[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4752 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 4752

   To prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial, or other 
structure at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, 
 until such time as an environmental impact statement is prepared for 
                           the construction.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 1998

 Mr. Solomon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the construction of any monument, memorial, or other 
structure at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, 
 until such time as an environmental impact statement is prepared for 
                           the construction.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL 
              CONSTRUCTION AT IWO JIMA MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--After the enactment of this Act no person 
(including any governmental entity) may construct any monument, 
memorial, or other structure of any kind (whether above grade or below 
grade) on the parcel of Federal land located south of Rosslyn, 
Virginia, and north of the Arlington National Cemetery that is bounded 
on the west by Meade Street, on the north by Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 
Route 50), on the east by Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route 110), 
and on the south by Marshall Drive, until the person has prepared and 
made available a statement regarding the construction in accordance 
with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
    (b) Construction Commenced Prior to Enactment.--Any person 
(including any governmental entity) who commenced construction of any 
monument, memorial, or other structure prior to the enactment of this 
Act on the parcel described in subsection (a) shall immediately cease 
such construction upon the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Existing Memorials and Structures.--Nothing in subsection (a) 
or (b) shall apply to the United States Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) 
Memorial or to the Netherlands Carillon.
    (d) Utilities.--Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) shall apply to the 
construction, reconstruction, or repair by any person of any below-
grade utility facilities, including sewer, electrical, water supply, 
and communications facilities.
    (e) Enforcement.--Any person may bring a civil action in the 
appropriate United States district court against any person (including 
the United States) to enforce the provisions of subsection (a) and (b), 
and such court shall have jurisdiction in any such action, without 
regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in controversy, 
to issue such orders as may be necessary to restrain any violation of 
the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) and to enforce the 
requirements of subsection (b).
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