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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1838 

To provide for the sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain 

real property in the District of Columbia to facilitate the utilization, 

development, and redevelopment of such property, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 6, 2005 

Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property in the District of Columbia to facilitate the utilization, development, and redevelopment of such property, and for other 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal and District 

5 of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2005’’. 
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1 TITLE I—REAL PROPERTY CON2 VEYANCES BETWEEN THE 

3 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINIS4 TRATION AND THE DISTRICT 

5 OF COLUMBIA 

6 SEC. 101. EXCHANGE OF TITLE OVER RESERVATION 13 AND 

7 CERTAIN OTHER PROPERTIES. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTIES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the 

10 District of Columbia conveys to the Administrator of 

11 General Services all right, title, and interest of the 

12 District of Columbia in the property described in 

13 subsection (c), the Administrator shall convey to the 

14 District of Columbia all right, title, and interest of 

15 the United States in— 

16 (A) U.S. Reservation 13, subject to the 

17 conditions described in subsection (b); and 

18 (B) Old Naval Hospital. 

19 (2) PROPERTIES DEFINED.—In this section— 

20 (A) the term ‘‘U.S. Reservation 13’’ means 

21 that parcel of land in the District of Columbia 

22 consisting of the approximately 66 acres which 

23 is bounded on the north by Independence Ave24 nue Southeast, on the west by 19th Street 

25 Southeast, on the south by G Street Southeast, 
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1 and on the east by United States Reservation 

2 343, and being the same land described in the 

3 Federal transfer letter of October 25, 2002, 

4 from the United States to the District of Co5 lumbia, and subject to existing matters of 

6 record; and 

7 (B) the term ‘‘Old Naval Hospital’’ means 

8 the property in the District of Columbia con9 sisting of Square 948 in its entirety, together 

10 with all the improvements thereon. 

11 (b) CONDITIONS FOR CONVEYANCE OF RESERVATION

12 13.—As a condition for the conveyance of U.S. Reserva13 tion 13 to the District of Columbia under this section, the 

14 District of Columbia shall agree— 

15 (1) to set aside a portion of the property for the 

16 extension of Massachusetts Avenue Southeast and 

17 the placement of a potential commemorative work to 

18 be established pursuant to chapter 89 of title 40, 

19 United States Code, at the terminus of Massachu20 setts Avenue Southeast (as so extended) at the Ana21 costia River; 

22 (2) to convey all right, title, and interest of the 

23 District of Columbia in the portion set aside under 

24 paragraph (1) to the Secretary of the Interior (act25 ing through the Director of the National Park Serv-
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1 ice) at such time as the Secretary may require, if a 

2 commemorative work is established in the manner 

3 described in paragraph (1); and 

4 (3) to permit the Court Services and Offender 

5 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia to 

6 continue to occupy a portion of the property con7 sistent with the requirements of the District of Co8 lumbia Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107– 

9 96; 115 Stat. 931). 

10 (c) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPERTY TO BE CON11 VEYED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR.—The property described 

12 in this subsection is the real property consisting of Build13 ing Nos. 16, 37, 38, 118, and 118–A and related improve14 ments, together with the real property underlying those 

15 buildings and improvements, on the West Campus of Saint 

16 Elizabeths Hospital, as described in the quitclaim deed of 

17 September 30, 1987, by and between the United States 

18 and the District of Columbia and recorded in the Office 

19 of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia on 

20 October 7, 1987. 

21 (d) LIMITATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 

22 Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

23 (1) the District of Columbia shall not be re24 sponsible for any environmental liability, response 

25 action, remediation, corrective action, damages, 
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1 costs, or expenses associated with the property for 

2 which title is conveyed to the Administrator of Gen3 eral Services under this section; and 

4 (2) all environmental liability, responsibility, re5 mediation, damages, costs, and expenses as required 

6 by applicable Federal, State and local law, including 

7 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com8 pensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 

9 seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

10 (known as Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 

11 seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), 

12 the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 

13 seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 540 

14 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 

15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.), and the Oil Pollution Act (33 

16 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) for such property shall be 

17 borne by the United States, which shall conduct all 

18 environmental activity with respect to such prop19 erties, and bear any and all costs and expenses of 

20 any such activity. 

21 SEC. 102. TERMINATION OF CLAIMS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi23 sion of law, the United States is not required to perform, 

24 or to reimburse the District of Columbia for the cost of 

25 performing, any of the following services: 
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1 (1) Repairs or renovations pursuant to section 

2 4(f) of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of 

3 Columbia Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 

4 225b(f); sec. 44–903(f), D.C. Official Code). 

