Public Law 92–344

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia For payment to the following funds of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973: $181,500,000 to the general fund; $2,550,000 to the water fund; and $1,524,000 to the sanitary sewage works fund, as authorized by the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1947, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 47–2501 (a)); and the Act of May 18, 1954 (D.C. Code, sec. 43–1541 and 1611).

Loans to the District of Columbia for Capital Outlay For loans to the District of Columbia, as authorized by the Act of December 9, 1969 (83 Stat. 320), the Act of May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 105, 110), the Act of June 2, 1950 (64 Stat. 195), and the Act of June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 210) ,$130,819,000, which together with balances of previous appropriations for this purpose, shall remain available until expended and be advanced upon request of the Commissioner, as follows: To the general fund, $90,968,000, to the highway fund, $16,706,000, to the water fund, $2,933,000, to the sanitary sewage works fund, $13,960,000, and to the metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund, $6,252,000.

Division of Expenses The following amounts are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided: general operating expenses General operating expenses, $63,187,000, of which $629,700 shall be payable from the highway fund (including $72,400 from the motor vehicle parking account), $94,500 from the water fund, and $67,300 from the sanitary sewage works fund: Provided, That, for the purpose of assessing and reassessing real property in the District of Columbia. $5,000 of the appropriation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not in excess of $100 per diem: Provided further, That not to exceed $7,500 of this appropriation shall be available for test borings and soil investigations: Provided further, That $2,000,000 of this appropriation (to remain available until expended) shall be available solely for District of Columbia employees’ disability compensation: Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 of this appropriation shall be available for settlement of property damage claims not in excess of $500 each and personal injury claims not in excess of $1,000 each. public safety Public safety, including employment of consulting physicians, diagnosticians, and therapists at rates to be fixed by the Commissioner; cash gratuities of not to exceed $75 to each released prisoner; purchase of one hundred and fifty-five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only (including one hundred and forty for police-type use and five for fire-type use without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year but not in excess of $400 per vehicle for police-type and $600 per vehicle for fire-type use above such limitation); $181,119,000, of which $7,854,600 shall be payable from the highway fund (including $112,000 from the motor vehicle parking account”): Provided, That the Police Department and Fire Department are each authorized to replace not to exceed five passenger-carrying vehicles annually whenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds three-fourths the cost of the replacement. education Education, including provision of insurance, maintenance, and acceptance or not to exceed thirty-one passenger motor vehicles on a loan basis for exclusive use in the driver education program, the development of national defense education programs, $179,607,000, of which $9,561,300 shall be for special education. Of the amount provided by this section for Education, $165,100 shall be payable from the highway fund. recreation Recreation, $13,829,000. human resources Human resources, including reimbursement for services rendered to the District of Columbia by Freedmen’s Hospital; and care and treatment of indigent patients in institutions, including those under sectarian control, under contracts to be made by the Director of Human Resources; $207,587,000: Provided, That the inpatient rate and outpatient rate under such contracts, with the exception of Children’s Hospital, and for services rendered by Freedmen’s Hospital, shall not exceed $38 per diem and the outpatient rate shall not exceed $6 per visit; the inpatient rate and outpatient rate for Children’s Hospital shall not exceed $40 per diem and $6.75 per visit; and the inpatient rate (excluding the proportionate share for repairs and construction) for services rendered by Saint Elizabeths Hospital for patient care shall be $21.99 per diem: Provided further, That total reimbursements to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, including funds from Title XIX of the Social Security Act, shall not exceed the amount for the fiscal year 1970: Provided further, That the hospital rates specified herein shall not apply, beginning July 1, 1969, to services provided to patients who are eligible for such services under the District of Columbia plan for medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the furnishing of medical assistance to individuals sixty-five years of age or older who are residing in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the treatment, in any institution, under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner and located either within or without the District of Columbia, of individuals found by a court to be chronic alcoholics. highways and traffic Highways and traffic, including $166,700 for traffic safety education; $600 for membership in the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and $1,200 for membership in the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission; rental of one passenger-carrying vehicle for use by the Commissioner; $21,814,000, of which $20,136.900 shall be payable from the highway fund (including $521,500 from the motor vehicle parking account): Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for the purchase of driver-training vehicles. environmental services Environmental services, $44,309,800, of which $11,978,600 shall be payable from the water fund, $13,646,100 from the sanitary sewage works fund, and $15,700 from the metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund. additional municipal services, inaugural ceremonies Additional municipal services, inaugural ceremonies, $879,000, of which $99,200 shall be payable from the highway fund. repayment of loans and interest For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in compliance with sections 108, 217, and 402 of the Act of May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 103, 109, and HO), as amended; section 9 of the Act of September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 619), as amended; section 1 of the Act of June 6, 1958 (72 Stat 183), as amended; and section 4 of the Act of June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 211), including interest as required thereby, $28,144,000, of which $5,503,200 shall be payable from the highway fund, $1,904,600 from the water fund, $1,053,100 from the sanitary sewage works fund, and $115,400 from the metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund. capital outlay For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in compliance with the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 896), as amended, and payments under the Act of July 2, 1954 (68 Stat. 443), construction-projects as authorized by the Acts of April 22, 1904 (33 Stat. 244), May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 105, 110), June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183), August 20, 1958 (72 Stat. 686), and the Act of December 9, 1969 (83 Stat. 320); including acquisition of sites; preparation of plans and specifications j conducting preliminary surveys; erection of structures, including building improvement and alteration and treatment of grounds; to remain available until expended, $94,281,000, of which $12,227,700 shall be payable from the highway fund, $2,200,000 from the water fund, and $1,020,000 from the sanitary sewage works fund: Provided, That $2,629,500 shall be available for construction services by the Director of the Department of General Services or by contract for architectural engineering services, as may be determined by the Commissioner, and the funds for the use of the Director of the Department of General Services shall be advanced to the appropriation account, “Construction Services, Department of General Services”: Provided further, Notwithstanding the foregoing, all authorizations for capital outlay projects, except those projects covered by the first sentence of section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–495, approved August 23, 1968), for which funds are provided by this paragraph, shall expire on June 30, 1974, except authorizations for projects as to which funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date. Upon expiration of any such project authorization the funds provided herein for such project shall lapse.

Approved July 10, 1972.