To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
PL 112-143 (H.R.2297), enacted 07/09/2012

126 STAT. 990 
PUBLIC LAW 112–143—JULY 9, 2012 
Public Law 112–143 
112th Congress 
An Act 
To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in 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. PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHWEST WATER-
FRONT. 
(a) UPDATED DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—Section 1 of the Act 
entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District 
of Columbia on behalf of the United States to transfer from the 
United States to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land 
Agency title to certain real property in said District’’, approved 
September 8, 1960 (sec. 6–321.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended 
by striking all that follows the colon and inserting the following: 
‘‘The property located within the bounds of the site the legal descrip-
tion of which is the Southwest Waterfront Project Site (dated 
October 8, 2009) under Exhibit A of the document titled ‘Intent 
to Clarify the Legal Description in Furtherance of Land Disposition 
Agreement’, as filed with the Recorder of Deeds on October 27, 
2009 as Instrument Number 2009116776.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF METHOD OF TRANSFER.—Section 1 of such 
Act (sec. 6–321.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting 
‘‘by one or more quitclaim deeds’’ immediately after ‘‘to transfer’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION
OF RELATION
TO MASTER DEVELOPMENT 
PLAN.—Section 2 of such Act (sec. 6–321.02, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘an urban renewal plan’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
master plan’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such urban renewal plan’’ and inserting 
‘‘such master plan’’. 
(d) EXPANDING PERMITTED DISPOSITIONS AND USES OF CERTAIN 
PROPERTY.—Section 4 of such Act (sec. 6–321.04, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. The Agency is hereby authorized, in accordance with 
the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 and section 
1, to lease or sell to a redevelopment company or other lessee 
or purchaser such real property as may be transferred to the Agency 
under the authority of this Act.’’. 
(e) REPEAL OF REVERSION.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 5 of such Act (sec. 6–321.05, D.C. 
Official Code) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of such Act (sec. 
6–321.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject 
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126 STAT. 991 
PUBLIC LAW 112–143—JULY 9, 2012 
to the provisions of section 5 of this Act, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’. 
(f) CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS SUC-
CESSOR IN INTEREST.—Section 8 of such Act (sec. 6–321.08, D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the terms’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘any reference to the ‘Agency’ shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the District of Columbia as the successor 
in interest to the Agency.’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES AT MUNICIPAL 
FISH MARKET. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act Authorizing the Commissioners of 
the District of Columbia to make regulations respecting the rights 
and privileges of the fish wharf’’, approved March 19, 1906 (sec. 
37–205.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘operate as a municipal fish wharf and 
market’’ and inserting ‘‘operate as a market and for such other 
uses as the Mayor determines to be appropriate’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, and said wharf shall constitute the sole 
wharf for the landing of fish and oysters for sale in the District 
of Columbia’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘operation of said municipal fish wharf 
and market’’ and inserting ‘‘operation of said market’’. 
SEC. 3. MAINE LOBSTERMAN MEMORIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing 
in this Act or any amendment made by this Act authorizes the 
removal, destruction, or obstruction of the Maine Lobsterman 
Memorial which is located near Maine Avenue in the District of 
Columbia as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) MOVEMENT OF MEMORIAL.—The Maine Lobsterman Memo-
rial referred to in subsection (a) may be moved from its location 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act to another location 
on the Southwest waterfront near Maine Avenue in the District 
of Columbia if at that location there would be a clear, unimpeded 
pedestrian pathway and line of sight from the Memorial to the 
water. 
SEC. 4. PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION, WASHINGTON CHANNEL, DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the project for navigation 
of the Corps of Engineers at Potomac River, Washington Channel, 
District of Columbia, as authorized by the Act of August 30, 1935 
(chapter 831; 49 Stat. 1028), and described in subsection (b), is 
deauthorized. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT.—The deauthorized portion of the 
project for navigation is as follows: Beginning at Washington Harbor 
Channel Geometry Centerline of the 400-foot-wide main naviga-
tional ship channel, Centerline Station No. 103+73.12, coordinates 
North 441948.20, East 1303969.30, as stated and depicted on the 
Condition Survey Anacostia, Virginia, Washington and Magazine 
Bar Shoal Channels, Washington, D.C., Sheet 6 of 6, prepared 
by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore district, 
July 2007; thence departing the aforementioned centerline traveling 
the following courses and distances: N. 40 degrees 10 minutes 
45 seconds E., 200.00 feet to a point, on the outline of said 400- 
foot-wide channel thence binding on said outline the following 3 
courses and distances: S. 49 degrees 49 minutes 15 seconds E., 
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126 STAT. 992 
PUBLIC LAW 112–143—JULY 9, 2012 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2297: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 112–154 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 157 (2011): Dec. 6, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 158 (2012): Mar. 29, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
June 26, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
1,507.86 feet to a point, thence; S. 29 degrees 44 minutes 42 
seconds E., 2,083.17 feet to a point, thence; S. 11 degrees 27 minutes 
04 seconds E., 363.00 feet to a point, thence; S. 78 degrees 32 
minutes 56 seconds W., 200.00 feet to a point binding on the 
centerline of the 400-foot-wide main navigational channel at com-
puted 
Centerline 
Station 
No. 
65+54.31, 
coordinates 
North 
438923.9874, East 1306159.9738, thence; continuing with the afore-
mentioned centerline the following courses and distances: N. 11 
degrees 27 minutes 04 seconds W., 330.80 feet to a point, Centerline 
Station No. 68+85.10, thence; N. 29 degrees 44 minutes 42 seconds 
W., 2,015.56 feet to a point, Centerline Station No. 89+00.67, thence; 
N. 49 degrees 49 minutes 15 seconds W., 1,472.26 feet to the 
point of beginning, the area in total containing a computed area 
of 777,284 square feet or 17.84399 acres of riparian water way. 
Approved July 9, 2012. 
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