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MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
September 16, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman
Mendelson:
Enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is the
“Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D, S.O. 23-03016,
Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025” and the “Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S.
Reservations 343-C and 343-D, S.O. 23-03016, Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025.”
The proposed resolutions will, on an emergency basis, approve the transfer of jurisdiction of
portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D from the National Park Service to the District, to
facilitate the District’s 11th Street Bridge project.
As always, I am available to discuss any questions you may have regarding this legislation. To
facilitate a response to any questions, please have your staff contact District Department of
Transportation Director Sharon Kershbaum at (202) 671-2317.
I urge the Council to take prompt and favorable action on the enclosed resolutions.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Enclosures
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3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve the transfer of
16 jurisdiction of portions of U.S . Reservations 343-C and 343-D from the National Park
1 7 Service to the District for transportation and recreational uses associated with the 11th
18 Street Bridge Project.
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20 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , That this
21 resolution may be cited as the "Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S . Reservations 343-C
22 and 343-D , S.O. 23-03016, Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025".
23 Sec. 2.(a) There exists an immediate need to approve the proposed transfer of jurisdiction
24 of portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D from the National Park Service to the District.
25 (b) The transfer of jurisdiction must be effected before a general contractor can be
26 solicited by the District D epartment of Transportation for certain activities necessary for the
27 implementation of the 11th Street Bridge Park project.
28 ( c) It is imperative to issue the solicitation before the end of Fiscal Year 2025 to remain
29 on schedule for the project.
30 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia detennines that the circumstances
31 enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the
32 Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D , S.O. 23-03016,
33 Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025 be adopted on an emergency basis.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 34
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Glen Lee
Chief Financial Officer
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20004 (202)727 -2476
www.cfo.dc.gov
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
FROM: Glen Lee
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: August 19, 2025
SUBJECT: Fiscal Impact Statement – Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S.
Reservation 343-C and Portions of U.S. Reservation 343-D, and Also
Being a Portion of Assessment and Taxation Lot 800 in Square 5600,
S.O. 23-03016, for the 11th Street Bridge Project Emergency Approval
Resolution of 2025
REFERENCE: Draft Approval Resolution as provided to the Office of Revenue
Analysis on July 30, 2025
Conclusion
Funds are sufficient in the proposed revised fiscal year 2025 budget and proposed fiscal year 2026
through fiscal year 2029 budget and financial plan to implement the proposed approval resolution.
Background
The 11th Street Bridge Park will be the District’s first elevated park and will be located adjacent to the
local 11 th Street Bridge. The Park will include playgrounds, urban agriculture, environmental
education spaces, and outdoor performance spaces. The Park will span from the Washington Navy
Yard to Anacostia Park.
The proposed approval resolution approves the transfer of land located along the east ban k of the
Anacostia River from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia to support the eastern
landing of the 11 th Street Bridge Park project. The transfer, which includes 165,294 square feet of
land and 5,653 square feet of air rights, is roughly bounded by Anacostia Drive, S.E., Marion Barry
Avenue, S.E., the 11th Street, S.E. ramp to Interstate 295, and 11th Street, S.E.1
1 The land consists of portions of federal reservations 343-C and 343-D, which are also portions of the land
known for assessment and tax purposes as Square 5600, Lot 800.
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
FIS: “Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservation 343-C and Portions of U.S. Reservation 343-D, and
Also Being a Portion of Assessment and Taxation Lot 800 in Square 5600, S.O. 23 -03016, for the 11th Street
Bridge Project Emergency Approval Resolution of 2024”, Draft approval resolution as provided to the Office
of Revenue Analysis on July 30, 2025
Page 2 of 2
Financial Plan Impact
Funds are sufficient in the proposed revised fiscal year 2025 budget and proposed fiscal year 2026
through fiscal year 2029 budget and financial plan to implement the proposed approval resolution.
The District Department of Transportation will maintain the land prior to the 11th Street Bridge Park
project construction within the agency’s existing budgeted resources. The District is prohibited from
utilizing any District funds for the operations or maintenance of the 11 th Street Bridge Park. 2
Following completion of the project, the organization that manages the Park, Building Bridges Across
the River, will maintain the land.
2 11th Street Bridge Park Funding Limitations Act of 2015, effective October 22, 2015 (D.C. Law 21 -36; 62 DCR
10905).
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
BRIAN L. SCHWALB PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION
MEMORANDUM
TO: Tomás Talamante
Director
Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs
FROM: Adele El-Khouri
Deputy Attorney General
Legal Counsel Division
DATE: July 23, 2025
SUBJECT: Legal Sufficiency Review of the Council Emergency and Permanent Approval
Resolutions for the Transfer of Jurisdiction for the 11th Street Bridge Project and an
Accompanying Emergency Declaration Resolution
(AE-25-237)
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This is to Certify that the Office of the Attorney General has reviewed the
above-referenced resolutions entitled the “Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservation
343-C and Portions of U.S. Reservation 343-D, and Also Being a Portion of Assessment and Taxation
Lot 800 in Square 5600, S.O. 23-03016, for the 11th Street Bridge Project Approval Resolution of
2025”, the “Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservation 343-C and Portions of U.S.
Reservation 343-D, and Also Being a Portion of Assessment and Taxation Lot 800 in Square 5600,
S.O. 23-03016, for the 11th Street Bridge Project Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025”, and the
“Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservation 343-C and Portions of U.S. Reservation
343-D, and Also Being a Portion of Assessment and Taxation Lot 800 in Square 5600, S.O. 23-
03016, for the 11th Street Bridge Project Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”, and found
them to be legally sufficient. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to call
me at (202) 262-6402.
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Adele El-Khouri