20 U.S.C. § 191 : US Code - Section 191: Establishment; site; acquisition of land

Search 20 U.S.C. § 191 : US Code - Section 191: Establishment; site; acquisition of land

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to
establish and maintain a national arboretum for purposes of
research and education concerning tree and plant life. For the
purposes of this chapter, (1) the President is authorized to
transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture by
Executive order any land which now belongs to the United States
within or adjacent to the District of Columbia located along the
Anacostia River north of Benning Bridge, and (2) the Secretary of
Agriculture is authorized in his discretion to acquire, within the
limits of the appropriation authorized by this chapter by private
purchase, condemnation proceedings, or gift, land so located or
other land within or adjacent to the District of Columbia:
Provided, That the purchase price of any part of said land shall
not exceed the full value assessment of such property last made
before purchase thereof plus 25 per centum of such assessed value.