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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4800
To require the Secretary of the Interior to identify appropriate lands within
the area designated as section 1 of the Mall in Washington, DC, as
the location of a future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan,
to identify a suitable location, to select a suitable design, to raise private-
sector donations for such a memorial, to create a Commission to assist
in these activities, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 2000
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr. DELAY) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to identify appro-
priate lands within the area designated as section 1
of the Mall in Washington, DC, as the location of a
future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan,
to identify a suitable location, to select a suitable design,
to raise private-sector donations for such a memorial,
to create a Commission to assist in these activities, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
memorial and grounds for the Ronald Reagan me-
morial.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Fed-
eral regulations, or policy, the Secretary of the Interior
is hereby directed:
(1) to create an exception to any moratorium
on new memorials on the Washington, DC, mall for
a future memorial to former President Ronald
Reagan;
(2) to work with the members of the National
Capitol Memorial Commission and the members of
the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission created
under section 4 of this Act to recommend to the
Congress a permanent location for a memorial to
former President Ronald Reagan, to be situated in
the area on the mall west of the United States Cap-
itol and east of the Lincoln Memorial within the
area designated by section 2 of the Commemorative
Works Act as Area I;
(3) to cooperate with the members of the Na-
tional Capitol Memorial Commission and the mem-
bers of the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission in
designing and locating a suitable memorial and
grounds for the Ronald Reagan memorial; and
(4) to assign by detail such support staff as are
necessary to assist the members of the Ronald
Reagan Memorial Commission in carrying out its re-
sponsibilities.
(c) Designation of a permanent location for a future
memorial to former President Ronald Reagan under this
Act shall be made in a report to the Congress and to the
President no later than February 6, 2002.
(d) The process of selection of a suitable design for
a future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan
under this Act shall begin no later than six months after
passage of this Act, and a final design for the Ronald
Reagan Memorial shall be selected and reported to the
Congress and the President no later than February 6,
2002.
(e) A marker—to be no smaller than three feet
square, and to be constructed of durable material suitable
to the outdoor environment—shall be erected at the future
site of the memorial by the Secretary of the Interior, des-
ignating the area as the ‘‘Future Site of the Ronald
Reagan Memorial’’ no later than three months after selec-
tion of the site, and such marker shall remain at the site
and be maintained by the Secretary until the Memorial
is completed, dedicated, and open to the public.
(f) Construction of the memorial will be completed
according to the schedule set forth in, and in accordance
with, the Commemorative Works Act.
SEC. 4. CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE RONALD
REAGAN MEMORIAL COMMISSION.
(a) There is hereby created a federal commission, to
be known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission,
which shall:
(1) be exempt from the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (FACA);
(2) be comprised of three members, including:
(A) the Chairman of the National Capitol
Memorial Commission;
(B) one member appointed by the Speaker
of the House no later than September 1, 2000;
and
(C) one member appointed by the Majority
Leader of the Senate no later than September
1, 2000;
(3) be chaired by one of its members, to be so
designated jointly by the Speaker of the House and
the Majority Leader of the Senate;
(4) meet no later than one month after its
members are appointed, and at such other times as
may be necessary;
(5) raise appropriate funds from private sector
sources necessary to design, construct, and maintain
a memorial to former President Ronald Reagan;
(6) work with the members of the National
Capitol Memorial Commission and the Secretary of
the Interior to recommend to the Congress a perma-
nent location as described in section 3 of this Act for
a future memorial to former President Ronald
Reagan;
(7) cooperate with the members of the National
Capitol Memorial Commission and the Secretary of
the Interior in determining a suitable location and
grounds for the Ronald Reagan Memorial;
(8) select a design from proposals solicited and
accepted from qualified American architects; and
(9) issue a report to Congress and the Presi-
dent on its activities every six months from its first
meeting, and issue a final report to the Congress
and the President including the proposed final de-
sign and location for the Ronald Reagan Memorial
no later than February 6, 2002.
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