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B26-0772 • 2025

Closing of the Unimproved Portion of 35th Street N.W., Abutting Squares 1178 and 1179, S.O. 26-01008, Act of 2026

Closing of the Unimproved Portion of 35th Street N.W., Abutting Squares 1178 and 1179, S.O. 26-01008, Act of 2026

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Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-09-22
Official status
New
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status is currently active and referred to committee; it has not yet become law or taken effect.

Closing Part of 35th Street N.W.

This bill orders the closure of an unused section of 35th Street N.W. in Ward 2 and transfers ownership of that land as shown on a survey map.

What This Bill Does

  • Orders the closing of the unimproved portion of 35th Street N.W. next to Squares 1178 and 1179.
  • States that this part of the street is unnecessary for road use.
  • Transfers ownership of the closed land as shown on a Surveyor's plat filed under S.O. 26-01008.
  • Requires sending copies of the act to the Office of the Surveyor and the Office of the Recorder of Deeds once it becomes law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Property owners adjacent to Squares 1178 and 1179 in Ward 2.
  • The Council of the District of Columbia.
  • The Mayor of the District of Columbia.

Terms To Know

Unimproved portion
A section of land designated as a street that has not been built or paved for road use.
Surveyor's plat
An official map showing the exact boundaries and location of the land being closed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not take effect until approved by the Mayor (or if vetoed, overridden by the Council) and after a 30-day congressional review period.
  • The specific names of the people who will receive the land are not listed in this text; ownership is determined only by the Surveyor's plat.

Bill History

  1. 2026-09-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  2. 2026-07-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0772 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Closing of the Unimproved Portion of 35th Street N.W., Abutting Squares 1178 and 1179, S.O. 26-01008, Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
______________________________ 1
Councilmember Brooke Pinto 2
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A BILL 4
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
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To order the closing of the unimproved portion of 35th Street N.W., abutting Squares 1178 and 11
1179, in Ward 2. 12
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 14
act may be cited as the “Closing of the Unimproved Portion of 35th Street N.W., Abutting 15
Squares 1178 and 1179, S.O. 26-01008, Act of 2026”. 16
Sec. 2 Pursuant to section 404 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 17
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 787; D.C. Official Code §1-204.04), and consistent with the Street 18
and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 19
4-201; D.C. Official Code § 9-201.01 et seq.), the Council finds that the unimproved portion of 20
35th Street, N.W., abutting Squares 1178 and 1179, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under 21
S.O. 26-01008, is unnecessary for street purposes and orders it closed, with title to the land to 22
vest as shown on the Surveyor’s plat. 23
Sec. 3. Transmittal. 24
The Council shall transmit a copy of this act, upon its effective date, to the Office of the 25
Surveyor of the District of Columbia and the Office of the Recorder of Deeds. 26
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 27
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 28
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 29
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 30

Sec. 5. Effective date. 31
This act shall take effect upon its approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 32
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review 33
as provided in section 603(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 34
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 35