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PUBLIC LAW 93-635-JAN. 3, 1975

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(2) any political party or political committee. As used in this subsection, the terms 'office', 'political part;\^', and 'political committee' shall have the same meaning as that prescribed in section 102 of the District Ante, p. 447. of Columbia Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act". DT'COCI??* ^^^- '^^- (^^ Section 306(b)(2) of the Act of August 14, 1974, is 1156.' ° ^ " amended by deleting "chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code" and inserting "the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1501 et seq.)". Ante, p. 465. (b) Section 601(c) of the Act of August 14, 1974, is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "except for political contributions publicly reported Ante, p. 452. pursuant to sectJou 206 of this Act and transactions made in the ordinary course of business of the person offering or giving the thing of value". ings°" ^""'^" ^^^- ^^- (^). Section 431(a) of the District of Columbia Real Prop"^Ante, p. 1057. ©rty Tax Revision Act of 1974 is amended by deleting "historic property" and inserting in lieu thereof "historic buildings". (b) Section 431(b) of such Act is amended by deleting "historic property" and inserting "historic buildings". Ante, p. 1058. ((.) Section 432 of such Act is amended by deleting "property" wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "buildings", (d) Section 433 of such Act is amended to read as follows: Ante, p. 1058. "SEC. 433. To be eligible for historic property tax relief, real property must be a historic building designated by the Joint Committee on Landmarks of the National Capital and, in addition, must be approved by the Commissioner under section 434.". Ante, p. 1058. (e) Section 434 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 434. The Council may provide that the owners of historic buildings which have been so designated by the Joint Committee on Landmarks of the National Capital may enter into agreements with the government of the District of Columbia for periods of at least twenty years which will assure the continued maintenance of historic buildings in return for property tax relief. Such a provision shall, as a condition for tax relief, require reasonable assurance that such buildings will be used and properly maintained and such other conditions as the Council finds to be necessary to encourage the preservation of historic buildings. The Council shall also provide for the recovery of back taxes, with interest, which would have been due and payable in the absence of the exemption, if the conditions for such exemption are not fulfilled.". Repeal. gj,^, jg Section 4(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to extend for three fiscal years the authorization of appropriations for the administration and enforcement of that Ante, p. 1455. XcV\ approved October 26, 1974 (Public Law 93-481), is amended by striking out "chapter 6" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 5". Public Service §^0. 17. Section 493(b) of the Act of December 24, 1973, is amended Commission, commissioners commissioners, D. D.C. Code 43201.

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to read a.s tollows: " (b) Paragraph 97(a) of section 8 of the Act of March 4, 1913 (making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia) (D.C. Code,«ec. 43-201), is amended as follows: "(1) The first sentence of such paragraph is amended to read as follows: 'The Public Service Comrnission of the District of Columbia shall be composed of three commissioners appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the Council, except, that the members (other than the Commissioner of the District of Columbia) serving as commissioners of such Commission on January 1, 1975;, by virtue of their appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall

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