026, 700\n+1, 292, 000\n-8, 734, 700 -8,734,700\n+631, 500\n+492, 000\n+1, 123, 500\nThe Committee recommends appropriations in Federal funds total-\ning $363,972,300 for fiscal year 1977. Appropriations from District of\nColumbia funds recommended total $1,119,983,300 for 1977. A sum-\nSenate committee recommendation\ncompared to-\nBudget\n(6)\nmary of the recommendations follow\n-$20, 026, 700\n12, 895, 000 -12,895,000\n921, 700 -32,921,700\n-8, 584, 300\n+492, 000\n- 092, 300\nFederal funds:\n$259, 973, 300\nFederal payment\nPayment for Federal water and sewer services\n2,707,000\n101, 292, 000\nFederal loans for capital outlay\n363, 972, 300\nTotal\nNew budget\n(5)\nauthority recom-\nmended by Senate\ncommittee\n$262, 680, 300\n101, 292, 000 101,292,000\n363, 972, 300 363,972,300\n1, 083, 696, 600\n36, 286, 700\nDistrict of Columbia funds:\n1, 083, 696, 600\n1, 119, 983, 300\nOperating expenses\n36,286,700\nCapital improvements\n1, 119, 983, 300\n(4)\nTotal\nBUDGET ESTIMATES CONSIDERED\nNew budget\n(obligational)\nauthority recom-\nmended by House\n$272, 707, 000 $272,707,000\n100, 000, 000\n372, 707, 000 372,707,000\n1, 083, 065, 100\n35, 794, 700 35,794,700\n1, 118, 859, 800\nident's budget for 1977 (House Document No. 94-343) transmitted\nEstimates considered by the Committee were contained in the Pres-\nto the Congress on January 21, 1976, and the Budget of the District Con-\nNew budget Budget estimates of\n(obligational) new (obligational)\nauthority fiscal\nyear 1977\n(3)\nof Columbia (House Document No. 94-514) transmitted to the\n$282, 707, 000\n114, 187, 000 114,187,000\n396, 894, 000 396,894,000\n1, 092, 280, 900\n35, 794, 700 35,794,700\n1, 128, 075, 600\ngress A comparative on June 2, 1976. summary of the appropriations recommended by\nthe Committee follows:\nSUMMARY OF BILL\nauthority fiscal\nyear 1976\n(2)\n$254, 636, 700\n210, 000, 000\n464, 636, 700\n1, 042, 142, 700\n117, 706, 500 117,706,500\n1, 159, 849, 200\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS\nAgency and item\n(1)\nFederal payment\nLoans for capital outlay\nTotal, Federal funds\nOperating expenses\nTotal, District of Columbia funds\nCapital outlay\nIl\n4\n5\nESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS\nFederal loans for capital outlay.-The Committee recommends a\nloan appropriation of $101,292,000 to finance the capital improve-\nGENERAL STATEMENT\nments program recommended in this and prior year bills. The budget\nproposed a total of $114,187,000. Due to the uncertainty of when the\nThe fiscal year 1977 budget considered by the Committee, of neces-\nsity, was based on the 1976 budget estimates rather than on final action\ncity will be able to issue bonds to finance the capital outlay program,\nthe Committee is recommending the same language as was in the\nby Congress. Due to the late submission of the 1976 budget, the Con-\n1976 Act permitting the continuation of Federal loan authority.\ngress was unable to process and finally enact the bill until late in June\n1976. Numerous adjustments have been necessary in the 1977 estimates\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS\nto reflect the final action on the 1976 budget which included funding for\nthe transition period, July 1 through September 30, 1976. Other adjust-\nThe Committee recommends a budget totaling $1,119,983,300 for\nments have had to be made due to the omission of funding by the city in\nfiscal year 1977 which is $8,092,300 less than requested and a net\nthe 1977 budget for new positions and programs requested and subse-\ndecrease of $39,865,900 below 1976 appropriations. The budget esti-\nquently allowed in the 1976 budget. Approximately $2,400,000 has been\nmates totaled $1,128,075,600. A total of $1,159,849,200 was appropri-\nprovided over the budget estimates for restoration of base reductions\nated for 1976. Details of the Committee's recommendations are ex-\nand annualization of pay and other costs. The Committee is deeply con-\nplained in later sections of this report.\ncerned that a budget would be prepared and submitted to the Congress\nA summary of the requests and recommendations for 1977 follows:\nwithout any provision for the continuation of programs or positions in\na subsequent year.\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nBill compared with-\nSenate\nA total appropriation of $363,972,300 in Federal funds is recom-\nBudget estimate\nHouse bill\nItem\ncommittee\nBudget estimate\n1977\nHouse bill\n1977\nmended for fiscal year 1977 which is $32,921,700 less than requested,\nrecommendation\n1977\n1977\nand $100,664,400 below the 1976 level. Federal funds provided for fiscal\nOperating expenses\n$1,092,280,900\n$1,083,065,100\nCapital Outlay\n$1,083,696,600\n-$8,584,300\nyear 1976 totaled $464,636,700.\n35,794,700\n+$631,500\n35,794,700\n36,286,700\n+492,000\n+492,000\nA summary of the requests and recommendations follows:\nTotal, District of Co-\nlumbia funds\n1,128,075,600\n1,118,859,800\n1,119,983,300\n-8,092,300\n+1,123,500\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nMEDICAID TRUST FUND\nBill compared with-\nSenate\nBudget\ncommittee\nBudget\nestimate\nHouse bill\nrecommenda-\nestimate\nHouse bill\nThe Committee is concerned that the Medicaid Trust Fund pro-\nItem\n1977\n1977\ntion\n1977\n1977\nvides a significant source of funding for District programs and yet\nthe activities of this fund are not reported to Congress. Consequently,\nFederal payment to the District of Co-\nlumbia:\nthe Committee requests monthly reports on the sources and uses of\nGeneral fund\n$280,000,000\n$270,000,000\n$259,973,300\n-$20,026,700\n-$10,026,700\nresources in this fund and requests that estimates relating to the\nWater fund\n1,499,000\n1,499,000\n1,499,000\nSanitary sewage works fund\n1,208,000\n1,208,000\n1,208,000\nfund be included in the fiscal year 1978 budget request and each\nbudget subsequently.\nTotal, Federal payment\n282,707,000\n272,707,000\n262,680,300\n-20,026,700\n-10,026,700\nLoans to District of Columbia for capital\noutlay\n114,187,000\n100,000,000\n101,292,000\n-12,895,000\n+1,292,000\nDELAYS IN PROCESSING BUDGET\nGrand total, Federal funds\n396,894,000\n372,707,000\n363,972,300\n-32,921,700\n-8,734,700\nAs was detailed in the report on the recently enacted fiscal year\n1976 Appropriations Act, there has been an inordinate delay in the\nFederal payment.-The Committee recommends a Federal payment\nsubmission of the 1976 and 1977 budgets. The amended budget for the\nof $259,973,300 for fiscal year 1977, which is $20,026,700 less than\nfiscal year 1976 beginning July 1, 1975, was not received by the Con-\nrequested. The budget proposed a Federal payment of $280,000,000,\ngress until May 6, 1976. The bill was considered in the House on\nthe amount authorized for fiscal year 1977 in the Home Rule Act\nMay 26, in the Senate on June 17, the conference report was agreed to\n(Public Law 93-198). The allowance is $11,024,600 above the fiscal year\non June 28 and 29, and became law on June 30 when it was signed by\n1976 Federal payment of $248,948,700.\nthe President. While the 1977 budget was not received until June 2, the\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for charges for water and sewer\nCommittee began its hearings on April 7 in order to expedite the proc-\nservices.-A total of $2,707,000 in Federal funds is recommended for\ness and to help assure that the Congress meets the statutory deadline of\n1977 as a payment to the District of Columbia in lieu of reimburse-\nSeptember 13 for completion of appropriation bills as required by the\nments for charges for water, water services and sanitary sewer services\nBudget Reform Act of 1974. The Committee completed its regular\nfurnished to Federal facilities at the seat of government.\nhearings on June 24 and held one special zero base review hearing on\nAugust 10.\n6\n7\nThe Committee has been advised by District officials that the city\none appropriation account. Currently, more than 50 percent of the dol-\nis on a schedule for the formulation of the fiscal year 1978 budget to\nlar total associated with transportation activities is not in the transpor-\nenable transmittal to the Congress by mid-February 1977. If timely\ntation account. This fact tends to obscure the city's total budget pro-\naction is not forthcoming, the Committee will feel constrained to\nposal to meet the transportation needs of D.C. citizens. To complete the\nrecommend legislation setting a date certain for the submission of\nrealignment, the Committee plans to propose that a complete review of\nannual city budgets.\nthe city's appropriation account structure be made as one of the first\ncontracts under the Financial Management Improvement Program.\nMOUNTING DISTRICT DEBT\nTOTAL RESOURCES\nThe Committee reiterates its concern over the cost of government at\nall levels, the Federal Government, State governments and county\nIt is estimated a total of $1,483,020,600 and 47,709 positions will be\nand city governments, and especially the financial problems that many\navailable to the District of Columbia Government during the next\nof the large cities are encountering. Of particular concern is the Dis-\nfiscal year. These figures include the appropriations from District\ntrict's growing debt-load at a time when the city's population con-\nfunds recommended in this bill, Federal grants, other grants, and re-\ntinues to decline.\nimbursements. The financing of appropriations from District funds is\nThe District government, as of April 30, 1976, owed the Federal\nfrom the Federal payment, revenue sharing funds, and revenues accru-\nTreasury approximately $1.1 billion, primarily for loans drawn down\ning from various District taxes and fees.\nto finance long-term improvements to the city's physical plant, and\nA summary of these resources by appropriation title follows:\nit is estimated that this outstanding debt will increase to $1.3 billion by\nTOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FISCAL YEAR 1977\nSeptember 30, 1976. It is alarming that Washington's per capita debt\nof $1,460 per person will rise to $1,762 per person as of September 30,\n[Dollar amounts in thousands]\n1976. It is alarming that Washington's per capita debt is almost equal\nRecommended in bill\nto New York's per capita debt of $1,767 per person, as well as the\n(District of Columbia\nGrants, reimburse-\nexpectation that by 1981 Washington's debt-load is expected to almost\nfunds)\nFederal grants\nments and other\nTotal resources\ndouble.\nPosi-\nPosi-\nPosi-\nPosi-\nItem\ntions\nAmount\ntions\nAmount\ntions\nAmount\ntions\nAmount\nIn addition to the current debt of $1.3 billion to the Federal Treas-\nury for capital projects, the District does not have a funded pension\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nplan for policemen and firemen and the teachers' plan is only partially\nGeneral operating expenses\n3,291\n$84,550.8\n3,892\n$116,312.7\n433\n$13,624.8\n7,616\n$214,488.3\nfunded. The unfunded liability for these pension plans is approxi-\nPublic safety\n10,049\n246,258.8\n47\n277.8\n3,721.3\n10,096\n251,257.9\nmately $1.8 billion and is expected to increase to $16.8 billion by the\nEducation\n11,510\n245,287.7\n1,744\n47,692.8\n30\n1,331.6\n13,284\n294,312.1\nRecreation\n754\n17,674.4\n6\n1,683.2\n84\n6.5\n844\n19,364.1\nyear 2010, at which time it is estimated pension payments for police-\nHuman resources\n9,317\n268,475.6\n1,648\n146,190.8\n95\n386.6\n11,060\n415,053.0\nTransportation\n1,421\n155,162.6\n37\n1,075.7\n1,437.7\n1,458\n57,676.0\nmen and firemen will be approximately 110 percent of the payroll.\nEnvironmental services\n2,975\n69,036.0\n96\n830,2\n280\n2,320.2\n3,351\n73,186.4\nThis ever mounting debt of the city is one that must be addressed by\nPersonal service (policemen,\nfiremen, and teachers)\n16,245.0\n16,245.0\nboth the city and the Congress. The Committee is aware of the concern\nSettlement of claims and suits\n166. 6\n166.6\nRepayment of loans and in-\nof the House and Senate District Committees in this regard. This\nterest\n80,839.1\n80,839.1\nCommittee will address the problem in more detail during the hear-\nTotal, operating ex-\nings on the fiscal year 1978 budget.\npenses\n39,\n317\n083,\n696.\n7,470\n316, 063.\n922\n22, 828.7\n47,709\n1, 422, 588. 5\nCapital outlay\n36,286.7\n24,145.4\n60,432.1\nMISSION BUDGETING\nGrand total\n39,317 1,119,983.3\n7,470\n340,208.6\n922\n22,828.7\n47,709\n1,483,020.6\nThe Committee plans to work with the city to realign the city budget\n1 Reflects the transfer of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Com-\nSO that the budget will be presented to Congress along a mission basis.\nmission, and School Transit Subsidy to the Transportation appropriation.\nThis would result in each of the appropriation accounts including\nonly those organizational elements which are focused primarily on the\nFINANCING OF TOTAL RESOURCES\nsame end purpose. The Committee feels that such a budget format\nAs is shown in the tabulation above, a total of $1,483,020,600 will be\nwould greatly aid the Congress and the public in understanding the\navailable for the operation of the city during fiscal year 1977, of\ncity's budget requests.\nwhich approximately 49 percent, of $730,180,900 will be financed from\nAs a first step toward restructuring the city budget on a mission\nbasis, the Committee has combined all transportation activities into\nthe various Federal funds available to the District including those\nrecommended in the accompanying bill as well as Federal grants. The\n8\n9\nremaining 51 percent will be derived from local revenue sources. A\nto exempt these 86 positions from the personnel ceiling. Any addi-\nsummary of both Federal and local source revenues follow\ntional costs that the city feels are necessary should be provided for\nItem\nthrough reprogramming.\nAmount\nFederal funds:\nWhile the city has estimated that the billing system will raise an\nFederal payment\n$259, 973, 300\nadditional $3,000,000 in revenue, the Committee feels that if the city\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer serv-\nices to Federal facilities\n2,707,000\nimplements the billing system which includes cost recovery fees as\nFederal loans for capital outlay\n101,292,000\ndescribed to the Subcommittee during the fiscal year 1977 hearings\nRevenue sharing\n26,000,000\nas being the city's policy, the city should raise an additional $8,000,000.\nThe Committee has accepted the city estimate of $3,000,000 but\nSubtotal (included in this bill)\n389,972,300\n340,208,600\ndirects the city to move rapidly without further delay to implement\nFederal grants\nthe system and directs that the system when implemented shall in-\nSubtotal\n730, 180, 900\nclude those features as described to the Committee as the city's policy\nin this area.\nLocal and other revenue sources:\nLocal taxes, fees, charges and other collections\n796, 955, 000\nThe Committee requires a monthly report from the city due by the\nCash on hand and accounts payable\n4,061,300\n15th of each month on progress made in the previous month toward\nGrants, reimbursements, and other\n22,828,700\nimplementing the system. This report shall include the amount of\nCapital outlay adjustment\n-65,005,300\nrevenue raised from each of the city's health care institutions for\nSubtotal\n758, 839, 700\neach of the four sources-medicaid, medicare, third party insurance\nand individual pay. The report shall also include information regard-\nGrand total\n1, 489, 020, 600\ning the number of vacant positions by grade and title for those posi-\nLess permanent appropriations\n16,000,000\ntions provided to the city for the billing system. Additionally, the\n1, 483, 020, 600\nreport shall include the status of legislation needed by the city to\nNet grand total\nimplement the system.\n1 Composed of the following:\n$1,000,000\nIf the city does not move forward in this area the Committee is\nJudgments\n1,000,000\nRestorations\nprepared to introduce any necessary legislation and recommend sub-\n4,000,000\nRefunds\nsequent budget reductions consistent with what the Committee feels\n6,000,000\nTotal\nis the amount of revenue that should be raised by a proper billing\nReflected in the table above are several financing changes recom-\nsystem.\nmended by the Committee, as follows\n2. Collect delinquent taxes.-The Committee has provided $679,500\nto fill 49 positions in the tax administration (8 of which were previ-\nFederal funds\nDistrict funds\nously unfunded) and $97,500 and 5 new positions for the prosecution\nof delinquent tax cases in the Office of the Corporation Counsel. The\n1. Implement a billing system for the institutions of the Community Health and Hospital\nappropriation bill has been amended to exempt these positions from\n-$583, 700\n1 +$1,500,000\nAdministration\n-7,223,000\n+8,000,000\nthe personnel ceiling. This action will result in $8,000,000 in additional\n2. Collect delinquent taxes\n3. Increase of miscellaneous fees\n-1,000,000\n+1,000,000\nrevenue being raised in fiscal year 1977 and an additional $10,000,000\n-8,806,700\n+10,500,000\nin each subsequent year.