[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13231-13326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; which was read and, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations:


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         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                    Washington, DC, July 28, 2015.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On July 23, 2015, pursuant to section 
     3307 of Title 40, United States Code, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to 
     consider 15 resolutions included in the General Services 
     Administration's fiscal years 2015 and 2016 Capital 
     Investment and Leasing Programs.
       The Committee continues to work to reduce the cost of 
     federal property and leases. Of the 15 resolutions considered 
     by the Committee, the nine alteration projects will address 
     critical life safety repairs or allow for space 
     consolidations, the two reprogramming prospectuses are fully 
     offset by reductions in other projects, the two construction 
     prospectuses include offsets and reductions in spending from 
     avoided lease costs, and the two lease prospectuses will 
     result in significant reductions in lease costs through the 
     reduction of space. In total, these resolutions represent 
     $327 million in avoided lease costs and offsets.
       I have enclosed copies of the resolutions adopted by the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 23, 
     2015.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Bill Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

                          Committee Resolution


   ALTERATION--JACOB K. JAVITS FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING, 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, appropriations are 
     authorized for the design for the build out of approximately 
     314,000 rentable square feet of vacant space in the Jacob K. 
     Javits Federal Office Building located at 26 Federal Plaza in 
     New York City, New York, of which approximately 30,000 
     rentable square feet will provide swing space for future 
     alteration and consolidation projects in the building, at a 
     design cost of $7,660,000, a prospectus for which is attached 
     to and included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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                          Committee Resolution


   ALTERATION--1800 F STREET BUILDING, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TEAM, 
                             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 repairs and alterations at the GSA 
     Headquarters building, located at 1800 F Street, NW, 
     Washington, DC for the reconfiguration and alteration of 
     approximately 90,000 usable square feet of space to provide 
     short-term space for the Presidential Transition Team (PTT) 
     and the Offices of the President-Elect and Vice-President 
     Elect after the November 2016 Presidential Election, at a 
     design and related services cost of $534,000 an estimated 
     construction cost of $8,900,000 and a management and 
     inspection cost of $488,000 for a total estimated project 
     cost of $9,922,000, a prospectus for which is attached to and 
     included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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                          Committee Resolution


 ALTERATION--FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY PROGRAM, VARIOUS BUILDINGS

       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 repairs and alterations to upgrade, replace, 
     and improve fire protection systems and life safety features 
     in government-owned buildings during Fiscal Year 2016 at a 
     total cost of $20,000,000, a prospectus for which is attached 
     to and included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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                          Committee Resolution


       ALTERATION--SIXTH STREET FEDERAL BUILDING, LOS ANGELES, 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 repairs and alterations to upgrade outdated 
     building systems in the 59-year-old facility and renovate and 
     reconfigure the interior layout for operations efficiency and 
     workplace optimization at the Federal Building located in 
     downtown, Los Angeles, CA, at a design cost of $982,000, an 
     estimated construction cost of $10,335,000 and a management 
     and inspection cost of $966,000 for a total estimated project 
     cost of $12,283,000, a prospectus for which is attached to 
     and included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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      ALTERATION--DENVER FEDERAL CENTER BUILDING 56, LAKEWOOD, CO

       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 repairs and alterations to upgrade building 
     systems and undertake exterior repairs at the Denver Federal 
     Center (DFC) Building 56 located at West 6th Avenue & Kipling 
     Street in Lakewood, Colorado, at a design cost of $613,000, 
     an estimated construction cost of $5,022,000 and a management 
     and inspection cost of $507,000 for a total estimated project 
     cost of $6,142,000, a prospectus for which is attached to and 
     included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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        ALTERATION--THEODORE LEVIN U.S. COURTHOUSE, DETROIT, MI

       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 repairs and alterations for phase III of a 
     multi-phase alteration project to correct significant 
     building deficiencies of the historic Theodore Levin U.S. 
     Courthouse located at 231 West Lafayette Boulevard in 
     Detroit, Michigan, including replacement or repair of major 
     heating and air conditioning system components including air 
     handling units and fiberboard ductwork and upgrades to the 
     building automation system and plumbing, at an estimated 
     construction cost of $62,752,000 and a management and 
     inspection cost of $6,040,000 for a total estimated project 
     cost for phase III of $68,792,000, a prospectus for which is 
     attached to and included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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         ALTERATION--GOODFELLOW FEDERAL COMPLEX, ST. LOUIS, MO

       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 repairs and alterations to undertake critical 
     life safety infrastructure renovations and to replace and 
     upgrade the remainder of the deteriorating sewer system 
     infrastructure at the Goodfellow Federal Complex located at 
     4300 Goodfellow Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri, at a design 
     cost of $3,101,000, an estimated construction cost of 
     $38,079,000 and a management and inspection cost of 
     $2,667,000 for a total estimated project cost of $43,847,000, 
     a prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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  ALTERATION--ALEXANDER HAMILTON U.S. CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

