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Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§504 Installation and Removal of Electrical Facilities

Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 5 — PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES › § 504

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Mayor can let the Inaugural Committee put up temporary overhead electrical wires and the supports they need. If the wires go into a park or reservation, the park official in charge will watch over how they are put up and taken down. All wires and supports must be removed no later than 5 days after the inaugural period ends. The Inaugural Committee must pay for and protect the United States, the District of Columbia, and the proper federal department or agency from any costs, damage, or legal claims caused by the Committee or its agents or workers while installing, using, or removing the temporary wires.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §504

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Installation.—
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)Removal.—
The conductors and supports shall be removed not later than 5 days after the end of the inaugural period.
(c)Indemnification.—
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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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 504

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110