[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 140 (Tuesday, October 7, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H9252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; which was read and, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                  Washington, DC, October 2, 2003.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find resolutions approved 
     by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
     October 1, 2003, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

                          Committee Resolution


   BUILDING PROJECT SURVEY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTHOUSE ORANGE 
                            COUNTY, NEW YORK

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to Title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3314(b), the Administrator 
     of General Services shall investigate the feasibility and 
     need to construct or acquire a facility to house a United 
     States Courthouse, in Orange County, New York. The analysis 
     shall include a full and complete evaluation including, but 
     not limited to: (i) the identification and cost of potential 
     sites and (ii) 30 years present value evaluations of all 
     options; lease, purchase, and Federal construction, and the 
     purchase options of lease with an option to purchase or 
     purchase contract. The Administrator shall submit a report to 
     Congress within 60 days.

  There was no objection.




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