This bill would authorize $190 million from 2016 to 2020 for the maintenance, repair, and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — plus capital projects for the center. The total amount of appropriations would rise from $37 million in the 2016 fiscal year to $40 million in the 2020 fiscal year.
What is House Bill H.R. 1473?
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the busiest performing arts facility in the U.S. and annually hosts 2,000 performances that are attended by a total of nearly two million people. It was opened to the public in 1971.
Impact
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and people who attend events there.
Cost of House Bill H.R. 1473
$170.00 Million
The CBO analyzed this legislation and found that while $190 million would be appropriated, implementing the projects funded by this bill would cost about $170 million from 2016-2020, which averages about $34 million per year in actual spending.
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In-Depth: Other provisions of this bill include:
Appropriations set aside for maintenance, repair, and security would rise from $22 million to $26 million over that period. Capital projects appropriations would start at $15 million, drop to $13 million for two years, then rise to $14 million for the final two years of the 2016-2020 period.
Of Note: The Kennedy Center itself acknowledges that it sits at a unique intersection of private and public interests:
"As the nation's living memorial to President Kennedy, the Center receives federal funding each year to pay for maintenance and operation of the building, a federal facility. However, the Center's artistic programs and education initiatives are paid for almost entirely through ticket sales and gifts from individuals, corporations, and private foundations."
Media:
- Cosponsoring Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) Committee Speech
- CBO Cost Estimate
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Context)
Summary by Eric Revell
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AKA
John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2015
Official Title
To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
bill Progress
- Not enactedThe President has not signed this bill
- The senate has not voted
- The house has not voted
- house Committees
Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureEconomic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency ManagementIntroducedMarch 19th, 2015