§ 191. — Establishment; site; acquisition of land.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC191]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 11--NATIONAL ARBORETUM
Sec. 191. Establishment; site; acquisition of land
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to establish
and maintain a national arboretum for purposes of research and education
concerning tree and plant life. For the purposes of this chapter, (1)
the President is authorized to transfer to the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Agriculture by Executive order any land which now belongs
to the United States within or adjacent to the District of Columbia
located along the Anacostia River north of Benning Bridge, and (2) the
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized in his discretion to acquire,
within the limits of the appropriation authorized by this chapter by
private purchase, condemnation proceedings, or gift, land so located or
other land within or adjacent to the District of Columbia: Provided,
That the purchase price of any part of said land shall not exceed the
full value assessment of such property last made before purchase thereof
plus 25 per centum of such assessed value.
(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 505, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1422.)
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies and employees of Department of
Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18
F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
Delegation of Functions
Authority of President under this section to transfer to
jurisdiction of Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of this chapter
any land belonging to United States within or adjacent to District of
Columbia located along Anacostia River north of Benning Bridge delegated
to Administrator of General Services, see section 1(18) of Ex. Ord. No.
11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747, set out as a note under section 301
of Title 3, The President.
Facilities To House Bonsai Collections
Pub. L. 103-111, title I, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1051, provided in
part: ``That hereafter, facilities to house bonsai collections at the
National Arboretum may be constructed with funds accepted under the
provisions of Public Law 94-129 (20 U.S.C. 195) and the limitation on
construction contained in the Act of August 24, 1912 (40 U.S.C. 68) [now
40 U.S.C. 8106] shall not apply to the construction of such
facilities''.
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior
appropriations acts:
Pub. L. 102-341, title I, Aug. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 878.
Pub. L. 102-142, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 883.
Pub. L. 101-506, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1320.
Pub. L. 101-161, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 956.
Pub. L. 100-460, title I, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2234.
Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(k) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat.
1329-322, 1329-327.
Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(a) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat.
1783, 1783-5, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(a) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986,
100 Stat. 3341, 3341-5.
