[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5118 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5118

 To amend title 40, United States Code, to remove the authority of the 
National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by 
           the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 40, United States Code, to remove the authority of the 
National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by 
           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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Capital Planning Commission 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING 
              COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OWNED BY THE 
              DISTRICT.

    (a) Recommendation of the Commission for Transfers of Jurisdiction 
of Property.--Section 8124 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by amending the second sentence to 
        read as follows: ``In the case of a transfer among Federal 
        authorities or a transfer between Federal and District of 
        Columbia authorities, the National Capital Planning Commission 
        shall recommend the transfer before it is completed.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection 
        (c) as subsection (b).
    (b) Approval of the Commission for Proposed Developments and 
Projects.--Section 8722 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and district'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``and District of 
        Columbia governmental'' each place it appears;
            (3) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``or District of Columbia''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or District'';
            (4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and District''; and
            (5) by striking subsection (e).
    (c) Approval of the Commission To Sell Land.--
            (1) In general.--Title 40, United States Code, is amended 
        by striking section 8734.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 87 of title 40, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 8734.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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