[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 855 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 855
To require the Administrator of General Services, the Director of the
National Park Service, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution to provide notice to the District of
Columbia before carrying out any activity affecting property located in
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 1993
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on the District of Columbia, House Administration,
Natural Resources, and Public Works and Transportation
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of General Services, the Director of the
National Park Service, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution to provide notice to the District of
Columbia before carrying out any activity affecting property located in
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Land Use
Notification Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES
AFFECTING PROPERTY LOCATED IN DISTRICT.
(a) Requirements for General Services Administration.--
(1) In general.--Title II of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``notice to district of columbia of activities affecting property
located in the district
``Sec. 213. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Administrator may not carry out any activity under this title that
affects real property located in the District of Columbia (including
transferring excess property or disposing of surplus property) unless--
``(1) not later than 60 days before carrying out such
activity, the Administrator provides a notice describing such
activity and the property affected to the Mayor of the District
of Columbia, the Chair of the Council of the District of
Columbia, and the Chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission
(as established pursuant to section 738 of the District of
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act)
in whose neighborhood such property is located; and
``(2) the Administrator provides the individuals described
in paragraph (1) with the opportunity to present oral or
written comments on the activity to the Administrator (or the
Administrator's designee) before the Administrator carries out
the activity.
``(b) The Administrator may waive the requirements described in
subsection (a) if the Administrator finds that compliance with the
requirements would jeopardize the public safety or the national
security interests of the United States, but only if the
Administrator--
``(1) certifies such finding and the reasons for such
finding to the individuals described in paragraph (1) of such
subsection and to Congress; and
``(2) at the earliest time practicable, provides such
individuals with the notice described in paragraph (1) of such
subsection and the opportunity to present comments described in
paragraph (2) of such subsection.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 212
the following new item:
``Sec. 213. Notice to District of Columbia of activities
affecting property located in the
District.''.
(b) Notice Requirements for Other Covered Agencies.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
covered agency (as defined in paragraph (3)) may not carry out
any activity that affects real property located in the District
of Columbia unless--
(A) not later than 60 days before carrying out such
activity, such agency provides a notice describing such
activity and the property affected to the Mayor of the
District of Columbia, the Chair of the Council of the
District of Columbia, and the Chair of the Advisory
Neighborhood Commission (as established pursuant to
section 738 of the District of Columbia Self-Government
and Governmental Reorganization Act) in whose
neighborhood such property is located; and
(B) the agency provides the individuals described
in subparagraph (A) with the opportunity to present
oral or written comments on the activity to a
representative of the agency before the agency carries
out the activity.
(2) Exception for emergencies.--A covered agency may waive
the requirements of paragraph (1) if the agency finds that
compliance with the requirements would jeopardize the public
safety or the national security interests of the United States,
but only if the agency--
(A) certifies such finding and the reasons for such
finding to the individuals described in subparagraph
(A) of such paragraph and to Congress; and
(B) at the earliest time practicable, provides such
individuals with the notice described in subparagraph
(A) of such paragraph and the opportunity to present
comments described in subparagraph (B) of such
paragraph.
(3) Covered agency defined.--In this subsection, the term
``covered agency'' means any of the following:
(A) The Architect of the Capitol.
(B) The National Park Service.
(C) The Smithsonian Institution.
(c) Prior Approval for Events at Tennis Stadium at Rock Creek
Park.--No event may be held at the William H. G. Fitzgerald Tennis
Center at Rock Creek Park without the prior approval of the Director of
the National Park Service and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2(a) shall apply to activities
carried out after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on
the date of the enactment of this Act, and sections 2 (b) and (c) shall
apply to activities carried out and events held after the expiration of
such period.
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