4048021 Resolution 19-679, "Reprogramming $1,500,000 to Pay-As-You-Go Capital Budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2012"

A RESOLUTION

19-679

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

November 1, 2012

 

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve the reprogramming request of $1.5 million in Non-Public Tuition funds to the Department of Parks and Recreation.  

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Reprogramming $1,500,000 to Pay-As-You-Go Capital Budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2012”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) The Executive submitted a reprogramming to the Council on October 25, 2012, to transfer $1.5 million from Non-Public Tuition to the Department of Parks and Recreation through the Pay-as-you-go capital budget.  These funds will be used to make needed upgrades, expansions, and other improvements at existing playgrounds citywide.

(b) Emergency legislation is necessary to actively approve this fiscal year 2012 reprogramming before the Congressionally mandated deadline of November 1, 2012.  There is no time to wait for the traditional passive approval of most reprogrammings, for any delay will prevent these funds from being transferred.       

(c) At the end fiscal year 2012, some agencies had unspent funds due to efficiencies implemented by those agencies during fiscal year 2012.  Those funds are for fiscal year 2012 and can only be reprogrammed to the nonlapsing Pay-as-you-go capital budget.  The reprogramming converts the funds to Pay-as-you-go capital and remains available for capital-eligible purposes. 

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Reprogramming $1,500,000 to Pay-As-You-Go Capital Budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation Emergency Approval Resolution of 2012 be adopted on an emergency basis.

 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.