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106TH CONGRESS REPT. 106–895 " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session Part 1

TO AUTHORIZE THE EXCHANGE OF LAND BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF

THE INTERIOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AT THE

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY IN MCLEAN, VIRGINIA

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000.—Ordered to be printed

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources,

submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 4835]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill

(H.R. 4835) to authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence at the

George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia, and

for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably

thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 4835 is to authorize the exchange of land

between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central

Intelligence at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in

McLean, Virginia, and for other purposes.

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

H.R. 4835 would authorize the exchange of 1.74 acres of National

Park Service land located within the boundaries of the George

Washington Memorial Parkway for 2.92 acres of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) land located adjacent to the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The proposed exchange, which is designed to improve security at the CIA is supported by both the CIA

and the National Park Service.

The land exchange addresses security issues at the entrance to

the CIA Headquarters in McLean, Virginia, which is accessed via

the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Once the exchange is

complete, the CIA will allow public access to the property trans-
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ferred from the National Park Service for a motor vehicle turnaround on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Access will

also be granted to personnel of the Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, and other federal

government employees and visitors whose admission to the Research Center is authorized. This land shall be administered as

part of the headquarters building compound of the CIA. The 2.92

acres transferred to the Secretary of the Interior from the CIA

shall be included within the boundary of the George Washington

Memorial Parkway and shall be administered by the National Park

Service.

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 4835 was introduced on July 12, 2000, by Congressman

James Moran (D-VA). The bill was referred to the Committee on

Intelligence (Permanent Select) and additionally to the Committee

on Resources. Within the Committee on Resources, the bill was referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

On September 20, 2000, the Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on National Parks and Public

Lands was discharged from further consideration of the bill by

unanimous consent. No amendments were offered and the bill was

ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by

unanimous consent.

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in

the body of this report.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States

grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) of that Rule provides

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) of rule

XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section

308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this bill does not

contain any new budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures.

3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause 3(c)(4)

of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee has received no report of oversight findings and recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform on this

bill.
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4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the

Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, September 26, 2000.

Hon. DON YOUNG, Chairman, Committee on Resources,

U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4835, a bill to authorize

the exchange of land between the Secretary of the Interior and the

Director of Central Intelligence at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia.

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased

to provide them. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis.

Sincerely,

BARRY B. ANDERSON

(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

Enclosure.

H.R. 4835—A bill to authorize the exchange of land between the

Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence

at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia

H.R. 4835 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the

Director of Central Intelligence to exchange small parcels of land

within or adjacent to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in

Virginia.

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4835 would have no impact on

the federal budget. The National Park Service (NPS) has already

transferred (on a temporary basis) about 1.7 acres to the Central

Intelligence Agency (CIA), which has installed security equipment

on it. Making the transfer permanent would result in no additional

expenditures. Transfer of 2.9 acres of CIA property to the NPS also

would involve no additional costs because the land would not be developed. The bill would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply. H.R. 4835 contains

no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would have no impact on the

budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.

On September 26, 2000, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S.

3000, a bill to authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence at the

George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources on September 20, 2000. The two bills are very similar,

and the cost estimates are identical.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
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COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4

This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing law.

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