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Union Calendar No. 200 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3699 
[Report No. 109–316, Parts I, II, and III] 
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 
NOVEMBER 18, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Government Reform with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 18, 2005 
Referral to Committee on Resources extended for a period ending not later 
than December 17, 2005 
NOVEMBER 18, 2005 
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not 
later than December 17, 2005, for consideration of such provisions of the 
bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pur-
suant to clause 1(f), rule X 
NOVEMBER 18, 2005 
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period 
ending not later than December 17, 2005, for consideration of such provi-
sions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that 
committee pursuant to clause 1(r), rule X
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
DECEMBER 17, 2005 
Referral to the Committees on Resources and Energy and Commerce extended 
for a period ending not later than December 31, 2005 
DECEMBER 31, 2005 
Referral to the Committees on Resources and Energy and Commerce extended 
for a period ending not later than February 3, 2006 
FEBRUARY 3, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments 
[Omit the part struck through in italic and insert the part printed in brackets] 
FEBRUARY 3, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CANNON, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mrs. DRAKE 
FEBRUARY 3, 2006 
Committee on Resources discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 8, 2005] 
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 Dis-
trict of Columbia conveys to the Administrator of 
General Services all right, title, and interest of the 
District of Columbia in the property described in sub-
section (c), the Administrator shall convey to the Dis-
trict of Columbia all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in— 
(A) U.S. Reservation 13, subject to the con-
ditions 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 Avenue 
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 Columbia, 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. Reservation 
13 to the District of Columbia under this section, the Dis-
trict 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 Massachusetts Avenue 
Southeast (as so extended) at the Anacostia 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 (acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service) at 
such time as the Secretary may require, if a com-
memorative work is established in the manner de-
scribed 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 Colum-
bia 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 Building 
Nos. 16, 37, 38, 118, and 118–A and related improvements, 
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 respon-
sible for any environmental liability, response action, 
remediation, corrective action, damages, costs, or ex-
penses associated with the property for which title is
conveyed to the Administrator of General 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 Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the Rivers and 
Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 540 et seq.), the Toxic Sub-
stances 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 properties, and bear any and all costs and ex-
penses 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 per-
forming, 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 pursu-
ant to a use permit executed on September 30, 1987, 
under which the United States (acting through the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services) granted 
permission to the District of Columbia to use and oc-
cupy portions of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital prop-
erty known as the ‘‘West Campus’’. 
(3) Mental health diagnostic and treatment serv-
ices for referrals as described in section 9(b) of the 
Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia 
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 enact-
ment 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 enactment 
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.—Ad-
ministrative jurisdiction over each of the following prop-
erties (owned by the United States and as depicted on the 
Map) is hereby transferred, subject to the terms in this sub-
section, from the District of Columbia to the Secretary of 
the Interior for administration by the Director: 
(1) An unimproved portion of Audubon Terrace 
Northwest, located east of Linnean Avenue Northwest, 
that is within U.S. Reservation 402 (National Park 
Service property). 
(2) An unimproved portion of Barnaby Street 
Northwest, north of Aberfoyle Place Northwest, that 
abuts U.S. Reservation 545 (National Park Service 
property). 
(3) A portion of Canal Street Southwest, and a 
portion of V Street Southwest, each of which abuts 
U.S. Reservation 467 (National Park Service prop-
erty).
(4) Unimproved streets and alleys at Fort Circle 
Park located within the boundaries of U.S. Reserva-
tion 497 (National Park Service property). 
(5) An unimproved portion of Western Avenue 
Northwest, north of Oregon Avenue Northwest, that 
abuts U.S. Reservation 339 (National Park Service 
property). 
(6) An unimproved portion of 17th Street North-
west, south of Shepherd Street Northwest, that abuts 
U.S. Reservation 339 (National Park Service prop-
erty). 
(7) An unimproved portion of 30th Street North-
west, north of Broad Branch Road Northwest, that is 
within the boundaries of U.S. Reservation 515 (Na-
tional Park Service property). 
(8) A portion of U.S. Reservation 357 at 
Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, previously trans-
ferred to the District of Columbia in conjunction with 
the former proposal for a residence for the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia. 
(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 Dis-
trict 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 Secretary shall con-
vey to the District of Columbia all right, title, and in-
terest 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 ad-
ministered by the Director upon conveyance. 
(b) PROPERTIES
TO BE CONVEYED
TO
THE SEC-
RETARY; USE.—The properties described in this subsection 
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 road-
way adjacent to Montrose Park. 
(2) Needwood, Niagara, and Pitt Streets North-
west, within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 
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 subsection 
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. Reservation 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 portion of 
U.S. Reservation 174 which is set aside as open space 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall con-
tinue to be set aside as open space (including a 
version under which facilities are built under the sur-
face of such portion); and
(3) not less than 11⁄4 acres of the former Conven-
tion Center Site are set aside for open space under the 
plan. 
(c) FORMER CONVENTION CENTER SITE DEFINED.— 
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 subsection 
referred to as ‘the described parcel’), with the longest 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 Okla-
homa 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 con-