[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 126, 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 112-143
112th Congress

An Act


 
To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in 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. PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT.

(a) Updated Description of Property.--Section 1 of the Act entitled
``An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on
behalf of the United States to transfer from the United States to the
District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency title to certain real
property in said District'', approved September 8, 1960 (sec. 6-321.01,
D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking all that follows the colon
and inserting the following: ``The property located within the bounds of
the site the legal description of which is the Southwest Waterfront
Project Site (dated October 8, 2009) under Exhibit A of the document
titled `Intent to Clarify the Legal Description in Furtherance of Land
Disposition Agreement', as filed with the Recorder of Deeds on October
27, 2009 as Instrument Number 2009116776.''.
(b) Clarification of Method of Transfer.--Section 1 of such Act
(sec. 6-321.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting ``by one or
more quitclaim deeds'' immediately after ``to transfer''.
(c) Clarification of Relation to Master Development Plan.--Section 2
of such Act (sec. 6-321.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(1) by striking ``an urban renewal plan'' and inserting ``a
master plan''; and
(2) by striking ``such urban renewal plan'' and inserting
``such master plan''.

(d) Expanding Permitted Dispositions and Uses of Certain Property.--
Section 4 of such Act (sec. 6-321.04, D.C. Official Code) is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 4.  The Agency is hereby authorized, in accordance with the
District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 and section 1, to lease
or sell to a redevelopment company or other lessee or purchaser such
real property as may be transferred to the Agency under the authority of
this Act.''.
(e) Repeal of Reversion.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 5 of such Act (sec. 6-321.05, D.C.
Official Code) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3 of such Act (sec. 6-
321.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``Subject

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to the provisions of section 5 of this Act, the'' and inserting
``The''.

(f) Clarification of Role of District of Columbia as Successor in
Interest.--Section 8 of such Act (sec. 6-321.08, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``the terms'' and all that follows and inserting
``any reference to the `Agency' shall be deemed to be a reference to the
District of Columbia as the successor in interest to the Agency.''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES AT MUNICIPAL FISH
MARKET.

The Act entitled ``An Act Authorizing the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia to make regulations respecting the rights and
privileges of the fish wharf'', approved March 19, 1906 (sec. 37-205.01,
D.C. Official Code), is amended--
(1) by striking ``operate as a municipal fish wharf and
market'' and inserting ``operate as a market and for such other
uses as the Mayor determines to be appropriate'';
(2) by striking ``, and said wharf shall constitute the sole
wharf for the landing of fish and oysters for sale in the
District of Columbia''; and
(3) by striking ``operation of said municipal fish wharf and
market'' and inserting ``operation of said market''.
SEC. 3. MAINE LOBSTERMAN MEMORIAL.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in
this Act or any amendment made by this Act authorizes the removal,
destruction, or obstruction of the Maine Lobsterman Memorial which is
located near Maine Avenue in the District of Columbia as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Movement of Memorial.--The Maine Lobsterman Memorial referred to
in subsection (a) may be moved from its location as of the date of the
enactment of this Act to another location on the Southwest waterfront
near Maine Avenue in the District of Columbia if at that location there
would be a clear, unimpeded pedestrian pathway and line of sight from
the Memorial to the water.
SEC. 4. PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION, WASHINGTON CHANNEL, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

(a) In General.--The portion of the project for navigation of the
Corps of Engineers at Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of
Columbia, as authorized by the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831; 49
Stat. 1028), and described in subsection (b), is deauthorized.
(b) Description of Project.--The deauthorized portion of the project
for navigation is as follows: Beginning at Washington Harbor Channel
Geometry Centerline of the 400-foot-wide main navigational ship channel,
Centerline Station No. 103+73.12, coordinates North 441948.20, East
1303969.30, as stated and depicted on the Condition Survey Anacostia,
Virginia, Washington and Magazine Bar Shoal Channels, Washington, D.C.,
Sheet 6 of 6, prepared by the United States Army Corps of Engineers,
Baltimore district, July 2007; thence departing the aforementioned
centerline traveling the following courses and distances: N. 40 degrees
10 minutes 45 seconds E., 200.00 feet to a point, on the outline of said
400-foot-wide channel thence binding on said outline the following 3
courses and distances: S. 49 degrees 49 minutes 15 seconds E.,

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1,507.86 feet to a point, thence; S. 29 degrees 44 minutes 42 seconds
E., 2,083.17 feet to a point, thence; S. 11 degrees 27 minutes 04
seconds E., 363.00 feet to a point, thence; S. 78 degrees 32 minutes 56
seconds W., 200.00 feet to a point binding on the centerline of the 400-
foot-wide main navigational channel at computed Centerline Station No.
65+54.31, coordinates North 438923.9874, East 1306159.9738, thence;
continuing with the aforementioned centerline the following courses and
distances: N. 11 degrees 27 minutes 04 seconds W., 330.80 feet to a
point, Centerline Station No. 68+85.10, thence; N. 29 degrees 44 minutes
42 seconds W., 2,015.56 feet to a point, Centerline Station No.
89+00.67, thence; N. 49 degrees 49 minutes 15 seconds W., 1,472.26 feet
to the point of beginning, the area in total containing a computed area
of 777,284 square feet or 17.84399 acres of riparian water way.

Approved July 9, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2297:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 112-154 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 157 (2011):
Dec. 6, considered and passed House.
Vol. 158 (2012):
Mar. 29, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
June 26, House concurred in Senate
amendment.