H. R. 4835
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
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 Representatives 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 Intel-
ligence are authorized to exchange approximately 1.74 acres of
land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within
the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway for
approximately 2.92 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Cen-
tral 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 inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF LAND EXCHANGE.
The land exchange authorized under section 1 shall be subject
to the following conditions:
(1) NO REIMBURSEMENT OF CONSIDERATION.—The exchange
shall occur without reimbursement or consideration.
(2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Director of Central Intelligence
shall allow public access to the property transferred from the
National Park Service and depicted 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 Administration
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research 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 Parkway and to State Route 193 is
to be held in perpetuity, or until released by FHWA’’;
and
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(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 Agency shall have
the right to close off, by whatever means necessary, the trans-
ferred 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 Agency has determined that
the physical security conditions dictate in order to protect Cen-
tral 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 National Park
Service, Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank
Highway Research Center facility 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 National 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 management of
the lands discussed in that agreement.
(7) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of the Interior and the
Director of Central Intelligence shall complete the transfers
authorized by this section not later than 120 days after the
date of the 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 adminis-
tered by the National Park Service as part of the parkway subject
to the laws and regulations applicable thereto.