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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2297 

To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District 

of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2011 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront 

in 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. PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHWEST 

4 WATERFRONT. 

5 (a) UPDATED DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—Section 

6 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Commis7 sioners of the District of Columbia on behalf of the United 

8 States to transfer from the United States to the District 

9 of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency title to certain 

10 real property in said District’’, approved September 8, 


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1 1960 (sec. 6—321.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended by 

2 striking all that follows the colon and inserting the fol3 lowing: ‘‘The property the legal description of which is the 

4 Southwest Waterfront Project Site (dated October 8, 

5 2009) under Exhibit A of the document titled ‘Intent to 

6 Clarify the Legal Description in Furtherance of Land Dis7 position Agreement’, as filed with the Recorder of Deeds 

8 on October 27, 2009 as Instrument Number 

9 2009116776.’’. 

10 (b) CLARIFICATION OF METHOD OF TRANSFER.— 

11 Section 1 of such Act (sec. 6—321.01, D.C. Official Code) 

12 is amended by inserting ‘‘by one or more quitclaim deeds’’ 

13 immediately after ‘‘to transfer’’. 

14 (c) CLARIFICATION OF RELATION TO MASTER DE15 VELOPMENT PLAN.—Section 2 of such Act (sec. 6— 

16 321.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘urban 

17 renewal plan’’ and inserting ‘‘master plan’’. 

18 (d) EXPANDING PERMITTED DISPOSITIONS AND

19 USES OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—Section 4 of such Act 

20 (sec. 6—321.04, D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 4. The Agency is hereby authorized, in accord23 ance with the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 

24 1945 and section 1, to lease or sell to a redevelopment 

25 company or other lessee or purchaser such real property 


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1 as may be transferred to the Agency under the authority 

2 of this Act.’’. 

3 (e) REPEAL OF REVERSION.— 

4 (1) REPEAL.—Section 5 of such Act (sec. 6— 

5 321.05, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of 

7 such Act (sec. 6—321.03, D.C. Official Code) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘Subject to the provisions of 

9 section 5 of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

10 (f) CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF DISTRICT OF CO11 LUMBIA AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST.—Section 8 of such 

12 Act (sec. 6—321.08, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 

13 striking the period at the end and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘, except that any reference to the ‘Agency’ shall be 

15 deemed to be a reference to the District of Columbia as 

16 the successor in interest to the Agency.’’. 

17 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES AT MU18 NICIPAL FISH MARKET. 

19 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act Authorizing the Commis20 sioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations 

21 respecting the rights and privileges of the fish wharf’’, ap22 proved March 19, 1906 (sec. 37—205.01, D.C. Official 

23 Code), is amended by adding at the end the following new 

24 sentence: ‘‘The activities that may be carried out at the 

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1 ited to, the enclosed or open air vending, selling, leasing, 

2 demonstrating, crafting, consuming, and exhibiting of all 

3 types of food and beverage, produce, consumables, organic 

4 or ‘green’ themed items, plants and flowers, artisan wares, 

5 arts, handmade or handicrafts, and such other similar or 

6 related retail and consumer goods, as well as any and all 

7 appurtenant, ancillary, complementary or co-existing cul8 tural, theatrical, residential, exhibition, office, or arts 

9 uses.’’. 

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