Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§504 Installation and Removal of Electrical Facilities
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A— Observances and Ceremonies › Chapter 5— PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES › § 504
Summary
The Mayor may allow the Inaugural Committee to put up temporary overhead electrical wiring and supports in District parks, with a park official supervising. All must be removed within 5 days after the inaugural period. The U.S. and D.C. will not pay or be liable; the Committee must cover them for any loss, damage, or claims caused by it or its agents.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §504
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The Mayor of the District of Columbia may allow the Inaugural Committee to install suitable overhead conductors and electrical facilities, with adequate supports. The official in charge of a park or reservation in the District of Columbia in which it is necessary to place wires shall supervise the placing and removal of those wires.
(b)The conductors and supports shall be removed not later than 5 days after the end of the inaugural period.
(c)The United States Government and the District of Columbia may not incur any expense or damage from the installation, operation, or removal of a temporary overhead conductor or electrical facility. The Inaugural Committee shall indemnify and hold harmless the District of Columbia and the appropriate department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government against any loss or damage, and against any liability arising, from any act of the Inaugural Committee or any agent, licensee, servant, or employee of the Inaugural Committee in connection with the installation, operation, or removal of a temporary overhead conductor or electrical facility.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 504(a)36:725 (1st, 2d sentences).Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 5 (1st–3d, last sentences), 70 Stat. 1050. 36:730.Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, Pub. L. 90–251, § 4, 82 Stat. 4. 504(b)36:725 (3d sentence). 504(c)36:725 (last sentence). In subsection (a), the words “lighting or other” and “for illumination or other purposes” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (c), the words “illumination or other” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “department, agency, or instrumentality” are substituted for “agency” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “or agencies” are omitted because of 1:1. The words “in connection with the installation, operation, or removal of a temporary overhead conductor or electrical facility” are added for clarity.
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36 U.S.C. § 504
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60