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§8702. Definitions — Inbound Citations

40 U.S.C. § 8702

Cited by 92 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to §8702(1)

Citations to §8702(2)

  • 40 U.S.C. § 3309(b)
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    (b) When the Administrator of General Services decides that constructing or altering a public building under this chapter in the District of Columbia requires using contiguous squares as a site for the building, parts of streets that lie between the squares, and alleys that intersect the squares, may be closed and vacated if agreed to by the Administrator, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Those streets and alleys become part of the site.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 6306(b)(2)
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    (2) may enforce concurrently with the United States Park Police the laws and regulations applicable to the National Capital Parks, and may make arrests for violations of sections 6302 and 6303 of this title, within the several areas located within the exterior boundaries of the face of the curb lines of the squares within which the specified buildings and grounds are located.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 6702(a)(1)
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    (1) As provided in this section, the General Services Administration, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the National Park Service have the rights, title, and interest of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation in and to all leases, covenants, agreements, and easements the Corporation executed before April 1, 1996, in carrying out its powers and duties under the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–578, 86 Stat. 1266) and the Federal Triangle Development Act (Public Law 100–113, 101 Stat. 735).
  • 40 U.S.C. § 6702(d)
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    (d) The National Capital Planning Commission is responsible for ensuring that development in the Pennsylvania Avenue area is carried out in accordance with the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Plan—1974.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 6921(b)(1)(D)
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    (D) the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission;
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8105
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    Subject to applicable provisions of existing law relating to the functions in the District of Columbia of the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, only the Administrator of General Services is required to approve sketches, plans, and estimates for buildings to be constructed by the Administrator, except that the Administrator and the United States Postal Service must approve buildings designed for post office purposes.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8124(a)
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    (a) Federal and District of Columbia authorities administering properties in the District that are owned by the Federal Government or by the District may transfer jurisdiction over any part of the property among or between themselves for purposes of administration and maintenance under conditions the parties agree on. The National Capital Planning Commission shall recommend the transfer before it is completed.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8501(a)(1)
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    (1) The National Capital Service Area is in the District of Columbia and includes the principal federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the United States Supreme Court Building, and the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building, and is more particularly described as the area bounded as follows:
    Beginning at that point on the present Virginia-District of Columbia boundary due west of the northernmost point of Theodore Roosevelt Island and running due east to the eastern shore of the Potomac River;
    thence generally south along the shore at the mean high water mark to the northwest corner of the Kennedy Center;
    thence east along the northern side of the Kennedy Center to a point where it reaches the E Street Expressway;
    thence east on the expressway to E Street Northwest and thence east on E Street Northwest to Eighteenth Street Northwest;
    thence south on Eighteenth Street Northwest to Constitution Avenue Northwest;
    thence east on Constitution Avenue to Seventeenth Street Northwest;
    thence north on Seventeenth Street Northwest to Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest;
    thence east on Pennsylvania Avenue to Jackson Place Northwest;
    thence north on Jackson Place to H Street Northwest;
    thence east on H Street Northwest to Madison Place Northwest;
    thence south on Madison Place Northwest to Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest;
    thence east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to Fifteenth Street Northwest;
    thence south on Fifteenth Street Northwest to Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest;
    thence southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to John Marshall Place Northwest;
    thence north on John Marshall Place Northwest to C Street Northwest;
    thence east on C Street Northwest to Third Street Northwest;
    thence north on Third Street Northwest to D Street Northwest;
    thence east on D Street Northwest to Second Street Northwest;
    thence south on Second Street Northwest to the intersection of Constitution Avenue Northwest and Louisiana Avenue Northwest;
    thence northeast on Louisiana Avenue Northwest to North Capitol Street;
    thence north on North Capitol Street to Massachusetts Avenue Northwest;
    thence southeast on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest so as to encompass Union Square;
    thence following Union Square to F Street Northeast;
    thence east on F Street Northeast to Second Street Northeast;
    thence south on Second Street Northeast to D Street Northeast;
    thence west on D Street Northeast to First Street Northeast;
    thence south on First Street Northeast to Maryland Avenue Northeast;
    thence generally north and east on Maryland Avenue to Second Street Northeast;
    thence south on Second Street Northeast to C Street Southeast;
    thence west on C Street Southeast to New Jersey Avenue Southeast;
    thence south on New Jersey Avenue Southeast to D Street Southeast;
    thence west on D Street Southeast to Canal Street Parkway;
    thence southeast on Canal Street Parkway to E Street Southeast;
    thence west on E Street Southeast to the intersection of Washington Avenue Southwest and South Capitol Street;
    thence northwest on Washington Avenue Southwest to Second Street Southwest;
    thence south on Second Street Southwest to Virginia Avenue Southwest;
    thence generally west on Virginia Avenue to Third Street Southwest;
    thence north on Third Street Southwest to C Street Southwest;
    thence west on C Street Southwest to Sixth Street Southwest;
    thence north on Sixth Street Southwest to Independence Avenue;
    thence west on Independence Avenue to Twelfth Street Southwest;
    thence south on Twelfth Street Southwest to D Street Southwest;
    thence west on D Street Southwest to Fourteenth Street Southwest;
    thence south on Fourteenth Street Southwest to the middle of the Washington Channel;
