D.C. Code § 47-106: Appropriations for contingent expenses — Apportionment.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall, on or before the beginning of each fiscal year, so apportion appropriations made for contingent and miscellaneous expenses under the Metropolitan Police, Fire Department, Department of Licenses, Investigation and Inspections, and other offices or departments of the government of the District of Columbia as to prevent deficiencies in said appropriations.