PUBLIC LAW 102-111—OCT. 1, 1991 105 STAT. 569 not to exceed the rate established for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5315. (b) For purposes of applying any provision of law limiting the availability of funds for payment of salary or pay in any fiscal year, the highest rate of pay established by the Mayor under subsection (a) of this section for any position for any period during the last quarter of calendar year 1991 shall be deemed to be the rate of pay payable for that position for September 30, 1991. (c) Notwithstanding section 4(a) of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, approved August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 793; Public Law 79-592; D.C. Code, sec. 5-803(a)), the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency shall be paid, during any i^cal year, a per diem compensation at a rate established by the Mayor. SEC. 122. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the provisions of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Code, sec. 1 -601.1 et seq.), enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1 -242(3)), shall apply with respect to the compensation of District of Columbia employees: Provided, That for pay purposes, employees of the District of Columbia government shall not be subject to the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code. SEC. 123. The Director of the Department of Administrative Services may pay rentals and repair, alter, and improve rented premises, without regard to the provisions of section 322 of the Economy Act of 1932 (Public Law 72-212; 40 U.S.C. 278a), upon a determination by the Director, that by reason of circumstances set forth in such determination, the payment of these rents and the execution of this work, without reference to the limitations of section 322, is advantageous to the District in terms of economy, efficiency, and the District's best interest. SEC. 124. No later than 30 days after the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 1992 revenue estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 1992. These estimates shall be used in the budget request for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. The officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear report. SEC. 125. Section 466(b) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 806; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-326), as amended, is amended by striking "sold before October 1, 1991" and inserting "sold before October 1, 1992". SEC. 126. No sole source contract with the District of Columbia Education, government or any agency thereof may be renewed or extended Co^^tracts. without opening that contract to the competitive bidding process aa set forth in section 303 of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Code, sec. 1-1183.3), except that the District of Columbia Public Schools may renew or extend sole source contracts for which competition is not feasible or practical, provided that the determination as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding process has been
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