[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5] [House] [Pages 5941-5943] [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 and ordered to be printed: House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Washington, DC, April 13, 2006. Hon. J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed please find thirty-five resolutions approved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 5, 2006, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307. Sincerely, Don Young, Chairman. Enclosures. Site acquisition and Design--U.S. Border Station, Nogales, AZ 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 site acquisition and design of a 217,924 gross square foot facility and 400 outside parking spaces, located in Nogales, Arizona, at a site acquisition cost of $2,450,000 and design and review cost of $7,386,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Construction--U.S. Border Station, San Luis, AZ 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 construction of a 76,794 gross square foot facility and 80 outside parking spaces, located in San Luis, Arizona, at a design and review cost of $3,306,000, management and inspection cost of $3,854,000, and estimated construction cost of $34,869,000 for an estimated total project cost of $42,029,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Construction--U.S. Border Station Calexico, 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 site acquisition and design of a 233,943 gross square foot facility and 197 new outside parking spaces, located in Calexico, California, at a site acquisition cost of $2,000,000 and a design and review cost of $12,350,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Construction--U.S. Secret Service--Remote Delivery Facility II, 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 construction of a mail processing and screening facility of 80,000 gross square feet and 104 outside parking spaces located in Washington, DC, at a design and review cost of $1,025,000, management and inspection cost of $2,358,000, and estimated construction cost of $36,229,000 for a combined estimated total project cost of $39,612,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Construction--U.S. Coast Guard Consolidation and Development of St. Elizabeth's Campus, 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 construction of a 1,338,000 gross square foot facility and a structured parking garage containing 1,000 spaces, located in Washington, DC, at a management and inspection cost of $31,040,000, (design and review cost of $24,900,000 was previously authorized), and an estimated construction cost of $352,957,000 for an estimated total project cost of $408,897,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Design--U.S. Border Station, Columbus, 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 construction of a 114,202 gross square foot facility and 33 new outside parking spaces located in Columbus, NM, at a design and review cost of $2,629,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Construction--U.S. Border Station, El Paso, 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 construction of a 190,300 gross square foot facility including 100 new outside parking spaces, located in El Paso, Texas, at a management and inspection cost of $2,051,000 (design cost of $2,491,000 was previously authorized), and estimated construction cost of $18,166,000 for an estimated total project cost of $22,708,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Amended Prospectus--Construction--U.S. Border Station, McAllen, TX Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, additional appropriations are authorized for construction of a 46,648 gross square foot facility and 96 outside parking spaces located in McAllen, Texas, at an additional design and review cost of $429,000 (design and review cost of $2,375,000 was previously authorized), additional management and inspection cost of $134,000 (management and inspection cost of $1,691,000 was previously authorized), and an additional estimated construction cost of $6,915,000 (construction cost of $13,872,000 was previously authorized) for a combined estimated total project cost of $25,416,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. This resolution amends a Committee resolution dated July 23, 2003, which authorized $2,375,000 for design and review, $1,691,000 for management and inspection, and $13,872,000 for construction. ____ Alteration--Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Chicago, IL Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Everett M. Dirksen United States Courthouse located at 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, at an estimated construction cost of $89,629,000 and management and inspection cost of $6,942,000 (design cost of $8,152,000 was previously authorized), for a combined estimated total project cost of $104,723,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Amended Prospectus--Alteration--Mary E. Switzer Memorial Federal 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. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Federal Building located at 330 C St., SW., in Washington, DC, at an estimated construction cost of $120,600,000, a design and review cost of $10,256,000, and management and inspection cost of $9,080,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of $139,936,000 (design and review, estimated construction and management and inspection cost totaling $116,325,000 were previously authorized), a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Amended Prospectus--Alteration--Main Interior 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. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Department of Interior's main headquarters building located at 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC, at a design and review cost of $11,213,000, a management and inspection cost of $20,900,000, and an estimated construction cost of $211,331,000 for an estimated total project cost of $243,444,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. This resolution amends a Committee resolution dated June 23, 2003, which authorized an estimated total project cost of $220,265,000. ____ Alteration--Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, Laurel, MD Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine located on Muirkirk Road in Laurel, Maryland at an estimated design cost of $435,000, an estimated construction cost of $5,057,000, and management and inspection cost of $536,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of $6,028,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. [[Page 5942]] ____ Alteration--White Oak Building 130, Silver Spring, MD Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the White Oak Building located at 130 Dahlgren Road in Silver Spring, Maryland at an estimated design cost of $296,000, an estimated construction cost of $5,265,000, and management and inspection cost of $232,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of $5,793,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Amended Prospectus--Alteration--Richard Bolling Federal Building, Kansas City, MO Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Richard Bolling Federal Building located at 601 East 12th Street, in Kansas City, Missouri at an estimated construction cost of $225,760,000, design and review cost of $15,917,000, and management and inspection cost of $22,233,000 for a combined estimated total project cost of $263,910,000 (estimated total project cost of $199,583,000 was previously authorized), a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Alteration--Various Buildings, Albuquerque, NM Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of three federal buildings, one located at 517 Gold Avenue, Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Chavez Federal Building and Courthouse; and the Albuquerque Courthouse, at an estimated design cost of $543,000, an estimated construction cost of $4,821,000, and management and inspection cost of $419,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of $5,783,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Alteration--Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 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. