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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5083
To extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use
certain park lands in the city of South Gate, California, which were
acquired with amounts provided from the land and water conservation
fund, for elementary school purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified School
District to use certain park lands in the city of South
Gate, California, which were acquired with amounts pro-
vided from the land and water conservation fund, for
elementary school purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1988, the Los Angeles Board of Edu-
cation voted to close Tweedy Elementary School in
the city of South Gate, California, due to concerns
about health risks at the site of the school.
(2) The school was temporarily relocated to
South Gate Park on park land that was originally
acquired with amounts provided by the Secretary of
the Interior from the land and water conservation
fund.
(3) In March 1991, the lease with the city that
allowed the Los Angeles Unified School District to
operate the school on park land expired, and no
progress had been made in constructing new facili-
ties to relocate the school and its students.
(4) In 1992, Congress enacted Public Law
102–443 (106 Stat. 2244), which authorized an
eight-year extension in the lease for the use of the
park land pending the construction of the new
school.
(5) This eight-year extension is due to expire on
October 23, 2000, and little progress has been made
on the part of the Los Angeles Unified School Dis-
trict to relocate Tweedy Elementary School.
(6) In addition to the long-delayed Tweedy Ele-
mentary School relocation, recent studies have iden-
tified the need for additional educational facilities in
the city of South Gate, including a new high school,
junior high, and three primary centers in the near
future.
(7) The lack of commitment, oversight, and ac-
countability in finding a new site for Tweedy Ele-
mentary School must be corrected in any further
lease extension, and a similar situation also must be
avoided in addressing the construction of other edu-
cation facilities in the City of South Gate.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY USE OF PARK
LANDS 
FOR 
ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL 
PUR-
POSES, SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA.
Notwithstanding section 6(f)(3) of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–
8(f)(3)), the city of South Gate, California, may extend
until October 23, 2004, the lease between the city of South
Gate and the Los Angeles Unified School District, dated
June 8, 1988, and otherwise subject to expire on October
23, 2000, pursuant to Public Law 102–443 (106 Stat.
2244), regarding the use of approximately three acres of
South Gate Park as the temporary site for Tweedy Ele-
mentary School.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON PROGRESS TO RELOCATE TWEEDY ELE-
MENTARY SCHOOL AND OTHER SCHOOL CON-
STRUCTION.
(a) PERIODIC REPORTS REQUIRED.—As a condition
on the extension of the lease referred to in section 1 be-
yond October 23, 2000, the President of the Board of
Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District
shall require the preparation of periodic reports
describing—
(1) the progress being made to relocate Tweedy
Elementary School from South Gate Park to a per-
manent location; and
(2) the School District’s construction plans for
a new high school, middle school, and 3 primary cen-
ters in the city of South Gate, California.
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall describe—
(1) the progress being made in site selection
and acquisition, facility design, and construction;
and
(2) any factors hindering either the relocation
of Tweedy Elementary School or progress on the
School District’s other construction plans for the
city of South Gate.
(c) SUBMISSION.—The reports required by subsection
(a) shall be submitted to the City Manager of the city of
South Gate, the Congress, the Los Angeles Board of Edu-
cation, and Padres Unidos Pro Nuevas Escuelas. The first
report shall be submitted not later than May 1, 2001, and
subsequent reports shall be submitted every six months
thereafter during the term of the extended lease.
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