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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3188
To prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial, or other structure
at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1998
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial,
or other structure at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial
in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION
AT IWO JIMA MEMORIAL.
(a) PROHIBITION.—After the enactment of this Act
no person (including any governmental entity) may con-
struct any monument, memorial, or other structure of any
kind (whether above grade or below grade) on the parcel
of Federal land located south of Rosslyn, Virginia, and
north of the Arlington National Cemetery that is bounded
on the west by Meade Street, on the north by Arlington
Boulevard (U.S. Route 50), on the east by Jefferson Davis
Highway (Virginia Route 110), and on the south by Mar-
shall Drive.
(b) CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED PRIOR TO ENACT-
MENT.—Any person (including any governmental entity)
who commenced construction of any monument, memorial,
or other structure prior to the enactment of this Act on
the parcel described in subsection (a) shall immediately
cease such construction upon the enactment of this Act,
and shall, as promptly as practicable after the enactment
of this Act, restore all lands affected by such construction
to their condition prior to the commencement of such con-
struction.
(c) EXISTING
MEMORIALS
AND
STRUCTURES.—
Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) shall apply to the United
States Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) Memorial or to the Neth-
erlands Carillon.
(d) UTILITIES.—Nothing in subsection (a) or (b)
shall apply to the construction, reconstruction, or repair
by any person of any below-grade utility facilities, includ-
ing sewer, electrical, water supply, and communications
facilities.
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—Any person may bring a civil
action in the appropriate United States district court
against any person (including the United States) to en-
force the provisions of subsection (a) and (b), and such
court shall have jurisdiction in any such action, without
regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in
controversy, to issue such orders as may be necessary to
restrain any violation of the prohibition set forth in sub-
section (a) and to enforce the requirements of subsection
(b).
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) SITE SPECIFIC DESIGN EXPENSES.—Upon re-
ceipt from the Chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foun-
dation of adequate documentation of design expenses asso-
ciated with the United States Air Force Memorial pro-
posed to be located on the site referred to in section 1(a),
subject to appropriation, the Secretary of the Interior
shall transfer to the Air Force Memorial Foundation such
amount as the Secretary finds necessary to fully reimburse
the Association for all site specific design expenses in-
curred by the Association prior to September 17, 1997,
with respect to such proposed memorial.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
Interior not more than $1,500,000 for purposes of provid-
ing reimbursement to the Air Force Memorial Foundation
under subsection (a).
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