3600 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STATEHOOD FUND

3600.1 The D.C. Senator or Representative (Senator or Representative) may establish a District of Columbia Statehood Fund (Statehood fund) to support the purposes and operations of the public office of a Senator or Representative, which may include the following:

(a) Office expenses; and

(b) Staff salaries; provided, that the Senator and Representative shall receive compensation no greater than that of the Chairman of the Council.

3600.2 The Senator and Representative shall be prohibited from expending monies from the Statehood fund for the following purposes:

(a) Promoting or opposing any political party or committee; or

(b) Promoting or opposing the nomination, election or recall of any individual to or from public office.

3600.3 To finance the Statehood fund, each Senator and Representative may solicit and receive the following contributions:

(a) Services;

(b) Monies;

(c) Gifts;

(d) Endowments;

(e) Donations; and

(f) Bequests.

3600.4 Except for any monies included in annual Congressional appropriations, all contributions, under § 3600.3, shall be deposited in the respective District of Columbia Statehood fund (Statehood fund) for each Senator and Representative.

3600.5 Each Senator and Representative shall designate one or more District of Columbia federally chartered depository institutions, including a national bank, which is insured by the following:

(a) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(b) Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation; or

(c) National Credit Union Administration.

3600.6 Each Senator or Representative may establish more than one (1) account at any depository; provided, that at least one (1) checking account shall be maintained at one (1) depository.

3600.7 Each Senator and Representative may designate a financial officer to manage the Statehood fund; provided, that the Senator and Representative shall remain solely responsible for the lawful administration of the Statehood fund.

3600.8 Within ten (10) days of assuming office, each Senator and Representative shall file a Statement of Information (Statement), on a form prescribed by the Director, regarding the Statehood fund.

3600.9 The Statement shall include the following:

(a) Name, home and office address of the respective Senator or Representative;

(b) Names and addresses of all Statehood fund depositories;

(c) Names and account numbers of all Statehood fund depository accounts;

(d) Names, titles, addresses and phone numbers of each person authorized to make withdrawals or payments out of Statehood fund accounts;

(e) Name, address and phone number of the Statehood fund financial officer, or any designated agent; and

(f) Name, address and phone number of the custodian of books and records.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is subsections 301(a) and 302(a) of the District of Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act, Pub. L. No. 93-376, D.C. Code §§ 1-1103.01(a) and 1-1103.02(a) (2006 Repl.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3201-02 (May 22, 1998) and 47 D.C. Reg. 2171 (March 24, 2000).