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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2297 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 352
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2297

                          [Report No. 112-154]

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2011

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

                             March 29, 2012

              Reported by Mr. Lieberman, without amendment

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 
To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in 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. PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT.

    (a) Updated Description of Property.--Section 1 of the Act entitled 
``An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on 
behalf of the United States to transfer from the United States to the 
District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency title to certain real 
property in said District'', approved September 8, 1960 (sec. 6-321.01, 
D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking all that follows the colon 
and inserting the following: ``The property located within the bounds 
of the site the legal description of which is the Southwest Waterfront 
Project Site (dated October 8, 2009) under Exhibit A of the document 
titled `Intent to Clarify the Legal Description in Furtherance of Land 
Disposition Agreement', as filed with the Recorder of Deeds on October 
27, 2009 as Instrument Number 2009116776.''.
    (b) Clarification of Method of Transfer.--Section 1 of such Act 
(sec. 6-321.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting ``by one or 
more quitclaim deeds'' immediately after ``to transfer''.
    (c) Clarification of Relation to Master Development Plan.--Section 
2 of such Act (sec. 6-321.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an urban renewal plan'' and inserting ``a 
        master plan''; and
            (2) by striking ``such urban renewal plan'' and inserting 
        ``such master plan''.
    (d) Expanding Permitted Dispositions and Uses of Certain 
Property.--Section 4 of such Act (sec. 6-321.04, D.C. Official Code) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 4.  The Agency is hereby authorized, in accordance with the 
District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 and section 1, to lease 
or sell to a redevelopment company or other lessee or purchaser such 
real property as may be transferred to the Agency under the authority 
of this Act.''.
    (e) Repeal of Reversion.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 5 of such Act (sec. 6-321.05, D.C. 
        Official Code) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3 of such Act (sec. 6-
        321.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``Subject to 
        the provisions of section 5 of this Act, the'' and inserting 
        ``The''.
    (f) Clarification of Role of District of Columbia as Successor in 
Interest.--Section 8 of such Act (sec. 6-321.08, D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ``the terms'' and all that follows and inserting 
``any reference to the `Agency' shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the District of Columbia as the successor in interest to the Agency.''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES AT MUNICIPAL FISH MARKET.

    The Act entitled ``An Act Authorizing the Commissioners of the 
District of Columbia to make regulations respecting the rights and 
privileges of the fish wharf'', approved March 19, 1906 (sec. 37-
205.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``operate as a municipal fish wharf and 
        market'' and inserting ``operate as a market and for such other 
        uses as the Mayor determines to be appropriate'';
            (2) by striking ``, and said wharf shall constitute the 
        sole wharf for the landing of fish and oysters for sale in the 
        District of Columbia''; and
            (3) by striking ``operation of said municipal fish wharf 
        and market'' and inserting ``operation of said market''.

SEC. 3. MAINE LOBSTERMAN MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in 
this Act or any amendment made by this Act authorizes the removal, 
destruction, or obstruction of the Maine Lobsterman Memorial which is 
located near Maine Avenue in the District of Columbia as of the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Movement of Memorial.--The Maine Lobsterman Memorial referred 
to in subsection (a) may be moved from its location as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act to another location on the Southwest 
waterfront near Maine Avenue in the District of Columbia if at that 
location there would be a clear, unimpeded pedestrian pathway and line 
of sight from the Memorial to the water.
                                                       Calendar No. 352

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2297

                          [Report No. 112-154]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District 
                  of Columbia, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 29, 2012

                       Reported without amendment
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