\nSubtotals\nThe Committee requires monthly reports from both the Department\n1 Another $1,500,000 will be realized in the Medicaid Trust Fund.\nof Finance and Revenue and the Office of the Corporation Counsel on\nprogress toward collecting delinquent taxes.\nA brief description of the above financing changes follows. An ex-\n3. Increase of miscellaneous fees.-During the course of the hear-\npanded discussion of each of the financing changes can be found later\nings on fiscal year 1976 and fiscal year 1977 the Committee came to\nin the report.\nthe conclusion that there are numerous fee schedules that need to be\n1. Billing system for the Community Health and Hospital Admin-\nupdated and other fees that simply are not collected. This action rec-\nistration.- Implementation of a proper billing system for all city hospitals\nommends that the city collect at least $1,000,000 additionally in fees.\nThe Committee is not satisfied that the city is taking all the necessary\nand neighborhood health centers will result in additional revenue\nsteps to raise the revenues that are due to it through efficient collection\ncoming to the city from Medicaid, Medicare, third party insurance\nsystems for existing fees and through periodic adjustments of fee\nand individual pay. The Committee has provided the city with 86\nschedules for the effects of inflation. The Committee therefore requires\nnew positions and $916,300 which is the full year cost of the positions\nquarterly reports on the progress of the city to collect fees and in the\nnecessary to implement the system. This amount is eligible for a\nprogress to revise existing fee schedules. This report should include\n$195,100 Federal match which makes $1,111,400 available to the city\nthe revenue raised from each city fee during the quarter and the\nto implement the billing system. Included in these totals are $97,400\nprevious quarter and for each fee the date it was last revised and the\navailable for system design. The appropriation bill has been amended\nS.Rept. 94-1167\n2\n10\n11\nscheduled date for the next revision. The first report is due to the\nCommittee on January 14, 1977.\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL FUND Local COLLECTIONS\nFEDERAL PAYMENT\nIt is estimated that local general fund collections will total $708,-\n740,000 in fiscal year 1977, which when added to estimated income\nThe Committee recommends a Federal payment of $259,973,300 to\naccruing to the other funds will provide a grand total of $796,955,000.\nthe General Fund, a reduction of $20,026,700 in the amount requested.\nA summary of the major sources of these revenues, by fund, follows:\nThe budget proposed the appropriation of the full authorized payment\nDistrict of Columbia local collections\nfor fiscal year 1977 of $280,000,000. Also recommended is $2,707,000\nGeneral fund\nThousands\nProperty taxes\nin lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer services provided the\n$168, 760\nSales taxes\nFederal Government.\n228,130\nIncome taxes\n236,630\nA comparative summary of the allocations recommended follows:\nOther taxes\n23,750\nCharges and miscellaneous revenues\n51,470\nFEDERAL PAYMENT\nSubtotal\n708,740\nHighway fund-gasoline tax, licenses, and other\nCommittee\n41,470\nAppropriation,\nEstimate,\nrecommendation\nSanitary sewage works fund-service charges\n26,580\n1976\n1977\n1977\nWater fund-service charges\n19,900\nMetropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund-service charges\n265\nFederal payment\n$248,948,700\n$280,000,000\n$259,973,300\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer services\nTotal\nto Federal facilities\n2,707,000\n2,707,000\n796,955\n5,688,000\nTotal, fiscal year 1977\n254,636,700\n282,707,000\n262,680,300\nHISTORY OF FEDERAL PAYMENT\nThe recommended Federal payment to the General Fund is $11,024,-\nThe usual history of the Federal payment and its relationship to the\n600 more than the 1976 allowance. As is shown in the following table,\nGeneral Fund is shown below. It will be noted that in 1967 the Federal\nthe Federal payment recommended represents 36.7 percent of the an-\npayment was $58,000,000 and represented 18.23 percent of the total\nticipated local collections during fiscal year 1977.\noperating budget of $318,057,766. The Federal payment proposed for\nThe table referred to follows:\n1977 is $259,973,300 and represents 26.24 percent of the total recom-\nmended budget of $990,513,400 financed from the General Fund. The\nFEDERAL PAYMENT COMPARED TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GENERAL FUND LOCAL COLLECTIONS\npopulation of the city in 1960, according to the 1960 census, was\n[Dollar amounts in thousands]\n763,956. The 1970 census showed a decline to 756,510. The latest popu-\nlation estimate provided by the Census Bureau is 723,000.\nFederal\npayment as a\nFederal\npercentage\npayment\nLocal\nof local\nappropriated\ngeneral fund\ngeneral fund\nFiscal year\n(general fund)\ncollections\ncollections\n1951\n$9,800\n$97,866\n10. 0\n1952\n10,400\n102,398\n10. 2\n1953\n10,000\n104,823\n9.5\n1954\n11,000\n105,456\n10. 4\n1955\n20,000\n114,808\n17. 4\n1956\n18,000\n122,302\n14.7\n1957\n20,000\n137,280\n14. 6\n1958\n20,000\n144,745\n13. 8\n1959\n25,000\n149,751\n16.7\n1960\n25,000\n162,888\n15. 3\n1961\n25,000\n167,986\n14. 9\n1962\n30,000\n181,615\n16. 5\n1963\n30,000\n205,298\n14.6\n1964\n37,500\n215,804\n17. 3\n1965\n37,500\n230,995\n16. 2\n1966\n44,250\n256,398\n17. 3\n1967\n58,000\n272,906\n21. 3\n1968\n70,000\n301,767\n23. 2\n1969\n89,365\n341,033\n26. 2\n1970\n116,166\n388,542\n29. 9\n1971\n131,000\n432,010\n30. 3\n1972\n173,654\n458,523\n37. 9\n1973\n181,500\n505,276\n35.9\n1974\n187,450\n534,253\n35.\n1975\n226,200\n554,222\n40.8\n1976\n248,949\n623,500\n39. 9\n1977 estimate\n280,000\n698,240\n40. 1\n1977 recommended\n259,973\n708,740\n36. 7\n12\n13\nThe history referred to follows:\nFEDERAL LOANS\nFEDERAL PAYMENT AND ITS RELATION TO THE GENERAL FUND\nThe Committee recommends loan appropriations totaling $101,292,-\n000 to finance the construction program during fiscal year 1977. This\nDistrict of\nU.S. share\nColumbia\n(percent\nallowance is $12,895,000 less than requested and $108,708,000 below the\nFiscal year\nAppropriations\nshare\nU.S. share\nof total)\n1976 allowance.\nA comparative summary follows:\n1921\n$21,474,271\n$12,256,178\n$9,218,093\n42.92\n1922\n22,977,411\n13,784,648\n9,192,763\n40.00\n1923\n23,833,043\n14,430,265\n9,402,778\n39.45\nFEDERAL LOANS\n1924\n23,903,755\n14,463,330\n9,440,425\n39.49\n1925\n31,175,672\n22,030,317\n9,145,355\n29.33\n1926\n31,139,730\n22,139,638\n9,000,092\n28.90\nAppropriation,\nEstimate,\nRecommended,\n1927\nItem\n33,951,478\n24,950,987\n9,000,491\n26.51\n1976\n1977\n1977\n1928\n34,894,148\n25,892,358\n9,001,790\n25.79\n1929\n35,957,970\n26,957,753\n9,000,217\n25.03\n1930\n40,694,306\n31,694,306\n9,000,000\n22. 12\nFederal loans for capital outlay\n$210,000,000\n$114,187,000\n$101,292,000\n1931\n45,625,286\n36,125,252\n9,500,034\n20.82\n1932\n43,840,022\n34,339,911\n9,500,111\n21.67\n1933\n39,626,998\n31,851,847\n7,775,151\n19.62\n1934\n29,700,737\n24,000,708\n5,700,029\n19.19\nFEDERAL GRANTS\n1935\n34,620,004\n30,080,709\n4,539,295\n13.11\n1936\n38,295,953\n32,588,424\n5,707,529\n14.90\n1937\n40,182,768\n35,177,768\n5,005,000\n12.46\nThe District of Columbia participates in the various Federal grant\n1938\n41,143,818\n36,118,792\n5,025,026\n12.21\n1939\n5,000,000\n12.35\nprograms as do the 50 States. These grants are over and above the\n40,494,451\n35,494,451\n1940\n41,777,885\n35,777,768\n6,000,117\n14.36\nbudget recommendations provided in this bill. The current estimate\n1941\n43,136,909\n37,136,909\n6,000,000\n13.91\n1942\n47,401,269\n41,401,269\n6,000,000\n12.66\nof funds to be derived from Federal grants during fiscal year 1977\n1943\n49,422,932\n43,422,932\n6,000,000\n12.14\ntotals $340,208,600.\n1944\n54,642,247\n48,642,247\n6,000,000\n10.98\n1945\n62,599,125\n56,599,125\n6,000,000\n9.58\nA summary of the grants by agency follows:\n1946\n64,728,423\n58,728,423\n6,000,000\n9.27\n1947\n72,584,314\n64,584,314\n8,000,000\n11.02\n1948\n81,744,086\n70,744,086\n11,000,000\n13.45\nSummary of Federal grant assistance to the District of Columbia\n1949\n86,017,985\n75,017,985\n11,000,000\n12.79\n1950\n98,331,275\n87,331,275\n11,000,000\n11.19\nAgency\n1951\n103,924,822\n94,124,822\n9,800,000\n9.43\n1952\n121,265,978\n110,865,978\n8.58\nGeneral operating expenses\n1977 estimate\n10,400,000\n1953\n113,589,327\n103,589,327\n10,000,000\n8.80\nExecutive Office\n$10, 997, 300\n1954\n129,111,304\n118,111,304\n11,000,000\n8.52\nPublic Library\n1955\n139,578,760\n119,578,760\n14.33\n374,700\n20,000,000\n1956\n143,179,303\n125,179,303\n18,000,000\n12.57\nDepartment of Manpower\n23,572,700\n1957\n155,579,025\n135,579,025\n20,000,000\n12.86\nDepartment of Housing and Community Development\n80,995,800\n1958\n166,096,999\n146,096,999\n20,000,000\n12.04\nBoard of Parole\n1959\n185,915,914\n160,915,914\n25,000,000\n13.45\n61,200\n1960\n199,806,074\n174,806,074\n25,000,000\n12.51\nMinimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board\n311,000\n1961\n199,522,707\n174,522,707\n25,000,000\n12.52\nPublic safety\n1962\n209,571,780\n179,571,780\n30,000,000\n14.31\nMetropolitan Police Department\n1963\n224,594,494\n194,594,494\n30,000,000\n13.35\n571,500\n1964\n240,934,361\n203,434,361\n15.56\nPublic Defender Service\n37,500,000\n191,000\n1965\n265,062,212\n227,562,212\n37,500,000\n14.14\nDepartment of Corrections\n515,300\n1966\n285,093,147\n240,843,147\n44,250,000\n15.52\nEducation\n1967\n318,057,766\n260,057,766\n58,000,000\n18.23\n1968\n371,269,747\n301,269,747\n70,000,000\n18.85\nPublic Schools\n37,814,200\n1969\n435,474,907\n346,109,907\n89,365,000\n20.52\nD.C. Teachers College\n787,900\n1970\n528,960,521\n412,794,521\n116,166,000\n21.96\nFederal City College\n1971\n591,262,769\n460,262,769\n131,000,000\n22. 15\n5,022,200\n1972\n641,466,600\n467,812,600\n173,654,000\n27.07\nWashington Technical Institute\n4,068,500\n1973\n718,091,300\n536,591,300\n181,500,000\n25.28\nRecreation Recreation Department\n2,320,600\n1974\n777,764,647\n590,314,647\n187,450,000\n24.10\nHuman Resources Department of Human Resources\n1975\n845,616,600\n619,416,600\n226,200,000\n26.74\n146,190,800\n1976\n957,088,700\n708,140,000\n248,948,700\n26.01\nTransportation Department of Transportation\n24,583,700\n1977 estimate\n998,534,000\n718,534,000\n280,000,000\n28.04\nEnvironmental Services Department of Environmental Services\n1977 recommended\n990,513,400\n730,540,100\n26.24\n1,830,200\n259,973,300\nTotal\n340,208,600\n1 Excludes appropriations for capital outlay beginning with fiscal year 1961.\n, Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-106 for law enforcement activities in fiscal year 1970\nonly and $8,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-297 for use in defraying the cost of the retroactive pay increases for\nGENERAL REVENUE SHARING\npolicemen, firemen, and teachers.\n$ Includes $5,000,000 as provided in Public Law 91-358 for purposes of the District of Columbia Court Reform and\nCriminal Procedures Act of 1970.\nThe District also participates in the general revenue sharing\nprogram. Under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972\nit qualifies for both State and local funds. The 1977 allocation totals\nbill. $26,000,000 and is a resource for funding the recommendations in the\n14\n15\nThe following tabulation summarizes the allocation by agency Amount\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT\nProjected cash flow, fiscal year 1977-Appropriated funds only\nAgency\n$300, 000\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue\n499, 300\nEstimated funds available\nThousands\nPublic Library\n1,376,400\nCash and investments, opening balance\n$17. 0\nPolice Department\n2,014,000\nFederal payment\n262, 680. 3.\nFire Department\n2,140,000\nReceipts\n796, 955. 0\nDepartment of Corrections\n5,179,800\nRevenue sharing\n26, 000. 0\nPublic Schools\n208,200\nShort-term advance\n40, 000. 0\nRecreation Department\n6,520,000\nDepartment of Human Resources\n2,500,000\nTotal, estimated funds available\n1, 125, 652. 3\nDepartment of Transportation\n3,762,300\nSchool Transit Subsidy\nDepartment of Environmental Services\n1,500,000\nEstimated funds required :\nOpening accounts payable : 1\n26, 000, 000\nWages and salaries\n42, 924. 3\nTotal\nOther payables and undelivered orders\n50, 452. 8\nUnobligated authority\n29, 661. 4\nBALANCED BUDGET RECOMMENDED\nTotal, opening accounts payable\n1 123, 038. 5\nThe Committee is recommending a balanced budget for fiscal year\nBudget recommended in billl\n1, 083, 696. 6\n1977. As shown in the following table, it is estimated sufficient re-\nPermanent authorizations and restorations\n6,000.0\nsources will be available on a cash basis to finance the operating\nRepayment of current year short-term loans\n60, 000. 0\nAppropriation lapses\n-12, 620. 0\nexpense and debt service requirements recommended, and provide a\ncash balance at the close of the fiscal year.\nClosing accounts payable : 1\nIt should be noted, however, that no provision was made in the\nWages and salaries\n--44, 636. 7\nOther payables and undelivered orders\n-54, 517. 6\nbudget submitted to the Congress, or has been made in the accompany-\nUnobligated authority\n-35, 501. 6\ning bill, for the pay raises anticipated later in this calendar year or for\nmetrorail subsidies that will be required as additional segments if the\nTotal, closing accounts payable\n1 134, 655. 9\nsubway becomes operational. Financing for these requirements, which\nare estimated to cost a total of $56,600,000 in fiscal year 1977, is tied\nTotal, estimated funds required\n1, 125, 459. 2\nto pending legislation authorizing a tax on the income of nonresidents\nEstimated closing cash balance\n193. 1\nworking in the city. The outcome of this legislation is uncertain at\n1 In addition, the outstanding advances to be repaid to the U.S. Treasury are estimated\nto be :\nthis time.\nOpening balance\n$40, 000. 0\nThe Committee feels strongly that the city has an obligation to raise\nClosing balance\n20, 000. 0\nall the revenue that is due to it because if it fails to do SO it will\nresult in inadequate sources of funds to finance the budget as\nCOMMITTEE ACTION ON ESTIMATES\nrecommended. It should also be noted that unless the city actively pursues the addi-\nOPERATING EXPENSES\ntional revenue raising measures that are provided for in this bill the\ncity will have a revenue short fall and the budget will not be balanced.\nThe request for annualization of pay increases and other prior year\nThe projections exclude capital outlay (major construction) appro-\nincreases, as well as the requests for the cost of within grades and infla-\npriations which, under authority in the bill, will continue to be\ntion increases, have been reduced 5 percent across the board. The reduc-\ntion is to be absorbed within the resources available to various depart-\nfinanced by loans from the United States Treasury.\nments and agencies involved. Other changes are detailed in the dis-\nThe table referred to follows:\ncussion below.\n16\n17\nThe requests and recommendations by categories of increase are\nSUMMARY OF POSITIONS AUTHORIZED AND ALLOWED\nshown in the table that follows:\nIncreases\nRevised\nCOMPARISON OF INCREASES REQUESTED AND RECOMMENDED BY CATEGORY\nadjusted\nBudget\nHouse\nRecommended\nbase\nrequest\nbill\nto Senate\n1977\n1977\n1977\n1977\nHouse\nCommittee\nRequested\nRecommended\nRecommendation\nItem\nGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nOffice of the Mayor\n32\n2\n3\nAnnualization:\n$35,790,000\n$34,000,900\n$34,000,900\nCouncil of the District of Columbia\n83\n9\nPay\n13,236,600\n13,666,300\n11,133,400\nD.C. Auditor\n10\n5\nPrior year increases\n4,382,800\n4,163,200\n4,163,200\nWithin grades\n4,648,500\n4,455,200\n4,455,200\nExecutive Office:\nStaffing and maintenance\n34,732,000\n30,725,000\n30,748,500\nOffice of the Secretariat\n25\nStatutory\n6,443,500\n6,121,600\n6,121,600\nOffice of Public Affairs\n8\nInflation\n23,703,500\n22,171,400\n23,564,300\nOffice of Budget and Management Systems\n279\nOther\nMunicipal Planning Office\n82\n122,936,900\n115,303,600\n114,187,100\nPersonnel Office\n70\nTotal\nLegislation Office\nOffice of Emergency Preparedness,\n7\nOffice of Human Rights\n56\nOffice of Consumer Affairs\n16\nEMPLOYMENT CEILING\nBicentennial Programs.