Public Works

Public Works (rescission) Of the funds appropriated under this heading for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990, approved November 21, 1989 (Public Law 101–168; 103 Stat. 1271 and 1272), $8,810,000 are rescinded: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this Act or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the District of Columbia government to remove the safety fences at the Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge until— (a) the Mayor’s Agent, following an evidentiary determination, has found that the evidence indicates that the circumstances have changed to nullify the 1987 findings of the 104 STAT. 242Mayor’s Agent, HPA No. 87–377 (August 20, 1987), as to the benefits of the fences; and (b) the Mayor has provided a detailed statement to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate explaining the basis for the decision to remove the safety fences.