To amend title 40, United States Code, to remove the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · August 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
This bill would reduce the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission, a federal agency that oversees development in the nation's capital, by removing its approval powers over projects involving District of Columbia-owned property. Currently, the Commission must approve certain District development projects and land sales, but this legislation would eliminate those requirements, allowing the District more control over its own property. The bill would still require the Commission to recommend transfers of property between federal agencies or between federal and District authorities, but would no longer give it approval authority over District projects. The changes would take effect immediately upon the bill's enactment and contain no specific funding provisions. The legislation essentially aims to give Washington D.C. greater home rule authority over its own land and development decisions by removing federal oversight requirements.
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