5 (2) Preservation, maintenance, or repairs pur6 suant to a use permit executed on September 30, 

7 1987, under which the United States (acting 

8 through the Secretary of Health and Human Serv9 ices) granted permission to the District of Columbia 

10 to use and occupy portions of the Saint Elizabeths 

11 Hospital property known as the ‘‘West Campus’’. 

12 (3) Mental health diagnostic and treatment 

13 services for referrals as described in section 9(b) of 

14 the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Colum15 bia Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 225g(b); 

16 sec. 44–908(b), D.C. Official Code), but only with 

17 respect to services provided on or before the date of 

18 the enactment of this Act. 

19 (b) EFFECT ON PENDING CLAIMS.—Any claim of the 

20 District of Columbia against the United States for the fail21 ure to perform, or to reimburse the District of Columbia 

22 for the cost of performing, any service described in sub23 section (a) which is pending as of the date of the enact24 ment of this Act shall be extinguished and terminated. 
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1 TITLE II—STREAMLINING MAN2 AGEMENT OF PROPERTIES 

3 LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT 

4 OF COLUMBIA 

5 SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 

6 OVER CERTAIN PROPERTIES. 

7 (a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

8 FROM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO UNITED STATES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

10 over each of the following properties (owned by the 

11 United States and as depicted on the Map) is hereby 

12 transferred, subject to the terms in this subsection, 

13 from the District of Columbia to the Secretary of 

14 the Interior for administration by the Director: 

15 (A) An unimproved portion of Audubon 

16 Terrace Northwest, located east of Linnean Av17 enue Northwest, that is within U.S. Reservation 

18 402 (National Park Service property). 

19 (B) An unimproved portion of Barnaby 

20 Street Northwest, north of Aberfoyle Place 

21 Northwest, that abuts U.S. Reservation 545 

22 (National Park Service property). 

23 (C) A portion of Canal Street Southwest, 

24 and a portion of V Street Southwest, each of 
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1 which abuts U.S. Reservation 467 (National 

2 Park Service property). 

3 (D) Unimproved streets and alleys at Fort 

4 Circle Park located within the boundaries of 

5 U.S. Reservation 497 (National Park Service 

6 property). 

7 (E) An unimproved portion of Western Av8 enue Northwest, north of Oregon Avenue 

9 Northwest, that abuts U.S. Reservation 339 

10 (National Park Service property). 

11 (F) An unimproved portion of 17th Street 

12 Northwest, south of Shepherd Street North13 west, that abuts U.S. Reservation 339 (Na14 tional Park Service property). 

15 (G) An unimproved portion of 30th Street 

16 Northwest, north of Broad Branch Road North17 west, that is within the boundaries of U.S. Res18 ervation 515 (National Park Service property). 

19 (H) Subject to paragraph (2), lands over 

20 I–395 at Washington Avenue Southwest. 

21 (I) A portion of U.S. Reservation 357 at 

22 Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, previously 

23 transferred to the District of Columbia in con24 junction with the former proposal for a resi-
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1 dence for the Mayor of the District of Colum2 bia. 

3 (2) USE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR MEMO4 RIAL.—In the case of the property for which admin5 istrative jurisdiction is transferred under paragraph 

6 (1)(H), the property shall be used as the site for the 

7 establishment of a memorial to honor disabled vet8 erans of the United States Armed Forces authorized 

9 to be established by the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE 

10 Memorial Foundation by Public Law 106–348 (114 

11 Stat. 1358; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note), except that the 

12 District of Columbia shall retain administrative ju13 risdiction over the subsurface area beneath the site 

14 for the tunnel, walls, footings, and related facilities. 

15 (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

16 FROM UNITED STATES TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Ad17 ministrative jurisdiction over the following property owned 

18 by the United States and depicted on the Map is hereby 

19 transferred from the Secretary to the District of Columbia 

20 for administration by the District of Columbia: 

21 (1) A portion of U.S. Reservation 451. 

22 (2) A portion of U.S. Reservation 404. 

23 (3) U.S. Reservations 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 

24 49. 

25 (4) U.S. Reservation 251. 
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1 (5) U.S. Reservation 8. 

2 (6) U.S. Reservations 277A and 277C. 

3 (7) Portions of U.S. Reservation 470. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The transfers of administra5 tive jurisdiction under this section shall take effect on the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 202. EXCHANGE OF TITLE OVER CERTAIN PROP8 ERTIES. 