\n1\n1\n1\nRental Accommodations Office\n43\nThe Committee is recommending an employment ceiling of 35,145\nOffice of Latino Community Development\n9\nwhich is an increase over the level proposed in the budget and below\nTotal\n586\n10\n1\n1\nthe 1976 level. The restriction on the maximum number of positions\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue\n542\n41\nthat may be filled during any month is contained in section 113 of the\nOffice of the Corporation Counsel\n171\n5\nDepartment of General Services\n547\nbill under General Provisions. The Committee recommends an amend-\nDepartment of Economic Development\n187\nPublic Library\n521\n11\n11\n11\nment to section 113 to permit the city to fill new positions provided by\nDepartment of Manpower\n24\nthe Committee and to fill unfunded positions for which the Com-\nOther Independent Agencies and Offices:\nmittee has provided funding. Appropriations recommended for per-\nOffice of Youth Opportunity Services\n8\nOffice of Housing and Community Development\n252\nsonnel compensation reflect a lapse rate of approximately 10 percent\nParole Board\n23\nwhich will restrict actual employment to the ceiling.\nDepartment of Insurance\n26\nMinimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board\n42\nRecorder of Deeds\n66\nPublic Service Commission\n32\nPERSONNEL\nBoard of Appeals and Review\n4\nBoard of Elections and Ethics\n30\nOffice of the Surveyor\n36\nThe Committee recommends 39,317 permanent authorized positions\nCommission on the Status of Women\n2\nto be financed from District of Columbia appropriated funds during\nCommission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure\n1\nBoard of Labor Relations\n2\nfiscal year 1977, which is 954 less than the total of 40,271 authorized\nLaw Revision Commission\n3\nfor 1976. The allowance provides 780 new positions including 471 not\nTotal, Other Independent Agencies and Offices\n527\nrequested by the city. The positions not requested in the budget are\nTotal, General Operating Expenses\n3,230\n37\n12\n61\nfor the care of the mentally retarded at Forest Haven (287), three\nPUBLIC SAFETY\ndrug treatment centers (49), and the positions necessary to implement\na billing system at the city hospitals and clinics (86), and new posi-\nMetropolitan Police\n5,185\nFire Department\n1, 490\ntions to collect delinquent taxes (41) and 5 new positions for Corpora-\nCourts:\ntion Counsel to prosecute delinquent tax cases. The Committee has ap-\nAppeals\n61\nproved the city request for the Police Department and directs that\nSuperior\n985\nCourt System\n70\nany necessary reprogramming actions be taken to avoid compulsory\nPublic Defender Service\n86\nBail Agency\n52\nseparation of incumbent police officers. The Committee has provided\n3 new positions to the Office of the Mayor to act as ombudsman for\nTotal, Courts\n254\nthe Latino community affairs activity in Washington, D.C. Due to\nDepartment of Corrections\n2, 100\nNational Guard\n20\nthe late submission and passage of the 1976 budget, 1977 estimates\nwere based on 1976 budget requests rather than finally enacted figures.\nTotal, Public Safety\n10,049\nA summary of positions by agency follows:\nEDUCATION\nPublic Schools\n9, 764\n170\n170\n170\nBoard of Trustees of the University of the District of\nColumbia\n9\nD.C. Teachers College\n219\nFederal City College\n943\nWashington Technical Institute\n405\n1\nTotal, Education\n11, 340\n171\n170\n170\nS.Rept. 94-1167\n3\n18\n19\nSUMMARY OF POSITIONS AUTHORIZED AND ALLOWED-Continued\ntional positions and funds to support the growing executive workload,\nIncreases\nthe establishment of a contingency fund, and grants and subsidies for\nRevised\nthe Commission on the Arts have been denied.\nadjusted\nBudget\nHouse\nRecommended\nbase\nrequest\nbill\nto Senate\nThe request of the Mayor to transfer the legislative function, which\n1977\n1977\n1977\n1977\nwas incorporated into the Office of the Corporation Counsel by the\n1976 Appropriation Act, to the Office of the Mayor is approved. A\nRECREATION\ncorresponding reduction has been made in the budget of the Corpo-\nRecreation Department\n754\nration Counsel.\nHUMAN RESOURCES\nThe request for $200,000 and 9 positions to establish a new Office of\n160\n3\nLatino Affairs is denied. The associated $52,100 currently provided\nExecutive Direction and Support\n708\n22\n22\n108\nPayments Assistance Administration\nSocial Rehabilitation Administration\n,511\n20\n20\n20\nfor this function in the Department of Human Resources is trans-\n214\n86\n184\n372\nMental Health Administration\nferred to the Office of the Mayor and 3 new positions are provided\nCommunity Health and Hospital Administration\n3,983\n192\n49\n49\nin the Office of the Mayor to provide for a Latino community affairs\nNarcotics Treatment Administration\n8, 768\n131\n275\n549\nactivity in Washington, D.C. The appropriation bill has been amended\nTotal, Human Resources\nto exempt these 3 positions from the personnel ceiling. A correspond-\nTRANSPORTATION\ning reduction has been made in the budget of the Department of\nDepartment of Transportation\n1, 421\nHuman Resources.\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nCouncil of the District of Columbia.-The Committee recommends a\nDepartment of Environmental Services\n2, 665\ntotal of $2,352,300 and 83 positions for the Council in 1977. The\nWashington Aqueduct\n310\nrequests for additional positions and funds for the General Counsel,\nTotal, Environmental Services\n2, 975\nthe Office of the Legislative Counsel, the Legislative Services Unit, and\n38,537\n339\n457\n780\nthe Council Recorder Unit have been denied.\nGrand total\nThe budget proposed a chauffeur and car for the Chairman of the\nCouncil which has since been withdrawn. The Committee concurs in\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nthe suggestion of the Chairman of the Council that the transportation\nGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nrequirements of the Chairman of the Council shall be met through the\nassignment of existing personnel and resources.\nThe Committee recommends a total of $84,550,800 for 1977 for the\nThe Committee feels, however, that the permanent assignment of a\nvarious departments, agencies, and activities funded through this\ncar and driver from the car pool entirely for the use of the Chairman\nappropriation. The allowance for 1977 is $31,815,600 below 1976 ap-\nof the City Council would be a violation of the agreement reached\npropriations and $29,643,500 below the amounts requested.\nbetween the Chairman and the Committee.\nThe allowances recommended, by activity, follow\nDistrict of Columbia Auditor.-A total of $236,500 is recommended\nfor the ensuing fiscal year which will enable the Auditor to continue\nGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nactivities at the current level. The additional positions and funds\nrequested to increase audit capabilities are not approved.\nBudget\nCommittee\nAppropriation\nestimate\nHouse\nrecommenda-\nExecutive Office.-A total of $24,705,900 has been included in the\n1976\n1977\nallowance\ntion\nActivity\nbill for the various offices and programs funded under this general\nheading.\n$767,600\n$1,367,700\n$1,066,000\n$1,195,700\nOffice of the Mayor\nCouncil of the District of Columbia\n2,103,700\n2,775,500\n2,352,300\n2,352,300\nA comparative summary of the allowances follows\n268,500\n236,500\n236,500\nD.C. Auditor\n158,200\nExecutive Office\n20,274,900\n23,906,300\n23,183,200\n24,705,900\n8,835,200\n9,095,600\n9,460,100\n10,139,600\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue\nOffice of the Corporation Counsel\n4,145,100\n3,940,400\n4,180,600\n4,200,500\nDepartment of General Services\n17,636,300\n18,027,700\n17,980,400\n17,980,400\n3,098,500\n3,039,600\n3,034,900\n3,034,900\nHouse\nCommittee\nDepartment of Economic Development\nActivity\nEstimate\nallowance\nrecommendation\nPublic Library\n8,348,300\n8,566,200\n8,483,700\n8,483,700\n50,400\n476,700\n470,800\n470,800\nDepartment of Manpower\nOther Independent Agencies and Offices\n13,231,900\n11,493,600\n11,285,700\n11,285,700\n33,613,800\n27,222,200\n27,222,200\n1 212,800\nOffice of the Secretariat\n$629, 900\n$629, 100\n$629, 100\nContributions to metropolitan area agencies\n3,914,300\n1252,000\nOffice of Public Affairs\n183,900\n183,300\n183,300\nMiscellaneous Contributions\n4,102,500\n4,014,300\nOffice of Budget and Management Systems\n5,695,900\n5,575,900\n7,075,900\n116,366,400\n114,194,300\n112,870,700\n84,550,800\nMunicipal Planning Office\n1,981,000\n1,851,800\n1,849,100\nTotal, General Operating Expenses\nPersonnel Office\n1,647,700\n1,642,000\n1,642,000\nCompensation funds:\n1 Reflects the transfer of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit\nDisability compensation\n4,480,700\n4,480,700\n4,480,700\nUnemployment compensation\n5,712,700\n5,712,700\n5,712,700\nCommission, and School Transit Subsidy to the Transportation appropriation.\nWorkmen's compensation\n727,000\n725,000\n725,000\nLegislation Office\n216,600\nOffice of the Mayor.-A total of $1,195,700 is recommended for 1977.\nOffice of Emergency Preparedness\n63,200\n63,200\n129,200\nOffice of Human Rights\n1,037,200\n1,016,400\n1,016,400\nIncluded in the allowance is an increase of $291,700 over the current\nOffice of Consumer Affairs\n299,000\n298,300\n298,300\nBicentennial programs\n193,800\n193,800\n193,800\nyear level for the elderly nutrition program. The requests for addi-\nRental Accommodations Office\n837,700\n811,000\n770,400\nOffice of Latino Community Development\n200,000\nTotal\n23,906,300\n23,183,200\n24,705,900\n20\n21\nOFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS\nand $52,100 now included in the Department of Human Resources\nhave been transferred to the Office of the Mayor.\nA total of $7,075,900 is recommended for fiscal year 1977. This\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue.-The sum of $10,139,600 is\nincludes $1,500,000 for the Financial Management Improvement\nrecommended for fiscal year 1977. This includes $1,304,400 above the\nProgram. The House/Senate Conferees on H.R. 11009 have recommended a\n1976 level and $1,044,000 above the 1977 request to cover the un-\nbudgeted annual costs in 1977 of new positions allowed in 1976\n$16 million authorization for Financial Management Improvements,\non a partial year funding basis due to the late passage of the bill:\n$8 million of which is to be provided as a special Federal payment.\nAlso included in the total is $679,500 to provide 49 positions (8 of\nUpon passage of H.R. 11009 which will provide an authorization for\nwhich are authorized but unfunded) in Tax Administration which will\nFederal matching funds, it will be the recommendation of the Com-\ncollect an estimated $8,000,000 in delinquent taxes in fiscal year 1977\nmittee to provide additional Federal funds to match the $1,500,000\nand an additional $10,000,000 in each subsequent year. The Committee\nin District funds provided for in this Act.\nrequests the Department of Finance and Revenue to work closely with\nthe Office of the Corporation Counsel in all, work necessary to prepare\nMUNICIPAL PLANNING OFFICE\ntax violation cases for prosecution by the Office of the Corporation\nThe sum of $1,849,100 is recommended for fiscal year 1977. The in-\nCounsel. The Committee requests monthly reports on the city's prog-\ncrease requested for computer rental time to conduct statistical studies\nress to collect these delinquent taxes. These reports are due by the 15th\nof each month for progress made in the previous month.\nhas not been approved.\nOffice of the Corporation Counsel.-The bill provides $4,200,500. for\nLEGISLATION OFFICE\n1977 and again includes an increase of $200,000 over the request to\nThe budget proposed $216,600 for the operation of this office during\nfinance additional claims and suits that the city will be able to pay\n1977 within the Executive Office. The request to establish a separate\nimmediately upon settlement rather than having to wait until a\noffice for this function has been denied. The Committee concurs in\nsubsequent appropriation is provided. The Committee concurs in the\nthe request of the Mayor to transfer the legislative function to the\nrequest of the Mayor to transfer legislative functions to his office\nOffice of the Mayor from the Office of the Corporation Counsel.\nfrom the Office of the Corporation Counsel. The Committee does not\nconcur in the proposed transfer of legal counsel activities from the\nOFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS\nMetropolitan Police Department to the Office of the Corporation\nCounsel and the funds and positions have been retained in the police\nA total of $129,200 is recommended for the Office of Emergency Pre-\nbudget.\nparedness which is the full year amount for the Office. The Committee\nThe Committee has included funding for 5 positions to be used\ndoes not concur with the city recommendation that this Office should\nonly for the purpose of prosecuting delinquent tax cases. The Com-\nmittee was concerned to learn that the number of suspected tax viola-\nbe phased out.\nOFFICE OF BICENTENNIAL PROGRAMS\ntion cases prosecuted by the city dropped from 158 three years ago to\nonly seven in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and as a result the\nThe Committee recommends approval of the request for $193,800\ncity's revenue from prosecuting tax violators dwindled from almost $1\nfor the continued development of Kingman Island as a National\nmillion in fiscal year 1973 to about $80,000 last year. The Committee\nChildren's Island. The establishment of a position for the director\nrequests monthly reports on the progress toward prosecuting delin-\nof the project is also approved. This center, which is being developed\nquent tax cases to include both the amount being raised and number of\nas a part of the bicentennial program, will become a permanent\ncases available for prosecution. These reports are due by the 15th of\nfacility and should be transferred to the Department of Recreation.\neach month for progress made in the previous month.\nBoard of Elections and Ethics.-The bill provides $885,600 to the\nRENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS OFFICE\nBoard of Elections and Ethics. The Committee is greatly concerned\nabout the confusion which has plagued local elections in recent years.\nThe city enacted legislation to exempt new apartment buildings,\nThe Committee recognizes a need for management improvements and\nnewly renovated apartments and units of four or fewer apartments\ndirects the city to take all necessary steps to insure that the Board of\nfrom the Rental Accommodations Act subsequent to transmittal of the\nElections and Ethics has adequate resources to successfully. complete\n1977 budget estimate to Congress. The effect of this Act is to exempt\nits mission, particularly with regard to the upcoming elections.\napproximately 5% of the previously controlled units. The Committee\nrecommends a total of $770,400 for the Rental Accommodations Office\nPublic Library.-An appropriation totaling $8,483,700 is recom-\nmended for the operation of the public library system during the next\nwhich reflects the reduced workload resulting from the recently en-\nfiscal year. The recommendation includes funds for staffing and main-\nacted legislation.\ntenance of the new Garnet C. Wilkinson Branch Library.\nOFFICE OF LATINO AFFAIRS\nOther independent agencies and offices.-A total of $11,285,700 is\nThe request of $200,000 and 9 positions for the establishment of a\nrecommended for 1977 for the 16 agencies and offices within this\nseparate Office of Latino Affairs has been denied. Three new positions\ncategory. This allowance is $1,946,200 less than was appropriated for\n1976 and $207,900 below the amount requested.\n22\n23\nA listing of the various allocations follows\nPUBLIC SAFETY\nOTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND OFFICES\nThe Committee recommends a total of $246,258,800 for the five\npublic safety activities carried within this appropriation, which is\nCommittee\nHouse\nrecom-\n$3,199,700 above 1976 appropriations and $82,500 above the amount\nActivity\nEstimate\nallowance\nmendation\nrequested.