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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 18:45:08+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - Chapter 8. Sale of Public Lands.
Chapter 7A. Removal of Trees on the Public Land.
Chapter 9. Exchange of District-Owned Land.
Chapter 8. Sale of Public Lands.
Subchapter II. Special Disposal Procedures for Certain Properties.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “real property” means land titled in the name of the District of Columbia (“District”) or in which the District has a controlling interest and includes all structures of a permanent character erected thereon or affixed thereto, any natural resources located thereon or thereunder, all riparian rights attached thereto, or any air space located above or below the property or any street or alley under the jurisdiction of the Mayor.
This section is referenced in § 6-1451.01 and § 39-107a.
§ 10–801.02. Email notifications regarding the surplus and disposition of real property.
(a) Within 180 days after December 13, 2017, the Department of General Services ("DGS"), in coordination with the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ("DMPED"), shall allow individuals to sign up, on the DGS website, to receive email notifications, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, relating to the surplus and disposition of real property, within Advisory Neighborhood Commissions ("ANC") selected by the individual.
(10) The Council's approval, disapproval, or passive disapproval of a resolution seeking additional time for the disposition of a property pursuant to § 10-801(d).
(2) The contact information for the DMPED Project Manager managing the District-owned property that is the subject of the event listed in subsection (b) of this section.
For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 2162 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017, effective October 24, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167; 64 DCR 10802).
For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 2162 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017, effective July 20, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104; 64 DCR 7032).
(a) The Mayor is further authorized to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of sale of each parcel of land sold and shall deposit the net proceeds of the sale in the District Treasury.
D.C. Law 18-223, in subsec. (b)(2), substituted “Except as provided in § 10-701(a), the Mayor” for “The Mayor”.
D.C. Law 19-21, in subsec. (a), substituted “sold and” for “sold and, the exception of the property mentioned in subsection (b) of this section,”; and repealed subsec. (b).
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-171 added a comma preceding “with the exception” and following “of this section” “ in (b) [now repealed].
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2 of the Miner Building Conveyance Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-256, June 23, 1994, 41 DCR 4472).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1003 of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Miner Building Conveyance Temporary Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Law 10-161, August 25, 1994, law notification 41 DCR 6396).
The Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, is hereby authorized, in his discretion, for the best interests of the United States, to sell and convey, in whole or in part, by proper deed or instrument, any real estate held by the United States in the District of Columbia and under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, which may be no longer needed for public purposes, for cash, or on such deferred-payment plan as the Secretary of the Interior may approve, at a price not less than that paid for it by the government and not less than its present appraised value as determined by him.
All functions of all officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262.
§ 10–805. Secretary of the Interior to sell certain real estate — Solicitation for bids.
In selling any parcel of land under this subchapter, said Secretary shall cause such public or private solicitation for bids or offers to be made as he may deem appropriate, and shall sell the parcel to the party agreeing to pay the highest price therefor if such price is otherwise satisfactory; provided, that in the event the price offered or bid by the owner of any lands abutting the lands to be sold equals the highest price offered or bid by any other party, the parcel may be sold to such abutting owner.
§ 10–806. Secretary of the Interior to sell certain real estate — Expenses of sales.
Said Secretary is further authorized to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of sale of each parcel of land sold, and shall deposit the net proceeds thereof in the Treasury to the credit of the United States and the District of Columbia in the proportion that each paid the appropriations from which the parcels of land were acquired or were obligated to pay the same, at the time of acquisition, by reimbursement.
§ 10–831. Properties subject to disposition.
(B) Disposition of the property pursuant to this subchapter is approved by the Council pursuant to a proposed resolution transmitted by the Mayor for a 5-day period of review, excluding days of Council recess. If no Councilmember introduces a disapproval resolution within the 5-day period, the resolution shall be deemed approved at the end of the 5-day period. If a resolution of disapproval is introduced by at least 3 Councilmembers within the 5-day period, the Council review period shall be 45 days from the date the Mayor transmitted the proposed resolution to the Council, excluding days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve the disapproval resolution within the 45-day period, the resolution shall be deemed approved.
(b) The authority of the Mayor under this subchapter shall expire on September 30, 2011.
(c) The process for disposing of any property pursuant to this subchapter shall be conducted solely pursuant to the requirements set forth in this subchapter and shall not be subject to any other statutory provision governing the process for the disposition of real property, nor shall any property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter be subject to the prerequisites to disposition of property set forth in § 42-3171.03.
This section is referenced in § 10-839.
D.C. Law 15-205 rewrote pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a); in subsec. (b), substituted “2006” for “2004”; and added subsec. (c).
D.C. Law 16-119, in par. (a)(2), substituted “a single-household property or a multi- household property containing 25 or fewer single-household dwelling units” for “a single-household residence or a multi-household residence of 5 or fewer units”; and in subsec. (b), substituted “2011” for “2006”.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2002(a) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2002(a) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 2 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
Short title of subtitle A of title II of Law 15-205: Section 2001 of D.C. Law 15-205 provided that subtitle A of title II of the act may be cited as the Vacant and Abandoned Properties Amendment Act of 2004.
Delegation of the Mayor’s Disposition Authority to the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to Dispose of Certain Vacant and Abandoned Real Property in the District of Columbia, see Mayor’s Order 2005-189, December 2, 2005 ( 53 DCR 693).
Resolution 16-204, the “Vacant and Abatement Properties Community Development Disposition Approval Resolution of 2005”, was approved effective June 13, 2005.
§ 10–832. Method of disposition.
(a) A property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter shall be disposed of pursuant to a request for proposals (“RFP”) issued by the Mayor.
