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-6- [[underlined]] Facilities[[/underlined]] [[table - 2 columns]] 1. To plan, construct, and open the Museum Support Center as a major contribution to the management and control of collections for research and study and to facilitate conservation and conservation training. | Federal Appropriations 2. To plan and pursue the development of the Quadrangle (the area bounded by the Smithsonian Institution Building, and Freer Gallery of Art, the Arts and Industries Buildings, and Independence Avenue) to accommodate primarily the Museum of African Art, rare book and other library needs, and additional space for the exhibition of Oriental art. | Federal Appropriations and Nonappropriated Unrestricted Trust Funds, and Private Donations 3. To facilitate completion of the Master Plan for the development of new animal and public facilities at the Zoological Park in Rock Creek Valley, and to improve the research, conservation, and visitor education facilities at the Zoo's Research and Conservation Center at Front Royal, Virginia. | Federal Appropriations 4. To repair, upgrade, and restore Smithsonian buildings to keep them in safe and functional condition with special emphasis on the provision of fire detection, containment, and suppression system and access by handicapped persons. | Federal Appropriations 5. To provide new and renovated facilities at the Smithsonian's Washington, D.C. and field locations for purposes of facilitating research and education programs, creating improved parking for the Institution's visitors, and developing new space for art and history exhibitions. | Federal Appropriations [[/table]] For the most part, the effects of inflation cannot be incorporated realistically into the Institution's resource forecasts for bureau and program operations. Summary Table 1, however, attempts to show the general levels of resources that would materialize assuming legislated pay changes are forthcoming in the range of 6 percent per year, and assuming federal nonpersonnel purchases occur based on price changes for future years as derived from indices supplied by the Office of Management and Budget. Trust projections incorporate similar patterns. Under these circumstances, by FY 1985 as summarized in Table 1, resources from all sources required for various operations would increase from present FY 1979 levels of