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PUBLIC LAW 92-520-OCT. 21, 1972
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Public Law 92-520 AN ACT To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, to provide for the construction of a civic center in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Bicentennial Civic Center Act." SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares that— (1) it is essential to the social and economic development of the District of Columbia to establish major centers of commercial and economic activity within the city; (2) such a center of activity would result from the development of a civic center located in the downtown area of the District of Columbia; (3) a civic center would (A) attract large numbers of visitors to the downtown area and result in increased business activity in the area surrounding the center; (B) enable national organizations to hold their conventions and other meetings in the District of Columbia and thereby encourage citizens from the entire Nation to visit their Capital City; (C) provide a new source of revenue for the District of Columbia as a consequence of its operations and the expanded commercial activities resulting therefrom; and (D) provide expanded employment opportunities for residents of the District of Columbia; (4) it is fitting that said civic center be established as a memorial to the late President, Dwight D. Eisenhower; (5) the prompt provision of major convention facilities in the District of Columbia will significantly contribute to the commemoration of the Nation's bicentennial year; and (6) the powers conferred by this Act are for public uses and purposes for which public powers may be employed, public funds may be expended, and the power of eminent domain and the police power may be exercised, and the granting of such powers is necessarv in the public interest. SEC. 3. The Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), as amended (40 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 18. (a) In order to provide for the District of Columbia facilities for the holding of conventions, exhibitions, meetings, and other social, cultural, and business activities, the Commissioner of the District of Columbia (hereinafter, 'Commissioner') is authorized to provide for the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of the civic center to be designated as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Bicentennial Civic Center on a site in the Northwest section of the District of Columbia within an area bounded by Eighth Street, H Street, Tenth Street, New York Avenue, and K Street. " (b) ' (l) Such civic center shall be in accordance with a plan, indicating the design and estimated costs, approved by the Commissioner and the District of Columbia Council, and approved by the National Capital Planning Commission pursuant to section 5 of the National Capital Planning Act of 1952 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1005) and section 16 of the Act approved June 20, 1938 (D.C. Code, sec. 5-428), and reviewed by the Commissioner of Fine Arts to the extent required by section 1 of the Act approved May 16, 1930 (D.C. Code, sec. 5-410).
October 21, 1972 [S.3943]
Dwight D. E i s e n hower Memorial B i c e n t e n n i a l Civic Center Act.
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p. 216.
66 Stat. 787. 52 Stat. 8 0 2. 46 Stat. 366; 53 Stat. 1144.
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