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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5083

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 13 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Received

AN ACT

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.
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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

7 the City of South Gate, California, due to concerns

8 about health risks at the site of the school.

9 (2) The school was temporarily relocated to

10 South Gate Park on park land that was originally

11 acquired with amounts provided by the Secretary of

12 the Interior from the land and water conservation

13 fund.

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

15 allowed the Los Angeles Unified School District to

16 operate the school on park land expired, and no

17 progress had been made in constructing new facili18 ties to relocate the school and its students.

19 (4) In 1992, Congress enacted Public Law

20 102–443 (106 Stat. 2244), which authorized an 8-

21 year extension in the lease for the use of the park

22 land pending the construction of the new school.

23 (5) This 8-year extension is due to expire on

24 October 23, 2000, and little progress has been made
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1 on the part of the Los Angeles Unified School Dis2 trict to relocate Tweedy Elementary School.

3 (6) In addition to the long-delayed Tweedy Ele4 mentary School relocation, recent studies have iden5 tified the need for additional educational facilities in

6 the City of South Gate, including a new high school,

7 junior high, and three primary centers in the near

8 future.

9 (7) The lack of commitment, oversight, and ac10 countability in finding a new site for Tweedy Ele11 mentary School must be corrected in any further

12 lease extension, and a similar situation also must be

13 avoided in addressing the construction of other edu14 cation facilities in the City of South Gate.

15 SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY USE OF PARK

16 LANDS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUR17 POSES, SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.

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

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

20 8(f)(3)), the City of South Gate, California, may extend

21 until October 23, 2004, the lease between the City of

22 South Gate and the Los Angeles Unified School District,

23 dated June 8, 1988, and otherwise subject to expire on

24 October 23, 2000, pursuant to Public Law 102–443 (106

25 Stat. 2244), regarding the use of approximately three
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1 acres of South Gate Park as the temporary site for

2 Tweedy Elementary School.

3 SEC. 3. REPORT ON PROGRESS TO RELOCATE TWEEDY ELE4 MENTARY SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOL CON5 STRUCTION.

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

7 on the extension of the lease referred to in section 1 be8 yond October 23, 2000, the President of the Board of

9 Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District

10 shall require the preparation of periodic reports

11 describing—

12 (1) the progress being made to relocate Tweedy

13 Elementary School from South Gate Park to a per14 manent location; and

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

16 a new high school, middle school, and 3 primary cen17 ters in the City of South Gate, California.

18 (b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub19 section (a) shall describe—

20 (1) the progress being made in site selection

21 and acquisition, facility design, and construction;

22 and

23 (2) any factors hindering either the relocation

24 of Tweedy Elementary School or progress on the
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1 School District’s other construction plans for the

2 City of South Gate.

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

4 (a) shall be submitted to the City Manager of the City

5 of South Gate, the Congress, the Los Angeles Board of

6 Education, and Padres Unidos Pro Nuevas Escuelas. The

7 first report shall be submitted not later than May 1, 2001,

8 and subsequent reports shall be submitted every 6 months

9 thereafter during the term of the extended lease.

Passed the House of Representatives October 12,

2000.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.