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Union Calendar No. 329 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4984 

[Report No. 118–400, Parts I and II] 

To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to provide for 

the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy 

Memorial Stadium Campus to the Administrator of General Services 

and the leasing of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes 

which include commercial and residential development, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 27, 2023 

Mr. COMER (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in 

addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation 

and Infrastructure, 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 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. 

EDWARDS, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. TIMMONS, Ms. MACE, 

Ms. PORTER, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. FALLON, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mrs. 

BEATTY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. SELF, Mr. CARSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. 

HORSFORD

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Accountability with an 

amendment 


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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 27, 2023] 

A BILL 

To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 

to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus 

to the Administrator of General Services and the leasing 

of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes 

which include commercial and residential development, 

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 ‘‘D.C. Robert F. Kennedy 

5 Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 

7 OVER RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM CAMPUS TO 

8 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

9 (a) EXERCISE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 

10 (1) TRANSFER.—Not later than 180 days after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

12 the Interior (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 

13 acting under the authority of section 8124 of title 40, 

14 United States Code (except as provided under para15 graph (2)), shall transfer administrative jurisdiction 

16 over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Cam17 pus (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Campus’’) to the 

18 District of Columbia (hereafter referred to as the 

19 ‘‘District’’), subject to a Declaration of Covenants 

20 with the District which is consistent with the suc21 ceeding provisions of this Act and which includes 

22 such other terms and conditions as may be agreed to 

23 by the Secretary and the District. 

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1 MISSION.—The second sentence of section 8124(a) of 

2 title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to the 

3 transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Cam4 pus under this section. 

5 (3) NO EFFECT ON STATUS OF OWNERSHIP OF

6 CAMPUS.—Consistent with section 8124 of title 40, 

7 United States Code, the transfer of administrative ju8 risdiction over the Campus under this section does 

9 not change the status of the ownership of the Campus 

10 by the United States. 

11 (b) DEVELOPMENT AND USES OF CAMPUS.—After 

12 transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus 

13 under this section, the District may develop and use, and 

14 permit the development and use of, the Campus for any of 

15 the following purposes: 

16 (1) Stadium purposes, including training facili17 ties, offices, and other structures necessary to support 

18 a stadium. 

19 (2) Commercial and residential development. 

20 (3) Facilities, open space, and public outdoor op21 portunities, which may include supporting cultural 

22 activities, educational activities, and recreational ac23 tivities, as such terms are defined in section 3306(a) 

24 of title 40, United States Code. 


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1 (4) Such other public purposes for which the 

2 Campus was used or approved for use prior to June 

3 1, 1985. 

4 (5) Demolition purposes to facilitate development 

5 and use of the Campus under subparagraphs (1) 

6 through (4). 

7 (c) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DEVELOP8 MENT AND USE OF CAMPUS.—The Declaration of Cov9 enants entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall include 

10 provisions to require the District to meet the following re11 quirements as a condition of the development and use of 

12 the Campus as set forth under subsection (b) after transfer 

13 of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this 

14 section: 

15 (1) The District shall ensure that the develop16 ment and use does not materially degrade or ad17 versely impact any lands under the jurisdiction of the 

18 National Park Service, including the restoration of 

19 the wetlands south of Kingman Island. 

20 (2) The District shall designate, develop, operate, 

21 and maintain at least 30 percent of the Campus (ex22 cluding the riparian area of the Campus as defined 

23 in subsection (g)(2)) as the ‘‘Robert F. Kennedy Me24 morial Park’’ as parks and open space to provide 

25 land for passive and active outdoor recreation and 


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1 shall require that portion to be reserved for such pur2 poses for the duration of the transfer. 

3 (3) The District shall ensure that the develop4 ment and use provides for improved public access to 

5 the Anacostia River and shall not interrupt the Ana6 costia River Trail. 

7 (4) The District shall, to the extent necessary, en8 sure that parking facilities are provided to accommo9 date the development. 