(b) A single-household property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter shall be disposed of as part of a bundle of at least 5 properties and not more than 25 properties. A property improved as a multi-household property containing at least 5 single-household dwelling units and no more than 25 single-household dwelling units may be disposed of individually or as part of a bundle of up to 25 properties.
(c) At least 30% of all single-household dwelling units, irrespective of whether they are single-household dwelling units contained in a multi-household property or in a single-household property, in each bundle of property disposed of pursuant to an RFP, or such greater proportion determined by the Mayor, shall be sold or rented at a price affordable to a household earning 60% or less of the area median income. If the number representing 30% of the single-household dwelling units is not a whole a number, the Mayor may round to the next lower whole number.
(d) Each property shall be disposed of on an as-is basis.
This section is referenced in § 10-835.
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 3 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
§ 10–833. Minimum standards for disposition.
(1) No person shall be eligible to purchase a property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter unless the person first signs a first source employment agreement.
(2) No person shall be eligible to purchase a property disposed of pursuant to this subchapter unless the person first signs a certificate evidencing the person’s intent to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Small and Local Business Development, established by § 2-218.11, to make a good-faith effort to contract with, and procure from, local, small, and disadvantaged business enterprises (“LSDBE MOUs”). The contents of the certificate and the memorandum shall be determined by the Department of Small and Local Business Development, established by § 2-218.11.
(3) Each property disposed of pursuant to the RFP shall be rehabilitated and offered for sale or rental to the public in no more than 12 months, or such shorter period determined by the Mayor, after the disposition of the property.
(b) The Mayor may establish other minimum standards as part of the RFP.
(c) The Mayor shall list all known minimum requirements as part of the RFP.
D.C. Law 16-119, in par. (a)(3), substituted “offered for sale or rental” for “offered for sale”; and repealed pars. (a)(4) and (a)(5).
D.C. Law 16-191, in subsec. (a)(2), substituted “Department of Small and Local Business Development, established by § 2-218.11” for “Office of Local Business Development”.
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 4 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
(2) Make feasible the rehabilitation and resale or rental of the property at market price.
(b) If the Mayor offers a subsidy as part of an RFP, the subsidy shall be stated as a maximum available amount. The amount of subsidy requested and the affordability levels achieved shall be weighed when determining the points awarded to an offeror.
(2) Acquire additional parcels of property.
D.C. Law 15-39 added subsec. (c).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 202 of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-149, September 22, 2003, 50 DCR 8360).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 5 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
Short title of subtitle A of title II of Law 15-39: Section 201 of D.C. Law 15-39 provided that subtitle A of title II of the act may be cited as the Vacant and Abandoned Properties Amendment Act of 2003.
§ 10–835. Evaluation criteria of a request for proposals.
(1) Offering price. — More points shall be awarded for a higher proposed offering price. If a subsidy is offered under § 10-834 and is requested by the proposer, the subsidy shall be considered in conjunction with the offering price. (10 points).
(2) Quality of rehabilitation. — More points shall be awarded for proposing higher-quality rehabilitation. (20 points).
(3) Affordability. — The minimum affordability level shall be determined pursuant to § 10-832(c), and shall remain in effect for not less than 10 years for property offered for sale to the public and not less than 40 years for property offered for rental to the public. More points shall be awarded for proposing to develop additional affordable single-household dwelling units (that is units not counted toward the minimum affordability level); greater levels of affordability (that is affordable to a household earning 60% or less of the area median income); or for longer periods of affordability (that is for longer than the minimum period of affordability). (20 points).
(4) Level of LSDBE involvement. — Pursuant to § 10-833(a)(2), a person submitting a winning proposal will be required to enter into an LSDBE MOU. More points shall be awarded for proposing, and evidencing the commitment and ability to achieve, greater involvement by, an LSDBE. (10 points). An additional 5 points shall be awarded to a person submitting a proposal that is an LSDBE whose primary place of business is in the District of Columbia.
(5) Feasibility. — More points shall be awarded to a proposal that is deemed more feasible. Feasibility shall be based on the consideration of whether the property will be likely to be developed and sold or rented in the time-line proposed, with the quality of construction proposed, and at the sales or rental prices proposed. (35 points).
D.C. Law 15-105 deleted subsection designation “(a)”; in par. (4), substituted “proposal that” for “proposal who”, and also validated a previously made technical correction.
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 6 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
§ 10–836. Disposition of properties.
(a) Within 90 days after a winning proposal is selected, the Mayor and the selected person shall enter into a disposition agreement governing the sale of the bundle of property. Each disposition agreement shall provide for, and the Mayor and the selected person shall consummate, the sale of the bundle of property within 270 days after the effective date of the disposition agreement; provided, that if the selected person must obtain regulatory approval for zoning or historic preservation purposes prior to the demolition, construction, or rehabilitation of a property to be disposed of, including a rezoning, special exception, or variance, the disposition agreement shall provide for, and the Mayor and the selected person shall consummate, the sale of the property within 360 days after the effective date of the disposition agreement.
D.C. Law 15-105, in subsec. (b)(3), validated a previously made technical correction.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2002(b) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2002(b) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 7 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
The Mayor shall establish an evaluation committee of at least 5 members to review the proposals submitted in response to an RFP and provide comments and recommendations to the Mayor regarding the proposals and which proposal to accept. At least 2 members of the evaluation committee shall not be government employees and shall have professional experience related to the evaluation of the proposals.
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 8 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
(7) Any other relevant information.
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 9 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).
§ 10–839. Certain properties approved for disposition.
(98) Square 6240, Lot 0083 (161 Forrester Street, S.W.).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 10 of Abandoned and Vacant Properties Community Development Disposition, and Disapproval of Disposition of Certain Scattered Vacant and Abandoned Properties Temporary of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-203, October 17, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 10021).

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