9 (a) CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the 

11 District of Columbia conveys to the Secretary all 

12 right, title, and interest of the District of Columbia 

13 in each of the properties described in subsection (b) 

14 for use as described in such subsection, the Sec15 retary shall convey to the District of Columbia all 

16 right, title, and interest of the United States in each 

17 of the properties described in subsection (c). 

18 (2) ADMINISTRATION BY NATIONAL PARK SERV19 ICE.—The properties conveyed by the District of Co20 lumbia to the Secretary under this section shall be 

21 administered by the Director upon conveyance. 

22 (b) PROPERTIES TO BE CONVEYED TO THE SEC23 RETARY; USE.—The properties described in this sub24 section and their uses are as follows (as depicted on the 

25 Map): 
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1 (1) Lovers Lane Northwest, abutting U.S. Res2 ervation 324, for the closure of a one-block long 

3 roadway adjacent to Montrose Park. 

4 (2) Needwood, Niagara, and Pitt Streets North5 west, within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Na6 tional Historical Park, for the closing of the rights7 of-way now occupied by the Chesapeake and Ohio 

8 Canal. 

9 (c) PROPERTIES TO BE CONVEYED TO THE DISTRICT

10 OF COLUMBIA.—The properties described in this sub11 section are as follows (as depicted on the Map): 

12 (1) U.S. Reservation 17A. 

13 (2) U.S. Reservation 484. 

14 (3) U.S. Reservations 243, 244, 245, and 247. 

15 (4) U.S. Reservations 128, 129, 130, 298, and 

16 299. 

17 (5) Portions of U.S. Reservations 343D and 

18 343E. 

19 (6) U.S. Reservations 721, 722, and 723. 

20 SEC. 203. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES RESERVATION 

21 174. 

22 (a) CONVEYANCE; USE.—If the District of Columbia 

23 enacts a final plan for the development of the former Con24 vention Center Site which meets the requirements of sub25 section (b)— 
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1 (1) the Secretary shall convey all right, title, 

2 and interest of the United States in U.S. Reserva3 tion 174 (as depicted on the Map) to the District of 

4 Columbia upon the enactment of such plan; and 

5 (2) the District shall use the property so con6 veyed in accordance with such plan. 

7 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN.— 

8 The plan for the development of the former Convention 

9 Center Site meets the requirements of this subsection if— 

10 (1) the plan is developed through a public proc11 ess; 

12 (2) during the process for the development of 

13 the plan, the District of Columbia considers at least 

14 one version of the plan under which the entire por15 tion of U.S. Reservation 174 which is set aside as 

16 open space as of the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act shall continue to be set aside as open space (in18 cluding a version under which facilities are built 

19 under the surface of such portion); and 

(3) not less than 11 20 ⁄4 acres of the former Con21 vention Center Site are set aside for open space 

22 under the plan. 

23 (c) FORMER CONVENTION CENTER SITE DE24 FINED.—In this section, the ‘‘former Convention Center 

25 Site’’ means the parcel of land in the District of Columbia 
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1 which is bounded on the east by 9th Street Northwest, 

2 on the north by New York Avenue Northwest, on the west 

3 by 11th Street Northwest, and on the south by H Street 

4 Northwest. 

5 SEC. 204. CONVEYANCE OF PORTION OF RFK STADIUM SITE 

6 FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. 

7 Section 7 of the District of Columbia Stadium Act 

8 of 1957 (sec. 3–326, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(e)(1) Upon receipt of a written description from the 

11 District of Columbia of a parcel of land consisting of not 

12 more than 15 contiguous acres (hereafter in this sub13 section referred to as ‘the described parcel’), with the long14 est side of the described parcel abutting one of the roads 

15 bounding the property, within the area designated ‘D’ on 

16 the revised map entitled ‘Map to Designate Transfer of 

17 Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District’ and 

18 bound by Oklahoma Avenue Northeast, Benning Road 

19 Northeast, the Metro line, and Constitution Avenue 

20 Northeast, and a long-term lease executed by the District 

21 of Columbia that is contingent upon the Secretary’s con22 veyance of the described parcel and for the purpose con23 sistent with this paragraph, the Secretary shall convey all 

24 right, title, and interest in the described parcel to the Dis25 trict of Columbia for the purpose of siting, developing, and 
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1 operating an educational institution for the public welfare, 

2 with first preference given to a pre-collegiate public board3 ing school. 

