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A BILL 3
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25-203 5
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
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To adopt the local portion of the budget of the District of Columbia government for the fiscal 13
year ending September 30, 2024. 14
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 16
act may be cited as the “Fiscal Year 2024 Local Budget Act of 2023”. 17
Sec. 2. Adoption of the local portion of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. 18
The following expenditure levels are approved and adopted pursuant to section 446(a) of 19
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. 20
Official Code § 1-204.46(a)), as the local portion of the budget for the government of the District 21
of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. 22
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 24
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of Columbia government for the 25
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 (“Fiscal Year 2024”), out of the General Fund of the 26
District of Columbia (“General Fund”), except as otherwise specifically provided; provided, that 27
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of 28 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Columbia Home Rule Act, approved November 22, 2000 (114 Stat. 2440; D.C. Official Code § 29
1-204.50a), and provisions of this act, the total amount appropriated in this act for operating 30
expenses for the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year 2024 shall not exceed the lesser of the sum 31
of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year or $19,883,197,821 (of 32
which $10,737,742,403 shall be from local funds, $622,454,165 shall be from dedicated taxes, 33
$1,591,076,420 shall be from federal grant funds, $3,222,350,564 shall be from Medicaid 34
payments, $814,113,091 shall be from other funds, $15,120,739 shall be from private funds, 35
$368,360,684 shall be from funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress as federal 36
payments pursuant to the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2022, passed 37
on __________ (Enrolled version of Bill 25-204) (“the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget 38
Request Act of 2023”) and federal payment funds for COVID relief, $239,074,595 shall be from 39
enterprise and other funds – dedicated taxes, and $2,272,905,161 shall be from enterprise and 40
other funds); provided further, that of the local funds, such amounts as may be necessary may be 41
derived from the General Fund balance; provided further, that amounts appropriated under this 42
act may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or 43
unanticipated operating or capital needs; provided further, that such increases shall be approved 44
by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in 45
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774; D.C. 46
Official Code § 1-201.01 et seq.); provided further, that local funds are appropriated, without 47
regard to fiscal year, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay vendor fees, including legal 48 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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fees, that are obligated in this fiscal year, to be paid as a fixed percentage of District revenue 49
recovered from third parties on behalf of the District under contracts that provide for payment of 50
fees based upon and from such District revenue as may be recovered by the vendor; provided 51
further, that amounts appropriated pursuant to this act as operating funds may be transferred to 52
enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation 53
authority consistent with the provisions of this act; provided further, that there may be 54
reprogrammed or transferred for operating expenses any local funds transferred or 55
reprogrammed in this or the 4 prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such 56
amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with 57
the provisions of this act; except, that there may not be reprogrammed for operating expenses 58
any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects; provided 59
further, that the local funds (including dedicated taxes) and other funds appropriated by this act 60
may be reprogrammed and transferred as provided in subchapter IV of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of 61
the District of Columbia Official Code, or as otherwise provided by law, through November 15, 62
2024; provided further, that local funds and other funds appropriated under this act may be 63
expended by the Mayor for the purpose of providing food and beverages, not to exceed $30 per 64
employee per day, to employees of the District of Columbia government while such employees 65
are deployed in response to or during a declared snow or other emergency; provided further, that 66
local funds and other funds appropriated under this act may be expended by the Mayor to 67
provide food and lodging, in amounts not to exceed the General Services Administration per 68 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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diem rates, for youth, young adults, and their parents or guardians who participate in a program 69
of the District of Columbia government that involves overnight travel outside the District of 70
Columbia; provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, local funds are 71
appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the extent such funds are certified as available by 72
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, to pay termination costs of multiyear 73
contracts entered into by the District of Columbia during this fiscal year, to design, construct, 74
improve, maintain, operate, manage, or finance infrastructure projects procured pursuant to the 75
Public-Private Partnership Act of 2014, effective March 11, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-228; D.C. 76
Official Code § 2-271.01 et seq.), including, by way of example and not limitation, a project for 77
the replacement and modernization of the District of Columbia’s streetlight system and a project 78
for the rehabilitation and modernization of the Henry J. Daly Building, and such termination 79
costs may be paid from appropriations available for the performance of such contracts or the 80
payment of termination costs or from other appropriations then available for any other purpose, 81
not including the emergency cash reserve fund (D.C. Official Code § 1-204.50a(a)) or the 82
contingency cash reserve fund (D.C. Official Code § 1-204.50a(b)), which, once allocated to 83
these costs, shall be deemed appropriated for the purposes of paying termination costs of such 84
contracts and shall retain appropriations authority and remain available until expended; provided 85
further, that during Fiscal Year 2024 and any subsequent fiscal year, notwithstanding any other 86
provision of law, the District of Columbia may enter into annual and multiyear agreements with 87
the National Park Service for the purposes of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, 88 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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improving, and operating District of Columbia transportation infrastructure and related 89
appurtenances on National Park Service land in the District of Columbia, and may in each fiscal 90
year of such agreement expend such funds to implement the agreement as may be appropriated 91
and available in that fiscal year for such purposes; provided further, that notwithstanding 92
subchapter IV of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code, in Fiscal Year 93
2024, amounts appropriated from funds received from the federal government under the 94
American Rescue Plan Act, approved March 11, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2; 135 Stat. 4) 95
(“ARPA”) or the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, approved March 27, 96
2020 (Pub. L. No. 116-136; 134 Stat. 281) (“CARES Act”) may be transferred or reprogrammed 97
between appropriated funds, consistent with the requirements of the ARPA and the CARES Act 98
and consistent with the purpose for which the funds are appropriated under this act, upon the 99
request of the Mayor to the Chief Financial Officer and certification of the availability of the 100
funds by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and such amounts, once transferred, shall 101
retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this act; provided further, that 102
amounts appropriated from funds received from the federal government under the ARPA and the 103
CARES Act shall be available until expended, provided that such funds are expended for the 104
same purpose for which the funds are appropriated under this act; provided further, that the 105
amounts appropriated from funds received from the federal government under the Emergency 106
Rental Assistance Program may be increased by such additional amounts as may be received 107
pursuant to that program during Fiscal Year 2024; provided further, that any unspent amount 108 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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remaining in a non-lapsing fund described below at the end of Fiscal Year 2023 is to be 109
