PR26-0056 • 2025

Transfer of Jurisdiction Over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: at the request of the Mayor
Last action: 2025-02-14
Official status: Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify how the resolution affects people who use RFK Memorial Stadium.

Transfer of Control for RFK Memorial Stadium

This resolution moves the control of part of Reservation 343-F, which includes Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia.

What This Bill Does

Transfers jurisdiction over a portion of Reservation 343-F, including RFK Memorial Stadium, from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia.
Requires the Council to send copies of this resolution to several important officials after it is adopted.
Adopts a fiscal impact statement provided by the Chief Financial Officer.

Who It Names or Affects

The National Park Service
The District of Columbia government

Terms To Know

Reservation 343-F: A specific area that includes Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
National Park Service: An agency of the U.S. government responsible for managing national parks and other protected areas.

Limits and Unknowns

The resolution does not specify how much funding will be needed to manage the stadium after the transfer.
It is unclear what specific changes this transfer might bring to the day-to-day operations of RFK Memorial Stadium.

Bill History

2025-02-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Resolution R26-0016, Effective from Feb 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001436
2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole
2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Approved with Resolution Number R26-0016
2025-01-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
PR26-0056 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Transfer of Jurisdiction Over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-16

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

February 4, 2025

To approve, on an emergency basis, the transfer of jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy
Memorial Stadium Campus from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Transfer of Jurisdiction Over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Stadium Campus Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 1 of An Act To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over
public land in the District of Columbia, approved May 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 161; D.C. Official
Code § 10-111), and the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act,
approved January 6, 2025 (Pub. L. No. 118-274; 138 Stat. 3234), the Council approves the
transfer of jurisdiction of a portion of Reservation 343-F from the National Park Service to the
District of Columbia, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat in S.O. 25-01723.

Sec. 3. Transmittal.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the Mayor, the
Surveyor of the District of Columbia, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,
the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, the Director of the National Park Service,
and the Regional Director of the National Capital Region of the National Park Service.

Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 5. Effective date.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.