Fire Island AIDS Memorial Act
United States119th CongressHR-2549House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 1, 2025
Summary
This bill authorizes the Pines Foundation to establish and maintain the Fire Island AIDS Memorial at the Fire Island National Seashore. The memorial aims to honor residents of Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove who died from the AIDS epidemic and to educate future generations about its impact on these communities. The Director of the National Park Service may allow the memorial to be established along the walkway between Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove, adjacent to the Carrington House. A key provision specifies that Federal funds are prohibited for the memorial's design, installation, or maintenance, though the Director can accept non-Federal funds . The final design of the memorial will be subject to the Director's approval.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
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