2021 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 30 - Operation and Maintenance of Capitol Complex
Subchapter V - Historical Preservation and Fine Arts
Part A - United States Capitol Preservation Commission
Sec. 2082 - Authority of Commission to accept gifts and conduct other transactions relating to works of fine art and other property
| 2 U.S.C. § 2082 (2021) |
| §2082. Authority of Commission to accept gifts and conduct other transactions relating to works of fine art and other property |
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(a) In general
In carrying out the purposes referred to in section 2081(a) of this title the Commission is authorized— (1) to accept gifts of works of fine art, gifts of other property, and gifts of money; and (2) to acquire property, administer property, dispose of property, and conduct other transactions related to such purposes. The Commission shall, with respect to works of fine art and other property received by the Commission— (1) in consultation with the Joint Committee on the Library, the Senate Commission on Art, or the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board, as the case may be, transfer such property to the entity consulted; (2) if a transfer described in paragraph (1) is not appropriate, dispose of the work of fine art by sale or other transaction; and (3) in the case of property that is not directly related to the purposes referred to in section 2081(a) of this title, dispose of such property by sale or other transaction. In conducting transactions under this section, the Commission shall— (1) accept money only in the form of a check or similar instrument made payable to the Treasury of the United States and shall deposit any such check or instrument in accordance with section 2083 of this title; (2) in making sales and engaging in other property transactions, take into consideration market conditions and other relevant factors; and (3) assure that each transaction is directly related to the purposes referred to in section 2081(a) of this title. |
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(Pub. L. 100–696, title VIII, §802, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4609; Pub. L. 101–302, title III, §312(a), May 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 245.) |
| EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
Section was classified to section 188a–1 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, §1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. AMENDMENTS1990—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101–302 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "upon agreement with the Joint Committee on the Library, the Senate Commission on Art, or the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board, as the case may be, transfer such property to the entity with which the agreement is made;". |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
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| Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 30 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX SUBCHAPTER V - HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND FINE ARTS Part A - United States Capitol Preservation Commission Sec. 2082 - Authority of Commission to accept gifts and conduct other transactions relating to works of fine art and other property |
| section 2082 |
| 2021 |
| January 3, 2022 |
| No |
| standard |
| 102 Stat. 4609 104 Stat. 245 116 Stat. 1062 |
| Public Law 100-696, Public Law 101-302, Public Law 107-217 |
