National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act
Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
Strengthening D.C. home rule over its property. This bill would remove the National Capital Planning Commission's approval powers for District-owned property and require the Commission to issue recommendations for jurisdictional transfers.
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- District of Columbia officials would gain more local control over transfers, development approvals, and land sales for property the District owns.
- The National Capital Planning Commission would lose authority to approve transfers and land sales and would be removed from DC-specific development approval language.
- Developers and local projects on District-owned sites would face recommendations instead of NCPC approvals, which could reduce federal review steps for those projects.
- The changes would take effect on enactment.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Less federal sign-off on DC land and projects
If enacted, this bill would scale back federal oversight of District-owned land and projects. The National Capital Planning Commission would no longer approve sales of District-owned land. For transfers among federal agencies or between federal and DC authorities, the NCPC would issue recommendations before completion instead of giving prior approval, and DC-specific approval references would be removed from project review rules. This could speed deals and development for the District, agencies, and developers, but some residents could lose a layer of federal review. The changes would take effect on enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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