4942 , theDistrict of Columbia Appropriations Act forFY2001, two-weeks after the Houseapproved its version of the bill on September 14, 2000. The House bill includes $414million in special federal payments to the District of Columbia. The Senate billincludes $448 million in special federal payments to the District. A significantpercentage of these payments is for court operations and criminal justice activities.The city's general fund budget, as passed by the council and approved by the controlboard, includes increased funding for public education and economic development.On June 7, 2000, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and ManagementAssistance Authority approved a city council-passed budget for the 2001 fiscal year.The $5.5 billion operating budget, which must be approved by Congress, includes$445.4 million in special federal payments to the District of Columbia. The mayor and the city council settled on a hybrid board comprising both elected and appointed members after considering and rejecting proposals that wouldhave:
allowed the mayor to appoint the superintendent and a five-member Board of Education; transferred control of the schools, including thehiring and firing of the superintendent, to the mayor for a specific period afterdeclaring a state of emergency, and then returning power to a restructured andsmaller seven member elected board;
reduced the Board of Education from 11 to seven electedmembers; and allowed District residents to choose between a nine-member electedschool board and a five-member board appointed by themayor. The National Capital Revitalization and SelfGovernment Improvement Act of 1997, Title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997( P.L. 105-33 ), mandated the restructuring of the city's sentencing system to complywith federal truth-in-sentencing guidelines. Budget Request

		No Supplemental Appropriations for FY2000

No additional funding for the District of Columbia was requested by the Clinton Administration or the authority, and none was included in the House version of H.R. FY2001: The President's Budget Request

On February 7, 2000, the Clinton Administration released its FY2000 budget recommendations. The Administration's proposed budget includes $445.5 millionin federal payments to the District of Columbia. The Appropriations Committee bill includes $414 million in special federal assistance. Senate Bill S. 3041/H.R. The Senate Appropriations Committee bill includes $445 million in special federal assistance. The District's budget as approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee includes $4.680 billion ingeneral fund operating expenses and $654 million in enterprise funding for a total of$5.334 billion in total operating expenses for FY2001. The budget supports aproposed $3.360 million increase in funding for the Authority for FY2001. On September 27, 2000, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 4942 . 4942 included appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State. On October 26, 2000, the House approved H.R. Thisis $142 million more than the District budgeted in FY2000.
On February 7, 2000, President Clinton submitted his budget recommendations for FY2001. The Administration's proposed budget includes $ 445 million in federal payments and assistance tothe District of Columbia. On March 13, 2000, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams submitted hisproposed budget for FY2001. The proposed budget included $4.7 billion in general fundexpenditures and $695 million in enterprise funds. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibilityand Management Assistance Authority (Authority), on June 7, 2000, approved a budget compromisereached by the city council and the mayor, which includes $137 million more in funding for publiceducation than appropriated for FY2000, and $47 million more than requested by the mayor. Inaddition, the city's budget appropriates $214.6 million for economic development, which is $24million more than appropriated in FY2000, and $197.8 million for governmental support activities,which is $62.0 million more than appropriated in FY2000.
The District budget, which must be approved by Congress, requests $445 million in special federal payments. On September 27, 2000, the Senate completed action on its version of theDistrict's Appropriations Act for FY2001, H.R. 4942 (previously S. 3041 ) , which includes $445 million in special federal payments. On September 14, 2000, the Housepassed its version of the District's appropriation bill, H.R. 4942 , which includes $414million in special federal payments to the District. On October 26, 2000, the House approved aconference version of H.R. 4942 , which included appropriations for the Departmentsof Commerce, Justice, and State. The conference bill includes $448 million in special paymentsto the District.
Earlier this year District residents approved by referendum an amendment to the District's home rule charter that restructures the city's Board of Education. The charter amendment reconfigures theschool board from an 11 member panel with eight members elected by ward and 3 at-large to a boardcomprising five elected members and four members appointed by the mayor. The referendum, whichwas approved by voters on June 27, 2000, will give the mayor greater influence over educationpolicy, funding, and resource allocation through his appointed members on the Board of Education. It also means the mayor assumes greater accountability for the state of the city's public schools.
In addition, the council must complete its work on revising sentencing guidelines governing convicted felons as mandated by the National Capital Revitalization Act of 1997, P.L. 105-33 . The1997 Act transferred to the federal government funding responsibility for criminal justice activities. These activities account for $244.9 million (55%) of the total $445 million in requested specialfederal payments. This report will be updated to reflect the latest action affecting the District'sFY2001 appropriations.
Key Policy Staff
DSP= Domestic Social Policy Division, GF=Government and Finance Division