114 STAT. 2474 PUBLIC LAW 106-522—NOV. 22, 2000 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. The Executive Director shall ascertain any concerns of the residents of any public housing site about any needle exchange program conducted on or near the site, and this information shall be included in these reports. The District of Columbia Government shall take appropriate action to require relocation of any such program if so recommended by the police or by a significant number of residents of such site. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF LAW BANNING POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS SEC. 151. (a) CONTRIBUTION. — There is hereby appropriated a Federal contribution of $100,000 to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, effective upon the enactment by the District of Columbia of a law which reads as follows: "SECTION 1. BAN ON POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —It shall be unlawful for any individual under 18 years of age to possess any cigarette or other tobacco product in the District of Columbia. "(b) EXCEPTIONS. — "(1) POSSESSION IN COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT. — Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an individual making a delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products in pursuance of emplo3niient. "(2) PARTICIPATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an individual possessing products in the course of a valid, supervised law enforcement operation. "(c) PENALTIES. —Any individual who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the following penalties: "(1) For any violation, the individual may be required to perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation program. "(2) Upon the first violation, the individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50. "(3) Upon the second and each subsequent violation, the individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100. "(4) Upon the third and each subsequent violation, the individual may have his or her driving privileges in the District of Columbia suspended for a period of 90 consecutive days.". (b) USE OF CONTRIBUTION. —The Metropolitan Police Department shall use the contribution made under subsection (a) to enforce the law referred to in such subsection. SEC. 152. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 31 USC 6301 SEC. 153. (a) Nothing in the Federal Grant and Cooperative note. Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) may be construed to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from negotiating and entering into cooperative agreements and grants authorized by law which affect real property of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia if the principal
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