A bill to authorize the establishment of a Peace Garden on a site to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior.
PL 100-63 (H.R.191), enacted 06/30/1987

PUBLIC LAW 100-63—JUNE 30, 1987 
101 STAT. 379 
Public Law 100-63 
100th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the establishment of a Peace Garden on a site to be selected by the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE GARDEN. 
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service is authorized to enter into an agreement with 
the Peace Garden Project, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation 
organized under the laws of the State of California) pursuant to 
which the Peace Garden Project, Incorporated may construct a 
garden to be known as the "Peace Garden on a site on Federal land 
in the District of Columbia to honor the commitment of the people of 
the United States to world peace. The site for the Peace Garden 
shall be selected by the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the 
approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital 
Planning Commission. 
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION. 
(a) PROCEDURES.—The site selection, design and construction of 
the Peace Garden shall comply with all procedures, rules, policies, 
and provisions of law applicable to the establishment of commemo-
rative works on Federal land in the District of Columbia. 
(b) DOCUMENTATION.—The agreement under section 1 shall re-
quire that the Peace Garden Project, Incorporated provide complete 
documentation of the design and construction of the Peace Garden 
to the Director of the National Park Service. Such documentation 
shall be permanently maintained. 
SEC. 3. PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF DESIGN PLANS. 
The agreement under section 1 shall require the Peace Garden 
Project, Incorporated to be responsible for the preparation of the 
design plans for the Peace Garden. Such plans shall be subject to the 
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine 
Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. 
SEC. 4. APPROVAL FOR COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION. 
The Peace Garden Project, Incorporated may not commence 
construction of the Peace Garden until both of the following condi-
tions have been met: 
(1) The Secretary of the Interior has determined that the full 
amount of funds estimated to be necessary for the completion of 
such construction in accordance with the design plans approved 
under section 3 are available from non-Federal sources. 
(2) An additional amount equal to 10 percent of the estimated 
construction cost has been made available from non-Federal 
sources to the Secretary of the Interior to provide for mainte-
nance of the Peace Garden. 
June 30, 1987 
[H.R. 191] 
National parks, 
monuments, etc. 
40 use 1003 
note. 
District of 
Columbia. 
Public buildings 
and grounds. 
101 STAT. 380 
PUBLIC LAW 100-63—JUNE 30, 1987 
SEC. 5. MAINTENANCE. 
The Secretary of the Interior shsdl, upon the completion of the 
construction of the Peace Garden, maintain the garden. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may retain and 
n I 
use for such purpose the monies made available under paragraph (2) 
[i,. 
of section 4. 
SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. ^ 
' 
' 
• f
^ 
* 
The United States may not pay any expense of the construction of 
•'^^''; J. 
the Peace Garden except that technical advice may be provided by 
the Secretary of the Interior as he deems necessary. 
SEC. 7. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority to establish the Peace Garden under this Act shall 
expire at the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, unless construction of such garden begins 
during such period. 
Approved June 30, 1987. 
SVfi-.. 
f'ofJRiri-^jTiy'Xjr urmH .soi^'-i^B jifB"-
P^. JO ^•'>!?i3ll ^O JA¥OIW«lA imp. myVflMP^tm'l ,
S .538 
•AA-
."till h»ii- 
"• '' Jm';pr-i 
"• 
-'- 
''T 
k ^ 4 i 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 191: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-17 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-69 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): 
Mar. 10, considered and passed House. 
June 17, considered and passed Senate.