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TITLE 40-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS

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Care and maintenance of Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden.

Supreme Court Building and grounds; policing; designation of members of the Supreme Court Police.

Restriction of public travel; Supreme Court grounds.

Sale of articles; signs; solicitation; Supreme Court Building and grounds.

Injuries to property; Supreme Court Building and grounds.

Firearms or fireworks; speeches; objectionable language; Supreme Court Building and grounds.

Parades or assemblages; display of flags; Supreme Court Building and grounds.

Rules and regulations; posting in public place; availability to public.

Penalties; Supreme Court Building and grounds.

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Supervision of public buildings and grounds in District of Columbia not otherwise provided for by law; eviction of trespassers.

20 to 22. Repealed or Omitted.

Heat for Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Heat for Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.

Rates for heat for non-Federal public build-
ings.

23 to 30a. Repealed or Omitted. 31.

Use of public buildings for public ceremonies.

32 to 338. Repealed or Omitted.

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Rent of buildings in District of Columbia; contracts not to be made until appropriation.

Rent of other buildings.

36 to 41. Repealed, Omitted, or Transferred. 42. Rooms and accommodations for Civil Service Commission.

Advertisements and sales in or around Washington Monument.

Repealed.

Chief of Engineers; charge of Washington Aqueduct and other public works.

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Compensation of Chief of Engineers.

Apartments of Chief of Engineers.

Obedience to President by Chief of Engi

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107 to 112a. Omitted or Repealed. 113.

Delivery of fuel for use during ensuing fiscal year.

114 to 120. Repealed or Omitted.

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Regulation of height, design, and construction of private and semipublic buildings adjacent to public buildings and grounds; building permits.

Jurisdiction over public lands; transfer by
Federal and District authorities.
Effect of section 122 on existing laws.
Theodore Roosevelt Island; administration;
development.

Means of access; care, maintenance, and improvements; appropriation; Theodore Roosevelt Island.

Erection of monument or memorial and related structures; authorization of appropriations; Theodore Roosevelt Island. Designation in documents, etc.; Theodore Roosevelt Island.

Approval by Administrator of General Services of sketches, plans, and estimates of buildings; exemptions.

Lease of building space by wholly owned Government corporations; rental. Courthouse construction authorized; cost; repayment to United States.

Courthouse for United States Court of Appeals and United States District Court for the District of Columbia; maintenance and operation; allocation of space. Authorization of appropriations. Development of Washington metropolitan region; necessity for coordination. Declaration of policy; coordinated development and management.

Priority projects; water supply, sewage disposal, water pollution, and transportation. Study of final report of Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems; recommendations.

"Washington metropolitan region" defined. National Capital Service Area.

(a) Establishment.

(b) National Capital Service Director. (c) Personnel; compensation.

(d) Omitted.

(e) Presidential report to Congress. (f) Boundaries.

(g) Presidential survey; map and description.

(h) Creation of National Capital Service

Area not to affect existing provisions covering buildings and grounds within Area; availability of services and facilities.

(i) Continued application of laws, rules, and regulations covering areas within National Capital Service Area.

(j) Residency within National Capital Service Area.

CROSS REFERENCES

Reorganization of Executive Agencies, see Executive Order No. 6166, §§ 1, 2, promulgated June 10, 1933, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Right of action for death or personal injury within national park or other place under exclusive jurisdiction of United States or governed by State laws, see section 457 of Title 16, Conservation.

§ 1. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644

Section, act Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, § 10, 40 Stat. 1269, related to the control and allotment of space in public buildings in the District of Columbia.

§ 1a. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103(b), 63 Stat. 380

Section, act July 9, 1943, ch. 210, 57 Stat. 390, related to the compensation of the former Commissioner of Public Buildings.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal of section effective July 1, 1949, pursuant to section 505 of act June 30, 1949.

§§ 2 to 5. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section 2, act Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 1, 43 Stat. 983, which established the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, was omitted in view of the abolition of this office and the transfer of its functions to the National Park Service by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933, set out under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section 3, acts Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 2, 43 Stat. 983; July 3, 1930, ch. 846, 46 Stat. 907; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389, which abolished the commission in charge of the Department of State Building and transferred the duties of the commission and the superintendent thereof to the Director of the National Park Service, was omitted in view of the transfer of the functions of the National Park Service to the Public Buildings Administration in the Federal Works Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and the subsequent abolition of the Federal Works Agency and the transfer of its functions to the Administrator of the General Services Administration by act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380, which enacted section 753 of this title.

