Sec. 11243. BUDGETING AND FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR COURTS UNDER HOME RULE ACT

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## SEC. 11243 BUDGETING AND FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR COURTS UNDER HOME RULE ACT ###

(a)Budget of Courts Section 445 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, Title 11 App.) is amended to read as follows: > > ## “Sec. 445 > > The District of Columbia courts shall prepare and annually submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for inclusion in the annual budget, annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the District of Columbia court system. The courts shall submit as part of their budgets both a multiyear plan and a multiyear capital improvements plan and shall submit a statement presenting qualitative and quantitative descriptions of court activities and the status of efforts to comply with reports of the Comptroller General of the United States.” > . ###

(b)Financial Duties of the Mayor Section 448(a)(6) of such Act (DC Code, sec. 47–310(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(6) > > supervise and be responsible for the levying and collection of all taxes, special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the District, as required by law, and receive all moneys receivable by the District from the Federal Government or from any agency or instrumentality of the District, except that this paragraph shall not apply to moneys from the District of Columbia Courts.” > . ###

(c)Funds of the District Section 450 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 47–130), is amended to read as follows: > > ## “Sec. 450 > > The General Fund of the District shall be composed of those District revenues which on the effective date of this title are paid into the Treasury of the United States and credited either to the General Fund of the District or its miscellaneous receipts, but shall not include any revenues which are applied by law to any special fund existing on the date of enactment of this title. The Council may from time to time establish such additional special funds as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the government of the District. All money received by any agency, officer, or employee of the District in its or his official capacity shall belong to the District government and shall be paid promptly to the Mayor for deposit in the appropriate fund, except that all money received by the District of Columbia Courts shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States or the Crime Victims Fund.” > . ###

(d)Reductions in Budgets of Independent Agencies Section 453(c) of such Act (DC Code, sec. 47–304.1(c)) is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(c) > > Subsection

(a)shall not apply to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Council or to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority established under section 101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995.” > . ###

(e)Treatment of Court Fees in Calculation of Limits on District Borrowing Section 603 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 47–313) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1)— ######

(i)in the first sentence, by striking “less court fees, any fees” and inserting “less any fees”; and ######

(ii)in the second sentence, by striking “section 2501 , title 47 of the District of Columbia Code, as amended” and inserting “title VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939”; #####

(B)in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “less court fees, any fees” and inserting “less any fees”; and ####

(2)in subsection (c), by striking the last sentence (relating to budget estimates of the District of Columbia courts).