[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H354-H357]
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, January 17, 2008.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker, on January 16, 2008, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to 
     consider 17 resolutions authorizing the General Services 
     Administration (``GSA'') Capital Investment Program for 
     Fiscal Year 2008, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307. The 
     resolutions authorize leases for various Federal agencies. 
     The Committee adopted the resolutions with a quorum present.
       Enclosed are copies of the resolutions adopted by the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on January 16, 
     2008.
           Sincerely,
                                                James L. Oberstar,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.
                                  ____


             Lease--Internal Revenue Service, San Jose, 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 122,000 rentable square feet for 
     the Internal Revenue Service, currently located at 55 S. 
     Market Street, San Jose, CA, at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $4,270,000 for a lease term of up to 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____

       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 82,274 rentable square feet for the 
     Department of the Treasury, currently located at 1650 65th 
     Street, in Emeryville, CA, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $2,879,590 for a lease term of up to 12 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives

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     prior to exercising any lease authority provided in this 
     resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


Lease--Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency--Public Defender 
   Service for the District of Columbia--Pre-Trial Services 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 151,300 rentable square feet for 
     the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, Public 
     Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and Pre-trial 
     Services Agency, currently located at 633 Indiana Avenue, 
     NW., Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $7,111,100 for a lease term of up to 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


   Lease--Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency--Pre-Trial 
                    Services 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. 4 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to 79,105 rentable square feet for the 
     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and Pre-trial 
     Services Agency, currently located at 300 Indiana Avenue, 
     NW., Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $3,717,935 for a lease term of up to 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


       Amended Lease--Department of the Interior, 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 amend lease prospectus PDC-09-WA05 to lease up 
     to 94,435 rentable square feet for the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, currently located at 
     1620 L Street NW., Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $4,438,445 for a lease term of up to 10 years, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution. This resolution amends the Committee resolution 
     of July 21, 2004, which authorized prospectus PDC-09-WA05, a 
     lease up to 74,698 rentable square feet, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $3,361,410 for a lease term of up to 10 years.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


   Lease--National Archives and Records Administration, St. Louis, 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 524,737 rentable square feet for 
     the National Archives and Records Administration, currently 
     located in two government-owned buildings at the Federal 
     Records Center at 9700 Page Boulevard in Overland, MO and one 
     leased facility at 1319 Dielman Road in St. Louis, MO, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $11,545,137 for a lease term of 
     up to 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


   Lease--Department of Defense--Defense Advanced Research Projects 
                       Agency, 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. 5 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to 362,671 rentable square feet for 
     the Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency, currently located at 3701 North Fairfax Drive and 
     4301 North Fairfax Drive in Arlington, VA, at a proposed 
     total annual cost of $14,506,840 for a lease term of up to 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


 Lease--Department of Defense, Crystal Gateway North, 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 133,292 rentable square feet for 
     the Department of Defense, currently located at Crystal 
     Gateway North, 1111 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 
     at a proposed total annual cost of $4,665,220 for a lease 
     term of up to three 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not

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     be identical to the delineated area included in the 
     prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 
     statement to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


       Lease--Environmental Protection Agency, 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 lease up to 275,135 rentable square feet for 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, currently located at 75 
     Hawthorne Street in San Francisco, CA, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $13,756,750 for a lease term of up to 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


       Lease--Federal Bureau of Investigation, 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 lease up to 215,459 rentable square feet for 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located in the 
     federally owned Phillip Burton Federal Building in San 
     Francisco and a leased facility at 4703 Tidewater Avenue in 
     Oakland, CA, at a proposed total annual cost of $13,142,999 
     for a lease term of up to 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


       Amended Lease--Drug Enforcement Administration, Miami, 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 58,811 rentable square feet for the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration, currently located in the 
     Columbus Building, 5205 NW 84th Avenue, Miami, FL, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $3,881,527 for a lease term of 
     up to 20 years, which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution. This resolution amends the Committee resolution 
     of February 25, 2004, which authorized prospectus PFL-02-
     MI04, a lease of up to 58,811 rentable square feet, at a 
     proposed annual cost of $3,116,983 for a lease term of up to 
     15 years.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


