1.This Act may be cited as the
Federal and District of Columbia
Government Real Property Act of 2005
.
2.Congressional reports
and reversion
(a)Not later than January 31 of each year, the Mayor of the
District of Columbia shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the use and development
during the previous year of land transferred pursuant to this Act.
(b)Government
Accountability OfficeNot later than January 31 of each even
numbered year, the Government Accountability Office shall report to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Government Reform, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
on—
(1)the
use and development during the previous 2 years of land transferred pursuant to
this Act; and
(2)how
such use and development complies with the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative
Framework Plan.
(c)This
section shall expire 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>Real
property conveyances between the general services administration and the
District of Columbia</header>
<section id="ID13C1A40E31734891B0C6F293AEDA539C"><enum>101.</enum><header>Exchange of
title over reservation 13 and certain other properties</header>
<subsection id="IDF268113521F942639414BEEF77C575E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance of
properties</header>
<paragraph id="ID8E48077201A64FF2A91ECBEABF3DE9B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On the date on which the District of Columbia conveys to
the Administrator of General Services all right, title, and interest of the
District of Columbia in the property described in subsection (c), the
Administrator shall convey to the District of Columbia all right, title, and
interest of the United States in—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3474C9C749BA4250A7CD015E1600DF0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>U.S. Reservation
13, subject to the conditions described in subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC632391161E641B0B3F3CAA0F240CAF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Old Naval
Hospital.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3484413EBCB04DE7B183BCFDFBD23B92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Properties
defined</header><text>In this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA2A24A3EFBD54219917251D7E11E2A0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<term>U.S. Reservation 13</term> means that parcel of land in the District of
Columbia consisting of the approximately 66 acres which is bounded on the north
by Independence Avenue Southeast, on the west by 19th Street Southeast, on the
south by G Street Southeast, and on the east by United States Reservation 343,
and being the same land described in the Federal transfer letter of October 25,
2002, from the United States to the District of Columbia, and subject to
existing matters of record; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF850C788A2574EFB9439A70457895E43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<term>Old Naval Hospital</term> means the property in the District of Columbia
consisting of Square 948 in its entirety, together with all the improvements
thereon.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD9D30929E84B4999AA4F624A8D2F1300"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions for
conveyance of reservation 13</header><text>As a condition for the conveyance of
U.S. Reservation 13 to the District of Columbia under this section, the
District of Columbia shall agree—</text>
<paragraph id="ID055F1C3123194D0693E0C653A29ECE83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to set aside a
portion of the property for the extension of Massachusetts Avenue Southeast and
the placement of a potential commemorative work to be established pursuant to
chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, at the terminus of Massachusetts
Avenue Southeast (as so extended) at the Anacostia River;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1513757D0F0C44349F92C1DF5A80388D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to convey all
right, title, and interest of the District of Columbia in the portion set aside
under paragraph (1) to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the
Director of the National Park Service) at such time as the Secretary may
require, if a commemorative work is established in the manner described in
paragraph (1);
<deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">and</deleted-phrase></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID24405CD091CD4799AD9D5A2C5027A996"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to permit the
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia to
continue to occupy a portion of the property consistent with the requirements
of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–96; 115
Stat. 931)<added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">;
and</added-phrase></text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id0E588FF0845C47FFA9C7DC0A4CDCCA37" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop the property
consistent with the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation's Master Plan for
Reservation 13 (also known as the Hill East Waterfront).
