It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that the District of Columbia National Guard Armory shall be maintained and operated primarily to provide facilities for the quartering and training of the District of Columbia National Guard, and, secondarily, to provide suitable facilities for major athletic events, conventions, concerts, such other activities as may be in the interest of the District of Columbia, including, but not limited to, the provision of emergency protection when the temperature falls below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and that such Armory shall be operated as nearly as practicable on a self-supporting basis.
§ 3–302. Establishment; composition; term of office; alternates; compensation; election of Chairman.
There is established an Armory Board, to be composed of the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard, and 2 other members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia by and with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia. The members appointed by the Mayor shall each serve for a term of 4 years beginning on the date such member qualifies. Each member of the Armory Board is authorized to appoint, and in his discretion to withdraw the appointment of, an alternate and to delegate to such alternate authority to act in his place and stead in respect of the powers granted by this subchapter. The members of said Board and the alternates shall serve without additional compensation. Said Armory Board shall elect a Chairman from among its members.
§ 3–303. Control of and jurisdiction over Armory; maintenance and repair.
For the purposes of this subchapter, said Armory Board is vested with the control of and jurisdiction over the District of Columbia National Guard Armory. For the purposes of maintenance and repair, the Office of Contracting and Procurement shall perform all contracting on behalf of the Armory.
§ 3–304. Motor vehicle parking areas.
Upon the request of the Armory Board the Secretary of the Interior shall provide for the use of said Board, under such arrangements for improvement, lighting, and maintenance as may be agreed upon between the Secretary of the Interior and said Board, such areas of land adjacent to the Armory and under the control of the Secretary of the Interior as said Board deems adequate for motor vehicle parking purposes.
§ 3–305. Use of Armory by National Guard.
The Armory Board shall set aside for the exclusive use of the District of Columbia National Guard such parts of the headquarters and regimental buildings and basement of the drill hall, and such of the storage rooms contiguous to the drill hall as shown upon drawing A-3, first-floor plan, approved by the Council of the District of Columbia April 19, 1940, as said Armory Board may from time to time find are necessary for the use of the National Guard. The parts of the Armory so set aside for the use of the National Guard shall be under the control and jurisdiction of the Commanding General of the National Guard for all purposes except maintenance and repair of the Armory. The drill hall and those parts of the Armory not set aside for the exclusive use of the National Guard shall be available to the National Guard under schedules for joint use made by the Armory Board so as to carry out the purposes and intent of this subchapter.
§ 3–306. Authorization of Board to carry out secondary purposes of subchapter. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–307. Starplex Fund. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–308. Transfer of assets held in various funds.
All assets held in the Armory Board Working Capital Fund, the Canteen Fund of the District of Columbia National Guard, and the Stadium Operating Fund shall be transferred to the Starplex Fund; provided, that the assets in the Canteen Fund and any funds derived from the operation of a canteen fund and any funds derived from the operation of a canteen in the Armory for the use and benefit of the District of Columbia National Guard shall inure to the benefit of the District of Columbia National Guard.
§ 3–309. Manager; employment of additional personnel. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–310. Financial statement; report of activities and business; recommendations. [Repealed]
Repealed.
Subchapter II. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
§ 3–321. Purpose; authorization of Board to construct, maintain, and operate Stadium; plans. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–322. Authorization of Secretary of Interior.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, all real property within the boundaries of the East Capitol Street site, as established in the 1st paragraph under the heading “(2) East Capitol Street Site” contained in the National Capital Planning Commission report entitled “Preliminary Report on Sites for National Memorial Stadium” dated November 8, 1956, and thereafter, acting under authority of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” approved August 25, 1916, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a contract with the Board for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Stadium (including the operation and maintenance of motor vehicle parking areas) on such East Capitol Street site, except that such contract may be for a term of not more than 30 years. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to construct and prepare in areas A, C, D, and E only, on such site, as such areas are indicated on National Capital Parks Map No. 1.7-146, motor vehicle parking areas, including driveways, walks, lighting, and landscaping, at a total cost not to exceed $2,660,000.
§ 3–323. Bonds; issuance; rate of interest; registration; redemption; refinancing; sale; exemption from taxation.
