[House Report 118-400]
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118th Congress }                                        { Rept. 118-400
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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   D.C. ROBERT F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL STADIUM CAMPUS REVITALIZATION ACT

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 February 23, 2024.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Westerman, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4984]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (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, 
having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with 
amendments and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendments are as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

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.
    Amend the title so as to read:
    A bill 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.

                       Purpose of the Legislation

    The purpose of H.R. 4984, as ordered reported, is 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.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Stadium Campus 
encompasses approximately 142 acres of National Park Service 
(NPS) land located in the eastern part of the District of 
Columbia (D.C.). RFK is owned by the City of D.C., which also 
has a lease on the land underneath and surrounding the stadium 
from NPS for sports and recreation use until 2038. From the 
early 1900s until 1957, the land was used as a park and open 
space. In 1957, Congress authorized construction of a stadium 
on the land. The D.C. Stadium opened in 1961 as a multipurpose 
stadium for the Washington Redskins (now the Washington 
Commanders) and the Washington Senators (a Major League 
Baseball team). By 1969, the D.C. Stadium was renamed RFK 
Stadium in honor of Robert F. Kennedy. In 1996, the football 
team played their last game at the stadium, which then became 
home of D.C. United (Major League Soccer team) until 2017. The 
stadium is now vacant, falling into disrepair, and is set to be 
demolished.
    H.R. 4984 allows for a long-term solution and coordination 
between the City of D.C. and the federal government for the 
future development and use of this site. The bill facilitates a 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction under 40 U.S.C. 8124 
authority. Under this long-standing authority, NPS would retain 
title to the land and the City of D.C. would become ``merely 
the entity with custody and control over the underlying 
property.''\1\ This authority has been used since the 1930's 
and past examples include transfers of jurisdiction to 
accommodate growing libraries, roads, schools, and parks. The 
bill allows for a transfer of up to 99 years, which may be 
renewed. The bill ensures any development of the site will not 
adversely impact the land, including the restoration of 
wetlands; is at least 30 percent parks and open space; will 
improve access to the Anacostia River and maintain access to 
the Anacostia River Trail; provide for necessary parking 
facilities and public safety measures; and will reduce noise 
and traffic on surrounding areas.
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    \1\Transfers of Jurisdiction, Legislative Authorities, National 
Capital Planning Commission, accessed Feb. 1, 2024, https://www.ncpc/
gov/about/authorities/.
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    The House Committee on Natural Resources (HNRC) reported 
version of the bill contains several notable changes that 
differ from the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
(COA) reported version. The bill reported by HNRC reflects 
months of bipartisan conversations between the sponsors of the 
bill, relevant committees, the Department of the Interior and 
NPS, and D.C. First, under the HNRC version of the bill, the 
General Services Administration (GSA) is no longer involved in 
any transfer and is not responsible for any portion of the 
stadium site. The administrative jurisdictional transfer is 
solely from the NPS to D.C. This is distinct from the COA 
version, which had GSA playing a prominent role in taking over 
administrative jurisdiction of the site. Second, the HNRC 
version specifically states no federal funds may be used for 
stadium purposes including facilities, offices, and structures 
necessary to support a stadium. This is a new addition to the 
text, which was previously silent on this question. Finally, 
the HNRC version includes a provision requiring the Secretary 
of the Interior and D.C. to enter into an agreement dividing 
the allocation of costs associated with any environmental 
remediation of the site under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).
    During bipartisan conversations between the stakeholders, 
several questions arose surrounding the application of CERCLA 
and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). There 
was a bipartisan agreement, with concurrence from the 
administration, that NPS would conduct a NEPA analysis on the 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction itself. After this 
transfer, it was universally agreed that development and use of 
the campus by D.C. would not be considered a major federal 
action, and therefore NEPA would not apply. Similarly, it was 
agreed that the transfer of administrative jurisdiction did not 
delegate any authorities under NEPA to D.C. Due to the 
consensus around this process, the text of the bill remained 
silent on NEPA, as any savings clause clarifying consistency 
with NEPA would be superfluous. Similarly, questions arose 
about the costs and responsibilities associated with CERCLA. To 
address this, the HNRC version included a new memorandum of 
understanding allowing D.C. and the Secretary of the Interior 
to create a division of past, present, and future costs 
associated with the site. The language retained a savings 
clause to clarify that this only applied to shifting costs and 
that no liabilities would be shifted by the legislation or the 
memorandum of understanding.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 4984 was introduced on July 27, 2023, by Rep. James 
Comer (R-KY). The bill was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
Federal Lands. The bill was also referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. On September 19, 2023, the 
Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on the bill. On 
February 6, 2024, the Committee on Natural Resources met to 
consider the bill. The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4984 by unanimous 
consent. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) offered an Amendment 
in the Nature of a Substitute designated Westerman_075 ANS. 
Representative Matt Rosendale (R-MT) offered an amendment to 
the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute designated 
Rosendale #1. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call 
vote of 8 yeas to 33 nays, as follows:


