Title 36Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§505 Extension of Wires Along Parade Routes

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A— Observances and Ceremonies › Chapter 5— PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES › § 505

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Mayor of D.C., the Secretary of the Interior, and the Inaugural Committee can let communications companies put overhead wires along a parade route for the parade and other inaugural uses. Those wires must be taken down within 10 days after the inaugural period ends.

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Title 36, §505

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The Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Inaugural Committee may allow communications companies to extend overhead wires to places along a parade route that are considered convenient for use in connection with the parade and other inaugural purposes. The wires shall be removed not later than 10 days after the inaugural period ends.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50536:727.Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 7, 70 Stat. 1050. 36:730.Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, Pub. L. 90–251, § 4, 82 Stat. 4. The words “communications companies” are substituted for “telegraph, telephone, radio-broadcasting, and television companies” to eliminate unnecessary words.

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36 U.S.C. § 505

Title 36Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60