PUBLIC LAW 97-276—OCT. 2, 1982
96 STAT. 1193
the acquisition of strategic and critical materials under section 6(a)(l) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(aKl)) and for transportation and other incidental expenses related to such acquisition. SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, funds available to the Federal Building Fund within the General Services Administration may be used to initiate new construction, purchase, advance design, and repairs and alteration line-item projects which are included in the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1983, as reported to the House or the Senate. SEC. 114. (a)(1) Funds provided by this joint resolution for costs to continue the implementation of provisions contained in the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative (D.C. Law 3-171) shall be applied first toward ensuring voter education on the proposed constitution by (A) printing, by the Statehood Commission, of the propc^ed constitution together with objective statements both for and against its provisions as expressed by the Convention delegates taking such positions, (B) mailing of this information to the registered voters of the District of Columbia by October 22, 1982, and (C) preparing for publication as a public document a comprehensive legislative history of the proposed constitution. (2) None of the funds provided by this joint resolution may be used to pay for the publication of any information or materials by the Statehood Commission which fail to present objective arguments for and against the provisions of the proposed constitution. (b) Notwithstanding section 102, the paragraph under the heading "LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND" in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-91; 95 Stat. 1175) is amended— 95 Stat. 1174. (1) in the second proviso, by striking out "payments of prizes" and inserting in lieu thereof "payment of fees to ticket agents, fees to contractors supplying gambling paraphernalia or services, and prizes"; (2) in the third proviso, by striking out "pa3maents of prizes" and inserting in lieu thereof "payment of such fees and prizes"; (3) in the fourth proviso, by striking out "prizes and administration of the Board shall not exceed resources available to the Board from appropriated authority or revenues" and inserting in lieu thereof "administration of the Board shall not exceed resources available to the Board from appropriated authority: Provided further. That the annual expenses for fees and prizes shall not exceed revenues"; and (4) in the fifth proviso, by striking out "for prize money" and inserting in lieu thereof "for fees and prize money". (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may continue to operate the Volunteer Attorney Program and the Community Workers Program, and may implement the hearing commissioner program, from existing resources and position authority. Upon passage of the fiscal year 1983 appropriation Act, full year program funding will be available to pay, retroactively, for program services performed on or after October 1, 1982. (d) The Washington Convention Center may proceed at an annual rate of operation which does not exceed $5,275,000. SEC. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution except section 102, there are appropriated to the Postal Service
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