    The Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, designated 
Westerman_075 ANS, was agreed to by voice vote. The bill, as 
amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of 
Representatives by voice vote. The long title of the bill, as 
ordered reported, was amended by unanimous consent.

                                Hearings

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House rule XIII, the 
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: 
hearing by the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held on September 
19, 2023.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Short title

           Establishes the short title of the bill as 
        the ``D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus 
        Revitalization Act.''

Section 2. Transfer of administration jurisdiction over RFK Memorial 
        Stadium Campus to District of Columbia

           Requires the Secretary of the Interior 
        (Secretary) to transfer administration jurisdiction of 
        the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus (Campus) 
        to the District of Columbia (D.C.) within 180 days 
        after date of enactment under Section 8124 of Title 40 
        of the U.S. Code. This provision waives the portion of 
        U.S. Code that requires the National Capital Planning 
        Commission to recommend the transfer and clarifies that 
        the transfer does not affect ownership of the Campus.
           Allows D.C. to use the Campus for stadium 
        purposes, commercial and residential development, 
        recreational facilities, open space, public outdoor 
        recreation, or prior existing uses. This includes any 
        demolition of existing sites and structures to 
        facilitate that development (i.e. the demolition of the 
        current RFK Stadium to build a new stadium and 
        surrounding facilities).
           Clarifies D.C. can develop and use the 
        Campus based on a series of criteria agreed to in the 
        Declaration of Covenants including:
                   Ensuring any development of the 
                campus will not adversely impact the land, 
                including the restoration of wetlands;
                   Maintaining at least 30 percent 
                parks and open space;
                   Improving access to the 
                Anacostia River, maintaining access to the 
                Anacostia River Trail, and maintains the 
                riparian area;
                   Providing for necessary parking 
                facilities and public safety measures; and 
                Reducing noise and traffic on surrounding 
                areas.
                   Restricting Members of Congress, 
                Delegates, Resident Commissioners to Congress, 
                or any other federal or D.C. government 
                employee from benefiting from leases or 
                contracts related to the transfer.
           Requires a survey of the Campus, which will 
        be submitted to Congress, incorporated into the 
        Declaration of Covenants, and be available to the 
        public.
           Requires the Secretary and D.C. to enter 
        into a memorandum of understanding related to the 
        allocation of costs of carrying out all 
        responsibilities of the United States and D.C. with 
        respect to 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.).
           Clarifies D.C. shall pay for costs 
        associated with the transfer, including the survey and 
        any environmental analysis. After the transfer, the 
        Secretary will not be required to pay for general 
        maintenance of the site.
           Prohibits any new development within the 
        riparian area of the Campus.
           Specifies that no federal funds may be used 
        for stadium purposes including facilities, offices, and 
        structures necessary to support a stadium.
           Specifies the transfer of administrative 
        jurisdiction will last for 99 years and be subject to 
        renewal.
           Allows for a reversion of administrative 
        jurisdiction if the Secretary determines that D.C. has 
        not complied with the Declaration of Covenants and does 
        not correct the noncompliance within 90 days of written 
        notice.
           Clarifies nothing in the bill alters any 
        liabilities or obligations 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.).
           Revokes the District of Columbia Stadium Act 
        of 1957 and the current RFK Stadium lease.
           Defines the map associated with the RFK 
        Stadium Campus.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      Compliance With House Rule XIII and Congressional Budget Act

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of House rule XIII and section 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and pursuant to 
clause 3(c)(3) of House rule XIII and section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has requested 
but not received from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office a budgetary analysis and a cost estimate of this bill.
    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill, as ordered reported, is 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.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Statement

    An estimate of federal mandates prepared by the Director of 
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 423 of the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was not made available to the 
Committee in time for the filing of this report. The Chair of 
the Committee shall cause such estimate to be printed in the 
Congressional Record upon its receipt by the Committee, if such 
estimate is not publicly available on the Congressional Budget 
Office website.

