[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H1701-H1703]
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 and ordered to be printed:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                   Washington, DC, April 13, 2006.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find thirty-five 
     resolutions approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on April 5, 2006, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 
     Sec. 3307.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

     Site acquisition and Design--U.S. Border Station, Nogales, AZ

       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 site acquisition and design of a 217,924 gross 
     square foot facility and 400 outside parking spaces, located 
     in Nogales, Arizona, at a site acquisition cost of $2,450,000 
     and design and review cost of $7,386,000, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


            Construction--U.S. Border Station, San Luis, AZ

       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 construction of a 76,794 gross square foot 
     facility and 80 outside parking spaces, located in San Luis, 
     Arizona, at a design and review cost of $3,306,000, 
     management and inspection cost of $3,854,000, and estimated 
     construction cost of $34,869,000 for an estimated total 
     project cost of $42,029,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


             Construction--U.S. Border Station Calexico, CA

       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 site acquisition and design of a 233,943 gross 
     square foot facility and 197 new outside parking spaces, 
     located in Calexico, California, at a site acquisition cost 
     of $2,000,000 and a design and review cost of $12,350,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____


    Construction--U.S. Secret Service--Remote Delivery Facility II, 
                             Washington, DC

       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 construction of a mail processing and 
     screening facility of 80,000 gross square feet and 104 
     outside parking spaces located in Washington, DC, at a design 
     and review cost of $1,025,000, management and inspection cost 
     of $2,358,000, and estimated construction cost of $36,229,000 
     for a combined estimated total project cost of $39,612,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____


  Construction--U.S. Coast Guard Consolidation and Development of St. 
                   Elizabeth's Campus, Washington, DC

       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 construction of a 1,338,000 gross square foot 
     facility and a structured parking garage containing 1,000 
     spaces, located in Washington, DC, at a management and 
     inspection cost of $31,040,000, (design and review cost of 
     $24,900,000 was previously authorized), and an estimated 
     construction cost of $352,957,000 for an estimated total 
     project cost of $408,897,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


               Design--U.S. Border Station, Columbus, NM

       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 construction of a 114,202 gross square 
     foot facility and 33 new outside parking spaces located in 
     Columbus, NM, at a design and review cost of $2,629,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____


             Construction--U.S. Border Station, El Paso, TX

       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 construction of a 190,300 gross square foot 
     facility including 100 new outside parking spaces, located in 
     El Paso, Texas, at a management and inspection cost of 
     $2,051,000 (design cost of $2,491,000 was previously 
     authorized), and estimated construction cost of $18,166,000 
     for an estimated total project cost of $22,708,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____


   Amended Prospectus--Construction--U.S. Border Station, McAllen, TX

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, additional appropriations are 
     authorized for construction of a 46,648 gross square foot 
     facility and 96 outside parking spaces located in McAllen, 
     Texas, at an additional design and review cost of $429,000 
     (design and review cost of $2,375,000 was previously 
     authorized), additional management and inspection cost of 
     $134,000 (management and inspection cost of $1,691,000 was 
     previously authorized), and an additional estimated 
     construction cost of $6,915,000 (construction cost of 
     $13,872,000 was previously authorized) for a combined 
     estimated total project cost of $25,416,000, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. This 
     resolution amends a Committee resolution dated July 23, 2003, 
     which authorized $2,375,000 for design and review, $1,691,000 
     for management and inspection, and $13,872,000 for 
     construction.
                                  ____


      Alteration--Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Chicago, IL

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Everett M. Dirksen United States 
     Courthouse located at 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, 
     Illinois, at an estimated construction cost of $89,629,000 
     and management and inspection cost of $6,942,000 (design cost 
     of $8,152,000 was previously authorized), for a combined 
     estimated total project cost of $104,723,000, a prospectus 
     for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


   Amended Prospectus--Alteration--Mary E. Switzer Memorial Federal 
                        Building, Washington, DC

