An Act to authorize the Francis Scott Key Park Foundation, Inc. to erect a memorial in the District of Columbia.
PL 99-531 (S.2370), enacted 10/27/1986

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PUBLIC LAW 99-531—OCT. 27, 1986 
Public Law 99-531 
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99th Congress 
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An Act 
Oct. 27, 1986 
To authorize the Francis Scott Key Park Foundation, Inc. to erect a memorial in the 
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District of Columbia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Public buildings 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. That the Francis Scott Key Park Foundation, Inc. is 
authorized to erect a memorial on public grounds in the District of 
Columbia in honor and in commemoration of Francis Scott Key, the 
author of the words to "The Star Spangled Banner", our National 
Anthem, who lived and practiced law in Washington, District of 
Columbia at the time he penned those immortal words. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed 
to select, with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the 
National Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public 
grounds in the District of Columbia upon which may be erected the 
memorial authorized in the first section of this Act. 
(b) The design and plans for such memorial shall be subject to the 
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine 
Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. 
(c) Neither the United States nor the District of Columbia shall be 
put to any expense in the establishment of the memorial. 
SEC. 3. The authority conferred by this Act shall lapse unless (1) 
the erection of the memorial is commenced within five years from 
the date of enactment of this Act, and (2) prior to groundbreaking 
for the actual construction on the site funds are determined avail-
able in an amount sufficient, in the judgment of the Secretary of the 
Interior, to insure completion of the memorial. 
SEC. 4. If the site for the memorial authorized herein shall be on 
public grounds belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the District 
of Columbia, the words "Mayor of the District of Columbia" shall be 
substituted for the words "Secretary of the Interior" at each place in 
sections 2 and 3 of this Act where the words "Secretary of the 
Interior" appear. 
PUBLIC LAW 99-531-OCT. 27, 1986 
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SEC. 5. In the event that the memorial authorized herein is 
erected on Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs 
as defined in H.R. 4378, as approved by the House of Representa-
tives on September 29, 1986, such memorial shall be required to 
comply with the provisions of that Act. 
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SEC. 6. If the memorial erected under the provisions of this Act is 
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on public grounds belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the 
District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be 
responsible for the care and maintenance of the memorial. 
Approved October 27,1986. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2370: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-457 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Oct. 9, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 14, considered and passed House. 
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