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

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4984

 To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to provide for 
the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy 
 Memorial Stadium Campus to the Administrator of General Services and 
  the leasing of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes 
  which include commercial and residential development, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2023

 Mr. Comer (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
      and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to provide for 
the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy 
 Memorial Stadium Campus to the Administrator of General Services and 
  the leasing of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes 
  which include commercial and residential 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 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Transfer.--The District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 
3-321 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FOR 
              LEASE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    ``(a) Transfer.--
            ``(1) In general.--Effective on the date of the enactment 
        of the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus 
        Revitalization Act--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter 
                referred to as the `Secretary') shall transfer 
                administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy 
                Memorial Stadium Campus (hereafter referred to as the 
                `Campus'), including any improvements and existing 
                facilities thereon, to the Administrator of General 
                Services (hereafter referred to as the 
                `Administrator'); and
                    ``(B) the Administrator shall assume the 
                responsibilities of the Director of the National Park 
                Service under the lease described in paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Survey.--
                    ``(A) Requiring survey.--After the transfer of 
                administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1), the 
                Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, 
                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- or State-licensed surveyor who is approved 
                by the Administrator.
                    ``(B) Submission to congress.--Upon completion, the 
                survey conducted under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                submitted to the Committee on Oversight and 
                Accountability and the Committee on Natural Resources 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
                Senate.
                    ``(C) Availability for public inspection.--A copy 
                of the survey conducted under subparagraph (A), 
                together with a map of the Campus, shall be kept on 
                file and available for public inspection in the 
                appropriate offices of the National Park Service, the 
                Department of the Interior, and the General Services 
                Administration.
            ``(3) Lease described.--The lease described in this 
        paragraph is the lease dated January 14, 1988, between the 
        United States and the District of Columbia for the use of the 
        Campus, as authorized by section 7(b)(1)(B) (sec. 3-
        326(b)(1)(B), D.C. Official Code).
    ``(b) New Lease to District of Columbia.--
            ``(1) Requiring lease; terms and conditions.--Not later 
        than 180 days after the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
        under subsection (a) is completed, the Administrator shall 
        enter into a lease without consideration with the District of 
        Columbia under which the District may use the Campus for any of 
        the following purposes, subject to such terms and conditions as 
        may be agreed upon by the Administrator and the District, and 
        subject to the approval of the National Capital Planning 
        Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts:
                    ``(A) Stadium purposes.
                    ``(B) Commercial and residential development.
                    ``(C) Providing recreational facilities, open 
                space, or public outdoor recreation opportunities.
                    ``(D) Such other public purposes for which the 
                Campus was used prior to June 1, 1985.
                    ``(E) Such other public purposes for which the 
                Campus was approved for use by the Secretary with the 
                concurrence of the National Capital Planning Commission 
                prior to June 1, 1985.
            ``(2) Specific requirements relating to use of campus for 
        commercial and residential development.--The lease entered into 
        under this subsection shall include provisions to require the 
        District of Columbia to meet the following requirements as a 
        condition of using the Campus for commercial and residential 
        development:
                    ``(A) The District shall ensure that the 
                development 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.
                    ``(B) The District shall designate at least 30 
                percent of the Campus as parks and open space.
                    ``(C) The District shall ensure that the 
                development provides for improved public access to the 
                Anacostia River and shall not interrupt the Anacostia 
                River Trail.
                    ``(D) The District shall, to the extent necessary, 
                ensure that parking facilities are provided to 
                accommodate residential and commercial development.
                    ``(E) The District shall provide for adequate 
                public safety and security measures and resources in 
                the planning and ongoing management of the development.
                    ``(F) The District shall carry out measures that, 
                to the greatest extent practicable, will reduce the 
                impact of noise and traffic on surrounding residential 
                areas in the District.
            ``(3) Inclusion of survey.--The Administrator shall 
        incorporate in the lease entered into under this subsection the 
        survey conducted under subsection (a)(2).
            ``(4) Length of lease period.--The lease entered into under 
        this subsection shall be for a period of up to 99 years, and 
        may be renewed for subsequent periods, as determined by the 
        Administrator.
            ``(5) Termination of prior lease.--Effective upon the 
        entering into of the lease under this subsection, the lease 
        described in subsection (a)(3) shall terminate.
    ``(c) Termination of New Lease.--
            ``(1) Grounds for termination.--The lease entered into 
        under subsection (b) shall provide for the termination of the 
        lease prior to its expiration if each of the following occurs:
                    ``(A) The terms and conditions of the lease have 
                not been complied with, as determined by the 
                Administrator.
                    ``(B) Such noncompliance has not been corrected 
                within 90 days after written notice of such 
                noncompliance has been received by the Mayor of the 
                District of Columbia. Such noncompliance shall be 
                treated as corrected if the District of Columbia and 
                the Administrator enter into an agreement, with the 
                concurrence of the National Capital Planning 
                Commission, which the Administrator considers adequate 
                to ensure that the property will be used in a manner 
                consistent with the purposes referred to in subsection 
                (b).
            ``(2) Timing.--No person may bring an action respecting a 
        violation of any term or condition of the lease entered into 
        under subsection (b) before the expiration of 90 days after the 
        date on which such person has notified the Mayor of the 
        District of Columbia of the alleged violation. The notice shall 
        include notice of such person's intention to bring an action to 
        terminate the lease under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Cost of rehabilitating property.--The lease entered 
        into under subsection (b) shall provide that the District of 
        Columbia shall bear the cost of removing structures or 
        rehabilitating the property which is the subject of the lease 
        if the lease is terminated under this subsection.
            ``(4) Use of property after termination of lease.--Any 
        property which is the subject of the lease entered into 
        subsection (b) shall, if the lease is terminated under this 
        subsection, be administered as Federal property which may be 
        considered for sale, lease, or exchange under section 412 of 
        title IV of Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        2005 (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3259).
    ``(d) Prohibiting Interested Parties From Benefitting From 
Development.--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 the lease entered into under subsection (b) or 
to any benefit that may arise therefrom, including any contract or 
agreement made, entered into, or accepted by or on behalf of the United 
States or the District of Columbia as a result of such lease. 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.
    ``(e) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed--
            ``(1) to affect any obligations of the Secretary with 
        respect to the Campus under the National Environmental Policy 
        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or
            ``(2) to require the Secretary or Administrator to pay any 
        costs and expenses which are incurred by the District of 
        Columbia or any other party (other than the United States) at 
        any time, including in connection with carrying out this 
        section.
    ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `Robert F. Kennedy 
Memorial Stadium Campus' means the approximately 142 acres of Federal 
land as generally depicted on the map entitled `Anacostia Park, Robert 
F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Proposed Land Conveyance', numbered 831/
151,473, and dated July 2019.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Effective upon the date of the transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 
Stadium Campus under section 8(a) of the District of Columbia Stadium 
Act of 1957, as added by subsection (a), section 7 of such Act (sec. 3-
326, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
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