{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-401.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 401.11","heading":"Demolition criteria.","body":"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—\n(a) The appropriate foreign authorities agree to the demolition; and\n(b)(1) The sponsor of the memorial consents to the demolition; or\n(2) The memorial has fallen into disrepair and a reasonable effort by the Commission has failed—\n(i) To persuade the sponsor to maintain the memorial at a standard acceptable to the Commission; or\n(ii) To locate the sponsor.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER IV—AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION","PART 401—MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"cbcc00527854237dac104f1b78df0725750a731656eb51df32f47296a3a87425","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-401.10","next":"us/36-cfr-404.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}