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 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1225 (3) LAND IN MARYLAND OR VIRGINIA.—The Planning Commission may acquire land in Maryland or Virginia under arrangements agreed to by the Commission and the proper officials of Maryland or Virginia. (c) CONTROL OF LAND.— (1) LAND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— Land acquired in the District of Columbia shall be a part of the park system of the District of Columbia and be under the control of the Director of the National Park Service. The National Capital Planning Commission may assign areas suitable for playgroiind purposes to the control of the Mayor of the District of Columbia for playground purposes. (2) LAND IN MARYLAND OR VIRGINIA. —Land acquired in Mary- land or Virginia shall be controlled as determined by agreement between the Planning Commission and the proper officials of Maryland or Virginia. (d) PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.— The designation of all land to be acquired by condemnation, all contracts to purchase land, and all agreements between the National Capital Planning Commission and the officials of Maryland and Virginia are subject to the approval of the President. §8732. Acquiring land subject to limited rights reserved to grantor and limited permanent rights in land adjoining park property (a) IN GENERAL.— The National Capital Planning Commission in accordance with this chapter may acquire, for and on behalf of the Federal Government, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation— (1) fee title to land subject to limited rights, but not for business purposes, reserved to the grantor; and (2) permanent rights in land adjoining park property sufficient to prevent the use of the land in certain specified ways which would essentially impair the value of the park property for its purposes. (b) PREREQUISITES TO ACQUISITION.— (1) FEE TITLE TO LAND SUBJECT TO LIMITED RIGHTS.— The reservation of rights to the grantor shall not continue beyond the life of the grantor of the fee. The Commission must decide that the permanent public park purposes for which control over the land is needed are not essentially impaired by the reserved rights and that there is a substantial saving in cost by acquiring the land subject to the limited rights as compared with the cost of acquiring unencumbered title to the land. (2) PERMANENT RIGHTS IN LAND ADJOINING PARK PROPERTY.— The Commission must decide that the protection and maintenance of the essential public values of the park can be secured more economically by acquiring the permanent rights than by acquiring the land. (c) PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL REQUIRED. —All contracts to acquire land or rights under this section are subject to the approval of the President. §8733. Lease of land acquired for park, parkway, or play- ground purposes The Secretary of the Interior may lease, for not more than five years, land or an existing building or structure on land acquired

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