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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1883 

To convey the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District 

of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2019 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To convey the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 

Campus to 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘RFK Memorial Sta5 dium Campus Conveyance Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL 

2 STADIUM CAMPUS TO DISTRICT OF COLUM3 BIA. 

4 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to the requirements of 

5 this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey all 

6 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

7 the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the 

8 District of Columbia. 

9 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

10 (1) PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION.—As consid11 eration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 

12 District of Columbia shall pay to the Secretary of 

13 the Interior such amount as may be agreed to by the 

14 District and the Secretary, except that the amount 

15 may not be less than the fair market value of the 

16 right, title, and interest conveyed under such sub17 section, based on an appraisal meeting the require18 ments of paragraph (2). 

19 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPRAISAL.—The re20 quirements for the appraisal described in paragraph 

21 (1) are as follows: 

22 (A) The appraisal is carried out by an ap23 praiser who is jointly selected by representatives 

24 of both the Secretary and the District of Co25 lumbia. 


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1 (B) The appraisal is conducted in accord2 ance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

3 Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform 

4 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

5 (C) The appraisal is based on an assess6 ment of the property ‘‘As Is’’, as if the property 

7 conveyed were vacant and unimproved as of the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, except that 

9 the appraisal may take into account the terms 

10 and conditions required under subsection (c). 

11 (D) The appraisal takes into account any 

12 costs associated with environmental remediation 

13 and flood plain mitigation of the Robert F. 

14 Kennedy Stadium Campus. 

15 (E) The appraisal takes into account any 

16 costs associated with the demolition of any ex17 isting structures on the Robert F. Kennedy Me18 morial Stadium Campus. 

19 (3) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—Not later than 30 

20 days after the date of the conveyance under sub21 section (a), the District of Columbia shall pay to the 

22 Secretary an amount equal to one-fourth of the 

23 amount of the consideration determined under this 

24 subsection, and shall pay the remaining balance in 

25 equal amounts on the first day of each of the next 


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1 3 fiscal years which begin after the expiration of the 

2 1-year period which begins on the date on which the 

3 District makes the initial payment under this para4 graph. 

5 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

6 (1) CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEVELOPMENT

7 OF PROPERTY.—As a condition of the conveyance 

8 under subsection (a), the District of Columbia shall 

9 certify to the Secretary of the Interior prior to the 

10 conveyance that the development or use of any prop11 erty conveyed under such subsection shall meet the 

12 following requirements: 

13 (A) The development or use shall not un14 dermine the restoration of the wetlands south 

15 of Kingman Island. 

16 (B) The development or use shall provide 

17 for improved public access to the Anacostia 

18 River including through walking trails and 

19 kayak and canoe areas that complement the 

20 Anacostia River Trail, and shall not interrupt 

21 the design of the Anacostia River Trail. 

22 (2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

23 The Secretary may require such additional terms 

24 and conditions in connection with the conveyance 

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1 propriate to protect the interests of the United 

2 States. 

3 (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

4 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

5 the Interior shall require the District of Columbia to 

6 cover the costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or 

7 to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred 

8 by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under 

9 subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for envi10 ronmental documentation, and any other administra11 tive costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are 

12 collected from the District of Columbia in advance 

13 of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 

14 amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 

15 by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 

16 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Dis17 trict of Columbia. 

18 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

19 Amounts received as reimbursement under para20 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

21 that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 

22 Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts 

23 so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 

24 fund or account, and shall be available for the same 


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1 purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 

2 limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 

3 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

4 and legal description of the property to be exchanged 

5 under this section shall be determined by surveys satisfac6 tory to the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 (f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec8 tion may be construed— 

9 (1) to affect any obligations of the Secretary of 

10 the Interior with respect to the Robert F. Kennedy 

11 Memorial Stadium Campus under the National En12 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

13 seq.) or the Comprehensive Environmental Re14 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

15 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or 

16 (2) to require the Secretary of the Interior to 

17 pay any costs and expenses, other than costs and ex18 penses related to or associated with environmental li19 abilities or cleanup actions provided under law, 

20 which are incurred by the District of Columbia or 

21 any other party (other than the United States) at 

22 any time in connection with carrying out this section 

23 or the amendment made by this section. 

24 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Effective upon the 

25 date of the conveyance under subsection (a), section 7 of 


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1 the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3– 

2 326, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 

3 (h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Robert 

4 F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus’’ means such por5 tion of the Stadium, as defined in section 11 of the Dis6 trict of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3–330, D.C. 

7 Official Code), in which right, title, and interest is held 

8 by the United States as of the date of the enactment of 

9 this Act, as set forth in the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 

10 Stadium map produced by the National Park Service on 

11 March 14, 2019. 

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