Source: http://dccode.elaws.us/code?no=10-16%7CI%7CA&e=8
Timestamp: 2019-11-12 19:49:29
Document Index: 411589749

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 10', '§ 101', '§ 10', '§ 16', '§ 102', '§ 203', '§ 782', '§ 782', '§ 10', '§ 47', '§ 3', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 5', '§ 7', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 2082', '§ 2082', '§ 10', '§ 47', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 107', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 108']

§ 10-1601.01. Findings.
(1) The ownership, construction, development, or renovation of a publicly financed stadium in the District of Columbia, after October 1, 2004, for use primarily for professional athletic team events is a municipal use that is in the interest of, and for the benefit of, the citizens of the District of Columbia because such a publicly-owned stadium or arena will contribute to the social and economic well-being of the citizens of the District of Columbia and significantly enhance the economic development and employment opportunities within the District of Columbia.
(2) To further that interest, it is appropriate for the District of Columbia to pay all or a portion of the cost of constructing, developing, or renovating a stadium and, to that end, to impose a ballpark fee based upon the gross receipts of certain persons doing business within the District of Columbia; to impose a tax on the sales of tickets, or rights to admission, to certain events at the stadium; to impose a tax on sales of personal property and certain services at the stadium and to utilize the revenues derived from such fees and taxes to pay all or a portion of the cost of development, construction, or renovation of the stadium or the debt service on bonds or other evidence of indebtedness issued to finance all or a portion of the cost of the development, construction, or renovation of the stadium; to acquire real property in furtherance of these public purposes; to lease the stadium to one or more professional baseball clubs; and for the District of Columbia and any duly designated District government agency or instrumentality to enter into binding and enforceable contracts to further these purposes.
(Apr. 8, 2005, D.C. Law 15-320, § 101, 52 DCR 1757.)
Delegation of Authority Pursuant to the Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue Act of 2004, D.C. Law 15-320, effective April 8, 2005, see Mayor's Order 2005- 120, August 19, 2005, (52 DCR 8662).
Delegation of Authority for Acquisition of Real Property for Baseball Stadium, see Mayor's Order 2005-130, September 20, 2005 (53 DCR 144).
§ 10-1601.02. Creation of Ballpark Revenue Fund.
(3) To directly pay, or to finance the reimbursement of, the District or any District government agency or instrumentality for any or all costs arising out of or relating to the acquisition of real property, by purchase, lease, or condemnation in accordance with §§ 16-1311 through 16-1321, or other means of acquiring or assembling real property or interests in real property, including rights-of-way or other easements, that will serve as the site for the ballpark or are otherwise necessary to facilitate the construction of the ballpark or use of the site for the ballpark;
(d) To the extent that it does not violate the terms of any financing documents, closing documents, lien, pledge, security interest, or other covenants (collectively, "financing documents") under which the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness described in this section ("bonds") were issued, and, after accounting for transfers authorized to the General Fund of the District of Columbia under current law, if, at the end of a fiscal year the balance of cash and investments in the Ballpark Revenue Fund exceeds the balance of current liabilities, including debt service, required reserves, fund transfers previously authorized to balance the Fiscal Year 2011 budget and Fiscal Years 2012 through 2014 financial plan, and required sinking fund deposits under the bonds or financing documents required to be paid from the funds in the Ballpark Revenue Fund, the excess shall be used to pay in advance of scheduled maturity any principal amount and accrued interest thereon due on the bonds.
(Apr. 8, 2005, D.C. Law 15-320, § 102, 52 DCR 1757; Nov. 30, 2005, D.C. Law 16-91, § 203(a), 52 DCR 10637; Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-370, § 782(a), 58 DCR 1008.)
D.C. Law 16-91, in subsec. (c)(8), deleted "and" at the end; in subsec.(c)(9) substituted "this subchapter, which debt service includes funding any required reserves on, and making any other payments related to, the bonds; and" for "this subchapter."; and added subsec. (c)(10).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 782(a) of Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-694, January 19, 2011, 58 DCR 662).
Short title: Section 781 of D.C. Law 18-370 provided that subtitle I of title VII of the act may be cited as "Ballpark Debt Repayment Amendment Act of 2010".
§ 10-1601.05. Ballpark development and construction.
(1) "Ballpark" means a baseball-specific stadium owned by the District and constructed on the ballpark site.
