40 U.S.C. § 8712: Mayor of the District of…

Summary

The Mayor of the District is the main planning official for the District in the National Capital. The Mayor must coordinate city planning and create and carry out the District’s parts of the overall National Capital plan. Those parts can cover things like land use, redevelopment, a multiyear public-works program, and physical, social, economic, transportation, and population issues. The Mayor’s planning does not cover federal or international projects the National Capital Planning Commission controls, or the U.S. Capitol buildings and grounds or sites run by the Architect of the Capitol. The Mayor must also set up ways for citizens to take part in planning and must consult with any state or local government or planning agency in the National Capital region that would be affected by a District plan or any change to it.

Title 40, §8712

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(a)Planning Responsibilities.—

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is the central planning agency for the government of the District of Columbia in the National Capital and is responsible for coordinating the planning activities of the District government and for preparing and implementing the District elements of the comprehensive plan for the National Capital, which may include land use elements, urban renewal and redevelopment elements, a multiyear program of public works for the District, and physical, social, economic, transportation, and population elements. The Mayor’s planning responsibility shall not extend to—

(1)federal or international projects and developments in the District, as determined by the National Capital Planning Commission; or

(2)the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds as defined and described in section 5101 and 5102 of this title, any extension of, or additions to, those Buildings and Grounds, and buildings and grounds under the care of the Architect of the Capitol.

(b)Participation and Consultation.—

In carrying out the responsibilities under this section and section 8721 of this title, the Mayor shall establish procedures for citizen participation in the planning process and for appropriate meaningful consultation with any state or local government or planning agency in the National Capital region affected by any aspect of a comprehensive plan, including amendments, affecting or relating to the District.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 871240:71a(a)(2).June 6, 1924, ch. 270, § 2(a)(2), as added July 19, 1952, ch. 949, § 1, 66 Stat. 782; Pub. L. 93–198, title II, § 203(a), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 779.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–284 inserted “of this title” after “section 5101 and 5102”.

§8712 Mayor of the District of Columbia