\nThe allocation of funds by department and agency is shown in\nOther independent agencies and offices:\nOffice of Youth Opportunity Services\n$404,700\n$225,600\n$225,600\nthe following tabulation:\nDepartment of Housing and Community Development\n4,925,000\n4,910,900\n4,910,900\nParole Board\n502,400\n501,100\n501,100\nPUBLIC SAFETY\nDepartment of Insurance\n546,500\n579,600\n579,600\nMinimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board\n777,500\n770,700\n770,700\nRecorder of Deeds\n852,800\n814,000\n814,000\nAppropriation\nPublic Service Commission\n706,500\n714,100\n714,100\nActivity\nBudget estimate\nHouse\nCommittee\n1976\n89,900\n1977\nBoard of Appeals and Review\n90,400\n89,900\nallowance\nrecommendation\nBoard of Elections and Ethics\n889,600\n885,600\n885,600\nOffice of the Surveyor\n421,900\n421,100\n421,100\nMetropolitan Police Department\n$128,587,200\nCommission on the Status of Women\n41,100\n41,000\n41,000\nFire Department\n$127,060,000\n$128,046,100\n$127,144,500\n42,825,000\nCommission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure\n67,400\n67,400\n67,400\n44,589,400\n44,584,300\n44,584,300\nBoard of Labor Relations\n114,500\n114,400\n114,400\nCourts:\nJudicial Nomination Commission\n16,800\n16,800\n16,800\nAppeals\n1,495,600\nLaw Revision Commission\n236,500\n233,500\n233,500\nSuperior\n1,528,500\n1,659,100\n1,659,100\n19,939,400\n900,000\n900,000\n900,000\nCourt System\n20,099,300\nAdvisory Neighborhood Commissions\n20,247,300\n20,247,300\n4,353,400\nPublic Defender Service\n3,831,900\n3,831,900\n3,831,900\n1,912,500\n11,285,700\nBail Agency\n1,919,700\nTotal, other independent agencies and offices\n11,493,600\n11,285,700\n1,910,900\n1,910,900\n756,900\n737,900\n725,300\n725,300\nTotal, Courts\n28,457,800\n28,117,300\n28,374,500\n28,374,500\nContributions to Metropolitan Area Agencies.-A total of $212,800\nDepartment of Corrections\n42,887,500\nNational Guard\n46,110,100\n45,856,500\n45,856,500\nis recommended for the Council of Governments.\n301,600\n299,500\n299,000\n299,000\nTotal, Public Safety\n243,059,100\n246,176,300\n247,160,400\n246,258,800\nHouse\nCommittee\nActivity\nEstimate\nallowance\nrecommendation\nMetropolitan Police Department.-An appropriation of $127,144,500\nis recommended for 1977 which will support 5,180 positions composed\nContributions to metropolitan area agencies:\nMetropolitan Washington Council of Governments\n$212,800\n$212,800\n$212,800\nof 4,470 police officers, 616 civilians, and 94 cadets. The city's budget\nMetrobus operating subsidy\n26,936,000\n26,936,000\n(1)\nestimate for the Police Department, if approved, indicated a need for\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission\n73,400\n73,400\n(1)\na 105-position reduction in force. The Committee has been subse-\nTotal, contributions to metropolitan area agencies\n27,222,200\n27,222,200\n212,800\nquently informed that as of August 18, 1976, the number of uniformed\nofficers on board totaled 4,364 as compared to a ceiling for uniformed\nI Transferred to Transportation appropriation.\npolice of 4,470 and there will therefore be no need to provide the Police\nMiscellaneous Contributions.-A total of $252,000 is recommended\nDepartment with an additional 105 positions above the number of\nfor the D.C. Chamber of Commerce and the Washington Convention\nauthorized positions provided by the city. The Committee fully expects\nand Visitors Bureau:\nthat there will not be a reduction-in-force in the Police Department\nin fiscal year 1977. The funding requirement for the 105 positions\nwhich is less than 1 percent of the total Metropolitan Police Depart-\nHouse\nCommittee\nActivity\nEstimate\nallowance\nrecommendation\nment's budget should be obtained through reprogramming.\nThe Committee does not concur in the transfer of five legal counsel\nMiscellaneous contributions:\npositions and related funds from the Police Department to the Office\nSchool transit subsidy\n$3,762,300\n$3,762,300\n(1)\nWashington Convention and Visitors Bureau\n200,000\n100,000\n$200,000\nof the Corporation Counsel as proposed in the budget and has retained\nDistrict of Columbia Chamber of Commerce\n52,000\n52,000\n52,000\nthem in this appropriation under the jurisdiction of the Police Chief.\nTotal, miscellaneous contributions\n4,014,300\n3,914,300\n252,000\nThe increase of $3,100,000 for relief payments and payments to bene-\nficiaries has been approved which will provide a total of $40,217,300\n1 Transferred to the transportation appropriation.\nfor that purpose in fiscal year 1977.\nFunds for pay raises for policemen in fiscal year 1977 are carried\nWASHINGTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU\nunder the heading \"Personal Services\". This item is discussed later in\nThe Committee recommends funding for the Washington Conven-\nthe report.\ntion and Visitors Bureau of $200,000. At next year's hearings the\nFire Department.-The sum of $44,584,300 is recommended for the\nCommittee will continue its review of the desirability of this activity\noperation of the Fire Department during the next fiscal year. This\nreceiving public funding as the primary beneficiaries appear to be the\nallowance is $1,759,300 more than 1976 appropriations to cover the\nmotels and hotels in the area.\nincreased costs of supplies, materials, equipment and other items\n24\n25\nincluding $1,300,000 for pension payments. A total of $16,549,900 will\nDepartment of Corrections.-The Committee recommends the ap-\nbe available for pensions and medical payments in 1977.\npropriation of $45,856,500 for fiscal year 1977 which is an increase of\nCourts.-A total of $28,374,500 is recommended for the two courts\n$2,969,000 over the 1976 level to cover the growing costs of supplies,\nand the three related agencies under this general heading. As in\nmaterials, equipment, and other items, including annualization of pay\nprevious bills the amounts provided for the two courts and the D.C.\nincreases and new positions allowed in the 1976 Act.\nCourt System are based on the recommendations of the Mayor and\nCouncil rather than the requests made by the Chief Judges of the\nEDUCATION\nCourt of Appeals and the Superior Court.\nA total of $245,287,700 is recommended for the public schools and\ninstitutions of higher learning under the jurisdiction of the city. The\nCOURT OF APPEALS\nallowance is $7,961,800 more than was provided for fiscal year 1976\nAn appropriation of $1,659,100 is recommended for 1977 which is an\nand $2,005,500 less than requested.\nincrease of $130,600 over the city budget. This increase reflects the\nA comparative summary of the allocation to the public schools, the\ninclusion of funds to annualize the cost of the new law clerks provided\nBoard of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, and\nin the 1976 Act for which provisions had not been made in the 1977\nthe three colleges follows:\nEDUCATION\nbudget.\nThe Committee has considered correspondence from the Court of\nAppropriation\nBudget esti-\nHouse\nCommittee\nAppeals with regard to the effect of the House allowance on the Court.\nActivity\n1976\nmate 1977\nallowance\nrecommendation\nThe Committee requests that the court system cooperate to avoid the\nneed for a reduction-in-force of four positions in the Court of Appeals\nPublic Schools\n$199,532,500\n$207,388,100\n$205,761,800\n$205,761,800\nBoard of Trustees of the University of the\neither through a reprogramming action within the total court system\nDistrict of Columbia\n153,500\n265,000\n264,700\n264,700\nor, if necessary, through a transfer of the positions to the Superior\nD.C. Teachers College\n4,623,500\n5,095,500\n4,879,200\n4,879,200\nFederal City College\n21,197,000\n22,153,500\n22,106,200\n22,106,200\nCourt or the Court System.\nWashington Technical Institute\n11,819,400\n12,391,100\n12,275,800\n12,275,800\nTotal, Education\n237,325,900\n247,293,200\n245,287,700\n245,287,700\n0\nSUPERIOR COURT\nThe Committee recommends a total of $20,247,300 for the operation\nPublic Schools.-The Committee recommends a total of $205,761,800\nof the Superior Court in 1977. This allowance is $148,000 over the\nfor the operation of the public school system during fiscal year 1977.\ncity budget to cover the full year cost of new positions allowed in the\nThe following reflects in comparative form the distribution of funds\n1976 Act which were not budgeted for 1977.\nas allocated by the Mayor and the City Council and recommended by\nthe Committee.\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT SYSTEM\nPUBLIC SCHOOLS\nThe bill provides $3,831,900, as requested by the city, for the various\nHouse\nCommittee\nActivity\nEstimate\nallowance\nrecommendation\nactivities funded under this heading. Language is included in the bill,\nas requested, providing that funds appropriated for fiscal year 1977 for\nElementary Education\n$66,583,300\n$66,449,900\n$66,449,900\nexpenses under the Criminal Justice Act of 1974, for the compensation\nJunior High Education\n28,577,900\n28,540,000\n28,540,000\nSenior High Education\n19,605,200\n19,581,800\n19,581,800\nof attorneys appointed under the authority of that Act to represent\nCareer Development\n5,092,200\n5,085,100\n5,085,100\nindigents, shall be available for obligations incurred in fiscal years 1975\nSpecial Education\n13,139,200\n13,072,700\n13,072,700\nContinuing Education\n4,248,100\n4,197,500\n4,197,500\nand 1976. A total of $2,500,000 is included in the bill for the compensa-\nFood Services\n6,212,900\n6,182,200\n6,182,200\nFacilities\n37,956,200\n37,649,700\n37,649,700\ntion and reimbursement of attorneys under that Act.\nInstructional Support\n6,347,700\n6,340,300\n6,340,300\nCentral Services and Management\n30,796,900\n29,834,100\n29,834,100\nBase reduction not distributed\n-11,171,500\n-11,171,500\n-11,171,500\nPUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE\nTotal, Public Schools\n207,388,100\n205,761,800\n205,761,800\nAn appropriation of $1,910,900 is recommended for 1977 which is\n$8,800 less than was requested. The reduction is due to the disallowance\nof additional positions requested in the 1976 budget on which the 1977\nResources totaling $243,842,300 will be available for the operation\nbudget was based and other budgetwide adjustments.\nof the system during fiscal year 1977 composed of the following:\nItem\nFiscal year 1977\nAppropriations recommended in bill\n$205, 761, 800\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAIL AGENCY\nFederal grants\n37,814,200\nA total of $725,300 is provided for the ensuing fiscal year. The re-\nOther grants and reimbursements\n266, 300\nduction of $12,600 in the amount requested reflects the denial of new\nTotal\n243, 842, 300\npositions requested for 1976 which were included in the 1977 budget.\n26\n27\nIn addition to the operating funds enumerated above, capital im-\nof its approaching consolidation into the University of the District of\nprovement projects totaling $534,000 are also recommended which will\nColumbia. In light of the pending restructuring of public higher\nprovide a grand total of $244,376,300 in fiscal year 1977.\neducation, the Committee has not approved the requests for new lab-\nThe amount recommended is again the largest ever provided for the\noratory equipment and books for the library.\noperation of the District's public school system. The decrease in en-\nA comparative breakdown of the recommendation by activity\nrollment has continued but at a significantly lesser rate. Enrollment\nfollows:\nfor fiscal year 1977 is estimated to be 1,185 below 1976 which was\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEACHERS COLLEGE\n1,073 below the previous year. This compares to an average decline\nCommittee\nof 4,100 for the years 1974 and 1975. In 1968 the appropriation was\nHouse\nrecom-\nEstimate\nallowance\nmendation\n$95,932,000 and the enrollment was 149,300. The 1976 appropriation\nActivity\nwas $199,532,500 for an enrollment of 130,685. For 1977 the Com-\nInstruction\n$3,014,700\n$2,961,000\n$2,961,000\nmittee is recommending an appropriation of $205,761,800 for an en-\n449,900\n393,600\n393,600\nAcademic support\n613,000\n513,500\n513,500\nrollment of 129,500. The per pupil expenditure is among the highest\nStudent services\n1,017,900\n1,011,100\n1,011,100\nInstitutional support\nin the Nation. Based on the recommendations in the bill per pupil\nTotal, District of Celumbia Teachers College\n5,095,500\n4,879,200\n4,879,200\nexpenditures in 1977 will be $1,797, of which $1,567 will be from Dis-\ntrict funds and $230 will be from Federal sources.\nThe Committee recommendation of $205,761,800 is $1,626.300 less\nFederal City College.-A total of $22,106,200 for 1977 is recom-\nthan the requests in the citv's budget and reflects onening date slip-\nmended. Inasmuch as the College will be consolidated with the D.C.\npage for the new Gage-Eckington Elementary and Fort Lincoln Ele-\nTeachers College and the Washington Technical Institute to form the\nmentary schools, application of the across-the-board reductions in the\nUniversity of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year, the 1977\namounts requested for annualization. within grades, and inflation in-\nbudget provides only for increased mandatory personnel costs and\ncreases and other adjustments. Staffing, maintenance and equipment\ninflationary increases in rents, fuel, utilities, supplies and materials,\nfunds have been provided for a number of new facilities that will be\nand equipment. The reductions recommended, as shown below, relate\nput into operation during the fiscal year, as follows: Winston Ele-\nto budgetwide adjustments in requests for annualizations, within\nmentary (new), Wilkinson Elementary (new), Gage-Eckington\ngrades, and inflation increases.\nElementary (replacement). Fletcher-Johnson Elementary/Junior\nThe distribution of the amounts recommended by activity follow:\nHigh (new), Fort Lincoln Elementary (new), Lafayette Elementary\nFEDERAL CITY COLLEGE\n(modernization/addition), West Elementary (replacement), Benning\nElementary (replacement), Terrell Elementary (new), Takoma Ele-\nCommittee\nmentary (renlacement), Shaw Junior High (replacement), and Dun-\nHouse\nrecom-\nEstimate\nallowance\nmendation\nbar Senior High (replacement).\nActivity\nFunds for the pav raises for teachers in fiscal year 1977 are carried\n$11,197,300\n$11,185,100\n$11,185,100\nInstruction\nunder the heading \"Personal Services\". This item is discussed later\n412,800\n412,800\n412,800\nPublic service\n2,428,100\n2,416,900\n2,416,900\nin the report.\nAcademic support\n2,430,600\n2,423,700\n2,423,700\nStudent services\n5,667,700\nBoard of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia.-A\nInstitutional support\n5,684,700\n5,667,700\ntotal of $264,700 is recommended for this new Board which is charged\nTotal, Federal City College\n22,153,500\n22,106,200\n22,106,200\nwith the responsibility of consolidating the District of Columbia\nTeachers College, the Federal City College. and the Washington Tech-\nnical Institute into the University of the District of Columbia. Public\nWashington Technical Institute.-The bill provides $12,275,800 for\nLaw 93-471. which was amended by D.C. Law 1-36. provides for con-\n1977. As with the other colleges, this institution will become a part of\nsolidation of the existing postsecondary education institutions into a\nthe new University of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year.\nsingle management svstem by September 1. 1976, and that the Uni-\nThe reduction of $115,300 reflects overall adjustments throughout the\nversitv must be established by August 1, 1977. The Board of Trustees\nbill and denial of the request of one position and $22,000 requested for\ntook office on Mav 19. 1976. and simultaneously the Boards of Higher\nan expansion of the veterinary program.\nEducation and Vocational Education were abolished pursuant to D.C.\nThe Committee has not approved the language requested under\nLaw 1-36. The budget recommended includes funds previously avail-\nGeneral Provisions to authorize the use of appropriations for the\nable to the Board of Higher Education and $100,000 which was trans-\npurchase, maintenance, and operations of aircraft.\nferred from the three college budgets to procure services that it is\nThe following details the amounts recommended by activity:\nanticipated will be needed to implement consolidation.\nDistrict of Columbia Teachers College.-An appropriation of\n$4,879,200 is recommended for 1977. Formulation of the fiscal year\n1977 budget was based on the College as it exists today, irrespective\n28\n29\nWASHINGTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE\nagement Information System and $125,300 to support the Supplemen-\ntal Food Warehouse operation.\nCommittee\nHouse\nrecom-\nPayments Assistance Administration.-A total of $82,386,800 is\nActivity\nEstimate\nallowance\nmendation\nrecommended for this Administration which reflects a base transfer\nof $1,000,000 to Forest Haven, as proposed by the House.\nInstruction\n$5,171,600\n$5,146,000\n$5,146,000\nOrganized research\n97,400\n97,300\n97,300\nIncluded in the allowance is $431,100 to fund 50 previously un-\nPublic service\n553,800\n553,700\n553,700\nfunded positions associated with the case work efforts of the various\nAcademic support\n952,700\n884,100\n884,100\nStudent support\n1,445,400\n1,444,000\n1,444,000\nwelfare programs. These funds will be eligible for a $202,800 Federal\nInstitutional support\n4,170,200\n4,150,700\n4,150,700\nmatch bringing the total available for hiring unfunded eligibility\nTotal, Washington Technical Institute\n12,391,100\n12,275,800\n12,275,800\ndetermination staff to $633,900. These positions are provided to assist\nin the effort of reducing the high overpayment and ineligibility rates\nRECREATION\nwhich cost the city in excess of $8,000,000 in unnecessary expenditures.