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Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

Source: Congress.gov · 462 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill orders the Secretary of the Interior to remove or hide the name "Francis Newlands" from a memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in Washington, D.C. The bill also tells the Secretary what to do with the items that are removed from the fountain. ##

Who It Affects

- The Secretary of the Interior - The National Park Service - Descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands - The public that visits Chevy Chase Circle ##

Key Provisions

- The Secretary of the Interior must remove a brass plaque bearing the name "Senator Francis G. Newlands" from the grounds of the memorial fountain (Sec. 2(a)(1)) - The Secretary must remove a stone, tablet-like projection bearing the name "Francis Griffith Newlands" and a related inscription from the south end of the memorial fountain's face (Sec. 2(a)(2)) - The Secretary must remove or permanently conceal the name "Newlands" carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain's coping stones (Sec. 2(a)(3)) - The Secretary must offer removed items to descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for 60 days, and if unclaimed, the National Park Service must keep them as federal property in the Rock Creek Park museum collection (Sec. 2(a)(4)) ##

What Changes

The memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut Avenue and Western Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C. will no longer display the name "Francis Newlands" in any form on its surface or plaques. ##

Important Definitions

The bill defines "memorial fountain" as the fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut Avenue and Western Avenue, NW, in the District of Columbia (Sec. 2(b)). ##

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 417 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove or permanently conceal the name of Francis Newlands on the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove or perma- nently conceal the name of Francis Newlands on the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Francis G. Newlands 4 Memorial Removal Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:23 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S417.IS S417 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 417 IS SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PLAQUE AND CONCRETE FROM ME- 1 MORIAL FOUNTAIN GROUNDS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 3 shall— 4 (1) remove the brass plaque bearing the name 5 ‘‘Senator Francis G. Newlands’’ from the grounds of 6 the memorial fountain; 7 (2) remove from the south end of the memorial 8 fountain’s face, the stone, tablet-like projection bear- 9 ing the name of ‘‘Francis Griffith Newlands’’ and a 10 related inscription; 11 (3) remove or permanently conceal the name 12 ‘‘Newlands’’ carved into the upper face of the memo- 13 rial fountain’s coping stones; and 14 (4) offer the items removed pursuant to para- 15 graphs (1), (2), and (3) to the descendants of 16 Francis Griffith Newlands for a period of 60 days, 17 and if not claimed within that period, direct the 18 items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and 19 (3) to be maintained by the National Park Service 20 as Federal property and accessioned into the Rock 21 Creek Park museum collection. 22 (b) MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN.—For the purposes of this 23 section, the term ‘‘memorial fountain’’ means the memo- 24 rial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:23 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S417.IS S417 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 417 IS Avenue and Western Avenue, NW, in the District of Co- 1 lumbia. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:23 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S417.IS S417 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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