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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-113
TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ESTABLISH A
STRUCTURE FOR VISITOR SERVICES ON THE ARLINGTON RIDGE TRACT,
IN THE AREA OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS WAR MEMORIAL, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
MAY 11, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 1073]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 1073) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to estab-
lish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in
the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other
purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon
without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 1073 is to authorize the Secretary of the In-
terior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington
Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial located in Arlington, Vir-
ginia, honors United States Marine Corps members who have given
their lives to their country since November 10, 1775. Based on the
iconic image by Joe Rosenthal, the Memorial depicts five U.S Ma-
rines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the American flag on the
island of Iwo Jima during World War II. The Memorial attracts
over one million visitors annually and hosts several popular events
including Summer Sunset Parades and the Marine Corps Mara-
thon. Despite this popularity, the Memorial lacks basic visitor serv-
ices such as permanent restroom facilities. Due to the high visita-
tion numbers at the Memorial, the National Park Service (NPS)
identified a clear need to replace the existing temporary portable
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