Pub. L. 100-685, tit. II, sec. 216

Sec. 216. (a) The Administrator may, without regard to section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), and on such terms as the Administrator may deem to be appropriate, lease, for a term not to exceed 99 years, real property located at the Lewis Research Center in Cuyahoga County, to the State of Ohio, or a subdivision or agent thereof, or to a corporation or foundation organized exclusively for educational or scientific purposes which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)), or to any other not-for-profit entity, for the purpose of the construction and operation thereon of an Institute whose purpose is the conduct of aeronautical and space research, the education and training of aeronautical and space engineers, and the transfer of aeronautical and space technology between the United States public and private sectors. This lease shall be renewable for additional periods in the discretion of the Administrator. (b) Subject to the availability of appropriations therefor, the Administrator may enter into agreements, on such terms as the Administrator may deem to be appropriate, with the State of Ohio, or a subdivision or agent therefor, or with a corporation or foundation organized exclusively for educational or scientific purposes which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)), or to any other not-for-profit entity, pursuant to which the Administration may provide administrative, maintenance, instructional, and other appropriate support, with or without reimbursement, to an Institute whose purpose is the conduct of aeronautical and space research, the education and training of aeronautical and space engineers, and the transfer of aeronautical and space technology between the United States public and private sectors. (c) The Administrator may redelegate the authority conferred in subsections (a) and (b), to such subordinate officers and employees as the Administrator may designate.