[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 452 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 452
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 14, 2005
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to
determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers'
Memorial Military Museum located in St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of
the National Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING THE SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL
MILITARY MUSEUM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Soldiers' Memorial is a tribute to all veterans
located in the greater St. Louis area, including Southern
Illinois.
(2) The current annual budget for the memorial is $185,000
and is paid for exclusively by the City of St. Louis.
(3) In 1923, the City of St. Louis voted to spend
$6,000,000 to purchase a memorial plaza and building dedicated
to citizens of St. Louis who lost their lives in World War I.
(4) The purchase of the 7 block site exhausted the funds
and no money remained to construct a monument.
(5) In 1933, Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann appealed to citizens
and the city government to raise $1,000,000 to construct a
memorial building and general improvement of the plaza area and
the construction of Soldiers' Memorial began on October 21,
1935.
(6) On October 14, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
officially dedicated the site.
(7) On Memorial Day in 1938, Mayor Dickmann opened the
building to the public.
(b) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out a study
to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the
Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum, located at 1315 Chestnut, St.
Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System.
(c) Study Process and Completion.--Section 8(c) of Public Law 91-
383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)) shall apply to the conduct and completion of
the study required by this section.
(d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report describing the
results the study required by this section to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate.
Passed the House of Representatives December 13, 2005.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.