[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8613-S8614]
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       THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER PARKING IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1997

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                       CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO. 1048

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Chafee) proposed an amendment to the bill (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; as follows:

       Page 3, line 7, strike ``or''.
       Page 3, line 12, strike the first period and all that 
     follows and insert ``; or''.
       Page 3, after line 12, insert the following:
       ``(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.''.
       Page 4, strike lines 9 through 14.
       Page 4, line 15, strike ``5'' and insert ``4''.
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               DOMENICI (AND BINGAMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 1049

  Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, S. 797, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. CONSTRUCTION OF A CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has an enriched legacy of Hispanic 
     influence in politics, government, economic development, and 
     cultural expression.
       (2) The Hispanic culture in what is now the United States 
     can be traced to 1528 when a Spanish expedition from Cuba to 
     Florida was shipwrecked on the Texas coast.
       (3) The Hispanic culture in New Mexico can be traced to 
     1539 when a Spanish Franciscan Friar, Marcos de Niza, and his 
     guide, Estevanico, traveled into present day New Mexico in 
     search of the fabled city of Cibola and made contact with the 
     people of Zuni.
       (4) The Hispanic influence in New Mexico is particularly 
     dominant and a part of daily living for all the citizens of 
     New Mexico, who are a diverse composite of racial, ethnic, 
     and cultural peoples. Don Juan de Oarte and the first New 
     Mexican families established the first capital in the United 
     States, San Juan de los Cabelleros, in July of 1598.
       (5) Based on the 1990 census, there are approximately 
     650,000 Hispanics in New Mexico, the majority having roots 
     reaching back ten or more generations.
       (6) There are an additional 200,000 Hispanics living 
     outside of New Mexico with roots in New Mexico.
       (7) The New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center is a living 
     tribute to the Hispanic experience and will provide all 
     citizens of New Mexico, the Southwestern United States, the 
     entire United States, and around the world, an opportunity to 
     learn about, partake in, and enjoy the unique Hispanic 
     culture, and the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center will 
     assure that this 400-year old culture is preserved.
       (8) The New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center will teach, 
     showcase, and share all facets of Hispanic culture, including 
     literature, performing arts, visual arts, culinary arts, and 
     language arts.
       (9) The New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center will promote a 
     better cross-cultural understanding of the Hispanic culture 
     and the contributions of individuals to the society in which 
     we all live.
       (10) In 1993, the legislature and Governor of New Mexico 
     created the Hispanic Cultural Division as a division within 
     the Office of Cultural Affairs. One of the principal 
     responsibilities of the Hispanic Cultural Division is to 
     oversee the planning, construction, and operation of the New 
     Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center.
       (11) The mission of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center 
     is to create a greater appreciation and understanding of 
     Hispanic culture.
       (12) The New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center will serve as 
     a local, regional, national, and international site for the 
     study and advancement of Hispanic culture, expressing both 
     the rich history and the forward-looking aspirations of 
     Hispanics throughout the world.
       (13) The New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center will be a 
     Hispanic arts and humanities showcase to display the works of 
     national and international artists, and to provide a venue 
     for educators, scholars, artists, children, elders, and the 
     general public.
       (14) The New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center will provide a 
     venue for presenting the historic and contemporary 
     representations and achievements of the Hispanic culture.
       (15) The New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center will sponsor 
     arts and humanities programs, including programs related to 
     visual arts of all forms (including drama, dance, and 
     traditional and contemporary music), research, literary arts, 
     genealogy, oral history, publications, and special events 
     such as, fiestas, culinary arts demonstrations, film video 
     productions, storytelling presentations and education 
     programs.
       (16) Phase I of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center 
     complex is scheduled to be completed by August of 1998 and is 
     planned to consist of an art gallery with exhibition space 
     and a museum, administrative offices, a restaurant, a 
     ballroom, a gift shop, an amphitheater, a research and 
     literary arts center, and other components.
       (17) Phase II of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center 
     complex is planned to include a performing arts center 
     (containing a 700-seat theater, a stage house, and a 300-seat 
     film/video theater), a 150-seat black box theater, an art 
     studio building, a culinary arts building, and a research and 
     literary arts building.
       (18) It is appropriate for the Federal Government to share 
     in the cost of constructing the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center because Congress recognizes that the New Mexico 
     Hispanic Cultural Center has the potential to be a premier 
     facility for performing arts and a national repository for 
     Hispanic arts and culture.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Center for 
     Performing Arts, within the complex known as the New Mexico 
     Hispanic Cultural Center, which Center for the Performing 
     Arts is a central facility in Phase II of the New Mexico 
     Hispanic Cultural Center complex.
       (2) Hispanic cultural division.--The term ``Hispanic 
     Cultural Division'' means the Hispanic Cultural Division of 
     the Office of Cultural Affairs of the State of New Mexico.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (c) Construction of Center.--The Secretary shall award a 
     grant to New Mexico to pay for the Federal share of the costs 
     of the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of the 
     Center for Performing Arts that will be located at a site to 
     be determined by the Hispanic Cultural Divison, within the 
     complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center.
       (d) Grant Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--In order to receive a grant awarded under 
     subsection (c), New Mexico, acting through the Director of 
     the Hispanic Cultural Division--
       (A) shall submit to the Secretary, within 30 days of the 
     date of enactment of this section, a copy of the New Mexico 
     Hispanic Cultural Center Program document dated January 1996; 
     and
       (B) shall exercise due diligence to expeditiously execute, 
     in a period not to exceed 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of this section, the memorandum of understanding under 
     paragraph (2) recognizing that time is of the essence for the 
     construction of the Center because 1998 marks the 400th 
     anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement in New 
     Mexico.
       (2) Memorandum of understanding.--The memorandum of 
     understanding described in paragraph (1) shall provide--

