I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3699 
To provide for the sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain 
real property in the District of Columbia to facilitate the utilization, 
development, and redevelopment of such property, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the sale, acquisition, conveyance, and ex-
change of certain real property in the District of Colum-
bia to facilitate the utilization, development, and redevel-
opment of such property, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal and District 
of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2005’’.
TITLE I—REAL PROPERTY CON-
VEYANCES 
BETWEEN 
THE 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINIS-
TRATION AND THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA 
SEC. 101. EXCHANGE OF TITLE OVER RESERVATION 13 AND 
CERTAIN OTHER PROPERTIES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the 
District of Columbia conveys to the Administrator of 
General Services all right, title, and interest of the 
District of Columbia in the property described in 
subsection (c), the Administrator shall convey to the 
District of Columbia all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in— 
(A) U.S. Reservation 13, subject to the 
conditions described in subsection (b); and 
(B) Old Naval Hospital. 
(2) PROPERTIES DEFINED.—In this section— 
(A) the term ‘‘U.S. Reservation 13’’ means 
that parcel of land in the District of Columbia 
consisting of the approximately 66 acres which 
is bounded on the north by Independence Ave-
nue Southeast, on the west by 19th Street 
Southeast, on the south by G Street Southeast,
and on the east by United States Reservation 
343, and being the same land described in the 
Federal transfer letter of October 25, 2002, 
from the United States to the District of Co-
lumbia, and subject to existing matters of 
record; and 
(B) the term ‘‘Old Naval Hospital’’ means 
the property in the District of Columbia con-
sisting of Square 948 in its entirety, together 
with all the improvements thereon. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR CONVEYANCE OF RESERVATION 
13.—As a condition for the conveyance of U.S. Reserva-
tion 13 to the District of Columbia under this section, the 
District of Columbia shall agree— 
(1) to set aside a portion of the property for the 
extension of Massachusetts Avenue Southeast and 
the placement of a potential commemorative work to 
be established pursuant to chapter 89 of title 40, 
United States Code, at the terminus of Massachu-
setts Avenue Southeast (as so extended) at the Ana-
costia River; 
(2) to convey all right, title, and interest of the 
District of Columbia in the portion set aside under 
paragraph (1) to the Secretary of the Interior (act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Serv-
ice) at such time as the Secretary may require, if a 
commemorative work is established in the manner 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) to permit the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia to 
continue to occupy a portion of the property con-
sistent with the requirements of the District of Co-
lumbia Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107– 
96; 115 Stat. 931). 
(c) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPERTY TO BE CON-
VEYED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR.—The property described 
in this subsection is the real property consisting of Build-
ing Nos. 16, 37, 38, 118, and 118–A and related improve-
ments, together with the real property underlying those 
buildings and improvements, on the West Campus of Saint 
Elizabeths Hospital, as described in the quitclaim deed of 
September 30, 1987, by and between the United States 
and the District of Columbia and recorded in the Office 
of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia on 
October 7, 1987. 
(d) LIMITATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) the District of Columbia shall not be re-
sponsible for any environmental liability, response 
action, remediation, corrective action, damages,
costs, or expenses associated with the property for 
which title is conveyed to the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services under this section; and 
(2) all environmental liability, responsibility, re-
mediation, damages, costs, and expenses as required 
by applicable Federal, State and local law, including 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(known as Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 540 
et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601, et seq.), and the Oil Pollution Act (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) for such property shall be 
borne by the United States, which shall conduct all 
environmental activity with respect to such prop-
erties, and bear any and all costs and expenses of 
any such activity. 
SEC. 102. TERMINATION OF CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the United States is not required to perform, 
or to reimburse the District of Columbia for the cost of 
performing, any of the following services:
(1) Repairs or renovations pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of 
Columbia Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 
225b(f); sec. 44–903(f), D.C. Official Code). 
