Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, [1966] 1967, out of (1) the general fund of the District of Columbia (unless otherwise herein specifically provided), hereinafter known as the general fund, such fund being composed of the revenues of the District of Columbia other than those applied by law to special funds, and [$43,000,000 $50,000,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, [1965] 1966), (2) the highway fund (when designated as payable therefrom), established by law (D.C. Code, title 47, ch. 19), including the motor vehicle parking account (when designated as payable therefrom), established by law (Public Law 87-408), (3) the water fund (when designated as payable therefrom), established by law (D.C. Code, title 43, ch. 15), and [$1,973,000 $2,146,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, [1965] 1966), (4) the sanitary sewage works fund (when designated as payable therefrom), established by law (Public Law 364, 83d Congress), and [$1,149,000] $1,248,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, [1965] 1966), and (5) the metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund (when designated as payable therefrom), established by law (Public Law 85-515); and there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, [$26,311,900 $26,225,000, which, together with balances of previous appropriations for this purpose, shall remain available until expended, for loans authorized by the Act of May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 101), and the Act of June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183), as amended (77 Stat. 130, 79 Stat. 666), [and the Act of August 27, 1963 (77 Stat. 130)] to be advanced upon request of the Commissioners to the following funds: general fund, [$22,400,000] $25,725,000, and [highway fund, $3,911,900] water fund, $500,000.

[For an additional amount for "Loans to District of Columbia", $2,000,000, to be advanced to the general fund.] (District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1966.)

Under existing legislation, 1966.-A supplemental request will be submitted for the appropriation of additional Federal payment within the current $50 million authorization. tion. The 1966 appropriation act included a Federal payment of $43 million.

Under proposed legislation, 1967.-Legislation has been recommended to base the authorization for a Federal payment to the District of Columbia on a formula which reflects the impact of the Federal Government on District fiscal requirements.

LOANS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY, GENERAL FUND

Identification code 40-00-1700-0-1-555

Identification code 40-00-0140-0-1-555

Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars)

10 Construction of public works program (cost-obligations) (object class 33.0)...

53,394

year..

24 Unobligated balance available, end of year.

New obligational authority (appropriation).

A Federal contribution of $3 million and loans of $25 million were authorized to finance the acquisition of rightof-way, preparation of plans and specifications and construction of a sanitary interceptor and trunk sewerline from the Dulles International Airport to the District of Columbia (74 Stat. 210). This sewerline was substantially completed on January 1, 1964. The loans are repayable in 40 years beginning in the second fiscal year after they were made, but the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to defer both interest and principal when he finds that income from sewerage charges is insufficient to cover other expenses and permit these repayments to be made. The status of the $28 million authorized is (in thousands of dollars):