Chapter 484. Granting the consent of Congress to the Wakefield National Memorial Association to build, upon Government-owned land at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, a replica of the house in which George Washington was born, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 484.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Wakefield National Memorial Association to build, upon Government-owned land at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, a replica of the house in which George Washington was born, and for other purposes.June 7, 1926.[[H. R. 10131](/us/bill/69/hr/10131).][[Public, No. 343](/us/pl/69/343).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That permission isWakefield, Va.Replica of house where George Washing-ton was born, may be built on Government land at. hereby given to the Wakefield National Memorial Association, of Washington, District of Columbia, a corporation created by and existing under the laws of the State of Virginia, its successors and assigns, to build, operate, and maintain upon the plot of ground owned by the United States at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, a replica, as nearly as may be practicable, of the house in which George Washington was born, to be used and occupied in such mariner and for such purposes in preserving the memory of George Washington as may be appropriate : *Provided*, That the size*Provisos*.Location, etc. and location of the area to be set aside for improvement by said association shall be determined by the Secretary of War: *And provided*, That the plans for the building herein authorized and for theApproval of plans, etc., by Fine Arts Commission. and Secretary of War. landscape treatment and development of the grounds before being carried into effect shall receive the approval of the Fine Arts Com-mission and the Secretary of War: *And provided*, That no workNo work until funds available. shall be commenced until the Secretary of War has been assured that funds are available for the completion of the work herein authorized: *And provided further*, That the operation, maintenance,Supervision, etc., by Secretary of War. care, charging of fees, and any other function carried on by the said association within the area set aside for its use, shall be subject to the supervision of the Secretary of War, and in accordance with such regulations as the said Secretary may promulgate.
Approved, June 7, 1926.