; Whereas thanks in large part to policies adopted by the District of Columbia government and challenging work undertaken by many local private-sector partners, the water quality of the Anacostia River has improved markedly in recent years; and Whereas 2018 will be the 50th anniversary of the National Park Service’s Summer in the Parks program for the District of Columbia, including a popular concert series in Fort Dupont Park, and the first year of operations since the National Park Service’s selection of an Anacostia Park management plan in 2017: Now, therefore, be it