The purposes of this chapter are—
to preserve the integrity of the comprehensive design of the L’Enfant and McMillan plans for the Nation’s Capital;
to ensure the continued public use and enjoyment of open space in the District of Columbia and its environs, and to encourage the location of commemorative works within the urban fabric of the District of Columbia;
to preserve, protect and maintain the limited amount of open space available to residents of, and visitors to, the Nation’s Capital; and
to ensure that future commemorative works in areas administered by the National Park Service and the Administrator of General Services in the District of Columbia and its environs—
are appropriately designed, constructed, and located; and
reflect a consensus of the lasting national significance of the subjects involved.
Pub. L. 107–217116 Stat. 1227Pub. L. 108–126, title II, § 203(a)117 Stat. 1349(, , ; , , .)
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8901 | 40:1001. | Pub. L. 99–652, § 1, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3650. |
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–1262003—Par. (2). substituted “Columbia and its environs, and to encourage the location of commemorative works within the urban fabric of the District of Columbia;” for “Columbia;”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
Pub. L. 108–126, title II, § 205117 Stat. 1353
section 8908 of this titlesection 8902 of title 40section 101 of this title“Except for the provision in the amendment made by section 202(b) [amending ] prohibiting a visitor center from being located in the Reserve (as defined in , United States Code), nothing in this title [see Short Title of 2003 Amendment note set out under ] shall apply to a commemorative work for which a site was approved in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, prior to the date of enactment of this title [].”
, , , provided that:
Findings
Pub. L. 108–126, title II, § 202(a)117 Stat. 1349
“Congress finds that—“(1) “(2)
, , , provided that:
the great cross-axis of the Mall in the District of Columbia, which generally extends from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial, is a substantially completed work of civic art; and
to preserve the integrity of the Mall, a reserve area should be designated within the core of the great cross-axis of the Mall where the siting of new commemorative works is prohibited.”