    thence generally south and east along the mid-channel of the Washington Channel to a point due west of the northern boundary line of Fort Lesley McNair;
    thence due east to the side of the Washington Channel;
    thence following generally south and east along the side of the Washington Channel at the mean high water mark, to the point of confluence with the Anacostia River, and along the northern shore at the mean high water mark to the northern most point of the Eleventh Street Bridge;
    thence generally south and east along the northern side of the Eleventh Street Bridge to the eastern shore of the Anacostia River;
    thence generally south and west along such shore at the mean high water mark to the point of confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers;
    thence generally south along the eastern shore at the mean high water mark of the Potomac River to the point where it meets the present southeastern boundary line of the District of Columbia;
    thence south and west along such southeastern boundary line to the point where it meets the present Virginia-District of Columbia boundary;
    thence generally north and west up the Potomac River along the Virginia-District of Columbia boundary to the point of beginning.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8501(b)(2)
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    (2) Except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in this section, all general laws of the United States and all laws enacted by the Congress and applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia, including regulations and rules prescribed pursuant to any of those laws, that were in effect on January 1, 1975, and which applied to and in the areas included in the National Capital Service Area pursuant to this section continue to be applicable to and in the National Capital Service Area in the same manner and to the same extent as if this section had not been enacted and remain applicable until repealed, amended, altered, modified, or superseded.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8501(d)
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    (d) An individual may not be denied the right to vote or otherwise participate in any manner in any election in the District of Columbia solely because the individual resides in the National Capital Service Area.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8502(a)
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    (a) There is in the Executive Office of the President the National Capital Service Director who shall be appointed by the President. The Director shall receive compensation at the maximum rate established for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8502(c)(2)
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    (2) Except with respect to that part of the National Capital Service Area comprising the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102 of this title, the Supreme Court Building and grounds as described in section 6101 of this title, and the Library of Congress buildings and grounds as defined in section 11 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j), the Director shall ensure that there is provided in the remainder of the area described in section 8501(a) of this title adequate police protection and maintenance of streets and highways.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8701(b)(1)(A)
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    (A) to secure comprehensive planning for the physical development of the National Capital and its environs;
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8701(b)(2)(A)
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    (A) consistent with the nature and function of the National Capital and with due regard for the rights and prerogatives of the adjoining States and local governments to exercise control appropriate to their functions; and
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(a)
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    (a) The National Capital Planning Commission is the central federal planning agency for the Federal Government in the National Capital, created to preserve the important historical and natural features of the National Capital, except for the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds (as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102 of this title), any extension of, or additions to, those Buildings and Grounds, and buildings and grounds under the care of the Architect of the Capitol.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(b)(1)
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    (1) The National Capital Planning Commission is composed of—
    (A) ex officio, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, the chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, or an alternate any of those individuals designates; and
    (B) five citizens with experience in city or regional planning, three of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(c)
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    (c) The President shall designate the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission. The Commission may elect from among its members other officers as it considers desirable.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(d)
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    (d) The National Capital Planning Commission may employ a Director, an executive officer, and other technical and administrative personnel as it considers necessary. Without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41 and section 3109, chapters 33 and 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, of title 5, the Commission may employ, by contract or otherwise, the temporary or intermittent (not more than one year) services of city planners, architects, engineers, appraisers, and other experts or organizations of experts, as may be necessary to carry out its functions. The Commission shall fix the rate of compensation so as not to exceed the rate usual for similar services.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(e)
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    (e) The principal duties of the National Capital Planning Commission include—
    (1) preparing, adopting, and amending a comprehensive plan for the federal activities in the National Capital and making related recommendations to the appropriate developmental agencies; and
    (2) serving as the central planning agency for the Government within the National Capital region and reviewing the development programs of the developmental agencies to advise as to consistency with the comprehensive plan.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(e)(1)
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    (1) preparing, adopting, and amending a comprehensive plan for the federal activities in the National Capital and making related recommendations to the appropriate developmental agencies; and
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(f)
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    (f) The National Capital Planning Commission shall carry out all other functions, powers, and duties of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, including those formerly vested in the Highway Commission established by the Act of March 2, 1893 (ch. 197, 27 Stat. 532), and those formerly vested in the National Capital Park Commission by the Act of June 6, 1924 (ch. 270, 43 Stat. 463).
