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Rh '''§ 311105. Authorization of appropriations'''

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $25,000,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until expended.

§ 312101. Definitions

In this chapter:
 * (1) —The term “Board” means the board of trustees of the National Trust.
 * (2) —The term “National Trust” means the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States established under section 312102 of this title.

§ 312102. Establishment and purposes

(a) —To further the policy enunciated in of this title, and to facilitate public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects of national significance or interest, there is established a charitable, educational, and nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.

(b) —The purposes of the National Trust shall be to—
 * (1) receive donations of sites, buildings, and objects significant in American history and culture;
 * (2) preserve and administer the sites, buildings, and objects for public benefit;
 * (3) accept, hold, and administer gifts of money, securities, or other property of any character for the purpose of carrying out the preservation program; and
 * (4) execute other functions vested in the National Trust by this chapter.

§ 312103. Principal office

The National Trust shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia and shall be deemed, for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident of the District of Columbia. The National Trust may establish offices in other places as it may consider necessary or appropriate in the conduct of its business.

§ 312104. Board of trustees

(a) —The affairs of the National Trust shall be under the general direction of a board of trustees composed as follows:
 * (1) The Attorney General, the Secretary, and the Director of the National Gallery of Art, ex officio.