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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 24 

Authorizing the use of Capitol grounds for the Live Earth Concert. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 23, 2007 

Mr. REID (for himself and Ms. SNOWE) submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Authorizing the use of Capitol grounds for the Live Earth 

Concert. 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF CAPITOL 

4 GROUNDS FOR LIVE EARTH CONCERT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Live Earth organization and 

6 the Alliance for Climate Protection (in this resolution re7 ferred to as the ‘‘sponsors’’) may sponsor the Live Earth 

8 Concert (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘event’’) on 

9 the Capitol Grounds. 

10 (b) DATE OF EVENT.—The event shall be held on 

11 July 7, 2007, or on such other date as the Speaker of 


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1 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules 

2 and Administration of the Senate jointly designate. 

3 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Under conditions to be prescribed 

5 by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 

6 Board, the event shall be— 

7 (1) free of admission charge and open to the 

8 public; and 

9 (2) arranged not to interfere with the needs of 

10 Congress. 

11 (b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsors 

12 shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabil13 ities incident to all activities associated with the event. 

14 SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS. 

15 (a) STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.—Subject to the 

16 approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsors may 

17 cause to be placed on the Capitol grounds such stage, seat18 ing, booths, sound amplification and video devices, and 

19 other related structures and equipment as may be required 

20 for the event, including equipment for the broadcast of 

21 the event over radio, television, and other media outlets. 

22 (b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of 

23 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board may make any 

24 additional arrangements as may be required to carry out 

25 the event. 


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1 SEC. 4. SECURITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 

3 Capitol Police Board shall provide for— 

4 (1) all security related needs at the event, and 

5 (2) enforcement of the restrictions contained in 

6 section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, con7 cerning sales, displays, advertisements, and solicita8 tions on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other re9 strictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds in con10 nection with the event. 

11 (b) AGREEMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF SECURITY

12 RELATED COSTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The sponsors shall enter 

14 into an agreement with the Architect of the Capitol 

15 and the Capitol Police Board under which the spon16 sors agree to— 

17 (A) reimburse the United States Capitol 

18 Police for all costs incurred (including addi19 tional personnel costs and overtime) in meeting 

20 the security related needs at the event, and 

21 (B) comply with the requirements of this 

22 section. 

23 (2) FAILURE TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT.—If 

24 the sponsors fail, or are unable, to enter into the 

25 agreement under paragraph (1) before the date 

26 which is 14 days before the scheduled date of the 


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1 event, the authority under section 1 to hold the 

2 event on the Capitol Grounds is revoked. 

3 (3) TREATMENT OF REIMBURSED AMOUNTS.— 

4 Any amounts received by the Capitol Police for reim5 bursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 

6 the accounts established for the expenses that are 

7 being reimbursed and shall be available to carry out 

8 the purposes of such accounts. 

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