[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 150 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 150


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 1996

                                Received

                              May 9, 1996

         Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event displaying 
   racing, restored, and customized motor vehicles and transporters.

Whereas the United States public has demonstrated a continuing love affair with 
        motor vehicles since their introduction 100 years ago, enjoying vehicles 
        for transportation, for enthusiast endeavors ranging from racing to show 
        competitions, and as a mode of individual expression;
Whereas research and development in connection with motorsports competition and 
        specialty applications have provided consumers with life-saving safety 
        features, including seat belts, air bags, and many other important 
        innovations;
Whereas hundreds of thousands of amateur and professional participants enjoy 
        motorsports competitions each year throughout the United States;
Whereas such competitions have a total annual attendance in excess of 14,500,000 
        spectators, making the competitions among the most widely attended in 
        United States sports; and
Whereas sales of motor vehicle parts and accessories for performance and 
        appearance enhancement, restoration, and modification exceeded 
        $15,000,000,000 in 1995, resulting in 500,000 jobs for United States 
        citizens: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR SPECIALTY MOTOR VEHICLE AND 
              EQUIPMENT EVENT.

    On May 16, 1996, or such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate may jointly 
designate there is authorized to be conducted on the Capitol Grounds a 
public event (in this resolution referred to as the ``event'') 
displaying racing, restored, and customized motor vehicles and 
transporters.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

    The event shall be free of admission charge to the public and 
arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions 
to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police 
Board. The sponsor of the event shall assume full responsibility for 
all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with 
the event.

SEC. 3. STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT.

    For the purposes of this resolution, the sponsor of the event is 
authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds, subject to the approval 
of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound amplification 
devices, tents, and other related structures and equipment as may be 
necessary for the event. The sponsor is further authorized to display 
racing, restored, and customized motor vehicles and transporters in the 
condition in which they currently appear.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are 
authorized to make any additional arrangement that may be required to 
carry out the event.

SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS.

    The sponsor of the event (including its members) shall not 
represent, either directly or indirectly, that this resolution or any 
activity carried out under this resolution in any way constitutes 
approval or endorsement by the Federal Government of the sponsor (or 
its members) or any product or service offered by the sponsor (or its 
members).

SEC. 6. PHOTOGRAPHS.

    The event may be conducted only after the Architect of the Capitol 
and the Capitol Police Board enter into an agreement with the sponsor 
of the event, with each person owning a vehicle to be displayed at the 
event, and with the manufacturers of such vehicles that prohibits the 
sponsor and the vehicle owners and manufacturers from using any 
photograph taken at the event for a commercial purpose. The agreement 
shall provide for financial penalties to be imposed if any photograph 
is used in violation of this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.