[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4009 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4009

  To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
  plan, design, and construct a central parking facility on National 
         Zoological Park property in the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 11, 2017

   Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Matsui) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
       House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
  plan, design, and construct a central parking facility on National 
         Zoological Park property in the District of Columbia.

    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 ``Smithsonian National Zoological Park 
Central Parking Facility Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. FACILITY FOR IMPROVED VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND ACCESS AT THE 
              NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK.

    (a) In General.--In order to improve visitor experience and multi-
modal access to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan, design, 
and construct a central parking facility on National Zoological Park 
property in the District of Columbia.
    (b) Central Parking Facility.--The facility authorized under this 
section may include parking, transportation improvements, visitor 
amenities including restrooms, a pedestrian bridge to a midpoint entry 
of the National Zoological Park, and ancillary works to accommodate 
alternative uses of the facility.
    (c) Funding.--Construction of the facility described in this 
section shall be conducted with funds from nonappropriated sources.
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