District Of Columbia § 47-369.02 - Increases to appropriations.
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§ 47-369.02. Increases to appropriations.
47-369.02Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, consistent with revenue collections, the amount appropriated as District of Columbia Funds may be increased—
by an aggregate amount of not more than 25 percent, in the case of amounts proposed to be allocated as “Other-Type Funds” in the annual Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia; and
by an aggregate amount of not more than 6 percent, in the case of any other amounts proposed to be allocated in such Proposed Budget and Financial Plan.
The District of Columbia may obligate and expend any increase in the amount of funds authorized under this section only in accordance with the following conditions:
The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall certify—
the increase in revenue; and
that the use of the amounts is not anticipated to have a negative impact on the long-term financial, fiscal, or economic health of the District.
The amounts shall be obligated and expended in accordance with laws enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia in support of each such obligation and expenditure, consistent with the requirements of this subchapter.
The amounts may not be used to fund any agencies of the District government operating under court-ordered receivership.
The amounts may not be obligated or expended unless the Mayor has notified the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not fewer than 30 days in advance of the obligation or expenditure.
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Section 47-369.02 ("Increases to appropriations.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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