[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2297 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2297

To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District 
                  of Columbia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2011

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront 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. PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT.

    (a) Updated Description of Property.--Section 1 of the Act entitled 
``An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on 
behalf of the United States to transfer from the United States to the 
District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency title to certain real 
property in said District'', approved September 8, 1960 (sec. 6--
321.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking all that follows 
the colon and inserting the following: ``The property the legal 
description of which is the Southwest Waterfront Project Site (dated 
October 8, 2009) under Exhibit A of the document titled `Intent to 
Clarify the Legal Description in Furtherance of Land Disposition 
Agreement', as filed with the Recorder of Deeds on October 27, 2009 as 
Instrument Number 2009116776.''.
    (b) Clarification of Method of Transfer.--Section 1 of such Act 
(sec. 6--321.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting ``by one 
or more quitclaim deeds'' immediately after ``to transfer''.
    (c) Clarification of Relation to Master Development Plan.--Section 
2 of such Act (sec. 6--321.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
striking ``urban renewal plan'' and inserting ``master plan''.
    (d) Expanding Permitted Dispositions and Uses of Certain 
Property.--Section 4 of such Act (sec. 6--321.04, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 4.  The Agency is hereby authorized, in accordance with the 
District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 and section 1, to lease 
or sell to a redevelopment company or other lessee or purchaser such 
real property as may be transferred to the Agency under the authority 
of this Act.''.
    (e) Repeal of Reversion.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 5 of such Act (sec. 6--321.05, D.C. 
        Official Code) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3 of such Act (sec. 6--
        321.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``Subject to 
        the provisions of section 5 of this Act, the'' and inserting 
        ``The''.
    (f) Clarification of Role of District of Columbia as Successor in 
Interest.--Section 8 of such Act (sec. 6--321.08, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``, except that any reference to the `Agency' shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the District of Columbia as the successor 
in interest to the Agency.''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES AT MUNICIPAL FISH MARKET.

    The Act entitled ``An Act Authorizing the Commissioners of the 
District of Columbia to make regulations respecting the rights and 
privileges of the fish wharf'', approved March 19, 1906 (sec. 37--
205.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ``The activities that may be carried out at the 
market operated under this Act include, but are not limited to, the 
enclosed or open air vending, selling, leasing, demonstrating, 
crafting, consuming, and exhibiting of all types of food and beverage, 
produce, consumables, organic or `green' themed items, plants and 
flowers, artisan wares, arts, handmade or handicrafts, and such other 
similar or related retail and consumer goods, as well as any and all 
appurtenant, ancillary, complementary or co-existing cultural, 
theatrical, residential, exhibition, office, or arts uses.''.
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