16 U.S.C. § 407n — Cooperative agreements between Sec-

Page 246 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 407m–4 thence southerly along the west side of South Seventh Street 124 feet, thence westerly 50 feet, thence northerly 124 feet, thence easterly 50 feet to the point of beginning. (Pub. L. 88–477, § 1, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter. § 407m–4. Erection of replica of Graff House; maintenance The Secretary is further authorized to erect on the site aforesaid, with donated funds, a rep- lica of the Graff House and to furnish and main- tain the same. (Pub. L. 88–477, § 2, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter. § 407m–5. Inclusion of additional lands and build- ing; administration The lands hereinbefore described and the building to be erected thereon shall become a part of the Independence National Historical Park and shall be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable there- to. (Pub. L. 88–477, § 3, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter. § 407m–6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $200,000, as may be nec- essary for acquisition of the land described in section 407m–3 of this title: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not obligate or expend any moneys herein authorized to be ap- propriated for acquisition of the land unless and until commitments are obtained for donations in an amount which in the judgment of the Sec- retary is sufficient to provide a replica of the Graff House in accordance with section 407m–4 of this title. (Pub. L. 88–477, § 4, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter. § 407m–7. Exchange of property The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey on behalf of the United States a certain tract of land, or any interest therein, being a portion of Independence National Historical Park project B, embracing fifteen thousand six hundred and fifty square feet, more or less, and situate on the northeast corner of South Fifth Street and Marshall Court (formerly Manning Street), city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to- gether with the improvements thereon, to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Phila- delphia in exchange for property, or interest therein, owned by the authority of approxi- mately equal value and which the Secretary deems necessary for use in connection with the Independence National Historical Park. Prop- erty conveyed by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall thereupon cease to be a part of the park, and the property acquired in exchange therefor shall thereafter be a part of the park, subject to all the laws and regulations applica- ble to the park. (Pub. L. 88–604, Sept. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 958.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter. § 407m–8. Independence National Historical Park boundary adjustment The administrative boundary between Inde- pendence National Historical Park and the United States Customs House along the Mora- vian Street Walkway in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, is hereby modified as generally depicted on the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independ- ence National Historical Park, Boundary Ad- justment’’, and dated May 1987, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept and transfer jurisdiction over property in accord with such administra- tive boundary, as modified by this section. (Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title II, § 204, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4106.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section enacted as part of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, and not as part of act June 28, 1948, ch. 687, 62 Stat. 1061, as amended, which comprises this subchapter. § 407n. Cooperative agreements between Sec- retary of the Interior and City of Philadel- phia; contents In furtherance of the general purposes of this subchapter as prescribed in section 407m of this title, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the city of Philadelphia to assist in the preservation and interpretation of the property known as the Independence Hall National Historic Site and with the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia to assist in the preservation and interpretation of Carpenters’ Hall, in connection with the Inde- pendence National Historical Park. Such agree- Page 247 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 407q ments shall contain, but shall not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, shall have right of access at all reasonable times to all public portions of the property now within Inde- pendence Hall National Historic Site and to Car- penters’ Hall for the purpose of conducting visi- tors through such buildings and grounds and in- terpreting them to the public, that no changes or alterations shall be made in the property within the Independence Hall National Historic Site, including its buildings and grounds, or in Carpenters’ Hall, except by mutual agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and the other parties to the contracts. (June 28, 1948, ch. 687, § 2, 62 Stat. 1061.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 407o. Construction of buildings; acceptance of donations The Secretary of the Interior, in his discre- tion, is authorized to construct upon a portion of the land described in section 407m of this title, or upon other land that may be donated for such purpose, which property he is author- ized to accept, such offices and administration buildings as he may deem advisable, together with a suitable auditorium for the interpreta- tion of the historical features of the national historical park. The Secretary of the Interior is also authorized to accept donations of property of national historical significance located in the city of Philadelphia which the Secretary may deem proper for administration as part of the Independence National Historical Park. Any property donated for the purposes of this section shall become a part of the park, following its es- tablishment, upon acceptance by the United States of title to such donated property. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit the American Philosophical Society, a nonprofit corporation, without cost to the United States, to construct, operate, and maintain in the park a building to be located on approximately the original site of historic Library Hall to house the library of the American Philosophical Soci- ety and any additions to said library, such per- mission to be granted the society pursuant to a lease, contract, or authorization without charge, on such terms and conditions as may be ap- proved by the Secretary and accepted by the so- ciety, and for such length of time as the society shall continue to use the said building for the housing, display, and use of a library and sci- entific and historical collections: Provided, That the plans for the construction of the building and any additions thereto shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. (June 28, 1948, ch. 687, § 3, 62 Stat. 1062; July 10, 1952, ch. 653, § 2, 66 Stat. 575.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1952—Act July 10, 1952, inserted last sentence. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ACQUISITION OF LAND ENCROACHED UPON BY DESHLER- MORRIS HOUSE Pub. L. 85–702, Aug. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 701, provided: ‘‘That, for the purpose of placing in Government owner- ship a small strip of land encroached upon by the Deshler-Morris House, which was donated to the United States and accepted as a part of Independence National Historical Park pursuant to section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061) [this section], the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire the following land: ‘‘Beginning at a point on the southwesterly side of Germantown Avenue at the distance of 165 feet 71⁄2 inches southeastwardly from the southeasterly side of School House Lane, in the 22d ward of the city of Phila- delphia; thence extending south 41 degrees 50 minutes 46 seconds west 44 feet to a point; thence extending north 48 degrees 58 minutes 40 seconds west 6 feet 1 inch to a point; thence extending south 42 degrees 8 minutes 17 seconds west 106 feet 4 inches to a point of corner; thence extending south 48 degrees 58 minutes 40 seconds east 12 feet 11⁄2 inches to a point of corner; thence ex- tending north 41 degrees 50 minutes 46 seconds east 150 feet 37⁄8 inches to the southwesterly side of German- town Avenue; thence extending north 48 degrees 58 min- utes 40 seconds west along the southwesterly side of Germantown Avenue 5 feet 6 inches to the first men- tioned point and place of beginning.’’ § 407p. Establishment of advisory commission; composition, appointment, and duties The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to establish a suitable advisory commission of not to exceed eleven members. The members of the advisory commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, with three members to be recommended by the Governor of Pennsylvania, three by the mayor of Philadelphia, and one each by the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia and the Independence Hall Association. The functions of the advisory commission shall be to render advice to the Secretary of the Interior, from time to time, upon matters which the Secretary of the Interior may refer to them for consideration. (June 28, 1948, ch. 687, § 4, 62 Stat. 1062.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMISSIONS Advisory commissions in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is re- newed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission es- tablished by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 407q. Administration, protection, and develop- ment The administration, protection, and develop- ment of the park shall be exercised under the di- rection of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions