Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§407cc Acquisition of site for and operation of Center

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LI–A— - NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER › § 407cc

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, working with the General Services Administration, can provide a site and the buildings for the Center if the costs are properly repaid. They can use an existing building, change an existing building, or build a new one. The Secretary can also buy any land needed for the site. The Secretary can give grants and make contracts, leases, or other agreements with the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to run the Center under this law. Any federal money to that Center can be used only if the Center matches it with nonfederal funds.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §407cc

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(a)The Secretary through the General Services Administration, is authorized to provide, upon adequate reimbursement, a site, including necessary structures, for the Center by—

(1)using an existing structure or modifying an existing structure for use; or

(2)constructing a new structure to house the Center. The Secretary may acquire such land as is necessary to provide a site for the Center.

(b)The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements, contracts or leases with the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which shall operate the Center as provided in this subchapter in order to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this subchapter may be made available to the National Constitution Center only to the extent that they are matched by such entity with funds from nonfederal sources.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 407cc

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73