(a) The Board is hereby authorized to provide for the payment of the cost of preliminary engineering and economic surveys relating to the Stadium, and for the payment of the cost of planning, designing and constructing such Stadium, and to provide funds for the operation and maintenance of such Stadium, and for the payment of interest on the bonds authorized herein during the period of construction and during the 12-month period following completion of construction of the Stadium, by an issue or issues of negotiable bonds of the Board, bearing interest, payable annually or semiannually, as the Board shall determine, at a rate not exceeding such rate as shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. All such bonds may be registered as to principal alone or both principal and interest, shall be payable as to principal within not to exceed 30 years from the date thereof, shall be in such denominations, shall be executed in such manner, and shall be payable in such medium and at such place or places as the Board may determine, and the face amount thereof shall be so calculated as to produce, at the price of their sale, the cost of the Stadium constructed pursuant to this subchapter. The Board may reserve the right to redeem any or all of the bonds before maturity in such manner and at such price or prices not exceeding 105 per centum of the face value and accrued interest as may be fixed by the Board prior to the issuance of the bonds. The Board when it deems advisable may issue refunding bonds to refinance any outstanding bonds, and interest thereon, at maturity or before maturity when called for redemption, except that such refunding bonds shall mature within not to exceed 30 years from the date thereof, or not to exceed 50 years from September 7, 1957, whichever shall first occur.
(b) The bonds may be sold at not less than par. If the proceeds of the bonds shall exceed the cost, the excess shall be placed in the fund created by § 3-325 [repealed] for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds the Board may, under like restrictions, issue temporary bonds, or may, under like restrictions, issue temporary bonds or interim certificates without coupons, of any denomination whatsoever, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds that have been executed are available for delivery.
(c) All bonds, or other securities, issued by the Board under authority of this subchapter shall be exempt both as to principal and interest from all taxation (except estate and inheritance taxes) now or hereafter imposed by the District of Columbia.
§ 3–324. Authorization of Board to carry out purposes of subchapter. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–325. Deposit of receipts; sinking fund; statement showing costs of construction of Stadium. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–326. Title to Stadium to vest in United States; date; conveyance and lease to District of Columbia; non-transferability; uses of property; reversion for noncompliance.
(a) After payment of the bonds and interest or after a sinking fund sufficient for such purpose shall have been provided and shall be held solely for that purpose, but in any event not later than 50 years from September 7, 1957, all right, title, and interest in and to the Stadium constructed under this subchapter shall vest in the United States.
(b)(1) Not later than 180 days after October 29, 1986, the Secretary of the Interior shall:
(A) Convey without consideration to the government of the District of Columbia all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the building comprising the Stadium constructed under this subchapter; and
(B) Lease without consideration to the government of the District of Columbia:
(i) The ground under; and
(ii) The parking facilities associated with the Stadium constructed under this subchapter.
(2) The lease authorized by paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection shall be for a period of 50 years.
(c) The conveyance and lease of real property under subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions (which shall be set forth in the instrument of conveyance) as will ensure that title to the property shall not be transferred by the District to any person or entity other than the United States or any political subdivision or agency of the District of Columbia or the United States and that the property will be used only for:
(1) Stadium purposes;
(2) Providing recreational facilities, open space, or public outdoor recreation opportunities;
(3) Such other public purposes for which the property was used prior to June 1, 1985; and
(4) Such other public purposes for which the property was approved for use by the Secretary with the concurrence of the National Capital Planning Commission prior to June 1, 1985.
(d)(1) The instrument of conveyance and the lease referred to in subsection (c) of this section shall provide that all right, title, and interest conveyed to the District of Columbia pursuant to such instrument of conveyance shall revert to the United States and the lease shall terminate if:
(A) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (c) of this section have not been complied with, as determined by the Secretary, and
(B) Such noncompliance has not been corrected within 90 days after written notice of such noncompliance has been received by the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Such noncompliance shall be treated as corrected if the District of Columbia and the Secretary enter into an agreement, with the concurrence of the National Capital Planning Commission, which the Secretary considers adequate to ensure that the property will be used in a manner consistent with the purposes referred to in subsection (c) of this section.
(2) No person may bring an action respecting a violation of any term or condition referred to in subsection (c) of this section before the expiration of 90 days after the date on which such person has notified the Mayor of the District of Columbia of the alleged violation. The notice shall include notice of such person’s intention to bring an action to declare a reversion and termination of the lease under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) The conveyance of real property under subsection (b) of this section shall be made subject to the condition that the District of Columbia shall bear the cost of removing structures or rehabilitating the land or Stadium should the Stadium revert to the United States pursuant to this subsection.
(4) Any property which reverts to the Secretary under this subsection shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the Park System of the Nation’s Capital in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2-4), and other provisions of the law generally applicable to units of the national park system.
