Ill STAT. 782 PUBLIC LAW 105-33 —AUG. 5, 1997 "(2) Any contract entered into by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established pursuant to the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, other than contracts for the sale or lease of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant. "(3) At the option of the Council, any contract for a highway improvement project carried out under title 23, United States Code.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this title. CHAPTER 2—OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 11711. REVISIONS TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGE- MENT ASSISTANCE ACT. (a) USE OF INTEREST ON ACCOUNTS OF AUTHORITY FOR BENEFIT OF DISTRICT. —Section 106 of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (DC Code, sec. 47-391.6) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (d) USE OF INTEREST ON ACCOUNTS FOR DISTRICT. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Authority may transfer or otherwise expend any amounts derived from interest earned on accounts held by the Authority on behalf of the District of Columbia for such purposes as it considers appropriate to promote the economic stability and management efficiency of the District government. "(2) SPENDING NOT SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY CON- GRESS.— Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), any amounts transferred or otherwise expended pursuant to paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended without approval by Act of Congress.". (b) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 303(e)(1) of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-1182.8 not^) is amended by striking "the Authority" and inserting "the Mayor". SEC. 11712. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN FEDERAL AGEN- CIES AND METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) AGREEMENTS. —Each covered Federal law enforcement agency may enter into a cooperative agreement with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia to assist the Department in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities in the District of Columbia, including taking appropriate action to enforce subsection (e) (except that nothing in such an agreement may be construed to grant authority to the United States to prosecute violations of subsection (e)). (b) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENT. —An agreement entered into between a covered Federal law enforcement agency and the Metropolitan Police Department pursuant to this section may include agreements relating to— (1) sending personnel of the agency on patrol in areas of the District of Columbia which immediately surround the area of the agency's jurisdiction, and granting personnel of the agency the power to arrest in such areas; (2) sharing and donating equipment and supplies with the Metropolitan Police Department;
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