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2004 SESSION

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SB 631 Historical monuments and memorials; removal, renaming, etc., prohibited, exception.

Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Preservation of monuments and memorials. Provides that no monument or memorial erected on public property of the Commonwealth or any locality shall be relocated, removed, or altered and no street, bridge, structure, park, preserve or reserve or other public area of the Commonwealth or any locality that has been dedicated to the memory of or named for any historic figure or event may be renamed or rededicated unless a public hearing has been held by either the appropriate state agency or the locality, depending on where the monument or dedicated public area is located. The bill provides that the requirement for a hearing shall not apply if the action is (i) consistent with an agreement between the agency or locality owning the property, area, monument, or memorial and the entity initiating its establishment, (ii) to perform necessary construction or maintenance on streets, highways or utilities or (iii) deemed necessary by the Commonwealth or locality to address an imminent public safety concern.


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