I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4523
To make technical corrections to the National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, and Mr. WOLF) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To make technical corrections to the National Capital Revi-
talization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997.
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 ‘‘Lorton Technical Cor-
rections Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND TO GENERAL SERVICES AD-
MINISTRATION.
Section 11201 of the National Capital Revitalization
and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public
Law 105–33; D.C. Code 24–1201) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (g)
and subsection (h) as subsections (h) and (i);
(2) in subsection (g)(1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in
paragraph (2)’’ and all that follows through
‘‘Department of the Interior.’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(B) Contingent on the General Services Ad-
ministration (GSA) receiving the necessary appro-
priations to carry out the requirements of this para-
graph and subsection (g), and notwithstanding the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of the Lorton Tech-
nical Corrections Act of 1998, any property on
which the Lorton Correctional Complex is located
shall be transferred to the GSA.
‘‘(C) Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the Lorton Technical Corrections Act
of 1998, Fairfax County shall submit a reuse plan
that complies with all requisite approvals to the Ad-
ministrator of General Services, that aims to maxi-
mize use of the land for open space, park land, or
recreation, while delineating permissible or required
uses, potential development densities, and any time
limits on such development factors of the property
on which the Lorton Correctional Complex is lo-
cated.
‘‘(D) Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the Lorton Technical Corrections
Act of 1998, the Department of the Interior shall
notify GSA of any property it requests to be trans-
ferred to the Department of the Interior for the pur-
pose of a land exchange by the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service within the Commonwealth of
Virginia. The Department of the Interior’s request
shall be approved by the Administrator of General
Services in a manner consistent with the reuse plan
developed by Fairfax County and to the extent it
does not result in a significant reduction in the mar-
ketability or value of any remaining property. The
Administrator of General Services shall coordinate
with the Secretary of the Interior to resolve any con-
flicts presented by the Department of the Interior’s
request and shall transfer the property to the De-
partment of the Interior at no cost.
‘‘(E) Any property not transferred to the De-
partment of the Interior under subparagraph (D)
shall be disposed of according to paragraphs (2) and
(4).’’;
(3) in subsection (g)(2)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘De-
partment of Parks and Recreation’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Park Authority’’;
(4) in subsection (g) by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS
ON
TRANSFER
OF
LORTON
PROPERTY EAST OF OX ROAD (STATE ROUTE 123).—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to prop-
erty east of Ox Road (State Route 123) on
which the Lorton Correctional Complex is lo-
cated, the Administrator of General Services
shall—
‘‘(i) cooperate with the District of Co-
lumbia Corrections Trustee to determine
property necessary for the Trustee to
maintain the security of the Lorton Cor-
rectional Complex until its closure;