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AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To order the closing of portions of the public alley system in Squares 3841 and 3846 and along
the south side of Franklin Street, NE, between Reed Street, NE, and 10th Street, NE; and
to accept the dedication of property in Squares 3841 and 3846, along the west and east
sides of Reed Street, NE, between Channing Place, NE, and Franklin Street, NE, for
public alley purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Reed Street Realignment Act of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) Pursuant to section 201 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-
202.01) ( “Act”), the Council finds that portions of the public alley system in Square 3841 and
3846 and the 10-foot-wide portion along the south side of Franklin Street, NE, as shown on the
Surveyor’s plat in S.O. 22-01115, 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.
(b) Pursuant to sections 301 and 401 of the Act (D.C. Official Code §§ 9-203.01 and 9-
204.01), and notwithstanding the requirements set forth in sections 403 and 421 of the Act (D.C.
Official Code §§ 9-204.03 and 9-204.21), the Council accepts the dedication of property in
Squares 3841 and 3846 for public alley purposes and designates the dedicated alley as a portion
of Reed Street, NE, as shown on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 22-01115.
Sec. 3. (a) The ordering of the street and alley closings and acceptance of the land
dedications specified in section 2 are contingent upon the satisfaction of all the conditions set
forth in the official file for S.O. 22-01115.
(b) If construction on the newly dedicated alley established herein is not commenced in
accordance with the timeframe set forth in the official file for S.O. 22-01115, the closings and
dedications approved herein shall terminate and the rights of way existing as of the effective date
of this act shall be reinstated.
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Sec. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District Department of
Transportation shall waive the public space inconvenience fee relating to occupancy permits or
other related permit fees for use of the newly established Reed Street, NE, following acceptance
of the same, for construction of the Phase II-A and Phase II-B properties and for completion of
the Reed Street Infrastructure Improvements, all as defined in the official file for S.O. 22-01115.
Sec. 5. 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. 6. 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.
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia