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B26-0764 • 2025

The Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

The Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

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Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
New
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill has an effective date clause but no specific calendar date listed in the metadata; it takes effect after Mayor approval and a congressional review period.

Temporary Changes to Barry Farm Street Closing Deadlines

This bill temporarily changes the rules for closing streets in the Barry Farm area by allowing officials to record maps in smaller steps with specific deadlines.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Act of 2022 on a temporary basis.
  • Allows the Surveyor to record street and alley closing plats in multiple phases instead of all at once.
  • Requires that conditions set by the District Department of Transportation be met before recording each phase or subphase.
  • Sets a deadline of December 31, 2028, for Phase 1A records.
  • Sets a deadline of December 31, 2030, for Phase 1B closing records and December 31, 2026, for Phase 1B dedication records.
  • Sets a deadline of December 31, 2034, for Phases 2A and 2B records.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Surveyor
  • The District Department of Transportation

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill expires automatically after 225 days from the date it takes effect.
  • It only applies to street and alley closures in specific phases of the Barry Farm redevelopment project.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2026-07-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0764 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

The Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A BILL 5
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Act of 2022 to 14
authorize the Surveyor to record the street and alley closing and dedication plats in 15
multiple phases. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18
act may be cited as the “The Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Clarification Temporary 19
Amendment Act of 2026”. 20
Sec. 2. The Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Act of 2022, effective December 13, 21
2022 (D.C. Law 24-192; 69 DCR 015293), is amended as follows: 22
(a) Section 2(b) is amended to read as follows: 23
“(b) The ordering of the street and alley closures and removal of building restriction lines 24
set forth in subsection (a) of this section is contingent upon satisfaction of all the conditions set 25
forth by the District Department of Transportation in the official file for S.O. 17-26688 for each 26
phase or subphase prior to the recordation of a plat by the Surveyor for such phase or 27
subphase. The Surveyor shall record the street and alley closing plats in multiple phases or 28
subphases as the work is completed and approved by the District Department of Transportation, 29
with the plat or plats for each phase or subphase for Phase 1A recorded no later than December 30
2028; the plat or plats for each phase or subphase for Phase 1B recorded no later than December 31

2030; and the plat or plats for each phase or subphase for Phases 2A and 2B recorded no later 32
than December 2034.”. 33
(b) Section 3(b)(2) is amended to read as follows: 34
“(b)(2) The Surveyor shall record the street and alley dedication and designation plats in 35
multiple phases, as indicated in S.O. 17-26689, with the plat or plats for each phase or subphase 36
for Phase 1A recorded no later than December 31, 2028, the plat or plats for each phase or 37
subphase for Phase 1B recorded no later than December 31, 2026, and the plat or plats for each 38
phase or subphase for Phases 2A and 2B recorded no later than December 31, 2034.”. 39
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 40
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 41
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 42
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 43
Sec. 4. Effective date. 44
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 45
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review 46
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 47
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the D.C. 48
Register. 49
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 50