continually available, allocated, appropriated, and expended for the purposes of such fund in 110
Fiscal Year 2024 in addition to any amounts deposited in and appropriated to such fund in Fiscal 111
Year 2024; provided further, that the Chief Financial Officer shall take such steps as are 112
necessary to assure that the foregoing requirements are met, including the apportioning by the 113
Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available during Fiscal Year 2024: 114
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT 115
Governmental direction and support, $1,196,426,203 (including $1,048,263,659 from 116
local funds, $37,261,439 from federal grant funds, $109,367,702 from other funds, and 117
$1,533,403 from private funds), to be allocated as follows; provided, that any program fees 118
collected from the issuance of debt shall be available for the payment of expenses of the debt 119
management program of the District: 120
(1) Board of Elections. $14,804,377 from local funds; 121
(2) Board of Ethics and Government Accountability: $4,207,607 (including 122
$3,938,065 from local funds and $269,542 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, 123
without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall 124
remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Ethics Fund, the Lobbyist 125
Administration and Enforcement Fund, and the Open Government Fund; 126
(3) Captive Insurance Agency: $10,502,210 (including $9,809,362 from local 127
funds and $692,848 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal 128 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for 129
expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Captive Trust Fund, the Medical Captive Insurance 130
Claims Reserve Fund, and the Subrogation Fund; 131
(4) Contract Appeals Board: $1,968,361 from local funds; 132
(5) Council of the District of Columbia: $33,949,308 from local funds; provided, 133
that not to exceed $45,000 of this amount shall be available for the Chairman for official 134
reception and representation expenses and for purposes consistent with the Discretionary Funds 135
Act of 1973, approved October 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 509; D.C. Official Code § 1-333.10); provided 136
further, that funds appropriated under this act may be used to pay expenses for employees of the 137
Council of the District of Columbia to obtain or maintain professional credentials in the District 138
that are related to their employment at the Council, including bar admission fees, bar dues and 139
fees, court admission fees, and examinations to obtain such credentials; provided further, that 140
funds appropriated under this act may be used for uniform apparel for employees of the Council 141
of the District of Columbia; provided further, that amounts provided under this heading shall be 142
available for the making of payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered 143
against the Council; provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into 144
the Council Technology Projects Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available 145
for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 146
(6) Department of General Services: $431,592,344 (including $428,917,300 from 147
local funds and $2,675,043 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard 148 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available 149
for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Eastern Market Enterprise Fund and the West End 150
Library and Fire Station Maintenance Fund; 151
(7) Department of Human Resources: $23,765,814 (including $14,892,122 from 152
local funds and $8,873,692 from other funds); 153
(8) Employees’ Compensation Fund: $20,403,852 from local funds; provided, that 154
all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, are authorized for expenditure and shall remain 155
available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 156
(9) Executive Office of the Mayor: $21,905,485 (including $16,722,076 from 157
local funds, $4,285,465 from federal grant funds, and $897,945 from private funds); provided, 158
that not to exceed $25,000 of such amount, from local funds, shall be available for the Mayor for 159
official reception and representation expenses and for purposes consistent with the Discretionary 160
Funds Act of 1973, approved October 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 509; D.C. Official Code § 1-333.10); 161
provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds 162
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 163
2024: the Emancipation Day Fund and the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and 164
Questioning Affairs Fund; 165
(10) Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel: $1,807,365 from local funds; 166
(11) Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: $1,227,133 from local 167
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(12) Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions: $2,532,071 from local 169
funds; provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds 170
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 171
2024: the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Technical Support and Assistance Fund and the 172
Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commission Security Fund; 173
(13) Office of Campaign Finance: $7,847,077 from local funds; provided, that all 174
funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Fair Elections Fund are authorized for 175
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 176
(14) Office of Contracting and Procurement: $29,648,558 (including $27,597,794 177
from local funds and $2,050,764 from other funds); 178
(15) Office for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing: $1,104,278 from local 179
funds; 180
(16) Office of Disability Rights: $2,104,829 (including $1,467,259 from local 181
funds and $637,570 from federal grant funds); 182
(17) Office of Employee Appeals: $2,530,892 from local funds; 183
(18) Office of Finance and Resource Management: $32,304,118 (including 184
$32,075,652 from local funds and $228,466 from other funds); 185
(19) Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining: $3,313,254 from local 186
funds; 187
(20) Office of Risk Management: $4,218,908 from local funds; provided, that all 188 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Subrogation Fund are authorized for 189
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 190
(21) Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia: $153,452,138 191
(including $96,480,225 from local funds, $28,211,137 from federal grant funds, $28,125,318 192
from other funds, and $635,458 from private funds); provided, that not to exceed $25,000 of this 193
amount, from local funds, shall be available for the Attorney General for official reception and 194
representation expenses and for purposes consistent with the Discretionary Funds Act of 1973, 195
approved October 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 509; D.C. Official Code § 1-333.10); provided further, that 196
local and other funds appropriated under this act may be used to pay expenses for District 197
government attorneys at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia to obtain 198
professional credentials, including bar dues and court admission fees, that enable these attorneys 199
to practice law in other state and federal jurisdictions and appear outside the District in state and 200
federal courts; provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 201
following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 202
September 30, 2024: the Child Support-Reimbursements and Fees Fund, the Child Support-203
Interest Income Fund, the Child Support-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Fund, the 204
Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement Fund, and the Litigation Support 205
Fund; provided further, that this amount may be further increased by amounts deposited into the 206
Attorney General Restitution Fund, the Vulnerable and Elderly Person Exploitation Restitution 207
Fund, and the Tenant Receivership Abatement Fund, which shall be continually available, 208 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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without regard to fiscal year, until expended; 209
(22) Office of the Chief Financial Officer: $233,781,967 (including $181,800,967 210
from local funds, $875,000 from federal grant funds, and $51,106,000 from other funds); 211
provided, that not to exceed $10,600 of such amount, from local funds, shall be available for the 212
Chief Financial Officer for official reception and representation expenses and for purposes 213
consistent with the Discretionary Funds Act of 1973, approved October 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 509; 214
D.C. Official Code § 1-333.10); provided further, that amounts appropriated by this act may be 215
increased by the amount required to pay banking fees for maintaining the funds of the District of 216
Columbia; provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 217
following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 218
September 30, 2024: the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund, the Recorder of Deeds 219
Automation Fund, and the Child Trust Fund; 220
(23) Office of the Chief Technology Officer: $89,521,504 (including $77,820,476 221
