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Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997

Introduced: June 10, 1997 Introduced by: Lucas, Frank D. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1997
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-316.
Oct 8, 1997
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.
Sep 17, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 17, 1997
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 1997
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands Discharged.
Sep 9, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 18, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Jun 10, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1173)
Jun 10, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 10, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 - Establishes: (1) the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as a National Park System unit; and (2) the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust, as a wholly owned Government corporation, to administer the operation, maintenance, management, and interpretation of the Memorial.

Requires the Trust to develop a cooperative agreement for management of lands, operations, and facilities within the Memorial. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Trust to enter into a cooperative agreement under which the Secretary shall provide technical assistance for the planning, preservation, maintenance, management, and interpretation of the Memorial and such maintenance, interpretation, curatorial management, and general management as mutually agreed upon by the respective parties.

Authorizes appropriations. Requires amounts appropriated in any fiscal year to carry out this Act to be expended only on a matching basis in a ratio of at least one non-Federal dollar to every Federal dollar.

Requires, before the construction of the Memorial, the Administrator of the General Services Administration to exchange, sell, lease, donate, or otherwise dispose of the site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, or a portion thereof, to the Trust. Exempts such disposal from: (1) the Public Buildings Act of 1959; (2) the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949; and (3) any other Federal law establishing requirements or procedures for Federal property disposal.

Directs the General Accounting Office, six years after the first meeting of the Trust's Board of Directors, to study and report to specified congressional committees on the Trust's activities.

What's happening now October 8, 1997

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.

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