Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1966: Hearings ... 89th Congress, 1st Session

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Page 257 - for the exhibition and study of portraiture depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States.
Page 21 - An act providing for the transfer of the forest reserves from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture.
Page 157 - September 22, 1950, an act to regulate the height, exterior design and construction of private and semi-public buildings in the Georgetown area of the National Capital.
Page 157 - It shall be the duty of such commission to advise upon the location of statues, fountains, and monuments in the public squares, streets, and parks in the District of Columbia, and upon the selection of models for statues, fountains, and monuments erected under the authority of the United States and upon the selection of artists for the execution of the same.
Page 182 - An Act for the acquisition, establishment, and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to the Great Falls, and to provide for the acquisition of lands in the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and Virginia requisite to the comprehensive park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital...
Page 172 - Governments to plan the appropriate and orderly development and redevelopment of the National Capital and the conservation of the important natural and historical features thereof.
Page 157 - Commission shall also advise generally upon questions of art when required to do so by the President, or by any committee of either House of Congress.
Page 141 - Territory in which said reserve is situated, to be expended as the State or Territorial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the forest reserve is situated...
Page 176 - Chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives.
Page 9 - Sec. 2. The Commission shall hear and determine the following claims against the United States on behalf of any Indian tribe, band, or other identifiable group of American Indians residing within the territorial limits of the United States or Alaska...

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