PUBLIC LAW 106-553—APPENDIX A 114 STAT. 2762A-11
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION
Economic development and regulation, $205,638,000 (including
$53,562,000 from local funds, $92,378,000 from Federal funds, and
$59,698,000 from other funds), of which $15,000,000 collected by
the District of Columbia in the form of BID tax revenue shall
be paid to the respective BIDs pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Code, sec.
1-2271 et seq.), and the Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12-26): Provided, That such funds
are available for acquiring services provided by the General Services
Administration: Provided further, That Business Improvement Districts shall be exempt from taxes levied by the District of Columbia.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE
Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease of 135
passenger carrying vehicles for replacement only, including 130
for police-type use and five for fire-type use, without regard to
the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year,
and such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for
the payment of judgments that have been entered against the
District of Columbia government $762,546,000 (including
$591,565,000 from local funds, $24,950,000 from Federal funds,
and $146,031,000 from other funds): Provided, That the Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to replace not to exceed 25
passenger-carrying vehicles and the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services of the District of Columbia is authorized
to replace not to exceed five passenger-carrying vehicles annually
whenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds threefourths of the cost of the replacement: Provided further. That not
to exceed $500,000 shall be available from this appropriation for
the Chief of Police for the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
or Mayor's Order 86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan
Police Department's delegated small purchase authority shall be
$500,000: Provided further. That the District of Columbia government may not require the Metropolitan Police Department to submit
to any other procurement review process, or to obtain the approval
of or be restricted in any manner by any official or employee
of the District of Columbia government, for purchases that do
not exceed $500,000: Provided further, That the Mayor shall
reimburse the District of Columbia National Guard for expenses
incurred in connection with services that are performed in emergencies by the National Guard in a militia status and are requested
by the Mayor, in amounts that shall be jointly determined and
certified as due and payable for these services by the Mayor and
the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National
Guard: Provided further. That such, sums as may be necessary
for reimbursement to the District of Columbia National Guard
under the preceding proviso shall be available from this appropriation, and the availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in advance for emergency services involved: Provided
further. That the Metropolitan Police Department is authorized
to maintain 3,800 sworn officers, with leave for a 50 officer attrition:
Provided further, That no more than 15 members of the Metropolitan Police Department shall be detailed or assigned to the Executive
Protection Unit, until the Chief of Police submits a recommendation
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