\nThe base requested for financial assistance is reduced by $2,492,300.\nThe Committee recommends $17,674,400 for the Department of\nThe request for funds needed to provide the cost-of-living adjustment\nRecreation during the next fiscal year. This allowance is $1,154,400\nto welfare payments is approved. The cost-of-living adjustment was\nmore than was appropriated for 1976 and $55,200 less than requested.\napproved by the Committee and should continue to be paid within\nThe following compares the recommendation with the 1976 appro-\nexisting base funds. Included in the allowance is $98,200 to accomplish\npriation and the 1977 budget estimate:\nthe Federally mandated increased Food Stamp Quality Control\nRECREATION\nsample. An additional $916,300 and 86 positions have been provided to the\nPublic Assistance Administration above the city's request to imple-\nAppropriation\nBudget\nHouse\nCommittee\nActivity\n1976\nestimate 1977\nallowance\nrecommendation\nment a billing system for the health care institutions. The appro-\npriation act provides an exemption to the personnel ceiling for the\nRecreation Department\n$16,520,000\n$17,729,600\n$17,674,400\n$17,674,400\nhiring of these positions. This billing system will begin billings for\nservices provided at Neighborhood Health Centers and the city's\nThe budget as recommended provides funds for annualization,\nhospitals and is expected to raise additional revenue from all sources\nincluding Medicaid, Medicare, third party insurance and individual\nwithin-grades, and inflation increases adjusted in accordance with\nCommittee policy. Funds have been provided for staffing and mainte-\npay. While the Committee believes $8,000.000 could be collected from\nthis billing system, the city's estimate of $3,000,000 has been accepted\nnance of the following new facilities: New Elementary/Junior High\ncontingent upon rapid progress to implement the system and the\n(Oxon Run), Langdon Park, West Elementary School, Takoma Ele-\nrequired monthly progress reports discussed above in the report. The\nmentary School, and Dunbar Recreation Center.\nCommittee fully expects the city to move rapidly to establish this\nbilling system and expects the billing system to include those features\nHUMAN RESOURCES\nas indicated to the Subcommittee during the fiscal year 1977 hearings.\nThe Committee recommends a total of $268,475,600 for the Depart-\nThe following table provides comparative statistics on the public\nment of Human Resources during fiscal year 1977. The allowance\nassistance caseload and expenditures since 1963\nis $4,401,100 more than was appropriated for 1976 and $186,800 more\nPUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD AND EXPENDITURES, REGULAR CATEGORIES\nthan requested.\n[Dollar amounts in thousands]\nA comparative breakdown by activity follows:\nAverage\nAverage\nHUMAN RESOURCES\nmonthly\nmonthly\nTotal\nLocal\nFederal\nFiscal year\ncaseloads\nrecipients\nexpenditures\nexpenditures\nexpenditures\nAppropriation\nBudget\nHouse\nCommittee\nActivity\n1976\nestimate 1977\nallowance\nrecommendation\n11,067\n27,597\n$13,562.3\n$5,387.6\n$8,174.7\n1963\n12,511.6\n4,799.7\n7,711.9\n1964\n10,134\n25,202\n1965\n10,647\n26,862\n13,350.8\n5,216.6\n8,134.2\nExecutive Direction and Support\n$19,548,500\n$20,178,200\n$20,079,400\n$20,027,300\n1966\n11,375\n29,368\n14,614.5\n5,526.8\n9,087. 7\nPayments Assistance Administration\n93,664,500\n85,937,100\n85,031,700\n82,386,800\n11,998\n30,563\n16,479.4\n6,897.6\n9,581.8\n1967\nSocial Rehabilitation Administration\n37,885,300\n39,915,100\n39,812,200\n39,812,200\n33,294\n19,432.6\n8,794.0\nMental Health Administration\n43,100,000\n46,499,300\n47,622,800\n50,839,600\n1968\n13,086\n10,638.6\n14,880\n38,447\n23,055.8\n10,957.1\n12,098.7\nCommunity Health and Hospital Administration\n65,937,400\n71,897,800\n70,979,400\n70,979,400\n1969\n19,603\n49,983\n34,814.4\n17,932.3\n16,882.1\nNarcotics Treatment Administration\n3,938,800\n3,861,300\n4,430,300\n4,430,300\n1970\n1971\n29,615\n75,034\n56,801.8\n29,749.4\n27,052.4\n1972\n40,629\n103,157\n78,552.5\n41,390.5\n37,162.0\nTotal, Human Resources\n264,074,500\n268,288,800\n267,955,800\n268,475,600\n1973\n46,220\n117,211\n94,013.0\n49,727.1\n44,285.9\n1974:\nJuly 1 to Dec. 31, 1973\n48,155\n122,008\n50,772.4\n26,847.9\n23,924.5\nJan. 1, to June 30, 1974\n34,298\n106,267\n42,766.8\n23,159.9\n19,606.9\nExecutive Direction and Support.-The bill provides a total of $20,-\n36,608\n108,707\n98,633.5\n54,248.1\n44,385.4\n1975\n38,400\n109,800\n104,480.6\n59,111.1\n45,369.5\n027,300 for executive direction which will allow a continuation of activ-\n1976 budgeted\n1977 budgeted\n34,800\n104,100\n104,286.3\n55,789.8\n48,496.5\nities at the current level during 1977. The Committee has approved the\n1977 recommended\n34,100\n101,900\n97,301.7\n52,297.5\n45,004.2\nincrease of $100,000 requested for the development of a Medicaid Man-\n1 Fiscal year 1974 separated because adult cases transferred to Social Security Administration effective Jan. 1, 1974.\n31\n30\nSocial Rehabilitation Administration.-The sum of $39,812,200 is\nand 909 positions will be available for the care of mentally\nincluded for the activities of this Administration in 1977. Increases\nretarded at Forest Haven during the next fiscal year, which is an in-\ncrease of $4,757,500 and 295 positions over the revised 1977 base.\nallowed include $325,000 for a 3.2 percent increase to day care providers\nof services, $150,000 for school tuition to enable the payment of special\nCommunity Health and Hospitals Administration.-The bill pro-\nvides a total of $70,979,400 for this activity during the next fiscal year.\neducation costs for wards of the Department placed in the District of\nIncluded is $105,000 for contractual services to provide back-up\nColumbia, $500,000 for board and care which will permit the Depart-\nment to keep foster care resources at the current level, $250,000 for\nnursing care for qualified District of Columbia residents/patients\nProtective Services workers, $25,000 to provide for an additional 4,200\nrecuperating at home, $37,000 in contractual services to effectively\nmaintain the operation of the Supplemental Foods Program and\nhours of homemaker services to families, $75,000 to provide for emer-\ngency homemaker and shelter care, and $250,000 for contractual serv-\n$250,000 for planning, scheduling and performing maintenance of\nmedical and hospital equipment at D.C. General Hospital.\nices for group homes for persons in need of supervision (PINS).\nNarcotics Treatment Administration.-A total of $4,430,300 is\nMental Health Administration.-The allowance for mental health\nrecommended for narcotics treatment programs including $583,400\nactivities totals $50,839,600 and includes $1,000,000 transferred from\nthe base budget of the Payments Assistance Administration to the\nand 49 positions over the budget request to enable the reopening of\nbudget for Forest Haven and $2,738,600 provided over the House\nthree drug treatment centers closed as a result of Council action on\nallowance for Forest Haven.\nthe 1976 budget. The Committee directs that these funds be used only\nIncreases for mental health include $486,600 for staffing the Area\nfor the purpose of operating these centers and that they be operated\nin strict compliance with Federal Food and Drug Administration\nB Community Mental Health Center Residential Treatment Facility\nstandards. The Committee also directs that the Narcotics Treatment\nfor children. $1,131,100 to establish a 30-bed Forensic Psychiatry Unit\nAdministration consider other alternatives to strict methadone main-\nat the Psychiatric Convalescent Rehabilitation Center, $54,200 for\nthe Office of Forensic Psychiatry to handle the demand for forensic\ntenance in the operation of its centers.\npsychiatry services to the courts, and $610,500 to replace Federal\nTRANSPORTATION\nfunding SO as to allow continuation of ongoing programs at Com-\nmunity Mental Health Centers.\nA total of $55,162,600 is recommended for all transportation ac-\nThe requested redirection of 101 positions and $1,676,500 from the\ntivities for fiscal year 1977. The Committee has consolidated all trans-\nRehabilitation Center for Alcoholics (RCA) to various other agencies\nportation activities in this account as the first step toward developing\nin the Mental Health Administration is denied. The Committee directs\na mission budget format in consultation with the city.\nthat a rehabilitative program for alcoholics shall be continued and\nA comparison of the prior year appropriation, the request, and the\nprovided for as required by the Hagan Act.\nCommittee allowance follows:\nFOREST HAVEN\nTRANSPORTATION\nThe $1.000,000 transferred from the Payments Assistance Admin-\nAppropriation\nBudget esti-\nHouse\nCommittee\n1976\nmate 1977\nallowance\nrecommenda-\nistration base to Forest Haven will provide nine months funding for\nActivity\ntion\n99 new positions and associated costs in 1977 and will supplement\nthe increases provided in the fiscal year 1976 budget to correct de-\nDepartment of Transportation\n$26,919,400\n$27,177,900\n$25,810,900\n$26,790,900\n24,536,000\nficiencies in Forest Haven's medicaid program.\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n73,400\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission\n3,762,300\nThe $2,738,600 provided over the House allowance for Forest Haven\nSchool Transit Subsidy\nwill provide full year funding for 188 new positions. The appropria-\nTotal, Transportation\n26,919,400\n27,177,900\n25,810,900\n55,162,600\ntion act provides an exemption to the personnel ceiling for the hiring\nof these positions. This funding supplement is the total requirement\nto meet all Federal standards with regard to Forest Haven. The Com-\nDepartment of Transportation.-The Committee has approved\nmittee expects the city to move aggressively to use the funds provided\nthe request to lift the 2 cent per kilowatt-hour rate limitation for\nand to fill the positions in order to bring Forest Haven up to all Fed-\nelectric current for street lighting, mindful of the fact that PEPCO\neral standards. The Committee has always maintained a special in-\nhas filed suit against the city to recover past losses resulting from this\nterest in the most underprivileged of all D.C. citizens-the mentally\noutmoded limitation. The Committee has included the $980,000 in the\nretarded residents of Forest Haven-and through this 25% increase in\nbudget necessary for the city to pay its streetlighting bills. This item\nfunding for Forest Haven the Committee expects the city to remedy\nis now in the courts for resolution.\nall the significant problems associated with the institution over the last\nOther reductions recommended include requests for the replacement\nseveral years. The Committee requires monthly reports on all vacant\nof equipment, additional funds for snow removal, as well as the\nbut authorized and funded positions at Forest Haven by grade and\noverall reduction in the requested increases for annualizations, within\ntitle and a progress report on efforts made to improve conditions at\ngrades and inflationary costs.\nForest Haven to meet all Federal standards. These reports are due by\nthe 15th of each month for the progress made in the previous month.\nA total of $13,733,000 in District of Columbia appropriated funds\n32\n33\nSchool Transit Subsidy.-The Committee has approved the request\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nof $3,762,300 to cover the cost of subsidizing the reduced fare trans-\nportation of school children within the District of Columbia. D.C.\nThe Committee recommends appropriations totaling $69,036,000\nCode, Section 44-214a, as amended, authorizes the city to pay the\nfor the two agencies under' this heading. This recommendation is\ndifference between 10 cents and the adult fare which is currently 40\n$5,543,700 above 1976 appropriations and $295,600 below the amounts\ncents. The amount recommended has been certified by the Washing-\nrequested for fiscal year 1977.\nton Metropolitan Area Transit Commission as required by law.\nThe allowances to the two activities are shown below in comparative\nThe Committee has recommended a 10¢ fare increase in the District\nform:\nof Columbia for Metrobus during the peak periods. The Committee\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nrealizes that this will result in increased requirements for the school\nBudget\nCommittee\ntransit subsidy and request that the city provide for these increased\nAppropriation\nestimate\nHouse\nrecommenda-\nActivity\n1976\n1977\nallowance\ntion\nrequirements through a reprogramming action.\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.-The sum of\nDepartment of Environmental Services\n$54,880,400\n$60,228,300\n$59,992,000\n$59,950,000\n$24,536,000 is recommended for Metrobus ($23,403,600) and Metrorail.\nWashington Aqueduct\n8,611,900\n9,103,300\n9,086,000\n9,086,000\n($1,132,400) operating subsidies. Metrobus operating subsidies ap-\nTotal, Environmental Services\n63,492,300\n69,331,600\n69,078,000\n69,036,000\npropriations in the 1976 bill totaled $33,336,300.\nThe District of Columbia bus subsidy in fiscal year 1977 is as follows\nItem\nDepartment of Environmental Services.-A total of $59,950,000 is\nAmount\nDistrict share of fiscal year 1977 operating subsidy\n$24,941,530\nrecommended for the operation of the Department in 1977, which is\nAdjustment in fiscal year 1976 subsidy\n1,280,847\n$5,069,600 above the 1976 level. This increase is attributable primarily\nBalance of fiscal year 1975 subsidy not appropriated\n3,618,613\nto annualizations of increases provided in the 1976 Appropriation Act\nDowntowner service costs, fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977\n353,216\nand adjustments to restore reductions made in previous years. The\nTotal required funds-District\n30, 194, 206\nrequest for $42,000 for computer services is denied.\nLess Section 5 funds under the Urban Mass Transit Assistance Act\nVashington Aqueduct.-The appropriation of $9,086,000 is recom-\nof 1974\n6, 790, 569\nmended for the ensuing fiscal year. Included in the increase of $474,100\nRounding\n-37\nare funds to cover the increased cost of chemicals, supplies and\nTotal, Metrobus operations\n23, 403, 600\nmaterials, as well as certain repairs and rehabilitation work at the\nMcMillan Plant.\nThe appropriation of $1,132,400 for the Metrorail Operating Subsidy\nPERSONAL SERVICES\nis to cover the District's share of bond interest payable on series A\nbonds issued bv the Authority.\nA total of $16,245,000 is recommended for police, fire and teacher\nThe Committee has recommended a 10c fare increase in the District\npay raises. Language in the bill provides the Mayor with authority\nof Columbia for the Metrobus system during the peak hour periods.\nto transfer these funds to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1977\nThe Committee is concerned that the citv has not increased the bus\nfrom which these employees are properly paid.\nfare in the District of Columbia during the last 7 years. During this\nThe following summarizes the allocation in comparative form:\nperiod of time cost of living adjustments have been made to welfare\npayments to reflect inflation and the general price level in the Nation\nhas increased over 55%. The Committee feels that the District must\n1977\n1977\nrecommenda-\nraise a greater portion of its share of the Metrobus operating deficit\nItem\nrequest\ntion\nthrough the fare box. During the last 7 vears both Maryland and\nVirginia have raised their bus fares and additional hearings are\nPolice\n$5,998,700\n$5,698,765\nFire\n2,225,600\n2,114,320\nscheduled in Sentember to consider further increases in Maryland\nTeachers\n8,875,700\n8,431,915\nand Virginia. The various socio-economic considerations of a fare\nTotal\n17,100,000\n16,245,000\nincrease loomed large in the Committee's deliberations. However, as\nthe primary ridership during the peak period is working people, the\nresult of these deliberations was that a fare increase would not work\nPermanent legislation authorizing an average 6 percent pay increase\nas an economic hardship on the citizens of the District and is greatly\nfor city police officers and firefighters became effective June 19, 1976.\nneeded and long over due as a fiscal measure.\nTeacher pay legislation providing a 6 percent raise was introduced in\nTo reflect this decision D.C. contributions to Metrobus has been\nthe Council on March 26, 1976, however, action was delayed pending\nreduced by $2,400.000 and the Committee expects the city to move\nresolution of problems on nonpay issues of the contract between the\nrapidly to schedule all necessary hearings and other procedural re-\nquirements to affect the fare increase in the early period of fiscal year\n1977.