from local funds and $11,701,028 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without 222
regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain 223
available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the DC-NET Services and Innovation Fund 224
and the Technology Infrastructure Services Support Fund; 225
(24) Office of the City Administrator: $12,231,204 from local funds; provided, 226
that not to exceed $10,600 of such amount, from local funds, shall be available for the City 227
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the Discretionary Funds Act of 1973, approved October 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 509; D.C. Official 229
Code § 1-333.10); 230
(25) Office of the District of Columbia Auditor: $7,347,706 from local funds; 231
provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Audit Engagement Fund 232
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 233
2024; 234
(26) Office of the Inspector General: $27,981,525 (including $22,104,258 from 235
local funds, $2,625,000 from other funds and $3,252,267 from federal grant funds); provided, 236
that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Inspector General Support Fund 237
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 238
2024; 239
(27) Office of the Secretary: $5,432,377 (including $4,432,377 from local funds 240
and $1,000,000 from other funds); 241
(28) Office of the Senior Advisor: $3,691,616 from local funds; 242
(29) Office of Veterans Affairs: $1,198,856 (including $1,178,856 from local 243
funds and $20,000 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal 244
year, into the Office of Veterans Affairs Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain 245
available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 246
(30) Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs: $1,554,228 from local funds; 247
(31) Office on Latino Affairs: $6,326,352 from local funds; 248 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(32) Public Employee Relations Board: $1,437,004 from local funds; 249
(33) Statehood Initiatives: $266,883 from local funds; provided, that all funds 250
deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the New Columbia Statehood Fund are authorized 251
for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; and 252
(34) Uniform Law Commission: $65,000 from local funds. 253
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION 254
Economic development and regulation, $544,296,552 (including $299,639,333 from local 255
funds, $50,821,369 from dedicated taxes, $73,344,495 from federal grant funds, $81,404,579 256
from other funds, and $39,086,776 from federal payment funds for COVID relief), to be 257
allocated as follows: 258
(1) Business Improvement Districts Transfer: $56,550,000 (including $1,550,000 259
from local funds and $55,000,000 from other funds); 260
(2) Commission on the Arts and Humanities: $50,938,200 (including $50,077,000 261
from dedicated taxes and $861,200 from federal grant funds); provided, that all dedicated taxes 262
shall be deposited into the Arts and Humanities Fund; provided further, that all funds deposited, 263
without regard to fiscal year, into the Arts and Humanities Fund are authorized for expenditure 264
and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; provided further, that 265
budgeted funds in the available fund balance of the Arts and Humanities Fund may be obligated 266
in Fiscal Year 2024 pursuant to grant awards, through September 30, 2027, and that such funds 267
so obligated are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 268 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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September 30, 2027; 269
(3) Department of Housing and Community Development: $106,448,402 270
(including $27,160,073 from local funds, $71,098,423 from federal grant funds, and $8,189,906 271
from other funds); provided, that of such funds, the funds allocated to the District from the 272
Homeowner Assistance Fund established under section 3206 of the American Rescue Plan Act 273
of 2021, approved March 11, 2021 (135 Stat. 63; 15 U.S.C. § 9058d), shall remain available until 274
expended; provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 275
following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 276
September 30, 2024: the Department of Housing and Community Development Unified Fund, 277
the Home Again Revolving Fund, the Home Purchase Assistance Program-Repayment Fund, the 278
Housing Preservation Fund, the Negotiated Employee Affordable Housing Fund, the Rent 279
Supplement Program Project-Based Allocation Fund, and the Section 108 Debt Reserve 280
Account; provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Rental 281
Housing Registration Fund are authorized for expenditure starting at the beginning of the 282
applicable time period set forth section in 203e(d) of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, effective 283
October 30, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-168; D.C. Official Code § 42-3502.03e(d)), and shall remain 284
available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 285
(4) Department of Small and Local Business Development: $24,879,062 286
(including $24,219,190 from local funds and $659,872 from federal grant funds); provided, that 287
all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for 288 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Medical 289
Cannabis Social Equity Fund, the Small Business Capital Access Fund, the Small Business 290
Licensing Fee Reimbursement Relief Fund, the Streetscape Business Development Relief Fund, 291
and the Ward 7 and Ward 8 Entrepreneur Grant Fund; 292
(5) Housing Authority Subsidy: $186,370,760 from local funds; provided, that all 293
funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for 294
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the DCHA 295
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Fund, the Housing Authority Rent Supplement Program Fund, 296
and the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Fund; 297
(6) Housing Production Trust Fund Subsidy: $31,936,776 from federal payment 298
funds for COVID relief; 299
(7) Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment: $15,252,656 300
(including $3,268,986 from local funds and $11,983,670 from other funds); provided, that all 301
funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for 302
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Film, 303
Television, and Entertainment Rebate Fund and the OCTFME Special Account; 304
(8) Office of Planning: $13,933,973 (including $13,283,973 from local funds, 305
$600,000 from federal grant funds, and $50,000 from other funds); provided, that all funds 306
deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure 307
and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Historic Landmark-308 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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District Protection (Local) Fund and the Historical Landmark-District Protection (O-Type) Fund; 309
(9) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development: 310
$46,310,281 (including $32,927,590 from local funds, $744,369 from dedicated taxes, $125,000 311
from federal grant funds, $5,363,322 from other funds, and $7,150,000 from federal payment 312
funds for COVID relief); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 313
following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 314
September 30, 2024: the Economic Development Special Account, the H Street Retail Priority 315
Area Grant Fund, the Industrial Revenue Bond Account, the Soccer Stadium Financing Fund, the 316
St. Elizabeths East Campus Redevelopment Fund, the Walter Reed Redevelopment Fund, and 317
the Walter Reed Reinvestment Fund; 318
(10) Office of the Tenant Advocate: $4,158,298 (including $3,340,616 from local 319
funds and $817,682 from other funds); 320
(11) Office of Zoning: $4,084,726 from local funds; 321
(12) Real Property Tax Appeals Commission: $2,056,853 from local funds; and 322
(13) Rental Housing Commission: $1,376,565 from local funds. 323
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE 324
Public safety and justice, $1,693,744,424 (including $1,338,256,527 from local funds, 325
$274,374,000 from federal grant funds, $300,000 from Medicaid payments, $42,644,694 from 326
other funds, $898,000 from federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress 327
under the heading “Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal 328 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Portion Budget Request Act of 2023, $600,000 from federal payment funds requested to be 329
appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal Payment for the District of Columbia 330
National Guard” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023, 331
$2,545,000 from federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the 332
heading “Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council” in the Fiscal Year 2024 333
Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023, $33,209,812 from federal payment funds for 334
COVID relief, and $916,391 from private funds), to be allocated as follows: 335
(1) Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure: $974,426 (including 336
$376,426 from local funds and $598,000 from federal payment funds requested to be 337
appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions” in 338
the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023); 339
(2) Corrections Information Council: $1,182,861 from local funds; 340
(3) Criminal Code Reform Commission: $890,124 from local funds; 341
(4) Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: $4,916,592 (including $2,276,592 342
from local funds, $95,000 from federal grant funds, and $2,545,000 from federal payment funds 343
requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal Payment to the 344
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request 345
Act of 2023); 346
(5) Department of Corrections: $197,798,136 (including $180,091,301 from local 347
funds, $458,170 from federal grant funds, and $17,248,665 from other funds); provided, that all 348 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for 349
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Correction 350
Reimbursement-Juveniles Fund, the Department of Corrections Reimbursement Fund, and the 351
Inmate Welfare Fund; 352
(6) Department of Forensic Sciences: $19,866,172 (including $17,908,334 from 353
local funds, $1,041,447 from federal grant funds, and $916,391 from private funds); provided, 354
that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Department of Forensic Sciences 355
Laboratory Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 356
September 30, 2024; 357
(7) Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services: $87,299,227 (including 358
$86,909,227 from local funds and $390,000 from federal payment funds for COVID relief); 359
(8) District of Columbia National Guard: $17,380,051 (including $5,409,476 from 360
local funds, $11,340,575 from federal grant funds, $30,000 from other funds, and $600,000 from 361
federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal 362
Payment for the District of Columbia National Guard” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion 363
Budget Request Act of 2023); provided, that the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia 364
National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with services that are performed in 365
emergencies by the National Guard in a militia status and are requested by the Mayor, in 366
amounts that shall be jointly determined and certified as due and payable for these services by 367
the Mayor and the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard; provided 368 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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further, that such sums as may be necessary for reimbursement to the District of Columbia 369
National Guard under the preceding proviso shall be available pursuant to this act, and the 370
availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in advance for emergency 371
services involved; 372
(9) District of Columbia Sentencing Commission: $1,611,787 from local funds; 373
(10) Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department: $327,137,819 (including 374
$260,117,298 from local funds, $3,154,168 from other funds, and $63,866,353 from federal 375
grant funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Fire and 376
Emergency Medical Services Department EMS Reform Fund are authorized for expenditure and 377
shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 378
(11) Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency: $187,429,799 379
(including $6,146,840 from local funds and $181,282,959 from federal grant funds); 380
(12) Judicial Nomination Commission: $337,355 (including $37,355 from local 381
funds and $300,000 from federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress 382
under the heading “Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal 383
Portion Budget Request Act of 2023); 384
(13) Metropolitan Police Department: $515,942,136 (including $496,099,470 385
from local funds, $4,407,402 from federal grant funds, $6,202,533 from other funds; and 386
$9,232,731 from federal payment funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to 387
fiscal year, into the Asset Forfeiture Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain 388 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 389
(14) Office of Administrative Hearings: $12,333,108 (including $12,033,108 from 390
local funds and $300,000 from Medicaid payments); 391
(15) Office of Human Rights: $9,308,697 (including $8,909,051 from local funds 392
and $399,645 from federal grant funds); 393
(16) Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement: $30,935,424 (including 394
$18,107,062 from local funds and $12,828,362 from federal payment funds for COVID relief); 395
provided, that the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement is authorized to spend 396
appropriated funds for the purposes set forth in section 101 of the Neighborhood Engagement 397
Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2016, effective June 30, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-125; D.C. 398
Official Code § 7-2411); provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, 399
into the Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall 400
remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 401
(17) Office of Police Complaints: $3,313,024 from local funds; 402
(18) Office on Returning Citizen Affairs: $2,879,409 (including $2,262,609 from 403
local funds and $616,800 from federal payment funds for COVID relief); 404
(19) Office of the Chief Medical Examiner: $15,354,954 (including $14,636,954 405
from local funds, $400,000 from federal grants, and $318,000 from other funds); provided, that 406
all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 407
Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 408 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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30, 2024; 409
(20) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice: $12,405,536 410
(including $7,183,827 from local funds and $5,221,709 from federal payment funds for COVID 411
relief); 412
(21) Office of Unified Communications: $59,688,459 (including $45,108,690 413
from local funds, and $14,579,770 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without 414
regard to fiscal year, into the Emergency and Non-Emergency Number Telephone Calling 415
Systems Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 416
September 30, 2024; 417
(22) Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants: $104,876,327 (including 418
$87,762,110 from local funds, $11,082,448 from federal grant funds, $1,111,559 from other 419
funds, and $4,920,210 from federal payment funds for COVID relief); provided, that 420
$31,667,840 shall be made available to award a grant to the District of Columbia Bar Foundation 421
for the purpose of administering the Access to Justice Initiative and the Civil Legal Counsel 422
Projects Program; provided further, that the funds authorized for expenditure for the Access to 423
Justice Initiative, the District of Columbia Poverty Lawyer Loan Repayment Assistance 424
Program, and the Civil Legal Counsel Projects Program shall remain available for expenditure, 425
without regard to fiscal year, until September 30, 2024; provided further, that all funds deposited, 426
without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall 427
remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Community-Based Violence 428 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Reduction Fund, the Crime Victims Assistance Fund, the Private Security Camera Incentive 429
Fund, and the Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; and 430
(23) Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Retirement System: $79,883,000 from 431
local funds. 432
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM 433
Public education system, $4,021,875,404 (including $3,201,689,969 from local funds, 434
$5,690,000 from dedicated taxes, $612,196,820 from federal grant funds, $91,987,240 from 435
other funds, $40,000,000 from federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the 436
Congress under the heading “Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support” in the Fiscal Year 437
2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023, $35,000,000 from federal payment funds 438
requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal Payment for School 439
Improvement” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023 for the 440
purposes specified in section 3004(b) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, 441
approved April 15, 2011 (125 Stat 200; D.C. Official Code § 38-1853.04(b)), $25,624,851 from 442
federal payment funds for COVID relief, and $9,686,524 from private funds), to be allocated as 443
follows: 444
(1) Department of Employment Services: $199,364,669 (including $74,450,618 445
from local funds, $54,325,820 from federal grant funds, $65,065,761 from other funds, $928,008 446
from private funds, and $4,594,462 from federal payment funds for COVID relief); provided, 447
that the Department of Employment Services is authorized to spend appropriated funds for the 448 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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purposes set forth in the Workforce Development Participant Food Purchase Authorization 449
Amendment Act of 2023, passed on 1st reading on May 16, 2023 (Engrossed version of D.C. 450