(e)(1) Upon receipt of a written description from the District of Columbia of not more than 15 contiguous acres (hereinafter referred to as “the 15 acres”), within the area designated “D” on the revised map entitled “Map to Designate Transfer of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District” and bound by 21st Street, NE, Oklahoma Avenue, NE, Benning Road, NE, the Metro line, and C Street, NE, and execution of a long-term lease by the Mayor of the District of Columbia that is contingent upon the Secretary’s conveyance of the 15 acres and for the purpose consistent with this paragraph, the Secretary shall convey the 15 acres described land to the District of Columbia for the purpose of siting, developing, and operating an educational institution for the public welfare, with first preference given to a pre-collegiate public boarding school.
(2) Upon conveyance, the portion of the stadium lease that affects the 15 acres on the property and all the conditions associated therewith shall terminate, and the 15 acres property shall be removed from the “Map to Designate Transfer of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District”, and the long-term lease described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall take effect immediately. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall execute and deliver a quitclaim deed to effectuate the District’s responsibilities under this section.
§ 3–327. Employment of personnel; compensation; delegation of powers. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–328. Limitation on indebtedness; liability of Board members; deficits in sinking fund to be included in budget estimates; authority of Council to borrow from Secretary of Treasury; repayment; bonds guaranteed by United States. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–329. Financial statement; report of activities and business; recommendations. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–330. “Stadium” defined.
As used in this subchapter the term “Stadium” includes all equipment, appliances, facilities, and property of any kind (including any area designated A, B, C, D, or E on the revised map entitled “Map to Designate Transfer of Stadium and Lease of Parking Lots to the District,” prepared jointly by the National Park Service (National Capital Region) and the District of Columbia Department of Public Works for site development and dated October 1986 (NPS drawing number 831/87284-A)), necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Subchapter III. Public Safety at Stadiums and Armory.
§ 3–341. Possession of disposable containers prohibited; exceptions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 3–342. Unauthorized entry onto Stadium playing field prohibited. [Repealed]
(1) "Baseball Stadium" shall have the same meaning as that provided for the term "Ballpark" in § 47-2002.05(a)(1)(A).
(2) "Soccer Stadium" means a soccer stadium constructed after October 1, 2014 on a site bounded by 2nd Street, S.W., T Street, S.W., Half Street, S.W., Potomac Avenue, S.W., and R Street, S.W.
§ 3–343. Establishment of barriers or restricted zones by Chief of Police.
Whenever the Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department, or his or her duly authorized agent, determines that there is or may be a need for controlling the movement of persons attending events being held at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, the Baseball Stadium, the Soccer Stadium, or the District of Columbia National Guard Armory, he or she may establish barriers or restricted zones, as he or she considers necessary, for the purpose of affording a clearing for:
(1) The operation of firemen or policemen;
(2) The movement of traffic;
(3) The exclusion of the public from the vicinity of a riot, disorderly gathering, accident, wreck, explosion, or other emergency; or
(4) The safety and protection of persons and property.
§ 3–343.01. Possession of disposable containers prohibited; exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall bring into or have in his or her possession within the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium , the Baseball Stadium, or the Soccer Stadium any conveniently disposable container made of glass or metal designed primarily to hold or store beverages or liquids of any kind, including, but not limited to, bottles or cans.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Any person duly authorized or licensed by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority to possess, sell, give away, transport, or store alcoholic beverages or containers within any portion of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium or the District of Columbia National Guard Armory or to any employee or agent acting for any such duly authorized or licensed person;
(1A) Any person duly authorized or licensed by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority or the lessee or operator of the Baseball Stadium to possess, sell, give away, transport, or store alcoholic beverages or containers within any portion of the Baseball Stadium, or to any employee or agent acting for any such duly authorized or licensed person
(1B) Any person duly authorized or licensed by the operator of the Soccer Stadium to possess, sell, give away, transport, or store alcoholic beverages or containers within any portion of the Soccer Stadium or an employee or agent acting for any such duly authorized or licensed person; or
(2) Activities of the District of Columbia National Guard as provided in § 3-305.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “person” includes any duly authorized or licensed individual, partnership, association, or corporation.
§ 3–343.02. Unauthorized entry onto stadium playing field prohibited.
(a) Unless expressly authorized by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority or its duly authorized agent, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing field within the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
(b) Unless expressly authorized by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, the lessee or operator of the Baseball Stadium, or their duly authorized agents, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing field within the Baseball Stadium.
(b-1) Unless expressly authorized by the operator of the Soccer Stadium or its duly authorized agents, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing field within the Soccer Stadium.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “playing field” means the area encompassed by the seating facilities within the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium , the Baseball Stadium, or the Soccer Stadium, as such seating facilities may be arranged from time to time.
§ 3–344. Penalty for violation of subchapter.
Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter shall upon conviction be fined not more than $300.
