PUBLIC LAW 112–143—JULY 9, 2012 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SOUTHWEST 

WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT 


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126 STAT. 990 PUBLIC LAW 112–143—JULY 9, 2012 

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Official Code) is repealed.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 

July 9, 2012 

[H.R. 2297] 


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PUBLIC LAW 112–143—JULY 9, 2012 126 STAT. 991 

to the provisions of section 5 of this Act, the’’ and inserting 

‘‘The’’. 

(f) CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS SUC- CESSOR 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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126 STAT. 992 PUBLIC LAW 112–143—JULY 9, 2012 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2297: 

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. 

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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. 


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