24.40 Unobligated balance available, end of year: Treasury balance 4,727 39.00 Budget authority 51,664 51,664 Budget authority: 40.00 Appropriation 51,664 51,664 40.05 Appropriation (indefinite) 40.47 Portion applied to debt reduction 43.00 Appropriation (total) Relation of obligations to outlays: 71.00 Total obligations 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year: Treasury balance 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year: Treasury balance 90.00 Outlays 51,664 51,664 664,667 9,193 partment of Transportation borrowed $665 million from the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) to pay off the Federal twothirds share of the original bonds. Therefore, as a result of the refinancing, WMATA and the Federal Government no longer share responsibility for repayment of $997 million in debt. Instead, WMATA has assumed complete responsibility for repaying its one-third share ($332 million) of the debt and the Federal Government retains complete responsibility for repaying its two-thirds share ($665 million) of the debt. In 1995, an appropriation of $665 million is requested to repay the principal owed by the Department of Transportation 25,131 to the FFB. This appropriation would not constitute authority -25,131 -25,131 -25,131 to incur new obligations. In addition, an indefinite appropria52,879 46,937 13,920 tion is requested in 1995 to pay any necessary interest and prepayment penalties to the FFB. Interest costs are estimated to be $14 million. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is a non-Federal agency established pursuant to an interstate compact among Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Authority's primary functions are to plan, develop, finance, and construct the Metrorail rapid transit system and to operate the bus/rail transit system in the National Capital area. The rail system extends from the General and special funds: District of Columbia into the participating jurisdictions of Maryland and Virginia. Through 1994, this WMATA account provides the annual Federal share (two-thirds) of interest payments on outstanding WMATA bonds sold in support of the rail construction program. The WMATA bonds, which totaled $997 million, were guaranteed by the Federal Government and were to become due beginning in the year 2012. In September 1979, WMATA and the Department of Transportation approved an Initial Bond Repayment Participation Agreement providing for an overall two-third Federal and one-third local sharing of the interest and principal costs of the bonds. In August 1982, this agreement was reaffirmed in a supplement to the agreement. SUPPLEMENTAL PROPOSALS The following information concerns supplemental appropriations requests for 1994. Some supplemental proposals were transmitted November 1, 1993, and are presented here for information only. Consequently, no proposed appropriations language is included. Other supplemental requests are transmitted with the budget and include proposed appropriations language. Legislative Branch SENATE SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation) For an additional amount for “Office of the Secretary", $450,000. SALARIES AND EXPENSES This supplemental language request, transmitted November 1, 1993, would remove the full time equivalent floor established for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The 1994 Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act established a "floor" of 40 full time equivalent employees. This supplemental language proposal, while removing language establishing a "floor," would not affect the office's staffing level. ONDCP's salary funding would remain unchanged. The proposed change in the appropriations language is in response to one of the goals of the National Performance Review to reduce impediments to the implementation of proposals to cut red tape, empower employees to get results, and cut programs back to basics. The Administration is not, by this request, proposing a reduction in funds appropriated to ONDCP. Rather, ONDCP, as determined by its Director, will be able to use its funds in the most effective possible way. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY SALARIES AND EXPENSES This supplemental language request, transmitted November 1, 1993, would permit the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to perform its expanded functions more effectively by eliminating the requirement that OSTP reimburse other agencies for not less than one-half of the personnel costs of individuals detailed to it. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SALARIES AND EXPENSES (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation) For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses," $800,000. Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 10.00 Total obligations Financing: Identification code 11-0400-1-1-802 Program by activities: Identification code 11-1453-1-1-802 1993 actual 1994 est. 1995 est. 40.00 Budget authority (appropriation) 11.1 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 197 Department of Agriculture COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE This supplemental language request, transmitted November 1, 1993, would allow the funds appropriated for agricultural research to be directed to the highest-priority agricultural and environmental research needs. EXTENSION SERVICE (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation) For an additional amount for "Extension Service," $1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995, of which up to $750,000 may be transferred to the Cooperative State Research Service. Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) This supplemental request would provide additional assistance to both the Midwest flood and Southern California fire areas to safeguard lives and property. For the nine affected midwestern states, funds would be used to repair levees and other flood-retarding structures, as well as to allow additional enrollments into the Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program from willing landowners. In addition, funds would be used for erosion control in California areas affected by the recent wildland fires. This supplemental request would be in addition to the $60 million appropriated for the same purposes by Public Law 103-75 (August 12, 1993). The entire amount requested is designated by the President et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budg Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 12-1072-1-1-301 1993 actual 1994 est. 1995 est. Personnel compensation: WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS For an additional amount for "Watershed and flood prevention operations" to repair damage to the waterways and watersheds resulting from the Midwest floods and California fires of 1993 and other natural disasters, $340,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that the cost of land and levee restoration exceeds the fair market value of an affected cropland, the Secretary may use sufficient amounts from funds provided under this heading to accept bids from willing sellers to enroll such cropland in the Wetland Reserve Program, authorized by subchapter C of Chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837). |