Bill 25-202); provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 451
following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 452
September 30, 2024: the Reed Act Fund, the Unemployment Insurance Administrative 453
Assessment Tax Fund, the Unemployment Insurance Interest/Penalties Fund, the Universal Paid 454
Leave Fund, the Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund, and the Workers’ Compensation 455
Special Fund; 456
(2) Department of Parks and Recreation: $82,334,301 (including $79,871,194 457
from local funds, $2,053,865 from other funds, and $409,242 from federal payment funds for 458
COVID relief); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 459
Recreation Enterprise Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for 460
expenditure until September 30, 2024; provided further, that the Department of Parks and 461
Recreation is authorized to spend appropriated funds from the Recreation Enterprise Fund for the 462
purposes set forth in section 4 of the Recreation Act of 1994, effective March 23, 1995 (D.C. 463
Law 10-246; D.C. Official Code § 10-303); 464
(3) District of Columbia Public Charter School Board: $14,100,480 from other 465
funds; 466
(4) District of Columbia Public Charter Schools: $1,188,706,126 from local 467
funds; provided, that there shall be quarterly disbursement of funds to the District of Columbia 468 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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public charter schools, with the first payment to occur within 15 days of the beginning of the 469
fiscal year; provided further, that if the entirety of this allocation has not been provided as 470
payments to any public charter schools currently in operation through the per pupil funding 471
formula, the funds shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024 for public 472
education in accordance with section 2403(b)(2) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act 473
of 1995, approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code § 38-1804.03(b)(2)); 474
provided further, that of the amounts made available to District of Columbia public charter 475
schools, $230,000 shall be made available to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as 476
authorized by section 2403(b)(6) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, 477
approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official Code § 38-1804.03(b)(6)); provided 478
further, that, notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any other 479
provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the District of Columbia public charter schools on 480
July 1, 2024, an amount equal to 35 percent, or for new charter school local education agencies 481
that opened for the first time after December 31, 2023, an amount equal to 45 percent, of the 482
total amount of the local funds appropriations provided for payments to public charter schools in 483
the budget of the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year 2025 (as adopted by the District), and the 484
amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the final amount provided for such 485
payments for Fiscal Year 2025; provided further, that the annual financial audit for the 486
performance of an individual District of Columbia public charter school shall be funded by the 487
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(5) District of Columbia Public Library: $76,256,031 (including $74,146,930 489
from local funds, $1,092,101 from federal grant funds, $1,000,000 from other funds, and 490
$17,000 from private funds); provided, that not to exceed $8,500 of such amount, from local 491
funds, shall be available for the Chief Librarian of the District of Columbia Public Library for 492
official reception and representation expenses and for purposes consistent with the Discretionary 493
Funds Act of 1973, approved October 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 509; D.C. Official Code § 1-333.10); 494
provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds 495
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 496
2024: the Copies and Printing Fund, the E-Rate Reimbursement Fund, the Library Collections 497
Account, the Books From Birth Fund, and the DCPL Revenue-Generating Activities Fund; 498
(6) District of Columbia Public Schools: $1,235,679,649 (including 499
$1,174,867,785 from local funds, $26,112,796 from federal grant funds, $8,870,865 from other 500
funds, $8,328,203 from private funds, and $17,500,000 from federal payment funds requested to 501
be appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal Payment for School Improvement” 502
in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023); provided, that not to 503
exceed $10,600 of such local funds shall be available for the Chancellor for official reception 504
and representation expenses and for purposes consistent with the Discretionary Funds Act of 505
1973, approved October 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 509; D.C. Official Code § 1-333.10); provided 506
further, that, notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any other 507
provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the District of Columbia Public Schools on July 508 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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1, 2024, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount of the local funds appropriations 509
provided for the District of Columbia Public Schools in the budget of the District of Columbia 510
for Fiscal Year 2023 (as adopted by the District), and the amount of such payment shall be 511
chargeable against the final amount provided for the District of Columbia Public Schools for 512
Fiscal Year 2025; provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 513
following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 514
September 30, 2024: the At-Risk Supplemental Allocation Preservation Fund, the Afterschool 515
Program-Copayment Fund, the DCPS School Facility Colocation Fund, the District of Columbia 516
Public Schools’ Nonprofit School Food Service Fund, the District of Columbia Public Schools 517
Sales and Sponsorship Fund, the E-Rate Education Fund, and the Reserve Officer Training 518
Corps Fund; provided further, that the District of Columbia Public Schools is authorized to spend 519
appropriated funds consistent with section 105(c)(5) of the Public Education Reform 520
Amendment Act of 2007, effective June 12, 2007 (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Official Code § 38-521
174(c)(5)); 522
(7) District of Columbia State Athletics Commission: $1,521,619 (including 523
$1,421,619 from local funds and $100,000 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, 524
without regard to fiscal year, into the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund are 525
authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 526
(8) Non-Public Tuition: $50,771,591 (including $50,171,591 from local funds and 527
$600,000 from federal grant funds); 528 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(9) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education: $30,878,004 (including 529
$30,078,004 from local funds, $250,000 from private funds, and $550,000 from federal payment 530
funds for COVID relief); 531
(10) Office of the State Superintendent of Education: $862,199,742 (including 532
$257,912,911 from local funds, $5,690,000 from dedicated taxes, $520,066,102 from federal 533
grant funds, $796,268 from other funds, $163,313 from private funds, $17,500,000 from federal 534
payment funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal 535
Payment for School Improvement” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act 536
of 2023 for the purposes specified in section 3004(b) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and 537
Results Act, approved April 15, 2011 (125 Stat 200; D.C. Official Code § 38-1853.04(b)), 538
$40,000,000 from federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by Congress under the 539
heading “Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion 540
Budget Request Act of 2023, and $20,071,147 from federal payment funds for COVID relief); 541
provided further, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds 542
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 543
2024: the Access to Quality Child Care Fund, the Charter School Credit Enhancement Fund, the 544
Common Lottery Board Fund, the Community Schools Fund, the Healthy Schools Fund, the 545
School Safety and Positive Climate Fund, the Special Education Enhancement Fund, the Student 546
Enrollment Fund, and the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund; 547
(11) Special Education Transportation: $117,423,232 (including $107,423,232 548 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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from local funds and $10,000,000 in federal grant funds); provided, that, notwithstanding the 549
amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any other provision of law, there shall be 550
appropriated to the Special Education Transportation agency under the direction of the Office of 551
the State Superintendent of Education, on July 1, 2024, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total 552
amount of the local funds appropriations provided for the Special Education Transportation 553
