March
5, 1999
The Speaker
of the
House of
Representatives
Sir:
- In accordance
with provisions of P.L. 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, I hereby request
the following:
District
of Columbia
- Federal
support for economic development and management reforms in the
District: $61,800,000
- These funds
will support the District of Columbia's Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance
efforts, and would be transferred from the Information Technology
Systems and Related Expenses account.
Department
of the Interior
-
United
States Geological Survey, Surveys, investigations, and research:
$1,000,000
-
United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, Construction: $25,000,000
-
National
Park Service, Construction: $10,000,000
- These funds
will help repair damage caused by natural disasters, including
Hurricane Georges, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- I hereby
designate all of the above requests as emergency requirements
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
- In addition,
Estimate Number 3 for the 106th Congress, 1st Session, transmitted
on February 3, 1999, regarding Y2K compliance, is amended
as follows:
United
States Holocaust Memorial Council
- Holocaust
Memorial Council: $220,000
- The details
of these actions are set forth in the enclosed letter from the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I concur with
his comments and observations.
- Enclosure
Estimate
No. 10
106th Congress, 1st Session
March
5, 1999
The President
The White
House
Submitted for your consideration is a request to transfer $61.8
million from the Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses
Account for Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance to the District of Columbia,
and requests to make available $36.0 million in previously appropriated
emergency funding for the Department of the Interior to repair damage
caused by natural disasters, including Hurricane Georges.
D.C.
Y2K Compliance
This is the fourth allocation of contingent emergency funding for
Y2K from funds appropriated in P.L. 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999. On November
6, 1998, you allocated $891 million; on December 8, 1998, you allocated
$338 million; and, on February 3, 1999, you allocated $240 million.
In addition, $30 million in emergency funding was released to the
Legislative and Judicial Branches when you signed P.L. 105-277 on
October 21, 1998.
The contingent emergency funding provided in P.L. 105-277 -- $1.1
billion for defense-related activities and $2.25 billion for non-defense
activities -- has enabled Federal agencies to respond effectively
to unanticipated Y2K-related issues. With this release of funds,
a total of $670 million remains in the contingent emergency reserve
for non-defense activities.
The requested transfer will support a range of activities to ensure
that the District of Columbia's important computer systems will
operate smoothly through the Year 2000 and beyond. The Administration
has been working with the District's Y2K team and District officials
since November 1998 to determine the appropriate level of Federal
funding to assist the District in addressing its Y2K problem. The
$61.8 million included in this transmittal will help the District
to repair, test, and validate its mission critical systems to avoid
disruption in vital services such as public safety, transportation,
and social services on January 1, 2000, and shortly thereafter.
The District is subject to the same reporting requirements as Federal
agencies that receive funding from the Y2K contingency fund and
will continue to report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
on its progress toward achieving Y2K compliance.
In addition, this transmittal contains a technical correction to
the Y2K materials transmitted on February 3, 1999.
Natural
Disasters Repair
P.L. 105-277 provided $36 million in emergency funding to the Department
of the Interior (DOI), contingent upon the President submitting
a budget request to the Congress and designating the entire amount
requested as an emergency requirement. None of these funds have
yet been designated as an emergency requirement and made available.
The requests in this transmittal would make the entire $36 million
available to DOI to repair damage to roads, trails, and other facilities
caused by natural disasters, including Hurricane Georges, in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
I recommend that you designate the amounts listed on the enclosure
as emergency requirements in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended. No further congressional action will be required. Pursuant
to P.L. 105-277, the funds to be transferred to the District of
Columbia will be made available 15 days after this designation is
forwarded to Congress. The DOI funds will be available immediately
upon transmittal.
I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that
they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I recommend that you
make the requested funds available by signing the enclosed letter
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Enclosure
EMERGENCY
APPROPRIATIONS: AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED MADE AVAILABLE BY
THE PRESIDENT
YEAR
2000 (Y2K) CONVERSION
District
of Columbia
Federal support
for economic development and management reforms in the District........$61,800,000
The funds made
available will enable the District of Columbia to address the Y2K
problem by supporting remediation for information technology systems,
testing to ensure that those systems are Y2K compliant, and creation
and verification of continuity of operations and contingency plans
for city agencies. These funds will be transferred from the Information
Technology Systems and Related Expenses account, the contingent
emergency reserve for Y2K compliance.
HURRICANE
GEORGES REPAIR
Department
of the Interior
United States
Geological Survey Survey, investigations, and research..................................$1,000,000
United States
Fish and Wildlife Service Construction.............................................................$25,000,000
National Park
Service Construction.............................................................................................$10,000,000
Public Law
105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, FY 1999, provided $36 million in emergency funding to the U.S.
Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National
Park Service to repair damage due to hurricanes, floods, and other
acts of nature. The availability of these funds was made contingent
upon the President submitting a budget request to the Congress and
designating the entire amount as an emergency requirement. None
of these funds have yet been designated as an emergency requirement
and made available.
At this time,
the entire amount is required to repair damage to roads, trails,
and other facilities caused by natural disasters, including Hurricane
Georges, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands.
March
5, 1999
The Honorable
C.W. Bill Young
Chairman
Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
In accordance with provisions of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999,
I am transmitting a proposed allocation and plan for Year 2000 (Y2K)
compliance activities of the District of Columbia.
Since November 1998, OMB has been working with the District of Columbia's
Y2K team to determine whether requirements associated with Y2K could
be accommodated within existing resource levels, or whether contingent
emergency funding should be allocated. The $61.8 million included
in this transmittal will help the District to repair, test, and
validate its mission critical systems, and develop contingency plans
to provide reasonable service levels in case of Y2K-related problems.
OMB will continue to monitor closely the District's funding requirements
and overall progress, and will address any additional needs as they
emerge.
The allocation of contingent emergency funds required at this time
is displayed on the enclosed table. District Y2K officials have
been directed to provide detailed justification materials for these
requirements to the committees specified in Public Law 105-277,
as well as to the relevant appropriations subcommittee, concurrent
with the transmittal of this allocation and plan. These justification
materials, along with this letter, constitute the agency plan as
required by Public Law 105-277.
Thank you again for your cooperation on this important issue.
Enclosure
(Allocation of FY 1999 Y2K Funding) in zipped Lotus or Excel
Identical Letter
Sent To:
The Honorable
C.W. Bill Young
The Honorable David R. Obey
The Honorable Ted Stevens
The Honorable Robert C. Byrd
The Honorable Robert F. Bennett
The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd
The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
The Honorable George E. Brown, Jr.
The Honorable Dan Burton
The Honorable Henry A. Waxman
The Honorable Stephen Horn
The Honorable James Turner
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