           Lease--Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Atlanta, GA

       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 101,528 rentable square feet for 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, currently located in the 
     Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center and Richard B. Russell FB-CT 
     in Atlanta, GA, at a proposed total annual cost of $3,959,592 
     for a lease term of up to 15 years, a prospectus 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


         Lease--Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, 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 92,000 rentable square feet for the 
     Federal Aviation Administration, currently located in two 
     buildings in the New England Executive Park Burlington, MA, 
     at a proposed total annual cost of $3,956,000 for a lease 
     term of up to 10 years, a prospectus 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


 Amended Lease--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frederick County, VA 
                        and Berkeley County, WV

       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 626,488 rentable square feet for 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located at the 
     Central Records Complex, in Frederick County, VA, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $27,565,000 for a lease term of 
     up to 20 years, which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution. This resolution amends a July 19, 2006 Committee 
     resolution that authorized a lease up to 947,000 rentable 
     square feet, at a proposed total annual cost of $33,145,000 
     for a lease term of up to 20 years. The Committee resolution 
     of July 19, 2006, amended an October 26, 2005 Committee 
     resolution which authorized a lease up to 947,000 rentable 
     square feet, 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the

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     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if the Administrator determines 
     that the delineated area of the procurement should not be 
     identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, 
     the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives prior to exercising any lease 
     authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


Lease--Department of Energy--National Nuclear Security Administration, 
                            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 1,552,500 rentable square feet for 
     the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security 
     Administration currently located at the Bannister Federal 
     Complex in Kansas City, MO, at a proposed total annual cost 
     of $58,995,000 for a lease term of up to 20 years, a 
     prospectus 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 the execution of the new lease.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall require that the 
     procurement includes minimum performance requirements 
     requiring energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.
                                  ____


   Alterations in Leased Space, Federal Bureau of Investigation, San 
                               Diego, 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 for the alteration of leased space at 4181 Ruffin 
     Road, San Diego, CA, for the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     centralized Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Fusion Center, 
     at design costs of $300,000, and estimated construction costs 
     of $2,936,000, for an estimated project cost of $3,236,000, a 
     prospectus which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable and 
     considering life-cycle costs appropriate for the geographic 
     area, the General Services Administration (``GSA'') shall use 
     energy efficient and renewable energy systems, including 
     photovoltaic systems, in carrying out the project.
       Provided further, that, within 180 days of approval of this 
     resolution, GSA shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the U.S. Senate a report on the planned use of 
     energy efficient and renewable energy systems, including 
     photovoltaic systems, for such project and, if such systems 
     are not used for the project, the specific rationale for 
     GSA's decision.
       Provided further, that, beginning on the date of approval 
     of this resolution, each alteration, design, or construction 
     prospectus submitted by GSA shall include an estimate of the 
     future energy performance of the building and a specific 
     description of the use of energy efficient and renewable 
     energy systems, including photovoltaic systems, in carrying 
     out the project.
                                  ____


Alterations in Leased Space, Bureau of the Public Debt, Mineral Wells, 
                                   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 installation of a backup generator and 
     uninterruptible power supply at the Bureau of the Public 
     Debt's Contingency and Alternate Processing Site facility 
     located in Mineral Wells, WV, at design costs of $50,000, 
     management and inspection costs of $68,000 and estimated 
     construction costs of $1,737,000, for an estimated project 
     cost of $1,855,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, 
     and included in, this resolution.
       Provided, that, to the maximum extent practicable and 
     considering life-cycle costs appropriate for the geographic 
     area, the General Services Administration (``GSA'') shall use 
     energy efficient and renewable energy systems, including 
     photovoltaic systems, in carrying out the project.
       Provided further, that, within 180 days of approval of this 
     resolution, GSA shall submit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the U.S. Senate a report on the planned use of 
     energy efficient and renewable energy systems, including 
     photovoltaic systems, for such project and, if such systems 
     are not used for the project, the specific rationale for 
     GSA's decision.
       Provided further, that, beginning on the date of approval 
     of this resolution, each alteration, design, or construction 
     prospectus submitted by GSA shall include an estimate of the 
     future energy performance of the building and a specific 
     description of the use of energy efficient and renewable 
     energy systems, including photovoltaic systems, in carrying 
     out the project.

  There was no objection.

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