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

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “ballpark” shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1). (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Distri…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (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 Str…

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “ballpark” shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1)(A). (b) There is hereby established the Baseball Financing Review Fund as a segregated, nonlapsing special revenue fund in the District separate and apart from the General…

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “ballpark” shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1)(A). (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…

(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 …

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Ballpark”, “Ballpark Site”, and “MLB Team” shall have the same meanings as provided in § 10-1601.05(a)(1), (2), and (4), respectively. (2) “Bonds” shall have the same meaning as in § 10-1601.03(a)(2). (3) “Hard costs” means the direct…

(a) The District’s contribution of bond proceeds from public financing to the project budget, and the expenditure of funds, for the construction of the ballpark shall not exceed $300 million for the hard costs and $175,184,218 for the soft costs. (b) The expenditure limits of $30…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in accordance with Council approval of contract CA 16-185, the lease agreement between the District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission and Baseball Expos, L.P., and the Construction Administration Agreement as set f…

(a) The District government, or one of its instrumentalities, such as the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, shall control development rights on the north side of the Ballpark Site and all but 210,000 square feet of development rights reserved for the MLB Team purposes on the sout…

The Council finds that it is appropriate that the District of Columbia seek to utilize the economic benefits that will be derived from the construction of the ballpark for the benefit and well-being of the residents of the District.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1) “Community Benefit Fund” means the Community Benefit Fund established by § 10-1602.02. (2) “Bonds” means the District of Columbia revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, and other obligation…

(a) The Mayor shall make a request for an appropriation for expenditures from the Community Benefit Fund, based on a community investment plan, which shall be: (1) Developed with input from Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, community groups, the faith community, representatives …

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) "Northwest portion of Lot 24 in Square 665" means the northwest portion of Lot 24 in Square 665 as described in the letter of intent between the District and Potomac Electric Power Company dated December 27, 2013. (2) "Soccer …

The Council finds that: (a)(1) RFK Stadium is no longer suitable as a home for D.C. United in that it was not designed to host soccer, but was designed for football and baseball, has a capacity much larger than current Major League Soccer Stadiums, is more than 50 years old, is i…

(a)(1) The Council disapproves the exchange agreement between the District of Columbia and SW Land Holder, LLC dated May 23, 2014 (the "exchange agreement") and the amendment to the exchange agreement dated October 7, 2014. (2) The Mayor is authorized to acquire Squares 605, 607,…

(a) Notwithstanding subchapter I of Chapter 8 of this title, the Mayor may enter into a ground lease ("revised ground lease") between the District of Columbia and DC Stadium LLC; provided, that: (1) The revised ground lease amends the ground lease between the District of Columbia…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Mayor may issue a vault permit or airspace lease to DC Stadium LLC, or its designee, for the use of vault space or airspace adjacent to the soccer stadium site in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 11 of this title, or subchapt…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District shall not obligate in excess of $150 million in aggregate costs to acquire, assemble, and develop the soccer stadium site.

(a) There is established as a special fund the Soccer Stadium Financing Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be…

(a) The Mayor shall implement the Convention Center – Southwest Waterfront corridor as described in the "DC Circulator 2014 Transit Development Plan Update" dated September 2014. (b) The Mayor shall implement a workforce intermediary program to connect residents of ANC6D with emp…

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Authorized Delegate" means the Chief Financial Officer, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, or any officer or employee of the Executive Office of the Mayor to whom the Mayor has delegated, or to whom the …

(a) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a special non lapsing account to be denominated as the "Verizon Center Fund." The Chief Financial Officer shall pay into the Verizon Center Fund all receipts from those taxes and fees specifically identi…

(a) The Council authorizes and approves the issuance of bonds in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50 million for payment of the costs of the project. There is allocated to the bonds the funds in the Verizon Center Fund or such portion of the fund…

(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 of each series, including, but not limited to, det…

(a) The entity responsible for identifying spending priorities for the project shall submit a Development Plan to the Mayor no fewer than 90 days prior to the beginning of the period covered by the Development Plan. (b) The Mayor shall have 30 days to review the Development Plan.…

