PUBLIC LAW 101-168—NOV. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 1281 entitled 'Federal Payment for Water and Sewer Services'. In the absence of sufficient funds in said account, payment shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the United States Treasury and shall be reimbursed promptly to the United States Treasury by the respective user agencies. Payments shall be made to the District government by the Secretary of the Treasury without further justification, and shall be equal to one-fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate prepared by the District government pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(2) By April 15 of each calendar year the District shall provide the Office of Management and Budget, for inclusion in the Presi- dent's budget of the respective Federal departments, independent establishments, or agencies, an estimate of the cost of service for the fiscal year commencing October 1st of the following calendar year. The estimate shall provide the total estimated annual cost of such service and an itemized estimate of such costs by Federal depart- ment, independent establishment, or agency. The District's esti- mates on a yearly basis shall reflect such adjustments as are necessary to (1) account for actual usage variances from the esti- mated amounts for the fiscal year ending on September 30th of the calendar year preceding April 15th, and (2) reflect changes in rates charged for water and sewer services resulting from public laws or rate covenants pursuant to water and sewer revenue bond sales. "(3) Each Federal department, independent establishment, or agency receiving water services in buildings, establishments, or other places shall pay from funds specifically appropriated or other- wise available to it, quarterly and on the first day of each such fiscal quarter, to an account in the United States Treasury entitled 'Fed- eral Payment for Water and Sewer Services* an amount equal to one-fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate for said services as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(4) The amount or time period for late payment of water charges involving a building, establishment, or other place owned by the Government of the United States imposed by the District of Colum- bia shall not be different from those imposed by the District of Columbia on its most favored customer.". (c) Section 212 of the District of Columbia Public Works Act of ^ 1954 (68 Stat. 108; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1612) is amended by— (1) striking in subsection (a) all that follows ": Provided, That"; and (2) amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b)(1) Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 1990, the government of the District of Columbia shall receive payment for sanitary sewer services from funds appropriated or otherwise avail- able to the Federal departments, independent establishments, or agencies. In accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, one-fourth (25 percent) of the annual estimate prepared by the District government shall be paid, not later than the second day of each fiscal quarter, to the District government by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds deposited by said depart- ments, establishments, or agencies in a United States Treasury account entitled 'Federal Payment for Water and Sewer Services. In the absence of sufficient funds in said account, payment shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the United States Treasury and shall be reimbursed promptly to the United States Treasury by the respective user agencies. Payments shall be made to the District government by the Secretary of the
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