This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to remove and destroy a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee located at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. The statue, which stands on property acquired by the National Park Service in 2005, would be destroyed by a private contractor hired by the federal government. The secretary would be allowed to sell the scrap materials from the destroyed monument and use the proceeds to help pay for the removal and destruction costs. The bill requires the secretary to submit a detailed removal plan to Congress within one year of the law's enactment, including a timeline for completing the work. The site where the monument currently stands would then be restored in a way that aligns with the preservation and interpretation of the Antietam battlefield.
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