(a) The bonds of any series may be sold at negotiated or competitive sale at, above, or below par, to one or more persons or entities, and upon terms that the Mayor considers to be in the best interests of the District. (b) The Mayor or an Authorized Delegate may execute, in conn…

(a) 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 reve…

(a) The Mayor is authorized to prescribe the final form and content of all Financing Documents and all Closing Documents to which the District is a party that may be necessary or appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds. (b) The Mayor is authorized to execute, in the nam…

(a) The bonds shall be special obligations of the District. The bonds shall not be general obligations of the District, shall not be a pledge of or involve the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than the taxes and fees deposited in the Verizon Center Fund…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-1604.08(d), the elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, or agents of the District shall not be liable personally for the payment of the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds, or f…

To the extent permitted by District and federal laws, the Mayor may delegate to any Authorized Delegate the performance of any function authorized to be performed by the Mayor under this subchapter.

Copies of the specimen bonds and of the final Financing Documents and Closing Documents shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia.

Within 3 days after the Mayor's receipt of the transcript of proceedings relating to the issuance of the bonds, the Mayor shall transmit a copy of the transcript to the Secretary to the Council.

If any particular provision of this subchapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this subchapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. If any action or inact…

(a) For the purposes of §§ 10-1605.01 through 10-1605.14, the term: (1) "Authorized Delegate" means the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, or any officer or employee of the executive office of the Mayor to whom the Mayo…

(a) The Council finds that: (1) The RFK Campus consists of approximately 180 acres of waterfront property located in the District within Reservation 343F, as shown on the transfer of jurisdiction plat recorded in the Surveyor's Office on February 5, 2025, on page 13 of subdivisio…

(a) Neither Chapter 3A of Title 2, nor Chapter 2A of Title 2, shall apply to the Transaction Documents nor any other agreement the Mayor may enter into under the Term Sheet; provided, that the preconditions for the issuance of bonds and the expenditure of bond proceeds set forth …

(a) §§ 2-219.01, 2-219.03(a), (b), (c), (e)(1), (1C), (2), (3), (4), and (5), and 2-219.03a, shall apply to the construction obligations of the Stadium Project and the Commercial Development (collectively "the Project"); provided, that good faith efforts will be required to ensur…

(a) No bonds may be issued pursuant to this part or the proceeds of those bonds expended, unless the following conditions have been met: (1) The Transaction Documents shall include terms imposing the following requirements: (A) Subject to capital reserves described in any capital…

(a) The District's contribution to the Stadium budget and the expenditure of funds for the construction of the Stadium shall not exceed $500 million. (b) The contribution from the District and its instrumentalities to the purchase of the parking garages and the expenditure of fun…

(a) The Mayor may assign or transfer to an instrumentality or authority of the District: (1) Ownership of the Stadium and the Parking Facilities; and (2) The authority to sell Stadium Seat Rights to the Developer pursuant to the terms of the Term Sheet. (b) Any revenue received b…

(a) The Community Benefits Agreement ("CBA") required pursuant to § 10-1605.05(a)(2) shall: (1) Require the Team, or an affiliate thereof, to invest no less than $50 million over 30 years in community benefits for the District in accordance with its negotiated terms; (2) Be execu…

(a) There is established as a special fund the RFK Campus Parking Facilities Fund, which shall be administered by the Mayor pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) The following revenue shall be deposited into the RFK Campus Parking Facilities Fund: (1) All recei…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Stadium Maintenance Fund, which shall be administered by the Mayor, or any District instrumentality or authority designated by the Mayor, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Excess Stadium Revenue Funds, as provide…

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on January 6, 2027. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a)(1) The Mayor, or any District governmen…

(a) The Mayor may prescribe the final form and content of all Financing Documents and all Closing Documents to which the District is a party that may be necessary or appropriate to issue, sell, and deliver the Bonds. (b) The Mayor may execute, in the name of the District and on i…