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Volume 90 · 2632

Public Law 94–556

To provide for the recognition of the States of Alaska and Hawaii at the Lincoln National Memorial, and for other purposes.

Approved October 19, 1976

Statutory text

An Act

To provide for the recognition of the States of Alaska and Hawaii at the Lincoln National Memorial, and for other purposes.

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

That, for the purpose of providing appropriate connmmlocation at the Lincoln National Memorial of the addition of (he States of Alaska and Hawaii to the Union, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to study the feasibility of and make recommendations for the recognition at an appropriate place at such memorial of the addition to the Union of the States of Alaska and Hawaii. Such recommendations shall after review and approval by the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation be submitted to the Committees on Interior and Insular Adairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States. If, at the end of sixty days (not counting days on which the Senate or the House of Representatives has adjourned for more than three consecutive days) following receipt of such recommendations, neither committee has adopted a resolution of disapproval, the Secretary is authorized and directed to carry out said recommendations.

Sec. 2.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, hut not to exceed $20,000. No funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be available prior to October 1, 1977.

Approved October 19, 1976.

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