Volume 80 · 83
Public Law 89–375
To provide for United States participation In the 1967 statewide celebration of the centennial of the Alaska Purchase.
Approved March 26, 1966
Statutory text
AN ACT
To provide for United States participation In the 1967 statewide celebration of the centennial of the Alaska Purchase.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, in recognition of the national and international significance of the purchase of Alaska by the United States from Russia in 1867, the Congress hereby declares that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for appropriate United States participation in the statewide 1967 centennial celebration, jointly with the State of Alaska, through industrial, agricultural, educational, research, or commercial projects, or facilities which contribute to the celebration and result in an enduring symbol of the significance to the United States of its purchase of Alaska in 1867 and a permanent contribution to the economy of Alaska.
Sec. 2.
The Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter in this Act
Project grants.
referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to make grants to the State of Alaska, for use by the State, its political subdivisions, municipalities, or public or private nonprofit corporations to defray no more than one-half of the costs of projects planned to support initially the 1967 Alaska Centennial as an event of national interest. Such projects shall be eligible for grants only after they are approved by such department of the State of Alaska as shall be designated for such purpose by the Governor of the State of Alaska. In accord with the
Regulations.
purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall establish additional criteria to be met by such projects and shall promulgate regulations governing the submission and approval of applications.
It shall be a condition of the receipt of any grant for a project
Wage standards.
that recipient of such grant furnish adequate assurance to the Secretary of Labor that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on projects financed under this section shall be paid wages at not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a–5). The Secretary
of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this provision the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 133z–15), and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (48 Stat. 948, as amended; 40 U.S.C. 276(c)).
Appropriation.
There is hereby authorized to be, appropriated for the purposes of this section not to exceed $4,000,000. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available for expenditure until June 30, 1968.
Sec. 3.
The Secretary may provide for appropriate participation by the United States in ceremonies and exhibits which are a part of the centennial celebration, whenever the national or international significance of any event of the centennial celebration will be enhanced by such United States participation.
In carrying out the purposes of this section, the Secretary may—
provide for the display of Federal exhibits at one or more
Federal exhibits.
sites in the State of Alaska in buildings or structures furnished to the United States, during the period of the centennial celebration, except that the Secretary may utilize United States-owned mobile geodesic-domed exhibition buildings or structures erected on land owned by the State of Alaska or any political subdivision thereof and furnished to the United States, without cost, during the period of the centennial celebration;
incur such expenses as may be necessary to carry out the
Expenditures.
purposes of this section, including but not limited to expenditures involved in the selection, purchase, rental, construction, and other acquisition of exhibits and materials and equipment therefor and the actual display thereof, and including but not limited to related expenditures for costs of landscaping, transportation, insurance, installation, safekeeping, maintenance and operation, and dismantling;
enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide
Contracts.
for United States participation in appropriate ceremonies and exhibits which are a part of the centennial celebration;
appoint such persons as he deems to be necessary to carry
Appointments.
out the provisions of this section, except that no person appointed under this paragraph shall receive compensation from the United States at a rate in excess of that received by persons under the
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Classification Act of 1949 for performing comparable duties;
procure services as authorized by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates for individuals not to exceed $75 per diem when actually employed; and
accept any gifts, donations, or devises, or loans other than of money, to be used in carrying out the purposes of this section, (c) In determining the exhibits to be installed by the United States during the centennial celebration and in selecting the site or sites in the State of Alaska for such exhibits, the Secretary shall consult with the Alaska State Centennial Commission.
The head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government is authorized—
to cooperate with the Secretary with respect to United States participation in the ceremonial aspects of the centennial celebration; and
to make available to the Secretary from time to time, such personnel as may be necessary to assist the Secretary in carrying out his functions under this section.
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section not to exceed $600,000.
Sec. 4.
The Secretary shall report to the Congress within six months after the date of the official close of the centennial celebration concerning the activities of the Federal Government pursuant to this Act, including a detailed statement of expenditures. Upon transmission of such report to the Congress, all appointments made under this Act shall terminate.
Approved March 26, 1966.