H. R. 5083

One Hundred Sixth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,

the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1) In 1988, the Los Angeles Board of Education voted

to close Tweedy Elementary School in the City of South Gate,

California, due to concerns about health risks at the site of

the school.

(2) The school was temporarily relocated to South Gate

Park on park land that was originally acquired with amounts

provided by the Secretary of the Interior from the land and

water conservation fund.

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

the Los Angeles Unified School District to operate the school

on park land expired, and no progress had been made in constructing new facilities to relocate the school and its students.

(4) In 1992, Congress enacted Public Law 102–443 (106

Stat. 2244), which authorized an 8-year extension in the lease

for the use of the park land pending the construction of the

new school.

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

2000, and little progress has been made on the part of the

Los Angeles Unified School District to relocate Tweedy

Elementary School.

(6) In addition to the long-delayed Tweedy Elementary

School relocation, recent studies have identified the need for

additional educational facilities in the City of South Gate,

including a new high school, junior high, and three primary

centers in the near future.

(7) The lack of commitment, oversight, and accountability

in finding a new site for Tweedy Elementary School must

be corrected in any further lease extension, and a similar

situation also must be avoided in addressing the construction

of other education facilities in the City of South Gate.
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SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY USE OF PARK LANDS FOR

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PURPOSES, SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.

Notwithstanding section 6(f )(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–8(f )(3)), the City of

South Gate, California, may extend until October 23, 2004, the

lease between the City of South Gate and the Los Angeles Unified

School District, dated June 8, 1988, and otherwise subject to expire

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

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

Gate Park as the temporary site for Tweedy Elementary School.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON PROGRESS TO RELOCATE TWEEDY ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

(a) PERIODIC REPORTS REQUIRED.—As a condition on the extension of the lease referred to in section 1 beyond October 23, 2000,

the President of the Board of Education for the Los Angeles Unified

School District shall require the preparation of periodic reports

describing—

(1) the progress being made to relocate Tweedy Elementary

School from South Gate Park to a permanent location; and

(2) the School District’s construction plans for a new high

school, middle school, and three primary centers in the City

of South Gate, California.

(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under subsection (a)

shall describe—

(1) the progress being made in site selection and acquisition, facility design, and construction; and

(2) any factors hindering either the relocation of Tweedy

Elementary School or progress on the School District’s other

construction plans for the City of South Gate.

(c) SUBMISSION.—The reports required by subsection (a) shall

be submitted to the City Manager of the City of South Gate,

the Congress, the Los Angeles Board of Education, and Padres

Unidos Pro Nuevas Escuelas. The first report shall be submitted

not later than May 1, 2001, and subsequent reports shall be submitted every 6 months thereafter during the term of the extended

lease.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.