Title: Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act
This bill authorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor those individuals who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made possible the annexation of Texas as the 28th state of the United States.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4744 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4744

 To authorize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the 
  Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the 
             District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2020

   Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the 
  Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the 
             District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Republic of Texas Legation Memorial 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    (a) In General.--The Daughters of the Republic of Texas may 
establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those who, as 
representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the District of 
Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made possible the 
annexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth State of the United States.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in 
accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ``Commemorative Works Act'').
    (c) Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
        expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under 
        this section.
            (2) Responsibility of the daughters of the republic of 
        texas.--The Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall be solely 
        responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of 
        the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work 
        under this section.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If upon payment of all expenses for the 
        establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and 
        preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, 
        United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received 
        for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Daughters 
        of the Republic of Texas shall transmit the amount of the 
        balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the 
        account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 
        States Code.
            (2) On expiration of authority.--If upon expiration of the 
        authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of 
        title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds 
        received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the 
        Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall transmit the balance 
        to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for 
        memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or 
        the Administrator (as appropriate) following the process 
        provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, 
        for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) or (3) of 
        title 40, United States Code.
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