Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§407p Establishment of Advisory Commission; Composition, Appointment, and Duties

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LI — INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 407p

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary of the Interior may create an advisory commission of up to 11 members. Appointments: 3 recommended by the Governor of Pennsylvania; 3 by the mayor of Philadelphia; 1 each by the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia and the Independence Hall Association. It advises the Secretary.

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Title 16, §407p

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to establish a suitable advisory commission of not to exceed eleven members. The members of the advisory commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, with three members to be recommended by the Governor of Pennsylvania, three by the mayor of Philadelphia, and one each by the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia and the Independence Hall Association. The functions of the advisory commission shall be to render advice to the Secretary of the Interior, from time to time, upon matters which the Secretary of the Interior may refer to them for consideration.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommissionsAdvisory commissions in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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16 U.S.C. § 407p

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102