                           Existing Programs

    Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any 
directed rule makings.
    Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not 
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government 
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was 
not included in any report from the Government Accountability 
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program 
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 
98-169) as relating to other programs.

                  Applicability to Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets):

                DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STADIUM ACT OF 1957

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, [This Act 
may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Stadium Act of 
1957''.]
  [Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and 
directed to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or 
otherwise, all real property within the boundaries of the East 
Capitol Street site, as established in the first paragraph 
under the heading ``(2) East Capitol Street Site'' contained in 
the National Capital Planning Commission report entitled 
``Preliminary Report on Sites for National Memorial Stadium'' 
dated November 8, 1956 and thereafter, acting under authority 
of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a National Park 
Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916, as 
amended (16 U. S. C. 1 and the following), the Secretary of the 
Interior shall enter into a contract with the Board for the 
construction, maintenance, and operation of the stadium 
including the operation and maintenance of motor-vehicle 
parking areas) on such East Capitol Street site, except that 
such contract may be for a term of not more than thirty years. 
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to 
construct and prepare in areas A, C, D, and E only, on such 
site, as such areas are indicated on National Capital Parks Map 
numbered 1.7-146, motor vehicle parking areas, including 
driveways, walks, lighting, and landscaping, at a total cost 
not to exceed $2,660,000.
  [Sec. 4. (a) The Board is hereby authorized to provide for 
the payment of the cost of preliminary engineering and economic 
surveys relating to the stadium, and for the payment of the 
cost of planning, designing and constructing such stadium, and 
to provide funds for the operation and maintenance of such 
stadium, and for the payment of interest on the bonds 
authorized herein during the period of construction and during 
the 12-month period following completion of construction of the 
stadium, by an issue or issues of negotiable bonds of the 
Board, bearing interest, payable annually or semiannually, as 
the Board shall determine, at a rate not exceeding such rate as 
shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. All such 
bonds mag be registered as to principal alone or both principal 
and interest, shall be payable as to principal within not to 
exceed thirty years from the date thereof, shall be in such 
denominations, shall be executed in such manner, and shall be 
payable in such medium and at such place or places as the Board 
may determine, and the face amount thereof shall be so 
calculated as to produce, at the price of their sale, the cost 
of the stadium constructed pursuant to this Act. The Board may 
reserve the right to redeem any or all of the bonds before 
maturity in such manner and at such price or prices not 
exceeding 105 per centum of the face value and accrued interest 
as may be fixed by the Board prior to the issuance of the 
bonds. The Board when it deems advisable may issue refunding 
bonds to refinance any outstanding bonds, and interest thereon, 
at maturity or before maturity when called for redemption, 
except that such refunding bonds shall mature within not to 
exceed thirty years from the date thereof, or not to exceed 
fifty years from the date of enactment of this Act, whichever 
shall first occur.
  [(b) The bonds may be sold at not less than par. If the 
proceeds of the bonds shall exceed the cost, the excess shall 
be placed in the fund created by section 6 for the payment of 
the principal and interest of such bonds. Prior to the 
preparation of definitive bonds the Board may, under like 
restrictions, issue temporary bonds, or may, under like 
restrictions, issue temporary bonds or interim certificates 
without coupons, of any denomination whatsoever, exchangeable 
for definitive bonds when such bonds that securities have been 
executed are available for delivery.
  [(c) All bonds, or other obligations, issued by the Board 
under authority of this Act, shall be exempt both as to 
principal and interest, from all taxation (except estate and 
inheritance taxes) now or hereafter imposed by the District of 
Columbia.
  [Sec. 7. (a) After payment of the bonds and interest or after 
a sinking fund sufficient for such purpose shall have been 
provided and shall be held solely for that purpose, but in any 
event not later than fifty years from the date of enactment of 
this Act, all right, title, and interest in and to the stadium 
constructed under this Act shall vest in the United States.
  [(b)(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall--
          [(A) convey without consideration to the government 
