[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4984 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4984

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the 
   District of Columbia so that the District may use the Campus for 
  purposes including residential and commercial development, 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 ``D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 
Stadium Campus Revitalization Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER RFK MEMORIAL 
              STADIUM CAMPUS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Exercise of Transfer Authority.--
            (1) Transfer.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
        (hereafter referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting under the 
        authority of section 8124 of title 40, United States Code 
        (except as provided under paragraph (2)), shall transfer 
        administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 
        Stadium Campus (hereafter referred to as the ``Campus'') to the 
        District of Columbia (hereafter referred to as the 
        ``District''), subject to a Declaration of Covenants with the 
        District which is consistent with the succeeding provisions of 
        this Act and which includes such other terms and conditions as 
        may be agreed to by the Secretary and the District.
            (2) Waiver of requirement for prior recommendation of 
        national capital planning commission.--The second sentence of 
        section 8124(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall not 
        apply to the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
        Campus under this section.
            (3) No effect on status of ownership of campus.--Consistent 
        with section 8124 of title 40, United States Code, the transfer 
        of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this 
        section does not change the status of the ownership of the 
        Campus by the United States.
    (b) Development and Uses of Campus.--After transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this section, the 
District may develop and use, and permit the development and use of, 
the Campus for any of the following purposes:
            (1) Stadium purposes, including training facilities, 
        offices, and other structures necessary to support a stadium.
            (2) Commercial and residential development.
            (3) Facilities, open space, and public outdoor 
        opportunities, which may include supporting cultural 
        activities, educational activities, and recreational 
        activities, as such terms are defined in section 3306(a) of 
        title 40, United States Code.
            (4) Such other public purposes for which the Campus was 
        used or approved for use prior to June 1, 1985.
            (5) Demolition purposes to facilitate development and use 
        of the Campus under subparagraphs (1) through (4).
    (c) Specific Requirements Relating to Development and Use of 
Campus.--The Declaration of Covenants entered into under subsection 
(a)(1) shall include provisions to require the District to meet the 
following requirements as a condition of the development and use of the 
Campus as set forth under subsection (b) after transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this section:
            (1) The District shall ensure that the development and use 
        does not materially degrade or adversely impact any lands under 
        the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, including the 
        restoration of the wetlands south of Kingman Island.
            (2) The District shall designate, develop, operate, and 
        maintain at least 30 percent of the Campus (excluding the 
        riparian area of the Campus as defined in subsection (g)(2)) as 
        the ``Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Park'' as parks and open space 
        to provide land for passive and active outdoor recreation and 
        shall require that portion to be reserved for such purposes for 
        the duration of the transfer.
            (3) The District shall ensure that the development and use 
        provides for improved public access to the Anacostia River and 
        shall not interrupt the Anacostia River Trail.
            (4) The District shall, to the extent necessary, ensure 
        that parking facilities are provided to accommodate the 
        development.
            (5) The District shall provide for adequate public safety 
        and security measures and resources in the planning and ongoing 
        management of the development.
            (6) The District shall carry out measures that, to the 
        greatest extent practicable, will reduce the impact of noise 
        and traffic of the development on surrounding residential areas 
        in the District.
            (7) The District shall operate and maintain the riparian 
        area of the Campus in accordance with subsection (g).
            (8) The District shall ensure that no Member of Congress, 
        Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, or any other 
        official of the Government of the United States or the 
        Government of the District of Columbia shall be admitted to any 
        share or part of any lease entered into by the District in the 
        exercise of the administrative jurisdiction over the Campus 
        transferred under this section, or to any benefit that may 
        arise therefrom, including any contract or agreement made, 
        entered into, or accepted by or on behalf of the District as a 
        result of this section. Nothing in the previous sentence may be 
        construed to apply to a person who is a shareholder or other 
        beneficial owner of any publicly held corporation or other 
        entity, if the lease is for the general benefit of such 
        corporation or other entity.
    (d) Survey.--
            (1) Requiring survey.--As soon as practicable after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the District shall conduct a 
        survey of the Campus, which shall determine the exact acreage 
        and legal description of the Campus by a boundary survey 
        prepared by a qualified Federally-, State-, or District-
        licensed surveyor who is approved by the Secretary.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Upon completion, the survey 
        conducted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to--
                    (A) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
                and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Energy and 
                Natural Resources of the Senate.
