,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #heci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #f1 #bjbj,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to reduce the size of the seat of the ,government of the ,united ,states to the area comprised of the principal ,federal monuments1 the ,white ,house1 the ,united ,states ,capitol1 the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court ,building1 and the ,federal executive1 legislative1 and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the ,mall and the ,united ,states ,capitol1 to provide for the retrocession of the remaining area of the ,district of ,columbia to the ,state of ,maryland1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,district of ,columbia-,maryland ,reunion ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,article ,i1 section #b1 clause #a of the ,united ,states ,constitution states that the ,house of ,representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states44 7#b7 ,the ,founding ,fathers did not consider the proposed district that would become ,washington1 ,,dc1 a ,state under the ,constitution1 as evidenced when ,alexander ,hamilton offered an amendment to the ,constitution during the ,new ,york ratification to provide full congressional representation to ,washington1 ,,dc1 but the convention rejected the amendment on ,july #bb1 #aghh4 7#c7 ,chief ,justice ,marshall held in ,hepburn v4 ,ellzey in #ahje that the term states in ,article ,i1 section #b1 clause #a of the ,constitution does not include ,washington1 ,,dc1 for representation purposes4 7#d7 ,seven ,supreme ,court ,justices affirmed ,chief ,justice ,marshall's ,hepburn reasoning in ,national ,mut4 ,ins4 ,co4 of ,dist4 of ,col4 v4 ,tidewater ,transfer ,co4 in #aidi4 7#e7 ,a ,democrat-controlled ,congress in #aigh attempted to amend the ,constitution to provide ,washington1 ,,dc1 with full congressional representation4 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives reported the resolution and stated that granting congressional representation to the ,district of ,columbia as it is presently constituted would require a constitutional amendment1 because statutory action alone will not suffice4 7#f7 ,amending the ,constitution requires two-thirds approval by each house of ,congress and ratification by three-fourths of the ,states4 ,in #aigh1 there was success in obtaining a favorable vote from two-thirds of both the ,house and the ,senate on a constitutional amendment to provide ,washington1 ,,dc1 with full congressional representation1 but the requirement for ratification by three-fourths of the ,states could not be obtained4 7#g7 ,an alternative to a potentially lengthy and difficult constitutional amendment process is ceding ,washington1 ,,dc1 back to ,maryland1 just as an area of #ca square miles that was originally ceded by ,virginia was returned to that ,state by ,federal legislation in #ahdg1 thereby ensuring that the portion of ,washington1 ,,dc1 in ,virginia would have ,senate and ,house representation4 7#h7 ,in #ahdg1 there was a desire to allow the ,district of ,columbia land on the west side of the ,potomac ,river that was not being used by the ,federal ,government to have its own proper representation in ,congress4 7#i7 ,obtaining the desired representation for this portion of ,washington1 ,,dc1 would have required a constitutional amendment unless the land were given back to ,virginia4 7#aj7 ,instead of trying to pass a constitutional amendment1 ,congress in #ahdg legislatively ceded back to ,virginia from the ,district of ,columbia the non-,federal land composed of #ca square miles on the west side of the ,potomac ,river4 7#aa7 ,accordingly1 the ,district of ,columbia would clearly and constitutionally have #b ,senators and a ,representative with full voting rights by ceding the ,district of ,columbia to ,maryland after ,maryland's acceptance of such retrocession1 while maintaining the exclusive legislative authority and control of ,congress over the ,national ,capital ,service ,area in the ,district of ,columbia4 #c4 ,retrocession of ,district of ,columbia to ,maryland 7a7 ,in general ,upon the issuance of a proclamation by the ,president under section #h and except as provided in subsection 7b71 the territory ceded to ,congress by the ,state of ,maryland to serve as the ,district constituting the permanent seat of the ,government of the ,united ,states is ceded and relinquished to the ,state of ,maryland4 7b7 ,continuation of ,federal control over ,national ,capital ,service ,area ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the ,national ,capital ,service ,area described in section #e shall not be ceded and relinquished to the ,state of ,maryland and shall continue to serve as the permanent seat of the ,government of the ,united ,states1 and ,congress shall continue to exercise exclusive legislative authority and control over such ,area4 #d4 ,effect on judicial proceedings in ,district of ,columbia 7a7 ,continuation of suits ,no writ1 action1 indictment1 cause1 or proceeding pending in any court of the ,district of ,columbia on the effective date of this ,act shall abate as a result of the enactment of this ,act1 but shall be transferred and shall proceed within such appropriate court of the ,state of ,maryland as established under the laws or constitution of the ,state of ,maryland4 7b7 ,appeals ,an order or decision of any court of the ,district of ,columbia for which no appeal has been filed as of the effective date of this ,act shall be considered an order or decision of a court of the ,state of ,maryland for purposes of appeal from and appellate review of such order or decision in an appropriate court of the ,state of ,maryland4 #e4 ,national ,capital ,service ,area ,described 7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e71 