[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2666]
[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:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                Washington, DC, February 28, 2006.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find two resolutions 
     approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on February 16, 2006, in accordance with 40 
     U.S.C. Sec. 3307.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.

 Committee Resolution--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 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.
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.

 Committee Resolution--Amended Prospectus--Alteration, Emanuel Celler 
                        Courthouse, Brooklyn, 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 alteration of the Emanuel Celler 
     Courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, in Brooklyn, NY 
     at an additional design and review cost of $3,511,000 (design 
     and review cost of $3,791,000 was previously authorized), an 
     additional estimated construction cost of $27,193,000 
     (estimated construction cost of $61,046,000 was previously 
     authorized), and additional management and inspection cost of 
     $4,220,000 (management and inspection cost of $4,465,000 was 
     previously authorized) for a combined estimated total project 
     cost of $104,226,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, 
     and included in, this resolution. This resolution amends 
     Committee resolutions dated July 18, 2001, authorizing 
     $3,791,000 for design and July 23, 2003, authorizing 
     $65,511,000 for management and inspection and construction.
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.
  There was no objection.

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