Volume 83
Public Law 91–68
To authorize the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to lease to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington the former synagogue of the Adas Israel Congregation and real property of the District of Columbia for the purpose of establishing a Jewish Historical Museum.
Approved September 16, 1969
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to lease to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington the former synagogue of the Adas Israel Congregation and real property of the District of Columbia for the purpose of establishing a Jewish Historical Museum.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That it is the purpose
D.C.
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington.
Leasing of property.
of this Act to enable the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, a nonprofit corporation organized in the District of Columbia, to place on real property of the District of Columbia the structure which served as the synagogue of Adas Israel Congregation (located in the District of Columbia on the southeast comer of Sixth and G Streets, Northwest) and to improve and restore such structure for the purpose of establishing and maintaining it as a Jewish Historical Museum or for other appropriate purposes.
Sec. 2.
To carry out the purpose of this Act, the Commissioner may—
acquire the structure described in the first section and lease it to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, and
lease to such Society real property of the District of Columbia which he determines is not then required for the needs of the District of Columbia.
Any lease made under this Act shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and in the discretion of the Commissioner, may be made with or without monetary consideration.
Approved September 16, 1969.