December 3, 2009
Dear Coalition Friends:
The agenda for tomorrow's 10 a.m. meeting of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission is provided below.
Note that there are 3 action items and a presentation on the status of the John Adams Memorial. The third action item, HR 1466, is a bill to amend the Commemorative Works Act to give new authorities to the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Park Service, and the General Services Administration including decisions about locating future memorials.
The National Coalition to Save Our Mall has been pointing out for years that the Commemorative Works Act needs to be seriously reviewed and possibly amended. However, we advocate a more meaningful role for the public in the review process and in future memorial decision making for the National Mall and the nation's capital.
National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission
What: Meeting
Date: December 4, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: National Building Museum
Address: 401 F Street, NW
Washington, DC
Room 312
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss currently authorized and proposed memorials in the District of Columbia and its environs.
Action Items
(1) H.R. 482, a bill to authorize the rededication of the District of Columbia War Memorial as a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial to honor the sacrifices made by American veterans of World War I.
(2) H.R. 3425, a bill to authorize the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
(3) H.R. 1466, A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the National Capital Planning Commission to designate and modify the boundaries of the National Mall area in the District of Columbia reserved for the location of commemorative works of preeminent historical and lasting significance to the United States and other activities, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of General Services to make recommendations for the termination of the authority of a person to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Non-Action Items
(1) A presentation from the John Adams Memorial Foundation on the status of an alternative sites analysis being prepared for the John Adams Memorial.
(2) Review of the Commission’s bylaws.
(3) Update on memorial legislation under consideration by the 111th Congress. The meeting is open to the public. Persons who wish to file a written statement or testify at the meeting or who want further information concerning the meeting may contact:
Ms. Nancy Young, Secretary to the Commission
Telephone: (202) 619–7097
Fax: (202) 619–7420
Email: nancy_young@nps.gov
Mail: National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission 1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Room 220 Washington, DC 20242
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