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An Act Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for other purposes

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Author:
92d Congress, Sess. 2, 1972  Search this
Subject:
Kennedy, John F (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963  Search this
United States General Services Administration  Search this
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.)  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356)  Search this
Foreign Currency Program (FCP)  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 4; Page Numbers: 508, 522-24
Type:
Public Law
Date:
1973
08/10/1972
Category:
Smithsonian Legal Documents
Legal document information:
86 Stat. 508
Title 20, Education
Public Law
Citation information:
Statutes at Large
Summary:
The sum of $51,633,000 is appropriated for the expenses of the Smithsonian Institution including: research; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; purchase or rental of two passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees. For payments in foreign currencies, the sum of $3,500,000 is provided for carrying out museum programs, scientific and cultural research, and related educational activities. The sum of $1,600,000 is appropriated for necessary expenses of the Science Information Exchange.
The sum of $675,000 is provided for the planning, construction, remodeling, and equipping of buildings and facilities at the National Zoological Park. The sum of $5,014,000 is appropriated for the expenses of restoration and renovation of buildings owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution. The sum of $13,000,000 is provided for the construction and equipment of a building for a National Air and Space Museum. In addition, the Administrator of the General Services Administration is authorized to enter into contracts in an amount not to exceed $27,000,000.
The sum of $5,420,000 is appropriated for the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art including: protection and care of the works of art; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator operators; purchase, or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof; maintenance, alteration, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art.
The sum of $800,000 is provided for carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356). The sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated for the expenses necessary for operating and maintaining the non-performing arts functions of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Contained within:
86 Stat. 508 (1972); Pub. L. No. 92-369 (Book)
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Science Information Exchange  Search this
Expenditures, Public  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Art objects--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Associations, institutions, etc--Membership  Search this
Buildings--Protection  Search this
Buildings--Repair and reconstruction  Search this
Communication in science  Search this
Elevator operators  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Finance  Search this
Grounds maintenance  Search this
Watchmen  Search this
International exchanges  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Museum finance  Search this
National Collections  Search this
Officials and employees--Salaries  Search this
Performing arts  Search this
Preservation of materials  Search this
Museum publications  Search this
Uniforms  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_4985