The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc., is authorized to establish the National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty.
(May 23, 1989, D.C. Law 8-2, § 2, 36 DCR 2371.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-1121.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 8-2, the "Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Act of 1989," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 8-91, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on February 28, 1989 and March 14, 1989, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on March 29, 1989, it was assigned Act No. 8-12 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
(a) The Mayor shall obtain and review the design and plans for the memorial and, after consultation with the Council and the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration of the District of Columbia Courts, transmit recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission before approval of the design, plans, and construction of the memorial in accordance with the Joint Resolution Authorizing the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, approved October 19, 1984 (98 Stat. 2712) ("Joint Resolution").
(b) Construction shall not commence until the Secretary of the Interior determines that sufficient funds are available for the completion of the memorial in accordance with the Joint Resolution.
(c) Construction shall commence no later than October 19, 1989, as provided in the Joint Resolution.
(May 23, 1989, D.C. Law 8-2, § 3, 36 DCR 2371.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-1122.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-2, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-1331.
The District of Columbia shall not pay any expenses of the establishment or maintenance of the memorial.
(May 23, 1989, D.C. Law 8-2, § 4, 36 DCR 2371.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-1123.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-2, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-1331.