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Federal 
     Building located at 330 C St., SW., in Washington, DC, at an 
     estimated construction cost of $120,600,000, a design and 
     review cost of $10,256,000, and management and inspection 
     cost of $9,080,000, for a combined estimated total project 
     cost of $139,936,000 (design and review, estimated 
     construction and management and inspection cost totaling 
     $116,325,000 were previously authorized), a prospectus for 
     which is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


 Amended Prospectus--Alteration--Main Interior Building, Washington, DC

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Department of Interior's main 
     headquarters building located at 1849 C Street, NW., 
     Washington, DC, at a design and review cost of $11,213,000, a 
     management and inspection cost of $20,900,000, and an 
     estimated construction cost of $211,331,000 for an estimated 
     total project cost of $243,444,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution. This 
     resolution amends a Committee resolution dated June 23, 2003, 
     which authorized an estimated total project cost of 
     $220,265,000.
                                  ____


    Alteration--Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary 
                          Medicine, Laurel, MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Food and Drug Administration Center for 
     Veterinary Medicine located on Muirkirk Road in Laurel, 
     Maryland at an estimated design cost of $435,000, an 
     estimated construction cost of $5,057,000, and management and 
     inspection cost of $536,000, for a combined estimated total 
     project cost of $6,028,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution.

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         Alteration--White Oak Building 130, Silver Spring, MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the White Oak Building located at 130 
     Dahlgren Road in Silver Spring, Maryland at an estimated 
     design cost of $296,000, an estimated construction cost of 
     $5,265,000, and management and inspection cost of $232,000, 
     for a combined estimated total project cost of $5,793,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____


   Amended Prospectus--Alteration--Richard Bolling Federal Building, 
                            Kansas City, MO

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Richard Bolling Federal Building 
     located at 601 East 12th Street, in Kansas City, Missouri at 
     an estimated construction cost of $225,760,000, design and 
     review cost of $15,917,000, and management and inspection 
     cost of $22,233,000 for a combined estimated total project 
     cost of $263,910,000 (estimated total project cost of 
     $199,583,000 was previously authorized), a prospectus for 
     which is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


             Alteration--Various Buildings, Albuquerque, NM

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of three federal buildings, one located at 517 
     Gold Avenue, Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Chavez Federal 
     Building and Courthouse; and the Albuquerque Courthouse, at 
     an estimated design cost of $543,000, an estimated 
     construction cost of $4,821,000, and management and 
     inspection cost of $419,000, for a combined estimated total 
     project cost of $5,783,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


      Alteration--Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Thurgood Marshall United States 
     Courthouse in New York, New York at an estimated design cost 
     of $16,393,000, an estimated construction cost of 
     $201,640,000, and management and inspection cost of 
     $9,849,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of 
     $227,882,000 (design and review costs totaling $13,500,000 
     were previously authorized) a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


    Alteration--Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Milwaukee, WI

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse located at 517 E. Wisconsin Avenue, in Milwaukee, 
     Wisconsin at an estimated design cost of $458,000, an 
     estimated construction cost of $4,796,000, and management and 
     inspection cost of $345,000, for a combined estimated total 
     project cost of $5,599,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


    Alteration in Leased Space--Security West Building, Woodlawn, MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the alteration of the Security West Building, located at 1500 
     Woodlawn Drive, Woodlawn, Maryland, at a design and review 
     cost of $1,310,000, an estimated construction cost of 
     $16,382,000, and management and inspection cost of $2,123,000 
     for a combined estimated total project cost of $19,815,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____


      New Construction--Material Price Increases--Various Projects

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, additional appropriations are 
     authorized for material price increases for the construction 
     of projects located in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Del Rio, 
     Texas; and two projects in El Paso, Texas, at an estimated 
     additional construction cost of $19,155,000, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