<added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDEB5FE3F3C85D499098F47868F17B183A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>District of
Columbia property to be conveyed to the Administrator</header><text>The
property described in this subsection is the real property consisting of
Building Nos. 16, 37, 38, 118, and 118–A and related improvements, together
with the real property underlying those buildings and improvements, on the West
Campus of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, as described in the quitclaim deed of
September 30, 1987, by and between the United States and the District of
Columbia and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of
Columbia on October 7, 1987.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="ID6320C9C315F84654AC7C1262BC797FAC" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on
environmental liability</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of
law—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9CF8DA89725843FF8162D3C267CDC770"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the District of Columbia shall not
be responsible for any environmental liability, response action, remediation,
corrective action, damages, costs, or expenses associated with the property for
which title is conveyed to the Administrator of General Services under this
section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9B410E2A19D04AD590440EED111C0497"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all environmental liability,
responsibility, remediation, damages, costs, and expenses as required by
applicable Federal, State and local law, including the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.), the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control
Act</act-name> (known as Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the
<act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.), the <act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 540 et seq.),
the <act-name parsable-cite="TSCA">Toxic Substances Control Act</act-name> (15
U.S.C. 2601, et seq.), and the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) for
such property shall be borne by the United States, which shall conduct all
environmental activity with respect to such properties, and bear any and all
costs and expenses of any such activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDA38C072490FA4428AECAFF2E54B1DF35"><enum>102.</enum><header>Termination of
claims</header>
<subsection id="IDD181B25AC20D41848ACA5AD122690AB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United
States is not required to perform, or to reimburse the District of Columbia for
the cost of performing, any of the following services:</text>
<paragraph id="ID933014EAA32F46F185287C8ACCA87E32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Repairs or
renovations pursuant to section 4(f) of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and
District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 225b(f); sec.
44–903(f), D.C. Official Code).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5911855F4E714CDBA3D7539BA5D81817"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Preservation,
maintenance, or repairs pursuant to a use permit executed on September 30,
1987, under which the United States (acting through the Secretary of Health and
Human Services) granted permission to the District of Columbia to use and
occupy portions of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital property known as the
<quote>West Campus</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBF979EED709843B997EEA892A9790B34"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Mental health
diagnostic and treatment services for referrals as described in section 9(b) of
the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services
Act (24 U.S.C. 225g(b); sec. 44–908(b), D.C. Official Code), but only with
respect to services provided on or before the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID04530816A644463F98A69515E042DC37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on
pending claims</header><text>Any claim of the District of Columbia against the
United States for the failure to perform, or to reimburse the District of
Columbia for the cost of performing, any service described in subsection (a)
which is pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
extinguished and terminated.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Streamlining
management of properties located in the District of Columbia</header>
<section id="ID94F573518D6B426B84F5F736975B5F8E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction over certain properties</header>
<subsection id="ID6C441F4980884AA495F2482B41924B00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction from District of Columbia to United States</header>
<paragraph id="IDB90BBC87C7DA40239F70E1BBE8085EED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Administrative jurisdiction over each of the following
properties (owned by the United States and as depicted on the Map) is hereby
transferred, subject to the terms in this subsection, from the District of
Columbia to the Secretary of the Interior for administration by the
Director:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID96AA514106494D139545991FA8337B6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An unimproved
portion of Audubon Terrace Northwest, located east of Linnean Avenue Northwest,
that is within U.S. Reservation 402 (National Park Service property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52181B19D00842C7BEC732EFCA8C1FB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An unimproved
portion of Barnaby Street Northwest, north of Aberfoyle Place Northwest, that
abuts U.S. Reservation 545 (National Park Service property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD14A3B1E2947458B9AD91CAB88B76939"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A portion of
Canal Street Southwest, and a portion of V Street Southwest, each of which
abuts U.S. Reservation 467 (National Park Service property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID221281D119D24CB881CC308E814FBC49"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Unimproved
streets and alleys at Fort Circle Park located within the boundaries of U.S.
Reservation 497 (National Park Service property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41562A8805164CCBBFF8E45D25F57677"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An unimproved
portion of Western Avenue Northwest, north of Oregon Avenue Northwest, that
abuts U.S. Reservation 339 (National Park Service property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63830B3D022A42BCA1A8B4D39CEC4F9A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An unimproved
portion of 17th Street Northwest, south of Shepherd Street Northwest, that
abuts U.S. Reservation 339 (National Park Service property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3477035DBB944487A2E20C15EE262622"><enum>(G)</enum><text>An unimproved
portion of 30th Street Northwest, north of Broad Branch Road Northwest, that is
within the boundaries of U.S. Reservation 515 (National Park Service
property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAF024C046FAF416BB933B1A3C2A8CA90"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Subject to
paragraph (2), lands over I–395
<deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">at
Washington Avenue Southwest</deleted-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic"> bordered by Washington Street Southwest, 2nd
Street Southwest, and the C Street Southwest ramps to
I–295</added-phrase>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4E7D71FACFBA4323982E329112170D2E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A portion of U.S.