(2) Preservation, maintenance, or repairs pur-
suant to a use permit executed on September 30, 
1987, under which the United States (acting 
through the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices) granted permission to the District of Columbia 
to use and occupy portions of the Saint Elizabeths 
Hospital property known as the ‘‘West Campus’’. 
(3) Mental health diagnostic and treatment 
services for referrals as described in section 9(b) of 
the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Colum-
bia Mental Health Services Act (24 U.S.C. 225g(b); 
sec. 44–908(b), D.C. Official Code), but only with 
respect to services provided on or before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EFFECT ON PENDING CLAIMS.—Any claim of the 
District of Columbia against the United States for the fail-
ure to perform, or to reimburse the District of Columbia 
for the cost of performing, any service described in sub-
section (a) which is pending as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall be extinguished and terminated.
TITLE II—STREAMLINING MAN-
AGEMENT 
OF 
PROPERTIES 
LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA 
SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
OVER CERTAIN PROPERTIES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
FROM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over each of the following properties (owned by the 
United States and as depicted on the Map) is hereby 
transferred, subject to the terms in this subsection, 
from the District of Columbia to the Secretary of 
the Interior for administration by the Director: 
(A) An unimproved portion of Audubon 
Terrace Northwest, located east of Linnean Av-
enue Northwest, that is within U.S. Reservation 
402 (National Park Service property). 
(B) An unimproved portion of Barnaby 
Street Northwest, north of Aberfoyle Place 
Northwest, that abuts U.S. Reservation 545 
(National Park Service property). 
(C) A portion of Canal Street Southwest, 
and a portion of V Street Southwest, each of
which abuts U.S. Reservation 467 (National 
Park Service property). 
(D) Unimproved streets and alleys at Fort 
Circle Park located within the boundaries of 
U.S. Reservation 497 (National Park Service 
property). 
(E) An unimproved portion of Western Av-
enue Northwest, north of Oregon Avenue 
Northwest, that abuts U.S. Reservation 339 
(National Park Service property). 
(F) An unimproved portion of 17th Street 
Northwest, south of Shepherd Street North-
west, that abuts U.S. Reservation 339 (Na-
tional Park Service property). 
(G) An unimproved portion of 30th Street 
Northwest, north of Broad Branch Road North-
west, that is within the boundaries of U.S. Res-
ervation 515 (National Park Service property). 
(H) Subject to paragraph (2), lands over 
I–395 at Washington Avenue Southwest. 
(I) A portion of U.S. Reservation 357 at 
Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, previously 
transferred to the District of Columbia in con-
junction with the former proposal for a resi-
dence for the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia. 
(2) USE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR MEMO-
RIAL.—In the case of the property for which admin-
istrative jurisdiction is transferred under paragraph 
(1)(H), the property shall be used as the site for the 
establishment of a memorial to honor disabled vet-
erans of the United States Armed Forces authorized 
to be established by the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE 
Memorial Foundation by Public Law 106–348 (114 
Stat. 1358; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note), except that the 
District of Columbia shall retain administrative ju-
risdiction over the subsurface area beneath the site 
for the tunnel, walls, footings, and related facilities. 
(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
FROM UNITED STATES TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Ad-
ministrative jurisdiction over the following property owned 
by the United States and depicted on the Map is hereby 
transferred from the Secretary to the District of Columbia 
for administration by the District of Columbia: 
(1) A portion of U.S. Reservation 451. 
(2) A portion of U.S. Reservation 404. 
(3) U.S. Reservations 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 
49. 
(4) U.S. Reservation 251.
(5) U.S. Reservation 8. 
(6) U.S. Reservations 277A and 277C. 
(7) Portions of U.S. Reservation 470. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The transfers of administra-
tive jurisdiction under this section shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. EXCHANGE OF TITLE OVER CERTAIN PROP-
ERTIES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the 
District of Columbia conveys to the Secretary all 
right, title, and interest of the District of Columbia 
in each of the properties described in subsection (b) 
for use as described in such subsection, the Sec-
retary shall convey to the District of Columbia all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in each 
of the properties described in subsection (c). 
