107 STAT. 1338 PUBLIC LAW 103-127—OCT. 29, 1993 PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Public safety and justice, including purchase of 135 passengercarrying vehicles for replacement only, including 130 for policetype use and five for fire-type use, without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, $892,156,000: Provided, That the Metropolitan Police Department is authorized to replace not to exceed 25 passenger-carrying vehicles and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia is authorized to replace not to exceed five passenger-carrying vehicles annually whenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds three-fourths of the cost of the replacement: Provided further. That not to exceed $500,000 shall be available from this appropriation for the Chief Reports. of Police for the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further, That the Metropolitan Police Department shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on efforts to increase efficiency and improve the professionalism in the department: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of law, or Mayor's Order 86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan Police Department's delegated small purchase authority snail be $500,000: Provided further. That the District of Columbia government may not require the Metropolitan Police Department to submit to any other procurement review process, or to obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by any official or employee of the District of Columbia government, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided further. That funds appropriated for expenses under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act, approved September 3, 1974 (88 Stat. 1090; Public Law 93-412; D.C. Code, sec. 11-2601 et seq.), for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, shall be available for obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since inception in fiscal year 1975: Provided further. That funds appropriated for expenses under the District of Columbia Neglect Representation Equity Act of 1984, effective March 13, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-129; D.C. Code, sec. 16-2304), for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, shall be available for obligations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since inception in fiscal year 1985: Provided further. That funds appropriated for expenses under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986, effective February 27, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-204; D.C. Code, sec. 21-2060), for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, shall be available for obli|;ations incurred under the Act in each fiscal year since inception in fiscal year 1989: Provided ftirther, TTiat not to exceed $1,500 for the Chief Jud^e of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $1,500 for the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and $1,500 for the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Courts shall Communications, be available from this appropriation for official purposes: Provided \7^i!2°?; further. That the District of Columbia shall operate and maintain '""'"° a free, 24-hour telephone information service whereby residents of the area surroimding Lorton prison in Fairfax Coimty, Virginia, can promptly obtain information from District of Columbia government officials on all disturbances at the prison, including escapes, fires, riots, and similar incidents: Provided further. That the District of Columbia government shall also take steps to publicize the availability of the 24-hour telephone information service among the Virgi nia.
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