District of Columbia Land Use Notification Act of 1993

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Land Use 
Notification Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES 
              AFFECTING PROPERTY LOCATED IN DISTRICT.

    (a) Requirements for General Services Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Title II of the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   ``notice to district of columbia of activities affecting property 
                        located in the district

    ``Sec. 213. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Administrator may not carry out any activity under this title that 
affects real property located in the District of Columbia (including 
transferring excess property or disposing of surplus property) unless--
            ``(1) not later than 60 days before carrying out such 
        activity, the Administrator provides a notice describing such 
        activity and the property affected to the Mayor of the District 
        of Columbia, the Chair of the Council of the District of 
        Columbia, and the Chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 
        (as established pursuant to section 738 of the District of 
        Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act) 
        in whose neighborhood such property is located; and
            ``(2) the Administrator provides the individuals described 
        in paragraph (1) with the opportunity to present oral or 
        written comments on the activity to the Administrator (or the 
        Administrator's designee) before the Administrator carries out 
        the activity.
    ``(b) The Administrator may waive the requirements described in 
subsection (a) if the Administrator finds that compliance with the 
requirements would jeopardize the public safety or the national 
security interests of the United States, but only if the 
Administrator--
            ``(1) certifies such finding and the reasons for such 
        finding to the individuals described in paragraph (1) of such 
        subsection and to Congress; and
            ``(2) at the earliest time practicable, provides such 
        individuals with the notice described in paragraph (1) of such 
        subsection and the opportunity to present comments described in 
        paragraph (2) of such subsection.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such Act 
        is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 212 
        the following new item:

        ``Sec. 213. Notice to District of Columbia of activities 
                            affecting property located in the 
                            District.''.
    (b) Notice Requirements for Other Covered Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        covered agency (as defined in paragraph (3)) may not carry out 
        any activity that affects real property located in the District 
        of Columbia unless--
                    (A) not later than 60 days before carrying out such 
                activity, such agency provides a notice describing such 
                activity and the property affected to the Mayor of the 
                District of Columbia, the Chair of the Council of the 
                District of Columbia, and the Chair of the Advisory 
                Neighborhood Commission (as established pursuant to 
                section 738 of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
                and Governmental Reorganization Act) in whose 
                neighborhood such property is located; and
                    (B) the agency provides the individuals described 
                in subparagraph (A) with the opportunity to present 
                oral or written comments on the activity to a 
                representative of the agency before the agency carries 
                out the activity.
            (2) Exception for emergencies.--A covered agency may waive 
        the requirements of paragraph (1) if the agency finds that 
        compliance with the requirements would jeopardize the public 
        safety or the national security interests of the United States, 
        but only if the agency--
                    (A) certifies such finding and the reasons for such 
                finding to the individuals described in subparagraph 
                (A) of such paragraph and to Congress; and
                    (B) at the earliest time practicable, provides such 
                individuals with the notice described in subparagraph 
                (A) of such paragraph and the opportunity to present 
                comments described in subparagraph (B) of such 
                paragraph.
            (3) Covered agency defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``covered agency'' means any of the following:
                    (A) The Architect of the Capitol.
                    (B) The National Park Service.
                    (C) The Smithsonian Institution.
    (c) Prior Approval for Events at Tennis Stadium at Rock Creek 
Park.--No event may be held at the William H. G. Fitzgerald Tennis 
Center at Rock Creek Park without the prior approval of the Director of 
the National Park Service and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2(a) shall apply to activities 
carried out after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and sections 2 (b) and (c) shall 
apply to activities carried out and events held after the expiration of 
such period.

Summary: District of Columbia Land Use Notification Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit the Administrator of General Services, the Architect of the Capitol, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution from carrying out any activity that affects real property located in the District of Columbia unless the following individuals are notified with an opportunity to comment: (1) the Mayor of the District of Columbia, (2) the Chair of the Council of the District. And (3) the Chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in whose neighborhood such property is located. Prohibits an event from being held at the William H. G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center at Rock Creek Park without the prior approval of the Director of the National Park Service and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Administrator to waive the requirements of this Act if compliance would jeopardize public safety or national security interests: (1) upon certifying such finding to such individuals. And (2) providing the individuals with a notice and an opportunity to comment.