agency in the budget for the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year 2025 (as adopted by the 554
District), and the amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the final amount provided 555
for the Special Education Transportation agency for Fiscal Year 2025; provided further, that 556
amounts appropriated under this paragraph may be used to offer financial incentives as necessary 557
to reduce the number of routes serving 2 or fewer students; 558
(12) State Board of Education: $2,955,967 from local funds; 559
(13) Teachers’ Retirement System: $50,224,000 from local funds; 560
(14) Unemployment Compensation Fund: $5,480,390 from local funds; and 561
(15) University of the District of Columbia Subsidy Account: $103,979,603 from 562
local funds; provided, that this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the education of 563
nonresidents of the District at the University of the District of Columbia, unless the Board of 564
Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia adopts, for the fiscal year ending 565
September 30, 2024, a tuition-rate schedule that establishes the tuition rate for nonresident 566
students at a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public 567
institutions of higher education in the metropolitan area; provided further, that, notwithstanding 568 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any other provision of law, there shall be 569
appropriated to the University of the District of Columbia on July 1, 2024, an amount equal to 10 570
percent of the total amount of the local funds appropriations provided for the University of the 571
District of Columbia in the budget of the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year 2025 (as adopted 572
by the District), and the amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the final amount 573
provided for the University of the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year 2025; provided further, 574
that not to exceed $10,600 of such local funds shall be available for the President of the 575
University of the District of Columbia for official reception and representation expenses and for 576
purposes consistent with the Discretionary Funds Act of 1973, approved October 26, 1973 (87 577
Stat. 509; D.C. Official Code § 1-333.10). 578
HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES 579
Human support services, $6,334,695,794 (including $2,339,406,220 from local funds, 580
$114,535,958 from dedicated taxes, $510,555,624 from federal grant funds, $45,727,566 from 581
other funds, $3,222,050,564 from Medicaid payments, $532,560 from private funds, $5,000,000 582
from federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the heading 583
“Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal 584
Portion Budget Request Act of 2023, and $96,887,301 from federal payment funds for COVID 585
relief); to be allocated as follows: 586
(1) Child and Family Services Agency: $220,644,167 (including $166,321,636 587
from local funds, $53,237,971 from federal grant funds, $1,000,000 from other funds, and 588 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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$84,560 from private funds); 589
(2) Department of Aging and Community Living: $64,919,230 (including 590
$49,481,833 from local funds, $12,125,767 from federal grant funds, and $3,311,630 from 591
Medicaid payments); 592
(3) Department of Behavioral Health: $378,802,036 (including $307,988,582 593
from local funds, $54,525,365 from federal grant funds, $3,316,674 from Medicaid payments, 594
$3,009,823 from other funds, $348,000 private funds, and $9,613,592 from federal payment 595
funds for COVID relief); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the 596
following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available or expenditure until 597
September 30, 2024: the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration-Choice in Drug 598
Treatment (HCSN) Fund and the Opioid Abatement Fund; 599
(4) Department of Health: $296,425,215 (including $95,316,868 from local funds, 600
$173,799,377 from federal grant funds, $22,308,969 from other funds, and $5,000,000 from 601
federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal 602
Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion 603
Budget Request Act of 2023); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, 604
into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for 605
expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Animal Education and Outreach Fund, the Board of 606
Medicine Fund, the Civil Monetary Penalties Fund, the Communicable and Chronic Disease 607
Prevention and Treatment Fund, the Health Professional Recruitment Fund (Medical Loan 608 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Repayment), the Howard University Hospital Centers of Excellence Fund, the Human Services 609
Facility Fee Fund, the ICF/MR Fees and Fines Fund, the Pharmacy Protection Fund, the State 610
Health Planning and Development Agency Admission Fee Fund, and the State Health Planning 611
and Development Agency Fees Fund; 612
(5) Department of Health Care Finance: $4,296,394,945 (including $987,406,606 613
from local funds, $114,535,958 from dedicated taxes, $4,550,493 from federal grant funds, 614
$3,180,996,342 from Medicaid payments, $8,805,546 from other funds, and $100,000 from 615
private funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following 616
funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 617
30, 2024: the Bill of Rights (Grievance and Appeals) Fund, the DC HealthCare Alliance Reform 618
Fund, the Healthy DC and Health Care Expansion Fund, the Home and Community-Based 619
Services Enhancement Fund, the Hospital Provider Fee Fund, the Hospital Fund, the Individual 620
Insurance Market Affordability and Stability Fund, the Medicaid Collections-3rd Party Liability 621
Fund, the Nursing Facility Quality of Care Fund, and the Stevie Sellow’s Quality Improvement 622
Fund; 623
(6) Department of Human Services: $854,944,310 (including $571,203,369 from 624
local funds, $177,954,732 from federal grant funds, $521,427 from other funds, $18,089,593 625
from federal Medicaid payments, and $87,175,189 from federal payment funds for COVID 626
relief); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Rent Supplement 627
Program Tenant-Based Allocation Fund, the SNAP Reinvestment Fund, and the SSI Payback 628 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 629
30, 2024; 630
(7) Department on Disability Services: $203,926,235 (including $143,047,670 631
from local funds, $34,361,919 from federal grant funds, $16,336,324 from Medicaid payments, 632
$10,081,801 from other funds, and $98,520 from federal payment funds for COVID relief); 633
provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are 634
authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: 635
the Contribution to Costs of Supports Fund, the Cost of Care for Non-Medicaid Clients Fund, 636
and the Randolph Shepherd Unassigned Facilities Fund; 637
(8) Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Subsidy: $15,000,000 from local funds; 638
(9) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services: $2,477,562 from 639
local funds; and 640
(10) Office of the Ombudsperson for Children: $1,162,095 from local funds. 641
OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 642
Operations and infrastructure, $1,396,203,367 (including $888,832,286 from local funds, 643
$74,093,670 from dedicated taxes, $68,331,513 from federal grant funds, $352,921,871 from 644
other funds, $2,451,861 from private funds, and $9,572,168 from federal payment funds for 645
COVID relief), to be allocated as follows: 646
(1) Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration: $13,218,243 (including 647
$387,922 from local funds, $1,251,390 from dedicated taxes, and $11,578,931 from other funds); 648 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are 649
authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: 650
the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration Fund, the Dedicated Taxes Fund, and the 651
Medical Cannabis Administration Fund; 652
(2) Department of Buildings: $65,226,023 (including $46,432,631 from local 653
funds, $2,737,167 from federal payment funds for COVID relief, and $16,056,225 from other 654
funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds 655
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 656
2024: the Green Building Fund, the Nuisance Abatement Fund, and the Expedited Building 657
Permit Review Fund; 658
(3) Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection: $42,799,250 (including 659
$10,358,095 from local funds, $32,196,155 from other funds, and $245,000 from federal 660
payments for COVID relief); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, 661
into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for 662
expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Appraisal Fee Fund, the Basic Business License Fund, 663
the Corporate Recordation Fund, the DC Combat Sports Commission Fund, the Occupational 664
and Professional Licensing Administration Special Account, the Real Estate Guaranty and 665
Education Fund, and the Vending Regulation Fund; 666
(4) Department of Energy and Environment: $217,873,972 (including 667
