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 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1227 §8736. Execution of deeds The Mayor of the District of Columbia may execute deeds of conveyance for real estate sold under this subchapter. The deeds shall contain a full description of the land sold as required by law. §8737. Authorization of appropriations An amount equal to not more than one cent for each inhabitant of the continental United States as determined by the last preceding decennial census may be appropriated each year in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the National Capital Planning Commission to use for the payment of its expenses and for the acquisition of land the Commission may acquire under section 8731 of this title for the purposes named, including compensation for the land, surveys, ascertainment of title, condemnation proceedings, and necessary conveyancing. The appropriated amounts shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the general amounts of the Treasury in the same proportion as other expenses of the District of Columbia. CHAPTER 89—NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVE WORKS Sec. 8901. Purposes. 8902. Definitions and nonapplication. 8903. Congressional authorization of commemorative works. 8904. National Capital Memorial Commission. 8905. Site and design approval. 8906. Criteria for issuance of construction permit. 8907. Temporary site designation. 8908. Areas I and II. 8909. Administrative. §8901. Purposes The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to preserve the integrity of the comprehensive design of the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for the Nation's Capital; (2) to ensure the continued public use and enjoyment of open space in the District of Columbia; (3) to preserve, protect and medntain the limited amount of open space available to residents of, and visitors to, the Nation's Capital; and (4) to ensure that future commemorative works in areas administered by the National Park Service and the Administrator of General Services in the District of Columbia and its environs— (A) are appropriately designed, constructed, and located; and (B) reflect a consensus of the lasting national significance of the subjects involved. § 8902. Definitions and nonapplication (a) DEFINITIONS.— In this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) COMMEMORATIVE WORK.— The term "commemorative work"— (A) means any statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, plaque, inscription, or other structure or landscape feature, including a garden or memorial grove, designed to perpetuate in a permanent manner the memory of an individual,

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