[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1152 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1152
To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain
parcels of Federal land in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 11, 2019
Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain
parcels of Federal land in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN PARCELS
OF FEDERAL LAND IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
(a) Transfer to the Secretary of the Army.--
(1) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the parcel
of Federal land described in paragraph (2) is transferred from
the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Army.
(2) Description of land.--The parcel of Federal land
referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 16.09-acre
parcel of land in Arlington, Virginia, adjacent to and
comprising Memorial Avenue from the western side of the Route
110 overpass, west to and including the hemicycle used by the
Women in Military Service for America Memorial, as depicted in
blue on the map entitled ``Arlington National Cemetery,
Memorial Ave-NPS Parcel'' and dated November 25, 2018.
(b) Transfer to the Secretary of the Interior.--
(1) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the parcel
of Federal land described in paragraph (2) is transferred from
the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) Description of land.--The parcel of land referred to in
paragraph (1) is the approximately 1.04-acre parcel of Federal
land in Arlington, Virginia, adjacent to the Chaffee parking
lot, comprising 1 structure, and bounded on the northeast by
Sherman Drive, as depicted in green on the map entitled
``Arlington National Cemetery-Chaffee NPS Land Swap'' and dated
October 31, 2018.
(c) Land Surveys.--The exact acreage and legal description of a
parcel of Federal land described in subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) shall
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army and
the Secretary of the Interior.
(d) Authority To Correct Errors.--The Secretary of the Army and the
Secretary of the Interior may correct any clerical or typographical
error in a map described in subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2).
(e) Terms and Conditions.--
(1) No reimbursement or consideration.--A transfer by
subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) shall be without reimbursement or
consideration.
(2) Continued recreational access.--The use of a bicycle
trail or recreational access within a parcel of Federal land
described in subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) in which the use or
access is authorized before the date of enactment of this Act
shall be allowed to continue after the transfer of the
applicable parcel of Federal land by subsection (a)(1) or
(b)(1).
(3) Management of parcel transferred to secretary of the
army.--The parcel of Federal land transferred to the Secretary
of the Army by section (a)(1) shall be administered by the
Secretary of the Army--
(A) as part of Arlington National Cemetery; and
(B) in accordance with applicable law, including--
(i) regulations; and
(ii) section 2409 of title 38, United
States Code.
(4) Management of parcel transferred to secretary of the
interior.--The parcel of Federal land transferred to the
Secretary of the Interior by subsection (b)(1) shall be--
(A) included within the boundary of Arlington
House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial; and
(B) administered by the Secretary of the Interior--
(i) as part of the memorial referred to in
subparagraph (A); and
(ii) in accordance with applicable law
(including regulations).
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