A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol and the District of Columbia to enter into an agreement for the conveyance of certain real property, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to permit the District of Columbia and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to construct, maintain, and operate certain transportation improvements on Federal property, and to direct the Architect of the Capitol to provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority access to certain real property.
PL 98-340 (H.R.5565), enacted 07/03/1984

98 STAT. 308 
PUBLIC LAW 98-340—JULY 3, 1984 
Public Law 98-340 
98th Congress 
July 3, 1984 
[H.R. 5565] 
Public buildings 
and grounds. 
Contracts, U.S. 
40 u s e 215 note. 
Botanic Garden 
Greenhouse and 
Nursery, Poplar 
Point. 
Lanham Tree 
Nursery. 
40 use 215 note: 
An Act 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol and the District of Columbia to enter into an 
agreement for the conveyance of certain real property, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to permit the District of Columbia and the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority to construct, maintain, and operate certain transportation 
improvements on Federal property, and to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority access to certain real 
property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. (a) Within sixty days after the enactment of this Act, 
the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the Joint Commit-
tee on the Library (hereinafter referred to as the "Architect") and 
the District of Columbia government (hereinafter referred to as the 
"District") shall enter into an agreement consistent with the provi-
sions of this Act. 
(b) Such agreement shall include the following provisions: 
(1) The Architect and the District shall determine a site of not 
less than twenty-five contiguous acres under the jurisdiction of 
the District upon which the facilities existing on the date of 
enactment of this Act which are operated and maintained by 
the United States Botanic Garden at the Poplar Point Green-
house and Nursery described in section 3(a) shall be relocated. 
(2) The District shall convey without consideration to the 
Architect on behalf of the United States all right, title, and 
interest of the District in any real property determined pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) as the replacement site. 
(3) The District shall convey without consideration to the 
Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secre-
tary") on behalf of the United States all right, title, and interest 
of the District in the real property described in section 3(b), 
known as the Lanham Tree Nursery. 
SEC. 2. (a) Within sixty days of the enactment of this Act the real 
property described in section 3(a), known as the Botanic Garden 
Greenhouse and Nursery at Poplar Point, shall come within the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary: Provided, That the Architect shall 
retain the right to continue the current use of the property until the 
replacement facilities of the Architect are completed. 
(b) Within sixty days after the Secretary assumes jurisdiction for 
such real property under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter 
into an agreement with the District and the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Transit Authority under which the District and the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will be authorized to 
construct, maintain, and operate certain facilities designed to 
improve transportation in the Washington metropolitan area. 
(c) Upon the Secretary assuming jurisdiction for such real prop-
erty under subsection (a), the Secretary and the District shall 
develop a land use plan for such portions of any real property 
described in section 3 as the Secretary and the District jointly 
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determine will not be necessary for transportation improvement 
purposes when green line service is extended to its ultimate termi-
nus in Prince George's County. 
(d) On the date of conveyance of such real property as described in 
section 1(h)(2), the United States Capitol Police shall have such 
jurisdiction over such real property as is provided under section 
1826 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 215). 
(e) The Architect shall, not later than ten days after the enact-
ment of this Act, provide to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority access to the real property described in section 
3(a) for the purpose of conducting any and all necessary surveys, 
studies, evaluations, and tests, as determined by the Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for the purposes of con-
struction of the rail line tunnel in the area beginning at a point on 
the east line of the parcel, the point of beginning having Metro 
project coordinates north 376,664.236 and east 801,187.843, thence 
leaving said line and through said parcel the following seven 
courses: 
(1) South 76 degrees 32 minutes 04.2 seconds west, 294.52 feet 
thence 
(2) south 16 degrees 25 minutes 29.4 seconds east, 9.80 feet 
thence 
(3) south 73 degrees 34 minutes 30.2 seconds west, 86.57 feet 
thence 
(4) north 16 degrees 24 minutes 31.2 seconds west, 9,80 feet 
thence 
(5) south 73 degrees 34 minutes 20.8 seconds west, 31.39 feet 
thence 
(6) south 0 degrees 01 minutes 36.3 seconds east, 109.22 feet 
thence 
(7) north 90 degrees 0 minutes 0 seconds west, 420.76 feet to a 
point on the west line of said parcel; thence along said line 
(8) north 0 degrees 01 minutes 35.8 seconds west, 577.12 feet to 
the northwest corner of said parcel; thence along the northerly 
line of said parcel 
(9) south 72 degrees 01 minutes 48.6 seconds east, 862.55 feet 
to the northeast corner of said parcel; thence along the east line 
of said parcel 
(10) south 0 degrees 02 minutes 22.5 seconds east, 99.85 feet to 
the point of beginning, containing 300,235 square feet or 6.892 
acres. 
(f) When the facilities of the Architect have been relocated, pursu-
ant to section 1, the Secretary shall provide the Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority right of access to construct, main-
tain, and operate all other transportation facilities described in 
section 3(a) designed to improve transportation in the Washington 
metropolitan area. 
SEC. 3. (a) The real property referred to in section 1(b)(1) known as 
the Botanic Garden Greenhouse and Nursery which is in Anacostia 
Park is comprised of the following parcels of property: 
(1) A parcel of approximately fourteen and seventy-five one-
hundredths acres that was transferred from the Director of 
Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital to the 
jurisdiction of the United States Botanic Garden for use as a 
tree nursery pursuant to the Act of June 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 774). 
(2) A parcel of approximately seven and eighty-three one-
hundredths acres that was acquired by the United States 
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Botanic Garden from the Secretary in 1935 in exchange for 
certain other property under the provisions of the Act of May 20, 
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1932 (47 Stat. 161). 
(3) A parcel of approximately two and eight one-hundredths 
acres that is occupied by the Architect pursuant to a special use 
permit issued by the Secretary on March 10, 1977, to the 
chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library. 
0?) The real property referred to in section lQ))iS) known as the 
Lanham Tree Nursery which is in Anacostia Park consists of a 
parcel of approximately thirty-four and five-tenths acres that was 
transferred from the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks 
of the National Capital to the jurisdiction of the District for use as a 
tree nursery. 
Approved July 3, 1984. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5565: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-810, Pt. 1 (Comm. on the District of Columbia). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
June 11, considered and passed House. 
June 21, considered and passed Senate.