Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act

This bill would direct the Department of the Interior to remove or permanently conceal the name of Francis Newlands from the memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia. The proposal requires the removal of a brass plaque, a stone tablet-like projection, and the concealment of the name carved into the fountain's coping stones. Removed items would be offered to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for 60 days, after which they would be maintained by the National Park Service as part of the Rock Creek Park museum collection.

This bill primarily affects the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service, which are responsible for removing or concealing the name of Francis Newlands from the memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle. The descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands are also affected, as they are granted a 60-day period to claim the removed items before the items are accessioned into the Rock Creek Park museum collection.

• Removal of name and inscriptions from Chevy Chase Circle fountain. The Department of the Interior is directed to remove the brass plaque, the stone tablet-like projection, and the carved name of Francis Newlands from the memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia.
• Disposition of removed memorial items. The bill requires the Department of the Interior to offer the removed items to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for a 60-day period.
• Federal maintenance of unclaimed items. If the removed items are not claimed by descendants within 60 days, they will be maintained by the National Park Service and added to the Rock Creek Park museum collection.

The bill modifies the management of a memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle by directing the Department of the Interior to alter physical inscriptions and transfer specific commemorative items to the National Park Service's Rock Creek Park museum collection.

The bill aims to remove or permanently conceal the name and related inscriptions of Francis Newlands from the memorial fountain at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia. It further establishes a process for the disposal or preservation of the removed items, offering them first to descendants before accessioning them into the National Park Service museum collection.