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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 48

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

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

7 a public event, with solar-powered cars, on the Capitol

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

9 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
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1 tee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may jointly

2 designate, to conduct opening ceremonies for Sunrayce 99.

3 SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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

5 1 shall be free of admission charge to the public and ar6 ranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under

7 conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol

8 and the Capitol Police Board.

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

10 assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities

11 incident to all activities associated with the event.

12 SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

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

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

15 erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplifi16 cation devices, and other related structures and equipment

17 as may be required for the event authorized by section

18 1.

19 (b) ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The Architect of

20 the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized

21 to make any such additional arrangements as may be re22 quired to carry out the event, including arrangements to

23 limit access to First Street between Independence Avenue

24 Southwest and Constitution Avenue Northwest.
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1 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

2 The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforce3 ment of the restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act

4 of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concern5 ing sales, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol

6 Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the

7 Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event authorized by

8 section 1.

9 SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONS.

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

11 1 may be conducted only after the Architect of the Capitol

12 and the Capitol Police Board enter into an agreement with

13 the sponsor that prohibits the sponsor—

14 (1) from representing, either directly or indi15 rectly, that this resolution or any activity carried out

16 under this resolution in any way constitutes approval

17 or endorsement by the Federal Government of any

18 product or service offered by the sponsor; and

19 (2) from using any photograph taken at the

20 event for a commercial purpose.

21 (b) PENALTIES.—The agreement shall provide for fi22 nancial penalties to be imposed if any photograph is used

23 in violation of this section.

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