[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2297 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 352
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2297
[Report No. 112-154]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 7, 2011
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
March 29, 2012
Reported by Mr. Lieberman, without amendment
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AN ACT
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 located within the bounds
of the site 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--
(1) by striking ``an urban renewal plan'' and inserting ``a
master plan''; and
(2) by striking ``such urban renewal plan'' and inserting
``such 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 terms'' and all that follows and inserting
``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--
(1) by striking ``operate as a municipal fish wharf and
market'' and inserting ``operate as a market and for such other
uses as the Mayor determines to be appropriate'';
(2) by striking ``, and said wharf shall constitute the
sole wharf for the landing of fish and oysters for sale in the
District of Columbia''; and
(3) by striking ``operation of said municipal fish wharf
and market'' and inserting ``operation of said market''.
SEC. 3. MAINE LOBSTERMAN MEMORIAL.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in
this Act or any amendment made by this Act authorizes the removal,
destruction, or obstruction of the Maine Lobsterman Memorial which is
located near Maine Avenue in the District of Columbia as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Movement of Memorial.--The Maine Lobsterman Memorial referred
to in subsection (a) may be moved from its location as of the date of
the enactment of this Act to another location on the Southwest
waterfront near Maine Avenue in the District of Columbia if at that
location there would be a clear, unimpeded pedestrian pathway and line
of sight from the Memorial to the water.
Calendar No. 352
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2297
[Report No. 112-154]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District
of Columbia, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 29, 2012
Reported without amendment