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109 STAT. 134 PUBLIC LAW 104-8—APR. 17, 1995 statement a written plan to implement the recommendation which includes— (A) specific performance measures to determine the extent to which the District government has adopted the recommendation; and (B) a schedule for auditing the District government's compliance with the plan. (3) EXPLANATIONS REQUIRED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS NOT ADOPTED. —If the Mayor or the Council (whichever is applicable) notifies the Authority, the President, and Congress under paragraph (1) that the District government will not adopt any recommendation submitted under subsection (a) which the District government has authority to adopt, the Mayor or the Council shall include in the statement explanations for the rejection of the recommendations. (c) IMPLEMENTATION OF REJECTED RECOMMENDATIONS BY AUTHORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.— If the Mayor or the Council (whichever is applicable) notifies the Authority, the President, and Congress under subsection (b)(1) that the District government will not adopt any recommendation submitted under subsection (a) which the District government has authority to adopt, the Authority may by a majority vote of its members take such action concerning the recommendation as it deems appropriate, after consulting with the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall apply with respect to recommendations of the Authority made after the expiration of the 6-month period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 208. SPECIAL RULES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996. (a) ADOPTION OF TRANSITION BUDGET. —Notwithstanding any provision of section 202 to the contrary, in the case of fiscal year 1996, the following rules shall apply: (1) Not later than 45 days after the appointment of its members, the Authority shall review the proposed budget for the District of Columbia for such fiscal year submitted to Congress under section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (taking into account any items or provisions disapproved by the Mayor or disapproved by the Mayor and reenacted by the Council under section 404(f) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, as amended by section 202(f)(2)) and the multiyear plan for the District of Columbia prepared pursuant to section 443 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Grovernmental Reorganization Act, and shall submit any recommendations for modifications to such financial plan and budget to promote the financial stability of the District government to the Mayor, the Council, the President, and Congress. (2) Not later than 15 days after receiving the recommendations of the Authority submitted under paragraph (1), the Council (in consultation with the Mayor) shall promptly adopt a revised budget for the fiscal year (in this section referred to