PUBLIC LAW 107-96—DEC. 21, 2001 115 STAT. 943 (b) REQUIRING FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS TO GRANT ACCESS TO AUTHORITY FOR READING AND TESTING WATER METERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 106(a) of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34-2401.25(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following: "As an additional condition of service, the department, agency, or establishment which is responsible for the maintenance of any such meter shall provide the Mayor (acting through the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority) with such access to the meter as the Mayor may require to measure the actual usage of the department, agency, or establishment (including any entity under the jurisdiction of the department, agency, or establishment) for purposes of making the adjustments to annual estimates required under subsection (b)(2)(A).". (2) PERMITTING AUTHORITY TO INSTALL METERS.—I f a department, independent establishment, or agency of the United States which uses water and water services from the District of Columbia water supply system has not installed a suitable meter at each point of Federal connection to the system to control and record the use of water through each such connection (as required under section 106(a) of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954) as of the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall install such a meter or meters (and incidental vaults, valves, piping and recording devices, and such other equipment as the Authority deems necessary) not later than 60 days after the expiration of such period; and (B) the department, independent establishment, or agency shall pay the Authority promptly (but in no case later than 30 days after the Authority submits a bill) for the costs incurred in instsdling the meter and equipment. (c) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF FEDERAL DEPART- MENTS TO ALLOCATE BILLINGS AND COLLECT AMOUNTS FROM INDI- VIDUAL OFFICES.— (1) SANITARY SEWER SERVICES.— Section 212 of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of 1954 (sec. 34-2112, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the District of Columbia to seek pa3anent for sanitary sewer services directly from any Federal entity which is under the jurisdiction of a department, independent establishment, or agency which is required to make a payment for such services under this section, or to allocate any amounts charged for such services among the entities which are under the jurisdiction of any such department, independent establishment, or agency. Each Federal department, independent establishment, and agency receiving sanitary sewer services from the District of Columbia shall be responsible for allocating billings for such services among entities under the jurisdiction of the department, establishment, or agency, and shall be responsible for collecting amounts from such entities for any pay- ments made to the District of Columbia under this section.".
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