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PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 775 (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) Any and all such revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under subsection (a)(1) shall not be general obligations of the District, shall not be a pledge of or involve the faith and credit or taxing power of the District (other than with respect to any dedicated taxes) and shall not constitute a debt of the District, and shall not constitute lending of the public credit for private undertakings for purposes of section 602(a)(2)."; (4) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: "(f) The fourth sentence of section 446 shall not apply to— "(1) any amount (including the amount of any accrued interest or premium) obligated or expended from the proceeds of the sale of any revenue bond, note, or other obligations issued under subsection (a)(1); "(2) any amount obligated or expended for the payment of the principal of, interest on, or any premium for any revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued under subsection (a)(1); "(3) any amount obligated or expended pursuant to provisions made to secure any revenue bond, note, or other obligations issued under subsection (a)(1); and "(4) any Eimount obligated or expended pursuant to commitments made in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations for repair, maintenance, and capital improvements relating to undertakings financed through any revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued under subsection (a)(1)."; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(i) The revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under subsection (a)(1) are not general obligation bonds of the District government and shall not be included in determining the aggregate amount of all outstanding obligations subject to the limitation specified in section 603(b). "(j) The issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations by the District where the ultimate obligation to repay such revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations is that of one or more nongovernmental persons or entities may be authorized by resolution of the Council. The issuance of all other revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations by the District shall be authorized by act of the Council. "(k) During any control period (as defined in section 209 of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995), any act or resolution of the Council authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations under subsection (a)(1) shall be submitted to the District of Columbia Finsincial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority for certification in accordance with section 204 of that Act. Any certification issued by the Authority during a control period shall be effective for purposes of this subsection for revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued pursuant to such act or resolution of the Council whether the revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations are issued during or subsequent to that control period. "(1) The following provisions of law shall not apply with respect to property acquired, held, and disposed of by the District in accordance with the terms of any lease-purchase financing authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(l):