[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 26137-26139]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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   OMISSION FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2000


 The following resolutions approved by the Committee on Transportation 
             and Infrastructure were inadvertently omitted

         Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, 
           Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 2000.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Hastert: On Wednesday, September 27, 2000, the 
     committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, pursuant to 
     40 U.S.C. Sec. 606, approved twenty-two resolutions 
     concerning GSA's FY 2001 Capital Investment Program.
       Please find enclosed copies of these resolutions.
       With warm regards, I remain
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

  Committee Resolution: Amendment--United States Courthouse, Laredo, 
                                 Texas

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized for the 
     construction of a 147,196 gross square foot United States 
     courthouse, including 34 interior parking spaces, located in 
     Laredo, Texas, at an additional construction cost of 
     $9,000,000, for an estimated construction cost of $34,372,000 
     for a combined total cost of $45,531,000, a modified 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution. This resolution amends Committee resolution dated 
     February 5, 1992, which authorized appropriations in the 
     amount of $20,390,000 for site acquisition and construction; 
     Committee resolution dated May 13, 1993, which authorized 
     appropriations in the amount of $3,793,000 for site 
     acquisition and design; Committee resolution dated May 17, 
     1994, which authorized appropriations in the amount of 
     $24,341,000 for management and inspection costs, and the 
     estimated construction costs; and Committee resolution dated 
     July 23, 1998 which authorized appropriations for additional 
     site costs of $500,000, additional management and inspection 
     costs of $2,233,000 and an estimated construction cost of 
     $25,372,000.
       Provided, That the construction of this project does not 
     exceed construction benchmarks as established by the General 
     Services Administration.
                                  ____


   Committee Resolution: Lease--Internal Revenue Service, Fresno, CA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 531,976 rentable square feet of space for 
     the Internal Revenue Service currently located at 5045 E. 
     Butler, Fresno, CA, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $9,841,556 for a lease term of ten 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.
                                  ____


   Committee 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 section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 339,247 rentable square feet of space and 
     12 parking spaces for the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, currently located at 500 C Street SW, Washington, 
     D.C. at a proposed total annual cost of $14,248,374 for a 
     lease term of ten 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. The General Services 
     Administration is authorized to enter into an interim lease, 
     pending award of a lease authorized by this resolution, 
     provided that the term of any such interim lease may not 
     exceed 8 years in length, inclusive of options.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.
                                  ____


   Committee 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 section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 113,525 rentable square feet of space for 
     The Department of Justice, currently located at 901 E Street, 
     NW, Washington, D.C. at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $4,768,050 for a lease term of ten 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.
                                  ____


  Committee Resolution: Lease--Department of Veterans Administration, 
   Department of Justice, General Services Administration, Bureau of 
   Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission, 
                             Washington, DC

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 151,367 rentable square feet of space and 
     10 indoor parking spaces for the Veterans Administration, 
     Department of Justice, General Services Administration, 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the U.S.-Japan 
     Friendship Commission, currently located at 1120 Vermont 
     Avenue, Washington D.C. at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $6,357,414 for a lease term of ten 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.
                                  ____


     Committee Resolution: Lease--Department of Housing and Urban 
                      Development, Washington, DC

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 95,569 rentable square feet of space for 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, currently 
     located at 470/490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington D.C. at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $4,013,898 for a lease term of 
     ten 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.
                                  ____


Committee Resolution: Lease--Social Security Administration, Woodlawn, 
                                   MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 824,563 rentable square feet of space and 
     2,132 surface parking spaces for the Social Security 
     Administration, currently located at 1500 Woodlawn Drive, 
     Woodlawn, Maryland at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $14,347,396 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.
                                  ____


 Committee Resolution: Lease--Department of Health and Human Services, 
                             Rockville, MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 143,494 rentable square feet of space and 
     seven parking spaces for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, currently located at 6010 Executive Blvd and 2101 
     E. Jefferson, Rockville, Maryland at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $4,161,326 for a lease term of ten 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.
                                  ____


 Committee Resolution: Lease--Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
                            Garden City, NY

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the

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     Public Buildings Act of 1959, (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), 
     appropriations are authorized to lease up to approximately 
     86,250 rentable square feet of space and 625 outdoor parking 
     spaces for the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     currently located at 711 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY, at 
     a proposed total annual cost of $3,536,250 for a lease term 
     of ten 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.
                                  ____


   Committee Resolution: Lease Amendment--Internal Revenue Service, 
                            Philadelphia, PA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 452,262 rentable square feet of space for 
     the Internal Revenue Service currently located at 11601 
     Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a proposed 
     total annual cost of $5,776,341 for a lease term of ten 
     years, a prospectus for which is attached to and included in 
     this resolution. This resolution amends the Committee 
     resolution of November 10, 1999, which authorized a lease for 
     up to 452,262 rentable square feet of space at an estimated 
     maximum annual cost of $6,726,312 for five years.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     executive 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.
                                  ____


