D.C. Act 24-567. Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Emergency Act of 2022.

AN ACT

To order, on an emergency basis, the closing of portions of Firth Sterling Avenue, S.E., between a public alley to the northeast and a public alley to the southwest, adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, and 5866, portions of Eaton Road, S.E., between Firth Sterling Avenue, S.E., to the northwest and Wade Road, S.E., to the southeast, adjacent to Square 5865, a portion of Stevens Road, S.E., between Firth Sterling Avenue, S.E., to the northwest and Wade Road, S.E., to the southeast, adjacent to Squares 5865 and 5866, and the closing of portions of the public alley system adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867; to order the dedication and designation of Obama Way, S.E., Eureka Place, S.E., Solomon Road, S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., River Walk, S.E., Stevens Road, S.E., and Hermitage Way, S.E., adjacent to Squares 5865 and 5866 for public street purposes; to order the dedication of land to widen portions of Sumner Road, S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., and Stevens Road, S.E., adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, and 5866 for public street purposes; to order the dedication of land adjacent to Squares 5865, 5866, and 5867 for public alley purposes; and to authorize the improvement of the dedicated land, for street and alley purposes in Ward 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Emergency Act of 2022".

Sec. 2. (a) Pursuant to section 404 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.04), and consistent with the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official Code § 9-201.01 et seq.), the Council finds that portions of the public street and alley system adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, as shown by the hatch marks on the Surveyor's plat in S.O. 17-26688, are unnecessary for street or alley purposes and orders them closed, with title to the land to vest as shown on the Surveyor's plat for S.O. 17-26688. Further, the Council finds that the building restriction lines adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, and 5866, as shown on the Surveyor's plat in S.O. 17-26688, are unnecessary and orders them eliminated.

(b) The ordering of the street and alley closures and removal of building restriction lines set forth in subsection (a) of this section is contingent upon satisfaction of all the conditions set forth by the District Department of Transportation in the official file for S.O. 17-26688 prior to the recordation of a plat by the Surveyor. The Surveyor shall record the street and alley closing plats in multiple phases, as indicated in S.O. 17-26688, with the plat for Phase 1A recorded no later than January 31, 2023, the plat for Phase 1B recorded no later than January 31, 2024, and the plats for Phases 2A and 2B recorded no later than January 31, 2026.

Sec. 3. (a) Pursuant to sections 302 and 401 of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official Code §§ 9-203.02 and 9-204.01) ("Act"), and notwithstanding the requirements set forth in sections 303, 304, and 402 of the Act , the Council accepts the dedications of the streets and alleys adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, as shown by the hatch marks on the Surveyor's plat in S.O. 17-26689, and designates the new streets as Obama Way, S.E., Eureka Place, S.E., Solomon Road, S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., River Walk, S.E., Stevens Road, S.E., and Hermitage Way, S.E., as shown in S.O. 17-26689.

(b)(1) The ordering of the dedications and designations set forth in subsection (a) of this section is contingent upon satisfaction of all conditions set forth by the District Department of Transportation in the official file for S.O. 17-26689 prior to the recordation of a plat by the Surveyor.

(2) The Surveyor shall record the street and alley dedication and designation plats in multiple phases, as indicated in S.O. 17-26689, with the plats for Phase 1A and 1B recorded no later than July 31, 2026, the plat for Phase 2A recorded no later than July 31, 2028, and the plat for Phase 2B recorded no later than December 31, 2029.

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 act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).