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5. Not previously budgeted are $1.0 million for the new senior level pay system, $250,000 for the new accounting system, and $400,000 for the marketing data base project.

6. The contingencies, totalling $2.3 million, have been reduced by $1.5 million to $.8 million to cover short falls in income and unbudgeted needs.

The following motion is suggested:

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the budget of appropriated funds for fiscal year 1991 and proposed revisions to the budget of the nonappropriated funds for fiscal year 1991 as presented, and authorizes expenditures by the Secretary in accordance therewith; any material changes in program plans incorporated in these budgets, or any changes of more than $250,000 in any general unrestricted trust fund program or administrative expenditure, shall be made only with approval of the Board of Regents or its Executive Committee.

[[underlined]]Fiscal Year 1992 - Budget (Schedule E) [[/underlined]]

Approval of the Regents is requested for the fiscal year 1992 Federal budget for presentation to the Office of Management and Budget. Approval is not being requested for the fiscal year 1992 Trust Fund budget at this time.

[[underlined]]Federal Appropriations[[/underlined]]:  The budget, once approved by the Regents, will become the Smithsonian budget request to the Office of Management and Budget. The fiscal year 1992 budget totals $461.2 million for all operating and capital needs, $134.3 million over the original Office of Management and Budget planning target (the target was later increased by $10.0 million for the National Museum of Natural History East Court and $3.0 million for a legal settlement related to the Museum Support Center). This budget continues the emphasis on infrastructure which was the basis for the fiscal year 1991 budget. New program initiatives were limited to the areas of education, global change, and cultural pluralism.

The Salaries and Expenses budget totals $322.6 million, incorporating approximately $45.0 million in program increases. These increases include $8.2 million for information systems, $6.1 million for Museum Support Center equipment/move, $4.5 million for the National Museum of the American Indian, $3.1 million for facilities maintenance deficiencies, $2.7 million for the Major Scientific Instrumentation sub-account, $2.6 milion for reinstallation of permanent exhibition halls, and $2.1 million to cover space deficiencies. With respect to program initiatives $2.4 million is included for programs related to cultural pluralism, $1.4 million for education and $1.4 million for global change.

The National Zoological Park Construction account at $20.1 million is $13.2 million over target. It includes $14.3 million for various aspects of the Rock Creek master plan, $3.0 million primarily for water systems, road improvements and a maintenance facility at Front Royal, and $2.8 million for renovation and repair projects.