H. R. 1747
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
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
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Kennedy Center Parking
Improvement Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PARKING GARAGE ADDITIONS AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
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 following:
‘‘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 IMPROVEMENTS.—
‘‘(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 construct—
‘‘(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 incurred to finance costs) of—
‘‘(A) the design and construction of an addition to the
parking garage authorized under paragraph (1)(A);
‘‘(B) the design and construction of site improvements
and modifications authorized under paragraph (1)(B) that
the Board specifically designates will be financed using
sources other than appropriated funds; or
‘‘(C) any project to acquire large screen format equip-
ment for an interpretive theater, or to produce an interpre-
tive film, that the Board specifically designates will be
financed using sources other than appropriated funds.’’.
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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 subparagraph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (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 following:
‘‘(g) PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS.—Subject to approval
of the Secretary of the Interior under section 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 Perform-
ing Arts.’’.
SEC. 4. 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 Perform-
ing Arts’, numbered 844/82563A and dated May 22, 1997)’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.