[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 87 (Monday, June 27, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H5202]
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AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT AT ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL
Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 1084) to authorize the establishment at Antietam National
Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the
Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and
the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the
Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and for other purposes, as
amended.
The Clerk read as follows:
H.R. 1084
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL, ANTIETAM
NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, MARYLAND.
(a) Memorial Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior
shall authorize the establishment, at a suitable location
approved by the Secretary within the boundaries of Antietam
National Battlefield, of a memorial to the officers and
enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire
Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire
Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam
on September 17, 1862.
(b) Authorized Entity.--The Secretary shall select the
persons who will be permitted to establish the memorial
authorized by subsection (a).
(c) Design Approvals.--The size, design, and inscriptions
of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject
to the approval of the Secretary.
(d) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds for
Establishment.--No Federal funds may be expended to design
the memorial authorized by subsection (a), to acquire the
memorial, to prepare the site selected for the memorial, or
to install the memorial.
(e) Suspension for Misrepresentation in Fundraising.--The
Secretary may suspend the authority of the persons selected
under subsection (b) to establish the memorial authorized by
subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that fundraising
efforts relating to the memorial have misrepresented an
affiliation with the memorial or the Federal Government.
(f) Annual Report.--Until the memorial authorized by
subsection (a) is installed, the persons selected under
subsection (b) to establish the memorial shall submit to the
Secretary an annual report of operations related to
fundraising efforts for the memorial and progress on the
establishment of the memorial.
(g) Maintenance.--Upon installation of the memorial
authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall assume
responsibility for the maintenance of the memorial. The
Secretary may accept contributions for the maintenance of the
memorial from the persons selected under subsection (b) to
establish the memorial and from other persons. Amounts
accepted under this subsection shall be merged with other
funds available to the Secretary for the maintenance of the
memorial and credited to a separate account with the National
Park Service.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New
Mexico (Mr. Pearce) and the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) each
will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce).
General Leave
Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks
and include extraneous material on H.R. 1084, the bill under
consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from New Mexico?
There was no objection.
Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 1084 introduced by the gentleman from
New Hampshire (Mr. Bradley) would authorize the construction of a
memorial at the Antietam National Battlefield to members of the New
Hampshire Infantry that fought in the Battle of Antietam. The bill
directs the Secretary of the Interior to select persons responsible for
the establishment of the memorial and prohibits the use of Federal
funds in the design, acquisition, preparation, and installation of the
memorial. Additionally, the Secretary must approve the size, design,
and inscriptions placed on the monument. Once the memorial is in place,
the Secretary will accept responsibility for maintenance, but will be
permitted to accept donations into a specific account for the New
Hampshire memorial.
I urge passage of the bill.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
(Mr. UDALL of New Mexico asked and was given permission to revise and
extend his remarks.)
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, as the majority has explained,
H.R. 1084 authorizes the establishment of a Civil War Memorial to New
Hampshire soldiers who fought at the Battle of Antietam in 1862.
Evidently, New Hampshire is the only State that participated in the
Battle of Antietam that does not have a memorial to its soldiers at the
site. The citizens of New Hampshire are proud of their ancestors'
participation in the battle and would like to commemorate their
participation.
Mr. Speaker, we have no objection to the adoption of H.R. 1084, as
amended, by the House today.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the majority and minority staff of
the House Resources Committee, and especially Rick Healy of the
Resources Committee, for their diligent work on this bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I also thank the staffs from both majority
and minority to get this bill through.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 1084, as amended.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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