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handle is hein.crs/goveros0001 and id is 1 raw text is: a~~ Reeac Seric - D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act December 9, 2024 The D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act (H.R. 4984), if enacted, would transfer administrative jurisdiction of most of the federally owned Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (RFK Stadium) campus to the District of Columbia, expand the eligible uses of land on the site, and establish certain requirements associated with the administration of the campus. RFK Stadium Campus RFK Stadium is situated on an approximately 190-acre campus of federal land along the Anacostia River in the District of Columbia. Currently, the District owns and operates the stadium, while the underlying federal land is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) as part ofAnacostia Park. See Figure 1 for an NPS map of the land included in the proposed transfer of administrative jurisdiction. The District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (P.L. 85-300) directed the Secretary ofthe Interior to acquire what became the RFK campus site, and authorized the District of Columbia Armory Board to build a stadium that the District government would subsequently operate and maintain. D.C. Stadium opened in 1961 and was the home of Washington's Major League Baseball and National Football League teams at the time. The stadium was renamed in 1969, following Senator Kennedy's assassination. The baseball team departed following the 1971 season and the football team departed following the 1996 season. RFK Stadium later hosted the Washington Nationals baseball team and the D.C. United soccer team; both subsequently moved to dedicated facilities (Nationals Park and Audi Field, respectively). The stadium building is now in the process of being demolished, while the broader campus is used for a range of recreational purposes. In 1986, P.L. 99-581 amended the District of Columbia Stadium Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the right, title, and interest of the stadium to the District of Columbia government, and to provide for the District to enter a 50-year lease, without consideration (i.e., at no direct financial cost), on the RFK campus site. In 1988, NPS conveyed the stadium to the District and the local government entered into a ground lease for the campus, which is set to expire in 2038. P.L. 99-581 provided that the Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12470 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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