4 ‘‘(2) Upon conveyance under paragraph (1), the por5 tion of the stadium lease that affects the described parcel 

6 and all the conditions associated therewith shall terminate, 

7 the described parcel shall be removed from the ‘Map to 

8 Designate Transfer of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots 

9 to the District’, and the long-term lease described in para10 graph (1) shall take effect immediately.’’. 

11 TITLE III—POPLAR POINT 

12 SEC. 301. CONVEYANCE OF POPLAR POINT TO DISTRICT OF 

13 COLUMBIA. 

14 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Upon certification by the Sec15 retary of the Interior (acting through the Director) that 

16 the District of Columbia has adopted a land-use plan for 

17 Poplar Point which meets the requirements of section 302, 

18 the Director shall convey to the District of Columbia all 

19 right, title, and interest of the United States in Poplar 

20 Point, in accordance with this title. 

21 (b) WITHHOLDING OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND

22 PROPERTIES OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FROM INITIAL

23 CONVEYANCE.—The Director shall withhold from the con24 veyance made under subsection (a) the facilities and re25 lated property (including necessary easements and utilities 
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1 related thereto) which are occupied or otherwise used by 

2 the National Park Service in Poplar Point prior to the 

3 adoption of the land-use plan referred to in subsection (a), 

4 as identified in such land-use plan in accordance with sec5 tion 302(c). 

6 SEC. 302. REQUIREMENTS FOR POPLAR POINT LAND-USE 

7 PLAN. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The land-use plan for Poplar 

9 Point meets the requirements of this section if the plan 

10 includes each of the following elements: 

11 (1) The plan provides for the reservation of a 

12 portion of Poplar Point for park purposes, in accord13 ance with subsection (b). 

14 (2) The plan provides for the identification of 

15 existing facilities and related properties of the Na16 tional Park Service, and the relocation of the Na17 tional Park Service to replacement facilities and re18 lated properties, in accordance with subsection (c). 

19 (3) Under the plan, at least two sites within the 

20 areas designated for park purposes are set aside for 

21 the placement of potential commemorative works to 

22 be established pursuant to chapter 89 of title 40, 

23 United States Code, and the plan includes a commit24 ment by the District of Columbia to convey back 
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1 those sites to the National Park Service at the ap2 propriate time, as determined by the Secretary. 

3 (4) To the greatest extent practicable, the plan 

4 is consistent with the Anacostia Waterfront Frame5 work Plan referred to in section 103 of the Ana6 costia Waterfront Corporation Act of 2004 (sec. 2– 

7 1223.03, D.C. Official Code). 

8 (b) RESERVATION OF AREAS FOR PARK PUR9 POSES.—The plan shall identify a portion of Poplar Point 

10 consisting of not fewer than 70 acres (including wetlands) 

11 which shall be reserved for park purposes and shall require 

12 such portion to be reserved for such purposes in per13 petuity, and shall provide that any person (including an 

14 individual or a public entity) shall have standing to enforce 

15 the requirement. 

16 (c) IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING AND REPLACE17 MENT FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES FOR NATIONAL PARK

18 SERVICE.— 

19 (1) IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING FACILI20 TIES.—The plan shall identify the facilities and re21 lated property (including necessary easements and 

22 utilities related thereto) which are occupied or other23 wise used by the National Park Service in Poplar 

24 Point prior to the adoption of the plan. 
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1 (2) RELOCATION TO REPLACEMENT FACILI2 TIES.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the 

4 District of Columbia and the Director deter5 mine jointly that it is no longer appropriate for 

6 the National Park Service to occupy or other7 wise use any of the facilities and related prop8 erty identified under paragraph (1), the plan 

9 shall— 

10 (i) identify other suitable facilities and 

11 related property (including necessary ease12 ments and utilities related thereto) in the 

13 District of Columbia to which the National 

14 Park Service may be relocated; 

15 (ii) provide that the District of Co16 lumbia shall take such actions as may be 

17 required to carry out the relocation, includ18 ing preparing the new facilities and prop19 erties and providing for the transfer of 

20 such fixtures and equipment as the Direc21 tor may require; and 

22 (iii) set forth a timetable for the relo23 cation of the National Park Service to the 

24 new facilities. 
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1 (B) RESTRICTION ON USE OF PROPERTY

2 RESERVED FOR PARK PURPOSES.—The plan 

3 may not identify any facility or property for 

4 purposes of this paragraph which is located on 

5 any portion of Poplar Point which is reserved 

6 for park purposes in accordance with subsection 

7 (b). 

8 (3) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing 

9 each of the elements of the plan which are required 

10 under this subsection, the District of Columbia shall 

11 consult with the Director. 

