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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3433
To provide for the management of portions of the Presidio under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 3, 1993
Ms. PELOSI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources
APRIL 14, 1994
Additional sponsors: Mr. YATES, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. BECERRA, Mr.
BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.
BOUCHER, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. BRYANT, Mrs.
BYRNE, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.
DARDEN, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DIXON,
Mr. DURBIN, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona, Ms.
ESHOO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FAZIO, Mr.
FILNER, Mr. FINGERHUT, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr.
FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Ms. FURSE, Mr. GORDON, Mr.
HAMBURG, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOAGLAND,
Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. LANTOS,
Mr. LAROCCO, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,
Mrs. LLOYD, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr.
MANTON, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs.
MEEK, Mr. MINETA, Mrs. MINK, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NEAL
of Massachusetts, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. OBEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PASTOR,
Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. ROSE, Ms. ROYBAL-AL-
LARD, Mr. SABO, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.
SERRANO, Mr. STOKES, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr.
THORNTON, Mr. TORRES, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. TUCKER, Mr.
UNDERWOOD, Mrs. UNSOELD, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr.
WASHINGTON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WHITTEN, Mr. WILSON,
Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. WYDEN
A BILL
To provide for the management of portions of the Presidio
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. THE PRESIDIO CORPORATION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within
the Department of the Interior a public benefit corpora-
tion to be known as the Presidio Corporation (hereinafter
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Corporation’’). The Cor-
poration shall manage, in accordance with the purposes
set forth in section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab-
lish the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the
State of California, and for other purposes’’, approved Oc-
tober 27, 1972 (Public Law 92–589; 86 Stat. 1299; 16
U.S.C. 460bb), the leasing, maintenance, rehabilitation,
repair and improvement of property within the Presidio
which is transferred to the Corporation by the Secretary
of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’).
(b) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer to the
Corporation, under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate, a leasehold in the following
properties within the Presidio: the Letterman-LAIR com-
plex, Fort Scott, Main Post, and Cavalry Stables, Presidio
Hill, Wherry Housing and East Housing, and the struc-
tures at Crissy Field, and such other buildings within the
Presidio as the Secretary deems appropriate. The lease-
hold shall be of sufficient term to enable the corporation
to obtain the most beneficial financing arrangements. The
Secretary may not transfer to the Corporation any build-
ings and housing necessary to house activities of the Na-
tional Park Service. The Secretary shall transfer, with any
transferred property, all leases affecting the property. All
proceeds received by the Presidio Corporation from the
leasing of properties managed by the Corporation within
the Presidio shall be retained by the Corporation and used
to defray the costs of administration, preservation, res-
toration, operation, maintenance, repair, and related ex-
penses incurred by the Corporation with respect to such
properties.
(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—(1) The powers and
management of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board
of Directors consisting of 9 members, as follows:
(A) The Director of the National Park Service.
(B) Secretary of the Army.
(C) Secretary of Transportation.
(D) Chairperson, Golden Gate National Park
Association.
(E) The Mayor of the City of San Francisco.
(F) Two members to be appointed by the Sec-
retary from recommendations by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the Majority Leader
of the Senate, with national visibility and knowledge
and experience in one or more of the fields of envi-
ronmental studies, city planning, finance, real estate,
engineering, or management.
(G) Two individuals who shall be residents of,
and who shall be registered voters in, the City and
County of San Francisco with knowledge and experi-
ence in city planning, finance, and real estate.
(2) The Secretary shall further appoint 5 non-voting
members, to include:
(A) The Executive Director of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
(B) The Chairman of the Golden Gate National
Recreation Area Advisory Commission.
(C) A representative from among the entities
occupying property at the Presidio.
(D) Two members to be appointed by the Sec-
retary with knowledge and experience in one or more
of the fields of city planning, finance, real estate, en-
gineering, or management.
Each member of the Board of Directors specified in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) may, at the
time of appointment, designate (through written notice)
an alternate senior official of his department or agency
who may serve on the Board in his stead.
(d) TERMS OF BOARD MEMBERS.—Each member of
the Board of Directors appointed under subparagraphs
(F) and (G) of subsection (c)(1) shall serve for a term
of 4 years from the expiration of his predecessor’s term;
except that the Congress, in making the initial appoint-
ments to the Board under subparagraph (G), shall appoint
1 Director to a term of 2 years and 1 Director to a term
of 3 years. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors shall
be filled in the same manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made, and any member appointed to fill a va-
cancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which
his predecessor was appointed. Any member may continue
to serve after the expiration of his term until his successor
is appointed. No appointed director may serve more than
12 years in consecutive terms.
(e) ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION.—(1) The
Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman and a Vice
Chairman from among the members of the Board of Di-
rectors.
(2) Members of the Board of Directors shall serve
without pay, but may be reimbursed for the actual and
necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by
them in the performance of the duties of the Corporation.
(3) The Board of Directors shall meet at the call of
the Chairman, who shall require it to meet not less often
than once every 3 months. A majority of the members of
the Board of Directors (or their designated alternates)
shall constitute a quorum.
(f) STAFF.—The Board of Directors shall have the
power to appoint and fix the compensation and duties of
an Executive Director and such other officers and employ-
ees of the Corporation as may be necessary for the effi-
cient administration of the Corporation. Priority consider-
ation shall be given to appointing staff (other than the
Executive Director) from among persons with knowledge
and experience in the fields of finance and real estate (in-
cluding property management). Officers and employees of
the Corporation may be appointed and compensated with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and
may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter
51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, title 5, United
States Code (relating to classification and General Sched-
ule pay rates).
(g) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Board of Di-
rectors is authorized to procure the services of experts or