District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act

To preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.

6/16/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 9, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to declare that the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia does not have authority over the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's personnel. Requires the financial management, personnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to be:
(1) established exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by its Board of Directors; and
(2) consistent with the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, as in effect as of January 1, 2008. Repeals the amendment to the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996 made by D.C. Act 17-172 (Jobs for D.C. Residents Amendment Act of 2007) that requires:
(1) the Authority's General Manager to be a D.C. resident throughout his or her employment;
(2) a 10-point preference be granted to a qualified D.C. resident applicant over a qualified non-resident applicant for all positions within the Authority;
(3) all persons hired after the effective date of such Act to submit proof of residency;
(5) an applicant claiming the hiring preference to agree in writing to maintain bona fide D.C. residency for a consecutive seven-year period; and
(6) forfeiture of such employment if D.C. residency is not maintained.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Thomas Davis [R, VA-11]
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Committees

• House Oversight and Government Reform

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5778

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
April 10, 2008		June 09, 2008		June 16, 2008		July 15, 2008		July 15, 2008

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• Enacted on Jul 15, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-273.
• Signed on Jul 15, 2008.
• Jul 07, 2008. Presented to President.
• Jun 17, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Jun 16, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jun 16, 2008. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Jun 10, 2008: Received in the Senate, read twice.
• Jun 10, 2008: Received in the Senate.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jun 09, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jun 09, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5778.
• Jun 09, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jun 09, 2008: Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Apr 10, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
• Introduced on Apr 10, 2008.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Water supply
• Water resources
• Water pollution
• Waste water treatment
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• Solid wastes
• Sewage treatment
• Public contracts
• Personnel management
• Municipal home rule
• Local government
• Local employees
• Local budgets
• Infrastructure
• Government procurement
• Government employees
• Environmental protection
• District of Columbia
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• State and local government

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