Enactment of local budget by Council.
The Council, within 70 calendar days, or as otherwise provided by law, after receipt of the budget proposal from the Mayor, and after public hearing, and by a vote of a majority of the members present and voting, shall by act adopt the annual budget for the District of Columbia government. The federal portion of the annual budget shall be submitted by the Mayor to the President for transmission to Congress. The local portion of the annual budget shall be submitted by the Chairman of the Council to the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the procedure set forth in § 1-206.02(c). Any supplements to the annual budget shall also be adopted by act of the Council, after public hearing, by a vote of a majority of the members present and voting. In the case of a budget for a fiscal year which is a control year, the budget so adopted shall be submitted by the Mayor to the President for transmission by the President to the Congress; except, that the Mayor shall not transmit any such budget, or amendments or supplements to the budget, to the President until the completion of the budget procedures contained in this chapter and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104-8]. Except as provided in § 1-204.45a(b), § 1-204.46b, § 1-204.67(d), § 1-204.71(c), § 1-204.72(d)(2), § 1-204.75(e)(2), § 1-204.83(d), and subsections (f), (g), (h)(3), and (i)(3) of § 1-204.90, no amount may be obligated or expended by any officer or employee of the District of Columbia government unless — such amount has been approved by an act of the Council (and then only in accordance with such authorization) and such act has been transmitted by the Chairman to the Congress and has completed the review process under § 1-206.02(c)(3); or in the case of an amount obligated or expended during a control year, such amount has been approved by an Act of Congress (and then only in accordance with such authorization). After the adoption of the annual budget for a fiscal year (beginning with the annual budget for fiscal year 1995), no reprogramming of amounts in the budget may occur unless the Mayor submits to the Council a request for such reprogramming and the Council approves the request, but and only if any additional expenditures provided under such request for an activity are offset by reductions in expenditures for another activity. In this part, the term “control year” has the meaning given such term in § 47-393(4).
Annotations
Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 801, Pub. L. 93-198, title IV, § 446 Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1493, Pub. L. 97-105, § 2 Apr. 17, 1995, 109 Stat. 142, Pub. L. 104-8, § 301(b)(1) Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1696, Pub. L. 104-184, § 2(c)(2) Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 777, Pub. L. 105-33, §§ 11509, 11714(b) Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2440, Pub. L. 106-522, § 160(a)(2) Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2230, Pub. L. 108-386, § 5 Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2021, 2028, 2041, Pub. L. 109-356, §§ 101(b), 121(a), 305(b) July 25, 2013, D.C. Law 19-321, § 2(e), 60 DCR 1724 Section 5 of D.C. Law 19-321 provided that the act shall take effect as provided in § 1-203.03. Section 121(b) of Pub. L. 109-356 provided that the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act [Pub. L. 108-386]. Section 9 of Pub. L. 108-386, 118 Stat. 2228, the 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, provided: “The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.” D.C. Law 19-321 rewrote this section. Pub. L. 109-356 made a technical correction to Pub. L. 108-386 by substituting “The Council, within 56 calendar days after receipt of the budget proposal from the Mayor,” for “The Council, within 50 calendar days after receipt of the budget proposal from the Mayor,” in the first sentence; and, in the second sentence, inserted references to §§ 1-204.46a and 1-204.46b. Pub. L. 108-386, substituted “56” for “50”. Section 160(a)(2) of Public Law 106-522 inserted a reference to subsec. (i) (3) in § 1-204.90. 1973 Ed., § 47-224. 1981 Ed., § 47-304. This section is referenced in § 1-204.04, § 1-204.45a, § 1-204.46a, § 1-204.46b, § 1-204.67, § 1-204.71, § 1-204.72, § 1-204.75, § 1-204.83, § 1-204.90, § 1-204.102, § 1-301.86, § 1-301.115a, § 1-722, § 1-907.03, § 1-1001.16, § 1-1162.07, § 1-1163.27, § 7-751.15a, § 7-1617, § 7-2332, § 7-3004, § 24-106, § 31-3171.03, § 34-2152, § 38-2652, § 47-317.03a, § 47-392.02, § 47-392.08, § 47-392.21, § 47-396.01, and § 47-398.03. Water and sewer authority, budget, see § 1-204.45a. Self-government, initiatives and referenda, procedure, see § 1-204.102. Public school funding, hearings, see § 38-917. Procurement organization, office of the inspector general, powers and duties, reports, see § 1-301.115a. Prison system, transfer to federal authority, expenditure of funds to carry out certain sewage agreements, see § 24-106. Financing of retirement benefits, federal and District payments, determination, certification, see § 1-722. Financing of retirement benefits, calculation of District payment to funds, see § 1-907.03. Financial responsibility and management assistance authority, duties during year other than control year, see § 47-392.21. Financial plan and budget, special rules for fiscal year 1996, see § 47-392.08. Financial plan and budget, process for submission and approval, see § 47-392.02. Elections, initiatives and referenda, see § 1-1001.16. District convention center and sports arena authorization, expenditure of revenues for activities, see § 47-396.01. District convention center and sports arena authorization, appropriation necessary for arena preconstruction activities, see § 47-398.03. Council, powers and duties, see § 1-204.04. Council, legislative procedures, see § 1-204.12. Borrowing, revenue bonds and other obligations, see § 1-204.90. Borrowing, payment of bonds and notes, see § 1-204.83. Borrowing, bond anticipation notes, see § 1-204.75.
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