            (3) Incorporation in declaration of covenants for 
        transfer.--The survey conducted under paragraph (1) shall be 
        incorporated in the Declaration of Covenants entered into under 
        subsection (a)(1).
            (4) Availability of survey and map for public inspection.--
        The survey conducted under paragraph (1), together with the map 
        of the Campus referred to in subsection (m), shall be kept on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        offices of the Secretary.
    (e) Memorandum of Understanding.--As a condition of the development 
and use of the Campus after transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
over the Campus under this section, the Secretary and the District 
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to determine an 
allocation of the costs of carrying out all responsibilities of the 
United States and the District with respect to the Campus under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), including any costs of any response action with 
respect to any contamination present on the Campus.
    (f) Costs.--
            (1) Costs of transfer.--The District shall be responsible 
        for payment of any costs of carrying out the transfer of 
        administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this section, 
        including--
                    (A) any costs of carrying out the survey under 
                subsection (d); and
                    (B) any costs of carrying out any environmental 
                analysis required under Federal law.
            (2) Costs after transfer.--Except as provided under the 
        memorandum of understanding entered into under subsection (e), 
        the Secretary shall not be responsible for payment of any costs 
        or expenses that are incurred by the District or any other 
        party (other than the United States) associated with the Campus 
        after the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under this 
        section.
    (g) Special Rules for Riparian Area.--
            (1) Restriction on development and use.--The Declaration of 
        Covenants entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall include 
        provisions to ensure that the riparian area of the Campus may 
        not be developed or used for any purposes other than the 
        continuing maintenance of any development, use, or 
        infrastructure (including roads and pathways) existing at the 
        time of the execution of the transfer of administrative 
        jurisdiction over the Campus under this section.
            (2) Riparian area of the campus defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``riparian area of the Campus'' means the 
        area designated in the map referred to in subsection (m) as 
        ``Riparian Area (Area F)''.
    (h) Prohibiting Use of Federal Funds for Stadium.--The Declaration 
of Covenants entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall include 
provisions to ensure that the District may not use Federal funds for 
stadium purposes on the Campus, including training facilities, offices, 
and other structures necessary to support a stadium.
    (i) Term.--The transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
Campus under this section shall be in effect for a term of not less 
than 99 years, and may be renewed for subsequent periods agreed to by 
the Secretary and the District.
    (j) Reversion of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
            (1) Grounds for reversion.--The Declaration of Covenants 
        entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall include provisions 
        stating that administrative jurisdiction over the Campus 
        transferred under this section shall revert to the Secretary if 
        each of the following occurs:
                    (A) The terms and conditions of the Declaration of 
                Covenants have not been complied with, as reasonably 
                determined by the Secretary.
                    (B) Such noncompliance has not been corrected 
                within 90 days after written notice of such 
                noncompliance has been received by the District. Such 
                noncompliance shall be treated as corrected if the 
                District and the Secretary enter into an agreement that 
                the Secretary finds adequate to ensure that the Campus 
                will be developed and used in a manner consistent with 
                the purposes referred to in subsection (b).
            (2) Timing.--The Secretary may not seek the reversion of 
        administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this 
        subsection before the expiration of 90 days after the date on 
        which written notice of the alleged violation is received by 
        the District. The notice shall include notice of the 
        Secretary's intention for administrative jurisdiction over the 
        Campus to revert to the Secretary.
            (3) Cost of rehabilitating property.--The Declaration of 
        Covenants entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall include 
        provisions requiring the District to bear the actual cost of 
        removing structures from or rehabilitating the Campus if 
        administrative jurisdiction over the Campus reverts to the 
        Secretary under this subsection.
    (k) Rule of Construction Related to the Applicability to the 
Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply 
with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
    (l) Conforming Amendment; Termination of Existing Lease.--Effective 
on the date of the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
Campus under this section--
            (1) the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3-
        321 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is repealed; and
            (2) the lease dated January 14, 1988, between the United 
        States and the District for the use of the Campus, as 
        authorized by section 7(b)(1)(B) of such Act (sec. 3-
        326(b)(1)(B), D.C. Official Code), is terminated.
    (m) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 
Stadium Campus'' means the approximately 174 acres of Federal land as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Anacostia Park, Robert F. 
Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus - Transfer of Administrative 
Jurisdiction'', numbered 831/189,767, and dated January 2024.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 28, 2024.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4984

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the 
   District of Columbia so that the District may use the Campus for 
  purposes including residential and commercial development, and for 
                            other purposes.