I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4984 
To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to provide for 
the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy 
Memorial Stadium Campus to the Administrator of General Services 
and the leasing of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes 
which include commercial and residential development, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2023 
Mr. COMER (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in 
addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation 
and Infrastructure, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 
to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus 
to the Administrator of General Services and the leasing 
of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes 
which include commercial and residential development, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘D.C. Robert F. Ken-
nedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
OVER RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM CAMPUS TO 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) TRANSFER.—The District of Columbia Stadium 
Act of 1957 (sec. 3–321 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION FOR LEASE TO DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA. 
‘‘(a) TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the 
enactment of the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 
Stadium Campus Revitalization Act— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior (here-
after referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall trans-
fer administrative jurisdiction over the Robert 
F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus (here-
after referred to as the ‘Campus’), including 
any improvements and existing facilities there-
on, to the Administrator of General Services 
(hereafter referred to as the ‘Administrator’); 
and 
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‘‘(B) the Administrator shall assume the 
responsibilities of the Director of the National 
Park Service under the lease described in para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(2) SURVEY.— 
‘‘(A) 
REQUIRING
SURVEY.—After 
the 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary, shall conduct a survey 
of the Campus, which shall determine the exact 
acreage and legal description of the Campus by 
a boundary survey prepared by a qualified 
Federally- or State-licensed surveyor who is ap-
proved by the Administrator. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—Upon 
completion, the survey conducted under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Accountability and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. 
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPEC-
TION.—A copy of the survey conducted under 
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subparagraph (A), together with a map of the 
Campus, shall be kept on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service, the Department of 
the Interior, and the General Services Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(3) LEASE DESCRIBED.—The lease described 
in this paragraph is the lease dated January 14, 
1988, between the United States and the District of 
Columbia for the use of the Campus, as authorized 
by section 7(b)(1)(B) (sec. 3–326(b)(1)(B), D.C. Of-
ficial Code). 
‘‘(b) NEW LEASE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRING
LEASE; TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a) is 
completed, the Administrator shall enter into a lease 
without consideration with the District of Columbia 
under which the District may use the Campus for 
any of the following purposes, subject to such terms 
and conditions as may be agreed upon by the Ad-
ministrator and the District, and subject to the ap-
proval of the National Capital Planning Commission 
and the Commission of Fine Arts: 
‘‘(A) Stadium purposes. 
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‘‘(B) The District shall designate at least 
30 percent of the Campus as parks and open 
space. 
‘‘(C) The District shall ensure that the de-
velopment provides for improved public access 
to the Anacostia River and shall not interrupt 
the Anacostia River Trail. 
‘‘(D) The District shall, to the extent nec-
essary, ensure that parking facilities are pro-
vided to accommodate residential and commer-
cial development. 
‘‘(E) The District shall provide for ade-
quate public safety and security measures and 
resources in the planning and ongoing manage-
ment of the development. 
‘‘(F) The District shall carry out measures 
that, to the greatest extent practicable, will re-
duce the impact of noise and traffic on sur-
rounding residential areas in the District. 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION
OF
SURVEY.—The Adminis-
trator shall incorporate in the lease entered into 
under this subsection the survey conducted under 
subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(4) LENGTH OF LEASE PERIOD.—The lease 
entered into under this subsection shall be for a pe-
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riod of up to 99 years, and may be renewed for sub-
sequent periods, as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF PRIOR LEASE.—Effec-
tive upon the entering into of the lease under this 
subsection, the lease described in subsection (a)(3) 
shall terminate. 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF NEW LEASE.— 
‘‘(1) GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION.—The lease 
entered into under subsection (b) shall provide for 
the termination of the lease prior to its expiration if 
each of the following occurs: 
‘‘(A) The terms and conditions of the lease 
have not been complied with, as determined by 
the Administrator. 
‘‘(B) Such noncompliance has not been 
corrected within 90 days after written notice of 
such noncompliance has been received by the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia. Such non-
compliance shall be treated as corrected if the 
District of Columbia and the Administrator 
enter into an agreement, with the concurrence 
of the National Capital Planning Commission, 
which the Administrator considers adequate to 
ensure that the property will be used in a man-
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ner consistent with the purposes referred to in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—No person may bring an action 
respecting a violation of any term or condition of the 
lease entered into under subsection (b) before the 
expiration of 90 days after the date on which such 
person has notified the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia of the alleged violation. The notice shall in-
clude notice of such person’s intention to bring an 
action to terminate the lease under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) COST OF REHABILITATING PROPERTY.— 
The lease entered into under subsection (b) shall 
provide that the District of Columbia shall bear the 
cost of removing structures or rehabilitating the 
property which is the subject of the lease if the lease 
is terminated under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) USE OF PROPERTY AFTER TERMINATION 
OF LEASE.—Any property which is the subject of the 
lease entered into subsection (b) shall, if the lease is 
terminated under this subsection, be administered as 
Federal property which may be considered for sale, 
lease, or exchange under section 412 of title IV of 
Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3259). 
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‘‘(d) PROHIBITING
INTERESTED
PARTIES
FROM 
BENEFITTING FROM DEVELOPMENT.—No Member of 
Congress, Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con-
gress, or any other official of the Government of the 
United States or the Government of the District of Colum-
bia, shall be admitted to any share or part of the lease 
entered into under subsection (b) or to any benefit that 
may arise therefrom, including any contract or agreement 
made, entered into, or accepted by or on behalf of the 
United States or the District of Columbia as a result of 
such lease. Nothing in the previous sentence may be con-
strued to apply to a person who is a shareholder or other 
beneficial owner of any publicly held corporation or other 
entity, if the lease is for the general benefit of such cor-
poration or other entity. 
‘‘(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed— 
‘‘(1) to affect any obligations of the Secretary 
with respect to the Campus under the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) or the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or 
‘‘(2) to require the Secretary or Administrator 
to pay any costs and expenses which are incurred by 
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the District of Columbia or any other party (other 
than the United States) at any time, including in 
connection with carrying out this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Robert 
F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus’ means the ap-
proximately 142 acres of Federal land as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Anacostia Park, Robert F. 
Kennedy Memorial Stadium Proposed Land Conveyance’, 
numbered 831/151,473, and dated July 2019.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Effective upon the 
date of the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus under sec-
tion 8(a) of the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, 
as added by subsection (a), section 7 of such Act (sec. 
3–326, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 
Æ 
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