Washington Channel Public Access Act

IB Union Calendar No. 27 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1765 [Report No. 117–44] To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from implementing a proposed rule relating to restricted access to the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 10, 2021 Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure MAY 28, 2021 Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; com- mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1765.RH H1765 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1765 RH A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from implementing a proposed rule relating to restricted access to the Wash- ington Channel in Washington, D.C., and for other pur- poses. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1765.RH H1765 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1765 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Washington Channel 4 Public Access Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE. 6 The Secretary of the Army may not finalize, imple- 7 ment, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Washington 8 Channel, Fort McNair, Washington, DC; Restricted 9 Area’’, published by the Department of the Army on De- 10 cember 29, 2020 (Docket No. COE–2019–0010; 85 Fed. 11 Reg. 85570), or any other rule that restricts public access 12 to the Washington Channel in Washington, DC. 13 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1765.RH H1765 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 27 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1765 [Report No. 117–44] A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from imple- menting a proposed rule relating to restricted ac- cess to the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes. MAY 28, 2021 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 May 28, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1765.RH H1765 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS