[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20565-20566]
[From the U.S. 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:

                                       Committee on Transportation


                                           and Infrastructure,

                               Washington, DC, September 29, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find resolutions approved 
     by the Committee on

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     Transportation and Infrastructure on September 29, 2004, in 
     accordance with 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.


     lease--department of veteran's affairs, 811 vermont ave, nw, 
                             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 207,943 rentable 
     square feet of space, including 10 parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Veteran's Affairs currently located in 
     government owned space at 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, in 
     Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost of $9,357,435 
     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.
                                  ____



 amended prospectus--lease--federal bureau of investigation, tampa, 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 137,023 rentable 
     square feet of space, and 124 inside and 22 outside parking 
     spaces, for the Federal Bureau of Investigation currently 
     located in Tampa, Florida, at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $4,453,248 for a lease term of 15 years, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to and included in this resolution. This 
     amends a Committee resolution dated November 7, 2001, which 
     authorized 112,700 square feet and 117 parking spaces at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $3,662,750.
       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--internal revenue service, accounts management division, 
                            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 205,789 rentable 
     square feet of space, and 1,175 parking spaces, for the 
     Internal Revenue Service currently located in multiple 
     facilities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $7,356,957 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--executive office of the president, northern virginia

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized to lease up to approximately 375,000 rentable 
     square feet of space, and 1,175 parking spaces, for the 
     Executive Office of the President currently located in 
     multiple facilities in Northern Virginia, at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $13,875,000 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.
                                  ____



   alteration in leased space--bureau of public debt, parkersburg, 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 for the alteration of leased space located at 200 
     Third Street, in Parkersburg, West Virginia at a design and 
     review cost of $154,000, an estimated construction cost of 
     $1,930,000, and management and inspection cost of $116,000 
     for a combined estimated total project cost of $2,200,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution.
                                  ____



         CONSTRUCTION--UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE, LAS CRUCES, NM

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, additional appropriations 
     are authorized for the construction of a 229,988 gross square 
     foot United States Courthouse, including 81 inside parking 
     spaces, located in Las Cruces, NM, at additional site, 
     design, construction, and management and inspection cost of 
     $7,644,000 for an estimated total project cost of 
     $64,736,000, for which a fact sheet is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution.
       Provided, that any design shall, to the maximum extent 
     possible incorporate shared or collegial space, consistent 
     with efficient court operations that will minimize the size 
     and cost of the building to be constructed.
       Provided further, that any design shall incorporate changes 
     in the 1997 United States Courts Design Guide, including the 
     implementation of a policy on shared courtrooms.
                                  ____



 AMENDED PROSPECTUS--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, additional appropriations 
     are authorized for the alternation of the Eisenhower 
     Executive Office building, located in Washington, D.C., at an 
     additional estimated construction cost of $5,718,000 
     (estimated construction cost of $63,531,000 was previously 
     authorized), additional design and review cost of $515,000 
     (design cost of $5,718,000 was previously authorized and 
     $1,674,000 was made available through P.L. 107-38), and 
     additional management and inspection cost of $343,000 
     (management and inspection cost of $5,682,000 was previously 
     authorized) for an estimated total project cost of 
     $81,507,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and 
     included in, this resolution.
                                  ____



 AMENDED PROSPECTUS--CONSTRUCTION--U.S. MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS, 
                              NEW YORK, NY

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, additional appropriations 
     are authorized for the construction of the United States 
     Mission to the United Nations, located in New York City, NY, 
     at an additional design and review cost of $405,000, 
     additional management and inspection cost of $641,000, and 
     additional estimated construction cost of $9,773,000 for an 
     amended estimated total project cost of $72,326,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution. This resolution amends Committee resolutions 
     dated July 23, 1998, which authorized design cost of 
     $3,163,000; May 27, 1999, that authorized demolition and 
     management and inspection cost of $4,300,000; and June 21, 
     2000, that authorized design cost of $266,000, construction 
     cost of $49,962,000, and management and inspection cost of 
     $3,816,000.
                                  ____



amended prospectus--construction--bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms 
                     and explosives, 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, additional appropriations 
     are authorized for the construction of a 438,242 gross square 
     foot facility, including 200 inside parking spaces for the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 
     currently located at multiple facilities in Washington, D.C., 
     at an additional estimated construction cost of $47,503,000, 
     for an amended estimated total project cost of $150,998,000, 
     a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this 
     resolution. This resolution amends Committee resolutions 
     dated October 9, 1998, which authorized a site acquisition 
     cost of $32,700,000 and design cost of $5,234,000, and June 
     21, 2000, which authorized a construction cost of $79,000,000 
     and management and inspection cost of $4,000,000.
                                  ____



          lease--federal bureau of investigation, new york, ny

       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 169,461 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     currently located in government owned space at 26 Federal 
     Plaza and 290 Broadway, in New York, NY at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $8,134,128 for a lease term of 10 years, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to execution of the new lease.
       Provided, That the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution.

  There was no objection.

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