\n34\n35\nBoard of Education and the teachers. These issues have been resolved\nnance and modernization of existing structures. The appropriation\nand it is anticipated the legislation will be submitted to the Congress\nrecommended provides funding for 27 projects, of which $4.9 million,\nin the near future. Emergency legislation is currently in effect au-\nor slightly less than 14 percent, is for 4 new projects.\nthorizing the requested appropriation.\nThe new projects will permit renovations and improvements to the\nChildren's Center at Laurel, renovation of condensate return systems\nSETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AND SUITS\nused by several District facilities, and the purchase of additional pumps\nThe Committee recommends $166,600 for the settlement of property\nfor the Potomac pumping station. Funds for the purchase of a bus\ndamage claims in excess of $500 and personal injury claims in excess\nstorage yard are approved.\nof $1,000. This includes $23,500 over the House allowance for claims\nFunds for the preliminary survey for a vocational school for the\nthat were settled subsequent to the submission of the FY 1977 budget.\nhandicapped are denied. The Committee feels that provision for this\nactivity can be made within existing city facilities. Additionally, a\nThe total amount claimed was $6,192,674.86.\nreduction of $500,000 is recommended to the $7,800,000 request for\nREPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST\npermanent improvements to various District buildings.\nContinuing projects include approximately $7 million in capital\nThe Committee recommends $80,839,100 for the repayment of prin-\npayments for Metrobus and Metrorail programs, $9 million for street,\ncipal and interest on money borrowed from the Federal treasury to\nbridge, and freeway improvements, $7.7 million for permanent im-\nfinance the District's capital improvements program. Due to the un-\nprovement of District-owned facilities, and nearly $7 million for\ncertainty as to when the city will be able to issue bonds and notes on\nrepair and improvements of water and sewer systems and facilities.\nthe commercial market, the Committee has not approved the sum of\n$4,000,000 requested for payment of principal and interest costs and\nSUMMARY\nother costs related to the issuance of general obligation bonds and\nshort term notes. An adjustment has been made in the request for\nThe following tabulation summarizes the general categories re-\ninterest payments on the Stadium Loan as suggested by District\nquested and recommended\nofficials.\nCAPITAL OUTLAY-SUMMARY\nThe following sets forth the allocation of the recommendation by\nfund\nCommittee\nHouse\nrecommen-\nREPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST\nEstimate\nallowance\ndation\nPrincipal\nInterest\nTotal\nDistrict of Columbia Obligations\n$547,600\n$547,600\n$547,600\nPublic Building Construction:\nGeheral Fund:\nConstruction loan\n$54,072,739\n$63,725,119\nPublic Schools\n834,000\n834,000\n534,000\n$9,652,380\n17,931\n849,531\nDepartment of Human Resources\n3,300,000\n3,300,000\n3,300,000\nStadium loan\n831,600\nDepartment of General Services\n8,218,000\n8,218,000\n7,718,000\nTotal, General Fund\n10,483,980\n54,090,670\n64,574,650\nHighway Fund, construction loan\n2,526,381\n6,806,684\n9,333,065\nTotal, Public Building Construction\n12,352,000\n12,352,000\n11,552,000\nWater Fund, construction loan\n1,032,531\n2,003,703\n3,036,234\nSanitary Sewage Works Fund, construction loan\n665,045\n3,113,456\n3,778,501\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n6,956,100\n6,956,100\n6,956,100\n102,173\n116,274\nDepartment of Transportation\n8,733,000\n8,733,000\n8,733,000\nMetropolitan Area Sanitary Sewage Works Fund, construction loan\n14,101\nDepartment of Environmental Services\n7,166,000\n7,166,000\n7,166,000\n14,722,038\n66,116,686\n80,838,724\nWashington Aqueduct\n40,000\n40,000\n40,000\nSubtotal\nSursum Corda Neighborhood Center\n1,292,000\n376\nRounding\nTotal, Capital Improvements Program\n35,794,700\n35,794,700\n36,286,700\nTotal, repayment of loans and interest\n14,722,038\n66,116,686\n80,839,100\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OBLIGATIONS\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\nThe sum of $547,600 requested for the Hospital Facilities Act\nSUMMARY\nrepayment has been approved. This Act (Public Law 648 of August\n7, 1946) provided for more adequate hospital facilities in the District\nA total of $36,286,700 is recommended for the fiscal year 1977 capital\nof Columbia by acquiring land, constructing buildings, and making\nimprovements program. This allowance is $81,419,800 less than was\ngrants to private agencies. Amendments to the Act require the Dis-\nprovided for fiscal year 1976 and the lowest level of capital funding\ntrict to repay 50 percent of the net cost of the facilities and to make\nsince 1959. Ever mindful of the mounting debt accruing to the District\nannual payments to the General Services Administration of the Fed-\nas well as the increasing debt service payments that come due each\neral government for the purpose of reimbursing that agency for con-\nyear, the Committee is glad to note that District officials now recognize\nstruction funds advanced to the several voluntary hospitals involved.\nthat the time has come to shift the emphasis from building new facil-\nities and the replacement of outworn and antiquated ones to the mainte-\n86\n37\nPUBLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION\nSURSUM CORDA\nPublic Schools.-The Committee has approved $534,000 for the\nThe Committee has inserted an appropriation of $1,292,000 for the\npurchase of a bus storage yard and repair shop. The request for pre-\ncompletion of the Sursum Corda Neighborhood Center in the North-\nliminary survey funds for a vocational school for the handicapped\nwest No. 1 urban renewal area. The appropriation includes $900,000\nhas been denied.\nto complete the funds required to construct the Center, which will be\nDepartment of Human Resources.-A total of $3,300,000 is recom-\nrepaid to the city through the continuation of fund raising activities\nmended for renovations and improvements to buildings of several\nby Sursum Corda, Inc. During the hearing the Committee was assured\ninstitutions located at the Children's Center in Laurel, Maryland.\nthat repayment of the construction funds over a period of 20 years\nDepartment of General Services.-The bill contains $418,000 to\nwould be made part of the loan agreement. The remaining $392,000\nrenovate the condensate return systems in various District govern-\nshall be provided to the Center for the purchase of equipment for the\nment buildings as well as $7,300,000 for permanent improvements\nfacility.\nto District-owned structures. The Committee has concurred in the\nrequest to increase the amount that can be appropriated to the con-\nSUMMARY OF CAPITAL OUTLAY RECOMMENDATIONS BY PROJECT\nstruction services fund from 10 percent to 20 percent of the appro-\npriation for Project No. 24-99, Permanent Improvements, which was\nThe following tabulation sets forth the capital improvements pro-\njustified as required to meet the additional costs for the many small\ngram requested in the budget and the Committee's recommendations\nand varied projects involved.\nby project:\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nCommittee\nHouse\nrecommen-\nThe Committee recommends approval of the requested appropria-\nProject Title\nEstimate\nallowance\ndation\ntion of $8,733,000 for 11 street, bridge, and freeway improvement\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OBLIGATIONS\nprojects.\nWashington Hospital Center\n$312, 700\n$312, 700\n$312, 700\nWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY\nChildrens Hospital, grant No.\n6, 600\n6, 600\n6,600\nChildrens Hospital, grant No. 2\n3,500\n3,500\n3,500\nProvidence Hospital\n61,500\n61,500\n61,500\nA total of $6,956,100 is included in the bill for the two capital\nCasualty Hospital\n19,500\n19,500\n19,500\nColumbia Hospital\n18,000\n18,000\n18,000\nprojects requested by the Authority. The sum of $1,760,000 is recom-\nGeorgetown Hospital\n29,800\n29,800\n29,800\nSibley Hospital\n65,600\n65,600\n65,600\nmended for Metro Rapid Rail consisting of $1,131,000 for the District's\nCafritz Memorial Hospital\n30,400\n30,400\n30,400\nshare for construction of the rail rapid transit system under the\nTotal, District of Columbia obligations\n547,600\n547,600\n547,600\ncurrent authorization, (including $170,800 for the Brookland Station\nPUBLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION\nentrance and $267,200 for the U Street Station entrance), and $629,000\nfor the District's share of the cost of facilities for the handicapped as\nPublic Schools\nauthorized by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973.\nPrevocational/Vocational Center for Handicapped\n300,000\n300,000\nSchool Bus Storage Yard and Repair Shop\n534,000\n534,000\n534,000\nThe District's Metrobus capital program totals $5,196,100 con-\nTotal, Public Schools\n834,000\n834,000\n534,000\nsisting of $2,195,375 for fiscal year 1977 plus adjustments to prior\nyear 1973-76 programs authorized by the Metro Board requiring an\nDepartment of Human Resources\nadditional $3,000,643.\nRenovations and Improvements to the Children's Center, Laurel, Mary-\nland\n3,300,000\n3,300,000\n3,300,000\nDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nDepartment of General Services\nRenovate Condensate Return Systems, Various D.C. Buildings\n418,000\n418,000\n418,000\nThe requested funds totaling $7,166,000 for eight projects dealing\nPermanent Improvements, Various District Buildings\n7,800,000\n7,800,000\n7,300,000\nwith repair and improvements of water and sewer services have been\nTotal, Department of General Services\n8,218,000\n8,218,000\n7,718,000\napproved.\nTotal, Public Building Construction\n12,352,000\n12,352,000\n11,552,000\nWASHINGTON AQUEDUCT\nWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\nThe Committee has approved the request for $40,000 to replace\nMetro Rapid Rail\n1,760,000\n1,760,000\n1,760,000\nMetrobus Capital Program\n5,196,100\n5,196,100\n5,196,100\nchemical feed machines at the Dalecarlia Filter Plant.\nTotal, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\n6,956,100\n6,956,100\n6,956,100\n38\n39\nHouse\nCommittee\nLIMITATION ON KWH RATE FOR STREET LIGHTING\nProject Title\nEstimate\nallowance\nrecommenda-\ntion\nThe Committee has approved the proposed deletion of the language\nPUBLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION-Continued\nin section 6, added by the House, of the general provisions limiting\nthe availability of appropriations available to pay street lighting\nDepartment of Transportation\nenergy charges to 2 cents per kilowatt-hour.\nGeneral Fund\nStreet Lighting and Communication Extensions\n500,000\n500,000\n500,000\nLIMITATION ON CHAUFFEUR COMPENSATION\nHighway Fund\nThe request for a chauffeur and car for the Chairman of the Council\nStreet Improvements and Extensions\n4,150,000\n4,150,000\n4, 150,000\nBridge Replacement and/or Rehabilitation\n2,000,000\n2,000,000\n2,000,000\nof the District of Columbia was withdrawn. The limitation of $1,000\nResurfacing Federal-Aid Streets\n900,000\n900,000\n900,000\nTraffic Operations Improvements\n120,000\n120,000\n120,000\nper month ($12,000 per annum) on the amount of compensation that\nSafety Improvements\n170,000\n170,000\n170,000\nmay be paid the driver for the Mayor has been retained at the same\nFriendship Heights (Ring Road)\n75,000\n75,000\n75,000\nEastern Avenue at Fort Lincoln Bladensburg Road to Kenilworth Avenue\n270,000\n270,000\n270,000\nrate as in the 1976 Act.\nSouth Dakota Avenue, Bladensburg Road to New York Avenue\n430,000\n430,000\n430,000\nBicycle Network\n100,000\n100,000\n100,000\nAnacostia Freeway Fencing\n18,000\n18,000\n18,000\nPERSONNEL CEILING\nTotal, Department of Transportation, Highway Fund\n8,233,000\n8,233,000\n8,233,000\n8,733,000\nThe Committee has increased the personnel ceiling contained in\nTotal, Department of Transportation\n8,733,000\n8,733,000\nsection 113 from 35,000 as proposed in the budget to 35,145 to accom-\nDepartment of Environmental Services\nmodate the additional positions allowed. The Committee has amended\nGeneral Fund\nsection 113 to permit an exemption to the ceiling for the positions ini-\nRelie f of Flooding and Drainage\n3,000,000\n3,000,000\n3,000,000\ntially authorized or funded by the Fiscal Year 1977 Appropriation Act\nWater Fund\nand for those unfunded positions for which the Committee has pro-\nvided funds.\nWater Service Extension and Hydrants\n1,500,000\n1,500,000\n1,500,000\nTruck and Secondary Watermains\n250,000\n250,000\n250,000\nSpecifically, the exemption applies to the following positions:\nCrosstown Watermain\n600,000\n600,000\n600,000\nReplace Undersized and Defective Mains\n350,000\n350,000\n350,000\nTotal, Department of Environmental Services, Water Fund\n2,700,000\n2,700,000\n2,700,000\nInitially\nInitially\nAuthorized\nFunded\nSanitary Sewage Works Fund\nAdvance of Paving\n400,000\n400,000\n400,000\nOffice of the Mayor\n3\nService Sewer Extensions\n400,000\n400,000\n400,000\nDepartment of Finance and Revenue\n41\n8\nAdditional Pumps-Potomac Pumping Station\n666,000\n666,000\n666,000\nCorporation Counsel\n5\nPayment Assistance Administration\n86\n50\nTotal, Department of Environmental Services, Sanitary Sewage\nForest Haven\n188\nWorks Fund\n1,466,000\n1,466,000\n1,466,000\nTotal\n323\n58\nTotal, Department of Environmental Services\n7,166,000\n7,166,000\n7,166,000\nWashington Aqueduct\nAIRCRAFT FOR WASHINGTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE\nPlant Major Replacement and Rehabilitation, Dalecarlia and McMillan\n40,000\n40,000\n40,000\nSursum Corda\nThe Committee has denied the request for language to authorize\nSursum Corda Neighborhood Development\n1,292,000\nthe use of appropriations in the bill for the purchase, maintenance,\nTotal, Capital Outlay\n35,794,700\n35,794,700\n36, 286, 700\nand operation of aircraft by the Washington Technical Institute.\nPUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERS\nGENERAL PROVISIONS-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nThe Committee has approved the requested language prohibiting\nThe Committee has approved a number of technical and minor\nthe use of appropriated funds to pay the compensation of any person\nadjustments in the language of the general provisions. Other changes\nfor performing services normally provided by a public affairs officer,\nrecommended are discussed either in connection with the agency\npublic relations officer, or community services officer, unless authorized\ninvolved or in the paragraphs that follow.\nby resolution of the Council.\nTAXICAB METER LIMITATION\nCHANGES IN EXISTING LAW\nThe request to delete the prohibition against the use of funds to\nstudy the merits of installing meters in the city's taxicabs has been\nThe following statements are submitted describing the effect of\ndisapproved. This prohibition, which has been in effect since 1935, is\nprovisions in the accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change\nthe application of existing law.\ncarried in section 106 of the general provisions.\n40\n41\n1. Under \"Loans to the District of Columbia for Capital Outlay\"\n4. Under \"Public Safety,\" language provides an exemption for two\nthere is language providing authorization for the Mayor to accept\nclasses of passenger motor vehicles from 31 U.S.C. 638a(c) which\nloans for the District from the U.S. Treasury, and the Secretary of the\nstates, in part, that:\nTreasury is authorized to lend the Mayor such sums as the Mayor may\nUnless otherwise specifically provided, no appropriation\ndetermine are required for financing capital projects for which appro-\navailable for any department shall be expended-\npriations are recommended in the bill. The District of Columbia Self-\n(1) to purchase any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of\nGovernment and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law\nbuses and ambulances) at a cost-in excess of the maximum\n93-198) made certain changes in the limits on the city's borrowing\nprice thereof, if any, established pursuant to law by a Govern-\nauthority and in the method of financing the capital programs in that\nment agency.\nit authorizes the District to issue general obligation bonds to finance\ncapital projects and to refinance Treasury loans after January 2, 1975.