[CHAPTER 228-1ST SESSION] (H. R. 3235] AN ACT To amend the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia, with respect to abandonment of condemnation proceedings. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 490 of chapter XV of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 16–610), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 490. It shall be optional with the Commissioners to abide by the verdict of the jury and occupy the land appraised by them, or, within a reasonable time to be fixed by the court in its order confirming the verdict, to abandon the same: Provided, however, That if such condemnation proceeding shall be abandoned, the court shall award to the owner or owners of the property involved therein such sum or sums as will in the opinion of the court reimburse such owner or owners for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by him or them in such proceeding; and the sum or sums so awarded shall constitute a judgment or judgments against the District of Columbia: Provided further, That no such owner shall be entitled to such reimbursement in any case where the proceeding is abandoned at the request or with the consent of the owner of such property." Approved July 11, 1947. (343) [CHAPTER 89-2D SESSION] (H. R. 1350' AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Archives of the United States Government, and for other purposes." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Archives of the United States Government, and for other purposes", approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122– 1124), as amended, is hereby amended as follows: (A) By striking out the proviso in section 3, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: "Provided, That whenever the head of any agency shall specify in writing restrictions on the use or examination of records being considered for transfer from his custody to that of the Archivist that appear to him to be necessary or desirable in the public interest, the Archivist shall impose such restrictions on such of the records as are transferred to his custody; and restrictions so imposed shall not be removed or relaxed by the Archivist without the concurrence in writing of the head of the agency from which the material shall have been transferred unless the existence of that agency shall have been terminated: And provided further, That restrictions on the use or examination of records in the custody of the Archivist heretofore imposed and now in force and effect under the terms of section 3 of the National Archives Act, approved June 18, 1934, shall continue in force and effect regardless of the expiration of the tenure of office of the official who imposed them but may be removed or relaxed by the Archivist with the concurrence in writing of the head of the agency from which the material has been transferred or by the Archivist alone if the existence of that agency shall have been terminated." (B) By inserting after section 6 a new section as follows: "SEC. 6a. Whenever any records the use of which is subject to statutory limitations and restrictions are transferred to the custody of the Archivist of the United States, permissive and restrictive statutory provisions with respect to the examination and use of such records applicable to the head of the agency having custody of them or to employees of that agency shall thereafter likewise be applicable to the Archivist of the United States and to the employees of the National Archives Establishment, respectively." (C) By inserting after section 8 a new section as follows: "SEC. 8a. Any official of the United States Government who is authorized to make certifications or determinations on the basis of records in his custody is hereby authorized to make certifications or determinations on the basis of records that have been transferred by him or his predecessors to the custody of the Archivist of the United States." Approved March 3, 1948. [CHAPTER 148-2D SESSION] [H. R. 4836] AN ACT To authorize the purchase of a new post-office site at Omaha, Nebraska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal Works Administrator is authorized and directed to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a suitable site in Omaha, Nebraska, for the purpose of erecting thereon a building for the use and accommodation of the United States post office at Omaha. Approved March 25, 1948. [PUBLIC LAW 457-80TH CONGRESS] [H. R. 4967] AN ACT To provide for the acquisition of a site and preparation of plans and specifications for a new postal building and for remodeling of the existing main post-office building in Portland, Oregon, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal Works Administrator is authorized and directed to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a suitable site in Portland, Oregon, and to prepare or cause to be prepared plans and specifications for a new building to be located on such site and for the remodeling of the existing main post office all to provide additional postal facilities in said city. The cost of such plans and specifications and the acquisition of the site shall not exceed $300,000. Approved March 25, 1948. (345) [CHAPTER 290-2D SESSION] [H. R. 5963] AN ACT To authorize the construction of a courthouse to accommodate the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized to construct, equip, and furnish the building for the use of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, the planning and site acquisition of which were authorized by the Act of May 29, 1947 (Public Law 80, Eightieth Congress), under a total limit of cost for the entire project of $18,665,000, including architectural, engineering, and administrative expenses (which limit of cost also includes the credit of $2,420,000 granted the District of Columbia as compensation for the site of the project by said Act of May 29, 1947, and the $370,000 for plans and specifications heretofore appropriated under Public Law 271, Eightieth Congress, approved July 30, 1947): Provided, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall repay to the United States, over a period of twenty-five years, 50 per centum of the cost of the entire project upon completion, less the credit of $2,420,000 granted the District of Columbia as compensation for the site of the project by said Act of May 29, 1947, in equal annual installments, beginning with the July 1 next following the date of completion of the project: Provided further, That the cost of operation, maintenance, and repair of the completed project shall be divided equally between the United States of America and the District of Columbia. SEO. 2. The operation, maintenance, and repair of the completed building shall be under the control of the Public Buildings Administration, in the Federal Works Agency, and the allocation of space therein shall be vested in the chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the chief justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved May 14, 1948. [CHAPTER 302-2D SESSION] [H. R. 4068] AN ACT To authorize the Federal Works Administrator to_construct a building for the General Accounting Office on square 518 in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in lieu of completing the construction of the building authorized by the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941 (54 Stat. 1036), for the use and occupancy of the General Accounting Office, the Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized to construct upon square 518 in the District of Columbia a building for the use and occupancy of the General Accounting Office under a limit cost of $22,850,000, exclusive of funds heretofore obligated or expended for the account of the building hereby superseded: Provided, That to the extent practicable, the excavations and construction work heretofore performed upon said site for the building hereby superseded may be utilized for the building herein authorized: Provided further, That all powers granted the Federal Works Administrator with respect to the building for the General Accounting Office in the District of Columbia by said First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941, are hereby continued and may be exercised for the purposes of this Act within the limits herein fixed. SEC. 2. The balances of any funds heretofore appropriated under authority of said First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941, for the building superseded by the building herein authorized which are unexpended and unobligated on the date of approval of this Act, are hereby made available for the purpose of, and shall be chargeable against the authorization contained in this Act; and the Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for the construction of the building herein authorized as funds are appropriated or contract authorizations are provided therefor. SEC. 3. No appropriation of funds, in addition to those continued available by section 2 of this Act, shall be made for expenditure during any fiscal year prior to 1950: Provided, That for expenditure during the fiscal year 1950 and thereafter, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act within the limit of cost of $22,850,000 herein fixed. Approved May 18, 1948. (347) |