                       Design--Various Locations

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     the design of projects scheduled for the Eisenhower Executive 
     Office Building (Phase III), located in Washington, DC at a 
     design cost of $8,447,000; the Nebraska Avenue Complex, 
     located in Washington, DC at a design cost of $1,200,000; the 
     David Dyer Federal Building and Courthouse, located in Miami, 
     Florida at a design cost $4,502,000; the George C. Young 
     Federal Building-Courthouse, located in Orlando, Florida at a 
     design cost of $2,563,000; the Dr. A.H. McCoy Federal 
     Building-Post Office, located in Jackson, Mississippi at a 
     design cost of $1,043,000; the U.S. Post Office and 
     Courthouse, located in Brooklyn, New York at a design cost of 
     $4,723,000; the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, located in 
     New Bern, North Carolina at a design cost of $1,279,000; and 
     the Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, located in Columbus, 
     Ohio at a design cost of $1,068,000 for a total design cost 
     of $24,825,000, for which a prospectus is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


  Lease--Internal Revenue Service Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
                       Administration, Denver, CO

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to title 40 D.S.C. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to 170,704 rentable square feet of 
     space and 57 inside parking spaces for the Internal Revenue 
     Service currently located in leased space at Dominion Plaza, 
     600 17th Street, Denver, Colorado and government-owned space 
     at Building 53, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood Colorado, at 
     a proposed total annual cost of $5,974,640 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--U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 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. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to 144,000 rentable square feet and 10 
     parking spaces for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, currently located in leased space at 1801 L 
     Street, NW, Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $6,768,000 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--Department of Justice Judiciary Center, 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 376,219 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Department of Justice currently 
     located in leased space at 555 4th Street, NW, in Washington, 
     DC, at a proposed total annual cost of $17,682,293 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--Department of Agriculture Consolidation, 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 330,000 rentable 
     square feet of space and 65 parking spaces for the Department 
     of Agriculture currently located in multiple leased locations 
     in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $15,510,000 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--Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 325,000 rentable 
     square feet and 17 parking spaces for the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, currently located in leased space at 500 C 
     Street, SW, Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $15,275,000 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.

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Lease--Department of Interior Minerals Management Service, Metairie, LA

       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 for a superseding lease of up to approximately 
     197,084 rentable square feet and 650 parking spaces for the 
     Department of Interior--Minerals Management Service, 
     currently located at 1201 Elmwood Park, Metairie, Louisiana, 
     at a proposed total annual cost of $4,730,016 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--Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD

       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 538,000 rentable 
     square feet and 1,076 parking spaces for the Social Security 
     Administration, currently located in government-owned space 
     at 300 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $18,830,000 for a lease term of 20 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, Boston, MA

       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 268,452 rentable 
     square feet and 228 secured inside and 20 outside parking 
     spaces for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently 
     located in multiple leased locations in Massachusetts, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $12,348,792 for a lease term of 
     20 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--Department of Agriculture Winchester Center, Kansas City, MO

       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 342,865 rentable 
     square feet and 1,628 outside parking spaces for the 
     Department of Agriculture, currently located in leased space 
     in the Winchester Center at 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, 
     Missouri, at a proposed total annual cost of $6,727,011 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--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Portland, OR

       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 134,159 rentable 
     square feet of space and 200 inside secured spaces for the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located in 
     multiple leased locations in the Portland area, at a proposed 
     total annual cost of $4,695,565 for a lease term of 20 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--Department of Defense--Jefferson Plaza 1 and 2, 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 347,947 rentable 
     square feet and 2 inside parking spaces for the Department of 
     Defense, currently located in leased space at Jefferson Plaza 
     1 and 2, Arlington, Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $10,438,410 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.
                                  ____


 Lease--Department of Defense, 3100 Clarendon Blvd., 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 221,084 rentable 
     square feet and 16 inside parking spaces for the Department 
     of Defense, currently located in leased space at 3100 
     Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $7,737,940 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--Department of the Interior, Arlington Square, 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 143,572 rentable 
     square feet for the Department of the Interior--Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, currently located in leased space at 
     Arlington Square, 4401 Fairfax Avenue, Arlington, VA, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $5,024,985 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--Patent and Trademark Office, 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 325,000 rentable 
     square feet and 2 parking spaces for the Patent and Trademark 
     Office in Northern Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $11,375,000 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--Social Security Administration, 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 334,103 rentable square feet and 24 
     parking spaces for the Social Security Administration, 
     currently located in leased space at 5107 and 5111 Leesburg 
     Pike, Falls Church, Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $11,693,605 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.

  There was no objection.

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