[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 312 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 312
To authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto
Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal
land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor Brigadier
General Francis Marion.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 17, 2007
Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. DeMint) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto
Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal
land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor Brigadier
General Francis Marion.
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 ``Brigadier General Francis Marion
Memorial Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Brigadier General Francis Marion--
(A) was born in 1732 in St. John's Parish, Berkeley
County, South Carolina; and
(B) married Mary Esther Videau on April 20, 1786;
(2) the Marions had no children, but raised as their own
child a son of a relative, who was given Francis Marion's name;
(3) Marion commanded the Williamsburg Militia Revolutionary
Force in South Carolina and was instrumental in delaying the
advance of British forces by leading his troops in disrupting
supply lines;
(4) Marion's tactics, which were unheard of in rules of
warfare at the time, included lightning raids on British
convoys, after which Marion and his forces would retreat into
the swamps to avoid capture;
(5) the legend of ``Swamp Fox'' was born when British
Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton stated, in reference to Marion,
that ``as for this damned old swamp fox, the devil himself
could not catch him'';
(6) Marion's victory at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in
September of 1781 was officially recognized by Congress;
(7) Marion's troops, which were composed of whites, blacks,
both free and slave, and Native Americans, are believed to be
the first racially integrated force fighting for the United
States;
(8) as a statesman, Marion represented his parish in the
South Carolina senate and the State of South Carolina at the
Constitutional Convention;
(9) although Congress has authorized the establishment of
commemorative works on Federal land in the District of Columbia
honoring such celebrated Americans as George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, there is no comparable memorial
to Brigadier General Francis Marion commemorating Marion's
bravery and leadership during the Revolutionary War, without
which the United States would not exist;
(10) Brigadier General Marion's legacy must live on;
(11) since 1878, United States Reservation 18 has been
officially referred to as Marion Park;
(12) located between 4th and 6th Streets, S.E., at the
intersection of E Street and South Carolina Avenue, S.E., in
Washington, DC, Marion Park lacks a formal commemoration to
this South Carolina hero who was important to the initiation of
the heritage of the United States;
(13) the time has come to correct this oversight so that
future generations of Americans will know and understand the
preeminent historical and lasting significance to the Nation of
Marion's contributions; and
(14) Marion, a South Carolina hero, deserves to be given
proper recognition.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commemorative work.--The term ``commemorative work''
has the meaning given the term in section 8902(a) of title 40,
United States Code.
(2) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Committee
of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation.
(3) The district of columbia and its environs.--The term
``the District of Columbia and its environs'' has the meaning
given the term in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States
Code.
(4) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Marion Park
Project.
SEC. 4. COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCIS MARION
AND HIS FAMILY.
(a) Authority to Establish Commemorative Work.--The Project and
Committee may jointly establish a commemorative work on Federal land in
the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the service of
Brigadier General Francis Marion to the United States.
(b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The
commemorative work authorized under subsection (a) shall be established
in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code.
(c) Funds for Commemorative Work.--
(1) In general.--The Project and Committee shall be solely
responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of
the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work
authorized under subsection (a).
(2) Use of federal funds prohibited.--No Federal funds
shall be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the
commemorative work authorized under subsection (a).
(3) Deposit of excess funds.--The Project and the Committee
shall transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in
the account provided for in section 8906(b)(1) of title 40,
United States Code--
(A) any funds that remain for the commemorative
work authorized under subsection (a) after payment of
all expenses incurred in the establishment of the
commemorative work (including payment of the amount for
maintenance and preservation required under section
8906(b) of that title); or
(B) any funds that remain for the commemorative
work authorized under subsection (a) on expiration of
the authority for the commemorative work under section
8903(e) of that title.
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