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(g)
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    (g) The National Capital Planning Commission shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget before December 16 of each year its estimate of the total amount to be appropriated for expenditure under this chapter (except sections 8732–8736) during the next fiscal year.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(h)
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    (h) The National Capital Planning Commission may charge fees to cover the full cost of Geographic Information System products and services the Commission supplies. The fees shall be credited to the applicable appropriation account as an offsetting collection and remain available until expended.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8712(a)
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    (a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is the central planning agency for the government of the District of Columbia in the National Capital and is responsible for coordinating the planning activities of the District government and for preparing and implementing the District elements of the comprehensive plan for the National Capital, which may include land use elements, urban renewal and redevelopment elements, a multiyear program of public works for the District, and physical, social, economic, transportation, and population elements. The Mayor’s planning responsibility shall not extend to—
    (1) federal or international projects and developments in the District, as determined by the National Capital Planning Commission; or
    (2) the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102 of this title, any extension of, or additions to, those Buildings and Grounds, and buildings and grounds under the care of the Architect of the Capitol.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8712(a)(1)
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    (1) federal or international projects and developments in the District, as determined by the National Capital Planning Commission; or
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(a)
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    (a) The National Capital Planning Commission shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, consistent, and coordinated plan for the National Capital. The plan shall include the Commission’s recommendations or proposals for federal developments or projects in the environs and District elements of the comprehensive plan, or amendments to the elements, adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia and with respect to which the Commission has not determined a negative impact exists. Those elements or amendments shall be incorporated into the comprehensive plan without change. The Commission may include in its plan any part of a plan adopted by any planning agency in the environs and may make recommendations of collateral interest to the agencies. The Commission may adopt any part of an element. The Commission shall review and may amend or extend the plan so that its recommendations may be kept up to date.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(b)
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    (b) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit each District element of the comprehensive plan, and any amendment, to the Council for revision or modification, and adoption, by act, following public hearings. Following adoption and prior to implementation, the Council shall submit each element or amendment to the Commission for review and comment with regard to the impact of the element or amendment on the interests or functions of the federal establishment in the National Capital.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(c)(1)
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    (1) Within 60 days after receiving an element or amendment from the Council, the Commission shall certify to the Council whether the element or amendment has a negative impact on the interests or functions of the federal establishment in the National Capital.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(c)(2)
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    (2) If the Commission takes no action in the 60-day period, the element or amendment is deemed to have no negative impact and shall be incorporated into the comprehensive plan for the National Capital and implemented.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(c)(3)(C)
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    (C) If the Council accepts the findings and recommendations and modifies the element or amendment, the Council shall submit the element or amendment to the Commission for the Commission to determine whether the modification has been made in accordance with the Commission’s findings and recommendations. If the Commission does not act on the modified element or amendment within 30 days after receiving it, the element or amendment is deemed to have been modified in accordance with the findings and recommendations and shall be incorporated into the comprehensive plan for the National Capital and implemented. If within the 30-day period the Commission again determines the element or amendment has a negative impact on the functions or interests of the federal establishment in the National Capital, the element or amendment shall not be implemented.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(c)(3)(D)
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    (D) If the Council rejects the findings and recommendations and resubmits a modified element or amendment, the Commission, within 60 days after receiving it, shall decide whether the modified element or amendment has a negative impact on the interests or functions of the federal establishment within the National Capital. If the Commission does not act within the 60-day period, the modified element or amendment is deemed to have no negative impact and shall be incorporated into the comprehensive plan and implemented. If the Commission finds a negative impact, it shall certify its findings (in sufficient detail that the Council can understand the basis of the objection of the Commission) and recommendations to the Council and the element or amendment shall not be implemented.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(d)
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    (d) Any element or amendment which the Commission has determined has a negative impact on the federal establishment in the National Capital which is submitted again in a modified form not less than one year from the day it was last rejected by the Commission is deemed to be a new element or amendment for purposes of the review procedure specified in this section.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(g)
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    (g) As appropriate, the Commission and the Mayor jointly shall publish a comprehensive plan for the National Capital, consisting of the elements of the comprehensive plan for the federal activities in the National Capital developed by the Commission and the District elements developed by the Mayor and the Council in accordance with this section.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(h)(1)
