42 U.S.C. § 286a-1

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 286a-1 - Library facilities

The Administrator of General Services may acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise, a suitable site or sites, selected by the Secretary in accordance with the direction of the Board, for suitable and adequate buildings and facilities for use of the Library and to erect thereon, furnish, and equip such buildings and facilities. Amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used for the cost of preparation of drawings and specifications, supervision of construction, and other administrative expenses incident to the work. The Administrator of General Services shall prepare the plans and specifications, make all necessary contracts, and supervise construction.

42 U.S.C. § 286a-1

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, §467, as added Pub. L. 99-158, §2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 859; amended Pub. L. 109-482, title I, §103(b)(38), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3688.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2007- Pub. L. 109-482 substituted "for suitable and adequate buildings and facilities for use of the Library" for "for such buildings and facilities" and "Amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used for" for "The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this section include" and struck out first sentence which read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated amounts sufficient for the erection and equipment of suitable and adequate buildings and facilities for use of the Library."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109-482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109-482 set out as a note under section 281 of this title.

Administrator
The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.