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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4984 

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 

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. 

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 ‘‘D.C. Robert F. Ken3 nedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 

5 OVER RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM CAMPUS TO 

6 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 

7 (a) TRANSFER.—The District of Columbia Stadium 

8 Act of 1957 (sec. 3–321 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

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

11 ADMINISTRATION FOR LEASE TO DISTRICT 

12 OF COLUMBIA. 

13 ‘‘(a) TRANSFER.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the 

15 enactment of the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 

16 Stadium Campus Revitalization Act— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior (here18 after referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall trans19 fer administrative jurisdiction over the Robert 

20 F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus (here21 after referred to as the ‘Campus’), including 

22 any improvements and existing facilities there23 on, to the Administrator of General Services 

24 (hereafter referred to as the ‘Administrator’); 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the Administrator shall assume the 

2 responsibilities of the Director of the National 

3 Park Service under the lease described in para4 graph (3). 

5 ‘‘(2) SURVEY.— 

6 ‘‘(A) REQUIRING SURVEY.—After the 

7 transfer of administrative jurisdiction under 

8 paragraph (1), the Administrator, in consulta9 tion with the Secretary, shall conduct a survey 

10 of the Campus, which shall determine the exact 

11 acreage and legal description of the Campus by 

12 a boundary survey prepared by a qualified 

13 Federally- or State-licensed surveyor who is ap14 proved by the Administrator. 

15 ‘‘(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon 

16 completion, the survey conducted under sub17 paragraph (A) shall be submitted to the Com18 mittee on Oversight and Accountability and the 

19 Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

20 of Representatives and the Committee on 

21 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

22 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re23 sources of the Senate. 

24 ‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPEC25 TION.—A copy of the survey conducted under 


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1 subparagraph (A), together with a map of the 

2 Campus, shall be kept on file and available for 

3 public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

4 the National Park Service, the Department of 

5 the Interior, and the General Services Adminis6 tration. 

7 ‘‘(3) LEASE DESCRIBED.—The lease described 

8 in this paragraph is the lease dated January 14, 

9 1988, between the United States and the District of 

10 Columbia for the use of the Campus, as authorized 

11 by section 7(b)(1)(B) (sec. 3–326(b)(1)(B), D.C. Of12 ficial Code). 

13 ‘‘(b) NEW LEASE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 

14 ‘‘(1) REQUIRING LEASE; TERMS AND CONDI15 TIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the transfer 

16 of administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a) is 

17 completed, the Administrator shall enter into a lease 

18 without consideration with the District of Columbia 

19 under which the District may use the Campus for 

20 any of the following purposes, subject to such terms 

21 and conditions as may be agreed upon by the Ad22 ministrator and the District, and subject to the ap23 proval of the National Capital Planning Commission 

24 and the Commission of Fine Arts: 

25 ‘‘(A) Stadium purposes. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Commercial and residential develop2 ment. 

3 ‘‘(C) Providing recreational facilities, open 

4 space, or public outdoor recreation opportuni5 ties. 

6 ‘‘(D) Such other public purposes for which 

7 the Campus was used prior to June 1, 1985. 

8 ‘‘(E) Such other public purposes for which 

9 the Campus was approved for use by the Sec10 retary with the concurrence of the National 

11 Capital Planning Commission prior to June 1, 

12 1985. 

13 ‘‘(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO

14 USE OF CAMPUS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDEN15 TIAL DEVELOPMENT.—The lease entered into under 

16 this subsection shall include provisions to require the 

17 District of Columbia to meet the following require18 ments as a condition of using the Campus for com19 mercial and residential development: 

20 ‘‘(A) The District shall ensure that the de21 velopment does not materially degrade or ad22 versely impact any lands under the jurisdiction 

23 of the National Park Service, including the res24 toration of the wetlands south of Kingman Is25 land. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The District shall designate at least 

2 30 percent of the Campus as parks and open 

3 space. 

4 ‘‘(C) The District shall ensure that the de5 velopment provides for improved public access 

6 to the Anacostia River and shall not interrupt 

7 the Anacostia River Trail. 

8 ‘‘(D) The District shall, to the extent nec9 essary, ensure that parking facilities are pro10 vided to accommodate residential and commer11 cial development. 

