Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110

§6304 Additional Regulations

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Apart from sections 6302 and 6303, the Smithsonian, the National Gallery, and the Kennedy Center can make extra rules for areas they control. The rules can protect sites, people, and property, keep order, and manage traffic and parking (including the National Zoological Park). Rules must be published in the Federal Register and take effect after 10 days.

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Title 40, §6304

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(a)Authority To Prescribe Additional Regulations.—

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)

(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)Publication in Federal Register.—

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110