Chapter 24. Authorizing an appropriation for improvements upon the Government-owned land at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, the birthplace of George Washington
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CHAP. 24.— An Act Authorizing an appropriation for improvements upon the Government-owned land at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, the birthplace of George Washington. January 23, 1930.[[S. 1784](/us/bill/71/s/1784).][[Public, No. 34](/us/pl/71/34).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Washington’s Birthplace.Sum authorized for improvement of, at Wakefield, Va.*Post*, pp. 106, 878. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $65,000, which shall be used and expended as follows:
The sum of $15,000 shall be used in moving Monument to be removed to another site.the monument erected by the United States and now located upon the plot of ground owned by the United States at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, to another site on said plot of ground; and the sum of $50,000 shall be paid 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 Replica of original building to be erected by Memorial Association.Vol. 44, p. 699.for use by the said association
(a)in erecting on the Government-owned land at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, the building permitted by Act of Congress entitled “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,” approved June 7, 1926;
(b)in restoring and improving the gardens and grounds at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Virginia; and
(c)in erecting such other *Provisos*.Approval of plans, etc.buildings as shall be deemed necessary: *Provided*, That the plans for all said buildings and gardens to be constructed or restored hereunder and the location of said monument shall be subject to the approval of the Fine Arts Commission and the Secretary of the Interior, and the expenditure of said funds shall be subject to the prior approval Conveyance of completed building, etc., to the United States.of the Secretary of the Interior: *Provided further*, That said building and all lands owned by the Wakefield National Memorial Association shall on completion of the restoration be conveyed to the United States as a gift for administration, protection, and maintenance as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. George Washington Birthplace National Monument established. That the said premises and all structures thereon shall constitute the George Washington Birthplace National Monument at Wakefield, Virginia, which is hereby established and set apart for the preservation of the historical associations connected therewith, Administration.for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, and the said national monument shall be hereafter administered by the National Park Service under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior subject Vol. 39, p. 535.to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (Thirty-ninth Statutes, page 535), as amended. Sec. 3. Inconsistent laws repealed. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Approved, January 23, 1930.