Title 10, Parks, Public Buildings, Grounds, and Space.

(a)(1) Legal and equitable title to all real property, personal property, records, capital, and intangible assets of the District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission shall transfer, vest, and be titled in the name of the Authority. (2) All unexpended balances of appro…

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(a) The Washington Convention and Sports Authority shall issue, subject to the availability of funds, grants or contracts to nonprofit entities to use to provide cash assistance to District residents who are otherwise excluded from District and federal aid related to COVID-19. To…

(a) The Authority shall develop and implement a plan to promote and enhance the District's status as the Official Sports Capital of the United States, which shall include: (1) Initiatives to attract and retain major sporting events, conferences, conventions, and tournaments; (2) …

(a) The Authority may not adopt an inducement resolution or a resolution authorizing a bond issuance, except for the purpose of refinancing, refunding, or reissuing bonds, unless the proposal has been submitted to the Council for a 30-day review period, excluding Saturdays, Sunda…

(a)(1) The Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors (“Board”), which shall be comprised of 12 members, including the 9 members appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection (“public Board members”) and the following individuals, each of whom shall serve as an …

(a) The Board shall have the following general duties: (1) Adopt and publish internal operating rules for the conduct of Board meetings; (2) Develop policies for the management, maintenance, and operation of the new convention center and District sports and entertainment faciliti…

(a) The Board, by majority vote, shall employ a President and Chief Executive Officer to run the day-to-day affairs of the new convention center, District sports and entertainment facilities, and the Authority. The President and Chief Executive Officer shall be a resident of the …

References in any District of Columbia law, rule, regulation, or the delegation of authority to the General Manager of the Washington Convention Center Authority, other than in § 10-1202.07(a-1), or the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Washington Convention and …

(a) There is established the “Washington Convention Center Fund” (“Convention Center Fund”) to be operated by the Authority. (b) Dedicated taxes collected by the Mayor, as an agent for the Authority and the monies in the Convention Center Fund shall not be a part of, nor lapse in…

(a) There is established the Washington Convention Center Marketing Fund (“Marketing Fund”) to be maintained by the Authority to promote conventions, tourism, and leisure travel in the District and the hosting of sporting events, sports teams, recreational events, and entertainme…

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Sports and Entertainment Fund, to be maintained by the Authority. (b)(1) There shall be deposited into the Sports and Entertainment Fund all monies remaining in the Sports and Entertainment Commission Fund, all revenues of the Aut…

(a) There is established the Sports Facilities Account (“Account”) as a nonlapsing account within the General Fund of the District of Columbia, which shall be used solely for the maintenance and upkeep of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and the nonmilitary portion of the A…

The Council delegates to the Authority the power of the Council under § 1-204.90, as amended by section 11508 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, approved August 5, 1997 (P.L. 105-33; 111 Stat. 773), to issue revenue bonds, notes, a…

(a) Subject to the limitations in § 10-1202.04, the Authority may at any time, and from time to time, issue bonds and notes or other obligations, by resolution, in 1 or more series to finance the construction of, or capital improvements to, the new convention center or a District…

(a) The Authority may stipulate by resolution the terms for sale of its bonds in accordance with this chapter, including the following: (1) The date a note or bond bears; (2) The date a bond or note matures, provided that notes shall not mature later than 10 years from the date o…

The District pledges to the Authority that the District will not limit or alter rights vested in the Authority to fulfill agreements made with holders of the bonds, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders of the bonds until the bonds, together with the interes…

(a) If, at the end of a fiscal year, the balance of cash and investments of the Authority in the Convention Center Fund exceeds the balance of current liabilities, reserves, and any amounts that the Authority expects to apply to purchase or redeem its outstanding indebtedness dur…

The District of Columbia retains the right to direct the Authority to purchase its own bonds and notes subject to the terms and conditions of § 10-1202.11(h), for the purpose of dissolving or altering the Authority after such bonds and notes are cancelled or defeased.

(a) The new convention center should be located within an area bounded by 7th Street, N.W., N Street, N.W., 9th Street, N.W., and Mount Vernon Square, N.W. (b) The Mayor may evaluate and consider other alternative sites in which to locate the new convention center. The Mayor shou…

Any proposed exclusive right agreement to redevelop the existing convention center site, which is legally described as Square 374 and Lot 848 and excluding Lot 829, shall be submitted with a proposed resolution by the Mayor to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding …

Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall not apply to employees of the Authority; except, that: (1) Subchapters V and XVII of Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall apply. (2)(A)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2, the Authority shall use a ranking system based on a scale…

