2 U.S.C. § 2167: Congressional Award Youth Park

Summary

Creates a park of about 5 acres on the Capitol Grounds called the Congressional Award Youth Park. The park is bounded by Constitution Avenue NW to the north, First Street NW to the east, Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the south, and Third Street NW to the west, and it will extend out to the curbs of those streets. The Architect of the Capitol must run a design competition using rules made with the Senate majority and minority leaders and the House Speaker and minority leader. The rules must be finished by June 30, 2002. The design must be an outdoor, public space and should, as much as possible, include a fountain, many trees and flowers from each of the 50 States, large replicas of Congressional Award medals, and the names of all award recipients. The Architect will send at least three designs to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission, which will pick the final plan. Money already available to the Architect under this Act may be used to build the park.

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(a)Designation

The parcel of approximately 5 acres of land located on the Capitol Grounds and described in subsection (b) shall be known and designated as the “Congressional Award Youth Park”.

(b)Area included

(1)In general

The parcel of land described in subsection (a) is—

(A)bounded on the north by Constitution Avenue, N.W.;

(B)bounded on the east by First Street, N.W.;

(C)bounded on the south by Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; and

(D)bounded on the west by Third Street N.W.

(2)Extension

The park shall extend to the curbs of the streets described in paragraph (1).

(c)Design

(1)Competition

The Architect of the Capitol shall sponsor a competition for the design of the park, based on specifications developed by the Architect.

(2)Specifications

(A)In general

Not later than June 30, 2002, the Architect, in consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, shall develop the specifications for the park.

(B)Requirements

(i)In general

The specifications shall require an outdoor design that is accessible to the public.

(ii)Inclusions

To the maximum extent practicable, the specifications shall include requirements for— (I)

(II)extensive use of trees and flowering plants from each of the 50 States;

(III)large-scale replicas of the medals awarded under the Congressional Award Program; and

(IV)the inscription of the names of all Congressional Award recipients.

(3)Selection

(A)In general

As soon as practicable after the competition is completed, the Architect shall forward at least 3 designs, with recommendations, to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission.

(B)Final selection

The United States Capitol Preservation Commission shall select and approve the final design from among the 3 designs submitted under subparagraph (A).

(d)Funding

Funds otherwise made available to the Architect of the Capitol under this Act shall be available to carry out this section.

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This Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 107–68, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 560, known as the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was classified to section 217c of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.

§2167 Congressional Award Youth Park

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