PUBLIC LAW 98-1—FEB. 15, 1983 97 STAT. 3 Public Law 98-1 98th Congress An Act To designate a "Nancy Hanks Center" and the "Old Post Office Building" in Washington, District ofColumbia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the Congress hereby finds and declares— (1) Nanpy Hanks served as Chairman of the National Endow- ment for the Arts from 1969 to 1977 and during that period presided with distinction over a substantial increase in support for the arts in the United States; (2) she provided wise leadership in defining a proper role for the Federal Government in the cultural life of the Nation, and safi^uarding the creative int^rity of artists and arts institu- tions against Government interference; (3) her wide-ranging interests in the arts, including architec- ture, led her to promote initiatives to improve the quality of Federal buildings and to work tirelessly to secure the preserva- tion and renovation of the Old Post CH&ce Building as a head- quarters for Federal cultural agencies and as a site for cultural and commercial activities that would enliven the building and its surroundings; and (4) the renovation of the Old Post Office Building, its occupan- c^ in this year 1983 by Federal cultural agencies and commer- cial enterprises and ite impending use for public performances and exhibits are due in koge measure to the foresightedness, persuasiveness, intellect, and vigor of Nanqy Hanks. SEC. 2. There is herein designated the "Nancy Hanks Center" in Washington, District of Columbia, comprising the building located on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets which is known as and hereby desig- nated the "Old Post Office Building", the plaza adjoining said building to the east and other immediately adjacent grounds, and the public use spaces within the Old Post Office Building, which include but are not limited to the commercial and performing areas known as the Pavilion and the clock-observation tower. SEC. 3. (a) The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, shall erect at suitable locations at the Nancy Hanks Center appropriate markers or displays commemoratii^ the accomplishments of Nanpy Hanks in the fields of government and culture and describing her actions and those of others in Government and private lifetihatled to the renovation and mixed-use development of the Old Post Office Building. (b) The Administrator of General Services is authorized to expend for the purposes of subparagraph (a) of this section a sum not to exceed $50,000 available in any fiscal year out of revenues and collections deposited into the fund established pursuant to section Feb. 15, 1983 [S. 61] Nancy Hanks Center; Old Post Office Building. Designation. Markers or displays. Appropriation authorization.
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