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PR26-0310 • 2025

Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D, S.O. 23-03016, Approval Resolution of 2025

Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D, S.O. 23-03016, 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
2026-02-27
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details about the 11th Street Bridge Project, which is mentioned in the bill text but not detailed further. The exact future use of the transferred land and air rights beyond the project are not specified in the provided official summary.

Transfer of Land Jurisdiction for U.S. Reservations

This resolution transfers control over certain areas of land and air rights from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia.

What This Bill Does

  • Transfers jurisdiction over parts of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D, including about 165,294 square feet of land and 5,653 square feet of air rights, from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia.
  • Approves this transfer based on a law passed in 1932 that allows for such transfers.
  • Requires the Council to send copies of this resolution to several important officials.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The National Park Service
  • The District of Columbia government

Terms To Know

Jurisdiction
The authority to make decisions about a specific area or issue.
Reservation
A piece of land set aside for special use, often by the government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much money will be spent on this transfer.
  • Does not explain what happens to the land after it is transferred.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0250, Effective from Nov 18, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002696

  2. 2026-01-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole

  3. 2026-01-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  4. 2025-11-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of PR26-0310 by the Committee of the Whole

  5. 2025-11-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2025-11-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0250

  7. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on PR26-0310

  8. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  9. 2025-10-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  10. 2025-09-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  11. 2025-09-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0310 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  12. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0310 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D, S.O. 23-03016, Approval Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-250

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

November 18, 2025

To approve the transfer of jurisdiction over portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C and 343-D from
the National Park Service to the District for uses associated with the 11th Street Bridge
Project.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Transfer of Jurisdiction of Portions of U.S. Reservations 343-C
and 343-D, S.O. 23-03016, 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), the Council approves the transfer of jurisdiction from the U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service to the District of Columbia over approximately 165,294
square feet of land and approximately 5,653 square feet of air rights, being portions of U.S.
Reservations 343‑C and portions of U.S. Reservation 343‑D, and also being a portion of Lot 800
in Square 5600, as shown on the Surveyor’s plats in S.O. 23‑03016.

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 District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds, the Executive
Director of the National Planning Commission, the Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, 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 in the committee report 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.