I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6278 
To amend the National Children’s Island Act of 1995 to expand allowable 
uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the District of Columbia, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the National Children’s Island Act of 1995 to 
expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands 
by the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘Kingman and Heritage 
Islands Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL CHILDREN’S ISLAND 
ACT OF 1995. 
(a) EXPANSION OF ALLOWABLE USES FOR KINGMAN 
AND HERITAGE ISLAND.—The National Children’s Island 
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Act of 1995 (sec. 10–1401 et seq., D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE AND ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT 
FRAMEWORK PLANS. 
‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH PLANS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this Act, it is not a violation of 
the terms and conditions of this Act for the District of 
Columbia to use the lands conveyed and the easements 
granted under this Act for recreational, environmental, or 
educational purposes in accordance with the Anacostia 
Waterfront Framework Plan and the Comprehensive Plan. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ANACOSTIA
WATERFRONT
FRAMEWORK 
PLAN.—The term ‘Anacostia Waterfront Framework 
Plan’ means the November 2003 Anacostia Water-
front Framework Plan to redevelop and revitalize 
the Anacostia waterfront in the District of Colum-
bia, as may be amended from time to time, devel-
oped pursuant to a memorandum of understanding 
dated March 22, 2000, between the General Services 
Administration, Government of the District of Co-
lumbia, Office of Management and Budget, Naval 
District Washington, Military District Washington, 
Marine Barracks Washington, Department of Labor, 
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Department of Transportation, National Park Serv-
ice, Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority, National Capital Planning Com-
mission, National Arboretum, and Small Business 
Administration. 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The term ‘Com-
prehensive Plan’ means the Comprehensive Plan of 
the District of Columbia approved by the Council of 
the District of Columbia on December 28, 2006, as 
such plan may be amended or superseded from time 
to time.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 
Paragraph (1) of section 3(d) of the National Children’s 
Island Act of 1995 (sec. 10–1402(d)(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘The transfer under sub-
section (a)’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Title in the property transferred under subsection 
(a) and the easements granted under subsection (b) shall 
revert to the United States upon the expiration of the 60- 
day period which begins on the date on which the Sec-
retary provides written notice to the District that the Sec-
retary has determined that the District is using any por-
tion of the property for a use other than recreational, envi-
ronmental, or educational purposes in accordance with 
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National Children’s Island, the Anacostia Waterfront 
Framework Plan, or the Comprehensive Plan. Such notice 
shall be made in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code (relating to administrative proce-
dures).’’ . 
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