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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Feb 9, 2016
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National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act
(Sec. 3) This bill designates the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, as a national memorial.
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This memorial shall not be a unit of the National Park System.
(Sec. 4) The Department of the Interior may award a single grant per year through a competitive process to a tax-exempt, charitable nonprofit organization (eligible entity) for the operation and maintenance of any memorial located within the United States established to commemorate the events of and honor:
the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001; and
the victims of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.
In awarding such grants, Interior shall give greatest weight in the selection of eligible entities using the following criteria:
experience in managing a public memorial that will benefit the largest number of visitors each calendar year;
experience in managing a memorial of significant size (four acres or more);
successful coordination and cooperation with federal, state, and local governments in the operation and management of the memorial;
the ability and commitment to use grant funds to enhance security at the memorial; and
the ability to use grant funds to increase the numbers of economically disadvantaged visitors to the memorial and surrounding areas.
The authority to award grants under this Act shall expire seven years after enactment of this Act.
People & committees
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] · R–NJ
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 12 (Roll no. 64). (text: CR H634)
House roll call 64 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 12 (Roll no. 64).(text: CR H634)
House roll call 64 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H640)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3036.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H634-637)
Mr. MacArthur moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-416.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-416.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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