D.C. Code § 10-1405: Savings provisions.

No provision of this subchapter shall be construed:

(1)

As an express or implied endorsement or approval by the Congress of any such construction, development, or operation of National Children’s Island;

(2)

Except as provided in § 10-1404, to exempt the recreational park and playground from the laws of the United States or the District, including laws relating to the environment, health, and safety; or

(3)

To prevent additional conditions on the National Children’s Island development or operation to mitigate adverse impacts on adjacent residential neighborhoods and park lands and the Anacostia River.