   Committee Resolution: Lease--Department of Defense, Arlington, VA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease up to 
     approximately 170,459 rentable square feet of space for the 
     Department of Defense currently located at Ballston Center 
     Tower One, 800 N. Quincy St, Arlington, Virginia at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $5,454,688 for a lease term of 
     ten 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.
                                  ____


    Committee Resolution: Lease--Department of Labor, Arlington, VA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease up to 
     approximately 81,313 rentable square feet of space and 3 
     parking spaces for the Department of Labor, currently located 
     at Ballston Center Tower Three, 4015 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, 
     Virginia at a proposed total annual cost of $2,602,016 for a 
     lease term of ten 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.
                                  ____


     Committee Resolution: Lease--General Services Administration, 
                            Philadelphia, PA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease up to 
     approximately 160,200 rentable square feet of space and 38 
     parking spaces for the General Services Administration 
     currently located at the Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square 
     East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $4,806,000 for a lease term of ten 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.
                                  ____


   Committee Resolution: Lease--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Las 
                               Vegas, NV

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 106,955 rentable square feet of space and 
     160 parking spaces for the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     currently located at 700 East Charleston Boulevard, 333 North 
     Rancho Drive, 5145 Cheyenne Avenue, 21 North Pecos and 1202 
     Sharp Circle in Las Vegas, Nevada, at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $2,620,398 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.
                                  ____


Committee Resolution: Lease--General Services Administration, Stockton, 
                                   CA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 1,439,694 rentable square feet of space 
     for the General Services Administration--Federal Supply 
     Service currently located at Rough and Ready Island, 
     Stockton, California at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $2,764,212 for a lease term of five 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.
                                  ____


Committee Resolution: Lease--Department of Justice--Executive Office of 
                 Immigration Review, Northern Virginia

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 152,650 rentable square feet of space and 
     100 indoor parking spaces for the Department of Justice--
     Executive Office of Immigration Review, currently located at 
     multiple locations throughout Northern Virginia at a proposed 
     annual cost of $4,884,000 for office space, and a proposed 
     annual cost of $114,000 for parking, for a proposed total 
     annual cost of $4,998,000 for a lease term of ten 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.
                                  ____


 Committee Resolution: Lease--United States Secret Service, Chicago, IL

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 76,200 rentable square feet of space and 
     140 parking spaces for the United States Secret Service, 
     currently located at 300 S. Riverside, Chicago, Illinois at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $4,267,200 for a lease term of 
     ten 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.
                                  ____


Committee Resolution: Lease--Corps of Engineers, Department of Housing 
    and Urban Development, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
Department of Transportation, Small Business Administration, Baltimore, 
                                   MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 311,713 rentable square feet of space and 
     89 structured parking spaces for the Department of 
     Transportation, Small Business Administration, Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Corps of Engineers, currently located 
     at the City Crescent Building, 10 N. Howard St., Baltimore, 
     Maryland at a proposed annual cost of $8,416,251 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

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     agency the authority granted by this resolution.
                                  ____


Committee Resolution: Lease--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Woodlawn, 
                                   MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 131,169 rentable square feet of space and 
     164 structured and 11 surface parking spaces for the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, currently located at 7142 and 7127 
     Ambassador Road and 3100 Timanus Lane, Woodlawn, Maryland and 
     1520 Caton Center Road, Catonsville, Maryland at a proposed 
     total annual cost of $5,094,604 for a lease term of ten 
     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.
                                  ____


   Committee Resolution: Lease--U.S. Customs Service, Food and Drug 
           Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, Seattle, WA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 56,210 rentable square feet of space and 
     93 indoor parking spaces for the United States Marshals 
     Service, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Food and Drug 
     Administration, currently located at 1000 Second Avenue, 
     Seattle, Washington at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $2,529,450 for a lease term of ten years, five years firm, 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.
                                  ____


Committee Resolution: Lease--National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, 
                                   MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.S.C. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 392,482 rentable square feet of space for 
     the National Institutes of Health Bayview Research Center, 
     currently located at the Bayview Campus of Johns Hopkins 
     University, Baltimore, Maryland at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $20,016,582 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.
                                  ____


 Committee Resolution: Lease--Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, 
     (40 U.C.S. Sec. 606), appropriations are authorized to lease 
     up to approximately 220,000 rentable square feet of space for 
     the Federal Trade Commission, currently located at 601 
     Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $9,240,000 for a lease term of ten 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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