10 (5) The District shall provide for adequate public 

11 safety and security measures and resources in the 

12 planning and ongoing management of the develop13 ment. 

14 (6) The District shall carry out measures that, 

15 to the greatest extent practicable, will reduce the im16 pact of noise and traffic of the development on sur17 rounding residential areas in the District. 

18 (7) The District shall operate and maintain the 

19 riparian area of the Campus in accordance with sub20 section (g). 

21 (8) The District shall ensure that no Member of 

22 Congress, Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 

23 Congress, or any other official of the Government of 

24 the United States or the Government of the District 

25 of Columbia shall be admitted to any share or part 


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1 of any lease entered into by the District in the exer2 cise of the administrative jurisdiction over the Cam3 pus transferred under this section, or to any benefit 

4 that may arise therefrom, including any contract or 

5 agreement made, entered into, or accepted by or on 

6 behalf of the District as a result of this section. Noth7 ing in the previous sentence may be construed to 

8 apply to a person who is a shareholder or other bene9 ficial owner of any publicly held corporation or other 

10 entity, if the lease is for the general benefit of such 

11 corporation or other entity. 

12 (d) SURVEY.— 

13 (1) REQUIRING SURVEY.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the District 

15 shall conduct a survey of the Campus, which shall de16 termine the exact acreage and legal description of the 

17 Campus by a boundary survey prepared by a quali18 fied Federally-, State-, or District-licensed surveyor 

19 who is approved by the Secretary. 

20 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon comple21 tion, the survey conducted under paragraph (1) shall 

22 be submitted to— 

23 (A) the Committee on Oversight and Ac24 countability and the Committee on Natural Re25 sources of the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

2 and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 

3 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

4 (3) INCORPORATION IN DECLARATION OF COV5 ENANTS FOR TRANSFER.—The survey conducted under 

6 paragraph (1) shall be incorporated in the Declara7 tion of Covenants entered into under subsection 

8 (a)(1). 

9 (4) AVAILABILITY OF SURVEY AND MAP FOR PUB10 LIC INSPECTION.—The survey conducted under para11 graph (1), together with the map of the Campus re12 ferred to in subsection (m), shall be kept on file and 

13 available for public inspection in the appropriate of14 fices of the Secretary. 

15 (e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—As a condi16 tion of the development and use of the Campus after transfer 

17 of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this 

18 section, the Secretary and the District shall enter into a 

19 memorandum of understanding to determine an allocation 

20 of the costs of carrying out all responsibilities of the United 

21 States and the District with respect to the Campus under 

22 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa23 tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) 

24 and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), 


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1 including any costs of any response action with respect to 

2 any contamination present on the Campus. 

3 (f) COSTS.— 

4 (1) COSTS OF TRANSFER.—The District shall be 

5 responsible for payment of any costs of carrying out 

6 the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 

7 Campus under this section, including— 

8 (A) any costs of carrying out the survey 

9 under subsection (d); and 

10 (B) any costs of carrying out any environ11 mental analysis required under Federal law. 

12 (2) COSTS AFTER TRANSFER.—Except as pro13 vided under the memorandum of understanding en14 tered into under subsection (e), the Secretary shall not 

15 be responsible for payment of any costs or expenses 

16 that are incurred by the District or any other party 

17 (other than the United States) associated with the 

18 Campus after the transfer of administrative jurisdic19 tion under this section. 

20 (g) SPECIAL RULES FOR RIPARIAN AREA.— 

21 (1) RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT AND USE.— 

22 The Declaration of Covenants entered into under sub23 section (a)(1) shall include provisions to ensure that 

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1 tinuing maintenance of any development, use, or in2 frastructure (including roads and pathways) existing 

3 at the time of the execution of the transfer of adminis4 trative jurisdiction over the Campus under this sec5 tion. 

