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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
116TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-613
LONG BRIDGE ACT OF 2020
DECEMBER 2, 2020.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 7489]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 7489) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey
to the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia cer-
tain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Park Service for the construction of rail and other infrastruc-
ture, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports
favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the
bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 7489 is to authorize the Secretary of the In-
terior to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District
of Columbia certain federal land under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the National Park Service for the construction of rail or
other infrastructure.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Long Bridge, the most heavily traveled railroad bridge con-
necting Washington, D.C., to Virginia and other southern states, is
one of the most significant chokepoints for the East Coast's rail
transportation system. The bridge connects the northeast and
southeast freight rail networks and extends the spine of the na-
tion's intercity passenger rail system from the Northeast Corridor
to the Southeast. The existing bridge, which is at 98 percent capac-
ity during peak hours, is used by Amtrak, CSX freight trains, and
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) commuter trains.
H.R. 7489 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to,
and authorize the use by, Virginia and D.C., certain National Park
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