Mr. BYRD of West Virginia, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 17636]

The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 17636) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and for other purposes, report the same to the Senate with various amendments and present herewith information relative to the changes made:

The bill provides a total of $406,739,200 for the District of Columbia. This sum is $26,088,600 over the House bill, $41,387,814

over the appropriation total for the fiscal year 1966, and $21,431,400 under the 1967 revised estimates which included $4,266,800 contained in Senate Document 112.

For operating expenses, the committee recommends a total of $332,417,400 which is $3,574,400 over the House bill. The Commissioners requested amendments to the House bill for operating expenses in the amount of $6,007,455, and of this amount $2,907,355 represented restoration requests and a supplemental of $3,100,100 contained in Senate Document 112. A significant portion of the increase over the House allowance will finance 654 new positions as set forth in the table below:

For capital outlay projects the committee recommends the amount of $68,244,200. This sum is $22,514,200 over the House bill and $16,091,700 under the revised budget estimate. The additional sum includes $3,653,600 for public school projects, $297,000 for libraries, $301,000 for firefighting facilities, $55,000 for improvement of health facilities, $56,000 for welfare institutions, $100,000 for preliminary survey for a new court facility, $75,000 for a preliminary survey for the West Administration Buildings complex, $12,805,100 for highway projects, $670,000 stormwater sewers, and $4,527,500 for the rail rapid transit system.

An itemized statement of projects allowed is shown in the report under the heading "Capital outlay."

The committee has approved $50 million as the Federal payment to the general fund of the District of Columbia which is $1 million over the House allowance of $49 million.

The committee recommends total Federal loans of $37,527,500 which is $14,527,500 above the House allowance of $23 million. This will provide for a $12 million loan to the highway fund, requested by the Commissioners in Senate Document 112, to finance highway construction projects in the freeway system. In addition, the Commissioners requested restoration of loan appropriation to the general fund in the amount of $4,527,500 to finance the District's portion of the rail rapid transit system for fiscal year 1967. The committee has approved this request which is equal to one-half of the amount appropriated to the National Capital Transportation Agency in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1967 (Public Law 89-435).

A reduction of $2 million in the House allowance for loan appropriation to the general fund for public works is recommended by the committee. Additional revenues estimated to be derived from the passage of Public Law 89-610 eliminate the need for the total loan appropriation of $22,500,000 approved by the House.

REVENUES, OBLIGATIONS, AND SURPLUSES

The estimated revenues available for expenditure in all funds for the fiscal year 1967, including Federal payments to the general, water. and sanitary sewage works funds of $53,394,000 and Treasury loans of $37,527,500 to the general fund and the water fund, amount to $421,566,000.

The funds required under the Senate committee recommendations amount to $418,027,000. Included in this total requirement is a reserve of $14,139,000 for estimated contingent expenses. Of this amount, a total of $12,968,000 is reserved in the general fund account for the following purposes: $600,000 for idefinite appropriations, $2,208,000 for classified pay increase, $160,000 for wage board increases for food service and laundry workers, and $10 million for pending pay increases for teachers, policemen, firemen, and other wage board employees.