A bill to expedite the construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.

Requires the American Battle Monuments Commission to proceed expeditiously with the construction of the National World War II Memorial at the dedicated Rainbow Pool site in the District of Columbia without regard to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Commemorative Works Act, or any other law pertaining to the siting or design of the Memorial. Makes the decision to construct and decisions about design final, conclusive, and not subject to administrative or judicial review.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 580 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 580

   To expedite the construction of the World War II memorial in the 
                         District of Columbia.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2001

Mr. Hutchinson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To expedite the construction of the World War II memorial in the 
                         District of Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPEDITED COMMENCEMENT BY AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS 
              COMMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.

    Section 2113 of title 36, United States Code, as added by section 
601(a) of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (Public 
Law 106-117; 113 Stat. 1576), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(i) Congressional Direction To Commence Construction.--(1) 
Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission shall expeditiously proceed 
with the construction of the World War II memorial at the dedicated 
Rainbow Pool site in the District of Columbia without regard to the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), or any other law 
pertaining to the siting or design for the World War II memorial.
    ``(2) The construction of the World War II memorial by the 
Commission shall be consistent with--
            ``(A) the final architectural submission made to the 
        Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning 
        Commission on June 30, 2000, as supplemented on November 2, 
        2000; and
            ``(B) such reasonable construction permit requirements as 
        may be required by the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the National Park Service.
    ``(3) The decision to construct the World War II memorial at the 
dedicated Rainbow Pool site, and the decisions regarding the design for 
the World War II memorial, are final and conclusive and shall not be 
subject to further administrative or judicial review.''.
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