1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov September 30, 2021Commemorative Works Act: Siting Memorials in the District of ColumbiaIn 1986, Congress enacted the Commemorative Works Act (CWA) to guide the authorization, design, and placement of memorials in Washington, DC, on property administered by the Nationa
2、l Park Service (NPS) or the General Services Administration (GSA). As amended, the CWA (40 U.S.C. 8901-8909) requires congressional authorization for a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs, but also recognizes that past congressional involvement in approving construc
3、tion, sites, and architectural decisions had become cumbersome, as each step had generally required congressional approval. The CWA established processes for memorial authorization. In the law, Congress authorizes the memorial to be built by a designated sponsor group. The law delegates decisions on
4、 design, siting (except for Area I, see below), construction, and maintenance to the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of the GSA, as well as several other federal planning entities, including the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), and t