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York, New York at an estimated design cost of $16,393,000, an estimated construction cost of $201,640,000, and management and inspection cost of $9,849,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of $227,882,000 (design and review costs totaling $13,500,000 were previously authorized) a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Alteration--Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Milwaukee, WI Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 517 E. Wisconsin Avenue, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at an estimated design cost of $458,000, an estimated construction cost of $4,796,000, and management and inspection cost of $345,000, for a combined estimated total project cost of $5,599,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Alteration in Leased Space--Security West Building, Woodlawn, MD Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the alteration of the Security West Building, located at 1500 Woodlawn Drive, Woodlawn, Maryland, at a design and review cost of $1,310,000, an estimated construction cost of $16,382,000, and management and inspection cost of $2,123,000 for a combined estimated total project cost of $19,815,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ New Construction--Material Price Increases--Various Projects Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, additional appropriations are authorized for material price increases for the construction of projects located in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Del Rio, Texas; and two projects in El Paso, Texas, at an estimated additional construction cost of $19,155,000, a prospectus for which is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Design--Various Locations Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for the design of projects scheduled for the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Phase III), located in Washington, DC at a design cost of $8,447,000; the Nebraska Avenue Complex, located in Washington, DC at a design cost of $1,200,000; the David Dyer Federal Building and Courthouse, located in Miami, Florida at a design cost $4,502,000; the George C. Young Federal Building-Courthouse, located in Orlando, Florida at a design cost of $2,563,000; the Dr. A.H. McCoy Federal Building-Post Office, located in Jackson, Mississippi at a design cost of $1,043,000; the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, located in Brooklyn, New York at a design cost of $4,723,000; the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, located in New Bern, North Carolina at a design cost of $1,279,000; and the Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, located in Columbus, Ohio at a design cost of $1,068,000 for a total design cost of $24,825,000, for which a prospectus is attached to, and included in, this resolution. ____ Lease--Internal Revenue Service Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Denver, CO Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that pursuant to title 40 D.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized to lease up to 170,704 rentable square feet of space and 57 inside parking spaces for the Internal Revenue Service currently located in leased space at Dominion Plaza, 600 17th Street, Denver, Colorado and government-owned space at Building 53, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood Colorado, at a proposed total annual cost of $5,974,640 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--U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 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. 3307, appropriations are authorized to lease up to 144,000 rentable square feet and 10 parking spaces for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, currently located in leased space at 1801 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost of $6,768,000 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--Department of Justice Judiciary Center, 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 376,219 rentable square feet of space for the Department of Justice currently located in leased space at 555 4th Street, NW, in Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost of $17,682,293 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--Department of Agriculture Consolidation, 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 330,000 rentable square feet of space and 65 parking spaces for the Department of Agriculture currently located in multiple leased locations in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, at a proposed total annual cost of $15,510,000 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. Provided, That the General Services Administration shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by this 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 title 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are authorized to lease up to approximately 325,000 rentable square feet and 17 parking spaces for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, currently located in leased space at 500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC, at a proposed total annual cost of $15,275,000 for a lease term of 10 years, a prospectus for which is attached to and included in this resolution. [[Page 5943]] 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--Department of Interior Minerals Management Service, Metairie, LA 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 a superseding lease of up to approximately 197,084 rentable square feet and 650 parking spaces for the Department of Interior--Minerals Management Service, currently located at 1201 Elmwood Park, Metairie, Louisiana, at a proposed total annual cost of $4,730,016 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--Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD 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 538,000 rentable square feet and 1,076 parking spaces for the Social Security Administration, currently located in government-owned space at 300 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, at a proposed total annual cost of $18,830,000 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. ____ Lease--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston, 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 approximately 268,452 rentable square feet and 228 secured inside and 20 outside parking spaces for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located in multiple leased locations in Massachusetts, at a proposed total annual cost of $12,348,792 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. ____ Lease--Department of Agriculture Winchester Center, 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 approximately 342,865 rentable square feet and 1,628 outside parking spaces for the Department of Agriculture, currently located in leased space in the Winchester Center at 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, at a proposed total annual cost of $6,727,011 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--Federal Bureau of Investigation, Portland, OR 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 134,159 rentable square feet of space and 200 inside secured spaces for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, currently located in multiple leased locations in the Portland area, at a proposed total annual cost of $4,695,565 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. ____ Lease--Department of Defense--Jefferson Plaza 1 and 2, 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 347,947 rentable square feet and 2 inside parking spaces for the Department of Defense, currently located in leased space at Jefferson Plaza 1 and 2, Arlington, Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost of $10,438,410 for a lease term of 5 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--Department of Defense, 3100 Clarendon Blvd., 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 221,084 rentable square feet and 16 inside parking spaces for the Department of Defense, currently located in leased space at 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA, at a proposed total annual cost of $7,737,940 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--Department of the Interior, Arlington Square, 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 143,572 rentable square feet for the Department of the Interior--Fish and Wildlife Service, currently located in leased space at Arlington Square, 4401 Fairfax Avenue, Arlington, VA, at a proposed total annual cost of $5,024,985 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--Patent and Trademark Office, 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 325,000 rentable square feet and 2 parking spaces for the Patent and Trademark Office in Northern Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost of $11,375,000 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--Social Security Administration, 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 334,103 rentable square feet and 24 parking spaces for the Social Security Administration, currently located in leased space at 5107 and 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia, at a proposed total annual cost of $11,693,605 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. ____________________