\nThe classes of motor vehicles exempted from the price ceiling are\nSection 743 of that law terminated the permanent authority for the\nvehicles used for police activities and vehicles used for firefighting\nDistrict to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to finance its capital im-\nand fire prevention activities. Because of the special requirements for\nprovements program and section 723 provided interim authority for\nthose types of vehicles, the costs exceed the maximum set for pas-\nTreasury loans to complete projects for which funds were authorized\nsenger motor vehicles for regular use.\nor appropriated before January 2, 1975. There have been delays in the\n5. Language included under \"Public Safety\" provides that funds\nbond issuance schedule. In order to prevent disruption of the capital\nappropriated for expenses under the Criminal Justice Act of 1974\nimprovements program as approved in the bill, the Committee has\n(P.L. 93-412) for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for obligations\ninserted language providing for the continuance of Treasury bor-\nincurred under that Act in fiscal year 1975 and fiscal year 1976. This\nrowing during fiscal year 1977. Legislation is currently pending to\nlanguage is necessary due to the long time lag between the time\namend section 723 of Public Law 93-198 which would extend the\nattorneys are appointed and the time vouchers are presented to the\nauthority to borrow from the Treasury.\nDistrict for payment.\n2. Under \"General Operating Expenses,\" there is language providing\n6. Under \"Repayment of Loans and Interest,\" there is language to\nthat appropriations available solely for the District of Columbia's\nappropriate funds for the repayment of short-term notes issued by the\nemployees' disability compensation shall remain available until ex-\nDistrict pursuant to sections 471 and 472 of the District of Columbia\npended. 31 U.S.C. 718 provides, in part, that:\nSelf-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (P.L. 93-\n198), as amended. The District is authorized to issue such notes within\nNo specific or indefinite appropriation made subsequent\ncertain limits in the absence of unappropriated available revenues to\nto August 24, 1912, in any regular annual appropriations act\nmeet appropriations and in anticipation of the collection or receipt of\nshall be construed to be permanent or available continuously\nrevenues.\nwithout reference to a fiscal year-unless it is made in terms\n7. A provision under \"Repayment of Loans and Interest\" authorizes\nexpressly providing that it shall continue available beyond\nthe District to repay outstanding loans from the United States with\nthe fiscal year for which the Appropriations Act in which\nmonies received from the sale of general obligation bonds authorized\nit is contained makes provision.\nand issued for such purpose. Sec. 461 of the District of Columbia\n3. A language provision under \"General Operating Expenses\" pro-\nSelf-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (P.L. 93-\nvides that $325,000 shall be available for the settlement of property\n198) authorizes the District to issue general obligation bonds to refund\ndamage claims not in excess of $1,500 each and personal injury claims\noutstanding indebtedness and to finance its capital improvements\nnot in excess of $5,000 each. The language provides an exemption,\nprogram.\nwithin specified limits, from Sec. 1-904 of the District of Columbia\n8. Under \"Capital Outlay,\" language provides that the amount\nCode, which states, in part, that:\n\"\nall settlements entered into\nappropriated shall remain available until expended. The language is\nby the Commissioner of the District of Columbia acting under the\nneeded to provide an exemption to 31 U.S.C. 718 and to allow the\nterms and provisions of sections 1-902 to 1-905 shall be presented to\nfunds to remain available beyond the fiscal year for which the appro-\nthe Congress, together with a brief statement of the nature of the\npriations act makes appropriations. The exemption is needed because\nclaim or suit, the amount claimed, and the amount of the settlement\nof the time required for the design and construction of capital projects.\nwith a summary of the evidence and circumstances under which the\n9. Section 7 of the \"General Provisions\" provides an exemption\nsettlement was made.\" The authority to settle claims and suits was\nfrom the requirement of subsection (6) of Section 5 of the District of\ndelegated to the D.C. Corporation Counsel by Reorganization Order\nColumbia Public Assistance Act of 1962 (3 D.C.C. 204(b)). That\nNo. 50 (June 26, 1953). The language provision contained in the bill\nsection states that:\nallows the Corporation Counsel to settle and pay claims within the\nSuch amount as referred to in subsection (a) of this section\nspecified limits without first presenting each claim to the Congress.\nshall not be less than the full amount determined as necessary\nThat exemption prevents unnecessary delays in the settlement process\non the basis of the minimum needs of such person as estab-\nfor smaller claims and encourages plaintiffs to settle for amounts\nlished in accordance with such regulations.\nwithin the specified ceilings.\n42\n43\nBecause of financing constraints, the District has regularly budg-\neted for a percentage of the public assistance payment standard, rather\nthan for the full amount as required by Sec. 3-204 (b) of the District\nof Columbia Code. The 1977 appropriations bill contains funds to\ncontinue welfare payments at 81.6 percent of the February 1974 cost-\nIncrease (+) or\ndecrease (-)\n-$15, 000, 000\n15, 000, 000\n(1)\nof-living standard.\n10. Section 16 of the \"General Provisions\" prohibits the use of ap-\npropriated funds to pay the compensation of any person performing\nservices normally provided by a public affairs officer, public relations\nofficer or community services officer, unless authorized by resolution\nof the Council.\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1976 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES\nBudget estimate of new\n(obligational) authority,\nfiscal year 1977\n$832, 000\n(3)\n40, 000, 000\n40, 832, 000\nLIMITATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS\nThe following limitations and legislative provisions not heretofore\ncarried are recommended:\nOn page 9 in connection with \"Capital Outlay\" (change shown in\nitalics) :\n: Provided further, That the amount appropriated to the Construction\nServices Fund, Department of General Services, be limited, during the\ncurrent fiscal year, to ten per centum of appropriations for all con-\nPERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY-FEDERAL FUNDS\n[Becomes available automatically under earlier or \"permanent\" law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these\nNew budget (obliga-\ntional) authority,\nfiscal year 1976\n$832, 000\n(2)\n55, 000, 000\n55, 832, 000\nstruction projects, except for Project Numbered 24-99, Permanent Im-\nprovements, for which construction services shall be limited to twenty\nper centum of the appropriation\nOn page 14 in connection with \"General Provisions\":\nSec. 16. No part of any funds appropriated to the District of Colum-\nbia government for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for, or may be\nused to pay the compensation (whether by contract or otherwise) of\nFOR 1977\nany person for performing services normally performed by a public\naffairs officer, public relations officer, or community services officer, un-\nless approved by a resolution adopted by the Council of the District\namounts are not included in the accompanying bill]\nof Columbia.\nAgency and item\n(1)\nAdvances to stadium sinking fund, Armory Board (indefinite authoriza-\ntion to spend debt receipts)\nRepayable advances to District of Columbia general fund (indefinite\nTotal, permanent new budget (obligational) authority, Federal\nNOTE.-Amounts as estimated and shown in the January 1976 budget document adjusted to reflect actual repayable advances of $55,000,000 to the general fund for fiscal year 1976.\nappropriation)\nfunds\nCOMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 AND BUDGET\nESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977\nSenate committee recommendations\ncompared with-\nBudget\nNew budget\nBudget\nestimates\nNew budget\n(obligational)\nestimates\nNew budget\nof new\n(obligational)\nauthority\nNew budget\nof new\n(obligational)\n(obligational)\nauthority\nrecommended\n(obligational)\n(obligational)\nauthority,\nauthority,\nrecommended\nby the Senate\nauthority,\nauthority,\nHouse\nAgency and item\nfiscal year 1976\nfiscal year 1977\nin House bill\ncommittee\nfiscal year 1976\nfiscal year 1977\nallowance\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\nFEDERAL FUNDS\nFederal payment\n$248,948,700\n$280,000,000\n$270,000,000\n$259,973,300\n+$11,024,600\n-$20,026,700\n-$10,026,700\nPayment in lieu of reimbursement for water and sewer\nservices to Federal facilities\n5,688,000\n2,707,000\n2,707,000\n2,707,000\n-2,981,000\nLoans to the District of Columbia for capital outlay\n210,000,000\n114,187,000\n100,000,000\n101,292,000\n-108,708,000\n-12,895,000\n+1,292,000\nTotal, Federal funds\n464,636,700\n396,894,000\n372,707,000\n363,972,300\n-100,664,400\n-32,921,700\n-8,734,700\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS\nOPERATING EXPENSES\nGeneral operating expenses\n116,366,400\n114,194,300\n112,870,700\n84,550,800\n-31,815,600\n-29,643,500\n-28,319,900\nPublic safety\n243,059,100\n246,176,300\n247,160,400\n246,258,800\n+3,199,700\n+82,500\n-901,600\nEducation\n237,325,900\n247,293,200\n245,287,700\n245,287,700\n+7,961,800\n-2,005,500\nRecreation\n16,520,000\n17,729,600\n17,674,400\n17,674,400\n+1,154,400\n-55,200\nHuman resources\n264,074,500\n268,288,800\n267,955,800\n268,475,600\n+4,401,100\n+186,800\n+519,800\nTransportation\n26,919,400\n27,177,900\n25,810,900\n55,162,600\n+28,243,200\n+27,984,700\n+29,351,700\nEnvironmental services\n63,492,300\n69,331,600\n69,078,000\n69,036,000\n+5,543,700\n-295,600\n-42,000\nPersonal services\n10,000,000\n17,100,000\n16,245,000\n16,245,000\n+6,245,000\n-855,000\nSettlement of claims and suits\n304,500\n143,100\n143,100\n166,600\n-137,900\n+23,500\n+23,500\nRepayment of loans and interest\n63,380,600\n84,846,100\n80,839,100\n80,839,100\n+17,458,500\n-4,007,000\nBicentennial services\n700,000\n-700,000\nTotal, operating expenses\n1,042,142,700\n1,092,280,900\n1,083,065,100\n1,083,696,600\n+41,553,900\n-8,584,300\n+631,500\n45\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\nCapital outlay\n117,706,500\n35,794,700\n35,794,700\n36,286,700\n-81,419,800\n+492,000\n+492,000\nTotal, District of Columbia funds\n1,159,849,200\n1,128,075,600\n1,118,859,800\n1,119,983,300\n-39,865,900\n-8,092,300\n+1,123,500\n46\n47\nBUDGETARY IMPACT OF H.R. 15193\nPUBLIC DEVELOPMENT\n[In millions of dollars]\nAmount\nAppropriation, 1976\nBudget estimate, 1977\n$11, 450, 000\nBudget authority\nOutlays\nHouse allowance\nCommittee\nAmount\nCommittee\nAmount\nCommittee recommendation\n11, 450, 000\nallocation\nin bill\nallocation\nin bill\nThe Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,450,000, to\nI. Comparison of amounts in the bill with the Com-\nbegin funding the public development and historical preservation\nmittee allocation to its subcommittees of amounts\nin the 1st concurrent resolution for 1977: Sub-\nphase of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Plan.\ncommittee on District of Columbia.\n$400\n2 $365\n$500\n$436\nOf the total amount recommended, an estimated $7,300,000 would\nII. Summary by functional category of 1977 budget\namounts recommended in the bill:\nbe obligated for Public development projects and for project man-\n450-Community and regional development\n101\n3 172\n850-Revenue sharing and general purpose\nagement. The balance would be utilized for relocation and property\nfiscal assistance\n263\n263\nmanagement, temporary operation of acquired property, and interest\nIII. Financial assistance to State and local governments\nfor 1977 in the bill\n260\n260\non short-term financing.\nIV. Projections of outlays associated with budget au-\nthority recommended in the bill:\n1977\n4 326\nCHANGE OF TITLE\n1978\n39\n1979\n1980\n1981\nThe title of this bill has been changed to \"An Act making appro-\nFuture year\npriations for the Government of the District of Columbia and other\nactivities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said\n1 Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to sec. 308a, Public Law 93-344.\n2 Under target.\nDistrict for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for the\n3 Includes outlays from prior year budget authority.\nPennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation for the fiscal year\n4 Excludes outlays from prior year budget authority.\nending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.\" This change is\nNote: This table does not reflect $36,500,000 in budget authority and $30,700,000 in outlays for the Pennsylvania\nAvenue Development Corporation, which will be scored against the allocation for Interior and Related Agencies.\nnecessary because of the addition of the Pennsylvania Avenue Develop-\nment Corporation to the bill. This is a one-time inclusion made neces-\nsary because the authorization for the Pennsylvania Avenue Develop-\nTITLE II\nment Corporation had not passed when the Congress was considering\nthe appropriation bill for Interior and related agencies.\nPENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT\nCORPORATION\nThe Committee is including funding within Title II of this bill\nto implement the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Plan, since the\nauthorization for the Corporation was not enacted prior to the con-\nsideration of the Interior Appropriations Bill, in which funding for\nthis item would customarily be provided.\nLAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT\n(Borrowing Authority)\nAmount\nAppropriation, 1976\nBudget estimate, 1977\n$25, 000, 000\nHouse allowance\nCommittee recommendation\n25, 000, 000\nThe Committee recommends approval of $25,000,000 in borrowing\nauthority available to the Corporation. These funds will be utilized\nfor land acquisitions, appraisals, payments in lieu of property taxes,\nsite clearance and utility preparation as the first stage of implementing\nthe development plan.\nR.\n15193\nAinety-fourth Congress of the United States of America\nAT THE SECOND SESSION\nBegun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the nineteenth day of January,\none thousand nine hundred and seventy-six\nAn Art\nMaking appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other\nactivities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District\nfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\nUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the following\nsums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise\nappropriated, for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending\nSeptember 30, 1977, and for other purposes, namely:\nTITLE I-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nFEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nFor payment to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending\nSeptember 30, 1977, $259,797,400, as authorized by the District of\nColumbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act,\nPublic Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code 47-2501d) ; and $2,707,000\nin lieu of reimbursements for charges for water and water services and\nsanitary sewer services furnished to facilities of the United States\nGovernment as authorized by the Act of May 18, 1954 (D.C. Code\n43-1541 and 1611).\nLOANS TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY\nFor loans to the District of Columbia, as authorized by the District\nof Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act,\nPublic Law 93-198, $101,292,000, which together with balances of\nprevious appropriations for this purpose, shall remain available until\nexpended and be advanced upon request of the Mayor: Provided, That\nnotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor is authorized\nto accept loans for the District from the United States Treasury, and\nthe Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to lend the Mayor such\nsums as the Mayor may determine are required for financing capital\nprojects for which appropriations are authorized in this title.