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S. 1152Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

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

Sponsored by John BoozmanSen. John Boozman (R-AR)
Introduced April 11, 2019

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The bill swaps administrative control of two small parcels of federal land in Arlington, Virginia. A 16‑acre area near Memorial Avenue is moved from the Department of the Interior to the Army so it can be managed as part of Arlington National Cemetery, while a 1‑acre parcel near the Chaffee parking lot is transferred from the Army to the Interior to become part of the Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial). The exchanges are made without any payment and preserve existing public access.

Key Provisions

  • Transfers about 16.09 acres from the Interior to the Secretary of the Army; the land will be administered as part of Arlington National Cemetery.
  • Transfers about 1.04 acres from the Army to the Secretary of the Interior; the land will be administered as part of the Arlington House memorial.
  • Requires a survey to confirm the exact size and legal description of each parcel.
  • Allows correction of clerical or typographical errors on the maps describing the parcels.
  • Specifies that no money or other consideration will be exchanged for the transfers.
  • Ensures that any bicycle trail or recreational access that existed before the law continues after the transfer.

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

December 12, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

April 11, 2019

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

April 11, 2019

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.

National Parks Subcommittee

June 19, 2019

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

December 12, 2019

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Introduced in SenateIssued April 11, 2019

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).