Section 4, act Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 3, 43 Stat. 983; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389, abolished the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds and transferred its functions and duties to the Director of the National Park System. See note set out under section 3 of this title.

Section 5, act Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 4, 43 Stat. 983, provided officers and employees for the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital. See note for section 2 of this title.

§ 5a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(73), 65 Stat. 704

Section, act July 19, 1932, ch. 510, 47 Stat. 705, which related to employment of landscape architects, architects, engineers, artists, etc., in connection with public buildings in the National Capital. See section 758 of this title.

§ 6. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, act Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 6, 43 Stat. 984, which related to the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, was abolished by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§ 7. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(74), 65 Stat. 704

Section, act July 8, 1918, ch. 139, § 1, 40 Stat. 831, which related to distribution of building employees among various government office buildings. See section 754 of this title.

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§ 7a. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, acts June 26, 1934, ch. 145, title I, § 101, 57 Stat. 176; June 27, 1944, ch. 286, title I, § 101, 58 Stat. 367; May 3, 1945, ch. 106, title I, § 101, 59 Stat. 112; Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 65, which related to the appointment of personnel by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, was omitted in view of the abolition of the office of Commissioner of Public Buildings by act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103(b), 63 Stat. 380, effective July 1, 1949. See section 758 of this title.

§§ 8 to 13. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(75) to (80), 65 Stat. 704

Section 8, R.S. § 1798; acts Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 3, 43 Stat. 983; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 289; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427, related to expenditures made for repairs and improvements of public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia.

Section 9, acts Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 128, § 1, 22 Stat. 553; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 2, 43 Stat. 983; July 3, 1930, ch. 846, 46 Stat. 907; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427, directed the Federal Works Administrator to be in charge of the care and maintenance of the Department of State Building.

Section 10, acts May 22, 1908, ch. 186, § 1, 35 Stat. 218; Mar. 28, 1918, ch. 28, § 1, 40 Stat. 482; June 4, 1918, ch. 92, 40 Stat. 598; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, § 2, 43 Stat. 983; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427, authorized the Federal Works Administrator to act as superintendent of certain annex buildings.

Section 11, acts Mar. 28, 1918, ch. 28, § 1, 40 Stat. 483; June 4, 1918, ch. 92, 40 Stat. 598; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, 2, 43 Stat. 983; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427, directed the Federal Works Administrator to be in charge of the care and maintenance of certain temporary office buildings.

Section 12, acts May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 554; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, §§ 1-6, 43 Stat. 983, 984; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427, transferred the care and maintenance of the Interior Department, Pension Office, Patent Office, and General Land Office to the Federal Works Administrator.

Section 13, acts Feb. 13, 1923, ch. 72, 42 Stat. 1239; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, §§ 1-6, 43 Stat. 983, 984; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, eff. June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427, transferred the care and maintenance of the Department of Justice buildings to the Federal Works Administrator. § 13a. United States Supreme Court Building

(a) Structural and mechanical care; care and maintenance of grounds; direction of operations, maintenance and repairs; contract authority The Architect of the Capitol shall have charge of the structural and mechanical care of the United States Supreme Court Building, including the care and maintenance of the grounds, and the supplying of all mechanical furnishings and mechanical equipment for the building. The operation and maintenance of the mechanical equipment and repair of the

building shall be performed under his direction and he is authorized to enter into all necessary contracts.

(b) Heating and air-conditioning_refrigeration expenses; deposits in Treasury of advancements to credit of Capitol Power Plant; electrical energy purchases

In addition to the foregoing, any funds hereafter appropriated under authority of sections 13a to 13c of this title shall be available also for expenses of heating and air-conditioning refrigeration supplied by the Capitol Power Plant, advancements for which shall be made and deposited in the Treasury to the credit of appropriations hereafter provided for the Capitol Power Plant; and for the purchase of electrical energy.

(May 7, 1934, ch. 222, § 1, 48 Stat. 668; Oct. 10, 1978, Pub. L. 95-431, title IV, § 401, 92 Stat. 1036.)

CODIFICATION

Existing provisions were editorially designated subsec. (a) in view of amendment by Pub. L. 95-431 which added subsec. (b) without designating existing provisions as subsec. (a).

