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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 3 — Federal Reserve System

§ 522. Federal Reserve branch bank buildings

Statutory text

No Federal Reserve bank may authorize the acquisition or construction of any branch building, or enter into any contract or other obligation for the acquisition or construction of any branch building, without the approval of the Board.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 67–6 § 10 · 42 Stat. 4

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 522

    Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 10 (par.), as added June 3, 1922, ch. 205, 42 Stat. 622

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 10 (par.), as added June 3, 1922, ch. 205, 42 Stat. 622

  2. Pub. L. 87–622 § 1 · 76 Stat. 418

    Changed · 12 U.S.C. § 522

    Pub. L. 87–622 increased from $30,000,000 to $60,000,000 the limitation on aggregate costs of constructing branch bank buildings

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 87–622 increased from $30,000,000 to $60,000,000 the limitation on aggregate costs of constructing branch bank buildings.

  3. Pub. L. 93–495 title I § 108 · 88 Stat. 1500

    Changed · 12 U.S.C. § 522

    Pub. L. 93–495 increased from $60,000,000 to $140,000,000 the limitation on aggregate costs of constructing branch bank buildings

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 93–495 increased from $60,000,000 to $140,000,000 the limitation on aggregate costs of constructing branch bank buildings.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 108. increase dollars limitation on the cost for construction of federal reserve bank branch buildings The ninth paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 522), is amended by striking out “$60,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$140,000,000”.

  4. Federal Reserve Bank Branch Modernization Act

    Pub. L. 102–491 § 2 · 106 Stat. 3144

    Amended · 12 U.S.C. § 522

    Pub. L. 102–491 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “No Federal reserve bank shall have authority hereafter to enter into any contract or contracts for the erection of any branch bank building of any kind or character, or to authorize the erection of any such building, if the cost of the building proper, exclusive of the cost of the vaults, permanent equipment, furnishings, and fixtures, is in excess of $250,000: Provided, That nothing herein shall apply to any building under construction prior to June 3, 1922: Provided further, That the cost as above specified shall not be so limited as long as the aggregate of such costs which are incurred by all Federal Reserve banks for branch bank buildings with the approval of the Board of Governors after July 30, 1947 does not exceed $140,000,000.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–491 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “No Federal reserve bank shall have authority hereafter to enter into any contract or contracts for the erection of any branch bank building of any kind or character, or to authorize the erection of any such building, if the cost of the building proper, exclusive of the cost of the vaults, permanent equipment, furnishings, and fixtures, is in excess of $250,000: Provided, That nothing herein shall apply to any building under construction prior to June 3, 1922: Provided further, That the cost as above specified shall not be so limited as long as the aggregate of such costs which are incurred by all Federal Reserve banks for branch bank buildings with the approval of the Board of Governors after July 30, 1947 does not exceed $140,000,000.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BRANCH BUILDINGS. The 9th undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 522) is amended to read as follows: “No Federal Reserve bank may authorize the acquisition or construction of any branch building, or enter into any contract or other obligation for the acquisition or construction of any branch building, without the approval of the Board.”

2 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is comprised of ninth paragraph of act , § 10, as added . For classification to this title of other pars. of section 10, see Codification note set out under section 241 of this title.

Amendments1947–1992 · 5 rounds

1992

Pub. L. 102–491 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “No Federal reserve bank shall have authority hereafter to enter into any contract or contracts for the erection of any branch bank building of any kind or character, or to authorize the erection of any such building, if the cost of the building proper, exclusive of the cost of the vaults, permanent equipment, furnishings, and fixtures, is in excess of $250,000: Provided, That nothing herein shall apply to any building under construction prior to : Provided further, That the cost as above specified shall not be so limited as long as the aggregate of such costs which are incurred by all Federal Reserve banks for branch bank buildings with the approval of the Board of Governors after does not exceed $140,000,000.”

1974

Pub. L. 93–495 increased from $60,000,000 to $140,000,000 the limitation on aggregate costs of constructing branch bank buildings.

1962

Pub. L. 87–622 increased from $30,000,000 to $60,000,000 the limitation on aggregate costs of constructing branch bank buildings.

1953

Act , increased from $10,000,000 to $30,000,000 the limitation on aggregate cost of constructing branch bank buildings.

1947

Act , inserted proviso exempting limitation on cost of construction where aggregate costs do not exceed $10,000,000.

Credits

1913–1992 · 7 acts
  1. 1913Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 10 (par.), as added June 3, 1922, ch. 205, 42 Stat. 622
  2. 1923amended Feb. 6, 1923, ch. 60, 42 Stat. 1223
  3. 1947July 30, 1947, ch. 352, 61 Stat. 520
  4. 1953May 29, 1953, ch. 87, 67 Stat. 41
  5. 1962Pub. L. 87–622, § 1, , 76 Stat. 418
  6. 1974Pub. L. 93–495, title I, § 108, , 88 Stat. 1505
  7. 1992Pub. L. 102–491, § 2, , 106 Stat. 3144.
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(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 10 (par.), as added June 3, 1922, ch. 205, 42 Stat. 622; amended Feb. 6, 1923, ch. 60, 42 Stat. 1223; July 30, 1947, ch. 352, 61 Stat. 520; May 29, 1953, ch. 87, 67 Stat. 41; Pub. L. 87–622, § 1, , 76 Stat. 418; Pub. L. 93–495, title I, § 108, , 88 Stat. 1505; Pub. L. 102–491, § 2, , 106 Stat. 3144.)

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