upon the retrocession under section #c7;a71 the ,national ,capital ,service ,area referred to in section #c7;b7 is comprised of the principal ,federal monuments1 the ,white ,house1 the ,united ,states ,capitol1 the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court ,building1 and the ,federal executive1 legislative1 and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the ,mall and the ,united ,states ,capitol 7but shall not include the ,district ,building71 and is more particularly described as the territory located within the boundaries described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,general description ,the boundaries of the ,national ,capital ,service ,area shall be as follows3 ,beginning at the intersection of the southern right-of-way of ,f ,street ,,ne and the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,ne2 7#a7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,ne to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-way of ,maryland ,avenue ,,ne2 7#b7 thence southwest along said northeastern right-of-way of ,maryland ,avenue ,,ne to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,ne2 7#c7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,ne to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,ne2 7#d7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,ne to its intersection with the southeastern right-of-way of ,maryland ,avenue ,,ne2 7#e7 thence northeast along said southeastern right-of-way of ,maryland ,avenue ,,ne to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se2 7#f7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se to the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se2 7#g7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se to its intersection with the northern property boundary of the property designated as ,square #gfj ,lot #hjc2 7#h7 thence east along said northern property boundary of ,square #gfj ,lot #hjc to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,se2 7#i7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,se to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,se2 7#aj7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,se to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,se2 7#aa7 thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,se to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se2 7#ab7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,se2 7#ac7 thence west along said southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,se to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se2 7#ad7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,se2 7#ae7 thence west along said southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,se to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street2 7#af7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of ,canal ,street ,,se2 7#ag7 thence southeast along said northwestern right-of-way of ,canal ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,se2 7#ah7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of said ,e ,street ,,se to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se2 7#ai7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,se to its intersection with the southernmost corner of the property designated as ,square #gcf,s ,lot #hja2 7#bj7 thence west along a line extended due west from said corner of said property designated as ,square #gcf,s ,lot #hja to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,se2 7#ba7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,se to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,se2 7#bb7 thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,se to its intersection with the western right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street2 7#bc7 thence north along said western right-of-way of ,south ,capitol ,street to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,sw2 7#bd7 thence west along said southern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,sw to its end2 7#be7 thence west along a line extending said southern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,sw westward to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,sw2 7#bf7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,sw2 7#bg7 thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,sw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,sw2 7#bh7 thence north along said western right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw2 7#bi7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,sw2 7#cj7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,sw2 7#ca7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #fth ,street ,,sw2 7#cb7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #fth ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,sw2 7#cc7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,independence ,avenue ,,sw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,sw2 7#cd7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw2 7#ce7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,sw2 7#cf7 thence south along said eastern right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,sw to its intersection with the northeastern boundary of the ,consolidated ,rail ,corporation railroad easement2 7#cg7 thence southwest along said northeastern boundary of the ,consolidated ,rail ,corporation railroad easement to its intersection with the eastern shore of the ,potomac ,river2 7#ch7 thence generally northwest along said eastern shore of the ,potomac ,river to its intersection with a line extending westward the northern boundary of the property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf2 7#ci7 thence east along said line extending westward the northern boundary of the property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf to the northern property