§ 2-1225.11. Transfer of NCRC assets and liabilities.

Temporary Enactments

D.C. Law 17-53, § 201, added a section to read as follows:

"Sec. 201. Transfer of NCRC assets and liabilities.

"(a) On October 1, 2007:

"(1) Legal and equitable title to all real property, personal property, capital and intangible assets of the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, and any of their subsidiaries, shall transfer, vest, and be titled, in the name of the District, and the Mayor may exercise any disposition authority related to such property that was previously approved by the Council.

"(2) All property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, income and other funds available to the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, and any of their subsidiaries, shall transfer to the District.

"(3) The unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, income, and other funds available to the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, and any of their subsidiaries, shall transfer to the Economic Development Special Account Fund pursuant to section 301 or to the capital accounts pursuant to section 302.

"(4) All lawful existing contractual rights and obligations, except employment contracts, of the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, and any of their subsidiaries, shall transfer to the District, which shall assume all rights, duties, liabilities, and obligations as a successor in interest.

"(5) All other existing rights and obligations, including all lawful contractual rights and obligations, and all causes of actions of the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, and any of their subsidiaries, shall transfer to the District.

"(b) Any existing contracts transferred to the District under this section or section 102(a) shall not be subject to the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Official Code § 2-301.01 et seq.).

"(c) All real property and other assets transferred pursuant to this section or section 102 that are subject to a Community Development Block Grant ('CDBG') subrecipient agreement with the Department of Housing and Community Development shall continue to be subject to the applicable subrecipient agreement and CDBG regulations.

"(d) No existing lawful contract or other lawful legal obligation of the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, and their subsidiaries transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to section 102 shall be abrogated or impaired by the repeal of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation Act of 1998, effective September 11, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-144; D.C. Official Code § 2- 1219.01 et seq.).

"(e) Nothing in this section or section 102 shall impair the obligations, commitments, pledges, covenants, or the security made or provided by the NCRC, the RLARC, the EDFC, or any or their subsidiaries, the Chief Financial Officer, or the Department of Housing and Community Development."

Section 702(b) of D.C. Law 17-53 provides that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 201 of National Capital Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Reorganization Clarification Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-71, July 20, 2007, 54 DCR 7390).

For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 201 of National Capitol Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Reorganization Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-152, October 18, 2007, 54 DCR 10900).

Legislative History of Laws

Law 17-138, the "National Capital Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Reorganization Act of 2008", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-340 which was referred to the Committee on Economic Development.  The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 11, 2007, and January 8, 2008, respectively.   Signed by the Mayor on February 5, 2008, it was assigned Act No. 17-289 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.  D.C. Law 17-138 became effective on March 26, 2008.