A bill to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to assume control of overseas war memorials erected by private persons and non-Federal and foreign agencies, and to demolish such war memorials in certain instances.
PL 93-244 (H.R.3733), enacted 01/02/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-244-J 
AN. 2, 1974 
[87 STAT. 
Detailed esti-
mate, submittal 
to Congress. 
86 Stat. 833. 
33 u s e 1281. 
33 u s e 1313. 
33 u s e 1292. 
Survey forms, 
distribution to 
States. 
"(2) Notwithstanding the second sentence of paragraph (1) of this 
subsection, the Administrator shall make a preliminary detailed esti-
mate called for by subparagraph (B) of such paragraph and shall sub 
mit such preliminary detailed estimate to the Congress no later than 
September 3, 1974. The Administrator shall require each State to pre-
pare an estimate of cost for such State, and shall utilize the survey 
form EPA-1, O.M.B. No. 158-ROOir, prepared for the 1973 detailed 
estimate, except that such estimate shall include all costs of compliance 
with section 201(g) (2) (A) of this Act and water quality standards 
established pursuant to section 303 of this Act, and all costs of treat-
ment works as defined in section 212(2), including all eligible costs of 
constructing sewage collection systems and correcting excessive infil-
tration or inflow and all eligible costs of correcting combined storm 
rind sanitary sewer problems and treating storm water flows. The sur-
vey form shall be distributed by the Administrator to each State no 
later than Jannarv' 31,1974.". 
Approved January 2, 1974. 
January 2, 1974 
[H. R. 3733] 
Public Law 93-244 
AN ACT 
To authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to assume control of 
overseas war memorials erected by private persons and non-Federal and 
foreign agencies and to demolish such war memorials in certain instances. 
American Battle 
Monuments Com-
mission. 
Control of over-
seas war memo-
rials. 
60 Stat. 317; 
70 Stat. 640. 
60 Stat. 318. 
36 u s e 128. 
Demolition of 
memorials, author-
ity. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5 of the 
Act entitled "An Act for the creation of the American Battle Monu-
ments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the 
services of the American Soldier in Europe, and for other purposes", 
approved March 4, 1923 (36 U.S.C. 125), is amended by inserting 
''(a)" immediately before "The", and by adding at the end thereof the 
following new subsections: 
"(b) (1) The Commission is authorized, in its discretion, to assume 
responsibility for the control, administration, and maintenance of 
any war memorial erected before, on, or after the effective date of 
this subsection outside the United States by an American citizen, a 
State, a political subdivision of a State, any other non-Federal gov-
ernmental agency, foreign agency, or private association to commemo-
rate the services of any of the American Armed Forces in hostilities 
occurring since April 6, 1917, if (A) the memorial is not erected on 
the territory of the former enemy concerned, and (B) the sponsors 
of the memorial consent to the Commission assuming such responsi-
bilities and transfer to the Commission all their right, title, and inter-
est in the memorial. If reasonable effort fails to locate the sponsors 
of a memorial, the Commission may assume responsibility therefor 
under this subsection by agreement Avith the appropriate foreign 
authorities. A decision of the Commission to assume responsibility 
for any war memorial under this subsection is final. 
"(2) Any fimds accumulated by the sponsors for the maintenance 
and repair of a war memorial for which the Commission assumes re-
sponsibility under this subsection may be transferred to the Commis-
sion for use in carrying out the purpose of this Act. Any such funds 
so transferred shall be deposited by the Commission in the manner 
l^rovided for in section 7. 
"(c) The Commission is authorized to take necessary measures to 
demolish any war memorial erected on foreign soil by an American 
citizen, a State, a political subdivision of a State, any other non-
Federal governmental agency, foreign agency, or private association 
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and to dispose of the site of such memorial in such manner as it deems 
proper, if— 
"(1) the appropriate foreign authorities agree to such demoli-
tion; and 
"(2) the sponsors of the memorial consent to such demolition; 
or 
"(3) the memorial has fallen into disrepair and a reasonable 
effort on the part of the Commission has failed— 
"(A) to persuade the sponsors to maintain the memorial 
at a standard acceptable to the Commission, or 
"(B) to locate the sponsors. 
"(d) As used in this section, the term 'sponsors' includes the legal 
"sponsors." 
successors to the sponsor." 
Approved January 2, 1974. 
Public Law 93-245 
A N A C T 
January 3, 1974 
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, 
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and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
supplemental 
sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not other- ActTm4!'°"^ 
wise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this Act 
may be cited as the "Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1974") for the 
fiscal year ending June 30,1974, and for other purposes, namely: 
CHAPTER I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREIGN 
AGRICULTURAL 
SERVICE 
For an additional amount for "Foreign Agricultural Service", 
$1,300,000. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for "Research and Development", 
$10,500,000. 
No part of any funds appropriated under this Act may be used by 
the Environment Protection Agency to administer any program to 
tax, limit, or otherwise regulate parking facilities.