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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5083

To extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use

certain park lands in the city of South Gate, California, which were

acquired with amounts provided from the land and water conservation

fund, for elementary school purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 27, 2000

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School

District to use certain park lands in the city of South

Gate, California, which were acquired with amounts provided from the land and water conservation fund, for

elementary school purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

4 Congress finds the following:

5 (1) In 1988, the Los Angeles Board of Edu6 cation voted to close Tweedy Elementary School in
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1 the city of South Gate, California, due to concerns

2 about health risks at the site of the school.

3 (2) The school was temporarily relocated to

4 South Gate Park on park land that was originally

5 acquired with amounts provided by the Secretary of

6 the Interior from the land and water conservation

7 fund.

8 (3) In March 1991, the lease with the city that

9 allowed the Los Angeles Unified School District to

10 operate the school on park land expired, and no

11 progress had been made in constructing new facili12 ties to relocate the school and its students.

13 (4) In 1992, Congress enacted Public Law

14 102–443 (106 Stat. 2244), which authorized an

15 eight-year extension in the lease for the use of the

16 park land pending the construction of the new

17 school.

18 (5) This eight-year extension is due to expire on

19 October 23, 2000, and little progress has been made

20 on the part of the Los Angeles Unified School Dis21 trict to relocate Tweedy Elementary School.

22 (6) In addition to the long-delayed Tweedy Ele23 mentary School relocation, recent studies have iden24 tified the need for additional educational facilities in

25 the city of South Gate, including a new high school,
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1 junior high, and three primary centers in the near

2 future.

3 (7) The lack of commitment, oversight, and ac4 countability in finding a new site for Tweedy Ele5 mentary School must be corrected in any further

6 lease extension, and a similar situation also must be

7 avoided in addressing the construction of other edu8 cation facilities in the City of South Gate.

9 SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY USE OF PARK

10 LANDS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUR11 POSES, SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.

12 Notwithstanding section 6(f)(3) of the Land and

13 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–

14 8(f)(3)), the city of South Gate, California, may extend

15 until October 23, 2004, the lease between the city of South

16 Gate and the Los Angeles Unified School District, dated

17 June 8, 1988, and otherwise subject to expire on October

18 23, 2000, pursuant to Public Law 102–443 (106 Stat.

19 2244), regarding the use of approximately three acres of

20 South Gate Park as the temporary site for Tweedy Ele21 mentary School.
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1 SEC. 3. REPORT ON PROGRESS TO RELOCATE TWEEDY ELE2 MENTARY SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOL CON3 STRUCTION.

4 (a) PERIODIC REPORTS REQUIRED.—As a condition

5 on the extension of the lease referred to in section 1 be6 yond October 23, 2000, the President of the Board of

7 Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District

8 shall require the preparation of periodic reports

9 describing—

10 (1) the progress being made to relocate Tweedy

11 Elementary School from South Gate Park to a per12 manent location; and

13 (2) the School District’s construction plans for

14 a new high school, middle school, and 3 primary cen15 ters in the city of South Gate, California.

16 (b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub17 section (a) shall describe—

18 (1) the progress being made in site selection

19 and acquisition, facility design, and construction;

20 and

21 (2) any factors hindering either the relocation

22 of Tweedy Elementary School or progress on the

23 School District’s other construction plans for the

24 city of South Gate.

25 (c) SUBMISSION.—The reports required by subsection

26 (a) shall be submitted to the City Manager of the city of
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1 South Gate, the Congress, the Los Angeles Board of Edu2 cation, and Padres Unidos Pro Nuevas Escuelas. The first

3 report shall be submitted not later than May 1, 2001, and

4 subsequent reports shall be submitted every six months

5 thereafter during the term of the extended lease.

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