106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 49

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a

Youth Bike Summit.bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 49

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring),
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1 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF BIKE RODEO ON CAPITOL

2 GROUNDS.

3 The Earth Force Youth Bike Summit (in this resolu4 tion referred to as the ‘‘sponsor’’) shall be permitted to

5 sponsor a bike rodeo (in this resolution referred to as the

6 ‘‘event’’) on the Capitol Grounds on May 5, 1999, or on

7 such other date as the Speaker of the House of Represent8 atives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of

9 the Senate may jointly designate.

10 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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

12 1 shall be free of admission charge to the public and ar13 ranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under

14 conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol

15 and the Capitol Police Board.

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

17 assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities

18 incident to all activities associated with the event.

19 SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

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

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

22 erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi23 cation devices, and other related structures and equipment

24 as may be required for the event authorized by section

25 1.
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1 (b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of

2 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized

3 to make any such additional arrangements as may be re4 quired to carry out the event.

5 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

6 The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce7 ment of the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act

8 of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), con9 cerning sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol

10 Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the

11 Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event authorized by

12 section 1.

13 SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—No person may represent, either

15 directly or indirectly, that this resolution or any activity

16 carried out under this resolution in any way constitutes

17 approval or endorsement by the Federal Government of

18 any person or any product or service.

19 (b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol

20 and the Capitol Police Board shall enter into an agree21 ment with the sponsor, and such other persons partici22 pating in the event authorized by section 1 as the Archi23 tect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board considers

24 appropriate, under which such persons shall agree to com25 ply with the requirements of subsection (a). The agree-
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1 ment shall specifically prohibit the use of any photograph

2 taken at the event for a commercial purpose and shall pro3 vide for the imposition of financial penalties if any viola4 tions of the agreement occur.

Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 1999.

Attest:

Clerk.