boundary of the property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf1 and continuing east along said northern boundary of said property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf to its northeast corner2 7#dj7 thence east along a line extending east from said northeast corner of the property designated as ,square #ab ,lot #hjf to its intersection with the western boundary of the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hg2 7#da7 thence south along said western boundary of the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hg to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hh2 7#db7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #cc ,lot #hh to its southeast corner1 which is along the northern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,nw2 7#dc7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,e ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #ahth ,street ,,nw2 7#dd7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #ahth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,nw2 7#de7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,virginia ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw2 7#df7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #agth ,street ,,nw2 7#dg7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #agth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,h ,street ,,nw2 7#dh7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,h ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #ce2 7#di7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #ce to its southeast corner1 which is along the boundary of the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #cg2 7#ej7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #cg to its southwest corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hah2 7#ea7 thence south along the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hah to its southwest corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #dj2 7#eb7 thence south along the boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #dj to its southwest corner2 7#ec7 thence east along the southern border of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #dj to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hbj2 7#ed7 thence south along the western boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #hbj to its southwest corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #ci2 7#ee7 thence south along the western boundary of said property designated as ,square #bba ,lot #ci to its southwest corner1 which is along the northern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw2 7#ef7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #aeth ,street ,,nw2 7#eg7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #aeth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with a line extending northwest from the southern right-of-way of the portion of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw north of ,pershing ,square2 7#eh7 thence southeast along said line extending the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw1 and continuing southeast along said southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,nw2 7#ei7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #adth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with a line extending west from the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw2 7#fj7 thence east along said line extending west from the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw1 and continuing east along said southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #ac ,street ,,nw2 7#fa7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #ac ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw2 7#fb7 thence east and southeast along said southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,nw2 7#fc7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #abth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with a line extending to the west the southern boundary of the property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hji2 7#fd7 thence east along said line to the southwest corner of said property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hji1 and continuing northeast along the southern boundary of said property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hji to its eastern corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #cbc ,lot #hjb2 7#fe7 thence east along the southern boundary of said property designated as ,square #cbc ,lot #hjb to its southeast corner1 which it shares with the property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hjh2 7#ff7 thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as ,square #cbd ,lot #hjh to its northeastern corner1 which is along the southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw2 7#fg7 thence southeast along said southern right-of-way of ,pennsylvania ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,nw2 7#fh7 thence north along a line extending north from said eastern right-of-way of #dth ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw2 7#fi7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,nw2 7#gj7 thence north along said eastern right-of-way of #crd ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw2 7#ga7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,nw2 7#gb7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #ast ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw2 7#gc7 thence west along said northern right-of-way of ,c ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,nw2 7#gd7 thence south along said western right-of-way of #bnd ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw2 7#ge7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,constitution ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw2 