Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/4563

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124 STAT. 4537 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 11, 2010 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR DC SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN. On June 4, 2010, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Adminis- tration of the Senate may jointly designate, the 25th Annual District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘event’’) may be run through the Capitol Grounds as part of the journey of the Special Olympics torch to the District of Columbia Special Olympics summer games. SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD. The Capitol Police Board shall take such actions as may be necessary to carry out the event. SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS. The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions for physical preparations for the event. SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event. Agreed to May 7, 2010. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE—75TH ANNIVERSARY Whereas the well-being of the United States is dependent on produc- tive soils along with abundant and high-quality water and related natural resources; Whereas the Natural Resources Conservation Service (in this resolu- tion referred to as ‘‘NRCS’’) was established as the Soil Conserva- tion Service in the Department of Agriculture in 1935 to assist farmers, ranchers, and other landowners in protecting soil and water resources on private lands; Whereas Hugh Hammond Bennett, the first Chief of the Soil Con- servation Service and the ‘‘father of soil conservation’’, led the creation of the modern soil conservation movement that estab- lished soil and water conservation as a national priority; Whereas the NRCS, with the assistance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, State governments, and local partners, developed a new mechanism of American conservation service delivery, which brings together private individuals with Federal, State, and local governments to achieve common conservation objectives; Whereas the NRCS provides a vital public service by supplying technical expertise and financial assistance to cooperating private landowners for the conservation of soil and water resources; Whereas the NRCS, as authorized by Congress, has developed and provided land conservation programs that have resulted in the restoration and preservation of millions of acres of wetlands, forests, and grasslands that provide innumerable benefits to the May 11, 2010 [S. Con. Res. 62]