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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 51 (Introduced in House) — To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union. · Sec. 112

Sec. 112. Description of District of Columbia after admission of State

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Subject to subsection (c), after the admission of the State into the Union, the District of Columbia shall consist of the property described in subsection
(b)and shall include the principal Federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the United States Supreme Court Building, and the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building (as such terms are used in section 8501(a) of title 40, United States Code). After the admission of the State into the Union, the specific metes and bounds of the District of Columbia shall be as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the southern right-of-way of F Street NE and the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street NE; thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street NE to the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the northern property boundary of the property designated as Square 760 Lot 803; thence east along said northern property boundary of Square 760 Lot 803 to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SE; thence south along said western right-of-way of 3rd Street SE to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SE; thence west along said northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE; thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 2nd Street SE to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of C Street SE; thence west along said southern right-of-way of C Street SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 1st Street SE; thence south along said eastern right-of-way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of D Street SE; thence west along said southern right-of-way of D Street SE to its intersection with the western right-of-way of South Capitol Street; thence south along said western right-of-way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of the northwest-bound lanes of Canal Street SE; thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of the northwest-bound lanes of Canal Street SE to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of E Street SE; thence east along said southern right-of-way of said E Street SE to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 1st Street SE; thence south along said western right-of-way of 1st Street SE to its intersection with the southernmost corner of the property designated as Square 736S Lot 801; thence west along a line extended due west from said corner of said property designated as Square 736S Lot 801 to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE; thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue SE to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE; thence northwest along said northwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SE to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of South Capitol Street; thence north along said eastern right-of-way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of E Street SE; thence west along a line extending westward said southern right-of-way of E Street SE to its intersection with the western right-of-way of South Capitol Street; thence north along said western right-of-way of South Capitol Street to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of Washington Avenue SW; thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of Washington Avenue SW to its intersection with the southeastern boundary of the property designated as Square 640 Lot 70; thence clockwise around said boundary of said property designated as Square 640 Lot 70 to its northernmost point; thence generally northeast along a line extending the boundary of said property designated as Square 640 Lot 70 northeast to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of Washington Avenue SW; thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of Washington Avenue SW to its intersection with a line extending northward the western boundary of the property designated as Square 582 Lot 49; thence south along said line extending northward the western boundary of said property designated as Square 582 Lot 49 to the northwestern corner of said property designated as Square 582 Lot 49; thence clockwise along the boundary of said property designated as Square 582 Lot 49 to its southwestern corner; thence west along a line extended west from said southwestern corner of said property designated as Square 582 Lot 49 to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 2nd Street SW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 2nd Street SW to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW; thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue SW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 3rd Street SW; thence north along said western right-of-way of 3rd Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of D Street SW; thence west along said northern right-of-way of D Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 4th Street SW; thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 4th Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of C Street SW; thence west along said northern right-of-way of C Street SW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 6th Street SW; thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 6th Street SW to its intersection with the northern right -of-way of Independence Avenue SW; thence west along said northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 12th Street SW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 12th Street SW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of D Street SW; thence west along said northern right-of-way of D Street SW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 14th Street SW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 14th Street SW to its end at the southeastern corner of the property designated as Square 231 Lot 802; thence northwest along the southwest boundary of said property designated as Square 231 Lot 802 to its first intersection with a corner of the property designated as Federal Reservation 2; thence southwest along the boundary of said property designated as Federal Reservation 2 to its southernmost point; thence southwest and west along the northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound lanes of 14th Street SW to the point where said southbound lanes of 14th Street SW merge with the southbound lanes of Interstate 395; thence continuing southwest along the northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound lanes of Interstate 395 to its intersection with the eastern shore of the Potomac River; thence generally northwest along said eastern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection with a line extending westward the northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 806; thence east along said line extending westward the northern boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern property boundary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern boundary of said property designated as Square 12 Lot 806 to its northeast corner; thence east along a line extending east from said property designated as Square 12 Lot 