        of the District of Columbia all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the building 
        comprising the stadium constructed under this Act; and
          [(B) lease without consideration to the government of 
        the District of Columbia--
                  [(i) the ground under; and
                  [(ii) the parking facilities associated with 
                the stadium constructed under this Act.
  [(2) The lease authorized by paragraph (1)(B) shall be for a 
period of 50 years.
  [(c) The conveyance and lease of real property under 
subsection (b) shall be subject to such terms and conditions 
(which shall be set forth in the instrument of conveyance) as 
will ensure that title to the property shall not be transferred 
by the District to any person or entity other than the United 
States or any political subdivision or agency of the District 
of Columbia or the United States and that the property will be 
used only for--
          [(1) stadium purposes;
          [(2) providing recreational facilities, open space, 
        or public outdoor recreation opportunities;
          [(3) such other public purposes for which the 
        property was used prior to June 1,1985; and
          [(4) such other public purposes for which the 
        property was approved for use by the Secretary with the 
        concurrence of the National Capital Planning Commission 
        prior to June 1, 1985.
  [(d)(1) The instrument of conveyance and the lease referred 
to in subsection (c) shall provide that all right, title, and 
interest conveyed to the District of Columbia pursuant to such 
instrument of conveyance shall revert to the United States and 
the lease shall terminate if--
          [(A) the terms and conditions referred to in 
        subsection (c) have not been complied with, as 
        determined by the Secretary, and
          [(B) such noncompliance has not been corrected within 
        ninety 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 Secretary 
        enter into an agreement, with the concurrence of the 
        National Capital Planning Commission, which the 
        Secretary considers adequate to ensure that the 
        property will be used in a manner consistent with the 
        purposes referred to in subsection (c).
  [(2) No person may bring an action respecting a violation of 
any term or condition referred to in subsection (c) before the 
expiration of ninety 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 declare a reversion 
and termination of the lease under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection.
  [(3) The conveyance of real property under subsection (b) 
shall be made subject to the condition that the District of 
Columbia shall bear the cost of removing structures or 
rehabilitating the land or stadium should the stadium revert to 
the United States pursuant to this subsection.
  [(4) Any property which reverts to the Secretary under this 
subsection shall be administered by the Secretary as part of 
the Park System of the Nation's Capital in accordance with the 
provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), 
and other provisions of the law generally applicable to units 
of the national park system.
  [(e)(1) Upon receipt of a written description from the 
District of Columbia of not more than 15 contiguous acres 
(hereinafter referred to as ``the 15 acres''), within the area 
designated ``D'' on the revised map entitled ``Map to Designate 
Transfer of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District'' 
and bound by 21st Street, NE, Oklahoma Avenue, NE, Benning 
Road, NE, the Metro line, and C Street, NE, and execution of a 
long-term lease by the Mayor of the District of Columbia that 
is contingent upon the Secretary's conveyance of the 15 acres 
and for the purpose consistent with this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall convey the 15 acres described land to the 
District of Columbia for the purpose of siting, developing, and 
operating an educational institution for the public welfare, 
with first preference given to a pre-collegiate public boarding 
school.
  [(2) Upon conveyance, the portion of the stadium lease that 
affects the 15 acres on the property and all the conditions 
associated therewith shall terminate, and the 15 acres property 
shall be removed from the ``Map to Designate Transfer of 
Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District'', and the 
long-term lease described in paragraph (1) of this subsection 
shall take effect immediately. The Mayor of the District of 
Columbia shall execute and deliver a quitclaim deed to 
effectuate the District's responsibilities under this section.
  [Sec. 11. As used in this act the term--
          [(1) ``stadium'' includes all equipment, appliances, 
        facilities, and property of any kind (including any 
        area designated A, B, C, D, or E on the revised map 
        entitled ``Map to Designate Transfer of Stadium and 
        Lease of Parking Lots to the District'', prepared 
        jointly by the National Park Service (National Capital 
        Region) and the District of Columbia Department of 
        Public Works for site development and dated October 
        1986 (NPS drawing number 831/87284-A)), necessary to 
        carry out the purposes of this Act.]