[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 98 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H5650-H5652]
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 (Mr. Kuhl of New York) 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:

                                       Committee on Transportation


                                           and Infrastructure,

                                    Washington, DC, July 20, 2006.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find the resolutions 
     approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on July 19, 2006, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 
     Sec. 3307.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

      Alteration--IRS Enterprise Computing Center, Martinsburg, WV

       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 design of the alteration of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Enterprise Computing Center located in 
     Martinsburg, West Virginia, at a design and review cost of 
     $2,893,000, for which a prospectus is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution.
       Approval of this resolution also constitutes authority to 
     perform prospectus level interim repairs as deemed necessary, 
     to maintain the continued operation of the building until the 
     project is completed.

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    Alteration--Internal Revenue Service, William J. Green Federal 
                       Building, Philadelphia, PA

       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 Internal Revenue Service 
     space in the William J. Green Federal Building located at 601 
     Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at a design and 
     review cost of $378,000, a management and inspection cost of 
     $283,000, and an estimated construction cost of $4,065,000 
     for an estimated total project cost of $4,726,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority for the 
     General Services Administration to use funds made available 
     by the Internal Revenue Service for space alterations in this 
     facility.
                                  ____


 Lease/Alteration in Leased Space--Department of Defense, United State 
                   Joint Forces Command, Suffolk, VA

       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 enter into a superseding lease up to 154,428 
     rentable square feet of space and 288 surface parking spaces 
     for the Department of Defense, United States Joint Forces 
     Command located in leased space at 112 Lakeview Parkway, 
     Suffolk, Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $3,689,285 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 for the 
     General Services Administration to use funds made available 
     by the Department of Defense and a portion of the annual rent 
     payment authorized above for space alterations in this 
     facility at a design and review cost of $1,375,000, a 
     management and inspection cost of $1,250,000, and an 
     estimated construction cost of $13,333,000 for an estimated 
     total project cost of $15,958,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to, and included in, this resolution.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


 Amended Prospectus--Lease--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frederick 
                               County, VA

       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 947,000 rentable square feet and 
     1,232 parking spaces for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     in Frederick County, Virginia, at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $33,145,000 for a lease term of 20 years, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution. This resolution amends the Committee resolution 
     dated October 26, 2005, authorizing a lease up to 947,000 
     rentable square feet and 1,232 parking spaces for the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, in Frederick County, Virginia, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $33,145,000 for a lease term of 
     15 years.
       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.
                                  ____


  Amended Prospectus--Lease--Department of Justice, Miami/Miramar, FL

       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 723,780 rentable 
     square feet of space and 1,155 outside parking spaces for the 
     Department of Justice, currently located in multiple leased 
     locations throughout South Florida, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $25,332,300 for a lease term of 20 years, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution. This resolution amends the Committee resolution 
     dated February 16, 2006, authorizing a lease up to 
     approximately 723,780 rentable square feet of space and 1,155 
     outside parking spaces for the Department of Justice, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $25,332,300 for a lease term of 
     15 years.
       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 Labor, San Francisco, CA

       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 extend an existing lease of 151,716 rentable 
     square feet and 25 parking spaces for the Department of 
     Labor, located at 71 Stevenson Street, San Francisco, 
     California, at a proposed total annual cost of $5,765,208 for 
     a lease term of 2 years, a prospectus for which is attached 
     to and included in this resolution.
       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 521,000 rentable 
     square feet for the Department of Justice, currently located 
     at 1301 New York Ave., NW, 1331 F St., NW, and 1400 New York 
     Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $24,487,000 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--Presidential Transition Team/Presidential Inaugural Committee, 
                             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 320,000 rentable 
     square feet of space and 510 parking spaces for the 
     Presidential Transition Team and Presidential Inaugural 
     Committee, at a proposed total annual cost of $15,040,000 for 
     a lease term of 15 months, a prospectus for which is attached 
     to and included in this resolution.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


        Lease--National Institutes of Health, 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 574,614 rentable 
     square feet of space and 5 parking spaces for the National 
     Institutes of Health, currently located in leased space at 
     6116, 6120, and 6130 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, 
     Maryland, at a proposed total annual cost of $18,387,648 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, Tucson, AZ

       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 84,353 rentable 
     square feet and 120 inside and 18 surface parking spaces for 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located at One 
     South Church Street, 2551 North Dragoon and 3285 South 
     Hemisphere Loop, Tucson, Arizona, at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $3,036,708 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, Sacramento, CA

       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 148,184 rentable 
     square feet and 215 inside and 15 outside parking spaces for 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located in 
     multiple lease facilities in Sacramento, California, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $5,927,360 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, Denver, CO

       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 175,155 rentable 
     square feet and 175 inside and 45 outside parking spaces for 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located in 
     three

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      government-owned facilities in Denver and Lakewood, 
     Colorado, at a proposed total annual cost of $6,130,425 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, Minneapolis, MN

       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 162,530 rentable 
     square feet and 200 inside and 20 outside parking spaces for 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located in 
     leased space in Minneapolis and Roseville, Minnesota, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $6,176,140 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, Cincinnati, OH

       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 108,874 rentable 
     square feet of space and 145 structured and 20 surface 
     parking spaces for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     currently located in multiple locations in Cincinnati, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $3,810,590 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.
                                  ____


 Amended Prospectus--Construction--United States Courthouse Annex, San 
                               Diego, 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, additional appropriations 
     are authorized for additional site, additional design, 
     management and inspection, and construction of a 466,886 
     gross square foot facility and 105 inside parking spaces 
     located in San Diego, California, at an additional site and 
     design cost of $3,258,000 (site and design cost of 
     $42,369;000 were previously authorized), management and 
     inspection cost of $7,740,000, and an estimated construction 
     cost of $248,816,000, a combined estimated total project cost 
     of $302,183,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution.
       Within one year of the date of approval of this Resolution, 
     the Judicial Conference of the United States shall amend the 
     U.S. Courts Design Guide to require that each U.S. Courthouse 
     construction project provide one courtroom for every two 
     senior judges. Beginning on the date of approval of this 
     Resolution, the Judicial Conference of the United States 
     shall specifically approve each departure from the U.S. 
     Courts Design Guide for each U.S. Courthouse construction 
     project which result in additional estimated costs of the 
     project (including additional rent payment obligations) and 
     that the Judicial Conference provide a specific list of each 
     departure and the justification and estimated cost (as 
     supplied by the General Services Administration (GSA)) of 
     such departure for each U.S. Courthouse construction project 
     to the GSA. Each U.S. Courthouse construction prospectus 
     submitted by the GSA shall include a specific list of each 
     departure and the justification and estimated cost (including 
     additional rent payment obligations) of such departure and 
     GSA's recommendation on whether the Committee on 
     Transportation of the U.S. House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the U.S. Senate 
     should approve such departure.
       This resolution amends a Committee resolution dated July 
     21, 2004, which authorized site and design of a 614,394 gross 
     square foot facility with 105 inside parking spaces.

  There was no objection.

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