40 U.S.C. § 6304 — Additional regulations

Page 166 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 6302 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2017—Par. (2). Pub. L. 115–31 designated existing pro- visions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, of subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). § 6302. Public use of grounds Public travel in, and occupancy of, the grounds specified under section 6301 of this title are restricted to the sidewalks and other paved surfaces, except in the National Zoological Park. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1185.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 6302 ............ 40:193o. Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, § 2, 65 Stat. 634. § 6303. Unlawful activities (a) DISPLAYS AND SOLICITATIONS.—It is unlaw- ful for anyone other than an authorized em- ployee or concessionaire to carry out any of the following activities within the specified build- ings and grounds: (1) Offer or expose any article for sale. (2) Display any sign, placard, or other form of advertisement. (3) Solicit alms, subscriptions, or contribu- tions. (b) TOUCHING OF, OR INJURIES TO, PROPERTY.— It is unlawful for anyone— (1) other than an authorized employee, to touch or handle objects of art or scientific or historical objects on exhibition within the specified buildings or grounds; or (2) to step or climb on, remove, or in any way injure any object of art, exhibit (includ- ing an exhibit animal), equipment, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf, within the specified buildings or grounds. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1185.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 6303(a) ........ 40:193p. Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, §§ 3, 4, 65 Stat. 634. 6303(b) ........ 40:193q. § 6304. Additional regulations (a) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL REG- ULATIONS.—In addition to the restrictions and requirements specified in sections 6302 and 6303 of this title, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts may prescribe for their respective agencies regulations nec- essary for— (1) the adequate protection of the specified buildings and grounds and individuals and property in those buildings and grounds; and (2) the maintenance of suitable order and de- corum within the specified buildings and grounds, including the control of traffic and parking of vehicles in the National Zoological Park and all other areas in the District of Co- lumbia under their control. (b) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—A reg- ulation prescribed under this section shall be published in the Federal Register and is not ef- fective until the expiration of 10 days after the date of publication. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1186.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 6304 ............ 40:193r. Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, § 5, 65 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 88–391, § 1, Aug. 1, 1964, 78 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 103–279, § 9(a), July 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 1416. § 6305. Suspension of regulations To allow authorized services, training pro- grams, and ceremonies in the specified buildings and grounds, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or their des- ignees) may suspend for their respective agen- cies any of the prohibitions contained in sec- tions 6302 and 6303 of this title as may be nec- essary for the occasion or circumstance if— (1) responsible officers have been appointed; and (2) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or their des- ignees) determine that adequate arrangements have been made— (A) to maintain suitable order and deco- rum in the proceedings; and (B) to protect the specified buildings and grounds and persons and property in those buildings and on those grounds. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1186.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 6305 ............ 40:193u. Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, § 8, 65 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 103–279, § 9(b), July 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 1416. Before clause (1), the words ‘‘or their designees’’ are substituted for ‘‘or their designated representatives’’ for consistency in the revised section. § 6306. Policing of buildings and grounds (a) DESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEES AS SPECIAL PO- LICE.—Subject to section 5375 of title 5, the Sec- retary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or their designees) may des- ignate employees of their respective agencies as special police, without additional compensation, for duty in connection with the policing of their respective specified buildings and grounds. (b) POWERS.—The employees designated as spe- cial police under subsection (a)—