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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1747
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design and
construction of additions to the parking garage and certain site improve-
ments, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 1997
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize
the design and construction of additions to the parking
garage and certain site improvements, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Cen-
ter Parking Improvement Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PARKING GARAGE ADDITIONS AND SITE IMPROVE-
MENTS.
Section 3 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20
U.S.C. 76i) is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and all that
follows through ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 3. JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) PARKING GARAGE ADDITIONS AND SITE IM-
PROVEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Substantially in accordance
with the plan entitled ‘Site Master Plan—Drawing
Number 1997–2 April 29, 1997,’ and map number
NCR 844/82571, the Board may design and con-
struct—
‘‘(A) an addition to the parking garage at
each of the north and south ends of the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;
and
‘‘(B) site improvements and modifications.
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The plan shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the office of
the Secretary of the Center.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
APPROPRIATED
FUNDS.—No appropriated funds may be used to pay
the costs (including the repayment of obligations in-
curred to finance costs) of—
‘‘(A) the design and construction of an ad-
dition to the parking garage authorized under
paragraph (1)(A); or
‘‘(B) the design and construction of site
improvements and modifications authorized
under paragraph (1)(B) that the Board specifi-
cally designates will be financed using sources
other than appropriated funds.’’.
SEC. 3. PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS.
(a) DUTIES OF THE BOARD.—Section 4(a)(1) of the
John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76j(a)(1)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(I) ensure that safe and convenient access
to the site of the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts is provided for pedestrians
and vehicles.’’.
(b) POWERS OF THE BOARD.—Section 5 of such Act
(20 U.S.C. 76k) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(g) PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS.—Sub-
ject to approval of the Secretary of the Interior under sec-
tion 4(a)(2)(F), the Board shall develop plans and carry
out projects to improve pedestrian and vehicular access
to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.’’.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
Section 12(c) of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20
U.S.C. 76r(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘for acquiring
large screen format equipment for an interpretive theater,
for production of an interpretive film,’’ before ‘‘or for pro-
duction’’.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF BUILDING AND SITE.
Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20
U.S.C. 76s) and section 9(3) of the Act of October 24,
1951 (40 U.S.C. 193v), are each amended by inserting
after ‘‘numbered 844/82563, and dated April 20, 1994’’
the following: ‘‘(as amended by the map entitled ‘Transfer
of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’,
numbered 844/82563A and dated May 22, 1997)’’.
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