12 SEC. 303. CONVEYANCE OF REPLACEMENT FACILITIES AND 

13 PROPERTIES FOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. 

14 (a) CONVEYANCE OF FACILITIES AND RELATED

15 PROPERTIES.—Upon certification by the Director that the 

16 facilities and related property to which the National Park 

17 Service is to be relocated under the land-use plan under 

18 this title (in accordance with section 302(c)) are ready to 

19 be occupied or used by the National Park Service— 

20 (1) the District of Columbia shall convey to the 

21 Director all right, title, and interest in the facilities 

22 and related property (including necessary easements 

23 and utilities related thereto) to which the National 

24 Park Service is to be relocated (without regard to 
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1 whether such facilities are located in Poplar Point); 

2 and 

3 (2) the Director shall convey to the District of 

4 Columbia all, right, title, and interest in the facilities 

5 and related property which were withheld from the 

6 conveyance of Poplar Point under section 301(b) 

7 and from which the National Park Service is to be 

8 relocated. 

9 (b) RESTRICTION ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

10 PENDING CERTIFICATION OF FACILITIES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia 

12 may not initiate any construction project with re13 spect to Poplar Point until the Director makes the 

14 certification referred to in subsection (a). 

15 (2) EXCEPTION FOR PROJECTS REQUIRED TO

16 PREPARE FACILITIES FOR OCCUPATION BY NA17 TIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

18 apply with respect to any construction project re19 quired to ensure that the facilities and related prop20 erty to which the National Park Service is to be re21 located under the land-use plan under this title (in 

22 accordance with section 302(c)) are ready to be oc23 cupied by the National Park Service. 
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1 SEC. 304. POPLAR POINT DEFINED. 

2 In this title, ‘‘Poplar Point’’ means the parcel of land 

3 in the District of Columbia which is owned by the United 

4 States and which is under the administrative jurisdiction 

5 of the District of Columbia or the Director on the day 

6 before the date of enactment of this Act, and which is 

7 bounded on the north by the Anacostia River, on the 

8 northeast by and inclusive of the southeast approaches to 

9 the 11th Street bridges, on the southeast by and inclusive 

10 of Route 295, and on the northwest by and inclusive of 

11 the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge approaches to 

12 Suitland Parkway, as depicted on the Map. 

13 TITLE IV—GENERAL 

14 PROVISIONS 

15 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad18 ministrator of General Services. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

20 the National Park Service. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 

22 ‘‘Transfer and Conveyance of Properties in the Dis23 trict of Columbia’’, numbered 869/80460, and dated 

24 July 2005, which shall be kept on file in the appro25 priate office of the National Park Service. 
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1 (4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

2 of the Interior. 

3 SEC. 402. LIMITATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY. 

4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

5 (1) the United States shall not be responsible 

6 for any environmental liability, response action, re7 mediation, corrective action, damages, costs, or ex8 penses associated with any property for which title 

9 is conveyed to the District of Columbia under this 

10 Act or any amendment made by this Act; and 

11 (2) all environmental liability, responsibility, re12 mediation, damages, costs, and expenses as required 

13 by applicable Federal, state and local law, including 

14 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com15 pensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 

16 seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

17 (known as Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 

18 seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), 

19 the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 

20 seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 540 

21 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 

22 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.), and the Oil Pollution Act (33 

23 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) for any such property shall be 

24 borne by the District of Columbia, which shall con25 duct all environmental activity with respect to such 
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1 properties, and bear any and all costs and expenses 

2 of any such activity. 

3 SEC. 403. LIMITATION ON COSTS. 

4 The United States shall not be responsible for paying 

5 any costs and expenses incurred by the District of Colum6 bia or any other parties at any time in connection with 

7 effecting the provisions of this Act or any amendment 

8 made by this Act, including costs and expenses associated 

9 with surveys, zoning, land-use processes, transfer taxes, 

10 recording taxes, recording fees, as well as the costs associ11 ated with the relocation of the National Park Service to 

12 replacement facilities required under the land-use plan for 

13 Poplar Point described in section 302(c)(2). 

14 SEC. 404. DEADLINE FOR PROVISION OF DEEDS AND RE15 LATED DOCUMENTS. 

16 With respect to each property conveyed under this 

17 Act or any amendment made by this Act, the Mayor of 

18 the District of Columbia, the Administrator, or the Sec19 retary (as the case may be) shall execute and deliver a 

20 quitclaim deed or prepare and record a transfer plat, as 

21 appropriate, not later than 6 months after the property 

22 is conveyed. 

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