6 (2) RIPARIAN AREA OF THE CAMPUS DEFINED.— 

7 In this subsection, the term ‘‘riparian area of the 

8 Campus’’ means the area designated in the map re9 ferred to in subsection (m) as ‘‘Riparian Area (Area 

10 F)’’. 

11 (h) PROHIBITING USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STA12 DIUM.—The Declaration of Covenants entered into under 

13 subsection (a)(1) shall include provisions to ensure that the 

14 District may not use Federal funds for stadium purposes 

15 on the Campus, including training facilities, offices, and 

16 other structures necessary to support a stadium. 

17 (i) TERM.—The transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

18 over the Campus under this section shall be in effect for 

19 a term of not less than 99 years, and may be renewed for 

20 subsequent periods agreed to by the Secretary and the Dis21 trict. 

22 (j) REVERSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

23 (1) GROUNDS FOR REVERSION.—The Declaration 

24 of Covenants entered into under subsection (a)(1) 

25 shall include provisions stating that administrative 


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1 jurisdiction over the Campus transferred under this 

2 section shall revert to the Secretary if each of the fol3 lowing occurs: 

4 (A) The terms and conditions of the Dec5 laration of Covenants have not been complied 

6 with, as reasonably determined by the Secretary. 

7 (B) Such noncompliance has not been cor8 rected within 90 days after written notice of such 

9 noncompliance has been received by the District. 

10 Such noncompliance shall be treated as corrected 

11 if the District and the Secretary enter into an 

12 agreement that the Secretary finds adequate to 

13 ensure that the Campus will be developed and 

14 used in a manner consistent with the purposes 

15 referred to in subsection (b). 

16 (2) TIMING.—The Secretary may not seek the re17 version of administrative jurisdiction over the Cam18 pus under this subsection before the expiration of 90 

19 days after the date on which written notice of the al20 leged violation is received by the District. The notice 

21 shall include notice of the Secretary’s intention for 

22 administrative jurisdiction over the Campus to revert 

23 to the Secretary. 

24 (3) COST OF REHABILITATING PROPERTY.—The 

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1 section (a)(1) shall include provisions requiring the 

2 District to bear the actual cost of removing structures 

3 from or rehabilitating the Campus if administrative 

4 jurisdiction over the Campus reverts to the Secretary 

5 under this subsection. 

6 (k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO THE APPLI7 CABILITY TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANS8 FER.—Nothing in this section may be construed to affect 

9 or limit the application of or obligation to comply with the 

10 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

11 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the 

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

13 (l) CONFORMING AMENDMENT; TERMINATION OF EX14 ISTING LEASE.—Effective on the date of the transfer of ad15 ministrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this sec16 tion— 

17 (1) the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 

18 1957 (sec. 3–321 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is re19 pealed; and 

20 (2) the lease dated January 14, 1988, between 

21 the United States and the District for the use of the 

22 Campus, as authorized by section 7(b)(1)(B) of such 

23 Act (sec. 3–326(b)(1)(B), D.C. Official Code), is ter24 minated. 


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1 (m) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘Robert F. 

2 Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus’’ means the approxi3 mately 174 acres of Federal land as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Anacostia Park, Robert F. Kennedy Me5 morial Stadium Campus – Transfer of Administrative Ju6 risdiction’’, numbered 831/189,767, and dated January 

7 2024. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the 

Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 

Campus to the District of Columbia so that the District 

may use the Campus for purposes including residential 

and commercial development, and for other purposes.’’. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘D.C. Robert 

10 F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revi11 talization Act’’. 

12 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 

13 OVER RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM CAMPUS TO 

14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 

15 (a) TRANSFER.—The District of Columbia 

16 Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3–321 et seq., D.C. Of17 ficial Code) is amended by adding after sec18 tion 7 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO GENERAL SERVICES 

2 ADMINISTRATION FOR LEASE TO DISTRICT 

3 OF COLUMBIA. 

4 ‘‘(a) TRANSFER.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the 

6 date of the enactment of the D.C. Robert 

7 F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus 

8 Revitalization Act— 

9 ‘‘(A) administrative jurisdiction 

10 over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 

11 Stadium Campus (hereafter referred 

12 to as the ‘Campus’), including any im13 provements and existing facilities 

14 thereon, is transferred at no cost to 

15 the Administrator of General Services 

16 (hereafter referred to as the ‘Adminis17 trator’); and 

18 ‘‘(B) the Administrator shall as19 sume the responsibilities of the Direc20 tor of the National Park Service 

21 under the lease described in para22 graph (3). 

