§ 84. — Plans for buildings and bridges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC84]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 4--NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK
Sec. 84. Plans for buildings and bridges
All plans and specifications for the construction of buildings and
bridges in the National Zoological Park shall be prepared under the
supervision of the Smithsonian Institution.
(Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 437; 1966 Reorg. Plan No. 4,
eff. Aug. 23, 1966, 31 FR 11137, 80 Stat. 1611.)
REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 4 OF 1966
Eff. Aug. 23, 1966, 31 F.R. 11137, 80 Stat. 1611
Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of
Representatives in Congress assembled, June 13, 1966, pursuant to
the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 203, as
amended [see 5 U.S.C. 901 et seq.].
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES
All those functions of the Board of Commissioners of the District of
Columbia which were vested in the municipal architect of the District of
Columbia by the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912, c. 355, 37
Stat. 437 (20 U.S.C. 84; D.C. Code [former] Sec. 8-134), in respect of
buildings of the National Zoological Park, and all functions of that
Board which were vested in the engineer of bridges of the District of
Columbia by those provisions in respect of bridges of the National
Zoological Park, are hereby transferred to the Smithsonian Institution.
Message of the President
To the Congress of the United States:
I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1966, prepared in
accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, and
providing for a reorganization relating to the National Zoological Park
located in the District of Columbia.
Today, all responsibilities for the administration of the park are
vested in the Smithsonian Institution with one exception--the function
of preparing plans and specifications for the construction of buildings
and bridges at the zoo. That statutory responsibility is now conducted
by the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia [now the
Mayor].
Under the accompanying reorganization plan, the responsibility for
the preparation of these plans and specifications would be transferred
from the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners to the Smithsonian.
The complete administration of the park would then be vested in one
agency--the Smithsonian Institution. This will allow the more efficient
and effective development and management of the park.
In 1912, the functions to be transferred were vested in the
Municipal Architect of the District of Columbia and in the Engineers of
the Bridges of the District of Columbia. In 1952, they were transferred
to the Board of Commissioners.
When the 1912 act was passed, the District of Columbia shared the
costs of capital improvements in the National Zoological Park. In 1961,
it ceased sharing these costs, and the Federal Government assumed
complete responsibility for financing the improvements. Accordingly, the
District government retains no capital improvement responsibilities for
the National Zoological Park except those functions relating to
construction plans and specifications for buildings and bridges, as
specified in the 1912 statute. Upon the transfer of these remaining
functions to the Smithsonian Institution, the administration of the
National Zoological Park will, at last, be fully centered in one agency.
It is not practicable at this time, however, to itemize the resulting
reduction in expenditures.
I have found, after investigation, that each reorganization included
in the accompanying reorganization plan is necessary to accomplish one
or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Reorganization
Act of 1949, as amended.
I recommend that the Congress allow the reorganization plan to
become effective.
Lyndon B. Johnson.
The White House, June 13, 1966.
