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 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1217 (1) ENVIRONS. —The term "environs" means the territory surrounding the District of Columbia included in the National Capital region. (2) NATIONAL CAPITAL.—The term "National Capital" means the District of Columbia and territory the Federal Government owns in the environs. (3) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.— The term "National Capital region" means— (A) the District of Columbia; (B) Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Mary- land; (C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties in Virginia; and (D) all cities in Maryland or Virginia in the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined area of the counties listed in subparagraphs (B) and (C). (4) PLANNING AGENCY.— The term "planning agency" means any city, county, bi-county, part-county, or regional planning agency authorized under state and local laws to make and adopt comprehensive plans. SUBCHAPTER II—PLANNING AGENCIES § 8711. National Capital Planning Commission (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.— The National Capital Planning Commission is the central federal planning agency for the Federal Government in the National Capital, created to preserve the important historical and natural features of the National Capital, except for the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds (as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102), any extension of, or additions to, those Buildings and Grounds, and buildings and grounds under the care of the i^chitect of the Capitol, (b) COMPOSITION.— (1) MEMBERSHIP.— The National Capital Planning Commission is composed of— (A) ex officio, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, the chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, or an alternate any of those individuals designates; and (B) five citizens with experience in city or regional planning, three of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor. (2) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.— The citizen members appointed by the Mayor shall be residents of the District of Columbia. Of the three appointed by the President, at least one shall be a resident of Virginia and at least one shall be a resident of Maryland. (3) TERMS.— An individual appointed by the President serves for six years. An individual appointed by the Mayor serves for four years. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the individual being replaced.

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