[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 121 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H7328-H7329]
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, September 20, 2006.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, H-232 The 
         Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find the resolutions 
     approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on September 20, 2006, in accordance with 40 
     U.S.C. Sec. 3307.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.

                   Lease--Peace Corps, 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 238,708 rentable 
     square feet for the Peace Corps, currently located at 1111 
     20th St., NW., Washington, DC, 2001 L St., NW., Washington, 
     DC, and 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $11,219,276 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--Drug Enforcement Administration, Los Angeles, 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 167,754 rentable 
     square feet and 442 inside parking spaces for the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration, currently located at the Roybal 
     Federal Building-Courthouse, 255 East Temple Street, Los 
     Angeles, CA, at a proposed total annual cost of $6,710,160 
     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--Lease, Internal Revenue Service, Philadelphia, PA

       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 862,692 rentable 
     square feet and up to 1,200 parking spaces (and up to an 
     additional 400 spaces for up to 5 years) for the Internal 
     Revenue Service, currently located at multiple locations in 
     the Philadelphia region, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $32,256,912 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 862,692 rentable square feet 
     and 1,800 parking spaces for the Internal Revenue Service in 
     Philadelphia, PA, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $29,202,124 for a lease term of 20 years.
       Approval of this resolution constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Approval of this resolution constitutes authority, in the 
     event the General Services Administration is unable to secure 
     a lease agreement with the United States Postal Service, to 
     conduct a competitive procurement for an alternate facility 
     in the City of Philadelphia for the same maximum rentable 
     square footage, rental rate, lease term, and number of 
     parking spaces included in the prospectus.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


 Alteration in Leased Space--Internal Revenue Service, Citrus Heights, 
                                   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 the alteration of leased space, located at 
     6501 Sylvan Road, Citrus Heights, California, for backfill by 
     the Internal Revenue Service, at a design and review cost of 
     $406,000, a management and inspection cost of $339,000, and 
     an estimated construction cost of $4,455,000, for an 
     estimated total project cost of $5,200,000, for which a 
     prospectus is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


    Amended Prospectus--Alteration, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse 
                        Building, Pittsburgh, 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, additional appropriations 
     are authorized for the alteration of the U.S. Post Office and 
     Courthouse Building in Pittsburgh, PA, at a design and review 
     cost of $4,543,000, a management and inspection cost of 
     $4,482,000, and an estimated construction cost of 
     $80,466,000, for an estimated total project cost of 
     $89,491,000, for which a prospectus is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution. This resolution amends 
     Committee resolutions dated November 7, 2001, June 21, 2000, 
     and June 25, 1998.
                                  ____


    Alteration--Eisenhower Executive Office 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. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for the alteration of the Eisenhower Executive 
     Office Building in Washington, DC, at a design and review 
     cost of $3,500,000, a management and inspection cost of 
     $2,300,000, and an estimated construction cost of 
     $25,291,000, for an estimated total project cost of 
     $31,091,000, for which a prospectus is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution.
                                  ____


Amended Prospectus--Site and Design, U.S. Border Station, Madawaska, ME

       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 to meet expanded scope requirements including 
     additional site area, site development and design of the U.S. 
     Border Station project in Madawaska, ME, a 39,211 gross 
     square foot facility on a 13.32 acre site with 48 outside and 
     5 inside parking spaces, at an additional site and design 
     cost of $17,160,000 (site and design cost of $1,760,000 were 
     previously authorized), management and inspection cost of 
     $4,186,000, and an estimated construction cost of 
     $36,411,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of 
     $59,517,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution. This resolution amends a 
     Committee resolution dated July 21, 2004.
                                  ____


Amended Prospectus--Site and Design U.S. Border Station Alexandria Bay, 
                                   NY

       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 to meet expanded scope requirements including 
     additional site area, site development and design of the U.S. 
     Border Station project in Alexandria Bay, NY, 138,517 gross 
     square foot facility on a 59.9 acre site with 120 outside 
     parking spaces, at an additional site and design cost of 
     $11,676,000 (site and design cost of $8,884,000 were 
     previously authorized), management and inspection cost of 
     $17,050,000, and an estimated construction cost of 
     $136,396,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of 
     $174,006,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution. This resolution amends a 
     Committee resolution dated July 21, 2004.

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Amended Prospectus--Site and Design, U.S. Border Station Derby Line, VT

       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 to meet expanded scope requirements including 
     additional site area, site development and design of the U.S. 
     Border Station project in Derby Line, VT, a 51,159 gross 
     square foot facility on a 23.25 acre site with 8 inside and 
     100 outside parking spaces, at an additional site and design 
     cost of $2,880,000 (site and design cost of $4,270,000 were 
     previously authorized), management and inspection cost of 
     $3,740,000, and an estimated construction cost of $26,519,000 
     (estimated construction cost of $6,120,000 were previously 
     authorized), for a combined estimated total project cost of 
     $43,529,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution. This resolution amends a 
     Committee resolution dated July 21, 2004.
                                  ____


 Amended Prospectus--Site and Design, U.S. Border Station, Warroad, MN

       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 to meet expanded scope requirements including 
     additional site area, site development and design of the U.S. 
     Border Station project in Warroad, MN, a 50,120 gross square 
     foot facility on a 10.44 acre site with 5 inside and 22 
     outside parking spaces, at an additional site and design cost 
     of $2,496,000 (site and design cost of $1,837,000 were 
     previously authorized), management and inspection cost of 
     $3,798,000, and an estimated construction cost of 
     $35,664,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of 
     $43,795,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution. This resolution amends a 
     Committee resolution dated July 21, 2004.
                                  ____


            Design--Donna-Rio Bravo Port of Entry, Donna, 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 the design of a border station in Donna, 
     Texas, of 170,528 gross square feet with 112 outside parking 
     spaces, at a design cost of $3,726,000, for which a 
     prospectus is attached to, and included in, this resolution.
  There was no objection.

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