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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
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 Memo-
rial Parkway in McLean, Virginia, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 12, 2000
Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the
Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF LAND EXCHANGE.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Director of
Central Intelligence are authorized to exchange approxi-
mately 1.74 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of the Interior within the boundary of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway for approximately
2.92 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Central
Intelligence Agency adjacent to the boundary of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway. The land to be
conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior to the Central
Intelligence Agency is depicted on National Park Service
Drawing No. 850/81992, dated August 6, 1998. The land
to be conveyed by the Central Intelligence Agency to the
Secretary of the Interior is depicted on National Park
Service Drawing No. 850/81991, Sheet 1, dated August
6, 1998. These maps shall be available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park Serv-
ice.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF LAND EXCHANGE.
The land exchange authorized under section 1 shall
be subject to the following conditions:
(1) 
NO
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
CONSIDER-
ATION.—The exchange shall occur without reim-
bursement or consideration.
(2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Director of Central
Intelligence shall allow public access to the property
transferred from the National Park Service and de-
picted on National Park Service Drawing No. 850/
81992. Such access shall be for a motor vehicle
turn-around on the George Washington Memorial
Parkway.
(3) OTHER ACCESS.—The Director of Central
Intelligence shall allow access to—
(A) personnel of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration Turner-Fairbank Highway Re-
search Center as is provided for in the Federal
Highway Administration’s (FHWA) report of
excess, dated May 20, 1971, which states,
‘‘Right-of-access by FHWA to and from the
tract retained to the George Washington Park-
way and to State Route 193 is to be held in
perpetuity, or until released by FHWA’’; and
(B) other Federal Government employees
and visitors whose admission to the Research
Center is authorized by the Turner-Fairbank
Highway Research Center.
(4) CLOSURE.—The Central Intelligence Agen-
cy shall have the right to close off, by whatever
means necessary, the transferred property depicted
on National Park Service Drawing No. 850/81992,
dated August 6, 1998, to all persons except United
States Park Police, other necessary National Park
Service personnel, and personnel of the Federal
Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway
Research Center when the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy has determined that the physical security condi-
tions dictate in order to protect Central Intelligence
Agency personnel, facilities, or property. Any such
closure shall not exceed 12 hours in duration within
a 24-hour period without consultation with the Na-
tional Park Service, Federal Highway Administra-
tion Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center fa-
cility and the United States Park Police. No action
shall be taken to diminish use of the area for access
to the Federal Highway Administration Turner-
Fairbank facility except when the area is closed for
security reasons.
(5) COMPLIANCE WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS.—
The Director shall ensure compliance by the Central
Intelligence Agency with the deed restrictions for the
transferred property as depicted on National Park
Service Drawing No. 850/81992, dated August 6,
1998.
(6) COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENT.—The Na-
tional Park Service and the Central Intelligence
Agency shall comply with the terms and conditions
of the Interagency Agreement between the National
Park Service and the Central Intelligence Agency
signed in 1998 regarding the exchange and manage-
ment of the lands discussed in that agreement.
(7) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of the Interior
and the Director of Central Intelligence shall com-
plete the transfers authorized by this section not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF EXCHANGED LANDS.
(a) INTERIOR LANDS.—The land conveyed to the
Secretary of the Interior under section 1 shall be included
within the boundary of the George Washington Memorial
Parkway and shall be administered by the National Park
Service as part of the parkway subject to the laws and
regulations applicable thereto.
(b) CIA LANDS.—The land conveyed to the Central
Intelligence Agency under section 1 shall be administered
as part of the headquarters building compound of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency.
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