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ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1990
VOTED that the Board of Regents accepts Smithsonian Year 1990, the annual report of the Secretary for fiscal year 1990.

LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS AND ISSUES
VOTED that the Board of Regents requests its Congressional members to introduce and support legislation authorizing appropriations to acquire land at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and clarifying the availability of funding for the East Court construction project in fiscal year after 1991.

See also below, under "Administrative Service Center," where an additional legislative action was taken by the Board.

The Regents were provided a report on the status of a number of Smithsonian- sponsored initiatives, including the reappointment of Mr. McHenry, the National Air and Space Museum Extension, and the matters addressed in the foregoing motion. Additional Smithsonian- related initiatives include the National Afro- American Memorial Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian Amendments Act, the National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments.

FINANCIAL REPORT
The Board was informed that a $4.2 million projected shortfall in current year unrestricted Trust fund income was covered by funds available only on a one- time basis from excess funds from the Quadrangle construction account and contingency reserves established in fiscal years 1990 and 1991.
It was

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the adjustments to the fiscal year 1991 budget of nonappropriated funds, as explained in the narrative and represented in Schedule D.

The fiscal year 1992 Federal budget request has been revised to reflect the Office of Management and Budget passback which was reported previously.The chart below summarizes the request to Congress.

(Dollars in thousands)
[[4-columned table]]
| Appropriation | FY 1992| FY 1992| FY 1992 |
| Account | Request to OMB | OMB Passback | Request to Congress|
|---|---|---|---|
|Salaries & Expenses | $322,636 | $292,450 | $292,450 |
| Zoo Construction | 20,050 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 
| Repair & Restoration | 35,000 | 31,600 | 31,600|
| Construction | 83,450 | 25,100 | 25,100 |
|Total Smithsonian | $461,136 | $357,150 | $357,150|