Reservation 357 at Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, previously transferred to the
District of Columbia in conjunction with the former proposal for a residence
for the Mayor of the District of Columbia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDFF0700D0C3394286903CFB67E1695FF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of certain
property for memorial</header><text>In the case of the property for which
administrative jurisdiction is transferred under paragraph (1)(H), the property
shall be used as the site for the establishment of a memorial to honor disabled
veterans of the United States Armed Forces authorized to be established by the
Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation by Public Law 106–348 (114
<deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">Stat. 1358; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note), except
that the District of Columbia shall retain administrative jurisdiction over the
subsurface area beneath the site for the tunnel, walls, footings, and related
facilities</deleted-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">Stat. 1358; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note), except
that—</added-phrase></text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="IDfef009782eb24c4a9db31dd792e23ede" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the District of Columbia
shall retain administrative jurisdiction over the subsurface area beneath the
site for the tunnel, walls, footings, and related facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="IDb70e7a13768d47219f3644cafc929a78" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>C Street Southwest
between 2nd Street Southwest and Washington Street Southwest shall not be
constructed without the approval of the Architect of the Capitol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="ID66f66b7040e748a59b75eabe1db5d6a3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a walkway shall be
included across the memorial site between 2nd Street Southwest and Washington
Street Southwest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="ID9ebdb5c08a1a46e8b073e3a2d6d6035b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
transfer</header><text>Administrative jurisdiction over the parcel bordered by
2nd Street Southwest, the C Street Southwest ramp to I–295, the D Street
Southwest ramp to I–395, and I–295 is transferred as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb861bdb34578499caa4654dd6d0a1309"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The
northernmost 0.249 acres are transferred to the Secretary of Interior who
shall, subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, landscape the
property or use it for special needs parking for the memorial.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbed78ea35dbf455d94aeb043e517a216"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The
southernmost 0.457 acres are transferred to the Architect of the
Capitol.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" continuation-text-level="paragraph" reported-display-style="italic">The
District of Columbia shall retain administrative jurisdiction over the
subsurface area beneath the sites described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) for
the tunnel, walls, footings, and related facilities.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE73AF4D08BB24305B3DF045142EE3175"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction from United States to District of
Columbia</header><text>Administrative jurisdiction over the following property
owned by the United States and depicted on the Map is hereby transferred from
the Secretary to the District of Columbia for administration by the District of
Columbia:</text>
<paragraph id="IDB4E28E07856C4ACF85CF0E0B2070BE26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A portion of U.S.
Reservation 451.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8EE3746394FE43C6BBA4D869A2192D51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A portion of U.S.
Reservation 404.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDE3802D017CD4C6EB2AE925B8ECF3843"><enum>(3)</enum><text>U.S. Reservations
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC13EFF8762924ABCB5EFE91DEE49E20C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>U.S. Reservation
251.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA53CB247AFDD4771A8A662B315CD75EF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>U.S. Reservation
8.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCF48A7197232476CB399325784821980"><enum>(6)</enum><text>U.S. Reservations
277A and 277C.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID711D5DFEBEC849DBB616B2350FA4CED2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Portions of U.S.
