Building the National Garden of American Heroes
Creates National Garden of American Heroes and Directs Its Construction
What it does
Federal agencies must identify a site, build the National Garden as authorized, fund and commission listed statues, and publish annual progress reports.
Real-world impact
- Requires the department that manages public lands to select a site and build the garden.
- Sets funding duties including spending one‑twelfth of some arts and humanities funds on statues.
- Requires annual public reports on progress and lists of commissioned or placed statues.
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Summary
This order directs creation and construction of the National Garden of American Heroes, a new national statuary park honoring listed Americans. The department that manages public lands must identify a suitable site and proceed with construction as allowed by law.
The Interior Department will provide funding consistent with available appropriations, and arts agencies are asked to target one‑twelfth of discretionary funds to commission statues. An interagency Task Force must publish annual public reports on progress and list statues commissioned or placed.
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