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Union Calendar No. 334 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5057 

[Report No. 109–582] 

To authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal 

land in the District of Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier 

General Francis Marion. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2006 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BROWN of 

South Carolina, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. SPRATT, and Mr. 

BARRETT of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

JULY 20, 2006 

Additional sponsor: Mr. FORTUN ̃O

JULY 20, 2006 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 30, 2006] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of 

the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a 

commemorative work on Federal land in the District 


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of Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier General 

Francis Marion. 

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

3 SECTION 1. COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR BRIGADIER 

4 GENERAL FRANCIS MARION AND HIS FAMILY. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that: 

6 (1) Francis Marion was born in 1732 in St. 

7 John’s Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. He 

8 married Mary Esther Videau on April 20th, 1786. 

9 Francis and Mary Esther Marion had no children, 

10 but raised a son of a relative as their own, and gave 

11 the child Francis Marion’s name. 

12 (2) Brigadier General Marion commanded the 

13 Williamsburg Militia Revolutionary force in South 

14 Carolina and was instrumental in delaying the ad15 vance of British forces by leading his troops in dis16 rupting supply lines. 

17 (3) Brigadier General Marion’s tactics, which 

18 were unheard of in rules of warfare at the time, in19 cluded lightning raids on British convoys, after which 

20 he and his forces would retreat into the swamps to 

21 avoid capture. British Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton 

22 stated that ‘‘as for this damned old swamp fox, the 

23 devil himself could not catch him’’. Thus, the legend 

24 of the ‘‘Swamp Fox’’ was born. 


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1 (4) His victory at the Battle of Eutaw Springs 

2 in September of 1781 was officially recognized by 

3 Congress. 

4 (5) Brigadier General Marion’s troops are be5 lieved to be the first racially integrated force fighting 

6 for the United States, as his band was a mix of 

7 Whites, Blacks, both free and slave, and Native Amer8 icans. 

9 (6) As a statesman, he represented his parish in 

10 the South Carolina senate as well as his State at the 

11 Constitutional Convention. 

12 (7) Although the Congress has authorized the es13 tablishment of commemorative works on Federal 

14 lands in the District of Columbia honoring such cele15 brated Americans as George Washington, Thomas Jef16 ferson, and Abraham Lincoln, the National Capital 

17 has no comparable memorial to Brigadier General 

18 Francis Marion for his bravery and leadership during 

19 the Revolutionary War, without which the United 

20 States would not exist. 

21 (8) Brigadier General Marion’s legacy must live 

22 on. At present, and since 1878, United States Res23 ervation 18 has been officially referred to as Marion 

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1 nue, S.E., in Washington, DC, the park lacks a for2 mal commemoration to this South Carolina hero who 

3 was important to the initiation of the Nation’s herit4 age. 

5 (9) The time has come to correct this oversight 

6 so that future generations of Americans will know 

7 and understand the preeminent historical and lasting 

8 significance to the Nation of Brigadier General 

9 Marion’s contributions. Such a South Carolina hero 

10 deserves to be given the proper recognition. 

11 (b) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE

12 WORK.—The Marion Park Project, a committee of the Pal13 metto Conservation Foundation, may establish a commemo14 rative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia 

15 and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Mar16 ion and his service. 

17 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORA18 TIVE WORKS.—The commemorative work authorized by 

19 subsection (b) shall be established in accordance with chap20 ter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known 

21 as the Commemorative Works Act). 

22 (d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal 

23 funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establish24 ment of the commemorative work authorized by subsection 

25 (b). The Marion Park Project, a committee of the Palmetto 


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1 Conservation Foundation, shall be solely responsible for ac2 ceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses 

3 of, the establishment of that commemorative work. 

4 (e) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment 

5 of all expenses of the establishment of the commemorative 

6 work authorized by subsection (b) (including the mainte7 nance and preservation amount provided for in section 

8 8906(b) of title 40, United States Code), or upon expiration 

9 of the authority for the commemorative work under chapter 

10 89 of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance 

11 of funds received for the establishment of that commemora12 tive work, the Marion Park Project, a committee of the Pal13 metto Conservation Foundation, shall transmit the amount 

14 of the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit 

15 in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(1) of such 

16 title. 

17 (f) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the 

18 terms ‘‘commemorative work’’ and ‘‘the District of Colum19 bia and its environs’’ have the meanings given to such terms 

20 in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Marion Park Project, a committee of the Palmetto 

Conservation Foundation, to establish a commemorative 

work on Federal land in the District of Columbia, and its 

environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 334 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5057 

[Report No. 109

–582] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Marion Park Project and Comto honor Brigadier General Francis Marion. land in the District of Columbia, and its environs to establish a commemorative work on Federal mittee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation 

JULY 20, 2006 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:21 Jul 21, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5057.RH H5057

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