PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
110 STAT. 2791
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances
PART I—ARMY CONVEYANCES
SEC. 2821. TRANSFER OF LANDS, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY,
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR TO TRANSFER
CERTAIN SECTION 29 LANDS.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the Secretary of the
Army administrative jurisdiction over the following lands located
in section 29 of the National Park System at Arlington National
Cemetery, Virginia:
(A) The lands known as the Arlington National Cemetery
Interment Zone.
(B) All lands in the Robert E. Lee Memorial Preservation
Zone, other than those lands in the Preservation Zone that
the Secretary of the Interior determines must be retained
because of the historical significance of such lands or for the
maintenance of nearby lands or facilities.
(2)(A) The Secretary of the Interior may not make the transfer
referred to in paragraph (1)(B) until 60 days after the date on
which the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the
House of Representatives—
(i) a summary of the document entitled "Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Study, Section 29, Arlington House,
The Robert E. Lee Memorial";
(ii) a summary of any environmental analysis required
with respect to the transfer under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(iii) an accounting of the effect of the transfer that satisfies
the requirements of section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4700; and
(iv) the proposal of the Secretary and the Secretary of
the Army setting forth the lands to be transferred and the
general manner in which the Secretary of the Army will develop
such lands after transfer.
(B) The Secretary of the Interior shall submit the information
required under subparagraph (A) not later than October 31, 1997.
(3) The transfer of lands under paragraph (1) shall be carried
out in accordance with the Interagency Agreement Between the
Department of the Interior, the National Park Service, and the
Department of the Army, dated February 22, 1995.
(4) The exact acreage and legal descriptions of the lands to
be transferred under paragraph (1) shall be determined by surveys
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
the Army.
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS. —(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the Secretary of the Army
administrative jurisdiction over a parcel of land, including any
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 2.43 acres,
located in the Memorial Drive entrance area to Arlington National
Cemetery.
(2)(A) The Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the Secretary
of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over a parcel of land,
including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately
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