2011 US Code
Title 36 - Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, Andorganizations
Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations (§§ 10101 - 240112)
Part B - Organizations (§§ 20101 - 240112)
Chapter 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN (§§ 153501 - 153514)
Section 153502 - Purposes
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDORGANIZATIONS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN Sec. 153502 - Purposes |
| Contains | section 153502 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425. |
| Statutes at Large References | 78 Stat. 496 112 Stat. 1425 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 88-449, Public Law 105-225 |
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The purposes of the corporation are—
(1) to establish, develop, operate, and maintain for the benefit of the people of the United States an educational and scientific center in the form of one or more tropical botanical gardens, together with facilities such as libraries, herbaria, laboratories, and museums that are appropriate and necessary for encouraging and conducting research in basic and applied tropical botany;
(2) to foster and encourage fundamental research about tropical plant life and to encourage research and study of the uses of tropical flora in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, medicine, and other sciences;
(3) to disseminate through publications and other media the knowledge about basic and applied tropical botany acquired at the gardens;
(4) to collect and cultivate tropical flora of every nature and origin and to preserve for the people of the United States species of tropical plant life threatened with extinction; and
(5) to provide a beneficial facility that will contribute to the education, instruction, and recreation of the people of the United States.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1425.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 153502 | 36:4603. | Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–449, §3, 78 Stat. 496. |
Before clause (1), the words “objects” is omitted as unnecessary.
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