[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16629-16630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                KINGMAN AND HERITAGE ISLANDS ACT OF 2009

  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to Calendar No. 582, H.R. 2092.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2092) to amend the National Children's Island 
     Act of 1995 to expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage 
     Islands by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, 
     do pass with amendments.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, with amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italics.)

                               H.R. 2092

       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 ``Kingman and Heritage Islands 
     Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ISLAND ACT OF 1995.

       (a) Expansion of Allowable Uses for Kingman and Heritage 
     Island.--The National Children's Island Act of 1995 (sec. 10-
     1401 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE AND ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT FRAMEWORK 
                   PLANS.

       ``(a) Compliance With Plans.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, it is not a violation of the terms and 
     conditions of this Act for the District of Columbia to use 
     the lands conveyed and the easements granted under this Act 
     in accordance with the Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan 
     and the Comprehensive Plan.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Anacostia waterfront framework plan.--The term 
     `Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan' means the November 2003 
     Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan to redevelop and 
     revitalize the Anacostia waterfront in the District of 
     Columbia, as may be amended from time to time, developed 
     pursuant to a memorandum of understanding dated March 22, 
     2000, between the General Services Administration, Government 
     of the District of Columbia, Office of Management and Budget, 
     Naval District Washington, Military District Washington, 
     Marine Barracks Washington, Department of Labor, Department 
     of Transportation, National Park Service, Army Corps of 
     Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington 
     Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, National Capital 
     Planning Commission, National Arboretum, and Small Business 
     Administration.
       ``(2) Comprehensive plan.--The term `Comprehensive Plan' 
     means the Comprehensive Plan of the District of Columbia 
     approved by the Council of the District of Columbia on 
     December 28, 2006, as such plan

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     may be amended or superseded from time to time.''.
       (b) Modification of Reversionary Interest.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 3(d) of the National Children's Island Act of 1995 
     (sec. 10-1402(d)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
     striking ``The transfer under subsection (a)'' and all that 
     follows and inserting the following: ``Title in the property 
     transferred under subsection (a) and the easements granted 
     under subsection (b) shall revert to the United States upon 
     the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date 
     on which the Secretary provides written notice to the 
     District that the Secretary has determined that [the]a 
     portion of the District is not using the property for 
     recreational, environmental, or educational purposes in 
     accordance with National Children's Island, the Anacostia 
     Waterfront Framework Plan, or [for another recreational, 
     environmental, or educational purpose, except that the 
     reversionary interest of the United States under this 
     paragraph shall expire upon the expiration of the 30-year 
     period which begins on the date of the enactment of the 
     Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009.]the Comprehensive 
     Plan. Such notice shall be made in accordance with chapter 5 
     of title 5, United States Code (relating to administrative 
     procedures).''.

  Mr. CASEY. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported 
amendments be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be read a third time 
and passed; the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, without 
intervening action or debate; and any statements related to the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The amendments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 2092), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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