[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2498 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2498

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and 
   equip laboratory, administrative, and support space to house base 
 operations for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter 
               Array located on Mauna Kea at Hilo, Hawaii.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FACILITY AUTHORIZED.

    The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized 
to plan, design, construct, and equip laboratory, administrative, and 
support space to house base operations for the Smithsonian 
Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located on Mauna Kea at 
Hilo, Hawaii.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board of Regents of 
the Smithsonian Institution to carry out this Act, $2,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2001, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, which shall 
remain available until expended.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.