[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3394-3427]
[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:

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, March 1, 2017.
     Hon. Paul Ryan,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On February 28, 2017, pursuant to section 
     3307 of Title 40, United States Code, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to 
     consider eight resolutions provided by the General Services 
     Administration at the request of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs (VA). The Committee has authorized these leases to be 
     executed pursuant to GSA's leasing authority in accordance 
     with the provisions of the Public Buildings Act.
       The Committee continues to work to reduce the cost of 
     federal property and leases. The eight resolutions considered 
     are part of the VA's Construction, Long Range Capital Plan 
     and include consolidations and relocation of existing space 
     to improve the VA's delivery of healthcare.
       I have enclosed copies of the resolutions adopted by the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 
     28, 2017.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Bill Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

                          Committee Resolution


  lease--u.s. department of veterans affairs, new port richey, florida

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 114,000 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 770 parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for a Community Based 
     Outpatient Clinic in New Port Richey, Florida to replace and 
     consolidate five existing leases at a proposed unserviced 
     annual cost of $3,876,000 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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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                          Committee Resolution


        lease--u.s. department of veterans affairs, oahu, hawaii

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 66,000 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 528 parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for a Health Care Center in 
     Oahu, Hawaii at a proposed unserviced annual cost of 
     $3,392,400 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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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                          Committee Resolution


      LEASE--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, PHOENIX, ARIZONA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 203,000 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 1,370 parking spaces, for 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs for a Community Based 
     Outpatient Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona at a proposed 
     unserviced annual cost of $6,353,900 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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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                          Committee Resolution


     LEASE--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, PONCE, PUERTO RICO

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 114,300 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 915 parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for a Community Based 
     Outpatient Clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico to replace the 
     existing Ponce Outpatient Clinic at a proposed unserviced 
     annual cost of $5,436,108 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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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                          Committee Resolution


    LEASE--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, REDDING, CALIFORNIA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 77,000 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 520 parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for a Community Based 
     Outpatient Clinic in Redding, California to replace and 
     consolidate two existing leases for the existing Redding 
     Community Based Outpatient Clinic at a proposed unserviced 
     annual cost of $3,343,340 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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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                          Committee Resolution


   LEASE--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 99,986 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 675 parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for a Community Based 
     Outpatient Clinic in San Diego, California to replace and 
     consolidate two existing outpatient facilities in San Diego 
     at a proposed unserviced annual cost of $4,049,433 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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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                          Committee Resolution


     LEASE--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 190,800 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 1,526 parking spaces, for 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs for a Community Based 
     Outpatient Clinic in San Antonio, Texas to replace and 
     consolidate seven separate outpatient facilities in San 
     Antonio at a proposed unserviced annual cost of $5,519,844 
     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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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                         Committee Resolutions


      LEASE--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, TULSA, OKLAHOMA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, a lease of up to 140,000 net 
     usable square feet of space, and 945 parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for a Community Based 
     Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma to replace and 
     consolidate two existing leases in Tulsa at a proposed 
     unserviced annual cost of $4,634,000 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, to the maximum extent practicable, the lease 
     contract(s) shall include a purchase option that can be 
     exercised at the conclusion of the firm term of the lease.
       Provided further, that the delineated area of the 
     procurement is identical to the delineated area included in 
     the prospectus, except that, if it is determined that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, an 
     explanatory statement shall be provided 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 design of the outpatient clinic 
     shall be consistent with the U.S. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Community Based Outpatient Clinic Prototype Proposed 
     Layouts.

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  There was no objection.

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