D.C. Code § 47-136
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to restore from lapsed appropriations amounts certified by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or his designated representatives, as being necessary for the payment of audited claims under such appropriations.
Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 512, Pub. L. 85-594, § 14
enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575
1973 Ed., § 47-138.
1981 Ed., § 47-136.