7#gf7 thence northeast along said northeastern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,nw2 7#gg7 thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of ,new ,jersey ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw2 7#gh7 thence east along said northern right-of-way of ,d ,street ,,nw to its intersection with the northeastern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw2 7#gi7 thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way of ,louisiana ,avenue ,,nw to its intersection with the western right-of-way of ,north ,capitol ,street2 7#hj7 thence north along said western right-of-way of ,north ,capitol ,street to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,nw2 7#ha7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,nw to the southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,ne2 7#hb7 thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of ,massachusetts ,avenue ,,ne to the southern right-of-way of ,columbus ,circle ,,ne2 7#hc7 thence counter-clockwise along said southern right-of-way of ,columbus ,circle ,,ne to its intersection with the southern right-of way of ,f ,street ,,ne2 and 7#hd7 thence east along said southern right-of-way of ,f ,street ,,ne to the point of beginning4 7c7 ,streets and sidewalks ,the ,federal ,district shall include any street 7and sidewalk thereof7 that bounds the area described in subsection 7b74 7d7 ,metes and bounds survey ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president 7in consultation with the ,chair of the ,national ,capital ,planning ,commission7 shall conduct a metes and bounds survey of the ,national ,capital ,service ,area1 as described in subsection 7b74 7e7 ,clarification of treatment of ,frances ,perkins ,building ,the entirety of the ,frances ,perkins ,building1 including any portion of the ,building which is north of ,d ,street ,northwest1 shall be included in the ,national ,capital ,service ,area4 #f4 ,transition provisions relating to ,house of ,representatives 7a7 ,temporary increase in apportionment 7#a7 ,in general ,until the taking effect of the first reapportionment occurring after the effective date of this ,act-- 7,a7 the individual serving as the ,delegate to the ,house of ,representatives from the ,district of ,columbia shall serve as a member of the ,house of ,representatives from the ,state of ,maryland2 7,b7 the ,state of ,maryland shall be entitled to #a additional ,representative until the taking effect of such reapportionment2 and 7,c7 such ,representative shall be in addition to the membership of the ,house of ,representatives as now prescribed by law4 7#b7 ,increase not counted against total number of members ,the temporary increase in the membership of the ,house of ,representatives provided under paragraph 7#a7 shall not operate to either increase or decrease the permanent membership of the ,house of ,representatives as prescribed in the ,act of ,august #h1 #aiaa 7#cg ,stat4 #ac2 #b ,u4,s4,c4 #b71 nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of reapportionment established by the ,act of ,november #ae1 #aida 7#ee ,stat4 #gfa2 #b ,u4,s4,c4 #b;a71 for the #hbnd ,congress and each ,congress thereafter4 7b7 ,repeal of laws providing for delegate from the ,district of ,columbia 7#a7 ,in general ,sections #bjb and #bjd of the ,district of ,columbia ,delegate ,act 7,public ,law #ia-dje2 sections #a-dja and #a-djb1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 are repealed1 and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are restored or revived as if such sections had not been enacted4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date on which the individual serving as the ,delegate to the ,house of ,representatives from the ,district of ,columbia first serves as a member of the ,house of ,representatives from the ,state of ,maryland4 #g4 ,effect on other laws ,no law or regulation which is in force on the effective date of this ,act shall be deemed amended or repealed by this ,act except to the extent specifically provided in this ,act1 or to the extent that such law or regulation is inconsistent with this ,act4 #h4 ,proclamation regarding acceptance of retrocession by ,maryland 7a7 ,proclamation by ,state of ,maryland ,not later than #cj days after the ,state of ,maryland enacts legislation accepting the retrocession described in section #c7;a71 the ,president shall issue a proclamation announcing such acceptance and declaring that the territory ceded to ,congress by the ,state of ,maryland to serve as the ,district constituting the permanent seat of the ,government of the ,united ,states has been ceded back to the ,state of ,maryland4 7b7 ,report by ,congressional ,budget ,office on ,economic ,impact 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,congressional ,budget ,office shall prepare a report analyzing the anticipated economic impact on the ,state of ,maryland of the ,state's acceptance of the retrocession described in section #c7;a71 including the anticipated effect on the budgets of the ,state government and local governments1 and shall submit the report to ,congress and the ,governor of ,maryland4 7#b7 ,delay in enactment of legislation ,the ,state of ,maryland may not enact legislation accepting the retrocession described in section #c7;a7 until the expiration of the #a-year period which begins on the date the ,director of the ,congressional ,budget ,office submits the report prepared under paragraph 7#a7 to the ,governor of ,maryland4 #i4 ,effective date ,the provisions of this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date the ,president issues a proclamation under section #h or the date of the ratification of an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states repealing the twenty-third article of amendment to the ,constitution1 whichever comes later4