U.S.C. Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS 36 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 1535 - NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN Sec. 153508 - Principal office and location of activities and gardens From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§153508. Principal office and location of activities and gardens
(a) Principal Office.—The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia or another place decided by the board of trustees. (b) Location of Activities and Gardens.—The activities of the corporation may be conducted anywhere. However, the corporation may establish tropical botanical gardens only in the United States and its territories and possessions.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1426.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
153508 36:4607(a). Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–449, §7(a), 78 Stat. 498; Oct. 28, 1988, Pub. L. 100–539, §2, 102 Stat. 2718.
Subsection (a) is substituted for "The corporation initially shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia and later at such place as may be determined by the board of trustees" for consistency in the revised title. Subsection (b) is substituted for "The corporation shall have the right to conduct its activities in the United States and elsewhere but shall establish a tropical botanical garden or gardens only in the United States. For purposes of this subsection, the term 'United States' includes any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States" to eliminate unnecessary words.
