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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1052. Authorization of Secretary of the Interior
(a) Operation of Center and Aquarium
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the
"Secretary") shall operate the National Fisheries Center and
Aquarium.
(b) Specimens and exhibits; catalogs and other printed matter and
films, animations and photographic and other material; employment
of experts, consultants, and organizations; use of auditorium and
other areas; use of facilities by foreigners
The Secretary is further authorized to -
(1) construct, purchase or lease, and operate and maintain
vessels for specimen collecting purposes 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
without regard to existing regulations, the proceeds of sales to
be covered into the United States Treasury;
(3) employ, as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, but at
rates not to exceed $50 per diem plus expenses, experts,
consultants, or organizations thereof, as required to assist with
the planning, 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 maintains diplomatic relations and which extends similar
use of its educational and scientific facilities and equipment to
citizens of the United States.
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