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                                            AN ACT

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To adjust, on a temporary basis, certain appropriations and allocations in the Fiscal Year 2021

     Local Budget Act of 2020 to maintain a balanced budget for the fiscal year ending

     September 30, 2021.

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget and COVID Relief Adjustment

Temporary Act of 2021.

        Sec. 2. The appropriations set forth in the Fiscal Year 2021 Local Budget Act of 2020,

effective October 20, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-136; 67 DCR 10629), are increased by $358,577,899

(including ($101,617,982) rescinded from local funds and $460,195,881 added to federal

payment funds for COVID relief), to be allocated as follows:

                               Governmental Direction and Support

        The appropriation for Governmental Direction and Support is increased by $14,124,035

(including ($6,081,287) rescinded from local funds and $20,205,322 added to federal payment

funds for COVID relief), to be allocated as follows:

                (1) Board of Elections.  $119,680 is added to local funds;

                (2) Contract Appeals Board.  ($900) is rescinded from local funds;

                (3) Department of General Services.  $18,733,000 is added (including $533,000

to local funds and $18,200,000 to federal payment funds for COVID relief); and

                (4) Department of Human Resources.  ($494,387) is rescinded from local funds;

                (5) Mayors Office of Legal Counsel.  ($77,006) is rescinded from local funds;

                (6) Office of Contracting and Procurement.  $2,761,524 is added (including

$756,202 to local funds and $2,005,322 to federal payment funds for COVID relief);

                (7) Office of Disability Rights.  ($54,203) is rescinded from local funds;

                (8) Office of Risk Management.  ($200,520) is rescinded from local funds;

                (9) Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.  ($2,982,299) is

rescinded from local funds;

                (10) Office of the Chief Financial Officer.  $120,951 is added to local funds;

                (11) Office of the Chief Technology Officer.  ($3,250,870) is rescinded from

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local funds;

               (12) Office of the City Administrator.  ($230,658) is rescinded from local funds;

               (13) Office of the Inspector General.  ($212,000) is rescinded from local funds;

               (14) Office of Veterans Affairs.  ($39,381) is rescinded from local funds; and

               (15) Public Employee Relations Board.  ($68,896) is rescinded from local funds.

                            Economic Development and Regulation

        The appropriation for Economic Development and Regulation is increased by

$237,933,562 (including ($6,855,697) added to local funds and $244,789,259 added to federal

payment funds for COVID relief), to be allocated as follows:

               (1) Department of Housing and Community Development.  $612,948 is added

(including ($487,052) rescinded from local funds and $1,100,000 added to federal payment

funds for COVID relief);

               (2) Department of Small and Local Business Development.  ($362,670) is

  rescinded from local funds;

               (3) Housing Authority Subsidy.  ($5,604,549) is rescinded from local funds;

               (4) Housing Production Trust Fund Subsidy.  $156,731,579 is added to federal

  payment funds for COVID relief;

               (5) Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment.  ($123,814) is

  rescinded from local funds;

               (6) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. 

$86,518,130 is added (including $72,130 added to local funds and $86,446,000 added to federal

payment funds for COVID relief);

               (7) Office of the Tenant Advocate.  $357,863 is added (including ($153,817)

rescinded from local funds and $511,680 added to federal payments for COVID relief);

               (8) Office of Zoning.  ($87,907) is rescinded from local funds; and

               (9) Rental Housing Commission.  ($108,018) is rescinded from local funds.

                                    Public Safety and Justice

       The appropriation for Public Safety and Justice is decreased by ($38,154,577) (including

($38,220,757) rescinded from local funds and $66,180 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief), to be allocated as follows:

               (1) Corrections Information Council.  ($41,263) is rescinded from local funds;

               (2) Criminal Code Reform Commission.  ($4,212) is rescinded from local funds;

               (3) Department of Corrections.  ($46,750) is rescinded from local funds;

               (4) Department of Forensic Sciences.  ($975,024) is rescinded from local funds;

               (5) Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.  ($2,189,164) is rescinded

from local funds;

               (6) District of Columbia National Guard.  ($120,455) is rescinded from local

funds;

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               (7) Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.  ($29,150,000) is

rescinded from local funds;

               (8) Metropolitan Police Department.  ($3,000,532) is rescinded from local funds;

               (9) Office of Administrative Hearings.  ($263,155) is rescinded from local funds;

               (10) Office of Human Rights.  ($563,046) is rescinded from local funds;

               (11) Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement.  $105,500 is added to

local funds;

               (12) Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.  ($146,404) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (13) Office of Unified Communications.  ($843,098) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (14) Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants.  ($983,154) is rescinded from

local funds; and

               (15) Office on Returning Citizen Affairs.  $66,180 is added to federal payment

funds for COVID relief.

