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House Bill 6812
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Fire Island AIDS Memorial Act
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Introduced in House on Dec 14, 2023
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H. R. 6812 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6812


To authorize the Pines Foundation to establish the Fire Island AIDS Memorial, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 14, 2023

Mr. Garbarino introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Pines Foundation to establish the Fire Island AIDS Memorial, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Fire Island AIDS Memorial Act”.

SEC. 2. Purposes.

The purposes of the Act are—

(1) to honor and remember the many residents of Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove, New York, who suffered and died from the AIDS epidemic; and

(2) to educate future generations about the AIDS epidemic and the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the Fire Island communities in the State of New York.

SEC. 3. Definitions.

In this Act:

(1) DIRECTOR.—The term “Director” means the Director of the National Park Service.

(2) FOUNDATION.—The term “Foundation” means the Pines Foundation.

(3) MEMORIAL.—The term “Memorial” means the Fire Island AIDS Memorial authorized to be established under section 4(a).

SEC. 4. Fire Island AIDS Memorial.

(a) Authorization To establish memorial.—The Foundation may establish and maintain a memorial at Fire Island National Seashore to honor the residents of Fire Island who died of AIDS, to be known as the “Fire Island AIDS Memorial”.

(b) Use of Federal funds prohibited.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the Memorial.

(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Director may accept and expend contributions of non-Federal funds and resources for the purposes described in paragraph (1).

(c) Location of Memorial.—The Director may allow the Memorial to be established in the area of the Fire Island National Seashore located along the walkway between the Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove and adjacent to the Carrington House.

(d) Design of Memorial.—The final design of the Memorial shall be subject to the approval of the Director.