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    (1) The Commission and the Mayor jointly shall establish procedures for appropriate meaningful continuing consultation throughout the planning process for the National Capital.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8721(h)(2)
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    (2) In order that the National Capital may be developed in accordance with the comprehensive plan, the Commission, with the consent of each agency concerned as to its representation, may establish advisory and coordinating committees composed of representatives of agencies of the Federal and District of Columbia Governments as may be necessary or helpful to obtain the maximum amount of cooperation and correlation of effort among the various agencies. As it considers appropriate, the Commission may invite representatives of the planning and developmental agencies of the environs to participate in the work of the committees.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8722(a)
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    (a) Agencies of the Federal Government responsible for public developments and projects shall cooperate and correlate their efforts by using the National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning agency for federal activities in the National Capital region. To aid the Commission in carrying out this function, federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies on request of the Commission shall furnish plans, data, and records the Commission requires. The Commission on request shall furnish related plans, data, and records to federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8722(b)(1)
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    (1) To ensure the comprehensive planning and orderly development of the National Capital, a federal or District of Columbia agency, before preparing construction plans the agency originates for proposed developments and projects or before making a commitment to acquire land, to be paid for at least in part from federal or District amounts, shall advise and consult with the Commission as the agency prepares plans and programs in preliminary and successive stages that affect the plan and development of the National Capital. After receiving the plans, maps, and data, the Commission promptly shall make a preliminary report and recommendations to the agency. If the agency, after considering the report and recommendations of the Commission, does not agree, it shall advise the Commission and provide the reasons why it does not agree. The Commission then shall submit a final report. After consultation and suitable consideration of the views of the Commission, the agency may proceed to take action in accordance with its legal responsibilities and authority.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8722(d)
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    (d) The provisions of the Act of June 20, 1938 (ch. 534, 52 Stat. 797) shall not apply to federal public buildings. In order to ensure the orderly development of the National Capital, the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of federal public buildings in the District of Columbia and the provision for open space in and around federal public buildings in the District of Columbia are subject to the approval of the Commission.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8723(a)
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    (a) The National Capital Planning Commission shall recommend a six-year program of public works projects for the Federal Government which the Commission shall review annually with the agencies concerned. Each federal agency shall submit to the Commission in the first quarter of each fiscal year a copy of its advance program of capital improvements within the National Capital and its environs.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8724(a)
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    (a) The National Capital Planning Commission may make a report and recommendation to the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia, as provided in section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1938 (ch. 534, 52 Stat. 798), on the relation, conformity, or consistency of proposed amendments of the zoning regulations and maps with the comprehensive plan for the National Capital. The Planning Commission may also submit to the Zoning Commission proposed amendments or general revisions to the zoning regulations or the zoning map for the District of Columbia.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8724(c)(1)
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    (1) There is a Zoning Committee of the National Capital Planning Commission. The Committee consists of at least three members of the Planning Commission the Planning Commission designates for that purpose. The number of members serving on the Committee may vary.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8725(a)
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    (a) The Council of the District of Columbia shall submit any proposed change in, or addition to, the regulations or general orders regulating the platting and subdividing of lands and grounds in the District of Columbia to the National Capital Planning Commission for report and recommendation before the Council adopts the change or addition. The Council shall advise the Commission when it does not agree with the recommendations of the Commission and shall give the reasons why it disagrees. The Commission then shall submit a final report within 30 days. After considering the final report, the Council may act in accordance with its legal responsibilities and authority.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8731(a)
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    (a) The National Capitol Planning Commission shall acquire land the Planning Commission believes is necessary and desirable in the District of Columbia and adjacent areas in Maryland and Virginia for suitable development of the National Capital park, parkway, and playground system. The acquisition must be within the limits of the appropriations made for those purposes. The Planning Commission shall request the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts in selecting land to be acquired.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8731(b)(1)
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    (1) The National Capital Planning Commission may buy land when the land can be acquired at a price the Planning Commission considers reasonable or by a condemnation proceeding when the land cannot be bought at a reasonable price.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8731(c)(1)
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    (1) Land acquired in the District of Columbia shall be a part of the park system of the District of Columbia and be under the control of the Director of the National Park Service. The National Capital Planning Commission may assign areas suitable for playground purposes to the control of the Mayor of the District of Columbia for playground purposes.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8731(d)
