Title: RFK Memorial Stadium Campus Conveyance Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
RFK Memorial Stadium Campus Conveyance Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District of Columbia.
The conveyance shall be conditioned upon precertification by the District to Interior that the development or use of such property shall (1) not undermine the restoration of the wetlands south of Kingman Island; and (2) provide for improved public access to the Anacostia River, including through walking trails and kayak and canoe areas that complement, without interrupting the design of, the Anacostia River Trail.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1883 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1883

To convey the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District 
                  of Columbia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2019

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To convey the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District 
                  of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    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 ``RFK Memorial Stadium Campus 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL STADIUM CAMPUS TO 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall convey all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 
Campus to the District of Columbia.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) Payment of consideration.--As consideration for the 
        conveyance under subsection (a), the District of Columbia shall 
        pay to the Secretary of the Interior such amount as may be 
        agreed to by the District and the Secretary, except that the 
        amount may not be less than the fair market value of the right, 
        title, and interest conveyed under such subsection, based on an 
        appraisal meeting the requirements of paragraph (2).
            (2) Requirements for appraisal.--The requirements for the 
        appraisal described in paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) The appraisal is carried out by an appraiser 
                who is jointly selected by representatives of both the 
                Secretary and the District of Columbia.
                    (B) The appraisal is conducted in accordance with 
                the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
                Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional 
                Appraisal Practice.
                    (C) The appraisal is based on an assessment of the 
                property ``As Is'', as if the property conveyed were 
                vacant and unimproved as of the date of the enactment 
                of this Act, except that the appraisal may take into 
                account the terms and conditions required under 
                subsection (c).
                    (D) The appraisal takes into account any costs 
                associated with environmental remediation and flood 
                plain mitigation of the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium 
                Campus.
                    (E) The appraisal takes into account any costs 
                associated with the demolition of any existing 
                structures on the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 
                Campus.
            (3) Timing of payments.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date of the conveyance under subsection (a), the District of 
        Columbia shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to one-
        fourth of the amount of the consideration determined under this 
        subsection, and shall pay the remaining balance in equal 
        amounts on the first day of each of the next 3 fiscal years 
        which begin after the expiration of the 1-year period which 
        begins on the date on which the District makes the initial 
        payment under this paragraph.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Certification regarding development of property.--As a 
        condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the District 
        of Columbia shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior 
        prior to the conveyance that the development or use of any 
        property conveyed under such subsection shall meet the 
        following requirements:
                    (A) The development or use shall not undermine the 
                restoration of the wetlands south of Kingman Island.
                    (B) The development or use shall provide for 
                improved public access to the Anacostia River including 
                through walking trails and kayak and canoe areas that 
                complement the Anacostia River Trail, and shall not 
                interrupt the design of the Anacostia River Trail.
            (2) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may 
        require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
        the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
    (d) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        require the District of Columbia to cover the costs to be 
        incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for 
        such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
        conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 
        for environmental documentation, and any other administrative 
        costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from 
        the District of Columbia in advance of the Secretary incurring 
        the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs 
        actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, 
        the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the District of 
        Columbia.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
        reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund 
        or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
        Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited 
        shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall 
        be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.
    (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be exchanged under this section shall be 
determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior.
    (f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed--
            (1) to affect any obligations of the Secretary of the 
        Interior with respect to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 
        Campus under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601 et seq.); or
            (2) to require the Secretary of the Interior to pay any 
        costs and expenses, other than costs and expenses related to or 
        associated with environmental liabilities or cleanup actions 
        provided under law, which are incurred by the District of 
        Columbia or any other party (other than the United States) at 
        any time in connection with carrying out this section or the 
        amendment made by this section.
    (g) Conforming Amendment.--Effective upon the date of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), section 7 of the District of Columbia 
Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3-326, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
    (h) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Robert F. Kennedy 
Memorial Stadium Campus'' means such portion of the Stadium, as defined 
in section 11 of the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3-
330, D.C. Official Code), in which right, title, and interest is held 
by the United States as of the date of the enactment of this Act, as 
set forth in the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium map produced by the 
National Park Service on March 14, 2019.
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