§ 167j. — Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; "buildings and grounds" defined.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC167j]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 167j. Area comprising Library of Congress grounds;
``buildings and grounds'' defined
(a) For the purposes of sections 167 to 167j of this title the
Library of Congress grounds shall be held to extend to the line of the
face of the east curb of First Street Southeast, between B Street
Southeast and East Capitol Street; to the line of the face of the south
curb of East Capitol Street, between First Street Southeast and Second
Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the west curb of Second
Street Southeast, between East Capitol Street and B Street Southeast; to
the line of the face of the north curb of B Street Southeast, between
First Street Southeast and Second Street Southeast; and to the line of
the face of the east curb of Second Street Southeast, between
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast and the north side of the alley separating
the Library Annex Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library; to the
line of the north side of the same alley, between Second Street
Southeast and Third Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the
west curb of Third Street Southeast, between the north side of the same
alley and B Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the north curb
of B Street Southeast, between Third Street Southeast and Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast; to the line of the face of the northeast curb of
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, between B Street Southeast and Second
Street Southeast.
(b) For the purposes of sections 167 to 167j of this title, the term
``Library of Congress buildings and grounds'' shall include (1) the
whole or any part of any building or structure which is occupied under
lease or otherwise by the Library of Congress and is subject to
supervision and control by the Librarian of Congress, (2) the land upon
which there is situated any building or structure which is occupied
wholly by the Library of Congress, and (3) any subway or enclosed
passageway connecting two or more buildings or structures occupied in
whole or in part by the Library of Congress.
(c) For the purpose of sections 167 to 167j of this title, the term
``Library of Congress buildings and grounds'' shall include (1) all real
property in lot 51 in square 869 in the District of Columbia, as that
lot appears on the records in the office of the Surveyor of the District
of Columbia on August 1, 1990, extending to the outer face of the curbs
of the square in which it is located and including all alleys or parts
of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curb lines surrounding
such real property, and (2) improvements to such real property.
(d) For the purposes of sections 167 to 167j of this title, the term
``Library of Congress buildings and grounds'' shall include the
following property:
(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 41 acres, more or less,
located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as Culpeper
County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-80D, further
described as real estate (consisting of 15.949 acres) conveyed to
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by deed from Russell H. Inskeep and
Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated October 1, 1964, and recorded
October 7, 1964, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, Virginia, in Deed Book 177, page 431; and real estate
(consisting of 20.498 acres and consisting of 4.502 acres) conveyed
to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by deed from Russell H. Inskeep
and Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated November 11, 1974, and recorded
November 12, 1974, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, Virginia, in Deed Book 247, page 246.
(2) Improvements to such real property.
(Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, Sec. 11, 64 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 91-281, June 17,
1970, 84 Stat. 309; Pub. L. 101-520, title II, Sec. 205(d), Nov. 5,
1990, 104 Stat. 2272; Pub. L. 101-562, Sec. 2(c), Nov. 15, 1990, 104
Stat. 2780; Pub. L. 105-144, Sec. 2, Dec. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 2667.)
Amendments
1997--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-144 added subsec. (d).
1990--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-520 and Pub. L. 101-562 made
substantively identical amendments, adding subsec. (c).
1970--Pub. L. 91-281 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-144 effective upon acquisition by Architect
of the Capitol of property described in section 1 of Pub. L. 105-144,
see section 5 of Pub. L. 105-144, set out as an Acquisition of Real
Property for Library of Congress note under section 141 of this title.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendments
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-520 and Pub. L. 101-562 effective on date
[Nov. 6, 1991] Architect of the Capitol acquires the property and
improvements described in Pub. L. 101-520, Sec. 205(a), and Pub. L. 101-
562, Sec. 1, see section 205(e) of Pub. L. 101-520 and former section
2(d) of Pub. L. 101-562, set out as a Special Facilities Center;
Acquisition note under section 141 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 141 of this title; title 40
sections 8501, 8502.
