,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,norton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,act of ,september
 #af1 #aibb1 to clarify the             
responsibility of ,federal agencies to  
remove snow and ice for areas around    
,federal buildings in the ,district of  
,columbia4  #a4 ,district of ,columbia  
snow removal ,the ,act of ,september    
#af1 #aibb 7#db ,stat4 #hde1 chapter    
#cah7 is amended by striking section #c 
and inserting the following3  #c4       
,duties of ,federal agencies  7a7 ,in   
general ,it shall be the duty of a      
,federal agency to remove1 or cause to  
be removed1 snow1 sleet1 or ice from any
 paved sidewalk or crosswalk within the 
fire limits of the ,district of         
,columbia that is--  7#a7 in front of or
 adjacent to any building that is--     
7,a7 owned by the ,united ,states2 and  

7,b7 under the jurisdiction of the      
,federal agency2 or  7#b7 a public      
thoroughfare in front of1 around1 or    
through any public square1 reservation1 
or open space that is--  7,a7 owned by  
the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 under the
 jurisdiction of the ,federal agency4   
7b7 ,timing ,the removal of snow1 sleet1
 or ice under subsection 7a7 shall occur
 within a reasonable period after the   
snow or sleet ceases to fall or the ice 
has accumulated1 as applicable4  7c7    
,application of sand1 ashes1 and salt   
,if snow1 sleet1 or ice has hardened and
 cannot be removed from a sidewalk or   
crosswalk described in subsection 7a71  
the ,federal agency shall--  7#a7 make  
the sidewalk or crosswalk reasonably    
safe for travel by applying sand1 ashes1
 salt1 or other acceptable materials to 
the affected sidewalk or crosswalk2 and 
7#b7 as soon as practicable1 thoroughly 
remove the snow1 sleet1 or ice from the 
affected sidewalk or crosswalk4  7d7    
,authority ,to delegate ,a ,federal     

agency may delegate the duty of the     
,federal agency under subsections 7a7   
and 7c7 to another governmental entity  
or a nongovernmental entity under a     
lease1 contract1 or other comparable    
arrangement4  7e7 ,agreement ,if #b or  
more ,federal agencies have overlapping 
responsibility for a sidewalk or        
crosswalk1 the ,federal agencies may    
enter into an agreement assigning       
responsibility for the removal of snow1 
sleet1 or ice from the sidewalk or      
crosswalk4  4