40 U.S.C. § 8908 — Areas I and II
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-217 to r/title-40-PUBLIC-BUILDINGS-PROPERTY-AND-WORKS · 247 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Interior or the General Services Administrator must display a specific 2003 map showing "Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs." New commemorative works in Area I need special approval showing they honor something of major, lasting national importance; Area II allows works about subjects of lasting importance to Americans. Since 2003, no commemorative work or visitor center may be built in the Reserve.
(a) Availability of Map — The Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services (whichever one is in charge) must let the public look at a specific map, called "Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs," numbered 869/86501 B and dated June 24, 2003, at appropriate National Park Service and General Services Administration offices.
(b) Specific conditions for Area I and Area II
(1) Area I — Before recommending a location in Area I, the Secretary or Administrator must first ask the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission for advice. They can only recommend a spot in Area I if they decide the commemorative work's subject has outstanding historical importance that will last. They must tell the Commission and two congressional committees (the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee) about the recommendation. The location only counts as approved if Congress passes a law approving it within 150 calendar days of that notice.
(2) Area II — Commemorative works about subjects of lasting historical importance to the American people may be placed in Area II, without the extra approval steps required for Area I.
(c) Reserve* — Since the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2003 became law, no commemorative work* or visitor center may be built inside the area called the Reserve.
The Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services (as appropriate) shall make available, for public inspection at appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the General Services Administration, the map entitled “Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs”, numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003.
After seeking the advice of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, the Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, may recommend the location of a commemorative work* in Area I only if the Secretary or Administrator decides that the subject of the commemorative work is of preeminent historical and lasting significance to the United States. The Secretary or Administrator shall notify the Commission, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate of the recommendation that a commemorative work should be located in Area I. The location of a commemorative work in Area I is deemed to be authorized only if the recommendation is approved by law not later than 150 calendar days after the notification.
Commemorative works of subjects of lasting historical significance to the American people may be located in Area II.
After the date of enactment of the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2003, no commemorative work or visitor center shall be located within the Reserve.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1231; Pub. L. 108–126, title II, §§ 202(b), 203(g), Nov. 17, 2003, 117 Stat. 1349, 1352; Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7116(e)(3), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1203.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-217 · 116 Stat. 1231
- 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-126 · 117 Stat. 1349, 1352
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-11 · 123 Stat. 1203
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-217 on 2002-08-21.
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