(2) ADMINISTRATION BY NATIONAL PARK SERV-
ICE.—The properties conveyed by the District of Co-
lumbia to the Secretary under this section shall be 
administered by the Director upon conveyance. 
(b) PROPERTIES TO BE CONVEYED TO THE SEC-
RETARY; USE.—The properties described in this sub-
section and their uses are as follows (as depicted on the 
Map):
(1) Lovers Lane Northwest, abutting U.S. Res-
ervation 324, for the closure of a one-block long 
roadway adjacent to Montrose Park. 
(2) Needwood, Niagara, and Pitt Streets North-
west, within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Na-
tional Historical Park, for the closing of the rights- 
of-way now occupied by the Chesapeake and Ohio 
Canal. 
(c) PROPERTIES TO BE CONVEYED TO THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA.—The properties described in this sub-
section are as follows (as depicted on the Map): 
(1) U.S. Reservation 17A. 
(2) U.S. Reservation 484. 
(3) U.S. Reservations 243, 244, 245, and 247. 
(4) U.S. Reservations 128, 129, 130, 298, and 
299. 
(5) Portions of U.S. Reservations 343D and 
343E. 
(6) U.S. Reservations 721, 722, and 723. 
SEC. 203. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES RESERVATION 
174. 
(a) CONVEYANCE; USE.—If the District of Columbia 
enacts a final plan for the development of the former Con-
vention Center Site which meets the requirements of sub-
section (b)—
(1) the Secretary shall convey all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in U.S. Reserva-
tion 174 (as depicted on the Map) to the District of 
Columbia upon the enactment of such plan; and 
(2) the District shall use the property so con-
veyed in accordance with such plan. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN.— 
The plan for the development of the former Convention 
Center Site meets the requirements of this subsection if— 
(1) the plan is developed through a public proc-
ess; 
(2) during the process for the development of 
the plan, the District of Columbia considers at least 
one version of the plan under which the entire por-
tion of U.S. Reservation 174 which is set aside as 
open space as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall continue to be set aside as open space (in-
cluding a version under which facilities are built 
under the surface of such portion); and 
(3) not less than 11⁄4 acres of the former Con-
vention Center Site are set aside for open space 
under the plan. 
(c) FORMER
CONVENTION
CENTER
SITE
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the ‘‘former Convention Center 
Site’’ means the parcel of land in the District of Columbia
which is bounded on the east by 9th Street Northwest, 
on the north by New York Avenue Northwest, on the west 
by 11th Street Northwest, and on the south by H Street 
Northwest. 
SEC. 204. CONVEYANCE OF PORTION OF RFK STADIUM SITE 
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. 
Section 7 of the District of Columbia Stadium Act 
of 1957 (sec. 3–326, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) Upon receipt of a written description from the 
District of Columbia of a parcel of land consisting of not 
more than 15 contiguous acres (hereafter in this sub-
section referred to as ‘the described parcel’), with the long-
est side of the described parcel abutting one of the roads 
bounding the property, within the area designated ‘D’ on 
the revised map entitled ‘Map to Designate Transfer of 
Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District’ and 
bound by Oklahoma Avenue Northeast, Benning Road 
Northeast, the Metro line, and Constitution Avenue 
Northeast, and a long-term lease executed by the District 
of Columbia that is contingent upon the Secretary’s con-
veyance of the described parcel and for the purpose con-
sistent with this paragraph, the Secretary shall convey all 
right, title, and interest in the described parcel to the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the purpose of siting, developing, and
operating an educational institution for the public welfare, 
with first preference given to a pre-collegiate public board-
ing school. 
‘‘(2) Upon conveyance under paragraph (1), the por-
tion of the stadium lease that affects the described parcel 
and all the conditions associated therewith shall terminate, 
the described parcel shall be removed from the ‘Map to 
Designate Transfer of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots 
to the District’, and the long-term lease described in para-
graph (1) shall take effect immediately.’’. 