(2) "Ballpark site" means the site bounded by N Street, S.E., Potomac Avenue, S.E., South Capitol Street, S.E., and 1st Street, S.E., or such other site as determined in accordance with subsection (b)(2) of this section if this primary site shall be unavailable to be acquired by the Mayor.
(3) "Baseball Stadium Agreement" means the Baseball Stadium Agreement dated as of September 29, 2004 by and among the Government of the District of Columbia, the Sports and Entertainment Commission, and Baseball Expos, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
(4) "MLB Team" means the entity that owns the Major League Baseball franchise that will play its home games in the ballpark.
(A) "Ballpark" shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1)(A).
(B) "Baseball Stadium Agreement" shall have the meaning specified in subsection (a)(3) of this section.
(A) Acquire and convey to the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, for use by the Sports and Entertainment Commission to satisfy its responsibilities under this subchapter, all necessary real property, including rights-of-way or other easements, that shall be required to develop, construct, and complete a ballpark within the site bounded by N Street, S.E., Potomac Avenue, S.E., South Capitol Street, S.E., and 1st Street, S.E.; provided, that if this site shall be unavailable or infeasible for the timely completion of a ballpark on or prior to March 1, 2008 relying only on the funding authority provided in this subchapter, any designated alternative site in the District of Columbia, including the site for Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, as defined in § 3-1402(4), that the Mayor determines, subject to the approvals required in section 4.01 of the Baseball Stadium Agreement, will be available and feasible for the timely completion of a ballpark relying only on the funding authority provided in this subchapter; provided further, that if the designated alternative site is not within the Anacostia Waterfront, as that term is defined in subchapter XII of Chapter 12 of Title 2, the alternative site shall be conveyed directly to the Sports and Entertainment Commission; and
(A) A copy of any term sheet, loan commitment, or any other material obligation executed by the District or any District government agency or instrumentality to finance the District government's costs associated with the development of the ballpark;
(4) The Sports and Entertainment Commission shall use a competitive procurement process in accordance with its procurement regulations to select and engage the design, engineering, construction, consulting, and construction management firms and shall require such firms to comply with subchapter X of Chapter 2 of Title 2.
(6) The Sports and Entertainment Commission shall comply with the expenditure limitations set forth in §§ 10-1601.32 and 10-1601.33. The Sports and Entertainment Commission shall submit a monthly report of expenditures to the Council no later than the 15th of each month.
(e)(1) The Sports and Entertainment Commission and the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation shall promptly enter into a memorandum of understanding which shall address these agencies' shared responsibilities for developing the master urban site plan and exterior design guidelines for the ballpark and parcels adjacent to the ballpark site within the Anacostia Waterfront.
(2) Parts F and G of subchapter XII of Chapter 12 of Title 2, shall not apply to the ballpark or the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
(f) Except as provided in §§ 10-1601.32 and 10-1601.33, no funds in the General Fund of the District of Columbia shall be spent on the hard and soft costs (as the terms are defined in part B of this subchapter) for construction of the ballpark.
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 5 of Ballpark Hard and Soft Costs Cap and Ballpark Lease Conditional Approval Temporary Act of 2006 (D.C. Law 16-115, June 9, 2006, law notification 53 DCR 5353).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 7 of Ballpark Hard and Soft Costs Cap Temporary Act of 2007 (D.C. Law 17-1, April 18, 2007, law notification 54 DCR 6580).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5 of Ballpark Hard and Soft Costs Cap and Ballpark Lease Conditional Approval Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-378, May 19, 2006, 53 DCR 4399).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 6 of Ballpark Hard and Soft Costs Cap Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-11, January 26, 2007, 54 DCR 1514).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2082(m)(1) of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2082(m)(1) of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
Law 17-22, the "Ballpark Hard and Soft Cost Cap Act of 2007", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-11 which was referred to the Committee on Economic Development. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 21, 2007, and July 10, 2007, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 27, 2007, it was assigned Act No. 17-84 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-22 became effective on October 18, 2007.
§ 10-1601.06. Requirement to invite and evaluate private financing.
(a) For purposes of this section, the term "ballpark" shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1)(A).
(c)(1) Within 30 days of April 8, 2005, the Chief Financial Officer shall cause to be published a notice that the District is seeking the submission of supplemental or alternative financing plans and proposals for the development and construction of the ballpark in accordance with §§ 10-1601.04 and 10- 1601.05 that would provide for a meaningful and substantial reduction in:
(B) The principal amount of bonds that the District would otherwise need to issue under §§ 10-1601.03 and 10-1601.05.
