40 U.S.C. § 8106
Buildings on reservations, parks, or public grounds
A building or structure shall not be erected on any reservation, park, or public grounds of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Nat'l Trust for Historic Pres. in the United States v. Nat'l Park Serv. (D.D.C. 2026).
Nat'l Trust for Historic Pres. in the United States v. Nat'l Park Serv. (D.D.C. 2026). “" 7 40 USC. § 8106. This statute provides that "[a] building or structure shall not be erected on any reservation, park, or public grounds of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.”
Nat'l Trust for Historic Pres. in the United States v. NPS (D.C. Cir. 2026). “The Trust amended its complaint to assert ultra vires claims, maintaining that the East Wing project required the “express authority of Congress,” 40 U.S.C. § 8106 , and no such authority had been given.”
Nat'l Trust for Historic Pres. in the United States v. Nat'l Park Serv. (D.D.C. 2026). “Though the National Trust invokes several statutes that it claims the President is violating-including 40 U.S.C. § 8106 , which prohibits the construction ofbuildings on public grounds in the District of Columbia without congressional authorization, and 3 U.”
Dc Pres. League v. Bd. of Trs. of the John F. Kennedy Ctr. for the Performing Arts (D.D.C. 2026). “Originally enacted in 1912, 40 U.S.C. § 8106 is the perhaps the most straightforward of Congress’s planning directives: “A building or structure shall not be erected on any reservation, 3 park, or public grounds of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia” without…”
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