Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

320102

16 U.S.C. 462(a) through (k) (1st sentence).

Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, § 2(a) through (k) (1st sentence), 49 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 89–249, § 8, Oct. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 971.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
National Historic Site Support Facility Improvements

Pub. L. 113–291, div. B, title XXX, § 3053, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3806, provided that:

“(a)
Improvement.—
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’), may make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service if the project—
“(1)
is conducted using amounts included in the budget of the National Park Service in effect on the date on which the project is authorized;
“(2)
is subject to a 50 percent non-Federal cost-sharing requirement; and
“(3)
is conducted in an area in which the National Park Service was authorized by law in effect before the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2014] to establish a support facility.
“(b)
Operation and Use.—
The Secretary may operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service—
“(1)
to carry out duties associated with operating and supporting the National Historic Site; and
“(2)
only in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and the unit of local government in which the support facility is located.”

Financial Assistance for Maintenance and Protection of Folger Library and Corcoran Gallery of Art; Limitation on Contract Authority

Pub. L. 96–344, § 1, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1133, provided:

“That
(a)
in furtherance of the purposes of subsection 2(e) of the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666) [see 54 U.S.C. 320102(f)], the Secretary of the Interior may provide financial assistance for the maintenance and protection of the Folger Library and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
“(b)
Authority to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, to incur obligations, or to make payments under this Act [Pub. L. 96–344, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1133] shall be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.”