Reservation 470.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4C777469717440CC82AC7680529F4D81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The transfers of administrative jurisdiction under this
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDCF19EA1B5E244CA29F809461607C8447"><enum>202.</enum><header>Exchange of
title over certain properties</header>
<subsection id="ID95AA90EF348A4BE7AE59A0EC87C7D0FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance of
title</header>
<paragraph id="ID8009F656CB0E464886CFC5B02B39C199"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On the date on which the District of Columbia conveys to
the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the District of Columbia in
each of the properties described in subsection (b) for use as described in such
subsection, the Secretary shall convey to the District of Columbia all right,
title, and interest of the United States in each of the properties described in
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF23B1B418D484A6BBF2AD4FDAC8623F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration
by National Park Service</header><text>The properties conveyed by the District
of Columbia to the Secretary under this section shall be administered by the
Director upon conveyance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD35B5B67514C427F862F7FAD8181CF6A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Properties to
be conveyed to the Secretary; use</header><text>The properties described in
this subsection and their uses are as follows (as depicted on the Map):</text>
<paragraph id="ID73F113303A3B4761868AA7A5B894FD2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Lovers Lane
Northwest, abutting U.S. Reservation 324, for the closure of a one-block long
roadway adjacent to Montrose Park.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD90E2AD395684065A4C69B1BFE0D7DF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Needwood,
Niagara, and Pitt Streets Northwest, within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
National Historical Park, for the closing of the rights-of-way now occupied by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2E99F4E730C949F6AA6251C906CE24ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Properties to
be conveyed to the District of Columbia</header><text>The properties described
in this subsection are as follows (as depicted on the Map):</text>
<paragraph id="ID8A5C2F1DFE894A828F23CADC8E2AFB1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>U.S. Reservation
17A.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB22EE7E39BA54E54B23FC98B07A9A401"><enum>(2)</enum><text>U.S. Reservation
484.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6F80C9B120924609891B7E4D7D6CFBEA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>U.S. Reservations
243, 244, 245,
<deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">and 247</deleted-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">247,</added-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">and
248</added-phrase>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0460C12D50334739B6E15264DD2FFF19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>U.S. Reservations
128, 129, 130, 298, and 299.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68B7B46DD3CB461E8F034A183BB24EDB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Portions of U.S.
Reservations 343D and 343E.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID387A0377844F4A22A8E338024921A413"><enum>(6)</enum><text>U.S. Reservations
721, 722, and 723.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDBC6F610DAB1C4E48B93EE53A6D49D95E"><enum>203.</enum><header>Conveyance of
United States Reservation 174</header>
<subsection id="ID861A8799164F439684E9AF83E3BBBD73"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance;
use</header><text>If the District of Columbia enacts a final plan for the
development of the former Convention Center Site which meets the requirements
of subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE899BFF312134DC28C470705841CAF4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in U.S.
Reservation 174 (as depicted on the Map) to the District of Columbia upon the
enactment of such plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID286D1C6DC1D84D8683E2F252AB94EBAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the District
shall use the property so conveyed in accordance with such plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID293C749C02624538B4AF66AF1255ED86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements
for development plan</header><text>The plan for the development of the former
Convention Center Site meets the requirements of this subsection if—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE3246A89FE594C81A3F3DA3AC4BDA58F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the plan is
developed through a public process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8121837A74E242698F513C979CDE8137"><enum>(2)</enum><text>during the
process for the development of the plan, the District of Columbia considers at
least one version of the plan under which
<deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">the entire portion of U.S. Reservation
174 which is set aside as</deleted-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">U.S. Reservation 174 is set aside as
public</added-phrase> open space as of the date of the enactment of this Act
shall continue to be set aside as open space (including a version under which
facilities are built under the surface of such portion); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ADE7557075F4AD49A541D00FFDEDFFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not less than
1<fraction>1/4</fraction> acres of the former Convention Center Site are set
aside for <added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">public </added-phrase>open space under the
plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDEF1CC4BFF6E54E64955F20887362E529"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Former
Convention Center Site defined</header><text>In this section, the <quote>former
Convention Center Site</quote> means the parcel of land in the District of
Columbia which is bounded on the east by 9th Street Northwest, on the north by
New York Avenue Northwest, on the west by 11th Street Northwest, and on the
