Federal Courthouses: Rent Increases Due to New Space and Growing Energy and Security Costs Require Better Tracking and Management

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-06-20 monographic deposited born digital 110 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-613 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613 P0b002ee180383918 f:d06613 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613 GAO-06-613 Budget obligations Federal courts Federal property management Interagency relations Rent policies Rental rates Federal Buildings Fund Other Written Product A55787

Federal Courthouses: Rent Increases Due to New Space and Growing Energy and Security Costs Require Better Tracking and Management The judiciary pays over $900 million in rent annually to GSA for court-related space, and this amount represents a growing proportion of the judiciary's budget. The judiciary's rent payments are deposited into GSA's Federal Buildings Fund (FBF), a revolving fund used to finance GSA's real property services, including the construction and repair of federal facilities under GSA control. In December 2004, the judiciary requested a $483 million dollar permanent, annual rent exemption, which GSA denied, saying that it undermined the intent of FBF and that GSA was unlikely to obtain appropriations to replace lost FBF income. GAO identified (1) recent trends in the judiciary's rent and space occupied and (2) challenges that the judiciary faces in managing its rent costs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613.pdf GAO-06-613 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-613 Other Written Product GAO-06-613; Federal Courthouses: Rent Increases Due to New Space and Growing Energy and Security Costs Require Better Tracking and Management; Budget obligations Federal courts Federal property management Interagency relations Rent policies Rental rates Federal Buildings Fund United States Code Title 40 Section 3175 Title 40 Section 586 40 U.S.C. 3175 40 U.S.C. 586