The District plans to use $206 million in public funds for a long-anticipated 1,167-room Marriott Marquis hotel across from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

D.C. Council members on Tuesday approved the project, which, including financing, will cost the District $272 million. If Mayor Adrian Fenty signs the bill, as expected, construction on the hotel could begin in the fall. About $2 million would be used for a worker training program.