south by H Street Northwest.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="IDA3B5E19583D54DB189A8483703E35537" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>204.</enum><header>Conveyance of
portion of rfk stadium site for educational purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7 of the District of Columbia
Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3–326, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID2FC29943EA7441689CE71D9376A78B99">
<subsection id="IDC4A46BD6B89E48D1A475F29D6D05321D"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID6B61A2FAC302496284A7CA6C8D606290"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Upon receipt of a
written description from the District of Columbia of a parcel of land
consisting of not more than 15 contiguous acres (hereafter in this subsection
referred to as <quote>the described parcel</quote>), with the longest side of
the described parcel abutting one of the roads bounding the property, within
the area designated <quote>D</quote> on the revised map entitled <quote>Map to
Designate Transfer of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District</quote>
and bound by Oklahoma Avenue Northeast, Benning Road Northeast, the Metro line,
and Constitution Avenue Northeast, and a long-term lease executed by the
District of Columbia that is contingent upon the Secretary’s conveyance of the
described parcel and for the purpose consistent with this paragraph, the
Secretary shall convey all right, title, and interest in the described parcel
to the District of Columbia for the purpose of siting, developing, and
operating an educational institution for the public welfare, with first
preference given to a pre-collegiate public boarding school.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" id="ID8DACF71A3D9B49E6A65D8D36CB7172FD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon conveyance
under paragraph (1), the portion of the stadium lease that affects the
described parcel and all the conditions associated therewith shall terminate,
the described parcel shall be removed from the <quote>Map to Designate Transfer
of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District</quote>, and the long-term
lease described in paragraph (1) shall take effect
immediately.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Poplar
Point</header>
<section id="ID2B8AB5054A7448B5ADF26DC182EB2BB5"><enum>301.</enum><header>Conveyance of
Poplar Point to District of Columbia</header>
<subsection id="ID563A224858FF43EFAEFCCB19CC31B43A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance</header><text>Upon
certification by the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director)
that the District of Columbia has adopted a land-use plan for Poplar Point
which meets the requirements of section 302, the Director shall convey to the
District of Columbia all right, title, and interest of the United States in
Poplar Point, in accordance with this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDAC6523B6A9EB4D858B5106EC42969116"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withholding of
existing facilities and properties of National Park Service from initial
conveyance</header><text>The Director shall withhold from the conveyance made
under subsection (a) the facilities and related property (including necessary
easements and utilities related thereto) which are occupied or otherwise used
by the National Park Service in Poplar Point
<deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">prior to the adoption of the land-use
plan referred to in subsection (a), as identified in such land-use plan in
accordance with section 302(c).</deleted-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">until such terms for
conveyance are met under section 303.</added-phrase></text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id566A8D48259A4D62859E1BB27B4D5244" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deed restriction for
park purposes</header><text>The deed for the conveyance of Poplar Point
provided for in subsection (a) shall include a restriction requiring that 70
acres be maintained for park purposes in perpetuity, as identified in the land
use plan required under section 302. Any person (including an individual or
public entity) shall have standing to enforce the requirement.
<added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5438E266BE6F446DAA829745F9B324B6"><enum>302.</enum><header>Requirements
for Poplar Point land-use plan</header>
<subsection id="IDF4F9ABAD989A4667B3AEADA6EE9BC3DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The land-use plan for Poplar Point meets the requirements
of this section if the plan includes each of the following elements:</text>
<paragraph id="ID8FE6DF9E783140B3AF9B6F88057D7778"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The plan provides
for the reservation of a portion of Poplar Point for park purposes, in
accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID97F1E0C0E02E4353BB27B99DEDEC145F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The plan provides
for the identification of existing facilities and related properties of the
National Park Service, and the relocation of the National Park Service to
replacement facilities and related properties, in accordance with subsection
(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID64401233A9D041D293F02C53E725CD4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Under the plan,
at least two sites within the areas designated for park purposes are set aside
for the placement of potential commemorative works to be established pursuant
to chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, and the plan includes a
commitment by the District of Columbia to convey back those sites to the
National Park Service at the appropriate time, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDFE2DA4F301641AC9589D270E6CEDA30"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To the greatest
extent practicable, the plan is consistent with the Anacostia Waterfront
Framework Plan referred to in section 103 of the Anacostia Waterfront
Corporation Act of 2004 (sec. 2–1223.03, D.C. Official Code).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID161455F2405C4F7A8C7DF5693966264E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation of
areas for park purposes</header><text>The plan shall identify a portion of