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       (A) the date of completion of the construction of the 
     Center;
       (B) that Antoine Predock, an internationally recognized 
     architect, shall be the supervising architect for the 
     construction of the Center;
       (C) that the Director of the Hispanic Cultural Division 
     shall award the contract for architectural engineering and 
     design services in accordance with the New Mexico Procurement 
     Code; and
       (D) that the contract for the construction of the Center--
       (i) shall be awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding 
     process; and
       (ii) shall be awarded not later than 3 months after the 
     solicitation for bids for the construction of the Center.
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs 
     described in subsection (c) shall be 50 percent.
       (4) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the costs 
     described in subsection (c) shall be in cash or in kind 
     fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. 
     The non-Federal share shall include any contribution received 
     by New Mexico for the design, construction, furnishing, or 
     equipping of Phase I or Phase II of the New Mexico Hispanic 
     Cultural Center complex prior to the date of enactment of 
     this section. The non-Federal share of the costs described in 
     subsection (c) shall include the following:
       (A) $16,410,000 that was appropriated by the New Mexico 
     legislature since January 1, 1993, for the planning, property 
     acquisition, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping 
     of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center complex.
       (B) $116,000 that was appropriated by the New Mexico 
     legislature for fiscal year 1995 for the startup and 
     operating expenses of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center.
       (C) $226,000 that was appropriated by the New Mexico 
     legislature for fiscal year 1996 for the startup and 
     operating expenses of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center.
       (D) $442,000 that was appropriated by the New Mexico 
     legislature for fiscal year 1997 for the startup and 
     operating expenses of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center.
       (E) $551,000 that was appropriated by the New Mexico 
     legislature for fiscal year 1998 for the startup and 
     operating expenses of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center.
       (F) A 10.9-acre lot with a historic 22,000 square foot 
     building donated by the Mayor and City Council of 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, to New Mexico for the New Mexico 
     Hispanic Cultural Center.
       (G) 12 acres of ``Bosque'' land adjacent to the New Mexico 
     Hispanic Cultural Center complex for use by the New Mexico 
     Hispanic Cultural Center.
       (H) The $30,000 donation by the Sandia National 
     Laboratories and Lockheed Martin Corporation to support the 
     New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center and the program 
     activities of the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center.
       (e) Use of Funds for Design, Construction, Furnishing, and 
     Equipment.--The funds received under a grant awarded under 
     subsection (c) shall be used only for the design, 
     construction, furnishing, and equipment of the Center.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution to carry 
     out this section a total of $17,800,000 for fiscal year 1998 
     and succeeding fiscal years. Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     the authority of the preceding sentence shall remain 
     available until expended.
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                  GRAHAM (AND MACK) AMENDMENT NO. 1050

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Graham, for himself and Mr. Mack) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 797, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . CONSTRUCTION OF A CENTER FOR REGIONAL BLACK CULTURE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Currently 500,000 historically important artifacts of 
     the Civil War era and the early days of the civil rights 
     movement in the Southeast region of the United States are 
     housed at Florida A&M University.
       (2) To preserve this large repertory of African-American 
     history and artifacts it is appropriate that the Federal 
     Government share in the cost of construction of this national 
     repository for culture and history.
       (b) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' relates to the Center for 
     Historically Black Heritage at Florida A&M University.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Interior Acting through the director of the Park Service.
       (c) Construction of Center.--
       (1) In general.--the Secretary shall award a grant to the 
     State of Florida to pay for the Federal share of the costs 
     design construction, furnishing and equipping the Center at 
     Florida A&M University.
       (d) Grant Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--In order to receive the grant awarded 
     under subsection (c), Florida A&M University, shall submit to 
     the Secretary a proposal.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs 
     described in subsection (c) shall be 50 percent.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Secretary of Interior to carry out 
     this section a total of $3,800,000 fiscal year 1998 and 
     preceding fiscal years. Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authority of the preceding sentence should remain available 
     until expanded.
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                   CHAFEE AMENDMENTS NOS. 1051--1052

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Chafee) proposed two amendments to the bill, S. 
797, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1051

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC.  . RELOCATION AND EXPANSION OF HAFFENREFFER MUSEUM OF 
                   ANTHROPOLOGY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the Haffenreffer 
     Museum of Anthropology at Brown University in Providence, 
     Rhode Island.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Relocation and Expansion of Museum.--The Secretary 
     shall make a grant to Brown University in Providence, Rhode 
     Island, to pay the Federal share of the costs associated with 
     the relocation and expansion of the Museum, including the 
     design, construction, renovation, restoration, furnishing, 
     and equipping of the Museum.
       (c) Grant Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--To receive a grant under subsection (b), 
     the Museum shall submit to the Secretary a proposal for the 
     use of the grant.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs 
     described in subsection (b) shall be 20 percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
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                           Amendment No. 1052

       At the end of the bill add the following new section:

     SEC.  . ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall award 
     a grant to Juniata College for the construction of an 
     environmental research facilities and structures at Raystown 
     Lake, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Coordination.--As a condition to receipt of the grant 
     authorized in subsection (a), officials of Juniata College 
     shall coordinate with the Baltimore District of the Army 
     Corps of Engineers.
       (c) Appropriations Authorized.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriateD $5,000,000 to carry out this section.
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                       BAUCUS AMENDMENT NO. 1053

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
797, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill add the following new section:

     SEC.  . FORT PECK DAM INTERPRETIVE CENTER

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     design, construct, furnish and equip an historical, cultural 
     and paleontological interpretive center and museum to be 
     located at Fort Peck Dam, Montana.
       (b) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate with officials of 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. 
     Army Corps of Engineers and the Fort Peck Dam Interpretive 
     Center and Museum.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section a total of 
     $10,000,000. Funds appropriated are available until expended.

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