[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 24 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H703-H705]
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, February 25, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find resolutions approved 
     by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
     February 25, 2004, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

                       Amended Prospectus--Lease


 department of health and human services, administration for children 
                      and families, washington, dc

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to an additional 86,846 rentable 
     square feet for a total maximum square footage of

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     252,670 square feet of space for the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 
     currently located in leased space at various locations in 
     Washington, DC, at an additional cost of $3,908,070 for a 
     proposed total annual cost of $11,370,150 for a lease term of 
     10 years, a prospectus for which is attached to and included 
     in this resolution. This resolution amends a Committee 
     resolution dated April 9, 2003, which authorized 165,824 
     square feet at a total annual cost of $7,462,080.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


                 department of justice, washington, dc

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 584,400 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Department of Justice currently 
     located in leased space at 601 D St., NW, in Washington, DC, 
     at a proposed total annual cost of $26,298,000 for a lease 
     term of 10 years, a prospectus for which is attached to and 
     included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


            food and drug administration, suburban maryland

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 113,993 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Food and Drug Administration 
     currently located in leased space at 7500 Standish Place, in 
     Rockville, Maryland, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $3,533,783 for a lease term of 10 years, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


            food and drug administration, suburban maryland

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 110,035 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Food and Drug Administration's 
     Center for Drug Evaluation and Research currently located at 
     1451 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $3,411,085 for a lease term of 3 years, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


            food and drug administration, suburban maryland

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 107,886 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Food and Drug Administration, 
     Center for Drug Evaluation and Research currently located at 
     9201 Corporate Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland, at a proposed 
     total annual cost of $3,344,466 for a lease term of 3 years, 
     a prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constituents authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


   national institutes of health, national institutes of allergy and 
                 infectious diseases, suburban maryland

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 159,773 rentable 
     square feet of space for the National Institutes of Health, 
     National Institute of Allergy And Infectious Diseases 
     currently located at 6700 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, 
     Maryland, at a proposed total annual cost of $4,952,963 for a 
     lease term of 5 years, a prospectus for which is attached to 
     and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                               Alteration


  prince kuhio federal building and u.s. courthouse, honolulu, hawaii

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for the alteration of the Prince Kuhio Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse located at 300 Ala 
     Moana Boulevard, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at an estimated 
     construction cost of $8,704,000, design and review cost of 
     $1,345,000, and a management and inspection cost of $749,000 
     for an estimated total project cost of $10,798,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____


                               Alteration


       jacob j. javits federal building, new york city, new york

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for the alteration of the Jacob J. Javits Federal 
     Building located at 26 Federal Plaza, in New York City, New 
     York, at an estimated construction cost of $10,988,000, 
     design and review cost of $403,000, and a management and 
     inspection cost of $703,000 for an estimated total project 
     cost of $12,094,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, 
     and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


 department of justice, drug enforcement administration, miami, florida

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 58,811 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Department of Justice, Drug 
     Enforcement Administration currently located at 5205 NW 84th 
     Avenue, Miami, Florida, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $3,116,983 for a lease term of 15 years, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


    national institutes of health, center for scientific review and 
      national heart, lung, and blood institute, suburban maryland

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 258,558 rentable 
     square feet of space for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
     Institute currently located at 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
     Bethesda, Maryland, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $8,015,298 for a lease term of 10 years, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                        Amendment--construction


               united states courthouse, orlando, florida

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for the construction of a 336,049 gross square 
     foot United States Courthouse, including 40 inside parking 
     spaces, 160 space parking structure, landscaped square, and 
     entrance pavilion, located in Orlando, Florida, at a total 
     estimated cost of $94,705,000. This resolution amends a 
     Committee resolution dated May 26, 1994, which authorized 
     site acquisition for a 235,050 gross square foot courthouse 
     plus 35 inside parking spaces and 200 outside parking spaces, 
     which was amended by a Committee resolution dated November 7, 
     2001, which authorized construction of a 257,050 gross square 
     foot building, including 40 inside parking spaces and 200 
     surface parking spaces.
       Provided, That any design shall, to the maximum extent 
     possible incorporate shared or collegial space, consistent 
     with efficient court operations that will minimize the size 
     and cost of the building to be constructed.
       Provided further, That any design shall incorporate changes 
     in the 1997 United States Courts Design Guide, including the 
     implementation of a policy on shared courtrooms.

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                       Amendment--Site and Design


              UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, additional appropriations 
     are authorized for site acquisition and design of a 166,043 
     gross square foot United States courthouse, including 55 
     inside parking spaces, located in Rockford, Illinois, at 
     additional site cost of $1,012,000 (site cost of $1,800,000 
     was previously authorized) and additional design cost of 
     $990,000 (design cost of $3,133,000 was previously 
     authorized), for which an amended prospectus is attached to, 
     and included in, this resolution. This resolution amends a 
     Committee resolution dated July 18, 2001 that authorized 
     $2,096,000 for additional site and design of a 147,249 gross 
     square foot courthouse, including 33 inside parking spaces, 
     which amended a Committee resolution authorizing $618,000 for 
     site and $2,219,000 for design of a 129,800 gross square foot 
     courthouse including 33 inside parking spaces, adopted on 
     July 26, 2000.
       Provided, That any design shall, to the maximum extent 
     possible incorporate shared or collegial space, consistent 
     with efficient court operations that will minimize the size 
     and cost of the building to be constructed.
       Provided further, That any design shall incorporate changes 
     in the 1997 United States Courts Design Guide, including the 
     implementation of a policy on shared courtrooms.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, SAN ANTONIO, 
                                 TEXAS

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 145,000 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     currently located in Government-owned space at 615 E. Houston 
     Street, and in leased space at 209 6th Street, in San 
     Antonio, Texas, at a proposed total annual cost of $4,567,500 
     for a lease term of 14 years, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


                                 Lease


           FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, NORTHERN VIRGINIA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 199,110 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     currently located AT 7799 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 
     Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost of $6,919,740 for a 
     lease term of 15 years, a prospectus for which is attached to 
     and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.

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