Poplar Point consisting of not fewer than 70 acres (including wetlands) which
shall be reserved for park purposes and shall require such portion to be
reserved for such purposes in perpetuity<deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">, and shall provide that any person
(including an individual or a public entity) shall have standing to enforce the
requirement.</deleted-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">.</added-phrase></text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4B2CB2CF7B2B4030B01D9AF637644E45"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification
of existing and replacement facilities and properties for National Park
Service</header>
<paragraph id="ID25AEC50634F548BAA02918D8A524C862"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Identification
of existing facilities</header><text>The plan shall identify the facilities and
related property (including necessary easements and utilities related thereto)
which are occupied or otherwise used by the National Park Service in Poplar
Point prior to the adoption of the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1A0A58097B4B4EF4ABEB9B8B938ECC14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relocation to
replacement facilities</header>
<subparagraph id="ID8FDD54C114F4498DA36F4EB2E58D2881"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To the extent that the District of Columbia and the
Director determine jointly that it is no longer appropriate for the National
Park Service to occupy or otherwise use any of the facilities and related
property identified under paragraph (1), the plan shall—</text>
<clause id="IDA337F37C03C24ED0991F75AD669CE682"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify other
suitable facilities and related property (including necessary easements and
utilities related thereto) in the District of Columbia to which the National
Park Service may be relocated;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3C2DC77030774C1582DE7B0105AE4712"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide that the
District of Columbia shall take such actions as may be required to carry out
the relocation, including preparing the new facilities and properties and
providing for the transfer of such fixtures and equipment as the Director may
require; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4DCB74B5FE0D49A79EE51703E12B3DE3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>set forth a
timetable for the relocation of the National Park Service to the new
facilities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE22123ED901E442D9B3AF9BAFA6315E8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction on
use of property reserved for park purposes</header><text>The plan may not
identify any facility or property for purposes of this paragraph which is
located on any portion of Poplar Point which is reserved for park purposes in
accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8E462D1FB2EC48DD8C4BA3546B6A1E4E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation
required</header><text>In developing each of the elements of the plan which are
required under this subsection, the District of Columbia shall consult with the
Director.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDC244C04FBA64494796E60AE1BEAA8052"><enum>303.</enum><header>Conveyance of
replacement facilities and properties for National Park Service</header>
<subsection id="ID62318DD321114E309DF3FFA2C25AAB9A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance of
facilities and related properties</header><text>Upon certification by the
Director that the facilities and related property to which the National Park
Service is to be relocated under the land-use plan under this title (in
accordance with section 302(c)) are ready to be occupied or used by the
National Park Service—</text>
<paragraph id="ID948576BB88024D53A5248DC0FCBBA35E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia shall convey to the Director all right, title, and
interest<added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">,
at no cost,</added-phrase> in the facilities and related property (including
necessary easements and utilities related thereto) to which the National Park
Service is to be relocated (without regard to whether such facilities are
located in Poplar Point); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID22D8A25191F644C9827A19BD0BFB1B30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Director
shall convey to the District of Columbia all, right, title, and interest in the
facilities and related property which were withheld from the conveyance of
Poplar Point under section 301(b) and from which the National Park Service is
to be relocated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID719D7143DB3D41DE86BE18389E21654F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction on
construction projects pending certification of facilities</header>
<paragraph id="ID4A68E0536FD14380ADBAFEFE09B331F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The District of Columbia may not initiate any
construction project with respect to Poplar Point until the Director makes the
certification referred to in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1A1A1BC72C6045E68B7CE3CCDA41B923"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for
projects required to prepare facilities for occupation by National Park
Service</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
construction project required to ensure that the facilities and related
property to which the National Park Service is to be relocated under the
land-use plan under this title (in accordance with section 302(c)) are ready to
be occupied by the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6557C28F0F9545CCB0499D9DEFBE7BCF"><enum>304.</enum><header>Poplar Point
defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title,
<quote>Poplar Point</quote> means the parcel of land in the District of
Columbia which is owned by the United States and which is under the
administrative jurisdiction of the District of Columbia or the Director on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act, and which is bounded on the north
by the Anacostia River, on the northeast by and inclusive of the southeast
approaches to the 11th Street bridges, on the southeast by and inclusive of
