Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§80q–7 Audubon Terrace

Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER XIII — NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN › § 80q–7

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board of Regents must make sure that when a qualified successor to the Heye Foundation at Audubon Terrace first takes over Audubon Terrace, at least 2,000 square feet there is open to the public and suitable for showing museum objects and related displays. If the Board and that successor sign a written agreement, the Board may lend Smithsonian objects for shows at Audubon Terrace and may give training, scholarships, technical help, and other non‑operating support for that space. Any fee the Board charges for those loans or services must match the successor’s ability to pay. "Qualified successor" means a tax‑exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit that the Board finds is the successor occupant at 3753 Broadway, New York, New York; is able to run the required exhibition space; and will try in good faith to meet community cultural interests.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §80q–7

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(a)In general

The Board of Regents shall—

(1)assure that, on the date on which a qualified successor to the Heye Foundation at Audubon Terrace first takes possession of Audubon Terrace, an area of at least 2,000 square feet at that facility is accessible to the public and physically suitable for exhibition of museum objects and for related exhibition activities;

(2)upon written agreement between the Board and any qualified successor, lend objects from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution to the successor for exhibition at Audubon Terrace; and

(3)upon written agreement between the Board and any qualified successor, provide training, scholarship, technical, and other assistance (other than operating funds) with respect to the area referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes described in that paragraph.

(b)Determination of charges

Any charge by the Board of Regents for activities pursuant to agreements under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall be determined according to the ability of the successor to pay.

(c)Definition

As used in this section, the terms “qualified successor to the Heye Foundation at Audubon Terrace”, “qualified successor”, and, “successor” mean an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26, and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of title 26, that, as determined by the Board of Regents—

(1)is a successor occupant to the Heye Foundation at Audubon Terrace, 3753 Broadway, New York, New York;

(2)is qualified to operate the area referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes described in that paragraph; and

(3)is committed to making a good faith effort to respond to community cultural interests in such operation.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 80q–7

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110