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District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 Amendments of 1993

Introduced: July 1, 1993 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 1993
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Jul 1, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 1, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8493-8495)
Jul 1, 1993
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 Amendments of 1993 - Amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to authorize the District of Columbia to use the specified portion of lands adjacent to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to construct, maintain, and operate a new stadium or any replacement thereof for not to exceed 99 years.

Prohibits use of the new stadium from being limited by the seating capacity, cost, and other provisions in such Act. States that nothing in such Act, in any lease or deed executed pursuant to it, or in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority or ability of the District to sublease or otherwise encumber such lands to a third party, either public or private, for any use consistent with the use and term authorized by this Act.

Provides that, with the exception of those lands used by the District for the new stadium, use of the lands leased to the District for stadium and stadium parking lots purposes shall continue. Extends the term of such authorized use for not to exceed 99 years.

Leases specified lands to the District for overflow parking for not to exceed 2,000 automobiles only when all other stadium striped parking spaces are filled to capacity. Requires the use of such lands under reasonable terms and conditions necessary to ensure that they are maintained as grassed park land suitable for public recreational uses.

Vests responsibility and authority exclusively in the District for construction, maintenance, naming, and operation of the new stadium and parking lots. Authorizes the District to assign such responsibility and authority to a third party, either public or private. Prohibits the National Park Service from being responsible for construction, maintenance, naming, or operation of the new stadium or parking lots or any costs arising therefrom.

Authorizes construction of such stadium if its design has been reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts and reviewed and approved by the National Capital Planning Commission.

Prohibits the District from allowing the new stadium to be used by any person or organization exploiting any racial or ethnic group or using nomenclouter that includes a reference to real or alleged physical characteristrics of Native Americans or other groups of human beings.

What's happening now July 2, 1993

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.

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