[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1284 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1284

To prohibit construction of any monument, memorial, or other structure 
 at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and for 
                             other purposes


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 9, 1997

  Mr. Roberts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit construction of any monument, memorial, or other structure 
 at the site of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and for 
                             other purposes

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION AT IWO JIMA MEMORIAL.

    (a) Prohibition.--No person (including any governmental entity) may 
construct any monument, memorial, or other structure (whether above 
grade or below grade) on the parcel of Federal land that is--
            (1) located south of Rosslyn, Virginia, and north of the 
        Arlington National Cemetery; and
            (2) bounded on the west by Meade Street, on the north by 
        Arlington Boulevard (United States Route 50), on the east by 
        Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route 110), and on the south 
        by Marshall Drive.
    (b) Construction Commenced Before Enactment.--A person (including a 
governmental entity) that commenced construction of a monument, 
memorial, or other structure before the date of enactment of this Act 
on the parcel described in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) immediately cease construction; and
            (2) as promptly as practicable, restore all land affected 
        by the construction to its condition before commencement of 
        construction.
    (c) Existing Memorials and Structures.--Nothing in subsection (a) 
or (b) applies to the United States Marine Corps Memorial (commonly 
known as the ``Iwo Jima Memorial'') or to the Netherlands Carillon.
    (d) Enforcement.--
            (1) Jurisdiction.--A person may bring a civil action in 
        United States district court against any person (including the 
        United States) to enforce subsections (a) and (b).
            (2) Court orders.--The court shall issue such orders as are 
        necessary to restrain any violation of subsection (a) and to 
        enforce subsection (b).
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