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Code · U.S. Code · Title 20 - EDUCATION · CHAPTER 11— NATIONAL ARBORETUM · § 191

§ 191. Establishment; site; acquisition of land

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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, § 1, 44 Stat. 1422.)
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  • Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 505, § 1
  • 44 Stat. 1422
  • Pub. L. 103–111, title I
  • 107 Stat. 1051
  • Public Law 94–129
  • 40 U.S.C. 68
  • Pub. L. 102–341, title I
  • 106 Stat. 878
  • Pub. L. 102–142, title I
  • 105 Stat. 883
  • Pub. L. 101–506, title I
  • 104 Stat. 1320
  • Pub. L. 101–161, title I
  • 103 Stat. 956
  • Pub. L. 100–460, title I
  • 102 Stat. 2234
  • Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(k) [title I]
  • 101 Stat. 1329–322
  • Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(a) [title I]
  • 100 Stat. 1783
  • Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(a) [title I]
  • 100 Stat. 3341
  • 67 Stat. 633
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§ 191
Establishment; site; acquisition of land
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ActMar. 4, 1927, ch. 505, § 1
Stat.44 Stat. 1422
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–111, title I
Stat.107 Stat. 1051
Pub. L.Public Law 94–129
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