$28,370,809 from local funds, $44,204,986 from federal grant funds, $136,270,315 from other 668 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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funds, $2,437,861 from private funds, and $6,590,001 from federal payment funds for COVID 669
relief); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds 670
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 671
2024: the Air Quality Construction Permits Fund, the Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection 672
Fund, the Benchmarking Enforcement Fund, the Clean Land Fund/Brownfield Revitalization 673
Fund, the Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge Assistance Fund the District of Columbia 674
Wetland Stream and Mitigation Trust Fund, the Economy II Fund, the Energy Assistance Trust 675
Fund, the Fishing License Fund, the Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemical Source Reduction 676
Fund, the Indoor Mold Assessment and Remediation Fund, the Lead Service Line Replacement 677
Fund, the Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund, the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, 678
the Municipal Aggregation Fund, the Pesticide Product Registration Fund, the Product 679
Stewardship Fund, the Rail Safety and Security Fund, the Renewable Energy Development 680
Fund, the Residential Aid Discount Fund, the Residential Essential Services Fund, the Soil 681
Erosion and Sediment Control Fund, the Special Energy Assessment Fund, the Stormwater Fees 682
Fund, the Stormwater In-Lieu Fee Payment Fund, the Storm Water Permit Review Fund, the 683
Sustainable Energy Trust Fund, the Underground Storage Tank Regulation Fund, and the WASA 684
Utility Discount Program Fund; provided further, that funds in the available fund balance of the 685
Renewable Energy Development Fund may be obligated in Fiscal Year 2024, pursuant to grant 686
awards, through September 30, 2027, and that such funds so obligated are authorized for 687
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2027; 688 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(5) Department of For-Hire Vehicles: $23,992,097 (including $13,111,471 from 689
local funds and $10,880,626 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard 690
to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available 691
for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund 692
and the Taxicab Assessment Act Fund; 693
(6) Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking: $38,921,164 (including 694
$1,765,394 from local funds and $37,155,770 from other funds); provided, that all funds 695
deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure 696
and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Capital Access Fund, 697
the Foreclosure Mediation Fund, the Insurance Assessment Fund, the Insurance Regulatory Trust 698
Fund, and the Securities and Banking Fund; 699
(7) Department of Motor Vehicles: $67,707,971 (including $58,234,561 from 700
local funds and $9,473,410 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard 701
to fiscal year, into the Department of Motor Vehicles Kiosk Fund and the Motor Vehicle 702
Inspection Station Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure 703
until September 30, 2024; 704
(8) Department of Public Works: $184,588,272 (including $171,210,490 from 705
local funds and $13,377,782 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard 706
to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available 707
for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the Solid Waste Disposal Cost Recovery Special 708 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Account and the Super Can Program Fund; 709
(9) District Department of Transportation: $200,666,870 (including $156,166,343 710
from local funds, $23,545,527 from federal grant funds, and $20,955,000 from other funds); 711
provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are 712
authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: 713
the Bicycle Sharing Fund, the Bus Service Enhancement Fund, the DC Circulator Fund, the DC 714
Water Facility Work Fund, the DDOT Enterprise Fund-Non Tax Revenues Fund, the Fare-Free 715
Bus Service Fund, the Parking Meter and Transit Services Pay-by-Phone Transaction Fee Fund, 716
the Performance Parking Program Fund, the Sustainable Transportation Fund, the Transportation 717
Infrastructure Project Review Fund, the Tree Fund, the Vision Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle 718
Safety Fund, and the Vision Zero Enhancement Omnibus Amendment Act Implementation Fund; 719
provided further, that there are appropriated any amounts received, or to be received, without 720
regard to fiscal year, from the Potomac Electric Power Company, or any of its related companies, 721
successors, or assigns, for the purpose of paying or reimbursing the District Department of 722
Transportation for the costs of designing, constructing, acquiring, and installing facilities, 723
infrastructure, and equipment for use and ownership by the Potomac Electric Power Company, 724
or any of its related companies, successors, or assigns, related to or associated with the 725
undergrounding of electric distribution lines in the District of Columbia, and any interest earned 726
on those funds, which amounts and interest shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the 727
General Fund at the end of a fiscal year or at any other time, but shall be continually available 728 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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without regard to fiscal year limitation until expended for the designated purposes; 729
(10) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure: $1,399,416 730
from local funds; 731
(11) Office of the People’s Counsel: $12,593,228 (including $1,025,549 from 732
local funds and $11,567,679 from other funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard 733
to fiscal year, into the Office of People’s Counsel Agency Fund are authorized for expenditure 734
and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 735
(12) Public Service Commission: $19,863,885 (including $581,000 from federal 736
grant funds, $19,268,885 from other funds, and $14,000 from private funds); provided, that all 737
funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds are authorized for 738
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024: the PJM 739
Settlement Fund and the Public Service Commission Agency Fund; 740
(13) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: $507,183,190 (including 741
$400,199,817 from local funds, $72,842,280 from dedicated taxes, and $34,141,093 from other 742
funds); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the following funds 743
are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 744
2024: the Dedicated Taxes Fund and the Parking Meter WMATA Fund; provided further, that all 745
funds budgeted without regard to fiscal year for the adult learner transit subsidy program 746
established by section 6047 of the Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult 747
Learner Transit Subsidies Act of 2019, effective September 11, 2019 (D.C. Law 23-16; D.C. 748 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Official Code § 35-246), are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for 749
expenditure until September 30, 2024; provided further, that there are appropriated any amounts 750
deposited, or to be deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Washington Metropolitan 751
Area Transit Authority Dedicated Financing Fund for the purpose of funding WMATA capital 752
improvements, which amounts shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General 753
Fund at the end of a fiscal year or at any other time, but shall be continually available until 754
expended for the designated purposes; and 755
(14) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission: $169,787 from local 756
funds. 757
FINANCING AND OTHER 758
Financing and Other, $2,152,039,546 (including $1,621,654,409 from local funds, 759
$377,313,168 from dedicated taxes, $15,012,529 from federal grant funds, $90,059,439 from 760
other funds, and $48,000,000 from federal payment funds requested to be appropriated by the 761
Congress under the heading “Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the 762
District of Columbia” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023), to 763
be allocated as follows: 764
(1) Commercial Paper Program: $7,500,000 from local funds; 765
(2) Convention Center Transfer: $173,720,000 from dedicated taxes; 766
(3) Debt Service - Issuance Costs: $11,000,000 from local funds for the payment 767
of debt service issuance costs; 768 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(4) District Retiree Health Contribution: $72,700,000 from local funds for a 769
District Retiree Health Contribution; 770
(5) Emergency Planning and Security Fund: $48,000,000 from federal payment 771
funds requested to be appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal Payment for 772
Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia” in the Fiscal Year 2024 773
Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2023; provided, that, notwithstanding any other law, 774
obligations and expenditures that are pending reimbursement under the heading “Federal 775
Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia” may be 776
charged to this appropriations heading; 777
(6) District of Columbia Highway Transportation Fund: $43,536,691 (including 778
