From this article: http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/04/28/28greenwire-supreme-court-sides-with-interior-on-mojave-de-46043.html
"Congress had authorized a land swap with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, trading 1 acre of land around the cross in exchange for 5 privately owned acres elsewhere in the preserve."
Congress passed a bill requiring the swap (transfer) by the National Park Service. It was not a giveaway.
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Date: 29/4/10 05:21 (UTC)"Congress had authorized a land swap with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, trading 1 acre of land around the cross in exchange for 5 privately owned acres elsewhere in the preserve."
Congress passed a bill requiring the swap (transfer) by the National Park Service. It was not a giveaway.