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Union Calendar No. 156 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2092 

[Report No. 111–275] 

To amend the National Children’s Island Act of 1995 to expand allowable 

uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the District of Columbia, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2009 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 


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A BILL 

To amend the National Children’s Island Act of 1995 to 

expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands 

by the District of Columbia, and for other 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kingman and Heritage 

5 Islands Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL CHILDREN’S ISLAND 

7 ACT OF 1995. 

8 (a) EXPANSION OF ALLOWABLE USES FOR KINGMAN

9 AND HERITAGE ISLANDS.—The National Children’s Is10 land Act of 1995 (sec. 10–1401 et seq., D.C. Official 

11 Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE AND ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT 

13 FRAMEWORK PLANS. 

14 ‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH PLANS.—Notwithstanding 

15 any other provision of this Act, it is not a violation of 

16 the terms and conditions of this Act for the District of 

17 Columbia to use the lands conveyed and the easements 

18 granted under this Act in accordance with the Anacostia 

19 Waterfront Framework Plan and the Comprehensive Plan. 

20 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 

21 following definitions apply: 

22 ‘‘(1) ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT FRAMEWORK

23 PLAN.—The term ‘Anacostia Waterfront Framework 

24 Plan’ means the November 2003 Anacostia Water25 front Framework Plan to redevelop and revitalize 


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1 the Anacostia waterfront in the District of Colum2 bia, as may be amended from time to time, devel3 oped pursuant to a memorandum of understanding 

4 dated March 22, 2000, between the General Services 

5 Administration, Government of the District of Co6 lumbia, Office of Management and Budget, Naval 

7 District Washington, Military District Washington, 

8 Marine Barracks Washington, Department of Labor, 

9 Department of Transportation, National Park Serv10 ice, Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Pro11 tection Agency, Washington Metropolitan Area 

12 Transit Authority, National Capital Planning Com13 mission, National Arboretum, and Small Business 

14 Administration. 

15 ‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The term ‘Com16 prehensive Plan’ means the Comprehensive Plan of 

17 the District of Columbia approved by the Council of 

18 the District of Columbia on December 28, 2006, as 

19 such plan may be amended or superseded from time 

20 to time.’’. 

21 (b) RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—Sec22 tion 3 of such Act (sec. 10–1402, D.C. Official Code) is 

23 amended by striking subsection (d). 

24 (b) MODIFICATION OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

25 Paragraph (1) of section 3(d) of the National Children’s 


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1 Island Act of 1995 (sec. 10–1402(d)(1), D.C. Official Code) 

2 is amended by striking ‘‘The transfer under subsection (a)’’ 

3 and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘Title in 

4 the property transferred under subsection (a) and the ease5 ments granted under subsection (b) shall revert to the 

6 United States upon the expiration of the 60-day period 

7 which begins on the date on which the Secretary provides 

8 written notice to the District that the Secretary has deter9 mined that the District is not using the property for rec10 reational, environmental, or educational purposes in ac11 cordance with National Children’s Island, the Anacostia 

12 Waterfront Framework Plan, or for another recreational, 

13 environmental, or educational purpose, except that the re14 versionary interest of the United States under this para15 graph shall expire upon the expiration of the 30-year period 

16 which begins on the date of the enactment of the Kingman 

17 and Heritage Islands Act of 2009. Such notice shall be made 

18 in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code 

19 (relating to administrative procedures).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 156 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2092 

[Report No. 111–275] 

A BILL 

To amend the National Children’s Island Act of 

and for other purposes. Heritage Islands by the District of Columbia, 1995 to expand allowable uses for Kingman and 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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