Robert E. Lee Monument Removal Act

Bill: 118-hr-7474
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2024-02-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7474 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2024 Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Ivey , Mr. Mfume , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Ruppersberger , and Mr. Sarbanes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Robert E. Lee Monument at Antietam National Battlefield, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Robert E. Lee Monument Removal Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Monument The term monument means the statue of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee that stands on property, known as the historic Newcomer House and Farmstead, acquired in 2005 by the National Park Service as part of the expansion of Antietam National Battlefield. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Removal of monument (a) Removal As soon as practicable, the Secretary shall— (1) remove the monument from National Park Service property for destruction pursuant to subsection (b); and (2) restore the site of the monument in a manner consistent with the protection and interpretation of the Antietam National Battlefield. (b) Destruction of monument (1) In general The Secretary shall procure the services of a private entity to destroy the monument. (2) Sale of materials The Secretary may sell the raw materials of the destroyed monument as scrap and may retain such proceeds of such sale as may be necessary to offset the costs of procuring services described in paragraph (1). (3) Status of materials For the purposes of subchapters II and III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, the raw materials of the statue shall not be considered excess property or surplus property . (c) Plan Before removing the monument, and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a plan with respect to removing and destroying the monument, including the timeline for removal.