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

Transferred Recodified as § 10-1219.

Transferred Recodified as § 10-1220.

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 …

(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 be without recourse to 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 th…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-1221.10(b), 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…

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.

(a) The Mayor may designate recovery zones pursuant to sections 1400U-1, 1400U-2, and 1400U-3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved February 17, 2009 (123 Stat. 348; 26 U.S.C. §§ 1400U-1, 1400U-2, and 1400U-3). (b) Square 370, having been determined to be an area of gene…

If the District or the Authority receive reimbursement, subsidy, or TIF debt service relief in excess of the funds required by the bond covenant authorized by this subchapter, pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, approved February 17, 2009 (123 Stat. 11…

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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 8 of this title, or any other law, the building and all property located in Square 255, located at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., popularly referred to as the “District Building” (“Property”), is hereby designated under the exclusive…

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the John A. Wilson Building Centennial Fund (“Fund”), to be administered by the Secretary to the Council, to be used for the purpose of providing resources for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the building,…

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1) Pursuant to § 10-1301, the Council has the exclusive authority to determine the use, management, maintenance, operation, repair, renovation, security, lease, and sale or other disposition of the building located at 1350 Penn…

(a) There is established in the District of Columbia the John A. Wilson Building Foundation (“Foundation”), a private-public nonprofit corporation. (b) The purposes of the Foundation are: (1) To develop a long-range plan for the use of the Wilson Building by the District governme…

(a) There is established a special trust fund to be known as the Renovation Development Trust Fund (“Fund”). (b) The Foundation shall be responsible for administering the Fund. (c) The monies deposited into the Fund shall not be a part of, nor lapse into, the General Fund of the …

(a) A Board of Directors (“Board”) is established to meet the objectives of the Foundation and to administer the Fund. (b) The Board shall be composed of residents of the District of Columbia who are collectively representative of the geographical, ethnic, economic, and social di…

The Secretary to the Council is responsible for the administration of the Foundation. No more than 15% of the total funds raised in any given year can be used for the administrative support, including staff, supplies, and promotional activities of the Foundation.

If the Foundation has returned monies deposited in the Fund pursuant to § 10-1333(h), the Foundation shall cease all operations.

For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) The term “plat” means the plat filed in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia under S.O. 92-252. (2) The term “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) The term “Islands” means Heritage Island and all of that portion …

In order to facilitate the construction, development, and operation of National Children’s Island, the Secretary shall, not later than six months after July 19, 1996 and subject to this subchapter, transfer by quitclaim deed, without consideration, to the District all right, titl…

Operation of the recreation park may only commence simultaneously with or subsequent to improvement and opening of a children’s playground at National Children’s Island that is available to the public free of charge. The playground shall only include those improvements traditiona…

Upon the transfer of the Islands to the District pursuant to this subchapter: (1) The Transfer of Jurisdiction concerning the Islands from the National Park Service to the District dated February 1993, as set out on the plat map recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the Distr…

No provision of this subchapter shall be construed: (1) As an express or implied endorsement or approval by the Congress of any such construction, development, or operation of National Children’s Island; (2) Except as provided in § 10-1404, to exempt the recreational park and pla…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it is not a violation of the terms and conditions of this chapter for the District of Columbia to use the lands conveyed and the easements granted under this chapter for recreational, environmental, or educational purposes in a…

(a) The development plan for property know as Heritage Island and a portion of Kingman Island (“Children’s Island”) in the Anacostia River in Ward 6, as shown on the plat filed in the Office of the Survey of the District of Columbia under S.O. 92-252, accompanied by a proposed re…

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “development plan” shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A schematic layout of design elements, including a site plan, textual description, and illustrative rendering of the location, size, materials, and functions of all structures, …

Pursuant to the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-96), the Mayor transmitted to the Council a Draft Master Plan for Public Reservation 13, dated March 31, 2002. Public Law 107-96 provides that the Mayor shall present to the Council for its approval a p…

(a) Approximately 2 acres within Reservation 13 shall be set aside for the development of a new health care facility, which may include emergency care services, primary and specialty care physician offices, ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging, laboratories, or health education…

(a) There is established a Reservation 13 Benefit Area (“R13BA”), which shall be comprised of the 67 acres of land historically know as Reservation 13. (b) Repealed. (c) Repealed.

(a) The R13BA shall be a special taxing district. (b) All sales tax revenues generated from commercial enterprises within the R13BA, all taxes on any real property, except for the real property special tax set aside to pay debt service on general obligation bonds issued by the Di…

The proceeds from the lease or sale of any property in the R13BA, which includes all structures of a permanent character erected on or affixed to, any natural resources located on or under, all riparian rights attached to, or any air space located above or below the property or a…

The Council finds that: (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 th…

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “ballpark” shall have the meaning specified in § 47-2002.05(a)(1). (b) There is established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia, a segregated, nonlapsing special revenue fund to be denominated as the Ballpark Revenue Fund…