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(A) a portion of National Park Service land in Anacostia
Park, U.S. Reservation 343, Section G, the boundaries of
which are the Anacostia River to the west, Watts Branch
to the south, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens to the north,
and Anacostia Avenue to the east which includes the
community center currently occupied under permit by the
District of Columbia known as the ‘‘Kenilworth Parkside
Community Center’’; and
(B) all of U.S. Reservation 523.
(b) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—
(1) TERM.—Jurisdiction will be transferred from the NPS
to the District of Columbia.
(2) CONDITION OF TRANSFER.—The transfer of jurisdiction
under subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to such terms and
conditions, to be included in a Declaration of Covenants to
be mutually executed between NPS and the District of
Columbia to ensure that the property transferred under that
subsection—
(A) is used only for the provision of public recreational
facilities, open space, or public outdoor recreational
opportunities; and
(B) nothing in this Act precludes the District of
Columbia from entering into a lease for all or part of
the property with a public not-for-profit entity for the
management or maintenance of the property.
(3) TERMINATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The transfer under subsection (a)(1)
shall terminate if—
(i) any term or condition of the transfer described
in paragraph (2) or contained within the Declaration
of Covenants described in paragraph (2) is violated,
as determined by the NPS; and
(ii) the violation is not corrected by the date that
is 90 days after the date on which the Mayor of the
District of Columbia receives from the NPS a written
notice of the violation.
(B) DETERMINATION
OF
CORRECTION.—A violation of
a term or condition of the transfer under subsection (a)(1)
shall be determined to have been corrected under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) if, after notification of the violation, the Dis-
trict of Columbia and the NPS enter into an agreement
that the NPS considers to be adequate to ensure that
the property transferred will be used in a manner con-
sistent with paragraph (2).
(4) PROHIBITION OF CIVIL ACTIONS.—No person may bring
a civil action relating to a violation of any term or condition
of the transfer described in paragraph (2) before the date that
is 90 days after the person notifies the Mayor of the District
of Columbia of the alleged violation (including the intent of
the person to bring a civil action for termination of the transfer
under paragraph (3)).
(5) 
REMOVAL
OF
STRUCTURES; 
REHABILITATION.—The
transfer under subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to the condition
that, in the event of a termination of the transfer under para-
graph (3), the District of Columbia shall bear the cost of
removing structures on, or rehabilitating, the property trans-
ferred.
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(6) ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY.—If the transfer under
subsection (a)(1) is terminated under paragraph (3), the prop-
erty covered by the transfer shall be returned to the NPS
and administered as a unit of the National Park System in
the District of Columbia in accordance with—
(A) the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as
the ‘‘National Park Service Organic Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1
et seq.); and
(B) other laws (including regulations) generally
applicable to units of the National Park System.
SEC. 345. The project for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated under section 1135 of Public
Law 99–662, is authorized at a total cost of $9,100,000 with a
Federal cost of $6,825,000 and a non-Federal cost of $2,275,000.
SEC. 346. BIENNIAL EVALUATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHOR-
IZING BOARDS. (a) Biennial management evaluation of the District
of Columbia Chartering Authorities for the District of Columbia
Public Charter Schools shall be conducted by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States.
(b) Evaluation shall include the following:
(1) Establish standards to assess each authorizer’s proce-
dures and oversight quality.
(2) Identify gaps in oversight and recommendations.
(3) Review processes of charter school applications.
(4) Extent of ongoing monitoring, technical assistance, and
sanctions provided to schools.
(5) Compliance with annual reporting requirements.
(6) Actual budget expenditures for the preceding 2 fiscal
years.
(7) Comparison of budget expenditures with mandated
responsibilities.
(8) Alignment with best practices.
(9) Quality and timeliness of meeting section 2211(d) of
the School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Code 38–1802.11(d)), as
amended.
(c) INITIAL INTERIM REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Government
Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate, no later than
May 1, 2005, a baseline report on the performance of each author-
izer in meeting the requirements of the School Reform Act of
1995.
(d) Hereafter section 2214(f) of Public Law 104–143 (D.C. Code
38–1802.14(f)), shall apply to the District of Columbia Board of
Education Charter Schools Office.
SEC. 347. CLARIFYING OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
BOARD. Section 2214 of the School Reform Act of 1995 (Public
Law 104–134; D.C. Code 38–1802.14), is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
‘‘(f) AUDIT.—The Board shall maintain its accounts according
to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Not-for-Profit
Organizations. The Board shall provide for an audit of the financial
statements of the Board by an independent certified public account-
ant in accordance with Government auditing standards for financial
audits issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
The findings and recommendations of any such audit shall be
forwarded to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the