119-hr4259

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4259 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4259

 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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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 30, 2025

 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``National Capital Planning Commission 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING 
 COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OWNED BY THE 
 DISTRICT.

    (a) Recommendation of the Commission for Transfers of Jurisdiction 
of Property.--

Section 8124 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by amending the second sentence to 
 read as follows: ``In the case of a transfer among Federal 
 authorities or a transfer between Federal and District of 
 Columbia authorities, the National Capital Planning Commission 
 shall recommend the transfer before it is completed.''; and

    (2) by striking subsection

    (b) and redesignating subsection
            (c) as subsection

    (b) .

    (b) Approval of the Commission for Proposed Developments and 
Projects.--

Section 8722 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and district'';

    (2) in subsection

    (a) , by striking ``and District of 
 Columbia governmental'' each place it appears;

    (3) in the first sentence of subsection

    (b)

    (1) --
        (A) by striking ``or District of Columbia''; and
        (B) by striking ``or District'';

    (4) in subsection
            (c) (1) , by striking ``and District''; and

    (5) by striking subsection

    (e) .
            (c) Approval of the Commission To Sell Land.--

    (1) In general.--Title 40, United States Code, is amended 
 by striking 

section 8734.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
 beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 87 of title 40, United 
 States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
 

section 8734.
            (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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