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	District of Columbia home rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		District of Columbia home rule is a term encompassing the controversy regarding the lack of an intrinsic right for citizens of the District of Columbia (i.e., the city of Washington, D.C.) to govern their local affairs.
		This often made the District committees into "dumping grounds" for congressmen judged to be unworthy of major assignments or unpopular with their peers or even for violators of party discipline.
		The District government was later to abandon this expensive project and left the canal to become something of an open sewer; this was one of the reasons cited for abolishing District government at the time and returning to direct Congressional rule.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/District_of_Columbia_home_rule (1129 words)

	REUNION WITH MARYLAND: A Just and Practical Solution
		The portion of the District of Columbia that was originally part of the State of Virginia was returned to that state in 1846, providing both a legal precedent and an instructive example of the benefits to be gained by all parties from such a resolution.
		The District of Columbia is in the midst of a governmental and fiscal crisis of destructive proportions.
		The "home rule" act of 1973 was a compromise between those who did not want any local self-rule and those who wanted local self-rule at any price, convinced that the original authority of the elected government could always be expanded at a later date.
	www.washingtonmd.org /document-1.htm (6693 words)

	District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of 2003
		H. To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia, headed by a locally elected and independent District Attorney, and for other purposes.
		To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia, headed by a locally elected and independent District Attorney, and for other purposes.
		RESPONSIBILITY OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR CONDUCT OF ALL PROSECUTIONS.
	www.theorator.com /bills108/hr2334.html (955 words)

	NARPAC,INC. IMPORTED TEXT - GUPPI
		Between 1949-1972, the Senate passed eight home rule bills alone which ultimately died or were defeated in large part by the efforts of then-Chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia, John McMillan (D-S.C.), who lead the committee from 1945-1972.
		Despite assertions from statehood activist Julius Hobson that the Home Rule Act was "home fool," a watered down series of compromises that ultimately left all the real power with the federal government, the legislation was passed by Congress, signed by President Nixon, and ratified by the District's residents by a vote of 83,530-18,037.
		Most argue that the economic state of the District is due in part to mismanagement and over-commitment by the District government and in part to the impossibility of a city managing state, county, and municipal responsibilities with a restricted tax base and a needy population.
	www.narpac.org /ITXGU03A.HTM (9301 words)

	NARPAC,INC. IMPORTED TEXT - GUPPI
		The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Authority (the Control Board) was created, which effectively suspended major elements of District home rule for a minimum of eight years.
		The District of Columbia government, as established in the Home Rule Act in 1973, is a system that resembles the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government.
		The District is a "core city," and the suburbs of Maryland and Virginia are its suburbs.
	www.narpac.org /ITXGU05A.HTM (4269 words)

	D.C. Statehood: Not Without a Constitutional Amendment
		The Political History of the District As most of us learned in grade school, the District was created in 41790 from ten square miles of land ceded to the federal government by Maryland and Virginia.
		After the seat of the national government was moved to the District in 1800, District residents were not allowed to vote in national elections.9 This reflected Madison's view that the proximity of the District's citizens was enough in itself to ensure that their concerns were well represented to the Congress and President.
		The District was granted Home Rule in 1974, and Walter Washington, previously the Commissioner of the District, became its first modem elected mayor.
	www.heritage.org /Research/PoliticalPhilosophy/HL461.cfm (4137 words)

	History of Self-Government
		The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of local government established by the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973" enacted by Congress and ratified by District voters.
		The Home Rule Act is the result of the ongoing push by District residents for control of their own local affairs.
		In 1790 when the District was established on land ceded by Maryland and Virginia to the federal government only about 3,000 citizens lived in the area--far less than the 50,000 required to be a state.
	www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us /history.html (942 words)

	District of Columbia: Mayor's Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Based on the authority under Section 422 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, Pub L. 93–198, and the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, effective March 5, 1981, DC Code Section 6–1501, et.
		That a state of public emergency is hereby declared in the District of Columbia, effective immediately and continuing until midnight on September 26, 2001.
		The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia and employees of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer are authorized to approve the disbursement of all appropriations necessary to carry out this Order.
	www.dc.gov /mayor/state_emergency/index.shtm (258 words)

	H-DC Discussion Network
		Home rule act, as amended : the District of Columbia self-government and governmental reorganization act of 1973, as amended...
		Home rule amendments and transfer of various agencies to the D.C. government : hearings before the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives and the Committee on the District of Columbia, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, second session, on H.R. June 26 and July 2, 1974.
		Home rule act amendments : hearings and markups before the Subcommittee on Fiscal and Government Affairs and the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress.
	www.h-net.org /~dclist/homerule.html (762 words)

	Columbia Home
		The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is an act of the U.S. Congress passed in 1973.
		The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is located in the heart of the southern interior region of British Columbia, on the Trans-Canada Highway between Vancouver and Calgary.
		The regional district is situated on the northern end of the Kootenay and Okanagan Valleys.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/40/columbia-home.html (266 words)

	Resolution regarding establishing Attorney General Office, PR 12-671
		RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Sense of the Council Regarding the Establishment of an Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia Resolution of 1998".
		Rather, the Council believes that the Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia should be empowered with certain additional authorities beyond those currently possessed by the Office of the Corporation Counsel.
		Specifically, in the realm of public integrity concerning the District government, the Council declares that concurrent prosecutorial authority of local laws between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia would serve the public interest.
	www.dcwatch.com /archives/council12/12-671.htm (1965 words)

	District of Columbia Home Rule Act
		(c) The Board of Elections and Ethics shall prescribe such rules as are necessary with respect to the distribution and signing of petitions and the holding of elections for ratifying amendments to title IV of this Act [District Charter] according to the procedures specified in subsection (a) [of this section].
		The District of Columbia Auditor shall serve for a term of six years and shall be paid at a rate of compensation as may be established from time to time by the Council.
		As provided in the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, the time within which a suit, action, or proceeding questioning the validity of such bonds may be commenced expires at the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date of the first publication of this notice.
	www.abfa.com /ogc/hract.htm (12701 words)

	Dog Bite Law Center: District of Columbia Dog Bite Lawyer
		BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Freedom From Cruelty to Animals Protection Amendment Act of 2000".
		An act to prevent cruelty to children or animals in the District of Columbia is amended as follows:
		The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
	www.dogbitelawsuits.com /pages/dcdogbitelaw.html (1149 words)

	GLAA Chronology
		In late 1970, four years before it granted the District of Columbia Home Rule, Congress permitted the District to elect a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives.
		GAA was incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1974 and later granted tax-exempt status by the IRS.
		GLAA helps persuade the District government to reconsider its 1995 ruling that the Boy Scouts of America is a "distinctly private club" that may bar gays from participating as leaders or scouts.
	www.glaa.org /resources/timeline.shtml (3262 words)

	D.C. Taxation Without Representation flag (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		To promote the cause of full voting representation for the citizens of the District of Columbia in the United States Congress by redesigning the flag of the District of Columbia to include the words "DC" and "TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" within the flag.
		BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Flag Redesign Act of 2002".
		The flag of the District of Columbia shall be 3 red stars above 2 red horizontal bars on a field of white.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-dc-nt.html (839 words)

	Committee Reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		For a payment to the District of Columbia to reimburse the District for expenses incurred in connection with Presidential inauguration activities, $5,961,000, as authorized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
		For a Federal contribution to the Children's National Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $500,000 to be used for the network of satellite pediatric health clincs for children and families in underserved neighborhoods and communities in the District of Columbia.
		Each such report shall be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia, and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered by the report.
	www.congress.gov /cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(hr1005): (7904 words)

	Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2F - About Us
		Commissioners are elected by the residents of their SMD (approximately 2,000 residents per district).
		In 1973, the District of Columbia Home Rule Charter established Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC’s).
		ANC's present their positions and recommendations on issues to various District government agencies, as well as the Executive Branch, and the D.C. Council.
	www.anc2f.org /aboutus.asp (346 words)

	Capitalsaurus Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
		(a) In January 1898, a dinosaur vertebra bone was discovered at what is now the 100 block of F Street, S.E., in the District of Columbia by workmen during a sewer connection project, and is the only known specimen of its kind in the world.
		This bone was the first evidence of the existence of dinosaurs in the District of Columbia.
	www.glue.umd.edu /~gdouglas/csaurus/1999.html (337 words)

	District of Columbia
		The District of Columbia was formed out of parts of Maryland and Virginia in 1801.
		Franklin E. Kameny began the repeal effort in 1963 in testimony before Subcommittee No. 4 of the Committee on the District of Columbia of the US House of Representative, Chaired by Rep. John Dowdy (D-Texas), entitled "Amending District of Columbia Charitable Solicitation Act".
		1897 A District of Columbia court ruled that, despite no adoptive language under District law, all common-law crimes are in effect in the District, meaning that sodomy can be prosecuted even without a sodomy law.
	www.sodomylaws.org /usa/dc/district_of_columbia.htm (2239 words)

