49 USC § 5561 - Definition

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title: "49 USC § 5561 - Definition"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "5561"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 851.)"
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# § 5561. Definition

In this chapter, “civic and cultural activities” includes libraries, musical and dramatic presentations, art exhibits, adult education programs, public meeting places, and other facilities for carrying on an activity any part of which is supported under a law of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 851.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5561 | 49 App.:1653(i)(10). | Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931, § 4(i)(10); added Oct. 28, 1974, Pub. L. 93–496, §§ 6, 15, 88 Stat. 1530, 1533; Feb. 5, 1976, Pub. L. 94–210, § 707(3), 90 Stat. 125; May 30, 1980, Pub. L. 96–254, § 206(a), 94 Stat. 412. |

In this chapter, both sections 6 and 15 of the Amtrak Improvement Act (, , 1533) are listed as source credits for the addition of section 4(i) to the Department of Transportation Act (, ). This is done to conform to the probable intent of Congress as evidenced by the directory language of .

In this section, the words “for community groups, convention visitors and others” are omitted as unnecessary.