23 ‘‘(2) SURVEY.— 

24 ‘‘(A) REQUIRING SURVEY.—After the 

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1 istrator, in consultation with the Sec2 retary of the Interior (hereafter re3 ferred to as the ‘Secretary’), shall con4 duct a survey of the Campus, which 

5 shall determine the exact acreage and 

6 legal description of the Campus by a 

7 boundary survey prepared by a quali8 fied Federally-, State-, or District of 

9 Columbia-licensed surveyor who is 

10 approved by the Administrator. 

11 ‘‘(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

12 Upon completion, the survey con13 ducted under subparagraph (A) shall 

14 be submitted to— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Over16 sight and Accountability, the 

17 Committee on Natural Resources, 

18 and the Committee on Transpor19 tation and Infrastructure of the 

20 House of Representatives; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Home22 land Security and Governmental 

23 Affairs, the Committee on Envi24 ronment and Public Works, and 


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1 the Committee on Energy and 

2 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

3 ‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY OF SURVEY AND

4 MAP FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.—The sur5 vey conducted under subparagraph 

6 (A), together with the map of the 

7 Campus referred to in subsection (f), 

8 shall be kept on file and available for 

9 public inspection in the appropriate 

10 offices of the General Services Ad11 ministration. 

12 ‘‘(3) LEASE DESCRIBED.—The lease de13 scribed in this paragraph is the lease 

14 dated January 14, 1988, between the 

15 United States and the District of Colum16 bia for the use of the Campus, as author17 ized by section 7(b)(1)(B) (sec. 3– 

18 326(b)(1)(B), D.C. Official Code). 

19 ‘‘(b) NEW LEASE TO DISTRICT OF COLUM20 BIA.— 

21 ‘‘(1) REQUIRING LEASE; TERMS AND CON22 DITIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

23 the transfer of administrative jurisdic24 tion under subsection (a) is completed, 

25 the Administrator shall enter into a lease 


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1 without consideration with the District of 

2 Columbia under which the District may 

3 use the Campus for any of the following 

4 purposes, subject to paragraph (5) and 

5 such other terms and conditions as may 

6 be agreed to by the Administrator and 

7 the District: 

8 ‘‘(A) Stadium purposes, including 

9 training facilities, offices, and other 

10 structures necessary to support a sta11 dium. 

12 ‘‘(B) Commercial and residential 

13 development. 

14 ‘‘(C) Providing recreational facili15 ties, open space, and public outdoor 

16 recreation opportunities. 

17 ‘‘(D) Such other public purposes 

18 for which the Campus was used prior 

19 to June 1, 1985. 

20 ‘‘(E) Such other public purposes 

21 for which the Campus was approved 

22 for use by the Secretary with the con23 currence of the National Capital 

24 Planning Commission prior to June 1, 

25 1985. 


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1 ‘‘(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS RELATING

2 TO USE OF CAMPUS FOR STADIUM, COMMER3 CIAL, OR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.—The 

4 lease entered into under this subsection 

5 shall include provisions to require the 

6 District of Columbia to meet the fol7 lowing requirements as a condition of 

8 using the Campus for stadium, commer9 cial, or residential development: 

10 ‘‘(A) The District shall ensure that 

11 the development or use does not ma12 terially degrade or adversely impact 

13 any lands under the jurisdiction of 

14 the National Park Service, including 

15 the restoration of the wetlands south 

16 of Kingman Island. 