       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 repairs and alterations for Phase I of a two-
     phase repair and alteration project to correct building 
     deficiencies at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, a 
     National Historic Landmark, located at 1 Bowling Green, New 
     York City, New York, including water infiltration remediation 
     in the sub-basement and basement levels to prevent further 
     damage to the building, at a design cost for Phase I and 
     Phase II of $5,204,000, an estimated construction cost for 
     Phase I of $38,079,000 and a management and inspection cost 
     for Phase I of $3,215,000 for a total estimated project cost 
     of $46,498,000, a prospectus for which is attached to and 
     included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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                          Committee Resolution


   ALTERATION--JACOB K. JAVITS FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING, 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, appropriations are 
     authorized for repairs and alterations for the 
     reconfiguration and alteration of vacant space to consolidate 
     functions and meet the long-term needs of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and the U.S. Corps of Engineers at the Jacob K. 
     Javits Federal Office Building located at 26 Federal Plaza in 
     New York, New York, at an estimated construction cost of 
     $89,211,000 and a management and inspection cost of 
     $7,133,000 for a total estimated project cost of $96,344,000, 
     a prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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            ALTERATION--FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING, SEATTLE, WA

       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 repairs and alterations to address exterior 
     deficiencies at the historic Federal Office Building located 
     at 909 1st Avenue in Seattle, Washington, at a design cost of 
     $1,690,000, an estimated construction cost of $17,515,000 and 
     a management and inspection cost of $1,645,000 for a total 
     estimated project cost of $20,850,000, a prospectus for which 
     is attached to and included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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    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. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for repairs and alterations to repair and restore 
     the granite facade at the historic Federal Building and U.S. 
     Courthouse located at 517 E. Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, 
     Wisconsin, at a design cost of $2,026,000, an estimated 
     construction cost of $23,294,000 and a management and 
     inspection cost of $2,071,000 for a total estimated project 
     cost of $27,391,000, a prospectus for which is attached to 
     and included in this resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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                          Committee Resolution


  CONSTRUCTION--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CONSOLIDATION AT ST. 
                       ELIZABETHS, 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 the continued development of the DHS 
     consolidated headquarters at St. Elizabeths Campus in 
     Washington, DC in accordance with and as revised and reduced 
     by the 2015 DHS Headquarters Consolidation Enhanced Plan at 
     an additional design cost of $18,422,000, a prospectus for 
     which is attached to and included in this resolution, as 
     amended by this resolution. This resolution amends the 
     resolution approving prospectus PDC-0002-WA11 on December 2, 
     2010 by reducing the estimated construction cost by 
     $18,422,000.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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                          Committee Resolution


  CONSTRUCTION--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE BUILDING, 
                              PEMBINA, ND

       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 design and construction of a new 6,685 gross 
     square foot facility, including the acquisition of 
     approximately eight acres of land, for the United States 
     Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service located at the Pembina, North Dakota U.S. Land Port 
     of Entry, at a design cost of $284,000, a wetland mitigation 
     cost of $540,000, an estimated construction cost of 
     $4,297,000 and a management and inspection cost of $236,000 
     for a total estimated project cost of $5,357,000, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Provided, that the General Services Administration shall 
     not delegate to any other agency the authority granted by 
     this resolution. 

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                          Committee Resolution


        LEASE--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, 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 a replacement lease of up to 473,000 rentable 
     square feet of space for the Federal Communications 
     Commission currently located at 445 12th Street SW and 1250 
     Maryland Avenue SW in Washington, DC at a proposed total 
     annual cost of $23,650,000 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, the Administrator of General Services and 
     tenant agencies agree to apply an overall utilization rate of 
     180 square feet or less per person.
       Provided that, except for interim leases as described 
     above, the Administrator may not enter into any leases that 
     are below prospectus level for the purposes of meeting any of 
     the requirements, or portions thereof, included in the 
     prospectus that would result in an overall utilization rate 
     of 180 square feet or higher per person.
       Provided that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall include in the lease contract(s) a 
     purchase option that can be exercised at the conclusion of 
     the firm term of the lease.
       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. 

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   LEASE--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, WESTERN-PACIFIC REGIONAL 
                         OFFICE, HAWTHORNE, 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 a new lease of up to 154,000 rentable square 
     feet of space, including 573 official parking spaces, for the 
     Federal Aviation Administration currently located at the 
     Hawthorne Federal Building in Hawthorne, California, at a 
     proposed total annual cost of $7,546,000 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, the Administrator of General Services and 
     tenant agencies agree to apply an overall utilization rate of 
     187 square feet or less per person.
       Provided that, except for interim leases as described 
     above, the Administrator may not enter into any leases that 
     are below prospectus level for the purposes of meeting any of 
     the requirements, or portions thereof, included in the 
     prospectus that would result in an overall utilization rate 
     of 187 square feet or higher per person.
       Provided that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall include in the lease contract(s) a 
     purchase option that can be exercised at the conclusion of 
     the firm term of the lease.
       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. 

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  There was no objection.

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