§80r–6 Building for the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Summary

The Board of Regents must pick a site for the Museum no later than 12 months after December 16, 2003. The choice must be one of four places in Washington, D.C.: the Arts and Industries Building at 900 Jefferson Drive SW on the National Mall; the area bounded by Constitution Avenue, Madison Drive, and 14th and 15th Streets NW; the “Liberty Loan site” on 14th Street SW at the foot of the 14th Street Bridge; or the “Banneker Overlook site” on 10th Street SW at the foot of the L’Enfant Plaza Promenade. Each site must stay available until the Board decides. If the chosen site is managed by another federal agency, that agency must transfer administrative control to the Smithsonian as soon as practicable. The Board must consult with several officials and groups while choosing the site, including the chairs of the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, leaders of the Presidential Commission named in section 80r–8 and its Building and Site Subcommittee, and the chair and ranking minority member of five congressional committees (Senate Rules and Administration; House Administration; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations). The Board, in consultation with the Council, may plan, design, and build the Museum at the selected site. Chapter 89 of Title 40 does not apply to the Museum. The Board must pay 50 percent of the costs from federal funds and 50 percent from non-federal sources. Congress may appropriate such sums as are necessary to carry out these requirements.