Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§6304 Additional regulations

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART C— - FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES › Chapter CHAPTER 63— - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, AND JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS › § 6304

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Smithsonian, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center can make rules, in addition to sections 6302 and 6303, to protect their buildings and grounds, people, and property and to keep order and proper behavior, including controlling traffic and parking at the National Zoological Park and other District of Columbia areas they manage. Any rule must be published in the Federal Register and will not take effect until 10 days after it is published.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §6304

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(a)In addition to the restrictions and requirements specified in section 6302 and 6303 of this title, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts may prescribe for their respective agencies regulations necessary for—

(1)the adequate protection of the specified buildings and grounds and individuals and property in those buildings and grounds; and

(2)the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within the specified buildings and grounds, including the control of traffic and parking of vehicles in the National Zoological Park and all other areas in the District of Columbia under their control.

(b)A regulation prescribed under this section shall be published in the Federal Register and is not effective until the expiration of 10 days after the date of publication.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 630440:193r.Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, § 5, 65 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 88–391, § 1, Aug. 1, 1964, 78 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 103–279, § 9(a), July 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 1416.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 6304

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73