{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-10-1601.02a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 10-1601.02a","heading":"Ballpark Preservation and Improvement Fund.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nThere is established as a special fund the Ballpark Preservation and Improvement Fund (\"Fund\"), which shall be administered by the Office Chief Financial Officer (\"OCFO\") in accordance with this section.\n(2)\nThe OCFO shall create a sub-account within the Fund for each revenue type to be deposited into the Fund pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and shall allocate the deposits to the appropriate sub-account.\n(3)\nThe OCFO shall advance funds to the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (\"Authority\") after the Authority has submitted documentation of planned encumbrances and expenditures consistent with the purposes provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section.\n(4)\nThe OCFO shall advance funds to the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy after it has submitted documentation of planned encumbrances and expenditures consistent with the purposes provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section and such encumbrances and expenditures have been approved by the Office of Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (\"DMPED\").\n\n(b)\nBeginning when the requirements of § 10-1601.02(e) have been met, revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund:\n(1)\nAll receipts from the ballpark sales taxes collected pursuant to § 47-2002.05 except that if said ballpark sales taxes collected in any fiscal year exceed 110% of the ballpark sales taxes collected in the previous fiscal year, the amount in excess of 110% shall not be deposited in the Fund but shall be deposited in the General Fund of the District of Columbia;\n(2)\nAny rent paid pursuant to a lease of the ballpark;\n(3)\nAmounts collected pursuant to § 47-2501(a-2); and\n(4)\nAny balance remaining in the Ballpark Revenue Fund, established by § 10-1601.02.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nMoney in the Fund shall be used for the District's obligations under the ballpark lease for the maintenance, repairs, and capital improvements of the ballpark;\n(2)\nMoney in the Fund may be used for capital improvement of the Nationals Academy if requested by the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy and approved by DMPED.\n(3)\nMoney in the Fund may be used for debt service to support borrowing for capital improvements to the ballpark.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nThe money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.\n(2)\nSubject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.\n\n(e)\nBy March 1 of each year, the Authority shall submit a report to the Mayor and to the Council that details expenditures from the Fund for the prior fiscal year and planned spending from the Fund in the current and next four years.\n\n(f)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term \"Ballpark Revenue Bonds\" shall have the same meaning as the term \"bonds\" in § 10-1601.03(a)(2).","path":["Title 10. Parks, Public Buildings, Grounds, and Space.","Chapter 16. Sports Facilities.","Subchapter I. Construction of Ballpark.","Part A. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/10-1601.02a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fc0004a10796b73284b63c4a3f20bff1b459ddc3b29143110179db9de2900fba","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-10-1601.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-10-1601.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}