Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110

§8127 Part of Washington Aqueduct for Playground Purposes

Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 81 — ADMINISTRATIVE › SUBCHAPTER II — JURISDICTION › § 8127

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Mayor of D.C. controls Washington Aqueduct land beside the Champlain Avenue station that was outside the fence on August 31, 1918 and was given for playground use. The Secretary of the Army still controls the Aqueduct and its fixtures.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §8127

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(a)Jurisdiction of Mayor.— (b) Jurisdiction of Secretary of the Army Not Affected.—
The Mayor of the District of Columbia has possession, control, and jurisdiction of the land of the Washington Aqueduct adjacent to the Champlain Avenue pumping station and lying outside of the fence around the pumping station as it—
(1)existed on August 31, 1918; and
(2)was transferred by the Chief of Engineers for playground purposes.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 812740:100.Aug. 31, 1918, ch. 164, § 1 (6th par., words before “and over” in last par. under heading “Washington Aqueduct.”), 40 Stat. 951. In this section, the word “Mayor” is substituted for “Commissioners” [meaning the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia] [subsequently changed to “Commissioner” [meaning the Commissioner of the District of Columbia] because of section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (eff. Nov. 3, 1967, 81 Stat. 951)] because of section 421 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198, 87 Stat. 789). In subsection (a), before clause (1), the word “use” is omitted as included in “possession, control, and jurisdiction”. In subsection (b), the words “Secretary of the Army” are substituted for “Secretary of War” because of section 205(a) of the Act of July 26, 1947 (ch. 343, 61 Stat. 501). section 205(a) was repealed by section 53 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 676), the first section of which enacted Title 10, United States Code. section 3010–3013 of title 10 continued the Department of the Army under the administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Army.

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40 U.S.C. § 8127

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110