[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5763 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5763

 To authorize the exchange, between the Secretary of the Interior and 
  the Secretary of Transportation, of administrative jurisdiction of 
   Federal land at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, 
                   Virginia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2006

   Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
      Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the exchange, between the Secretary of the Interior and 
  the Secretary of Transportation, of administrative jurisdiction of 
   Federal land at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, 
                   Virginia, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``George Washington Memorial Parkway 
Boundary Revision Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Federal Highway Administration's Turner-Fairbank 
        Highway Research Center is adjacent to the George Washington 
        Memorial Parkway and national park lands associated with the 
        parkway that are owned by the United States.
            (2) Therefore, a new access road was constructed to allow 
        unrestricted access to the Farm's administrative and 
        maintenance area and to support the Research Center's security 
        measures.
            (3) The heightened security at the Research Center and at 
        the Central Intelligence Agency, which is in immediate 
        proximity to the Research Center, put new restrictions on 
        unauthorized entry onto controlled property that affects 
        employees, visitors, volunteers, and others seeking access to 
        the administrative and maintenance area of the Claude Moore 
        Colonial Farm.
            (4) The Federal Highway Administration and the National 
        Park Service have each selected a parcel of adjacent land to be 
        transferred related to the new access road to the Farm and to 
        provide for a visible buffer outside the perimeter fence of the 
        Research Center for needed security.
            (5) The National Park Service has placed use restrictions 
        on another parcel of land for the benefit of the Research 
        Center.
            (6) The Federal Highway Administration and the National 
        Park Service have signed an agreement to effect the transfer of 
        administrative jurisdiction of the land and the use restriction 
        between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Research 
        Center.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize, direct, 
facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of 
certain Federal land in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement 
        titled ``Agreement Between the National Park Service and the 
        Federal Highway Administration-Turner Fairbanks Research 
        Center'' dated September 11, 2002.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Research center.--The term ``Research Center'' means 
        the Federal Highway Administration's Turner-Fairbank Highway 
        Research Center.
            (4) Farm.--The term ``Farm'' means the Claude Moore 
        Colonial Farm.
            (5) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled, ``GWMP - 
        Claude Moore Proposed Boundary Adjustment'', numbered 
        850,82003, and dated April 2004, which the Secretary shall make 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER.

    (a) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
Transportation are authorized to exchange administrative jurisdiction 
over the approximately 0.342 acre of land under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of the Interior within the boundary of the George Washington 
Memorial Parkway, generally depicted as ``B'' on the Map, and the 
approximately 0.479 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Transportation within the boundary of the Research Center 
and adjacent to the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, 
generally depicted as ``A'' on the Map.
    (b) Use Restriction.--The Secretary shall restrict the use of 0.139 
acre of land within the boundary of the George Washington Memorial 
Parkway immediately adjacent to part of the north perimeter fence of 
the Research Center, generally depicted as ``C'' on the Map, by 
prohibiting the storage, construction, or installation of any item that 
may obstruct the view from the Research Center into the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway.
    (c) Reimbursement or Consideration.--The transfer of administrative 
jurisdiction under subsection (a) shall occur without reimbursement or 
consideration.
    (d) Compliance With Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--The National Park Service and the Federal 
        Highway Administration shall comply with all terms and 
        conditions of the Agreement regarding the transfer of 
        administrative jurisdiction, management, and maintenance of the 
        lands discussed in the Agreement.
            (2) Access to restricted land.--The Secretary shall allow 
        the Research Center access to the land restricted by the 
        Secretary under subsection (b) for the purpose of complying 
        with the Research Center's responsibilities under the Agreement 
        referenced in paragraph (1). All such responsibilities shall be 
        carried out in compliance with the Agreement, including the 
        provisions that the Research Center may take the following 
        actions on the land only after receiving written approval for 
        such activity from the Secretary:
                    (A) Pruning or removal of any tree 6 inches or more 
                in diameter.
                    (B) Application or use of any pesticide.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.

    (a) Interior Land.--The land administrative jurisdiction over which 
is transferred to the Secretary under section 4(a) shall be included in 
the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway and shall be 
administered by the National Park Service as part of the parkway 
subject to applicable laws and regulations.
    (b) Transportation Land.--The land administrative jurisdiction over 
which is transferred to the Secretary of Transportation under section 
4(a) shall be included in the boundary of the Research Center.
    (c) Restricted-Use Land.--The land the Secretary has designated for 
restricted use under section 4(b) shall be maintained by the Research 
Center.
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