14. Ap6/1: D63/983/pt. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS JAMIE & WHITTEN. Mississippi. "hairman SILUTO A CONTE. Massachusetts S KENNETH ROBINSON. Virginia LAIR VURGENER, California JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois KEITH P. MAINLAND, Clerk and Staff Director DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1983 TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1982. FISCAL YEAR 1983 OVERVIEW HEARINGS WITH MAYOR HON. ARRINGTON DIXON, CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL ELIJAH B. ROGERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR GLADYS W. MACK, ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR FOR BUDGET AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT VIVIEN CUNNINGHAM, SECRETARY TO THE COUNCIL STEPHEN REICHENBERG, BUDGET DIRECTOR, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL Mr. JULIAN DIXON. The District of Columbia Subcommittee on Appropriations will come to order. We are taking up today the District of Columbia budget for fiscal year 1983. I would like to welcome Mayor Marion Barry and Council Chairman Arrington Dixon who are here with us today. SUMMARY OF BUDGET The budget we will be considering totals $579,870,000 in Federal funds and includes a Federal payment of $361 million to the general fund; a Federal payment of $11.8 million to reimburse the District for water and sewer services provided to Federal facilities; a Federal contribution of $52,070,000 to the retirement funds for police officers, firefighters, teachers and judges; and $155 million in Federal loans to finance the City's construction program. The request for District of Columbia funds totals $1,981,549,400 and includes $1,768,868,800 in operating expenses; $83,885,600 for capital outlay projects financed from the general fund; and $128,795,000 for the water and sewer enterprise fund and the Washington Convention Center enterprise fund. In addition to these amounts, the District estimates it will receive a total of $464,584,200 in Federal grants and $163,843,800 in other grants and reimbursements. All of these amounts added together will provide the District government with a total budget of $2,609,977,400 and 35,624 positions for fiscal year 1983. (1) |