117 S3515 IS: Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act U.S. Senate 2022-01-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3515IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 18, 2022Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the bronze plaque and concrete block bearing the name of Francis Newlands from the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act.

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Removal of Plaque and Concrete from Memorial Fountain Grounds

(a)

In general

The Secretary of the Interior shall—(1)remove the brass plaque bearing the name Senator Francis G. Newlands from the grounds of the memorial fountain; (2)remove from the south end of the memorial fountain’s face, the stone, tablet-like projection bearing the name of Francis Griffith Newlands and a related inscription; (3)remove the name Newlands Memorial Fountain carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain’s coping stones; and(4)offer the items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for a period of 60 days, and if not claimed within that period, direct the items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to be maintained by the National Park Service as Federal property and accessioned into the Rock Creek Park museum collection. (b)

Memorial fountain

For the purposes of this section, the term memorial fountain means the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut Avenue and Western Avenue NW, in the District of Columbia.