17 ‘‘(B) The District shall designate 

18 at least 30 percent of the Campus (ex19 cluding the riparian area of the Cam20 pus, as defined in paragraph (5)(B)) 

21 as parks, recreation, or open space. 

22 ‘‘(C) The District shall ensure that 

23 the development provides for im24 proved public access to the Anacostia 


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1 River and shall not interrupt the Ana2 costia River Trail. 

3 ‘‘(D) The District shall, to the ex4 tent necessary, ensure that parking 

5 facilities are provided to accommo6 date the development. 

7 ‘‘(E) The District shall provide for 

8 adequate public safety and security 

9 measures and resources in the plan10 ning and ongoing management of the 

11 development. 

12 ‘‘(F) The District shall carry out 

13 measures that, to the greatest extent 

14 practicable, will reduce the impact of 

15 noise and traffic on surrounding resi16 dential areas in the District. 

17 ‘‘(3) REMITTANCE OF COSTS INCURRED BY

18 ADMINISTRATOR.—The lease entered into 

19 under this subsection shall include provi20 sions to require the District of Columbia 

21 to reimburse the Administrator for any 

22 actual costs incurred by the Adminis23 trator in carrying out the lease. 

24 ‘‘(4) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

25 ACT.—The District of Columbia shall be 


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1 responsible for any obligations under the 

2 National Environmental Policy Act of 

3 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in carrying 

4 out the lease entered into under this sub5 section. 

6 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULES FOR RIPARIAN

7 AREA.— 

8 ‘‘(A) RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT

9 AND USE.—The riparian area of the 

10 Campus may not be developed or 

11 used for any purposes other than the 

12 continuing maintenance of any devel13 opment, use, or infrastructure (in14 cluding roads and pathways) existing 

15 at the time of the transfer of adminis16 trative jurisdiction under subsection 

17 (a)(1)(A). 

18 ‘‘(B) RIPARIAN AREA OF THE CAMPUS

19 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘ri20 parian area of the Campus’ means the 

21 area designated in the map referred 

22 to in subsection (f) as ‘Riparian Area 

23 (Area F)’. 

24 ‘‘(6) INCLUSION OF SURVEY.—The Ad25 ministrator shall incorporate in the lease 


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1 entered into under this subsection the 

2 survey conducted under subsection (a)(2). 

3 ‘‘(7) LENGTH OF LEASE PERIOD.—The 

4 lease entered into under this subsection 

5 shall be for a period of 99 years, and may 

6 be renewed for subsequent periods 

7 agreed to by the Administrator and the 

8 District of Columbia. 

9 ‘‘(8) TERMINATION OF PRIOR LEASE.—Ef10 fective on the entering into of the lease 

11 under this subsection, the lease described 

12 in subsection (a)(3) shall terminate. 

13 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF NEW LEASE.— 

14 ‘‘(1) GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION.—The 

15 lease entered into under subsection (b) 

16 shall provide for the termination of the 

17 lease prior to its expiration if each of the 

18 following occurs: 

19 ‘‘(A) The terms and conditions of 

20 the lease have not been reasonably 

21 complied with, as determined by the 

22 Administrator. 

23 ‘‘(B) Such noncompliance has not 

24 been corrected within 90 days after 

25 written notice of such noncompliance 


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1 has been received by the District of 

2 Columbia. Such noncompliance shall 

3 be treated as corrected if the District 

4 and the Administrator enter into an 

5 agreement, with the concurrence of 

6 the National Capital Planning Com7 mission, which the Administrator 

8 considers adequate to ensure that the 

9 Campus will be used in a manner 

10 consistent with the purposes referred 

11 to in subsection (b). 

12 ‘‘(2) TIMING.—The Administrator may 

13 not bring an action respecting a violation 

14 of any term or condition of the lease en15 tered into under subsection (b) before the 

16 expiration of 90 days after the date on 

17 which the Administrator has notified the 

18 District of Columbia of the alleged viola19 tion. The notice shall include notice of 

20 the Administrator’s intention to bring an 

21 action to terminate the lease under para22 graph (1). 

