Senate and House of Representatives of his determination that the (b) (1) The United States Postal Service shall grant to the City of New York, without reimbursement, air rights for public housing purposes above the postal facility to be constructed on the real property bounded by Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Streets, Ninth and Tenth Avenues, in the City of New York (the Morgan Annex site), such facility to be designed and constructed in such manner as to permit the building by the City of New York of a high-rise residential tower thereon, Provided, That (A) the City of New York shall grant to the Postal Service without reimbursement exclusive use of Twenty-ninth Street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the City of New York, such use to be irrevocable unless the Postal Service sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the Morgan Annex site; and (B) the City of New York shall agree to reimburse the Postal Service for the additional cost of designing and constructing the foundations of its facility so as to render them capable of supporting a residential tower above the facility, and shall issue any permits, licenses, easements and other authorizations which may be necessary or incident to the construction of the postal facility. (2) If within twenty-four months after the City of New York has complied with the provisions of paragraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d) (1) of this section, the United States Postal Service has not awarded a contract for the construction of its facility, the Postal Service shall convey to the City of New York, at the fair market value, all right, title and interest in and to the above-described real property. Such conveyance shall be made on the condition that such property shall be used solely for public housing purposes, and if public housing is not constructed on the property within five years after title is conveyed to the City of New York or if thereafter the property ever ceases to be used for such purposes, title thereto shall revert to the Postal Service, which shall have the right of immediate reentry thereon. SEC. 7. To carry out the provisions of the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972, the Administrator of General Services shall issue such regulations as he deems necessary. Such regulations shall be coordinated with the Office of Management and Budget, and the rates established by the Administrator of General Services pursuant to sections 210(j) and 210(k) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv 86 STAT. 221 Carbondale, ance for public park. U.S. reversion right. New York City, air rights for public housing. Conditions. U.S. Postal sion right. Regulations. ices Act of 1949, as amended, shall be approved by the Director of Ante, p. 219. the Office of Management and Budget. 86 STAT. 222 House office space. 69 Stat. 28. 40 USC 175 note. "House Office Buildings." Kennedy Cen- 78 Stat. 4; National Park Service, nonperforming arts functions. Appropriation. Effective date. Ante, p.219. SEC. 8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the House Office Building Commission is authorized (1) to use, to such extent as it may deem necessary, for the purpose of providing office and other accommodations for the House of Representatives, the building, known as the Congressional Hotel, acquired by the Government in 1957 as part of Lot 20 in Square 692 in the District of Columbia under authority of the Additional House Office Building Act of 1955 and (2) to direct the Architect of the Capitol to lease, at fair market value, for such other use and under such terms and conditions and to such parties as such Commission may authorize, any space in such building not required for the aforesaid purpose. (b) Any space in such building used for office and other accommodations for the House of Representatives shall be deemed to be a part of the "House Office Buildings" and, as such, shall be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to those buildings. SEC. 9. Section 8 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act, as amended (72 Stat. 1969) is amended by inserting "(a)" immediately after "SEC. 8." and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Board not to exceed $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, for the public costs of maintaining and operating the nonperforming arts functions of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts." SEC. 10. Section 6 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act, as amended (72 Stat. 1968), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall provide maintenance, security, information, interpretation, janitorial and all other services necessary to the nonperforming arts functions of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as may be necessary for carrying out this subsection." SEC. 11. This Act shall become effective upon enactment. The effective date of applying the rates to be charged pursuant to the regulations to be issued under subsections (j) and (k) of section 210 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, shall be as determined by the Administrator of General Services but in any event shall not be later than the beginning of the third full fiscal year subsequent to the enactment thereof. Approved June 16, 1972. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 92-989 accompanying H. R. 10488 (Comm. on Public Works) and No. 92-1097 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 92-412 (Comm. on Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 117 (1971): Nov. 1, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 118 (1972): Apr. 19, considered and passed House, amended, in Hieu of H., R. 10488. June 5, House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS; Vol. 8, No. 26: June 16, Presidential statement. 93rd Congress, H. R. 5610 June 22, 1973 An Act To amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes. 87 STAT 98 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by Buildings inserting immediately after subsection (f) the following new Act, amendsubsection: "(g) In addition to amounts authorized before the date of enactment of this subsection, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State "(1) for acquisition by purchase or construction (including acquisition of leaseholds) of sites and buildings in foreign countries under this Act, and for major alterations of buildings acquired under this Act, the following sums "(A) for use in Africa, not to exceed $2,190,000, of which not to exceed $590,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1974; "(B) for use in the American Republics, not to exceed $375,000, of which not to exceed $240,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1974; "(C) for use in Europe, not to exceed $4,780,000, of which not to exceed $160,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1974; "(D) for use in East Asia, not to exceed $2,585,000, of which not to exceed $985,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1974; "(E) for use in the Near East and South Asia, not to exceed $3,518,000, of which not to exceed $2,218,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1974; "(F) for facilities for the United States Information Agency, not to exceed $45,000 for use beginning in the fiscal year 1975; "(G) for facilities for agricultural and defense attaché housing, not to exceed $318,000 for use beginning in the fiscal year 1974; and "(2) for use to carry out other purposes of this Act for fiscal years 1974 and 1975, $45,800,000, of which not to exceed $21,700,000 may be appropriated for fiscal year 1974."; and (2) by striking out paragraph (2) of subsection (h), as so redesignated by paragraph (1), of this Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: ments. 80 Stat. 881. 87 STAT. 98 Limitation. Ante, p. 98. "(2) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds authorized by any subparagraph under paragraph (1) of subsections (d), (f), and (g) of this section may be used for any of the purposes for which funds are authorized under any other subparagraph of any of such paragraphs (1)(3) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secre tary of State such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits authorized by law." Approved June 22, 1973. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 93-82 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs) and No. 93-260 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 93-162 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). Mar. 28, considered and passed House. May 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. 93rd Congress, S. 1501 An Act To amend the Water Resources Planning Act to provide for continuing authorization for appropriations. 87 STAT. 140 Planning Act, continuing appropriation authorization. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 401 of Water Resources the Water Resources Planning Act (Public Law 89-80; 79 Stat. 244; 42 U.S.C. 1962d) is amended to delete, immediately after the phrase "(c) not to exceed $3,500,000," the words "in fiscal year 1973 and such annual amounts as may be authorized by subsequent Acts" and to insert "annually for fiscal years 1974 and 1975". Approved July 1, 1973. 86 Stat. 578. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-266 accompanying H. R. 6338 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 93-174 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). May 30, considered and passed Senate. June 19, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R.6338. June 21, Senate concurred in House amendments. (691) |