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 98 STAT. 308

PUBLIC LAW 98-340—JULY 3, 1984 Public Law 98-340 98th Congress An Act

July 3, 1984 [H.R. 5565]

To direct the Architect of the Capitol and the District of Columbia to enter into an agreement for the conveyance of certain real property, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to permit the District of Columbia and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to construct, maintain, and operate certain transportation improvements on Federal property, and to direct the Architect of the Capitol to provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority access to certain real property.

Public buildings Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the and grounds. United States of America in Congress assembled, Contracts, U.S. SECTION 1. (a) Within sixty days after the enactment of this Act, 40 USC 215 note.

the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library (hereinafter referred to as the "Architect") and the District of Columbia government (hereinafter referred to as the "District") shall enter into an agreement consistent with the provisions of this Act. (b) Such agreement shall include the following provisions: Botanic Garden (1) The Architect and the District shall determine a site of not Greenhouse and less than twenty-five contiguous acres under the jurisdiction of Nursery, Poplar the District upon which the facilities existing on the date of Point. enactment of this Act which are operated and maintained by the United States Botanic Garden at the Poplar Point Greenhouse and Nursery described in section 3(a) shall be relocated. (2) The District shall convey without consideration to the Architect on behalf of the United States all right, title, and interest of the District in any real property determined pursuant to paragraph (1) as the replacement site. Lanham Tree (3) The District shall convey without consideration to the Nursery. Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") on behalf of the United States all right, title, and interest of the District in the real property described in section 3(b), known as the Lanham Tree Nursery. 40 USC 215 note: SEC. 2. (a) Within sixty days of the enactment of this Act the real property described in section 3(a), known as the Botanic Garden Greenhouse and Nursery at Poplar Point, shall come within the jurisdiction of the Secretary: Provided, That the Architect shall retain the right to continue the current use of the property until the replacement facilities of the Architect are completed. (b) Within sixty days after the Secretary assumes jurisdiction for such real property under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the District and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under which the District and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will be authorized to construct, maintain, and operate certain facilities designed to improve transportation in the Washington metropolitan area. (c) Upon the Secretary assuming jurisdiction for such real property under subsection (a), the Secretary and the District shall develop a land use plan for such portions of any real property described in section 3 as the Secretary and the District jointly

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