92D CONGRESS. 18T SESSION

H. R. 10488

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 6, 1971

Mr. GRAY (for himself, Mr. GROVER, Mr. MCCLURE, and Mr. THOMSON of . Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works

A BILL

To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, to provide for financing the acquisition, construction, alteration, maintenance, operation, and protection of public buildings, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Public Buildings Amend4 ments of 1971".

5 SEC. 2. The Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 6 479), as amended (40 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), is amended as 7 follows:

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(1) delete the figure "$200,000" in subsection (b)

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of section 4 and insert the figure "$500,000" in lieu

thereof;

(2) delete the figures "$100,000" and "$200,000" in subsection (a) of section 7, and insert in each case the figure "$500,000" in lieu therof;

(3) delete "and such approval has not been rescinded as provided in subsection (c) of this section" in subsection (a) of section 7;

(4) delete the word "maximum" in clause (2) of subsection (a) of section 7;

(5) delete in such section all of subsections (b), (c), and (d), and "(a)" following "SEC. 7.";

(6) delete in subsection (a) of section 12 the following: "as he determines necessary,"; and

(7) in sections 11 and 12, delete "(a)" after "Section 7";

SEC. 3. Subsection (f) of section 210 of the Federal 18 Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 19 amended (40 U.S.C. 490 (f)), is amended to read as follows: "(f) (1) There is hereby established in the Treasury 21 of the United States on such date as may be determined by 22 the Administrator, a fund into which there shall be deposited 23 the following revenues and collections:

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"(a) User charges made pursuant to subsection (j) (1) of this section payable in advance or otherwise.

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"(b) Proceeds with respect to building sites authorized to be leased pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and proceeds with respect to building sites, plans, and specifications authorized to be sold pursuant to subsection (h) of this section.

"(c) Receipts from carriers and others for loss of,

or damage to, property belonging to the fund."

"(2) Moneys deposited into the fund shall be available 9 for expenditure for real property management and related 10 activities in such amounts and for such purposes as specified 11 in annual appropriations Acts: Provided, That authorizations 12 for capital expenditures may be made without regard to 13 fiscal year limitations.

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"(3) There are hereby merged with the fund established 15 under this subsection, unexpended balances of (A) the Build16 ings Management Fund (including any surplus therein), 17 established pursuant to this subsection prior to its amend18 ment by the Public Buildings Amendments of 1971; (B) 19 the Construction Services Fund, created by section 9 of the 20 Act of June 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 259), as amended; and 21 (C) any funds appropriated to General Services Adminis22 tration under the headings 'Repair and Improvement of 23 Public Buildings', 'Construction, Public Buildings Projects', 24 'Sites and Expenses, Public Buildings Projects', 'Construc25 tion, Federal Office Building Numbered 7, Washington, Dis

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1 trict of Columbia', and 'Additional Court Facilities', in any 2 appropriation Acts for the years prior to the fiscal year in 3 which the fund becomes operational: Provided, That the fund 4 shall assume all the liabilities, obligations, and commit5 ments of the said (1) Buildings Management Fund, (2) 6 Construction Services Fund, and (3) the appropriations spec7 ified in (C) hereof.

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"(4) Advances are hereby authorized to be appropri

9 ated to the fund to carry out its purposes: Provided, That 10 such advances shall, within thirty years, be repaid with in11 terest at a rate not less than a rate determined by the Secre12 tary of the Treasury taking into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations 14 of the United States with remaining period to maturity com15 parable to the average maturities of such advances adjusted 16 to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, and: Provided 17 further, That any appropriations made to the General Serv18 ices Administration for the direct Federal construction of 19 public buildings after July 31, 1971, shall, within thirty 20 years from the date of obligation, be repaid as above.

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"(5) In any fiscal year there may be deposited to mis22 cellaneous receipts such amount as may be specified in the 23 annual budget estimates for the fund.

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"(6) Nothing in this section shall preclude the General

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1 included in the standard level user charge, such as security 2 guarding, alterations and space adjustments requested by 3 and for the convenience of any agency, design and engi4 neering services, and similar special services, on a reim5 bursable basis and such reimbursements may be credited 6 to the fund established under this subsection."

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SEC. 4. Section 210 of the Federal Property and Admin8 istrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490), 9 is amended by adding three new subsections reading as 10 follows:

"(j) The Administrator is authorized

"(1) to charge any eligible agency furnished services, space, quarters, maintenance, repair, or other facilities (hereinafter referred to as space and services), at rates to be determined by the Administrator from time to time and provided for in regulations issued by him. Such rates and charges shall approximate commercial

charges for comparable space and services: Provided,

That with respect to those buildings for which the Administrator of General Services is responsible for alterations only (as the term 'alter' is defined in section 13 (5) of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), as amended (40 U.S.C. 612 (5)), the rates. charged the occupant agency or agencies for such services shall be fixed by the Administrator so as to recover