23 ‘‘(3) COST OF REHABILITATING PROP24 ERTY.—The lease entered into under sub25 section (b) shall provide that the District 


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1 of Columbia shall bear the actual cost of 

2 removing structures from or rehabili3 tating the Campus if the lease is termi4 nated under this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) USE OF PROPERTY AFTER TERMI6 NATION OF LEASE.—Any property which is 

7 the subject of the lease entered into 

8 under subsection (b) shall, if the lease is 

9 terminated under this subsection, be ad10 ministered as Federal property which 

11 may be considered for sale, lease, or ex12 change under section 412 of title IV of Di13 vision H of the Consolidated Appropria14 tions Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 

15 Stat. 3259), except as follows: 

16 ‘‘(A) The riparian area of the 

17 Campus (as defined in subsection 

18 (b)(5)(B)) may not be sold, leased, or 

19 exchanged to any non-Federal person. 

20 ‘‘(B) The Administrator (or, if the 

21 property is sold, leased, or ex22 changed, the person to whom the 

23 property is sold, leased, or ex24 changed) shall ensure that activities 

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1 grade or adversely impact any lands 

2 under the jurisdiction of the National 

3 Park Service. 

4 ‘‘(C) The Administrator (or, if the 

5 property is sold, leased, or ex6 changed, the person to whom the 

7 property is sold, leased, or ex8 changed) shall ensure that at least 30 

9 percent of the property (excluding 

10 the riparian area of the Campus, as 

11 defined in subsection (b)(5)(B)) is 

12 maintained for parks, recreation, or 

13 open space. 

14 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITING INTERESTED PARTIES

15 FROM BENEFITTING FROM DEVELOPMENT.—No 

16 Member of Congress, Delegate or Resident 

17 Commissioner to the Congress, or any other 

18 official of the Government of the United 

19 States or the Government of the District of 

20 Columbia shall be admitted to any share or 

21 part of the lease entered into under sub22 section (b) or to any benefit that may arise 

23 therefrom, including any contract or agree24 ment made, entered into, or accepted by or on 

25 behalf of the United States or the District as 


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1 a result of such lease. Nothing in the previous 

2 sentence may be construed to apply to a per3 son who is a shareholder or other beneficial 

4 owner of any publicly held corporation or 

5 other entity, if the lease is for the general ben6 efit of such corporation or other entity. 

7 ‘‘(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

8 this section may be construed— 

9 ‘‘(1) to require the Secretary or Ad10 ministrator to pay any costs and ex11 penses which are incurred by the District 

12 of Columbia or any other party (other 

13 than the United States) at any time, in14 cluding in connection with carrying out 

15 this section; or 

16 ‘‘(2) to impose on the Administrator 

17 any obligations and liabilities associated 

18 with the Campus under environmental 

19 laws, including the National Environ20 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

21 et seq.) and the Comprehensive Environ22 mental Response, Compensation, and Li23 ability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). 

24 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 

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1 pus’ means the approximately 174 acres of 

2 Federal land as generally depicted on the map 

3 entitled ‘Anacostia Park, Robert F. Kennedy 

4 Memorial Stadium Proposed Land Transfer’, 

5 numbered 831/189,767, and dated September 

6 2023.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Effective 

8 on the date of the execution of the lease be9 tween the Administrator and the District of 

10 Columbia required by section 8(b) of the Dis11 trict of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, as 

12 added by subsection (a), section 7 of such Act 

13 (sec. 3–326, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 


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Union Calendar No. 329 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4984 

[Report No. 118–400, Parts I and II] 

A BILL 

To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 

and for other purposes. include commercial and residential development, to the District of Columbia for purposes which General Services and the leasing of the Campus rial Stadium Campus to the Administrator of jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memo1957 to provide for the transfer of administrative 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

amendments 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and 

Accountability with an amendment 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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