SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1965 HEARINGS BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico NEAL SMITH, Iowa KOBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut JULIA BUTLER HANSEN, Washington W. R. HULL, JR., Missouri BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa WALT HORAN, Washington HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York FRANK T. BOW, Ohio CHARLES R. JONAS, North Carolina SILVIO O. CONTE, Massachusetts WILLIAM H. MILLIKEN, JR., Pennsylvania ODIN LANGEN, Minnesota LOUIS C. WYMAN, New Hampshire KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1965 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDEPENDENT OFFICES APPROPRIATIONS ALBERT THOMAS, Texas, Chairman JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachu- CHARLES R. JONAS, North Carolina setts GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York LOUIS C. WYMAN, New Hampshire FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1964. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WITNESSES BERNARD L. BOUTIN, ADMINISTRATOR WILLIAM P. TURPIN, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR FINANCE DR. WAYNE C. GROVER, ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES WILLIAM A. SCHMIDT, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC BUILD- Mr. EVINS. We will hear this afternoon our friends from the General Services Administration. We have three subjects contained in House Document 338. We are approaching adjournment, and they come here with a supplemental. They are a very smart organization. Immediately following the conference report on the Independent Offices, they are back to see us, and we are delighted to see them. Mr. Administrator, we would be pleased to have you highlight your request. Mr. BOUTIN. Very good, Mr. Chairman. Actually, we are here for three items. One is to increase the authorized limit in construction improvement cost for the border station under construction in Nogales, Ariz., in the amount of $282,000. Another is for the construction of the post office courthouse and Federal office building in Bangor, Maine, and an increase in the limit of construction improvement cost of $767,000. These two items are strictly for authorization to increase the appropriation limitation. The funding is available from construction savings that we have on hand. So, we are not requesting funds from the committee at this time. The third item is the sum of $500,000 for the purpose of implementing the legislation recently approved by the Congress and signed by the President for the national historical publications grants program. (1) INCREASES IN LIMITATION ON PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS Mr. EVINS. Mr. Administrator, we shall place in the record at this point the justifications concerning the public buildings projects at Nogales, Ariz., and Bangor, Maine. (The pages follow :) SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATE, 1965 CONSTRUCTION, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROJECTS APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE "The maximum construction improvement cost in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1963, for construction and alteration of the border station at Nogales, Ariz., is hereby increased by $282,000; and the maximum construction improvement cost in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1964, of the post office and courthouse at Bangor, Maine, is hereby increased by $767,000." GENERAL STATEMENT "These increases in maximum cost will permit additional work, not covered under the present contract, on the border station at Nogales, Ariz., and the awarding of a contract for construction of a post office and courthouse at Bangor, Maine, which cannot be awarded under the present limitation. The required funds will be derived from savings on other projects in this appropriation” (quoted from H. Doc. 338). JUSTIFICATION A revised prospectus for the construction and alteration of the border station at Nogales, Ariz., was approved by the Public Works Committees of the Congress in July 1964 for $2,323,000 and a prospectus for the construction of the post office and courthouse at Bangor, Maine, was approved in April 1962, at a total limit of cost of $4,550,000. Nogales, Ariz., Border Station Funds for construction and alteration were included in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1963, and a construction contract was awarded in September 1963. At the time the award for construction was made, it was necessary to accept five deduct alternates in order to conform to the congressional limitations of cost. A revised prospectus increasing the limit of cost was submitted to the Public Works Committees and was approved in July 1964. This increased authorization will permit the completion of the following work which can be accomplished by a separate contract or as a change order under the existing contract, if this increase is approved: A. Alternates Description For omitting the removal of existing, and the construction of new Garita at Cost $24,000 B. C... For omitting construction of truck scale, scale house. The area to be occupied 13,000 13,000 D. H..... For omitting roof and columns over secondary inspection area. Provide foot- For omitting all the remodeling and extension work in the existing Customs Construction. Reservations. Contingencies.. Increase required... 31,000 182,000 263,000 5.000 14,000 282,000 |