§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 within 12 months after December 16, 2003. The choice must be one of four places in Washington, D.C.: the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall (900 Jefferson Drive SW), the block bounded by Constitution Avenue, Madison Drive, and 14th and 15th Streets NW, the “Liberty Loan site” on 14th Street SW at the 14th Street Bridge, or the “Banneker Overlook site” on 10th Street SW at the L’Enfant Plaza Promenade. A listed site stays available until a choice is made. If the chosen site is run by another federal agency (except the Arts and Industries Building), that agency must transfer administrative control to the Smithsonian as soon as possible. The Board must consult with the Chair of the National Capital Planning Commission, the Chair of the Commission of Fine Arts, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Presidential Commission referred to in section 80r–8, the Chair of that Commission’s Building and Site Subcommittee, and the Chair and ranking minority member of five congressional committees (Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; House Committee on House Administration; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; House Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Appropriations). The Board, working with the Council, may plan, design, and build the museum at the chosen site. The rules in chapter 89 of title 40 about monuments and commemorative works do 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 is authorized to appropriate such sums as are necessary to carry out these actions.