IIB 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7489 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 

Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia 

certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction 

of the National Park Service for the construction of 

rail and other infrastructure, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long Bridge Act of 

3 2020’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCES. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCES AUTHORIZED.—On request of the 

6 Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, 

7 as applicable, the Secretary of the Interior may, subject 

8 to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines 

9 to be necessary, convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia 

10 or the District of Columbia, as applicable, any Federal 

11 land or interest in Federal land under the jurisdiction of 

12 the Secretary that is identified by the Commonwealth of 

13 Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, as nec14 essary for the Long Bridge Project. 

15 (b) REVERSION.—If any portion of the Federal land 

16 or interest in Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) 

17 is no longer being used for railroad purposes or rec18 reational use, title to the portion of the Federal land or 

19 interest in the portion of the Federal land shall revert to 

20 the Secretary, on a determination by the Secretary that 

21 the portion of the Federal land has been remediated and 

22 restored to a condition determined to be satisfactory by 

23 the Secretary. 

24 (c) TEMPORARY USE.—The Secretary may allow the 

25 temporary use of any Federal land under the jurisdiction 

26 of the Secretary that is identified by the Commonwealth 


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1 of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, as 

2 necessary for the construction of the Long Bridge Project, 

3 subject to any terms and conditions determined to be nec4 essary by the Secretary. 

5 (d) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Notwithstanding any 

6 other provision of law, the Secretary may recover from the 

7 Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, 

8 as applicable, all costs incurred by the Secretary in pro9 viding or procuring necessary services associated with a 

10 conveyance under subsection (a) or use authorized under 

11 subsection (c). 

12 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) LONG BRIDGE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Long 

14 Bridge Project’’ means the project consisting of im15 provements to the Long Bridge and related railroad 

16 infrastructure between Rossyln (RO) Interlocking in 

17 Arlington, Virginia, and L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking 

18 near 10th Street SW in the District of Columbia, 

19 the purpose of which is to expand commuter and re20 gional passenger rail service and provide bicycle and 

21 pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River. 

22 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di24 rector of the National Park Service. 


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1 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

2 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

3 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

4 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

5 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

6 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

7 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro8 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

9 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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