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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

                                            AN ACT

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To approve the disposition of District-owned real property located at 545 7th Street, S.E.,

       commonly known as the B.B. French School, and known for real property taxation and

       assessment purposes as Lot 0877 in Square 0800.

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

act may be cited as the B.B. French School Disposition Act of 2021.

        Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including An Act Authorizing the

sale of certain real estate in the District of Columbia no longer required for public purposes,

approved August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 1211; D.C. Official Code  10-801), and section 2209 of the

District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321; D.C.

Official Code  38-1802.09), the Council determines that the real property located at 545 7th

Street, S.E., commonly known as the B.B. French School, and known for real property taxation

and assessment purposes as Lot 0877 in Square 0800 (Property), is surplus and is no longer

required for public purposes and authorizes the Mayor to dispose of the Property through a 20-

year lease to the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation, and

to execute any documents related to the disposition.

       Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

       The Council adopts the fiscal 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. 4. 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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