H.R. 3699: Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006
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H.R. 3699: Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2005-09-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-396.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-09-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-396. (final step reached)
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Official title
Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006
Plain summary
Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2005 - Title I: Real Property Conveyances Between the General Services Administration and the District of Columbia - (Sec. 101) Directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to convey to the District of Columbia U.S. Reservation 13, subject to specified conditions, and the Old Naval Hospital, on the day on which the District conveys to GSA certain real property on the West Campus of Saint Elizabeths Hospital. (Sec. 102) Terminates any pending District claim against the United States for failure to perform or to reimburse the District for the cost of performing specified services concerning Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the District of Columbia Mental Health Services. Title II: Streamlining Management of Properties Located in the District of Columbia - (Sec. 201) Transfers administrative jurisdiction over certain conveyed properties from the District to the Secretary of the Interior for administration by the Director of the National Park Service (NPS). Transfers administrative jurisdiction over other specified properties from the United States to the District. (Sec. 202) Conveys specified properties: (1) by the District to the Secretary, to be administered by NPS for the closure of a one-block long roadway adjacent to Montrose Park, and for the closing of the rights-of-way now occupied by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; and (2) by the Secretary to the District upon such conveyance. (Sec. 203) Requires the Secretary to convey U.S. Reservation 174 to the District upon the District's enactment of a final plan that meets specified requirements for the development of the former Convention Center Site. (Sec. 204) Amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to direct the Secretary to convey 15 contiguous acres of specified land (RFK Stadium) to the District for a public educational institution, with first preference given to a pre-collegiate public boarding school. Title III: Poplar Point - (Sec. 301) Requires NPS, upon certification by the Secretary (acting through NPS), to convey Poplar Point to the District after the District adopts a land-use plan for it meeting specified requirements. (Sec. 303) Provides for conveyance: (1) from the District to NPS of certain replacement facilities and properties to which NPS is to be relocated; and (2) from NPS to the District of certain other properties withheld from the conveyance of Poplar Point. Title IV: General Provisions - (Sec. 402) Declares that the United States shall not be responsible for paying costs and expenses incurred by the District or any other parties in connection with effecting the provisions of this Act or amendments made by it. (Sec. 403) Requires the Mayor of the District, the Administrator of GSA, or the Secretary (as the case may be) to execute and deliver a quitclaim deed or prepare and record a transfer plat, as appropriate, within six months after the property is conveyed.
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Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part III)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · 5 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3699, Federal and District of Columbia Real Peoperty Act of 2005 (2005-10-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3699, Federal and District of Columbia Real Peoperty Act of 2005 (2005-10-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3699, Federal and District of Columbia Real Property Act of 2005 (2005-12-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3699, Federal and District of Columbia Real Property Act of 2005 (2005-12-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3699, Federal and District of Columbia Real Property Act of 2005 (2005-12-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3699, Federal and District of Columbia Real Property Act of 2005 (2005-12-27)
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part III)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr3699.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr3699 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109