[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7489 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7489


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2020

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
      To 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.

    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 ``Long Bridge Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. 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).
    (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.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.