Sec. 201. redevelopment land agency

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## Sec. 201 redevelopment land agency The District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 (D.C. Code, secs. 5–701—5–719) is amended as follows: ###

(a)Subsection

(a)of section 4 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 5–703(a)) is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(a) > > The District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency is hereby established as an instrumentality of the District of Columbia government, and shall be composed of five members appointed by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Commissioner’), with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’). The Commissioner shall name one member as chairman. No more than two members may be officers of the District of Columbia government. Each member shall serve for a term of five years except that of the members first appointed under this section, one shall serve for a term of one year, one shall serve for a term of two years, one shall serve for a term of three years, one shall serve for a term of four years, and one shall serve for a term of five years, designated by the Commissioner. The terms of the members first appointed under this section shall begin on or after January 2, 1975. Should any member who is an officer of the District of Columbia government cease to be such an officer, then his term as a member shall end on the day he ceases to be such an officer. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the Agency shall be appointed to serve for the remainder of the term during which such vacancy arose. Any member who holds no other salaried public position shall receive compensation at the rate of $100 for each day such member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the agency.” > ###

(b)Subsection

(b)of section 4 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 5–703(b)) is amended— ####

(1)by inserting after “forth” at the end of the first sentence of such section “, except that nothing in this section shall prohibit the District of Columbia government from dissolving the corporation, eliminating the board of directors, or taking such other action with respect to the powers and duties of such Agency, including those actions specified in subsection (c), as is deemed necessary and appropriate”, and ####

(2)by striking out in the second sentence “including the selection of its chairman and other officers,” and inserting in lieu thereof “including the selection of officers other than its chairman,”. ###

(c)Section 4 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) > > The Council is authorized, by act, to adopt legislation— > > > #### “(1) > > establishing, for the purpose of assuring uniform procedures relating to the disposition of complaints and other claims involving the Redevelopment Land Agency (or its successor) and other administrative units of the District of Columbia government, a fact finding board to receive, hear, and act on such complaints and claims arising out of or in connection with administrative and other actions of such Agency or units in carrying out their powers and functions; > > > #### “(2) > > providing that all planning, designing, construction, and supervision of public facilities which are to be contributed to any redevelopment area as the local non-cash grant-in-aid to the project under title I of the Housing Act of 1949, shall, to the extent practicable, be carried out by an appropriate District of Columbia department or agency on the basis of a contractual or other arrangement with the Redevelopment Land Agency or its successor; > > > #### “(3) > > providing that any occupied rental property owned by the Agency shall be maintained by such Agency (or its successor) in a safe and sanitary condition; or > > > #### “(4) > > providing that the Commissioner shall have authority to waive all or any part of any special assessments levied against abutting property owners for the cost of sewers, streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, utilities, and other supporting facilities or project improvements where the costs therefore to the District of Columbia can be applied as a non-cash local grant-in-aid, as defined by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.” > . ###

(d)The first sentence of subsection

(b)of section 5 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 5–704(b)) is amended to read as follows “Condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of real property for said purposes shall be conducted in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 13 of title 16 of the District of Columbia Code.”. ###

(e)None of the amendments contained in this section shall be construed to affect the eligibility of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency to continue participation in the small business procurement programs under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (67 Stat. 547). ###

(f)For the purposes of subsection 713(d), employees in the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency shall be deemed to be transferred to the District of Columbia as of the effective date of this title without a break in service.

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