1、1 Information compiled from material received from the Office of Lands, Resources, andPlanning, National Capital Region, U.S. National Park Service, August 27, 2007.2 National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission on Fine Arts, and the National CapitalMemorial Commission are the three federal
2、agencies responsible for the location and design ofnew commemorative works on federal land. Since 1997, the agencies have worked together asthe Joint Task Force on Memorials. In their initial report, the Joint Task Force recommended toCongress that the Commemorative Works Act be amended to change th
3、e name of the NationalCapital Memorial Commission to the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission. Therequest was granted in P.L. 99-652.3 For Commemorative Works Act, see P.L. 99-652.4 Contact Glen DeMarr, (202) 619-7027 or Nancy Young, (202) 619-7097 at the National Park(continued.)Order Code
4、 RS21080Updated May 21, 2008Memorials: Creating National, State, and Local MemorialsZina L. WatkinsInformation Research SpecialistsKnowledge Services GroupSummaryThis report provides information on the mandatory steps to building a memorial onfederal property in the District of Columbia. It also pro