112 STAT. 1264 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 the 5 calendar days immediately preceding that day, and the 4 calendar days immediately following that day. § 502. Regulations, licenses, and registration tags (a) REGULATIONS AND LICENSES. —For each inaugural period, the Council of the District of Columbia shall— (1) prescribe reasonable regulations necessary to preserve public order and protect life, health, and property; (2) prescribe special regulations related to the standing, movement, and operation of vehicles; and (3) grant special licenses to peddlers and vendors to sell merchandise in places the Council considers proper, subject to conditions and fees for the licenses the Council considers proper. (b) REGISTRATION TAGS. —The Mayor of the District of Columbia may issue, for any motor vehicle made available for the use of the Inaugural Committee, special registration tags, valid for not more than 90 days, designed to celebrate the inauguration of the President and Vice President, § 503. Use of reservations, grounds, and public spaces (a) PERMIT FOR USE. —With the approval of the officer having jurisdiction over any of the Federal reservations or grounds in the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior may grant to the Inaugural Committee a permit to use the reservations or grounds during the inaugural period, including a reasonable time before and after the inaugural period. The Mayor of the District of Columbia may grant a similar permit to use public space under the Mayor's jurisdiction. Each permit granted under this subsection is subject to conditions the grantor of the permit prescribes. (b) REVIEWING STANDS AND COMMERCIAL STANDS AND STRUC- TURES.—^A reviewing stand or a stand or structure for the sale of merchandise, food, or drink may be built on public grounds in the District of Columbia only if approved by the Inaugural Committee and by the Secretary or the Mayor, as appropriate. (c) RESTORATION AFTER INAUGURAL PERIOD.—After the inaugural period, the reservation, ground, or public space occupied by a stand or structure shall be restored promptly to its prior condition. (d) INDEMNIFICATION.— The Inaugural Committee shall indemnify and save harmless the District of Columbia and the appropriate department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government against any loss or damage to, and against any liability arising from the use of, the reservation, ground, or public space, by the Inaugural Committee or a licensee of the Inaugural Committee. § 504. Installation and removal of electrical facilities (a) INSTALLATION. —The Mayor of the District of Columbia may allow the Inaugural Committee to install suitable overhead conductors and electrical facilities, with adequate supports. The official in charge of a park or reservation in the District of Columbia in which it is necessary to place wires shall supervise the placing and removal of those wires. (b) REMOVAL.— The conductors and supports shall be removed not later than 5 days after the end of the inaugural period. (c) INDEMNIFICATION. — The United States Government and the District of Columbia may not incur any expense or damage from
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