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§ 1051. Authorization to plan, construct, and maintain 

 Center and Aquarium; use of Federal land and 

 property; acquisition of lands, waters, and interest 

 therein. 



■(a) The Administrator of General Services (here- 

 inafter referred to as the "Administrator") is au- 

 thorized to plan, construct, and maintain a National 

 Fisheries Center and Aquarium in the District of 

 Columbia or its vicinity for research in fisheries and 

 for the display of fresh water and marine fishes and 

 other aquatic resources for educational, recreational, 

 cultural, and scientific purposes. 



(b) The Administrator is further authorized to 

 use Federal land and property for purposes of this 

 chapter with the consent of the particular agency 

 having administrative jurisdiction thereover, and, if 

 said property is unavailable for purposes hereof, he 

 may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire such lands, 

 waters, and interests therein, as he may deem nec- 

 essary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) 

 of this section. (Pub. L. 87-758, § 1, Oct. 9. 1962, 

 76 Stat. 752.) 



§ 1052. Operation of Center and Aquarium; specimens 

 and exhibits: catalogs and other printed matter 

 and <ilms, animations and photographic and other 

 material; employment of experts, consultants, and 

 organizations; use of auditorium and other areas; 

 use of facilities by foreigners. 



(a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 

 referred to as the "Secretary") shall operate the 

 National Fisheries Center and Aquarium. 



(b) The Secretary is further authorized to — 



(1) construct, purchase or lease, and operate 

 and maintain vessels for specimen collecting pur- 

 poses and, without regard to section 5 of Title 41, 

 to contract for such collection of specimens and 

 to purchase or exchange specimens and exhibit 

 materials; 



(2) prepare for free distribution or exhibit or 

 to offer for sale at cost illustrated catalogs of 

 specimens, brochures, and other printed matter 

 and films, animations and photographic and other 

 material pertaining to the National Fisheries 

 Center and Aquarium and its objectives and to 

 aquariums generally, all or any of which may be 

 reproduced by any printing or other process with- 

 out regard to existing regulations, the proceeds 

 of sales to be covered into the United States 

 Treasury; 



(3) employ, as authorized by section 55a of 

 Title 5, but at rates not to exceed $50 per diem 

 plus expenses, experts, consultants, or organiza- 

 tions thereof, as required to assist with the plan- 

 ning, design, construction, and operation of the 

 National Fisheries Center and Aquarium; 



(4) permit on such terms and conditions as he 

 shall consider to be in the public Interest the use 

 of auditorium and other areas for meetings and 

 exhibits of societies and groups whose purposes 

 are related to fish and wildlife generally; and 



(5) encourage the use of the educational and 

 scientific facilities and equipment at the National 

 Fisheries Center and Aquarium by individuals of 

 any nation with which the United States main- 

 tains diplomatic relations and which extends sim- 

 ilar use of its educational and scientific facilities 

 and equipment to citizens of the United States. 

 (Pub. L. 87-758, § 2, Oct. 9, 1962. 76 Stat. 752.) 



§ 1053. Delegation of responsibility for operation. 



The Secretary shall assign the responsibility for 

 the operation of the National Fisheries Center and 

 Aquarium and related activities to that branch of 

 the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife having 

 as its major activity the rearing and holding of 

 living fishes, including the operation of aquariums. 

 (Pub. L. 87-758, § 3, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 753.) 



§ 1054. Advisory Board; establishment; meetings; 

 functions; quorum; executive secretary. 



There is established a nonpartisan Advisory Board 

 to be known as the National Fisheries Center and 

 Aquarium Advisory Board. The Advisory Board 

 shall meet from time to time on the call of the 

 Chairman. The functions of the Board shall be to 

 render advice and to submit recommendations to the 

 Secretary of the Interior upon his request, or upon 

 Its own initiative, concerning the management and 

 operation of the National Ksheries Center and 

 Aquarium. Five members shall constitute a quorum 

 to transact business. The Secretary may designate 

 an employee of the Department to serve as Executive 

 Secretary to the Board. (Pub. L. 87-758, § 4, Oct. 9, 

 1962, 76 Stat. 753.) 



§ 1055. Members of Advisory Board; appointment; 

 term; vacancies. 



(a) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 

 nine members. The Secretary shall designate the 

 Chairman of the Advisory Board. The Assistant 

 Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife shall 

 be a member of such Board ex officio. The remain- 

 ing eight members of such Board shall be appointed 

 as follows — 



(1) two Members of the Senate, appointed by 

 the President of the Senate; 



(2) two Members of the House of Representa- 

 tives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 

 Representatives ; 



(3) two Individuals appointed by the Secretary, 

 one of whom shall be engaged In or closely asso- 

 ciated with, sport fishing, and one of whom shall 

 be engaged In, or closely associated with, com- 

 mercial fishing; and 



(4) two individuals appointed by the Secretary 

 from the public at large. 



(b) Each class of two members of the Advisory 

 Board referred to in subsection (a) of this section 

 shall be appointed for terms of four years, except 



