H. R. 6278 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

Act of 2010’’. 

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL CHILDREN’S ISLAND ACT OF 1995. 

(a) EXPANSION OF ALLOWABLE USES FOR KINGMAN AND HERIT- AGE ISLAND.—The National Children’s Island Act of 1995 (sec. 10– 

1401 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE AND ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT FRAMEWORK PLANS. 

‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH PLANS.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of this Act, it is not a violation of the terms and conditions 

of this Act for the District of Columbia to use the lands conveyed 

and the easements granted under this Act for recreational, environmental, or educational purposes in accordance with the Anacostia 

Waterfront Framework Plan and the Comprehensive Plan. 

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

definitions apply: 

‘‘(1) ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT FRAMEWORK PLAN.—The term 

‘Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan’ means the November 

2003 Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan to redevelop and 

revitalize the Anacostia waterfront in the District of Columbia, 

as may be amended from time to time, developed pursuant 

to a memorandum of understanding dated March 22, 2000, 

between the General Services Administration, Government of 

the District of Columbia, Office of Management and Budget, 

Naval District Washington, Military District Washington, 

Marine Barracks Washington, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, National Park Service, Army Corps 

of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington 

Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, National Capital Planning Commission, National Arboretum, and Small Business 

Administration. 

‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The term ‘Comprehensive 

Plan’ means the Comprehensive Plan of the District of 

Columbia approved by the Council of the District of Columbia 
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on December 28, 2006, as such plan may be amended or superseded from time to time.’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—Paragraph (1) 

of section 3(d) of the National Children’s Island Act of 1995 (sec. 

10–1402(d)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘The 

transfer under subsection (a)’’ and all that follows and inserting 

the following: ‘‘Title in the property transferred under subsection 

(a) and the easements granted under subsection (b) shall revert 

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

which begins on the date on which the Secretary provides written 

notice to the District that the Secretary has determined that the 

District is using any portion of the property for a use other than 

recreational, environmental, or educational purposes in accordance 

with National Children’s Island, the Anacostia Waterfront Framework Plan, or the Comprehensive Plan. Such notice shall be made 

in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (relating 

to administrative procedures).’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.