A bill to designate the Federal building to be constructed in Savannah, Georgia, as the "Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building".
PL 98-205 (S.505), enacted 12/02/1983

PUBLIC LAW 98-205—DEC. 2, 1983 
97 STAT. 1387 
Public Law 98-205 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To designate the Federal building to be constructed in Savannah, Georgia, as the 
"Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building". 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal 
building to be constructed at Telfair Square, Savannah, Georgia, 
shall hereafter be named and designated as the "Juliette Gordon 
Low Federal Building". Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to such 
building shall be held to be a reference to the "Juliette Gordon Low 
Federal Building". 
SEC. 2. (a) The Administrator of General Services (hereinafter 
referred to as the "Administrator") may accept and use contribu-
tions from individuals and private organizations for the design and 
construction of a memorial, to be located in or around the building 
referred to in the first section of this Act, commemorating the life 
and accomplishments of Juliette Gordon Low. The Administrator, in 
consultation with the chairman of the National Endowment for the 
Arts and the national president of the Girl Scouts of America, shall 
determine the appropriate form and location of such memorial, 
taking into account the cost of maintaining such memorial. 
(b) The Administrator shall provide maintenance for such 
memorial. 
SEC. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Transportation, in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia, shall carry out a demonstration 
project on Interstate Highways 95 and 395 in Virginia and the 
District of Columbia for a period of not less than 12 months com-
mencing within 30 days after the District of Columbia begins actual 
reconstruction of the Greorge Mason Bridge. The Commonwealth of 
Virginia and the District of Columbia shsdl restrict the use of the 
express lanes on such highway to buses, emergency vehicles, and 
other vehicles carrying four or more persons during the hours of 6 
o'clock ante meridiem to 9 o'clock ante meridiem on Monday through 
Friday, exclusive of holidays, on northbound lanes and during the 
hours of 3:30 o'clock post meridiem to 6 o'clock post meridiem on 
Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays, on southbound lanes 
during the demonstration period. The Secretary of Transportation, 
in consultation with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District 
of Columbia, may adjust such hours and refine the demonstration to 
enhance safety, minimize congestion, and maximize the use of the 
facility. During the demonstration period, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Virginia and 
the District of Columbia shall carry out an environmental assess-
ment of the effects of the high occupancy vehicle restrictions, and 
shall, upon completion of such assessment, report to the Congress 
the results of the assessment and the demonstration project. 
Dec. 2, 1983 
[S. 505] 
Juliette Gordon 
Low Federal 
Building, 
designation. 
Highway 
projects, Va. and 
D.C. 
Memorial, 
construction. 
Maintenance. 
Interstate 
Highway 
demonstration 
and 
reconstruction 
project, Va. and 
D.C. 
Environmental 
assessment. 
Report to 
Congress. 
97 STAT. 1388 
PUBLIC LAW 98-205—DEC. 2, 1983 
20 use 76j. 
Memorials or 
plaques. 
Interstate 
Highway 66, Va. 
Demonstration 
project. 
SEC. 4. Section 4 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act is amended by 
inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 4." and by adding at the end thereof the 
following new subsection: 
"(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the 
Board shall assure that after the date of enactment of this subsec-
tion, no additional memorials or plaques in the nature of memorials 
shall be designated or installed in the public areas of the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 
"(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to— 
"(A) any plaque acknowledging a gift from a foreign country; 
"(B) any plaque on a theater chair or a theater box acknowl-
edging the gift of such chair or box; and 
"(C) any inscription on the marble walls in the north or south 
galleries, the Hall of States, or the Hall of Nations acknowledg-
ing a major contribution; 
which plaque or inscription is permitted under policies of the Board 
in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection! 
"(3) For purposes of this subsection, testimonials and benefit 
performances shall not be construed to be memorials.". 
SEC. 5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and the 
Secretary of Transportation's decision on Interstate Highway 66, 
Fairfax and Arlington Counties, Virginia, dated January 5,1977, the 
Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the Commonwealth 
of Virginia, shall carry out a demonstration project on Interstate 
Highway 66 in Fairfax and Arlington Counties, Virginia for a period 
not less than 12 months commencing within 60 days of the enact-
ment of this section. The Commonwealth of Virginia shall restrict 
the use of such highway between 1-495 and the District of Columbia 
to high occupancy vehicles carrying three or more passengers 
during the hours of 7 o'clock ante meridiem to 9 o'clock ante meridiem 
on Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays, on eastbound 
lanes and during the hours of 4 o'clock post meridiem to 6 o'clock 
post meridiem on Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays, on 
westbound lanes during the demonstration period. High occupancy 
vehicle requirements shall not apply to vehicles entering 1-66 or the 
PUBLIC LAW 98-205—DEC. 2, 1983 
97 STAT. 1389 
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge from Lynn Street or the George Wash-
ington Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia. During the demon- Environmental 
stration period, the Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with assessment, 
the Commonwealth of Virginia, shall carry out an environmental congress^ 
assessment of the effects of the high occupancy vehicle restrictions, 
and shall, upon completion of such assessment, report to the Con-
gress the results of the assessment and the demonstration project. 
Approved December 2, 1983. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 505 (H.R. 1551): 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-363 accompanying H.R. 1551 (Comm. on Public Works and 
Transportation). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-123 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): 
Aug. 3, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 18, H.R. 1551 considered and passed House; S. 505, amended, passed in 
lieu; Senate concurred in House amendments.