District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act
Bill: H.R.5825 | Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act
This bill revises membership requirements of the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment to provide authority for the District government to appoint all members of the board, except when the board is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to the location, expansion, or replacement of an embassy or consulate.

To revise the composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the 
 District of Columbia so that the Board will consist solely of members 
 appointed by the government of the District of Columbia, except when 
the Board is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign 
                  mission with respect to a chancery.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Board of Zoning 
Adjustment Home Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Revision.--
            (1) In general.--The first undesignated paragraph of 
        section 8 of the Act of June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 799; sec. 6-
        641.07(a), D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking ``which 
        shall be composed'' and all that follows through ``a resident 
        of the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``which shall be 
        composed of 5 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of 
        Columbia with the advice and consent of the Council of the 
        District of Columbia, each of whom shall have been a resident 
        of the District of Columbia''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The second undesignated 
        paragraph of section 8 of such Act (52 Stat. 799; sec. 6-
        641.07(b), D.C. Official Code), is amended--
                    (A) by striking the first and second sentences; and
                    (B) by striking ``the 3 members appointed by the 
                Mayor of the District of Columbia with the advice and 
                consent of the Council of the District of Columbia'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``the members''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Functions Regarding Foreign 
Missions.--Section 206(i) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4306(i)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) Whenever the Board of Zoning Adjustment is performing 
functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to 
the location, expansion, or replacement of a chancery--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
        Interior, the Administrator of General Services, or the 
        Director of the National Park Service (or such alternate as 
        such official may from time to time designate), as designated 
        by the President, shall serve as a member of the Board in lieu 
        of one of the other members of the Board (as designated by the 
        Mayor of the District of Columbia); and
            ``(2) the Executive Director of the National Capital 
        Planning Commission shall serve as a member of the Board in 
        lieu of one of the other members of the Board (as designated by 
        the Mayor of the District of Columbia).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect upon the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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