110 STAT. 1416
PUBLIC LAW 104-163—JULY 19, 1996
Public Law 104-163
104th Congress
An Act
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in Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of National Children's Island,
[H.R. 1508]
a cultural, educational, and family-oriented park.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
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the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "National Children's Island Act
of 1995".
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term "plat" means the plat filed in the Office
of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia under S.O. 92-
252.
(2) The term "District" means the District of Columbia.
(3) The term "Islands" means Heritage Island and all of
that portion of Kingman Island located south of Benning Road
and within the District of Columbia and the Anacostia River,
being a portion of United States Reservation 343, Section F,
as specified and legally described on the Survey.
(4) The term "National Children's Island" means a cultural,
educational, and family-oriented recreation park, together with
a children's playground, to be developed and operated in accordance with the Children's Island Development Plan Act of 1993,
D.C. Act 10-110.
(5) The term "playground" means the children's playground
that is part of National Children's Island and includes all
lands on the Islands located south of East Capitol Street.
(6) The term "recreation park" means the cultural, educational, and family-oriented recreation park that is part of
National Children's Island.
(7) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(8) The term "Survey" means the ALTA'ACSM Land Title
Survey prepared by Dewberry & Davis and dated February
12, 1994.
SEC. 3. PROPERTY TRANSFER.
(a) TRANSFER OF TITLE. — In order to facilitate the construction,
development, and operation of National Children's Island, the Secretary shall, not later than six months after the date of enactment
of this Act and subject to this Act, transfer by quitclaim deed,
without consideration, to the District all right, title, and interest
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