An Act to authorize the construction of a National Fisheries Center and Aquarium in  the District of Columbia and to provide for its operation
PL 87-758 (H.R.8181), enacted 10/09/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-757-OCT. 5, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
Public Law 87-757 
October 3, 1962 
[S. 699] 
Hungarian Re-
formed Federation 
of America. 
Membership ben-
efits. 
D. C 
907. 
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AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Hungarian Reformed 
Federation of America", approved March 2, 1907, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Hungarian Reformed Federa-
tion of America", approved March 2,1907 (34 Stat. 1226), is amended 
by striking out the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting 
in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following: "to provide all types of 
benefits which are now or hereafter may be authorized by the laws of 
the District of Columbia relating to fraternal benefit associations." 
SEC. 2. Section 755 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Code 
of Law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901 (31 
Stat. 1189), is amended by striking out "which shall not exceed fifty-
five years, and that medical exammations are required of applicants 
for life benefits,". 
Approved October 5, 1962. 
Public Law 87-758 
October 9,1962 
[H. R. 8181] 
D. C. 
National Fish-
eries Center and 
Aquarium. 
Construction 
authorization. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the construction of a National Fisheries Center and Aquarium in 
the District of Columbia and to provide for its operation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Vmted States of America in Congress assembled^ 
AtlTHORIZAllON FOR NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM 
SECTION 1. (a) The Administrator of General Services (hereinafter 
referred to as the "Administrator") is hereby authorized to plan, 
construct, and maintain a National Fisheries Center and Acjuarium 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 Act with the consent of the particular 
agency having administrative jurisdiction thereover, and, if said prop-
erty is unavailable for purposes hereof, he may purchase, lease, or 
otherwise acquire such lands, waters, and interests therein, as he may 
deem necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this 
section. 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM 
SEC. 2. (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 ves-
sels for specimen collecting purposes and, without regard to sec-
tion 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 
5), to contract for such collection of specimens and to purchase or 
exchange specimens and exhibit materials; 
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(2) prepai'e 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 Aquar-
ium 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 15 of the Administrative 
Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C., sec. 55a), but at rates not to 
eostat. sio. 
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; aild 
(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 similar use of its 
educational and scientific facilities and equipment to citizens of 
the United States. 
DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATION OF T H E NATIONAL 
FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM 
SEC. 3. The Secretary shall assign the responsibility for the opera-
tion 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. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
A 
NATIONAL 
FISHERIES 
CENTER 
AND 
AQUARIUM 
ADVISORY BOARD 
SEC. 4. There is hereby 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 manage-
ment and operation of the National Fisheries 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. 
MEMBERS OF T H E ADVISORY BOARD 
SEC. 5. (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 remaining eight members of 
such Board shall be appointed as follows— 
(1) two Members of the Senate, appointed by the President of 
the Senate; 
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(2) two Members of the House of Representatives, 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 associated 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) shall be appointed for terms of four years, except 
that, of each such class of two members initially appointed, one shall 
be appointed for a term of two years. Any person appointed to fill 
a vacancy occurring j)rior to the expiration of the term for which his 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder 
of such term. 
Of each class of two members of such Board referred 
to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), not more than one 
shall be from the same political party, and not more than one shall be 
from the same State. 
Any member of such Board referred to in such 
paragraphs (1) and (2) who shall cease to be a Member of Congress 
during the term of his appointment under this section shall cease to be 
a member of such Board. 
(c) Any vacancy in the'Advisory Board shall be filled in the same 
manner as in the case of the original appointment. 
COMPENSATION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD 
SEC. 6. Members of the Advisory Board, other than members 
appointed under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of section 
5, shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, 
subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the per-
formance of the duties vested in the Board. Members of the Board 
appointed under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of section 5 
may each receive $50 per diem when engaged in the actual performance 
of duties vested in the Board, in addition to reimbursement for travel, 
subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the per-
formance of such duties. 
ANNUAL REPORT 
SEC. 7. The Director of the National Fisheries Center and Aquar-
ium shall prepare for the Advisory Board an annual report for pres-
entation to the Secretary of the Interior and to the Congress. 
APPROPRIATION 
SEC. 8. -Funds appropriated and expended hereunder for construc-
tion of the buildings for the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium 
shall not exceed ^lOfiOOfiOO: provided, That the expenditure of such 
funds shall be made subject to the condition that the Secretary of 
the Interior shall establish charges relating to visitation to and uses 
of the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium at such rates as in 
the Secretary's judgment will produce revenues to (a) liquidate the 
costs of construction within a period of not to exceed thirty years 
and (b) pay for the annual operation and maintenance costs thereof. 
Approved October 9, 1962. 
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