D.C. Law 21-115. Closing of a Portion of the Public Alley in Square 5197, S.O. 11-4822, Act of 2016.

AN ACT

To order the closing of a portion of a public alley system in Square 5197, bounded by Hayes Street, N.E., 51st Street, N.E., and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, N.E., in Ward 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Closing of a Portion of the Public Alley in Square 5197, S.O. 11-4822, Act of 2016".

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 of the District of Columbia finds that the unimproved alley in Square 5197, as shown by the hatch-marks on the Surveyor’s plat filed in S.O. 11-4822, is unnecessary for alley purposes and orders it closed, with title in the land to vest as shown on the Surveyor’s plat.

(b) The approval by the Council of this alley closing is contingent upon the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in the official file for S.O. 11-4822 before the recordation of the alley closing plat.

Sec. 3. Transmittal.

The Council shall transmit a copy of this act, upon its effective date, to the Office of the Surveyor.

Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statemesection 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), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

Law Information

Cites

  • D.C. Law 21-115 (PDF)
  • 63 DCR 4616

Effective

May 12, 2016

Legislative History

Law 21-115, the “Closing of a Portion of the Public Alley in Square 5197, S.O. 11-4822, Act of 2016,” was introduced in the Council and assigned Bill No. 21-400 which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on Feb. 2, 2016, and Mar. 1, 2016, respectively. After mayoral review, it was assigned Act No. 21-343 on Mar. 23, 2016, and transmitted to Congress for its review. D.C. Law 21-115 became effective May 12, 2016.