116 HR 7489 RH: Long Bridge Act of 2020 U.S. House of Representatives 2020-12-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 505116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7489[Report No. 116–613]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 2, 2020Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cline, Mr. Griffith, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Luria, and Mr. Brown of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesDecember 2, 2020Additional sponsors: Ms. Spanberger, Mr. McEachin, and Mr. RigglemanDecember 2, 2020Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service for the construction of rail and other infrastructure, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Long Bridge Act of 2020.

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Authorization of conveyances

(a)

Conveyances authorized

On request of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, the Secretary of the Interior may, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be necessary, convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, any Federal land or interest in Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that is identified by the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, as necessary for the Long Bridge Project.(b)

Reversion

If any portion of the Federal land or interest in Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) is no longer being used for railroad purposes or recreational use, title to the portion of the Federal land or interest in the portion of the Federal land shall revert to the Secretary, on a determination by the Secretary that the portion of the Federal land has been remediated and restored to a condition determined to be satisfactory by the Secretary.(c)

Temporary use

The Secretary may allow the temporary use of any Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that is identified by the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, as necessary for the construction of the Long Bridge Project, subject to any terms and conditions determined to be necessary by the Secretary.(d)

Recovery of costs

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may recover from the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, all costs incurred by the Secretary in providing or procuring necessary services associated with a conveyance under subsection (a) or use authorized under subsection (c), with such amounts to remain available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation. (e)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Long Bridge Project

The term Long Bridge Project means the project consisting of improvements to the Long Bridge and related railroad infrastructure between Rossyln (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, and L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking near 10th Street SW in the District of Columbia, the purpose of which is to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and provide bicycle and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River.(2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.

December 2, 2020Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed