[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5399 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5399

To provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne 
 Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the 
   District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2004

  Mr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne 
 Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the 
   District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISPOSITION OF OAK HILL PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--The Oak Hill property shall be disposed of as 
follows:
            (1) The portion of the property which is located west of 
        the Baltimore-Washington Parkway shall be transferred to the 
        jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service, who 
        shall use such portion for parkland purposes.
            (2) Subject to subsection (b), the portion of the property 
        which is located east of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and 
        200 feet and further north of the Patuxent River shall be 
        transferred to the Secretary of the Army (acting through the 
        Chief of Engineers) for use by the Director of the National 
        Security Agency, who may lease such portion to the District of 
        Columbia.
            (3) The portion of the property which is located east of 
        the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and south of the portion 
        described in paragraph (2) shall be transferred to the 
        jurisdiction of the Administrator of General Services, who 
        shall in turn convey such portion to Anne Arundel County, 
        Maryland, in accordance with subsection (c).
    (b) Payment for Construction of New Juvenile Detention Facility for 
District of Columbia.--As a condition of the transfer under subsection 
(a)(2), the Director of the National Security Agency shall enter into 
an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which--
            (1) the juvenile detention facility for the District of 
        Columbia currently located on the Oak Hill property shall be 
        closed; and
            (2) subject to appropriations, the Agency shall pay for the 
        construction of a replacement facility at a site to be 
        determined, with priority given to a location within the 
        District of Columbia.
    (c) Conveyance of Portion of Property to Anne Arundel County.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
        shall convey, without consideration, to Anne Arundel County, 
        Maryland, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
        in and to that portion of the Oak Hill property referred to in 
        subsection (a)(3).
            (2) Terms and conditions of conveyance.--The conveyance 
        under paragraph (1) shall be carried out under such terms and 
        conditions as may be agreed to by the Administrator and Anne 
        Arundel County, except that, as a condition of the conveyance--
                    (A) Anne Arundel County shall agree to dedicate a 
                portion of the property which is adjacent to the 
                Patuxent River to parkland and recreational use; and
                    (B) Anne Arundel County shall agree to reimburse 
                the National Security Agency for the amounts paid by 
                the Agency under subsection (b) for the construction of 
                a new juvenile detention facility for the District of 
                Columbia, but only if the County makes 25% or more of 
                the property conveyed under this subsection available 
                for purposes other than open space or recreational use.

SEC. 2. OAK HILL PROPERTY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``Oak Hill property'' means the Federal 
property consisting of approximately 800 acres near Laurel, Maryland, a 
portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as a 
juvenile detention facility, and which is shown on Map Number 20 in the 
records of the Department of Assessments and Taxation, Tax Map 
Division, of Anne Arundel County.
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