[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 797 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 797

  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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 1997

 Mr. Chafee (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 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 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); 
                or
                    ``(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.''.

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. 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 production''.

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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