{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-401.16","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-401.16","heading":"Limitation on contracts of Mayor.","body":"The Mayor of the District of Columbia is prohibited from incurring or contracting liabilities on behalf of the United States in the improvement of streets, avenues, and reservations beyond the amount of appropriations previously made by Congress, and from entering into any contract touching such improvements on behalf of the United States, except in pursuance of appropriations made by Congress.","path":["Title 9. Transportation Systems.","Chapter 4. Street Repair and Construction.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-401.16","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"96772c18093812ed398f882c866b2546dcc5e054794d731dfc4d59e27ae600ff","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-401.15","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-401.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}