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[H.R. 1747 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        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 equipment 
        for an interpretive theater, or to produce an interpretive 
        film, that the Board specifically 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 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 Performing 
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 Performing 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.