To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service as the "Illinois' Bicentennial Grove", and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6904
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2018-09-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia

Forests, forestry, trees

Historic sites and heritage areas

Illinois

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill designates the River Terrace Area of the Anacostia Park in the District of Columbia as the "Illinois' Bicentennial Grove."</p> <p>The Department of the Interior shall furnish and place a plaque near the trees planted in the Illinois' Bicentennial Grove in recognition of the trees as a tribute to the bicentennial of the State of Illinois and to Edward Coles, Mary Brown Davis, and Elijah and Owen Lovejoy, who were prominent abolitionists from Illinois. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6904 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2018 Mr. LaHood (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Bost , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Kinzinger , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Foster , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Lipinski , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Rush , and Mr. Gutiérrez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service as the Illinois’ Bicentennial Grove , and for other purposes.

1. Designation of Illinois’ Bicentennial Grove (a) Designation The Federal land in the District of Columbia described as United States Reservation 343, Anacostia Park, Section F and commonly known as the River Terrace Area of Anacostia Park is hereby designated as Illinois’ Bicentennial Grove . (b) Tree planting; plaque Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior shall provide and place a plaque near trees planted in the Illinois’ Bicentennial Grove recognizing the trees as a tribute to the bicentennial of the State of Illinois and four prominent abolitionists from Illinois, Edward Coles, Mary Brown Davis, and Elijah and Owen Lovejoy. (c) Additions The Secretary shall allow for the planting of addition trees and the placement of a commemorative bench in the Illinois’ Bicentennial Grove— (1) at no cost to the Federal Government; and (2) on such other terms and conditions that the Secretary determines appropriate. (d) Funding Subsection (b) shall take effect as soon as practicable after non-Federal funds sufficient to cover the cost of the activities authorized by subsection (b) have been donated to the United States for such purpose. (e) CWA The activities authorized by this section shall not be considered to be a commemorative work for the purposes of chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code.