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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5331 Introduced in House (IH)]

106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5331

   To authorize the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a 
    memorial and gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the 
  District of Columbia or its environs in honor and commemoration of 
                          Frederick Douglass.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2000

Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Talent, Mr. Watts 
 of Oklahoma, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, 
Mr. Payne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Gutierrez, 
 Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
  Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Mr. Owens, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
 Cummings, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Crowley, 
  Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
   LaTourette, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
McCarthy of New York, Mr. Baca, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, 
  Mr. Rush, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Capuano, 
   Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
 Ewing, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
  Sessions, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
 Hastings of Florida, Mr. Scott, Ms. Waters, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Brady 
  of Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Snyder) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
   To authorize the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a 
    memorial and gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the 
  District of Columbia or its environs in honor and commemoration of 
                          Frederick Douglass.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MEMORIAL AND GARDENS TO HONOR AND COMMEMORATE FREDERICK 
              DOUGLASS.

    (a) Memorial and Gardens Authorized.--The Frederick Douglass 
Gardens, Inc., is authorized to establish a memorial and gardens on 
lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior in the District of Columbia or its environs in honor and 
commemoration of Frederick Douglass.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the Frederick Douglass memorial and gardens shall be 
in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.).
    (c) Payment of Expenses.--The Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., 
shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and 
payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial and 
gardens. No Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the 
establishment of the memorial and gardens.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If, upon payment of all expenses of 
the establishment of the memorial and gardens (including the 
maintenance and preservation amount required under section 8(b) of the 
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)), or upon expiration of the 
authority for the memorial and gardens under section 10(b) of such Act 
(40 U.S.C. 1010(b)), there remains a balance of funds received for the 
establishment of the memorial and gardens, Frederick Douglass Gardens, 
Inc., shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for deposit in the account provided for in section 8(b)(1) of 
such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)).
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