PUBLIC LAW 106-553—APPENDIX A 114 STAT. 2762A-37 "SECTION 1. BAN ON POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —It shall be unlawful for any individual under 18 years of age to possess any cigarette or other tobacco product in the District of Columbia. "(b) EXCEPTIONS.— "(1) POSSESSION IN COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.— Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an individual making a delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products in pursuance of employment. "(2) PARTICIPATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an individual possessing products in the course of a valid, supervised law enforcement operation. "(c) PENALTIES. — Any individual who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the following penalties: "(1) For any violation, the individual may be required to perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation program. "(2) Upon the first violation, the individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50. "(3) Upon the second and each subsequent violation, the individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100. "(4) Upon the third and each subsequent violation, the individual may have his or her driving privileges in the District of Columbia suspended for a period of 90 consecutive days.". (b) USE OF CONTRIBUTION.— The Metropolitan Police Department shall use the contribution made under subsection (a) to enforce the law referred to in such subsection. SEC. 152. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. SEC. 153. (a) Nothing in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) may be construed to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from negotiating and entering into cooperative agreements and grants authorized by law which affect real property of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia if the principal purpose of the cooperative agreement or grant is to provide comparable benefits for Federal and non-Federal properties in the District of Columbia. (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year. SEC. 154. (a) IN GENERAL. — The District of Columbia Home Rule Act, as amended by section 159(a) of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 450A the following new section: "COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY "SEC. 450B. (a) COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POL- ICY.—The District of Columbia shall conduct its financial management in accordance with a comprehensive financial management policy. "(b) CONTENTS OF POLICY.— The comprehensive financial management policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 79-194O-00 -24:QL3Part4
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