TITLE III—POPLAR POINT 
SEC. 301. CONVEYANCE OF POPLAR POINT TO DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Upon certification by the Sec-
retary of the Interior (acting through the Director) that 
the District of Columbia has adopted a land-use plan for 
Poplar Point which meets the requirements of section 302, 
the Director shall convey to the District of Columbia all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in Poplar 
Point, in accordance with this title. 
(b) WITHHOLDING OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND 
PROPERTIES OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FROM INITIAL 
CONVEYANCE.—The Director shall withhold from the con-
veyance made under subsection (a) the facilities and re-
lated property (including necessary easements and utilities
related thereto) which are occupied or otherwise used by 
the National Park Service in Poplar Point prior to the 
adoption of the land-use plan referred to in subsection (a), 
as identified in such land-use plan in accordance with sec-
tion 302(c). 
SEC. 302. REQUIREMENTS FOR POPLAR POINT LAND-USE 
PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The land-use plan for Poplar 
Point meets the requirements of this section if the plan 
includes each of the following elements: 
(1) The plan provides for the reservation of a 
portion of Poplar Point for park purposes, in accord-
ance with subsection (b). 
(2) The plan provides for the identification of 
existing facilities and related properties of the Na-
tional Park Service, and the relocation of the Na-
tional Park Service to replacement facilities and re-
lated properties, in accordance with subsection (c). 
(3) Under the plan, at least two sites within the 
areas designated for park purposes are set aside for 
the placement of potential commemorative works to 
be established pursuant to chapter 89 of title 40, 
United States Code, and the plan includes a commit-
ment by the District of Columbia to convey back
those sites to the National Park Service at the ap-
propriate time, as determined by the Secretary. 
(4) To the greatest extent practicable, the plan 
is consistent with the Anacostia Waterfront Frame-
work Plan referred to in section 103 of the Ana-
costia Waterfront Corporation Act of 2004 (sec. 2– 
1223.03, D.C. Official Code). 
(b) RESERVATION
OF
AREAS
FOR
PARK
PUR-
POSES.—The plan shall identify a portion of Poplar Point 
consisting of not fewer than 70 acres (including wetlands) 
which shall be reserved for park purposes and shall require 
such portion to be reserved for such purposes in per-
petuity, and shall provide that any person (including an 
individual or a public entity) shall have standing to enforce 
the requirement. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING AND REPLACE-
MENT FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES FOR NATIONAL PARK 
SERVICE.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF
EXISTING
FACILI-
TIES.—The plan shall identify the facilities and re-
lated property (including necessary easements and 
utilities related thereto) which are occupied or other-
wise used by the National Park Service in Poplar 
Point prior to the adoption of the plan.
(2) RELOCATION
TO
REPLACEMENT
FACILI-
TIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the 
District of Columbia and the Director deter-
mine jointly that it is no longer appropriate for 
the National Park Service to occupy or other-
wise use any of the facilities and related prop-
erty identified under paragraph (1), the plan 
shall— 
(i) identify other suitable facilities and 
related property (including necessary ease-
ments and utilities related thereto) in the 
District of Columbia to which the National 
Park Service may be relocated; 
(ii) provide that the District of Co-
lumbia shall take such actions as may be 
required to carry out the relocation, includ-
ing preparing the new facilities and prop-
erties and providing for the transfer of 
such fixtures and equipment as the Direc-
tor may require; and 
(iii) set forth a timetable for the relo-
cation of the National Park Service to the 
new facilities.
(B) RESTRICTION ON USE OF PROPERTY 
RESERVED
FOR
PARK
PURPOSES.—The plan 
may not identify any facility or property for 
purposes of this paragraph which is located on 
any portion of Poplar Point which is reserved 
for park purposes in accordance with subsection 
(b). 
