Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/526

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112 STAT. 1410 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 § 151911. Distribution of assets on dissolution or Hnal liquidation On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed as provided by the board of directors, but in compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. CHAPTER 1521—NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM Sec. 152101. Definition. 152102. Oi^anization. 152103. Purposes. 152104. Membership. 152105. Governing Dody. 152106. Powers. 152107. Restrictions. 152108. Duty to maintain corporate and tax-exempt status. 152109. Records and inspection. 152110. Service of process. 152111. Liability for acts of officers and agents. 152112. Annual report. §152101. Definition For purposes of this chapter, "State" includes the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States. §152102. Organization (a) FEDERAL CHARTER. —National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (in this chapter, the "corporation"), incorporated in Colorado, is a federally chartered corporation. (b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER. —If the corporation does not comply with any provision of this chapter, the charter granted by this chapter expires. §152103. Purposes The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include— (1) honoring citizens, mining leaders, miners, prospectors, teachers, scientists, engineers, inventors, governmental leaders, and other individuals, who have helped to make this country great by their outstanding contributions to the establishment, development, advancement, or improvement of mining in the United States; (2) perpetuating the memory of those individuals and recording their contributions and achievements by the erection and maintenance of buildings, monuments, and edifices considered appropriate as a lasting memorial; (3) fostering, promoting, and encouraging a better understanding of the origins and growth of mining, especially in the United States, and the part mining has played in changing the economic, social, and scientific aspects of our country; (4) establishing and maintaining a library and museum for collecting and preserving for posterity, the history of those honored by the corporation, together with a documentation of their accomplishments and contributions to mining, including such items as mining pictures, paintings, books, papers, documents, scientific data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and things relating to those items;