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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-287—MAY 21, 1976

90 STAT. 519

Public Law 94-287 94th Congress An Act To authorize the erection of a statue of Bernardo de Galvez on public grounds in the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled., That the Secretary of the Interior shall select an appropriate site for the location of a statue, including pedestal therefor, of Bernardo de Galvez, a gift of the Government of Spain in recognition of the Bicentennial celebrations of the United States of America and as a token of the friendship that exists between the people of Spain and the people of the United States. Such statue shall be erected on grounds now owned by the United States of America in the District of Columbia if (1) the choice of the site and the design of the statue is approved by the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, and (2) the erection of the statue is begun within five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The erection of the statue and proper landscape treatment of the site, including walks, shall be without expense to the United States of America, except for necessary maintenance after completion. Approved May 21, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 94-775 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): May 5, considered and passed Senate. May 10, considered and passed House, in lieu of H.R. 11844.

May 21. 1976 [S. 3031]

Bernardo de Galvez. Statue, erection in D.C.