The D.C. Council advanced a bill on Friday that would bring the Washington Commanders football stadium to Washington, D.C.

The redevelopment plan is expected to bring 6,000 new housing units to the site and bring $26.6 billion in redevelopment tax revenue, according to a council news release.

The bill, approved by the council in a 9-3 vote, still awaits a final vote in September.

The Washington Commanders stadium has been based at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, since 1997. But the NFL team announced in April a $3.7 billion deal with the District of Columbia government to relocate to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, which is expected to open in 2030.

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“With the Commanders as our partner, we will deliver jobs and opportunity when our city needs them most,” Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser wrote in a statement after the vote on Friday.

After the initial relocation announcement, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore wrote that state officials have fought hard to keep the Washington Commanders in Maryland. But officials were also prepared for the possibility of this move and will continue to prioritize new developments in Landover, the statement read.

In an April news release, then-Acting Prince George’s County Executive Tara Jackson said the county will continue its plans to redevelop the area around Northwest Stadium in the Blue Line Corridor.

The Blue Line Corridor project aims to boost economic growth with a sports and entertainment-branded corridor along the Capitol Heights to Largo Metro Stations, including the area around Northwest Stadium.

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Prince George’s County has secured at least $45.7 million for the project, according to the county’s website.

“[This project is] about jobs, transit-oriented development, cultural vibrancy, and creating the kinds of amenities our residents have long deserved,” Jackson wrote in April.

Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris called the council’s approval of the move a “historic moment” in a statement Friday.

“We look forward to working with our fans, residents, community leaders and elected officials to deliver on this vision,” Harris wrote.