National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act

Bill: 115-hr-7098
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-10-26
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

District of Columbia

Intergovernmental relations

Land transfers

Regional and metropolitan planning

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act</b></p> <p>This bill limits the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to the administering of properties or the selling of lands owned by the District of Columbia. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7098 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2018 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to remove the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act . 2. Removal of the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by the District (a) Recommendation of the Commission for transfers of jurisdiction of property Section 8124 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and District of Columbia ; (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a)— (A) by striking and District of Columbia ; and (B) by striking or by the District ; and (3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (b) Approval of the Commission for proposed developments and projects Section 8722 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and district ; (2) in subsection (a), by striking and District of Columbia governmental each place it appears; (3) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking or District of Columbia ; and (B) by striking or District ; (4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking and District ; and (5) by striking subsection (e). (c) Approval of the Commission To sell land (1) In general Title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8734. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 8734. (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.