Volume 80 · 830
Public Law 89–600
To declare the Old Georgetown Market a historic landmark and to require its preservation and continued use as a public market, and for other purposes.
Approved September 21, 1966
Statutory text
AN ACT
To declare the Old Georgetown Market a historic landmark and to require its preservation and continued use as a public market, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the real property,
D.C.
Old Georgetown Market.
together with all structures thereon on the date of enactment of this Act, described as lot 800, square 1186, of the District of Columbia, commonly known as the Old Georgetown Market, is hereby declared a historic landmark, and the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to preserve such property as a historic landmark and to operate and maintain it as a public market, except that the Board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the use of a port ion of such property as a museum to be operated by the Secretary in connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Such property shall not be used under authority of any provision of law for any purpose not provided in this Act, unless (1) such law is enacted after the date of enactment of this Act and (2) specifically authorizes such property to be used for such other purpose.
Sec. 2.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed in the aggregate, $150,000.
Approved September 21, 1966.