Route 295, and on the northwest by and inclusive of the Frederick Douglass
Memorial Bridge approaches to Suitland Parkway, as depicted on the Map.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<section id="ID7EDA72AFE01043E7A151130C0B52FA73"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act, the following definitions
apply:</text>
<paragraph id="IDAC922728E4A6467DBBA248208EEC53E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of General Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1FA80BC876E94FBE84AB9CA4867C328B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>Director</term> means the Director of the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3468BC223B6D48AF83DDA17DF12637C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>Map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Transfer and Conveyance of
Properties in the District of Columbia</quote>, numbered 869/80460, and dated
July 2005, which shall be kept on file in the appropriate office of the
National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id6500CC4C73D14BD0A9E7F265E5E2F452" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term <term>park
purposes</term> means landscaped areas, pedestrian walkways, bicycle trails,
seating, open-sided shelters, natural areas, recreational use areas, and
memorial sites reserved for public use.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="idD2F7FF2A865F4AF683D082D3925739FE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum></enum><text><deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">(4)</deleted-phrase>(5) The term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="ID6E334049DA3A43F5950E257F04A077BA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>402.</enum><header>Limitation on
environmental liability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of
law—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1BDF97B5B0A94AB4BF25E4009F6F3E07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States shall not be
responsible for any environmental liability, response action, remediation,
corrective action, damages, costs, or expenses associated with any property for
which title is conveyed to the District of Columbia under this Act or any
amendment made by this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF9FE769B01F749E3B03D71A9EF415F29"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all environmental liability,
responsibility, remediation, damages, costs, and expenses as required by
applicable Federal, state and local law, including the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.), the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control
Act</act-name> (known as Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the
<act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.), the <act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 540 et seq.),
the <act-name parsable-cite="TSCA">Toxic Substances Control Act</act-name> (15
U.S.C. 2601, et seq.), and the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) for
any such property shall be borne by the District of Columbia, which shall
conduct all environmental activity with respect to such properties, and bear
any and all costs and expenses of any such activity.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="deleted" committee-id="SSGA00" id="IDADFEADE926244B21BF19593D7B25E395" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>403.</enum><header>Limitation on
costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States shall
not be responsible for paying any costs and expenses incurred by the District
of Columbia or any other parties at any time in connection with effecting the
provisions of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, including costs and
expenses associated with surveys, zoning, land-use processes, transfer taxes,
recording taxes, recording fees, as well as the costs associated with the
relocation of the National Park Service to replacement facilities required
under the land-use plan for Poplar Point described in section 302(c)(2).</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="idCB8D604E875C4B76ABE643B42CE8546A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>402.</enum><header>Limitation on
costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States shall
not be responsible for paying any costs and expenses, other than costs and
expenses related to or associated with environmental liabilities or cleanup
actions provided under law, which are incurred by the District of Columbia or
any other parties at any time in connection with effecting the provisions of
this Act or any amendment made by this Act.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="idA138971FF83F4677A27A670340C189DA" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>403.</enum><header>Authorization of
parties to enter into contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An officer or employee of the United States
or the District of Columbia may contract for payment of costs or expenses
related to any properties conveyed under quitclaim deed under this Act or any
amendment made by this Act.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSGA00" id="id4445881CB6B9470FBDED0C8BFB55498E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>404.</enum><header>No effect on
compliance with environmental laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by
this Act may be construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation
to comply with any environmental law, including section 120(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFD232C489D940779EAB0531B598F6BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum><deleted-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="strikethrough">404</deleted-phrase><added-phrase committee-id="SSGA00" reported-display-style="italic">405</added-phrase>.</enum><header>Deadline for
provision of deeds and related documents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">With respect to each property conveyed under
this Act or any amendment made by this Act, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia, the Administrator, or the Secretary (as the case may be) shall
execute and deliver a quitclaim deed or prepare and record a transfer plat, as
appropriate, not later than 6 months after the property is conveyed.</text>
</section>
August 3, 2006
Reported with amendments