PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1213 thence north on Sixth Street Southwest to Independence Avenue; thence west on Independence Avenue to Twelfth Street Southwest; thence south on Twelfth Street Southwest to D Street Southwest; thence west on D Street Southwest to Fourteenth Street Southwest; thence south on Foiuleenth Street Southwest to the middle of the Washington Channel; thence generally south and east along the mid-channel of the Washington Channel to a point due west of the northern boundary line of Fort Lesley McNair; thence due east to the side of the Washington Channel; thence following generally south and east along the side of the Washington Channel at the meem high water mark, to the point of confluence with the Anacostia River, and along the northern shore at the mean high water mark to the northern most point of the Eleventh Street Bridge; thence generally south and east £dong the northern side of the Eleventh Street Bridge to the eastern shore of the Anacostia River; thence generally south and west along such shore at the mean high water mark to the point of confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers; thence generally south along the eastern shore at the mean high water mark of the Potomac River to the point where it meets the present southeastern boundary line of the District of Columbia; thence south and west along such southeastern boundary line to the point where it meets the present Virginia- District of Columbia boundary; thence generally north and west up the Potomac River along the Virginia-District of Colimibia boundary to the point of beginning. (2) STREETS AND SIDEWALKS INCLUDED. —Where the area in paragraph (1) is bounded by a street, the street, and any sidewalk of the street, are included in the area. (3) FEDERAL PROPERTY THAT AFFRONTED OR ABLITTED THE AREA DEEMED TO BE IN THE AREA. —Federal real property that on December 24, 1973, affronted or abutted the area described in paragraph (1) is deemed to be in the area. For the purposes of this paragraph, federal real property affronting or abutting the area described in paragraph (1)— (A) is deemed to include Fort Lesley McNsdr, the Washington Navy Yard, the Anacostia Naval Annex, the United States Naval Station, Boiling Air Force Base, and the Naval Research Laboratory; and (B) does not include any area situated outside of the District of Columbia boundary as it existed immediately prior to December 24, 1973, any peirt of the Anacostia Park situated east of the northern side of the Eleventh Street Bridge, or any part of the Rock Creek Park. (b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. — (1) PROVISIONS COVERING BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN AREA NOT AFFECTED.— Except to the extent specifically provided by this section, this section does not—
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