§ 47-334 — Definitions.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

(1) “Debt Service” means the amount of money necessary to pay interest on outstanding District Bonds, including interest payments deferred to future years, the principal on maturing District Bonds, and the required contributions to a sinking fund for District Bonds, but excluding debt service payments rebated to the District pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, approved February 17, 2009 (123 Stat. 115; 26 U.S.C. § 1 note). For tax-supported debt issued as variable-rate District Bonds, if the planned amortization of principal on the District Bonds, as documented in the indenture associated with such District Bonds, is different from the stated maturity of principal on the District Bonds, then the principal on maturing District Bonds shall mean the planned amortization of principal on the District Bonds.

(2) “District Bonds” means:

(A) General obligation bonds issued pursuant to the Home Rule Act [ § 1-201.01 et seq.];

(B) Treasury capital-project loans;

(C) Tax supported revenue bonds, notes, or other debt instruments secured by revenues derived from taxes, fees, or other general revenues of the District, or its agencies and authorities, pursuant to the District’s power to tax and impose fees, including tax increment financed bonds, notes, or other debt instruments and bonds, notes, or other debt instruments financed by payments in lieu of taxes, but excluding revenue bonds, notes, or other debt instruments issued for the purpose of funding water and sewer facilities, as described in section 490(a) of the Home Rule Act [ § 1-204.90(a) ], and bonds, notes, or other debt instruments paid or secured by revenues from the Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco companies, federal grants, or revenues from the operation of public enterprises, so long as those enterprises are fully self-supporting;

(D) Certificates of participation, and

(E) Lease purchase financing obligations.

(3) “District Bond Issuance” means the District’s authorizing, selling, and delivering of District Bonds, including District Bonds to refund outstanding District Bonds.

(4) “Home Rule Act” means the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774; D.C. Official Code § 1-201.01 et seq.).

(5) “Total Expenditures” means the total amount included in the Total Expenditures and Transfers line item in the enacted District Budget and Financial Plan for the General Fund for an applicable fiscal year, plus any Debt Service amounts in an applicable fiscal year on District Bonds for which the Debt Service on such District Bonds is not included in the Total Expenditures and Transfers line item in the enacted District Budget and Financial Plan for the General Fund.

Legislative History

Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-360, § 2(b), 56 DCR 1200; Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 7211(a), 57 DCR 181; Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-370, § 752(a), 58 DCR 1008