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House Calendar No. 26

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 48

[Report No. 106–60]

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the opening ceremonies of

Sunrayce 99.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 9, 1999

Mr. SALMON submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

MARCH 16, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the opening

ceremonies of Sunrayce 99.

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring),

3 SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR OPENING

4 CEREMONIES OF SUNRAYCE 99.

5 The organizers of Sunrayce 99 (in this resolution re6 ferred to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to sponsor
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1 a public event, with solar-powered cars, on the Capitol

2 Grounds on June 20, 1999, or on such other dates as the

3 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Commit4 tee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may jointly

5 designate, to conduct opening ceremonies for Sunrayce 99.

6 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The event authorized by section

8 1 shall be free of admission charge to the public and ar9 ranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under

10 conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol

11 and the Capitol Police Board.

12 (b) EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES.—The sponsor shall

13 assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities

14 incident to all activities associated with the event.

15 SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

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

17 approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor may

18 erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi19 cation devices, and other related structures and equipment

20 as may be required for the event authorized by section

21 1.

22 (b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of

23 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized

24 to make any such additional arrangements as may be re25 quired to carry out the event, including arrangements to
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1 limit access to First Street between Independence Avenue

2 Southwest and Constitution Avenue Northwest.

3 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

4 The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce5 ment of the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act

6 of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concern7 ing sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol

8 Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the

9 Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event authorized by

10 section 1.

11 SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONS.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The event authorized by section

13 1 may be conducted only after the Architect of the Capitol

14 and the Capitol Police Board enter into an agreement with

15 the sponsor that prohibits the sponsor—

16 (1) from representing, either directly or indi17 rectly, that this resolution or any activity carried out

18 under this resolution in any way constitutes approval

19 or endorsement by the Federal Government of any

20 product or service offered by the sponsor; and

21 (2) from using any photograph taken at the

22 event for a commercial purpose.

23 (b) PENALTIES.—The agreement shall provide for fi24 nancial penalties to be imposed if any photograph is used

25 in violation of this section.
House Calendar No. 26

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 48

[Report No. 106–60]

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the

opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99.

MARCH 16, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed