Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1694

 95 STAT. 1668

PUBLIC LAW 97-125—DEC. 29, 1981 "Subtitle B—Union Station Redevelopment

40 USC 811.

Roof installation.

40 USC 812.

"SEC. 111. (a) Upon the request of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary shall assign to the Secretary of Transportation all of the Secretary's right, title, and interest in the Union Station complex, including all agreements and leases entered into under subtitle A of this title. Such assignment may reserve to the Secretary the right to lease space for visitor services, to the extent the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation may agree. For purposes of this title, the "Union Station complex" shall include all the real property, air rights, and improvements leased by the Secretary under subtitle A of this title, together with any property acquired and all improvements made in accordance with this subtitle. "(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, ^j^e Secretary shall, not later than twelve months after the date of enactment of this subsection, complete the installation of new roofs and associated drainage systems on all existing roof surfaces of the historic Union Station building. Of funds appropriated to the Secretary under the construction appropriation for the National Park System for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, not less than $8,100,000 shall be available to and allocated by the Secretary for such roof work. In the event the assignment provided for in subsection (a) of this section occurs prior to completion of such roof work, the Secretary shall continue to be responsible for such roof work until its completion, except as the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation may otherwise agree. "(c) Prior to the assignment provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall permit the Secretary of Transportation to carry out or cause to be carried out the activities authorized by this subtitle or by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 851 et seg.). "(d) After both the assignment provided for in subsection (a) of this section and the completion of the roof installation required by subsection 0)) of this section, the Secretary shall be relieved of the authority and obligation under subtitle A of this title to construct and operate a National Visitor Center at Union Station. The provisions of subtitle A of this title shall thereafter be deemed superseded by any contrary or inconsistent provisions of subtitle B of this title. "SEC. 112. The Secretary of Transportation shall provide for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the Union Station complex primarily as a multiple-use transportation terminal serving the Nation's Capital, and secondarily as a commercial complex, in accordance with the following goals: "(a) Preservation of the exterior facade and other historically and architecturally significant features of the Union Station building; "(b) Restoration and operation of a portion of the historic Union Station building as a rail passenger station, together with holding facilities for charter, transit, and intercity buses in the Union Station complex; "(c) Commercial development of the Union Station complex that will, to the extent possible, financially support the continued operation and maintenance of such complex; and "(d) Withdrawal by the Federal Government from any active role in the operation and management of the Union Station complex as soon as practical and at the least possible Federal expense consistent with the goals set forth in subsections (a) through (c) of this section.

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