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PUBLIC LAW 104-28—SEPT. 6, 1995 109 STAT. 267 Public Law 104-28 104th Congress An Act To permit the Washington Convention Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and maintenance of the existing Washington Convention Center and for preconstruction activities relating to a new convention center in the District of Columbia, to permit a designated authority of the District of Columbia to borrow funds for the preconstruction activities relating to a sports arena in the District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE. —T his Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. — The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. . TITLE I—CONVENTION CENTER Sec. 101. Permitting Washington Convention Center Authority to expend revenues for convention center activities. TITLE II—SPORTS ARENA Sec. 201. Permitting designated authority to borrow funds for preconstruction activities relating to Gallery Place sports arena. Sec. 202. Permitting certain District revenues to be pledged as security for borrowing. Sec. 203. No appropriation necessary for arena preconstruction activities. Sec. 204. Arena preconstruction activities described. TITLE III—WAIVER OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW Sec. 301. Waiver of Congressional review of Arena Tax Payment and Use Amendment Act of 1995. TITLE I—CONVENTION CENTER Sept. 6, 1995 [H.R. 2108] District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports Arena Authorization Act of 1995. SEC. 101. PERMITTING WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AUTHOR- ITY TO EXPEND REVENUES FOR CONVENTION CENTER ACTIVITIES. (a) PERMITTING EXPENDITURE WITHOUT APPROPRIATION. — The fourth sentence of section 446 of the District of Columbia Self- Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 47-304, D.C. Code) shall not apply with respect to any revenues of the District of Columbia which are attributable to the enactment of title III of the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of