CFR > Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER IV—AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION > PART 401—MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS > 401.11—Demolition criteria.

401.11—Demolition criteria.

As authorized by the provisions of 36 U.S.C. 2106(e), the Commission may take necessary action to demolish any war memorial built outside the United States by a citizen of the United States, a State, a political subdivision of a State, a governmental authority (except a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government), a foreign agency, or a private association and to dispose of the site of the memorial in a way the Commission decides is proper, if—
(a) The appropriate foreign authorities agree to the demolition; and
(b) (1) The sponsor of the memorial consents to the demolition; or
(2) The memorial has fallen into disrepair and a reasonable effort by the Commission has failed—
(i) To persuade the sponsor to maintain the memorial at a standard acceptable to the Commission; or
(ii) To locate the sponsor.