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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 Firth Sterling Avenue, S.E., between a public alley to the

       northeast and a public alley to the southwest, adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, and 5866,

       portions of Eaton Road, S.E., between Firth Sterling Avenue, S.E., to the northwest and

       Wade Road, S.E., to the southeast, adjacent to Square 5865; a portion of Stevens Road,

       S.E., between Firth Sterling Avenue, S.E., to the northwest and Wade Road, S.E., to the

       southeast, adjacent to Squares 5865 and 5866, and the closing of portions of the public

       alley system adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867; to order the dedication and

       designation of Obama Way, S.E., Eureka Place, S.E., Solomon Road, S.E., Eaton Road,

       S.E., River Walk, S.E., Stevens Road, S.E., and Hermitage Way, S.E., adjacent to

       Squares 5865 and 5866 for public street purposes; to order the dedication of land to

       widen portions of Sumner Road, S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., and Stevens Road, S.E., adjacent

       to Squares 5862, 5865, and 5866, for public street purposes; the dedication of land

       adjacent to Squares 5865, 5866, and 5867 for public alley purposes; and to authorize the

       improvement of the dedicated land, for street and alley purposes in Ward 8.

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

act may be cited as the Omnibus Barry Farm Redevelopment Act of 2022.

        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 finds that portions of the public street

and alley system adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, as shown by the hatch marks

on the Surveyors plat in S.O. 17-26688, are unnecessary for street or alley purposes and orders

them closed, with title to the land to vest as shown on the Surveyors plat for S.O. 17-26688.

Further, the Council finds that the building restriction lines adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, and

5866, as shown on the Surveyors plat in S.O. 17-26688, are unnecessary and orders them

eliminated.

        (b) The ordering of the street and alley closures and removal of building restriction lines

set forth in subsection (a) of this section is contingent upon satisfaction of all the conditions set

forth by the District Department of Transportation in the official file for S.O. 17-26688 prior to

the recordation of a plat by the Surveyor. The Surveyor shall record the street and alley closing

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plats in multiple phases, as indicated in S.O. 17-26688, with the plat for Phase 1A recorded no

later than January 31, 2023, the plat for Phase 1B recorded no later than January 31, 2024, and

the plats for Phases 2A and 2B recorded no later than January 31, 2026.

        Sec. 3. (a) Pursuant to sections 302 and 401 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  9-203.02 and 9-204.01) (Act), and notwithstanding the requirements set forth in

sections 303, 304, and 402 of the Act , the Council accepts the dedications of the streets and

alleys adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, as shown by the hatch marks on the

Surveyors plat in S.O. 17-26689, and designates the new streets as Obama Way, S.E., Eureka

Place, S.E., Solomon Road, S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., River Walk, S.E., Stevens Road, S.E., and

Hermitage Way, S.E., as shown in S.O. 17-26689.

        (b)(1) The ordering of the dedications and designations set forth in subsection (a) of this

section is contingent upon satisfaction of all conditions set forth by the District Department of

Transportation in the official file for S.O. 17-26689 prior to the recordation of a plat by the

Surveyor.

                (2) The Surveyor shall record the street and alley dedication and designation plats

in multiple phases, as indicated in S.O. 17-26689, with the plats for Phase 1A and 1B recorded

no later than July 31, 2026, the plat for Phase 2A recorded no later than July 31, 2028, and the

plat for Phase 2B recorded no later than December 31, 2029.

       Sec. 4. 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. 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

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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

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