806 to its intersection with the western boundary of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87; thence south along said western boundary of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as Square 33 Lot 88 to its southeast corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87; thence east along the southern boundary of said property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to its southeast corner; thence south along a line running due south from said southeast corner of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to its intersection with the southern edge of pavement of E Street NW; thence east along said southern edge of pavement E Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 18th Street NW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 18th Street NW to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW; thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW; thence continuing southeast along a line extending the southwestern right-of-way of Virginia Avenue NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW; thence east along said southern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 17th Street NW; thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 17th Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of H Street NW; thence east along said southern right-of-way of H Street NW to its intersection with the northwest corner of the property designated as Square 221 Lot 35; thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 35 to its southeast corner, which is along the boundary of the property designated as Square 221 Lot 37; thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 37 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square 221 Lot 818; thence south along the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 818 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square 221 Lot 809; thence south along the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 809 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square 221 Lot 800; thence counter-clockwise along the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 800 to its southwest corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square 221 Lot 810; thence counter-clockwise along the boundary of said property designated as Square 221 Lot 810 to its southwest corner, which is along the northern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; thence east along said northern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 15th Street NW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 15th Street NW to its intersection with a line extending northwest from the southern right-of-way of the portion of Pennsylvania Avenue NW north of Pershing Square; thence southeast along said line extending the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW and continuing southeast along said southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 14th Street NW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 14th Street NW to its intersection with a line extending west from the southern right-of-way of D Street NW; thence east along said line extending west from the southern right-of-way of D Street NW to the southern right-of-way of D Street NW, and continuing east along said southern right-of-way of D Street NW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 13½ Street NW; thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 13½ Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; thence east and southeast along said southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 12th Street NW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 12th Street NW to its intersection with a line extending to the west the southern boundary of the property designated as Square 324 Lot 809; thence east along said line to the southwest corner of said property designated as Square 324 Lot 809, and continuing northeast along the southern boundary of said property designated as Square 324 Lot 809 to its eastern corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square 323 Lot 802; thence east along the southern boundary of said property designated as Square 323 Lot 802 to its southeast corner, which it shares with the property designated as Square 324 Lot 808; thence counter-clockwise around the boundary of said property designated as Square 324 Lot 808 to its northeastern corner along the southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW; thence southeast along said southern right-of-way of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW; thence north along a line extending north from said eastern right-of-way of 4th Street NW to its intersection with a line extending west from the southern right-of-way of C Street NW; thence east along said line extending west from the southern right-of-way of C Street NW to the southern right-of-way of C Street NW, and continuing east along said southern right-of-way of C Street NW to its intersection with the eastern right-of-way of 3rd Street NW; thence north along said eastern right-of-way of 3rd Street NW to its intersection with the southern right-of-way of D Street NW; thence east along said southern right-of-way of D Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 1st Street NW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 1st Street NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of C Street NW; thence west along said northern right-of-way of C Street NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of 2nd Street NW; thence south along said western right-of-way of 2nd Street NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW; thence east along said northern right-of-way of Constitution Avenue NW to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW; thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW; thence northwest along said southwestern right-of-way of New Jersey Avenue NW to its intersection with the northern right-of-way of D Street NW; thence east along said northern right-of-way of D Street NW to its intersection with the northwestern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW; thence northeast along said northwestern right-of-way of Louisiana Avenue NW to its intersection with the western right-of-way of North Capitol Street; thence north along said western right-of-way of North Capitol Street to its intersection with the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW; thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NW to the southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NE; thence southeast along said southwestern right-of-way of Massachusetts Avenue NE to the southwestern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE; thence counter-clockwise along said southwestern, then southern, southeastern, and eastern right-of-way of Columbus Circle NE to its intersection with the southern right-of way of F Street NE; and thence east along said southern right-of-way of F Street NE to the point of beginning. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the District of Columbia shall not be considered to include the District Building after the admission of the State into the Union. In paragraph (1), the term District Building means the John A. Wilson Building described and designated under section 601(a) of the Omnibus Spending Reduction Act of 1993 (sec. 10–1301(a), D.C. Official Code).
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