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it was argued, none of the facts had changed and the Dulles site continues to be at least as viable as any other. A number of Regents dissented from that view, expressing interest in the finding of greater accessibility of an ethnically more diverse local population at BWI and suggesting that the Regents have a responsibility to consider each state's best offer, which should include funds to meet construction costs. After further discussion it was agreed by a show of hands to postpone consideration of site selection until the January 1990 meeting of the Board.

There ensued discussion of what ought to be done to ensure that postponement of the matter until January would yield beneficial results, possibly even an offer of such magnitude that it would be preemptive of further consideration of the alternative site. It was suggested that the governors of each state, as well as the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority, should be notified of the Regents' intention to select a preferred site in January and the governors should be invited to detail the extent to which their states are prepared to support construction; and the staff ought to develop a more complete analysis of the impact of operating and construction costs on Smithsonian budgeting. It was also noted that a commitment toward any site could be made only with the approval of the Congress. Accordingly, the following motion was suggested and approved:

VOTED that the Board of Regents requests the Secretary to advise the relevant jurisdictions, including the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority, that the Board intends to decide the question of site selection for the extension of the National Air and Space Museum at its January 1990 meeting, with the understanding that final commitments cannot be made without authorization from the Congress of the United States.

Following is the summary report on site evaluation which had been distributed to the Regents in advance of the meeting.

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