coordinating the activities of the Inspector 
General relating to investigations; and 
(iii) such other personnel as the In-
spector General considers appropriate. 
(B) 
INDEPENDENCE
IN
APPOINTING 
STAFF.—No individual may carry out any of the 
duties or responsibilities of the Office unless the 
individual is appointed by the Inspector Gen-
eral, or provides services procured by the Inspec-
tor General, pursuant to this paragraph. Noth-
ing in this subparagraph may be construed to 
prohibit the Inspector General from entering into 
a contract or other arrangement for the provision 
of services under this section. 
(C) APPLICABILITY
OF
TRANSIT
SYSTEM 
PERSONNEL
RULES.—None of the regulations 
governing the appointment and pay of employees 
of the Transit System shall apply with respect to 
the appointment and compensation of the per-
sonnel of the Office, except to the extent agreed 
to by the Inspector General. Nothing in the pre-
vious sentence may be construed to affect sub-
paragraphs (A) through (B). 
(3) EQUIPMENT
AND
SUPPLIES.—The General 
Manager of the Transit Authority shall provide the 
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Office with appropriate and adequate office space, to-
gether with such equipment, supplies, and commu-
nications facilities and services as may be necessary 
for the operation of the Office, and shall provide nec-
essary maintenance services for such office space and 
the equipment and facilities located therein. 
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—To the extent that any 
office or entity in the Transit Authority prior to the ap-
pointment of the first Inspector General under this section 
carried out any of the duties and responsibilities assigned 
to the Inspector General under this section, the functions 
of such office or entity shall be transferred to the Office upon 
the appointment of the first Inspector General under this 
section. 
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PROP-
ERTIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PROP-
ERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority (hereafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Transit Authority’’) may not sell, 
lease, or otherwise convey or dispose of the property 
described in paragraph (2) unless the Transit Author-
ity meets each of the following conditions: 
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(A) The Transit Authority has held a sepa-
rate, additional public hearing after October 20, 
2005, regarding the disposition of the property 
at which members of the general public had the 
opportunity to comment. 
(B) The Transit Authority has submitted a 
report to the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate on the costs and benefits as-
sociated with the disposition of the property, the 
impact of the disposition on parking facilities 
available at the Vienna Metrorail station, and 
the effect of the disposition on the capacity of the 
Vienna Metrorail station and the entire Metro-
rail system. 
(2) PROPERTY
DESCRIBED.—The property de-
scribed in this subsection consists of approximately 
3.75 acres located in Fairfax County, Virginia, and 
is contained in all or part of the following parcels on 
the Fairfax County tax map: 
(A) Parcel 48—1((1)), 90 Portion. 
(B) Parcel 48—1((1)), 91B Portion. 
(C) Parcel 48—1((6)), 7A. 
(D) Parcel 48—1((6)), 8B. 
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(E) Parcel 48—1((24)), 38A. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PROP-
ERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Transit Authority may 
not sell, lease, or otherwise convey or dispose of the 
property described in paragraph (2) unless the Tran-
sit Authority meets each of the following conditions: 
(A) The Transit Authority has met with the 
Mayor and members of the Council of the City 
of Takoma Park, Maryland, and community 
representatives to discuss each of the following 
issues related to the disposition of such property: 
(i) The movement of buses and other 
vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles to and 
from the Takoma Park Metrorail station. 
(ii) The provision of bus bays, based 
on recommendations of the Transit Author-
ity and the Maryland Transit Administra-
tion’s Ride-On program. 
(iii) The enhancement of public green 
space on the property, based on the Central 
District Plan for Takoma DC. 
(B) The Transit Authority will work with 
residents and elected officials of Takoma Park, 
Maryland, and the Takoma area of the District 
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of Columbia throughout the planning phase of 
the development of such property. 
(C) The Transit Authority has submitted a 
statement to the Committee on Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate certifying that the 
Transit Authority has met the conditions de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(2) PROPERTY
DESCRIBED.—The property de-
scribed in this paragraph consists of Lots 820, 821, 
822, 823, 829, 831, 832, 833, 839, 840, 841, 845, 846, 
847, 848, 849, 850, and 851 in Square 3352 and Lots 
811, 812, and 813 in Square 3353 of the District of 
Columbia Real Property Assessment Database. 
(c) RESTRICTIONS
ON DEVELOPMENT
OF CERTAIN 
PROPERTIES.— 
(1) RESTRICTION.—The Transit Authority may 
not sell, lease, or otherwise convey any of the real 
property described in paragraph (2) other than in ac-
cordance with a development plan for the property 
which meets the following requirements: 
(A) The plan shall require that any portion 
of the property used for residential purposes 
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