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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. **[**[40 U.S.C. 874](/us/usc/t40/s874)**]**

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## Sec. 5 **[**[40 U.S.C. 874](/us/usc/t40/s874)**]** ###
(a)The development plan for the development area shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)the types of uses, both public and private, to be permitted;
(2)criteria for the design and appearance of buildings, facilities, open spaces, and other improvements;
(3)an estimate of the current values of all properties to be acquired;
(4)an estimate of the relocation costs which would be incurred in carrying out the provisions of section 8 of this Act;
(5)an estimate of the cost of land preparation for all properties to be acquired;
(6)an estimate of the reuse values of the properties to be acquired;
(7)a program for the staging of a proposed development, including a detailed description of the portion of the program to be scheduled for completion by 1976;
(8)a determination of the marketability of such development;
(9)an estimate of the development costs, both public and private;
(10)a thorough study of the economic impact of such development, including the impact on the local tax base, the metropolitan area as **[**a**]** whole, and the existing business activities within the development area; and
(11)the procedures (including both interim and long-term arrangements) to be used in carrying out and insuring continuing conformance to the development plan. ###
(b)The development plan provided for in subsection
(a)shall be prepared with the cooperation of the Department of the Interior, the General Services Administration, and the District of Columbia government with the maximum feasible use of their staffs and other resources on a reimbursable basis by the Corporation. ###
(c)After the development plan has been completed and approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, it shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. The Secretary of the Interior, within ninety days, shall notify the Corporation of his approval or recommended modifications from the standpoint of the compatibility of the plan with his responsibilities for the administration, protection, and development of the areas within the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. The Mayor of the District of Columbia, within ninety days, shall consult with the National Capital Planning Commission, shall hold public hearings on the plan, and shall notify the Corporation of his approval or recommended modifications: *Provided, *That in the event that the Secretary of the Interior or the Mayor of the District of Columbia has not notified the Corporation of his approval or recommended modifications of the plan within ninety days after the date of submission, he shall be deemed to have approved the plan. ###
(d)In the event the Secretary of the Interior or the Mayor of the District of Columbia has recommended modifications of the plan, the Corporation within one hundred and twenty days of the original submission of the plan shall consult with them regarding such modifications and shall prepare a development plan which shall be transmitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. If the Secretary of the Interior or the Mayor of the District of Columbia has not approved the development plan, the transmittal shall include a specification of the areas of difference, the modifications suggested by the Secretary of the Interior or the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the views of the Corporation thereon. Following the expiration of sixty legislative days after the date of such transmittal, the Corporation may proceed with the execution and implementation of the plan unless between the date of transmittal and the end of the sixty legislative day period, either the Senate or the House of Representatives passes a resolution in opposition to the development plan. ###
(e)####
(1)Activities under the development plan shall be carried out in accordance with the approved development plan. ####
(2)The Corporation may alter, revise, or amend the plan, but any such alteration, revision, or amendment which is a substantial change from the approved development plan shall take effect only upon compliance with the procedures set forth in subsections
(c)and
(d)of this section. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “**substantial change**” shall mean one involving a major alteration in the character or intensity of an existing or proposed use in the development area which in the opinion of the Corporation causes an increase or decrease of 10 per centum or more of the dollar amount of the estimate prepared in accordance with subsection (a)(9) of this section, or one which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, affects his responsibilities for the administration, protection, and development of the areas within the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. ####
(3)Any alteration, revision, or amendment of the plan and any other action taken by the Corporation which is not a substantial change in the plan within the meaning of paragraph
(2)but— #####
(A)which is a significant change in the plan, or which is another significant action taken by the Corporation, and #####
(B)which relates to housing, any major structure, historic preservation, parks, office space, or retail uses, within the development area shall not take effect until thirty days after notice of such change or other action has been submitted to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, unless prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period each of such committees notifies the Corporation in writing that the committee does not object to such change or other action. Such notice to the committees shall include an explanation of the reason why the change or other action is proposed and a summary of any recommendations received by the Corporation from the Secretary of the Interior, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or from any other interested agency, organization, or individual. ###
(f)To avoid duplication and unnecessary expense the Corporation shall, to the maximum feasible extent in conducting its operations, utilize the services and facilities of other agencies, including the Department of the Interior, General Services Administration, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the District of Columbia government.
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