AMENDMENTS

1978-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-431 added subsec. (b).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 13b of this title. § 13b. Structural, mechanical, and grounds employees; Supreme Court Building and grounds Employees required for the performance of the provisions of section 13a(a) of this title shall be (a) appointed by the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Chief Justice of the United States; (b) compensated in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and (c) be subject to the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5.

(May 7, 1934, ch. 222, § 2, 48 Stat. 668; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972; Oct. 10, 1978, Pub. L. 95-431, title IV, § 401, 92 Stat. 1036.)

CODIFICATION

In clause (b), "chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5" was substituted for “the Classification of 1949, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

In clause (c), the words "subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5" were substituted for "the Act entitled 'An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes' approved May 22, 1920, as amended (U.S.C., title 5, ch. 14)" to reflect the enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

AMENDMENTS

1978-Pub. L. 95-431 substituted “section 13a(a) of this title" for "the foregoing" which had been translated as "the provisions of section 13a of this title".

1949-Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923”.

REPEALS

Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.

§ 13c. Domestic care and custody; superintendent; Supreme Court Building

All other duties and work required for the operation, domestic care, and custody of the building shall be performed under the direction of the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, who shall be superintendent of the United States Supreme Court Building. (May 7, 1934, ch. 222, § 3, 48 Stat. 668; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 27, 62 Stat. 990.)

AMENDMENTS

1948-Act June 25, 1948, omitted provision relating to custodial employees. See section 672 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT

Section 38 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the amendment shall be effective as of Sept. 1, 1948.

§ 13d. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992

Section, act May 7, 1934, ch. 222, § 4, 48 Stat. 668, related to disbursement of appropriations by the marshal. See section 672 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

EFFECTIVE Date of REPEAL

Repeal of section effective Sept. 1, 1948, pursuant to section 38 of act June 25, 1948.

§ 13e. Care and maintenance of Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden

After the completion and dedication of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden, it shall be maintained and cared for by the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with the provisions of law applicable with respect to the maintenance and care of the grounds of the United States Supreme Court Building.

(Oct. 22, 1940, ch. 908, § 6, 54 Stat. 1208.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Maintenance and care of Supreme Court Building, see sections 13a to 13c of this title and section 672 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

813f. Supreme Court Building and grounds; policing; designation of members of the Supreme Court Police

The Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, under the general supervision and direction of the Chief Justice of the United States, may designate employees of the Supreme Court as members of the Supreme Court Police, without additional compensation.

(Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 1, 63 Stat. 616; Dec. 29, 1982, Pub. L. 97-390, § 1(a), 96 Stat. 1957.)

AMENDMENTS

1982-Pub. L. 97-390 substituted "members of the Supreme Court Police" for "special policemen", and struck out provisions relating to duties of such special policemen.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 13n, 13p of this title.

§ 13g. Restriction of public travel; Supreme Court grounds

Public travel in and occupancy of the Supreme Court grounds is restricted to the sidewalks and other paved surfaces.

(Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 2, 63 Stat. 616.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 131, 13m, 13n, 130, 13p of this title.

§ 13h. Sale of articles; signs; solicitation; Supreme Court Building and grounds

It shall be unlawful to offer or expose any article for sale in the Supreme Court Building or grounds; to display any sign, placard, or other form of advertisement therein; or to solicit fares, alms, subscriptions, or contributions therein.

(Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 3, 63 Stat. 616.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 131, 13m, 13n, 130, 13p of this title.

§ 13i. Injuries to property; Supreme Court Building and grounds

It shall be unlawful to step or climb upon, remove, or in any way injure any statue, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf in the Supreme Court Building or grounds. (Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 4, 63 Stat. 617.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 131, 13m, 13n, 130, 13p of this title.

§ 13j. Firearms or fireworks; speeches; objectionable language; Supreme Court Building and grounds

It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm, firework or explosive, set fire to any combustible, make any harangue or oration, or utter loud, threatening, or abusive language in the Supreme Court Building or grounds.

(Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 5, 63 Stat. 617.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 131, 13m, 13n, 130, 13p of this title.

§ 13k. Parades or assemblages; display of flags; Supreme Court Building and grounds

It shall be unlawful to parade, stand, or move in processions or assemblages in the Supreme Court Building or grounds, or to display therein any flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice any party, organization, or movement.

(Aug. 18, 1949, ch. 479, § 6, 63 Stat. 617.)

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