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 118 STAT. 2153 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 PART IV—OTHER CONVEYANCES SEC. 2881. LAND EXCHANGE, ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. (a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense may convey to Arlington County, Virginia (in this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, together with any improvements thereon, that consists of not more than 4.5 acres and is located north of Columbia Pike on the Navy Annex property in Arlington County, Virginia, for the purpose of the construction of a freedmen heritage museum and an Arlington history museum. (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance of the real property under subsection (a), the County shall convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of the County in and to a parcel of real property, together with any improvements thereon, that is of a size equivalent to the total acreage of the real property conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a) and is located in the area known as the Southgate Road right of way between Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, and the Navy Annex property. (c) SELECTION OF PROPERTY FOR CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary, in consultation with the County, shall determine the acreage of the parcels of real property to be exchanged under this section, and such determination shall be final. In selecting the real property for conveyance to the County under subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek— (1) to provide the County with sufficient property for museum construction that is compatible with, and honors, the history of the freedmen’s village that was located in the area and the heritage of the County; (2) to preserve the appropriate traditions of Arlington National Cemetery; and (3) to maintain the amount of acreage currently available for potential grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery. (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.—(1) The Secretary may require the County to cover costs to be incurred by the Sec retary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyances under subsections (a) and (b), including survey costs, costs related to environmental docu mentation, and other administrative costs related to the convey ances. If amounts are collected from the County in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the County. (2) Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyances. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary.

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