Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§407cc Acquisition of Site for and Operation of Center

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, working with the General Services Administration, can provide a site and needed buildings for the Center if the Center pays back the costs. The site can be an existing building that is changed, a new building that is built, and the Secretary may buy any land needed. The Secretary can give grants or make agreements, contracts, or leases with the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to run the Center. Federal money under this law can be used for the Center only if the National Constitution Center matches those federal funds with money from nonfederal sources.

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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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60