111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6278 

AN ACT 

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. 

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

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

3 Islands Act of 2010’’. 

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

5 ACT OF 1995. 

6 (a) EXPANSION OF ALLOWABLE USES FOR KINGMAN

7 AND HERITAGE ISLAND.—The National Children’s Island 

8 Act of 1995 (sec. 10–1401 et seq., D.C. Official Code) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE AND ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT 

11 FRAMEWORK PLANS. 

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

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

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

15 Columbia to use the lands conveyed and the easements 

16 granted under this Act for recreational, environmental, or 

17 educational purposes in accordance with the Anacostia 

18 Waterfront Framework Plan and the Comprehensive Plan. 

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

20 following definitions apply: 

21 ‘‘(1) ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT FRAMEWORK

22 PLAN.—The term ‘Anacostia Waterfront Framework 

23 Plan’ means the November 2003 Anacostia Water24 front Framework Plan to redevelop and revitalize 

25 the Anacostia waterfront in the District of Colum26 bia, as may be amended from time to time, devel-
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1 oped pursuant to a memorandum of understanding 

2 dated March 22, 2000, between the General Services 

3 Administration, Government of the District of Co4 lumbia, Office of Management and Budget, Naval 

5 District Washington, Military District Washington, 

6 Marine Barracks Washington, Department of Labor, 

7 Department of Transportation, National Park Serv8 ice, Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Pro9 tection Agency, Washington Metropolitan Area 

10 Transit Authority, National Capital Planning Com11 mission, National Arboretum, and Small Business 

12 Administration. 

13 ‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The term ‘Com14 prehensive Plan’ means the Comprehensive Plan of 

15 the District of Columbia approved by the Council of 

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

17 such plan may be amended or superseded from time 

18 to time.’’. 

19 (b) MODIFICATION OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

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

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

22 Code) is amended by striking ‘‘The transfer under sub23 section (a)’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol24 lowing: ‘‘Title in the property transferred under subsection 

25 (a) and the easements granted under subsection (b) shall 
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1 revert to the United States upon the expiration of the 60- 

2 day period which begins on the date on which the Sec3 retary provides written notice to the District that the Sec4 retary has determined that the District is using any por5 tion of the property for a use other than recreational, envi6 ronmental, or educational purposes in accordance with 

7 National Children’s Island, the Anacostia Waterfront 

8 Framework Plan, or the Comprehensive Plan. Such notice 

9 shall be made in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, 

10 United States Code (relating to administrative proce11 dures).’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 

2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6278 

AN ACT 

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