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[[underline]]Executive Level Salaries[[/underline]]

The Executive Committee noted that the President had submitted his recommendations for Executive Level Salary increases to the Congress on January 17 for its consideration.

Since approval of this proposal is anticipated within the next month, the Executive Committee requested, and was authorized, to act for the Regents to approve timely actions with respect to increasing Executive Level salaries of the Smithsonian.

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The meeting was then returned to full session.

[[underline]]Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Barro Colorado Island[[/underline]]

Mr. Ripley reported that the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 724), which set aside Barro Colorado Island in the Canal Zone in order to preserve and conserve its natural features for research purposes, authorized the appropriation of $10,000 for necessary administrative and maintenance expenses related to the Island.  Subsequently, P.L. 89-280, approved October 20, 1965, amended the authorization to $350,000.

At its meeting on January 22, 1976 the Board of Regents requested its Congressional members to introduce and support legislation eliminating the ceiling on appropriations.  On February 6, 1976 Senator Scott introduced S. 2946 for this purpose, and on March 15, Mr. Mahon introduced, for himself and Mr. Cederberg, a companion measure, H.R. 12506.  No action was taken in the House, but it was approved by the Senate on September 14 with an amendment raising the amount authorized to $600,000.