by the 96th Congress of the United States, Public Law 96-244 — Pub.L. 96−244…
“ In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the Secretary may accept the donation of funds which may be expended by him for projects to acquire, restore, preserve, or recover data from any district, building, structure, site, or object which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places established pursuant to section 101 of this Act,16 USC 470a. so long as the project is owned by a State, any unit of local government, or any nonprofit entity. ”