                                    Public Education System

        The appropriation for Public Education System is increased by increased by $12,874,435

(including ($9,011,365) rescinded from local funds and $21,885,800 added to federal payment

funds for COVID relief), to be allocated as follows:

               (1) Department of Employment Services.  $8,259,413 is added (including

($1,776,387) rescinded from local funds and $10,035,800 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief);

               (2) Department of Parks and Recreation.  ($770,868) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (3) District of Columbia Public Charter School Board.  $2,330,000 is added to

local funds;

               (4) District of Columbia Public Charter Schools.  $9,124,562 is added to local

funds;

               (5) District of Columbia Public Library.  ($3,321,568) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (6) District of Columbia State Athletics Commission.  ($57,078) is rescinded

from local funds;

               (7) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education.  $1,421,306 is added (including

($178,694) rescinded from local funds and $1,600,000 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief);

               (8) Office of the State Superintendent of Education.  $2,349,471 is added

(including ($7,650,529) rescinded from local funds; and $10,000,000 added to federal payment

funds for COVID relief);

               (9) Special Education Transportation.  ($5,650,803) is rescinded from local

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 funds;

               (10) State Board of Education.  ($60,000) is rescinded from local funds; and

               (11) University of the District of Columbia Subsidy Account.  ($750,000) is

 rescinded (including ($1,000,000) rescinded from local funds and $250,000 added to federal

 payment funds for COVID relief).

                                    Human Support Services

        The appropriation for Human Support Services is decreased by ($1,589,204) (including

($146,803,490) rescinded from local funds and $145,214,286 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief), to be allocated as follows:

               (1) Child and Family Services Agency.  ($7,805,670) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (2) Department of Aging and Community Living.  ($404,065) is rescinded from

local funds;

               (3) Department of Behavioral Health.  ($4,250,953) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (4) Department of Health.  ($4,350,763) is rescinded from local funds;

               (5) Department of Health Care Finance.  ($95,846,306) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (6) Department of Human Services.  $136,327,262 is added (including

($8,887,024) rescinded from local funds and $145,214,286 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief);

               (7) Department on Disability Services.  ($8,159,260) is rescinded from local

funds;

               (8) Medicaid Reserve.  ($17,000,000) is rescinded from local funds; and

               (9) Office of Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.  ($99,449) is

rescinded from local funds.

                                Operations and Infrastructure

        The appropriation for Operations and Infrastructure is increased by $7,992,053 (including

($548,947) rescinded from local funds and $8,541,000 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief), to be allocated as follows:

               (1) Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.  $4,565,828 is added to

local funds;

               (2) Department of Energy and Environment.  $3,741,614 is added (including

($4,299,386) rescinded from local funds and $8,041,000 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief); provided, that all funds deposited, without regard to fiscal year, into the Lead

Service Line Replacement Fund are authorized for expenditure and shall remain available for

expenditure until September 30, 2021;

               (3) Department of For-Hire Vehicles.  $1,095,754 is added to local funds;

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               (4) Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.  $141,705 is added to

local funds;

               (5) Department of Motor Vehicles.  $331,200 is added to local funds;

               (6) Department of Public Works.  ($1,103,490) is rescinded from local funds;

               (7) Department of Transportation.  ($599,572) is rescinded (including

($1,099,572) rescinded from local funds and $500,000 added to federal payment funds for

COVID relief); and

               (8) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure.  ($180,986) is

rescinded from local funds.

                                          Financing and Other

         The appropriation for Financing and Other is increased by $125,397,595 (including

$105,903,561 added to local funds and $19,494,034 added to federal payment funds for COVID

relief), to be allocated as follows:

                 (1) Commercial Paper Program.  ($2,100,000) is rescinded from local funds

                 (2) Convention Center Transfer.  $15,000,000 is added to local funds;

                 (3) Non-Departmental Account.  $20,494,034 is added (including $1,000,000

added to local funds and $19,494,034 added to federal payment funds for COVID relief);

                 (4) Pay-As-You-Go Capital Fund.  $4,527,000 is added to local funds;

                 (5) Repay Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds.  $55,664,408 is added to

local funds;

                 (6) Settlements and Judgements.  ($2,000,000) is rescinded from local funds; and

                 (7) Workforce Investments Account.  $33,812,153 is added to local funds.

        Sec. 3. Remaining Fiscal Year 2021 unexpended revenue of $382,265,404 shall be

carried over into Fiscal Year 2022 as fund balance and shall be available as set forth in the

approved Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Financial Plan.

        Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the use of the Universal Paid

Leave Fund (Fund), established by section 1152 of the Universal Paid Leave Implementation

Fund Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160; D.C. Official Code  32-

551.01), the Chief Financial Officer shall transfer in Fiscal Year 2021 the following amounts

from certified fund balances and other revenue in the Fund:

                (1) $49,000,000 to the District Unemployment Fund, established by section 2 of

the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat.

