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 PUBLIC LAW 100-265—MAR. 25, 1988

102 STAT. 39

Public Law 100-265 100th Congress Joint Resolution Approving the location of the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial.

Mar. 25, 1988 [S.J. Res. 216]

Whereas section 6(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide standards for placement of commemorative works on certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes", approved November 14, 1986 (100 Stat. 3650, 3651), provides that the location of a commemorative work in the area described therein as area I shall be deemed disapproved unless, not later than one hundred and fifty days after the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services notifies the Congress of his determination that the commemorative work should be located in area I, the location is approved by law; Whereas the joint resolution approved October 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3144), authorizes the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the estimated five thousand courageous slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution and to honor the countless black men, women, and children who ran away from slavery or filed petitions with courts and legislatures seeking their freedom; and Whereas the Secretary of the Interior has notified the Congress of his determination that the memorial authorized by the said joint resolution approved October 27, 1986, should be located in area I: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the location 40 USC 1003 of a commemorative work to honor the slaves and free black persons note, who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution and to honor the black men, women, and children who ran away from slavery or filed petitions with courts and legislatures seeking their freedom, authorized by the joint resolution approved October 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3144), in the area described in the Act approved November 14, 1986 (100 Stat. 3650), as area I, is hereby approved. Approved March 25, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 216: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-215 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-288 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): Feb. 26, considered and passed Senate. Mar. 15, considered and passed House.

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