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will be required annually for structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing repairs; renovations; animal support and housing requirements; and ground, roadways, and utility repairs and improvements.

Conservation Center Development Plans, Renovations and Repairs.  Since acquiring the Front Royal site in 1975, the Zoo has been engaged in a program designed to occupy and hold the land including some emergency repairs.  The Institution has retained serviceable structures for use where there is clear need, and is demolishing deteriorated and unusable structures.  Most of the animal containment fencing is in place for major paddocks and for the overall site, and most of the initial repairs to essential utilities and buildings have been completed.  Total repair and planned development costs spanning FY 1984-1988 for the Conservation Center are estimated to be approximately $9,500,000.  In FY 1984 $2,500,000 is expected to permit the Conservation Center to advance in coordination with Rock Creek construction.  Projects include additional small animal facilities and design and construction of a new veterinary hospital.  

Restoration, Renovation and Other Construction

The Restoration and Renovation of Buildings (R&R) account is used to fund building repairs, alterations and improvements, as well as the construction of additions to existing facilities and minor new facilities.  Substantial annual funding is require in order to assure the maintenance and preservation of the Institutions's buildings; to provide a safe environment for visitors, staff and collections; and to meet program objectives. 

The Institution's building and other facilities (other than the Zoo) consist of twelve museum and gallery buildings in Washington, D.C. and New York City housing research and collections management activities and a wide range of exhibitions in the fields of science, history, technology, and art.  Also included are the Radiation Biology Laboratory in Rockville, Maryland; the preservation, storage, and air and spacecraft display facilities at Suitland, Maryland; centers for biological research, conservation, and education in Panama and on the Chesapeake Bay, near Anapolis, Maryland; an oceanographic research station at Fort Pierce, Florida; a center for astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Whipple Observatory on Mt. Hopkins, near Tucson, Arizona; and a number of administrative, storage, reference, distribution, and other supportive facilities primarily in leased space. 

The FY 1983 R&R appropriation request of $8,450,000 reflects the Institutions's commitments to acquiring and sustaining a level of funding consistent with the size, diversity, and age of Smithsonian facilities and known work requirements.  The following major projects are planned for FY 1983:  continuation of roof and facade repairs at the Arts and Industries Building ($2,000,000); contination of facade repairs at the Renwick Gallery ($1,000,000); continued implementation of the fire protection master plans for the Natural History Building ($350,000) and the