District of Columbia Zoning Commission Home Rule Act

Bill: 116-hr-1538
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Architect of the Capitol

Building construction

Congressional agencies

Department of the Interior

District of Columbia

Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>District of Columbia Zoning Commission Home Rule Act</b></p> <p>This bill removes the Architect of the Capitol and the Director of the National Park Service from the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia. Currently, the commission consists of two federal officials and three mayoral appointees.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1538 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To revise the composition of the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia so that the Commission will consist solely of members appointed by the government of the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Zoning Commission Home Rule Act . 2. Revision of composition of Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (a) Revision The first section of the Act of March 1, 1920 (sec. 6–621.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking the Architect of the Capitol, the Director of the National Park Service, and ; and (2) by striking appointed by the Mayor each place it appears in the second sentence of subsection (a), subsection (b), and subsection (c). (b) Conforming amendment 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 the representative from the Zoning Commission; and (2) the representative from the National Capital Planning Commission shall be the Executive Director of that Commission. .