	District of Columbia Home Remodeling Contractors
		After all, it is the busiest room in the house and one that often needs the most improvement.
		Americans are caught up in the makeover craze, but as much as they’d like to remove and replace the avocado green tubs, pink tile and yellow countertops that abound in homes built in the 60s and 70s, they shy away from the idea because of the expense.
		Whether you are building a new home or remodeling an existing one, you want your house to look its best inside and out.
	www.aplushomeowner.com /home-contractor-directory-DC.asp (435 words)

	DC Court Strikes Down Unincorporated Business Tax (State & Local Tax Bulletin 3/06)
		While the court's "economic burden" rationale could be applied to S corporations and their shareholders, this seems unlikely to occur given that District tax law draws no distinction between S corporations and C corporations.
		Consequently, individuals operating unincorporated businesses in the District through multi-tier structures will be disadvantaged if their structures include S corporations.
		The District of Columbia has not acquiesced in the result in Bender, and has stated that it plans to appeal.
	www.pmstax.com /state/dcubt0603.shtml (1099 words)

	Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development: Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 includes amendments to the District of Columbia Home Rule Charter which grant the District government broad authority to issue taxable and tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance the acquisition, construction and renovation of a wide array of capital projects owned by private enterprises and non-profit institutions.
		The District of Columbia Revenue Bond Program provides below market interest rate loans to qualified private enterprises that are located in the Enterprise Zone as well as non-profit and manufacturing organizations citywide.
		Proceeds from the sale of these securities are loaned to borrowers and may be used to finance, refinance and reimburse costs of acquiring, constructing, restoring, rehabilitating, expanding, improving, equipping and furnishing real property and related and subordinate facilities.
	www.dcbiz.washingtondc.gov /info/rb.shtm (493 words)

	Sec. 14407. Application to District of Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		For purposes of this chapter, the term ''funds appropriated by Congress'' includes funds appropriated to the District of Columbia pursuant to an authorization of appropriations under title V of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act and the term ''Federal government'' includes the government of the District of Columbia.
		REFERENCES IN TEXT The District of Columbia Home Rule Act, referred to in text, is Pub.
		Title V of the Act was classified to the District of Columbia Code prior to repeal by Pub.
	www.washingtonwatchdog.org /documents/usc/ttl42/ch138/sec14407.html (146 words)

	Captain's Quarters
		The issue of home rule has had its partisan overtones, given the overwhelming Democratic advantage in DC, and that might influence a Senator or two to carefully peruse Roberts' writings on the subject.
		She was in a nursing home, penniless, because she had entrusted her monthly pension and Social Security checks to a family friend - D.C. Board of Education member R. Calvin Lockridge - who was charged with using the money for something other than her care.
		They are the people who worry about schools, taxes, their families and home values, and therefore tend to regard voting as a serious civic responsibility.
	www.captainsquartersblog.com /mt/archives/005279.php (1830 words)

	{ 1999/11/18 TIME: 20-30 , Thu. 106TH SENATE, FIRST SESSION}
		PROJECTED REDUCTIONS BUDGETED IN THE BUDGET PROPOSED BY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT FOR GENERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE SAVINGS AND MANAGEMENT REFORM SAVINGS.
		DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR THAT IS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE APPROVED APPROPRIATION AND THAT REALIGNS BUDGETED DATA FOR PERSONAL SERVICES AND OTHER-THAN-PERSONAL-SERVICES, ESPECTIVELY, WITH ANTICIPATED ACTUAL EXPENDITURES.
		(B) THE REVISED BUDGET REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT OF THE BUDGET THAT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 442 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT (PUBLIC LAW 93-198; D.C. {END: 1999/11/18 TIME: 20-45, Thu.
	memory.loc.gov /mbrs/mbrsrs/ftp/Senate/1999_Nov/18203005.html (217 words)

	Twenty DC Citizens Lawsuit
		We're correcting 200 years of wrongs perpetrated by US Congress against the 550,000 US Citizens who call District of Columbia home.
		For two centuries now, Congress has exercised remarkable control over the citizens of District of Columbia.
		While the Constitution grants Congress extensive powers over the district in which it placed the "seat" of the Federal government, the unfortunate result of Congress' use of these powers is that the citizens of the District are deprived of many fundamental rights of citizenship.
	dccitizensfordemocracy.org (230 words)

	District of Columbia Home Rule Act - Contents
		District of Columbia Home Rule Act - Contents
		Full Text of Home Rule Act (May result in slower loading)
		Referendum; Succession in Government; Temporary Provisions; Miscellaneous; Amendments to District of Columbia Election Act; Rules of Construction; And Effective Dates
	www.abfa.com /ogc/hrtall.htm (48 words)

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