PUBLIC LAW 112–85—JAN. 3, 2012 125 STAT. 1871 

Public Law 112–85 

112th Congress 

An Act 

To designate the property between the United States Federal Courthouse and 

the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ‘‘M.D. Anderson Plaza’’ and to authorize the placement of a historical/identification marker on the grounds recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds as follows: 

(1) The Government has the responsibility to honor and 

recognize Americans who have positively impacted the welfare 

of other Americans. 

(2) Monroe Dunaway Anderson, born in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1873, was one of the United States’ most successful 

agri-businessmen and respected philanthropists. 

(3) Monroe Dunaway Anderson, also known as M.D. Anderson, attended public schools in Jackson, Tennessee. 

(4) After attending college in Memphis, Tennessee, M.D. 

Anderson returned to Jackson, Tennessee, to work at the People’s National Bank. 

(5) In 1904, M.D. Anderson, his older brother Frank Anderson, along with Will Clayton, established a partnership, Anderson, Clayton, and Company, to buy and sell cotton in Jackson, 

Tennessee. 

(6) In 1945, Anderson, Clayton, and Company was called 

the largest buyer, seller, storer, and shipper of raw cotton 

in the world by Fortune Magazine. 

(7) In 1936, M.D. Anderson established the M.D. Anderson 

Foundation. This foundation funded the M.D. Anderson Cancer 

Center which grew into the largest medical complex in the 

world, the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. 

(8) M.D. Anderson’s positive impact in the cotton trade 

is still being felt by the cotton businesses in and around Jackson, Tennessee, and throughout the world. 

(9) M.D. Anderson and his foundation’s imprint on medical 

research, education, and agri-business should be memorialized 

in the town of his birth, Jackson, Tennessee, and deems recognition. 

Jan. 3, 2012 

[H.R. 1264] 


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125 STAT. 1872 PUBLIC LAW 112–85—JAN. 3, 2012 

SEC. 2. M.D. ANDERSON PLAZA. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—The property in between the United States 

Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, shall be known and designated 

as the ‘‘M.D. Anderson Plaza’’. 

(b) MARKER AND STATUES AUTHORIZED.—West Tennessee 

Health Care Foundation is hereby authorized to install in a prominent location on that portion of the Plaza under the jurisdiction 

of the General Services Administration— 

(1) a Tennessee State Historical Society marker recognizing 

the outstanding achievements in business and philanthropy 

on the grounds between the United States Courthouse and 

the Ed Jones Building; and 

(2) a life-sized statue depicting M.D. Anderson, with 

information recognizing persons who donated funds for the 

manufacturing of the statues. 

(c) DESIGN OF MARKER.—The marker authorized by subsection 

(b)(1) shall be at least 42 inches in height. 

(d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—No Federal funds 

may be expended to design the marker, to acquire the marker, 

to prepare the sight selected for the marker, to install the marker, 

or to maintain the marker or the statues authorized in subsection 

(b). 

(e) APPROVAL.— 

(1) SUBMISSION OF DESIGN.—The West Tennessee Health 

Care Foundation shall consult with the Administrator of General Services in the design of the marker and statue authorized 

under subsection (b) and shall submit a design for approval. 

(2) DESIGN APPROVAL.—The design of a marker or statue 

as authorized under subsection (b) shall be subject to the 

approval of the Administrator. 

(3) TIMING OF REVIEW.—The Administrator shall conduct 

a review of the design not later than 90 days after the submission of the design. 

(4) FAILURE TO APPROVE.—In the event that the Administrator fails to approve the design, the Administrator shall 

submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the House of Representatives and the Committee 

Reports. 

Deadline. 

Consultation. 


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PUBLIC LAW 112–85—JAN. 3, 2012 125 STAT. 1873 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1264: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112–325 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011): 

Dec. 12, 14, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate. 

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on Environment and Public Works in the Senate detailing 

the reasons for failing to approve the design. 

Approved January 3, 2012. 


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