The Council finds that in order for the development of the new convention center hotel to proceed, it is necessary for the District and the Authority to lease to Marriott International, Inc., the developer of the new convention center hotel, or its designee, 2 parcels of land tha…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor may grant a lease to Marriott International, Inc., or its designee, of the real property described as a portion of Lot 26 (formerly known as Lots 18, 21, 801 through 806, 830 through 839, 843, and 845), Square 370, includi…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Authority may lease to Marriott International, Inc., or its designee, the real property described as a portion of Lot 26 (formerly known as Lots 22 and 24), Square 370, on the following terms and conditions: (1) The lease term shall…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the airspace located below the portion of N Street, N.W., between 7th and 9th Streets, N.W., the portion of 9th Street, N.W., between and including N Street, N.W., and Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., and the adjoining si…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the lots in Squares 400, 402, and 424 titled in the name of the District in which the Authority was permitted to construct, and has constructed, a portion of the new convention center, including loading docks, access…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor may issue a permit or airspace lease to Marriott International, Inc., or its designee, for vault space or airspace adjacent to the real property subject to the leases authorized by §§ 10-1202.22 and 10-1202.23, having a term n…

For the purpose of this part, the term: (1) “New Convention Center Hotel Site” means the real property located in Lot 26 (formerly known as Lots 18, 21, 22, 24, 801 through 806, 830 through 839, 843, and 845), Square 370, bounded by 9th Street, N.W., 10th Street, N.W., L Street, …

The Council finds that: (1) The New Convention Center needs a New Convention Center Hotel adjacent to or in close proximity to the New Convention Center. (2) Repealed. (3) The construction and development of the New Convention Center Hotel will enable the Center to be more compet…

(a) The Mayor may exercise eminent domain in accordance with the procedures set forth in subchapter II of Chapter 13 of Title 16 to acquire properties in the New Convention Center Hotel Site to construct and develop the New Convention Center Hotel and such other real properties t…

(a) HQ Hotel, L.L.C., shall comply with the negotiated terms and conditions of the Certified Business Enterprise Utilization and Participation Agreement by and between the District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development and HQ Hotel, L.L.C., which was agre…

HQ Hotel, L.L.C., shall enter into a First Source Agreement with the District that shall govern certain obligations of HQ Hotel, L.L.C., pursuant to § 2-219.03 and Mayor’s Order 83-265 (November 9, 1983), regarding job creation and employment generated as a result of the construc…

(a) HQ Hotel, L.L.C., shall enter into an agreement that requires that: (1) Contractors and subcontractors participate in apprenticeship programs that: (A) Meet the standards set forth in Chapter 11 of Title 7 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations; (B) Have an apprent…

The operator of the new convention center hotel, the Hospitality High School of Washington, D.C., and the District of Columbia Hotel Association shall create an internship program for the Hospitality High School of Washington, D.C., students at the new convention center hotel.

(a) Repealed. (b) On or before July 15 of each year in which there is outstanding any indebtedness issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter, the District of Columbia Auditor shall prepare and deliver to the Mayor, the Council, the Chief Financial Officer of the District o…

(a) Repealed. (b) Sections 301, 302, 303, and 304 shall apply as of October 1, 1997.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, surtaxes and dedicated taxes shall be collected by the Mayor, pursuant to §§ 47-1807.02(a)(4), 47-1807.02a [repealed], 47-1808.03(a)(4), 47-1808.03a [repealed], 47-2002.02, 47-2002.03, 47-2202.01, 47-2202.02, the provisions of which are incorpor…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Authority” means the Washington Convention Center Authority [now the Washington Convention and Sports Authority] established under subchapter I of this chapter. (2) “Authorized Delegate” means the City Administrator, the Chief F…

The Council finds that: (1) A new hotel is required at the intersection of Ninth Street and Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., to support the operations of the Washington Convention Center and to enhance the economic benefits to the District of the Washington Convention Center. The cons…

(a) There is hereby established separate and apart from the General Fund of the District of Columbia a special nonlapsing fund designated as the New Convention Center Hotel Fund. The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the New Convention Center Hotel Fund the Available Tax…

(a) There is created a TIF area designated as the New Convention Center Hotel TIF Area. The New Convention Center Hotel TIF Area is defined as the real property located in Lot 26 (formerly known as Lots 18, 21, 22, 24, 801 through 806, 830 through 839, 843, and 845), Square 370, …

(a) The Council approves and authorizes the issuance to the Authority of bonds in an aggregate amount sufficient to provide net proceeds as follows: (1) An amount not to exceed $159 million for the costs of the project; and (2) The amount of $2 million for the D.C. Citizens’ Job …

(a) The Mayor is authorized to take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in accordance with this subchapter in connection with the preparation, execution, issuance, sale, delivery, security for, and payment of the bonds, including, but not limited to, determinations of:…

(a) The bonds shall be issued as a TIF note to the Authority and may be held and used as security for bonds to be issued by the Authority. (b) The bonds shall not be issued until the Mayor receives an approving opinion from Bond Counsel as to the validity of the bonds and, if the…

Except as may be otherwise provided in this subchapter, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the bonds shall be payable solely from proceeds received from the sale of the bonds, income realized from the temporary investment of those proceeds, receipts and revenues …