947; D.C. Official Code  51-102); and

                (2) $97,295,582 to the General Fund of the District of Columbia.

        (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the use of funds in the accounts listed

in D.C. Official Code  47-392.02(j-5)(1) and (2), the amounts deposited and committed to those

accounts pursuant to D.C. Official Code  47-392.02(j-5) in Fiscal Year 2021, based on the

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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2020, shall, after such deposits and

commitments have been made, be transferred by the Chief Financial Officer before September

30, 2021 to the unassigned balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.

       (c) The amounts identified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be made

available as set forth in the approved Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Financial Plan.

        Sec. 5. Designated fund transfers.

        (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the use of funds in the accounts listed

in the following chart, the Chief Financial Officer shall transfer in Fiscal Year 2021 the

following amounts from certified funds and other revenue in the identified accounts to the

unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia:

 Agency       Fund

                                            Fund Name                             FY21

  Code        Detail

 AG0              602 Lobbyist Fund                                           235,063

 AM0            2225 West End Library/Firehouse Maintenance                   222,678

 AT0              606 Recorder of Deeds Surcharge                             1,587,489

 BG0            1111 Disability Compensation Fund                             6,674,750

 CF0              619 DC Jobs Trust Fund                                      158,008

 CJ0            1121 Fair Elections Fund                                      668,173

 CR0            6008 Real Estate Guaranty and Education Fund                  352,749

 CR0            6009 Real Estate Appraisal Fee                                101,041

 DB0              602 HPAP-Repay                                              103,550

 EB0              609 Industrial Revenue Bond Program                         455,646

 EN0              632 Small Business Access to Capital Access Fund            167,338

 GD0              618 Student Residency Verification                          91,162

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GD0    620 Child Development Facilities             180,248

HA0    602 Enterprise Fund Account                  402,388

HC0    649 Health Facility Fee                      12,534

HC0    673 DOH Regulatory Enforcement Fund          13,963

HC0    612 Animal Control Dog License Fees          14,449

HC0    612 Food Handlers Certification              183,887

HC0    614 Adjudication Fines                       32,840

HC0    632 Pharmacy Protection                      30,923

HC0    643 Board of Medicine                        2,487,363

HC0    661 ICF/MR Fees and Fines                    239,376

HT0    631 Medicaid  Third Party Liability         129,101

HT0    632 Bill of Rights  Grievance/Appeals       692,366

HT0    110 Nursing Home Quality of Care             318,190

KA0   6000 General O-Type Revenue Sources           331,180

LQ0    110 MPD Reimbursable Subsidy Program         650,000

RJ0    640 Subrogation Fund                         737,812

RJ0   1240 Captive Insurance Fund                   580,509

SR0   2350 Securities and Banking Fund              1,444,934

TO0    602 DC Net Services Support                  181,835

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 VA0              600 Office of Veterans Affairs Fund                           15,000

                         Total                                                  $19,496,545

        (b) The total amount identified in subsection (a) of this section shall be made available as

set forth in the approved Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Financial Plan.

       Sec. 6. Capital project reallocations.

       In Fiscal Year 2021, the Chief Financial Officer shall rescind or adjust capital project

allotments as set forth in the following tabular array, with the savings to be used in accordance

with the Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act of 2021, passed on 2nd reading on August 3, 2021

(Enrolled version of Bill 24-275):

 Owner       Project                                                           Fund

 Agency        No                      Project Title                           Detail      Total

  AM0        PL902C      CRITICAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT                            300         713,000

                         ENERGY RETROFITTING OF DISTRICT

             PL901C      BUILDING                                               300       1,000,000

             PL602C      ROOF REPLACEMENT POOL                                  300       (401,000)

             PL601C      HVAC REPAIR RENOVATION POOL                            300           (200)

             PL108C      BIG 3 BUILDINGS POOL                                   300        (56,004)

             PL105C      ARCHIVES RECORDER OF DEEDS                             300        (24,562)

             PL104C      ADA COMPLIANCE POOL                                    300        (34,287)

                         SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

             PL101C      POOL                                                   300       (219,800)

                         DALY BUILDING REHABILITATION -

            DLY19C       PHASE ONE                                              300      (1,000,000)

                         NEW HOSPITAL PROJECT PUBLIC

            DCHSEC       PARKING STRU                                           309        (128,348)

            BRM04C       MARION S. BARRY, JR. BUILDING                          300           (1,121)

            BC101C       FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT                          300        1,000,000

  CE0       LAR37C       LAMOND RIGGS LIBRARY                                   300          250,000

  CF0       PFL08C       PAID FAMILY LEAVE IT APPLICATION                       304      (2,000,000)

                         CRUMMELL SCHOOL_CONSTRUCTION-

  EB0        SC216C      REDEVELOPM                                             300      (1,600,000)

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              LINCOLN HEIGHTS, RICHARDSON

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