United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-03-23 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-537R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R P0b002ee1803840a8 f:d01537r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R GAO-01-537R Appropriations Convention facilities Municipal governments District of Columbia Correspondence A00690 GAO reviewed the Federal City Council's (FCC) proposal to use the current site of the Washington Convention Center for the National Museum of American Music (NMAM). At this time, the FCC proposal is in the conceptual stage. FCC's proposal anticipates that NMAM will be located at the existing Convention Center site and that it will be part of a major mixed-use complex that includes retail, entertainment, and performance venues. The total estimated cost for FCC's mixed-use proposal is $1.1 billion, with $172.5 million attributed to the music museum. Additionally, the proposal shows that the District would receive annual land rent of $13 million, equivalent to a 7-percent return on the estimated land value of $183 million. FCC spent $300,000 in federal appropriations on the project management services provided by the Smithsonian Institution. Currently, the District of Columbia has not yet considered any specific proposals for the use of the Convention Center, including FCC's proposal. The Mayor has established a task force to study the possible uses for the site and it is currently developing a process to both solicit and evaluate independently generated proposals for the site. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R.pdf GAO-01-537R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-537R Correspondence GAO-01-537R; District of Columbia: National Museum of American Music; Appropriations Convention facilities Municipal governments District of Columbia Public Law 105-277 Public Law 106-522