(3) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing 
each of the elements of the plan which are required 
under this subsection, the District of Columbia shall 
consult with the Director. 
SEC. 303. CONVEYANCE OF REPLACEMENT FACILITIES AND 
PROPERTIES FOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE
OF FACILITIES
AND RELATED 
PROPERTIES.—Upon certification by the Director that the 
facilities and related property to which the National Park 
Service is to be relocated under the land-use plan under 
this title (in accordance with section 302(c)) are ready to 
be occupied or used by the National Park Service— 
(1) the District of Columbia shall convey to the 
Director all right, title, and interest in the facilities 
and related property (including necessary easements 
and utilities related thereto) to which the National 
Park Service is to be relocated (without regard to
whether such facilities are located in Poplar Point); 
and 
(2) the Director shall convey to the District of 
Columbia all, right, title, and interest in the facilities 
and related property which were withheld from the 
conveyance of Poplar Point under section 301(b) 
and from which the National Park Service is to be 
relocated. 
(b) RESTRICTION
ON
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS 
PENDING CERTIFICATION OF FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The District of Columbia 
may not initiate any construction project with re-
spect to Poplar Point until the Director makes the 
certification referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR PROJECTS REQUIRED TO 
PREPARE
FACILITIES
FOR
OCCUPATION
BY
NA-
TIONAL
PARK
SERVICE.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to any construction project re-
quired to ensure that the facilities and related prop-
erty to which the National Park Service is to be re-
located under the land-use plan under this title (in 
accordance with section 302(c)) are ready to be oc-
cupied by the National Park Service.
SEC. 304. POPLAR POINT DEFINED. 
In this title, ‘‘Poplar Point’’ means the parcel of land 
in the District of Columbia which is owned by the United 
States and which is under the administrative jurisdiction 
of the District of Columbia or the Director on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act, and which is 
bounded on the north by the Anacostia River, on the 
northeast by and inclusive of the southeast approaches to 
the 11th Street bridges, on the southeast by and inclusive 
of Route 295, and on the northwest by and inclusive of 
the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge approaches to 
Suitland Parkway, as depicted on the Map. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of General Services. 
(2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the National Park Service. 
(3) The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Transfer and Conveyance of Properties in the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, numbered 869/80460, and dated 
July 2005, which shall be kept on file in the appro-
priate office of the National Park Service.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 402. LIMITATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) the United States shall not be responsible 
for any environmental liability, response action, re-
mediation, corrective action, damages, costs, or ex-
penses associated with any property for which title 
is conveyed to the District of Columbia under this 
Act or any amendment made by this Act; and 
(2) all environmental liability, responsibility, re-
mediation, damages, costs, and expenses as required 
by applicable Federal, state and local law, including 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(known as Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 540 
et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601, et seq.), and the Oil Pollution Act (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) for any such property shall be 
borne by the District of Columbia, which shall con-
duct all environmental activity with respect to such
properties, and bear any and all costs and expenses 
of any such activity. 
SEC. 403. LIMITATION ON COSTS. 
The United States shall not be responsible for paying 
any costs and expenses incurred by the District of Colum-
bia or any other parties at any time in connection with 
effecting the provisions of this Act or any amendment 
made by this Act, including costs and expenses associated 
with surveys, zoning, land-use processes, transfer taxes, 
recording taxes, recording fees, as well as the costs associ-
ated with the relocation of the National Park Service to 
replacement facilities required under the land-use plan for 
Poplar Point described in section 302(c)(2). 
SEC. 404. DEADLINE FOR PROVISION OF DEEDS AND RE-
LATED DOCUMENTS. 
With respect to each property conveyed under this 
Act or any amendment made by this Act, the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia, the Administrator, or the Sec-
retary (as the case may be) shall execute and deliver a 
quitclaim deed or prepare and record a transfer plat, as 
appropriate, not later than 6 months after the property 
is conveyed. 
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