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# 40 U.S.C. § 8106 - Buildings on reservations, parks, or public grounds

## Text

A building or structure shall not be erected on any reservation, park, or public grounds of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1206.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 810640:68.Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1 (10th par. on p. 444), 37 Stat. 444. The words “On and after August 24, 1912” are omitted as obsolete.