§ 10-1601.07. Requirement to review costs and pursue alternative ballpark site.
(b) For the purposes of this section, land acquisition costs shall include the following:
(1) One separate appraisal of each parcel of land to be acquired, which shall be performed after April 8, 2005;
(2) An estimate of the environmental remediation costs; and
(3) Legal expenses associated with land acquisition.
(c) For purposes of this section, infrastructure costs shall include the following:
(1) The District Department of Transportation's estimate for basic road and sidewalk improvements;
(2) The cost of expanding the Navy Yard Metro station to accommodate the additional usage anticipated by the stadium; and
(3) Water and sewer relocation costs.
(d) Prior to May 15, 2005, and prior to the date upon which the District enters into any obligation to acquire or purchase any property on a site bounded by N Street, S.E., Potomac Avenue, S.E., South Capitol Street, S.E., and 1st Street, S.E. ("primary ballpark site"), the Chief Financial Officer shall re-estimate the costs to the District for land acquisition and infrastructure and provide a report on this re-estimate to the Mayor and the Council.
(e) If the total amount of these re-estimated costs to the District exceeds $165 million, the primary ballpark site shall be deemed financially unavailable by the District pursuant to this subchapter. Pursuant to this subchapter, the Mayor and the Sports and Entertainment Commission shall pursue replacement of the primary ballpark site with a substantially less costly site in the District, subject to the approval of Baseball Expos, L.P., or its assigns or successors, in accordance with the Baseball Stadium Agreement.
(Apr. 8, 2005, D.C. Law 15-320, § 107, 52 DCR 1757.)
§ 10-1601.08. Certain required provisions to be included in future agreements.
(a) The Construction Administration Agreement, referenced in § 10- 1601.05(c)(3), shall require a risk management program that minimizes the exposure of the Sports and Entertainment Commission and the District to cost overrun and late completion risk under section 8.04(c)(iii) of the Baseball Stadium Agreement, as defined in § 10-1601.05(a)(3), including, but not limited to provisions that:
(1) Require the team to share equally with the District or the Sports and Entertainment Commission the cost of a program that includes:
(A) A mutually selected insurance consultant engaged to advise on the procurement of construction period insurance and the cost effective allocation of late completion risk in the construction documents;
(B) Mutually approved construction period insurance carried pursuant to section 4.05 of the Baseball Stadium Agreement; and
(C) A mutually selected value engineering consultant engaged to advise the project coordination team on mitigation of cost overrun risk;
(2) To the extent that the team is entitled to compensatory damages under section 8.04(c)(iii) of the Baseball Stadium Agreement as a result of a force majeure event for which there is insurance coverage under subparagraph (1)(A) of this subsection, provide that the team's recourse to the District or the Sports and Entertainment Commission for the recovery of such damages shall be limited exclusively to the proceeds of the insurance; and
(3) To the extent that the team is entitled to compensatory damages under section 8.04(c)(iii) of the Baseball Stadium Agreement with regard to a missed deadline, provide that the team's recourse to the District or the Sports and Entertainment Commission for the recovery of such damages, after giving effect to any insurance or other third party recoveries, shall be limited exclusively to:
(A) With regard to the first 12 months following the missing deadline, the right of offset against the license fees for the use of Robert F. Kennedy Stadium after March 1, 2008; and
(B) With regard to the second 12 months following the missed deadline, an amount calculated in accordance with the Baseball Stadium Agreement that shall not exceed $19 million.
(b) The ballpark lease agreement and the license agreement for interim use of Robert F. Kennedy Stadium shall each include provisions requiring Baseball Expos, L.P., or its assigns or successors, to maintain its Major League Baseball franchise in the District for the term of the agreement, and shall each include such other provisions and remedies as shall be necessary to ensure enforcement of this obligation, including all remedies available under District law, and provisions requiring Baseball Expos, L.P., or its assigns or successors, if the team relocates from the District prior to the expiration of the term of the agreement, to directly pay, or to finance the reimbursement of the District or any other party, for any and all outstanding costs to be borne by the District or any other party related to the ballpark as set forth in § 10-1601.02(c), and for any lost revenue that the District or any other party would have received if the team had completed its term.
(Apr. 8, 2005, D.C. Law 15-320, § 108, 52 DCR 1757.)