PUBLIC LAW 106–492—NOV. 9, 2000

NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM

ACT

114 STAT. 2210 PUBLIC LAW 106–492—NOV. 9, 2000

Public Law 106–492

106th Congress

An Act

To establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the District

of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Law Enforcement

Museum Act’’.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

Congress finds that there should be established a National

Law Enforcement Museum to honor and commemorate the service

and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) MEMORIAL FUND.—The term ‘‘Memorial Fund’’ means

the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc.

(2) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the National

Law Enforcement Museum established under section 4(a).

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

of the Interior.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM.

(a) CONSTRUCTION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Memorial Fund may construct a

National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land located

on United States Reservation #7, on the property bounded

by—

(A) the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

on the north;

(B) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed

Forces on the west;

(C) Court Building C on the east; and

(D) Old City Hall on the south.

(2) UNDERGROUND FACILITY.—The Memorial Fund shall be

permitted to construct part of the Museum underground below

E Street, NW.

(3) CONSULTATION.—The Museum Fund shall consult with

and coordinate with the Joint Committee on Administration

of the District of Columbia courts in the planning, design,

and construction of the Museum.

(b) DESIGN AND PLANS.—

National Law

Enforcement

Museum Act.

Nov. 9, 2000

[S. 1438]

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(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Memorial Fund shall be responsible for preparation of the design

and plans for the Museum.

(2) APPROVAL.—The design and plans for the Museum shall

be subject to the approval of—

(A) the Secretary;

(B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and

(C) the National Capital Planning Commission.

(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The Museum shall be designed

so that—

(A) there is available for underground planned use

by the courts of the District of Columbia for renovation

and expansion of Old City Hall—

(i) an area extending to a line that is at least

57 feet, 6 inches, north of the northernmost facade

of Old City Hall and parallel to that facade; plus

(ii) an area extending beyond that line and comprising a part of a circle with a radius of 40 feet

measured from a point that is 59 feet, 9 inches, from

the center of that facade;

(B) the underground portion of the Museum has a

footprint of not less than 23,665 square feet;

(C) above ground, there is a no-build zone of 90 feet

out from the northernmost face of the north portico of

the existing Old City Hall running east to west parallel

to Old City Hall;

(D) the aboveground portion of the Museum consists

of 2 entrance pavilions totaling a maximum of 10,000

square feet, neither of which shall exceed 6,000 square

feet and the height of neither of which shall exceed 25

feet, as measured from the curb of the westernmost

pavilion; and

(E) no portion of the aboveground portion of the

Museum is located within the 100-foot-wide area centered

on the north-south axis of the Old City Hall.

(4) PARKING.—The courts of the District of Columbia and

the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces may

construct an underground parking structure in the southwest

quadrant of United States Reservation #7.

(c) OPERATION AND USE.—The Memorial Fund shall own,

operate, and maintain the Museum after completion of construction.

(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The United States shall pay no expense

incurred in the establishment or construction of the Museum.

(e) FUNDING VERIFICATION.—The Secretary shall not permit

construction of the Museum to begin unless the Secretary determines that sufficient amounts are available to complete construction

of the Museum in accordance with the design and plans approved

under subsection (b).

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1438 (H.R. 2710):

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106–918 accompanying H.R. 2710 (Comm. on Resources).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 106–330 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000):

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Oct. 24, considered and passed House.

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(f) FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT.—If the Memorial Fund fails to

begin construction of the Museum by the date that is 10 years

after the date of enactment of this Act, the authority to construct

the Museum shall terminate on that date.

Approved November 9, 2000.

Termination

date.