$22,829,691 from dedicated taxes and $20,707,000 from other funds); 779
(7) John A. Wilson Building Fund: $5,034,298 from local funds for expenses 780
associated with the John A. Wilson building; 781
(8) Non-Departmental Account: $9,890,848 (including $7,892,180 from local 782
funds and $1,998,668 from other funds); 783
(9) Pay-As-You-Go Capital Fund: $367,995,289 (including $130,890,518 from 784
local funds, $178,500,000 from dedicated taxes, and $58,604,771 from other funds) to be 785
transferred to the Capital Fund, in lieu of capital financing; 786
(10) Repayment of Loans and Interest: $1,127,238,403 (including $1,103,476,873 787
from local funds, $15,012,530 from federal grant funds, and $8,749,000 from other funds), for 788 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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payment of principal, interest, and certain fees directly resulting from borrowing by the District 789
of Columbia to fund District of Columbia capital projects as authorized by sections 462, 475, and 790
490 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774; 791
D.C. Official Code §§ 1-204.62, 1-204.75, and 1-204.90); 792
(11) Repayment of Revenue Bonds: $2,263,477 from dedicated taxes for the 793
repayment of revenue bonds; 794
(12) Settlements and Judgments: $21,024,759 from local funds for making 795
refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the 796
District of Columbia government; provided, that this amount may be increased by such sums as 797
may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that 798
have been entered against the District of Columbia government and such sums may be paid from 799
the applicable or available funds of the District of Columbia; and 800
(13) Workforce Investments Account: $262,135,781 from local funds. 801
ENTERPRISE AND OTHER 802
The amount of $2,543,916,532 (including $31,936,776 from federal payment funds for 803
COVID relief, $2,272,905,161 from enterprise and other funds, and $239,074,595 from 804
enterprise and other funds - dedicated taxes), shall be provided to enterprise funds as follows; 805
provided, that, in the event that revenue dedicated by local law to an enterprise fund exceeds the 806
amount set forth as follows, the General Fund budget authority may be increased as needed to 807
transfer all such revenue, pursuant to local law, to the enterprise fund: 808 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(1) Ballpark Revenue Fund: $96,113,407 (including $12,261,624 from enterprise 809
and other funds and $83,851,783 from enterprise and other funds - dedicated taxes); 810
(2) District of Columbia Retirement Board: $39,690,511 from the earnings of the 811
applicable retirement funds to pay legal, management, investment, and other fees and 812
administrative expenses of the District of Columbia Retirement Board; 813
(3) District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: $737,566,811 from 814
enterprise and other funds; provided, that not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be available 815
for reception and representation expenses; provided further, that not to exceed $15,000 of this 816
amount shall be available for official meetings. For construction projects, $6,449,631,000, to be 817
distributed as follows: $1,108,973,000 for Wastewater Treatment; $1,728,085,000 for the 818
Sanitary Sewer System; $1,902,892,000 for the Water System; $119,141,000 for Non Process 819
Facilities; $954,844,000 for the Combined Sewer Overflow Program; $270,995,000 for the 820
Washington Aqueduct; $64,732,000 for the Stormwater Program; and $299,969,000 for the 821
capital equipment program; in addition, $8,000,000 for Federal payment funds requested to be 822
appropriated by the Congress under the heading “Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 823
Water and Sewer Authority” in the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 824
2023; 825
(4) Green Finance Authority: $45,294,000 from enterprise and other funds, to be 826
available until expended; 827
(5) Health Benefit Exchange Authority: $37,552,148 from enterprise and other 828 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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funds; 829
(6) Housing Finance Agency: $16,445,945 from enterprise and other funds; 830
provided, that all funds budgeted without regard to fiscal year for the Reverse Mortgage 831
Foreclosure Prevention Program are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for 832
expenditure until September 30, 2024; provided further, that all funds budgeted without regard to 833
fiscal year for the Public Housing Credit-Building Pilot Program are authorized for expenditure 834
and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2025; 835
(7) Housing Production Trust Fund: $100,000,000 (including $31,936,776 from 836
federal payment funds for COVID relief, $12,500,000 from enterprise and other funds, and 837
$55,563,224 from enterprise and other funds - dedicated taxes); provided, that all funds 838
deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Housing Production Trust Fund are authorized 839
for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 840
(8) Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation: $155,000,000 from enterprise and other 841
funds; 842
(9) Office of Lottery and Gaming: $350,000,000 from enterprise and other funds; 843
provided, that, after notification to the Mayor, amounts appropriated herein may be increased by 844
an amount necessary for the Lottery, Gambling, and Gaming Fund to make transfers to the 845
General Fund and to cover prizes, agent commissions, and gaming-related fees directly 846
associated with unanticipated excess lottery revenues not included in this appropriation; 847
(10) Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Administration: $8,008,000 from 848 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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enterprise and other funds; 849
(11) Repayment of PILOT Financing: $59,904,884 from enterprise and other 850
funds - dedicated taxes; 851
(12) Tax Increment Financing Program: $39,754,704 from enterprise and other 852
funds - dedicated taxes; 853
(13) Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: $176,682,095 from enterprise and 854
other funds; 855
(14) Universal Paid Leave Fund: $155,524,281 from enterprise and other funds; 856
provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, are authorized for expenditure 857
and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 858
(15) University of the District of Columbia: $207,406,507 from enterprise and 859
other funds; provided, that these funds shall not revert to the General Fund at the end of a fiscal 860
year or at any other time, but shall be continually available for expenditure until September 30, 861
2024, without regard to fiscal year limitation; provided further, that all funds deposited, without 862
regard to fiscal year, into the Higher Education Incentive Program Fund are authorized for 863
expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2024; 864
(16) Washington Aqueduct: $108,444,478 from enterprise and other funds; and 865
(17) Washington Convention and Sports Authority: $210,528,761 from enterprise 866
and other funds. 867
RESERVE ACCOUNTS 868 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(1) Cash Flow Reserve Account: All funds deposited, without regard to fiscal 869
year, into the Cash Flow Reserve Account, established pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-870
392.02(j-2), are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure until 871
September 30, 2024. 872
(2) Fiscal Stabilization Reserve Account: All funds deposited, without regard to 873
fiscal year, into the Fiscal Stabilization Reserve Account, established pursuant to D.C. Official 874
Code § 47-392.02(j-1), are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for expenditure 875
until September 30, 2024. 876
CAPITAL OUTLAY 877
For capital construction projects, a net increase of $2,051,299,000 of which 878
$1,794,686,000 shall be from local funds, $2,000,000 shall be from federal funds, $26,481,000 879
shall be from local transportation funds, $42,909,000 shall be from the District of Columbia 880
Highway Trust Fund, and $185,223,000 shall be from federal Highway Trust Fund, to remain 881
available until expended; provided, that all funds provided by this act shall be available only for 882
the specific projects and purposes intended; provided further, that amounts appropriated under 883
this act may be increased by the amount transferred from funds appropriated in this act as Pay-884
AsYou-Go Capital funds. 885
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 886
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 887
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975. 888 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § l-301.47a). 889
Sec. 4. Effective date. 890
As provided in section 446(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 891
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 801; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.46(a)), this act shall take effect 892
following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to 893
override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of 894
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. 895
Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register. 896