Sec. 40005. Authorization for science center construction
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the United States Geological Survey $166,800,000 to fund, through a cooperative agreement with an academic partner, the design, construction, and tenant build-out of a facility to support energy and minerals research and appurtenant associated structures. The United States Geological Survey will retain ownership of the facility and associated structures once constructed and is authorized to enter into agreements with, and to collect and spend funds or in-kind contributions from, academic, Federal, State, or other facility tenants on facility planning, design, maintenance, operation, or facility improvement costs during the life of the facility.
The Director of the United States Geological Survey is authorized to enter into a lease or other agreement with the academic partner, at no cost to the United States, for that partner to provide land on which to construct the facility for a minimum term of not less than 99 years. The Director of the United States Geological Survey shall submit annual reports on the science center constructed and the authorities utilized under this section to the appropriate congressional committees.