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    (d) The designation of all land to be acquired by condemnation, all contracts to purchase land, and all agreements between the National Capital Planning Commission and the officials of Maryland and Virginia are subject to the approval of the President.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8732(a)
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    (a) The National Capital Planning Commission in accordance with this chapter may acquire, for and on behalf of the Federal Government, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation—
    (1) fee title to land subject to limited rights, but not for business purposes, reserved to the grantor; and
    (2) permanent rights in land adjoining park property sufficient to prevent the use of the land in certain specified ways which would essentially impair the value of the park property for its purposes.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8733(1)
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    (1) subject to the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission;
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8734(a)
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    (a) With the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, for the best interests of the District of Columbia, may sell to the highest bidder at public or private sale real estate in the District of Columbia owned in fee simple by the District of Columbia for municipal use that the Council of the District of Columbia and the Commission find to be no longer required for public purposes.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8735(a)
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    (a) With the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, for the best interests of the Federal Government, may sell, by deed or instrument, real estate held by the Government in the District of Columbia and under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service which may be no longer needed for public purposes. The land may be sold for cash or on a deferred-payment plan the Secretary approves, at a price not less than the Government paid for it and not less than its present appraised value as determined by the Secretary.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8737
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    An amount equal to not more than one cent for each inhabitant of the continental United States as determined by the last preceding decennial census may be appropriated each year in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the National Capital Planning Commission to use for the payment of its expenses and for the acquisition of land the Commission may acquire under section 8731 of this title for the purposes named, including compensation for the land, surveys, ascertainment of title, condemnation proceedings, and necessary conveyancing. The appropriated amounts shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the general amounts of the Treasury in the same proportion as other expenses of the District of Columbia.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8903(d)
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    (d) In considering legislation authorizing commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate shall solicit the views of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8903(e)(2)
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    (2) the Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate), in consultation with the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, has made a determination that—
    (A) final design approvals have been obtained from the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
    (B) 75 percent of the amount estimated to be required to complete the commemorative work has been raised.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8903(e)(2)(A)
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    (A) final design approvals have been obtained from the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8904(a)
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    (a) There is established the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, which shall be composed of—
    (1) the Director of the National Park Service;
    (2) the Architect of the Capitol;
    (3) the Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission;
    (4) the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts;
    (5) the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission;
    (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
    (7) the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration; and
    (8) the Secretary of Defense.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8904(a)(5)
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    (5) the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission;
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8904(b)
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    (b) The Director is the Chairman of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8904(c)
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    (c) The National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission shall advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of General Services (as appropriate) on policy and procedures for establishment of, and proposals to establish, commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs and on other matters concerning commemorative works in the Nation’s Capital as the Commission considers appropriate.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8904(d)
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    (d) The National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission shall meet at least twice annually.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8905(a)(1)
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    (1) The sponsor must consult with the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission regarding the selection of alternative sites and design concepts for the commemorative work.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8905(a)(2)
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    (2) Following consultation in accordance with clause (1), the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, must submit, on behalf of the sponsor, site and design proposals to the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission for their approval.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8905(b)
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    (b) In considering site and design proposals, the Commission of Fine Arts, National Capital Planning Commission, and the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) shall be guided by, but not limited by, the following criteria:
    (1) To the maximum extent possible, a commemorative work shall be located in surroundings that are relevant to the subject of the work.