\nDIVISION OF EXPENSES\nThe following amounts are appropriated for the District of Colum-\nbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the District\nof Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided:\nGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES\nGeneral operating expenses, $84,453,300, of which $799,300 shall\nbe payable from the revenue sharing trust fund Provided, That not to\nexceed $2,500 for the Mayor and $2,500 for the Chairman of the\nCouncil of the District of Columbia shall be available from this\nappropriation for expenditures for official purposes: Provided further,\nThat, for the purpose of assessing and reassessing real property in\nH. R. 15193-2\nthe District of Columbia, $5,000 of this appropriation shall be avail-\nable for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for\nindividuals not in excess of $100 per diem Provided further, That not\nto exceed $7,500 of this appropriation shall be available for test\nborings and soil investigations: Provided further, That $4,480,700 of\nthis appropriation (to remain available until expended) shall be\navailable solely for District of Columbia employees' disability com-\npensation: Provided further, That not to exceed $325,000 of this appro-\npriation shall be available for settlement of property damage claims\nnot in excess of $1,500 each and personal injury claims not in excess\nof $5,000 each: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 of any\nappropriations available to the District of Columbia may be used to\nmatch financial contributions from the Department of Defense to\nthe District of Columbia Office of Emergency Preparedness for the\npurchase of civil defense equipment and supplies approved by the\nDepartment of Defense, when authorized by the Mayor.\nPUBLIC SAFETY\nPublic safety, including purchase of two hundred and sixty-five\npassenger motor vehicles for replacement only (including two hundred\nand sixty for police-type use and five for fire-type use without regard\nto the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year) ;\n$247,160,400, of which $5,530,400 shall be payable from the revenue\nsharing trust fund Provided, That the Police Department is author-\nized to replace not to exceed twenty-five passenger carrying vehicles,\nand the Fire Department not to exceed five such vehicles annually\nwhenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds three-\nfourths the cost of the replacement: Provided further, That funds\nappropriated for expenses under the Criminal Justice Act of 1974\n(Public Law 93-412) for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for obliga-\ntions incurred under that Act in fiscal year 1975 and fiscal year 1976:\nProvided further, That not to exceed $200,000 shall be available from\nthis appropriation for the Chief of Police for the prevention and\ndetection of crime.\nEDUCATION\nEducation, including the development of national defense education\nprograms, $245,287,700, of which $5,179,800 shall be payable from the\nrevenue sharing trust fund Provided, That the District of Columbia\nPublic Schools are authorized to accept not to exceed thirty-one motor\nvehicles for exclusive use in the driver education program: Provided\nfurther, That not to exceed $1,000 for the Superintendent of Schools,\n$1,000 for the President of Federal City College, and $1,000 for the\nPresident of Washington Technical Institute shall be available from\nthis appropriation for expenditures for official purposes.\nRECREATION\nRecreation, $17,674,400, of which $208,200 shall be payable from\nthe revenue sharing trust fund.\nHUMAN RESOURCES\nHuman Resources, including care and treatment of indigent patients\nin institutions under contracts to be made by the Director of the\nH. R. 15193-3\nDepartment of Human Resources, $268,475,600, of which $6,520,000\nshall be payable from the revenue sharing trust fund Provided, That\nthe inpatient rate under such contracts shall not exceed $76 per diem\nand the outpatient rate shall not exceed $12 per visit, and the inpatient\nrate (excluding the proportionate share for repairs and construction)\nfor services rendered by Saint Elizabeths Hospital for patient care\nshall be $25.18 per diem Provided further, That total reimbursements\nto Saint Elizabeths Hospital, including funds from title XIX of the\nSocial Security Act, shall not exceed the amount for the fiscal year\n1970: Provided further, That the hospital rates specified herein shall\nnot apply, begining July 1, 1969, to services provided to patients who\nare eligible for such services under the District of Columbia plan for\nmedical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act: Pro-\nvided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the fur-\nnishing of medical assistance to individuals sixty-five years of age\nor older who are residing in the District of Columbia: Provided fur-\nther, That $13,733,000 of this appropriation shall be available for\ncare and treatment of the mentally retarded at Forest Haven.\nTRANSPORTATION\nTransportation, including rental of one passenger-carrying vehicle\nfor use by the Mayor, $54,182,600, of which $6,262,300 shall be pay-\nable from the revenue sharing trust fund Provided, That this appro-\npriation shall not be available for the purchase of driver-training\nvehicles.\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nEnvironmental services, $69,036,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be\npayable from the revenue sharing trust fund Provided, That this\nappropriation shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscel-\nlaneous refuse from hotels and places of business or from apartment\nhouses with four or more apartments, or from any building or con-\nnected group of buildings operating as a rooming or boarding house\nas defined in the housing regulations of the District of Columbia.\nPERSONAL SERVICES\nFor pay increases and related costs for police officers, firefighters\nand teachers, to be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Colum-\nbia to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1977 from which said\nemployees are properly payable, $16,245,000.\nSETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AND SUITS\nFor payment of property damage claims in excess of $500 and of\npersonal injury claims in excess of $1,000, approved by the Mayor in\naccordance with the provisions of the Act of February 11, 1929, as\namended (45 Stat. 1160; 46 Stat. 500; 65 Stat. 131), $166,600.\nREPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST\nFor reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in com-\npliance with sections 108, 217, and 402 of the Act of May 18, 1954 (68\nStat. 103, 109, and 110), as amended; section 9 of the Act of Septem-\nber 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 619), as amended; section 1 of the Act of June 6,\nH.R. 15193-4\n1958 (72 Stat. 183), as amended; section 4 of the Act of June 12, 1960\n(74 Stat. 211), as amended; and section 723 of the District of Colum-\nbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public\nLaw 93-198), as amended, including interest as required thereby,\n$80,839,100 : Provided, That there are hereby appropriated from the\nfunds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary to\nrepay funds borrowed under the provisions of sections 471 and 472\nof Public Law 93-198: Provided further, That the District is author-\nized to repay outstanding loans from the United States Treasury with\nfunds received from the sale of general obligation bonds authorized\nfor such purpose.\nCAPITAL OUTLAY\nFor reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in com-\npliance with the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 896), as amended,\nconstruction projects as authorized by the Acts of April 22, 1904 (33\nStat. 244), May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 105, 110), June 6, 1958 (72 Stat.\n183), August 20, 1958 (72 Stat. 686), and the Act of December 9, 1969\n(83 Stat. 321) ; including acquisition of sites; preparation of plans\nand specifications; conducting preliminary surveys; erection of struc-\ntures, including building improvement and alteration and treatment\nof grounds; to remain available until expended, $36,586,700: Provided,\nThat $1,854,600 shall be available for construction services by the\nDirector of the Department of General Services or by contract for\narchitectural engineering services, as may be determined by the Mayor,\nand the funds for the use of the Director of the Department of General\nServices shall be advanced to the appropriation account \"Construc-\ntion Services, Department of General Services\": Provided further,\nThat the amount appropriated to the Construction Services Fund,\nDepartment of General Services, be limited, during the current fiscal\nyear, to ten per centum of appropriations for all construction projects,\nexcept for Project Numbered 24-99, Permanent Improvements, for\nwhich construction services shall be limited to twenty per centum of\nthe appropriation: Provided further, Notwithstanding the foregoing,\nall authorizations for capital outlay projects, except those projects\ncovered by the first sentence of section 23 (a) of the Federal-Aid High-\nway Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-495, approved August 23, 1968), for\nwhich funds are provided by this paragraph, shall expire on Septem-\nber 30, 1978, except authorizations for projects as to which funds have\nbeen obligated in whole or in part prior to such date. Upon expira-\ntion of any such project authorization the funds provided herein for\nsuch project shall lapse: Provided further, That $1,292,000 is hereby\nappropriated for the completion of the Sursum Corda Neighborhood\nCenter; $900,000 shall be for the completion of the Sursum Corda\nNeighborhood Center to be repaid to the city out of funds raised by\nSursum Corda, Inc., through fundraising activities: And provided\nfurther, That all sums SO collected be applied to the cost of construc-\ntion with a corresponding reduction in, or refund of, appropriated\nDistrict of Columbia funds; and $392,000 shall be for equipment for\nthe center.\nGENERAL PROVISIONS-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nSEC. 102. Except as otherwise provided in this title, all vouchers\ncovering expenditures of appropriations contained in this title shall\nbe audited before payment by the designated certifying official and\nH. R. 15193-5\nthe vouchers as approved shall be paid by checks issued by the desig-\nnated disbursing official.\nSEC. 103. Whenever in this title an amount is specified within an\nappropriation for particular purposes or object of expenditure, such\namount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maxi-\nmum amount which may be expended for said purpose or object rather\nthan an amount set apart exclusively therefor.\nSEC. 104. Appropriations in this title shall be available, when author-\nized or approved by the Mayor, for allowances for privately owned\nconveyances used for the performance of official duties at 13 cents per\nmile but not to exceed $45 a month for each automobile and at 8 cents\nper mile but not to exceed $30 a month for each motorcycle, unless\notherwise therein specifically provided, except that one hundred and\nthirteen (eighteen for venereal disease investigators in the Department\nof Human Resources) such automobile allowances at not more than\n$715 each per annum may be authorized or approved by the Mayor.\nSEC. 105. Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenses\nof travel and for the payment of dues of organizations concerned with\nthe work of the District of Columbia government, when authorized\nby the Mayor.\nSEC. 106. Appropriations in this title shall not be used for or in\nconnection with the preparation, issuance, publication, or enforcement\nof any regulation or order of the Public Service Commission requiring\nthe installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connection with the\nlicensing of any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab except for operation\nin accordance with such system of uniform zones and rates and regu-\nlations applicable thereto as shall have been prescribed by the Public\nService Commission.\nSEC. 107. Appropriations in this title shall not be available for the\npayment of rates for electric current for street lighting in excess of\n2 cents per kilowatt-hour for current consumed.\nSEC. 108. There are hereby appropriated from the applicable funds\nof the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making\nrefunds and for the payment of judgments which have been entered\nagainst the government of the District of Columbia: Provided, That\nnothing contained in this section shall be construed as modifying or\naffecting the provisions of paragraph 3, subsection (c) of section 11 of\ntitle XII of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act\nof 1947, as amended.\nSEC. 109. Appropriations in this title shall be available for the\npayment of public assistance without reference to the requirement of\nsubsection (b) of section 5 of the District of Columbia Public Assist-\nance Act of 1962 and for the non-Federal share of funds necessary to\nqualify for Federal assistance under the Act of July 31, 1968 (Public\nLaw 90-445).\nSEC. 110. No part of any appropriation contained in this title shall\nremain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless\nexpressly SO provided herein.\nSEC. 111. No part of any funds appropriated by this title shall be\nused to pay the compensation (whether by contract or otherwise) of\nany individual for performing services as a chauffeur or driver for\nany designated officer or employee of the District of Columbia govern-\nment (other than the Mayor of the District of Columbia, Chief of\nPolice and Fire Chief), or for performing services as a chauffeur or\ndriver of a motor vehicle assigned for the personal or individual use\nH. R. 15193-6\nof any such officer or employee (other than the Mayor of the District\nof Columbia, Chief of Police and Fire Chief). No part of any funds\nappropriated by this title, in excess of $1,000 per month in the aggre-\ngate ($12,000 per annum) shall be used to pay the compensation\n(whether by contract or otherwise) of individuals for performing\nservices as a chauffeur or driver for the Mayor of the District of\nColumbia, or for performing services as a chauffeur or driver of a\nmotor vehicle assigned for the personal or individual use of the Mayor\nof the District of Columbia.\nSEC. 112. Not to exceed 41/2 per centum of the total of all funds\nappropriated by this title for personal compensation may be used to\npay the cost of overtime or temporary positions.\nSEC. 113. The total expenditure of funds appropriated by this title\nfor authorized travel and per diem costs outside the District of Colum-\nbia, Maryland, and Virginia shall not exceed $210,000.\nSEC. 114. Appropriations in this title shall not be available, during\nthe fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, for the compensation of any\nperson appointed—\n(1) as full-time employee to a permanent, authorized position\nin the government of the District of Columbia during any month\nwhen the number of such employees is greater than 35,145, exclu-\nsive of positions initially authorized or funded by this title; and\nexclusive of the 20 positions approved in the transition period for\nForest Haven, Department of Human Resources; 28 positions\napproved in fiscal year 1976 for Tax Administration, Department\nof Finance and Revenue; and 303 positions approved in fiscal year\n1976 for the District of Columbia General Hospital, Department\nof Human Resources; or\n(2) as a temporary or part-time employee in the government\nof the District of Columbia during any month in which the num-\nber of such employees exceeds the number of such employees for\nthe same month of the preceding fiscal year.\nSEC. 115. No funds appropriated in this title, for the government of\nthe District of Columbia for the operation of educational institutions,\nthe compensation of personnel, or for other educational purposes may\nbe used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or further partisan political\nactivities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the availability of\nschool buildings for the use of any community group during non-\nschool hours.\nSEC. 116. Appropriations in this title shall be available for services\nas authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at rates to be fixed by the Mavor.\nSEC. 117. No part of any funds appropriated to the District of\nColumbia government for fiscal year 1977 shall be available for, or\nmay be used to pay the compensation (whether by contract or other-\nwise) of any person for performing services normally performed by\na public affairs officer, public relations officer, or community services\nofficer, unless approved by a resolution adopted by the Council of the\nDistrict of Columbia.\nThis Act may be cited as the \"District of Columbia Appropriation\nAct, 1977\".\nH.R. 15193-7\nTITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nFunds provided for the Coast Guard's Pollution Fund in Public\nLaw 94-387, shall become available immediately upon enactment of\nthis legislation into law.\nSpeaker of the House of Representatives.\nVice President of the United States and\nPresident of the Senate."
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