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[CITE: 40USC612a]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
    CHAPTER 12--CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC 
                                BUILDINGS
 
Sec. 612a. Additional definitions

    As used in this title and in the amendments made by this title--
    (1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of General 
Services.
    (2) The terms ``public building'' and ``Federal agency'' have the 
same meaning as is given them in this chapter.
    (3) The term ``unit of general local government'' means any city, 
county, town, parish, village, or other general purpose political 
subdivision of a State.
    (4) The term ``historical, architectural, or cultural significance'' 
includes, but is not limited to, buildings listed or eligible to be 
listed on the National Register established under section 470a of title 
16.
    (5) The term ``commercial activities'' includes, but is not limited 
to, the operations of restaurants, food stores, craft stores, dry goods 
stores, financial institutions, and display facilities.
    (6) The term ``cultural activities'' includes, but is not limited 
to, film, dramatic, dance, and musical presentations, and fine art 
exhibits, whether or not such activities are intended to make a profit.
    (7) The term ``educational activities'' includes, but is not limited 
to, the operations of libraries, schools, day care centers, 
laboratories, and lecture and demonstration facilities.
    (8) The term ``recreational activities'' includes, but is not 
limited to, the operations of gymnasiums and related facilities.

(Pub. L. 94-541, title I, Sec. 105, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2507.)

                       References in Text

    This title, referred to in introductory text, means title I of Pub. 
L. 94-541, Oct, 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2505, the Public Buildings 
Cooperative Use Act of 1976, which enacted sections 601a and 612a and 
amended sections 490, 606, and 611 of this title.
    This chapter, referred to in par. (2), was in the original ``the 
Public Buildings Act of 1959'', meaning Pub. L. 86-249. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 601 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Public Buildings Cooperative Use 
Act of 1976, and not as part of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 which 
comprises this chapter.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 490, 611 of this title; 
title 31 section 782.
