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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4393

To redesignate General Grant National Memorial as Grant’s Tomb National

Memorial, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 11, 1994

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. FISH, Mr.

SERRANO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. LEVY)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Natural Resources

A BILL

To redesignate General Grant National Memorial as Grant’s

Tomb National Memorial, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grant’s Tomb National

5 Memorial Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
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1 (1) Ulysses S. Grant has been heralded as a na2 tional hero by his contemporaries and by generations

3 thereafter;

4 (2) Ulysses S. Grant led the Union army to vic5 tory, bringing to an end the Civil War in 1865, as6 suring the preservation of the United States of

7 America, and resulting in the emancipation of Amer8 ican slaves;

9 (3) Ulysses S. Grant served as the 18th Presi10 dent of the United States from 1869 through 1877;

11 (4) Ulysses S. Grant demonstrated his commit12 ment to maintaining the rights of freed slaves by

13 executing his authority as Commander in Chief to

14 command Federal troops to protect the rights and

15 freedoms of former slaves; and

16 (5) Ulysses S. Grant demonstrated his commit17 ment to rebuilding the Nation and restoring unity

18 among the American people.

19 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

20 (1) to pay tribute to Ulysses S. Grant;

21 (2) to restore, complete, and preserve in per22 petuity the Grant’s Tomb National Memorial and

23 surrounding areas which are of National historical

24 significance in a manner consistent with the existing
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1 architectural, historical, and educational value of the

2 memorial’s original design and purpose; and

3 (3) to educate present and future generations

4 about the life of Ulysses S. Grant and his contribu5 tions to the United States.

6 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF MEMORIAL AND ADMINISTRA7 TION OF GRANT’S TOMB NATIONAL MEMO8 RIAL.

9 (a) REDESIGNATION.—General Grant National Me10 morial, located at Riverside Drive and West One Hundred

11 and Twenty-Second Street in New York, New York, is

12 hereby redesignated as Grant’s Tomb National Memorial

13 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘memorial’’).

14 (b) AREA INCLUDED.—The memorial shall consist of

15 the tomb of Ulysses S. Grant and the surrounding plaza

16 area, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Grant’s

17 Tomb National Memorial’’ and dated April 27, 1994. The

18 map shall be on file and available for public inspection

19 in the offices of the National Park Service, Department

20 of the Interior.

21 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior

22 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall

23 administer, promote, preserve, restore, repair, and main24 tain the memorial in accordance with this Act and with

25 the provisions of law generally applicable to units of the
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1 National Park System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act

2 to establish a National Park Service, and for other pur3 poses’’, approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16

4 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3, and 4).

5 (d) VISITORS CENTER.—(1) The Secretary shall de6 sign and construct a visitors center (including public rest7 rooms) at the memorial to aid in the interpretation and

8 maintain the historical significance of the memorial.

9 (2) The visitors center shall—

10 (A) be established in consultation with the

11 study commission established under section 5; and

12 (B) be designed in a manner which is consistent

13 with the existing architectural and historical intent

14 of the site and which does not detract from the his15 torical interpretation and the scenic views of the me16 morial and the existing park area.

17 SEC. 4. LAND ACQUISITION; LEASE OR COOPERATIVE MAN18 AGEMENT AGREEMENT.

19 (a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary shall acquire from

20 the city of New York non-Federal lands located within the

21 boundaries of the memorial as depicted on the map re22 ferred to in section 3(b) by donation, purchase with do23 nated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

24 (b) LEASE OR COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREE25 MENT.—The Secretary may lease non-Federal lands lo-
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1 cated within the boundary of the memorial or enter into

2 a cooperative agreement for the management of such lands

3 to carry out the purposes of this Act.

4 SEC. 5. STUDY COMMISSION.

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall estab6 lish a study commission of seven persons within 60 days

7 after the date of enactment of this Act which shall be com8 posed of the president and at least three members of the

9 executive committee of the Grant Monument Association,

10 representatives of the community surrounding the memo11 rial, and citizens with a unique knowledge or expertise re12 lating to the memorial. No officer or employee of the Fed13 eral, State, or local government is eligible for membership

14 on the study commission.

15 (2) Members of the study commission shall serve

16 without pay.

17 (3) The members of the study commission shall des18 ignate a chair of the study commission.

19 (4) Upon request of the study commission, the Sec20 retary shall furnish on a reimbursable basis such adminis21 trative support services (including staff, supplies, and fa22 cilities) as necessary for the study commission to carry

23 out its responsibilities under this Act.

24 (b) DUTIES.—The study commission shall review se25 curity and maintenance at the memorial, as well as plan
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1 for interpretive programs and for the complete restoration

2 of the memorial, and within 180 days after the date of

3 their first meeting, submit a written report regarding their

4 study to the Secretary. The report shall include proposed

5 measures to improve security, maintenance, and interpre6 tive programs, including such improvements as may be re7 quired to be carried out by April 27, 1997, which shall

8 be based on the original plans of the architect of the tomb,

9 John H. Duncan, and the plans of architect John Russell

10 Pope, approved in 1928 by the Grant Monument Associa11 tion. The report shall also include an estimate of the cap12 ital costs and general operating costs of implementing

13 these proposed measures. Following the submission of the

14 report to the Secretary, the study commission shall mon15 itor the progress of the repairs being made to the Tomb,

16 and shall, until the study commission’s termination as pro17 vided herein, submit reports to the Secretary and the Con18 gress on the progress of such repairs as the commission

19 deems necessary.

20 (c) FINAL PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the

21 date on which the report is submitted to the Secretary

22 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall review and evalu23 ate the report and submit to the Congress a final plan

24 for the projects at the memorial to be fully completed by

25 April 27, 1997. Unless the Secretary reports to the Con-
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1 gress that specific aspects of the study commission’s re2 port are unreasonable; inconsistent with the existing archi3 tectural, historical, and educational intent of the site; de4 tract from, distort, or otherwise compromise the historical

5 interpretation or scenic views of the memorial; or conflict

6 with the purpose of this Act as described in section 2(b),

7 such final plan shall be entirely consistent with the study

8 commission’s report. The final plan shall contain designs

9 for the site which are consistent with the existing architec10 tural and historical intent of the site and do not detract

11 from or distort the historical interpretation or scenic views

12 of the memorial and the existing park area.

13 (d) MEETINGS.—All meetings of the study commis14 sion shall be open to the public. Interested persons may

15 attend such meetings, appear before the study commis16 sions, or file statements related to the purposes of this

17 Act with the study commission.

18 (e) TERMINATION; FACA.—(1) The study commis19 sion shall terminate no later than three years after the

20 date that it is established.

21 (2) The provisions of the Federal Advisory Commit22 tee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix; 86 Stat. 776), do not apply

23 to the study commission.
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1 SEC. 6. HONOR GUARD.

2 The Secretary of the Interior in coordination with the

3 Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretary of the

4 Army, shall provide no less than three military guards who

5 shall protect the memorial and the site on a twenty-four

6 hour basis every day in perpetuity, beginning no later than

7 the start of implementation of the final plan referred to

8 in section 5(c).

9 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

10 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

11 may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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