    (2) A commemorative work shall be located so that—
    (A) it does not interfere with, or encroach on, an existing commemorative work; and
    (B) to the maximum extent practicable, it protects open space, existing public use, and cultural and natural resources.
    (3) A commemorative work shall be constructed of durable material suitable to the outdoor environment.
    (4) Landscape features of commemorative works shall be compatible with the climate.
    (5) No commemorative work primarily designed as a museum may be located on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in Area I or in East Potomac Park as depicted on the map referenced in section 8902(2).1
    (6) The National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts may develop such criteria or guidelines specific to each site that are mutually agreed upon to ensure that the design of the commemorative work carries out the purposes of this chapter.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8905(b)(6)
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    (6) The National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts may develop such criteria or guidelines specific to each site that are mutually agreed upon to ensure that the design of the commemorative work carries out the purposes of this chapter.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8906(a)(1)
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    (1) the site and design have been approved by the Secretary or Administrator, the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts;
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8907(a)
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    (a) If the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National Capital Memorial Commission, determines that a site where commemorative works may be displayed on a temporary basis is necessary to aid in the preservation of the limited amount of open space available to residents of, and visitors to, the Nation’s Capital, a site may be designated on land the Secretary administers in the District of Columbia.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8908(b)(1)
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    (1) After seeking the advice of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, the Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, may recommend the location of a commemorative work in Area I only if the Secretary or Administrator decides that the subject of the commemorative work is of preeminent historical and lasting significance to the United States. The Secretary or Administrator shall notify the Commission, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate of the recommendation that a commemorative work should be located in Area I. The location of a commemorative work in Area I is deemed to be authorized only if the recommendation is approved by law not later than 150 calendar days after the notification.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 9303
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    Subject to the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission and the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Park Service may provide suitable means of access to and on Theodore Roosevelt Island.

Citations to §8702(3)

  • 40 U.S.C. § 6301(3)
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    (3) The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which extends to the line of the west face of the west retaining walls and curbs of the Inner Loop Freeway on the east, the north face of the north retaining walls and curbs of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge approaches on the south, the east face of the east retaining walls and curbs of Rock Creek Parkway on the west, and the south curbs of New Hampshire Avenue and F Street on the north, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Transfer of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, numbered 844/82563 and dated April 20, 1994 (as amended by the map entitled “Transfer of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, numbered 844/82563A and dated May 22, 1997), which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the National Capital Region, National Park Service.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8701(a)(4)
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    (4) there is needed a central planning agency for the National Capital region to coordinate certain developmental activities of the many different agencies of the Federal and District of Columbia Governments so that those activities may conform with general objectives;
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8711(e)(2)
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    (2) serving as the central planning agency for the Government within the National Capital region and reviewing the development programs of the developmental agencies to advise as to consistency with the comprehensive plan.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8712(b)
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    (b) In carrying out the responsibilities under this section and section 8721 of this title, the Mayor shall establish procedures for citizen participation in the planning process and for appropriate meaningful consultation with any state or local government or planning agency in the National Capital region affected by any aspect of a comprehensive plan, including amendments, affecting or relating to the District.
  • 40 U.S.C. § 8722(a)
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    (a) Agencies of the Federal Government responsible for public developments and projects shall cooperate and correlate their efforts by using the National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning agency for federal activities in the National Capital region. To aid the Commission in carrying out this function, federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies on request of the Commission shall furnish plans, data, and records the Commission requires. The Commission on request shall furnish related plans, data, and records to federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies.

Citations to §8702(4)