HR 980
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 980
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to make local funds
of the District of Columbia for a fiscal year available for use by the District
at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under
the local budget act for the fiscal year if the regular District of Columbia
appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning
of such fiscal year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2011
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to make local funds
of the District of Columbia for a fiscal year available for use by the District
at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under
the local budget act for the fiscal year if the regular District of Columbia
appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning
of such fiscal year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `District of Columbia Local Funds Continuation
Act'.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL FUNDS UPON FAILURE BY
CONGRESS TO ENACT LOCAL BUDGET.
(a) In General- Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of Columbia
Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after section 446B the following new
section:
`AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL FUNDS UPON FAILURE BY CONGRESS TO ENACT BUDGET
`Sec. 446C. (a) Availability of Local Funds at Rate Established by Local Law
if No Budget Enacted Prior to Beginning of Fiscal Year-
`(1) IN GENERAL- If the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill
for a fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning of such fiscal
year, there is appropriated, out of any moneys of the government of the
District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate
or other revenues, receipts, and funds, the amount provided for any project
or activity for which funds are provided in the local budget act for such
fiscal year.
`(2) RATE OF FUNDING- An appropriation and funds made available or authority
granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section
shall be at the rate of operations provided for such project or activity
under the local budget act for such fiscal year.
`(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY- An appropriation and funds made available or
authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to
this section shall be available for the period--
`(A) beginning with the first day of the fiscal year; and
`(B) ending with the date on which the regular District of Columbia appropriation
bill for such fiscal year becomes law.
`(b) Terms and Conditions- An appropriation and funds made available or authority
granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section
shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation
made and funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or the authority
granted for such project or activity under the applicable law in effect at
the time.
`(c) Period of Coverage- An appropriation and funds made available or authority
granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year pursuant to this section
shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity
during the portion of such fiscal year for which this section applies to such
project or activity.
`(d) Restrictions on Programs or Activities Subject to Other Appropriations
Acts- This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period
of a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other than an authorization
of appropriations)--
`(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority
for such project or activity to continue for such period, or
`(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds
shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project
or activity to continue for such period.
`(e) Protection of Other Obligations- Nothing in this section shall be construed
to effect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated
by other law.
`(f) Definitions- In this section--
`(1) the term `local budget act' means, with respect to a fiscal year, the
act of the Council adopting the annual budget for the District of Columbia
government for such fiscal year, as submitted by the Mayor to the President
for transmission to Congress pursuant to section 446; and
`(2) the term `regular District of Columbia appropriation bill' means an
annual appropriation bill making appropriations, otherwise making funds
available, or granting authority, for the government of the District of
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the
revenues of the District.
`(g) Effective Date- This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.'.
(b) Conforming Amendment- Section 446 of such Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official
Code) is amended by inserting `section 446C,' after `section 446B,'.
(c) Clerical Amendment- The table of contents of subpart 1 of part D of title
IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 446B the following:
`446C. Availability of local funds upon failure by Congress to enact budget.'.
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