40 U.S.C. § 6733 — Federal Triangle property

Page 177 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 6734 Trade Center Commission, and Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation are used the first time the terms appear in a section. In paragraph (1), the words ‘‘being the southwest cor- ner of the intersection of Fourteenth Street and Penn- sylvania Avenue (formerly E Street), Northwest’’ are omitted as unnecessary. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3(b) of the Federal Triangle Development Act, referred to in par. (2)(B), was classified to section 1102(b) of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–217, § 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1304. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DESIGNATION OF DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN PLACE Pub. L. 106–567, title III, § 310, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2841, designated as ‘‘Daniel Patrick Moynihan Place’’ a parcel of land located in Woodrow Wilson Plaza in the northwest quadrant of Washington, District of Colum- bia, directed the Administrator of General Services to erect appropriate gateways or other markers to denote that place, and provided that any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to that parcel of land was to be deemed to be a reference to Daniel Patrick Moynihan Place. DESIGNATION OF WOODROW WILSON PLAZA Pub. L. 103–284, Aug. 1, 1994, 108 Stat. 1448, provided: ‘‘That the plaza to be constructed on the Federal Tri- angle property in Washington, DC as part of the devel- opment of such site pursuant to the Federal Triangle Development Act (Public Law 100–113) [now 40 U.S.C. 6731 et seq.] shall be known and designated as the ‘Woodrow Wilson Plaza’.’’ DESIGNATION OF ANDREW W. MELLON AUDITORIUM Pub. L. 100–113, § 9, Aug. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 746, pro- vided that: ‘‘(a) The Departmental Auditorium, located on the Federal Triangle between the Custom Service building and Interstate Commerce Commission building on Con- stitution Avenue, shall on and after August 21, 1987, be known and designated as the ‘Andrew W. Mellon Audi- torium’. ‘‘(b) Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map or other paper of the United States to the auditorium referred to in subsection (a) of this section is deemed to be a reference to the ‘Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium’.’’ § 6732. Federal Triangle development area The Federal Triangle development area is deemed to be part of the development area de- scribed in section 6711 of this title. The Adminis- trator of General Services has the same author- ity over the Federal Triangle development area as over the development area described in sec- tion 6711. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1199.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 6732 ............ 40:1104(g). Pub. L. 100–113, § 5(g), Aug. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 739. The words ‘‘For purposes of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 (other than sec- tion 5)’’ are omitted as unnecessary and obsolete. The words ‘‘Administrator of General Services’’ are sub- stituted for ‘‘Corporation’’ to reflect the transfer of the responsibilities of the Pennsylvania Avenue Develop- ment Corporation. See section 6702 of the revised title. § 6733. Federal Triangle property (a) TITLE.—Title to the Federal Triangle prop- erty reverts to the Administrator of General Services not later than the date on which owner- ship of the Ronald Reagan Building and Inter- national Trade Center vests in the Federal Gov- ernment. (b) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.— (1) BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTION.—For purposes of development of the Federal Tri- angle property, the person selected to develop the property is not subject to any state or local law relating to building permits and in- spection. (2) TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.—The property and improvements to the property are not sub- ject to real and personal property taxation or to special assessments. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1199.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 6733(a) ........ 40:1102(a)(2) (1st sen- tence). Pub. L. 100–113, §§ 3(a)(2) (1st sentence), 5(f), Aug. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 736, 739. 6733(b) ........ 40:1104(f). In subsection (a), the words ‘‘at such time as the Ad- ministrator and the Corporation agree but’’ are omit- ted as obsolete. The Corporation transferred its rights, title, and interest in all property to the General Serv- ices Administration on April 1, 1996. The words ‘‘Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center’’ are substituted for ‘‘building to be constructed on such property under section 1104 of this title’’ because of sec- tion 2 of the Act of December 22, 1995 (Public Law 104–68, 109 Stat. 766). § 6734. Ronald Reagan Building and Inter- national Trade Center (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION.—The building constructed on the Federal Triangle property shall be known and designated as the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. (b) TITLE.—The person selected to develop the Federal Triangle property may own the Building for not more than 35 years from the date con- struction of the Building began. The title to the Building shall be in the Administrator of Gen- eral Services from the date title to the Federal Triangle property reverts to the Administrator. (c) LIMITATIONS.— (1) SIZE OF BUILDING.—The Building (includ- ing parking facilities) may not exceed 3,100,000 gross square feet in size. (2) HEIGHT OF BUILDING.—The height of the Building shall be compatible with the height of surrounding Federal Government buildings. (3) DESIGN.—The Building shall— (A) be designed in harmony with historical and Government buildings in the vicinity; (B) reflect the symbolic importance and historic character of Pennsylvania Avenue and the Nation’s Capital; and (C) represent the dignity and stability of the Government.