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PUBLIC LAW 98-46—JULY 12, 1983 97 STAT. 241 Public Law 98-46 98th Congress An Act Entitled the "Gladys Noon Spellman Dedication". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress finds that Gladys Noon Spellman, elected to four terms in the House of Representatives from the State of Maryland, should be afforded recognition not only for her personal efforts in upgrading one of the Capital region's most important transportation corridors, but more broadly for the dedication, commitment, and concern she expended on behalf of the people of Maryland. The quality of her service to the public exemplifies the high ideals and principles she held paramount. SEC. 2. The parkway, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, in the State of Maryland known as the Baltimore-Washing- ton Parkway, is hereby dedicated to Gladys Noon Spellman in recognition of her efforts to upgrade a most important transporta- tion corridor in the Capital region and more broadly, to recognize her service to people of Maryland and the Nation as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States. SEC. 3. In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to provide such identification by signs, including, but not limited to existing signs, materials, maps, markers, interpretive programs, or other means as will appropriately inform the public of the contributions of Gladys Noon Spellman. SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized and directed to cause to be erected and maintained, at a suitable location adjacent to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, an appropriate marker commemorating the contributions of Gladys Noon Spellman. July 12, 1983 [S. 680] Gladys Noon Spellman Dedication. Baltimore- Washington Parkway dedication. Commemorative m arker.