A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1152
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-04-11
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Land transfers

Veterans' organizations and recognition

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction from the Department of the Interior to the Department of the Army over the 16.09-acre parcel of federal 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. Such land shall be administered as part of Arlington National Cemetery.</p> <p>The bill also transfers administrative jurisdiction from Army to Interior over the 1.04-acre parcel of federal land in Arlington adjacent to the Chaffee parking lot, comprising one structure, and bounded on the northeast by Sherman Drive. Such land shall be included within the boundary of Arlington House and the Robert E. Lee Memorial, and administered by Interior as part of such memorial.</p> <p>The land transfers of this bill&nbsp;shall be made without reimbursement nor consideration. </p> <p>The use of a bicycle trail or recreational access in the transferred lands may continue after&nbsp;transfer. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1152 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 A BILL To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.

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).