12 ‘‘(E) The District shall provide for ade13 quate public safety and security measures and 

14 resources in the planning and ongoing manage15 ment of the development. 

16 ‘‘(F) The District shall carry out measures 

17 that, to the greatest extent practicable, will re18 duce the impact of noise and traffic on sur19 rounding residential areas in the District. 

20 ‘‘(3) INCLUSION OF SURVEY.—The Adminis21 trator shall incorporate in the lease entered into 

22 under this subsection the survey conducted under 

23 subsection (a)(2). 

24 ‘‘(4) LENGTH OF LEASE PERIOD.—The lease 

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1 riod of up to 99 years, and may be renewed for sub2 sequent periods, as determined by the Adminis3 trator. 

4 ‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF PRIOR LEASE.—Effec5 tive upon the entering into of the lease under this 

6 subsection, the lease described in subsection (a)(3) 

7 shall terminate. 

8 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF NEW LEASE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION.—The lease 

10 entered into under subsection (b) shall provide for 

11 the termination of the lease prior to its expiration if 

12 each of the following occurs: 

13 ‘‘(A) The terms and conditions of the lease 

14 have not been complied with, as determined by 

15 the Administrator. 

16 ‘‘(B) Such noncompliance has not been 

17 corrected within 90 days after written notice of 

18 such noncompliance has been received by the 

19 Mayor of the District of Columbia. Such non20 compliance shall be treated as corrected if the 

21 District of Columbia and the Administrator 

22 enter into an agreement, with the concurrence 

23 of the National Capital Planning Commission, 

24 which the Administrator considers adequate to 

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1 ner consistent with the purposes referred to in 

2 subsection (b). 

3 ‘‘(2) TIMING.—No person may bring an action 

4 respecting a violation of any term or condition of the 

5 lease entered into under subsection (b) before the 

6 expiration of 90 days after the date on which such 

7 person has notified the Mayor of the District of Co8 lumbia of the alleged violation. The notice shall in9 clude notice of such person’s intention to bring an 

10 action to terminate the lease under paragraph (1). 

11 ‘‘(3) COST OF REHABILITATING PROPERTY.— 

12 The lease entered into under subsection (b) shall 

13 provide that the District of Columbia shall bear the 

14 cost of removing structures or rehabilitating the 

15 property which is the subject of the lease if the lease 

16 is terminated under this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(4) USE OF PROPERTY AFTER TERMINATION

18 OF LEASE.—Any property which is the subject of the 

19 lease entered into subsection (b) shall, if the lease is 

20 terminated under this subsection, be administered as 

21 Federal property which may be considered for sale, 

22 lease, or exchange under section 412 of title IV of 

23 Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

24 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3259). 


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1 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITING INTERESTED PARTIES FROM

2 BENEFITTING FROM DEVELOPMENT.—No Member of 

3 Congress, Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con4 gress, or any other official of the Government of the 

5 United States or the Government of the District of Colum6 bia, shall be admitted to any share or part of the lease 

7 entered into under subsection (b) or to any benefit that 

8 may arise therefrom, including any contract or agreement 

9 made, entered into, or accepted by or on behalf of the 

10 United States or the District of Columbia as a result of 

11 such lease. Nothing in the previous sentence may be con12 strued to apply to a person who is a shareholder or other 

13 beneficial owner of any publicly held corporation or other 

14 entity, if the lease is for the general benefit of such cor15 poration or other entity. 

16 ‘‘(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

17 section may be construed— 

18 ‘‘(1) to affect any obligations of the Secretary 

19 with respect to the Campus under the National En20 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

21 seq.) or the Comprehensive Environmental Re22 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

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

24 ‘‘(2) to require the Secretary or Administrator 

25 to pay any costs and expenses which are incurred by 


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1 the District of Columbia or any other party (other 

2 than the United States) at any time, including in 

3 connection with carrying out this section. 

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

5 F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus’ means the ap6 proximately 142 acres of Federal land as generally de7 picted on the map entitled ‘Anacostia Park, Robert F. 

8 Kennedy Memorial Stadium Proposed Land Conveyance’, 

9 numbered 831/151,473, and dated July 2019.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Effective upon the 

11 date of the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 

12 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus under sec13 tion 8(a) of the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, 

14 as added by subsection (a), section 7 of such Act (sec. 

15 3–326, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 

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