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Letter from the President to the President of the Senate asking Congress to consider amendments to the request for appropriations transmitted in the budget for fiscal year 1977 in the amount of 39,000,000 for the legislative branch
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Digitized from Box 31 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 20, 1976
The President
of the Senate
Sir:
I ask Congress to consider amendments to the request
for appropriations transmitted in the budget for the
fiscal year 1977 in the amount of $39,000,000 for the
legislative branch.
The details of these proposals are set forth in the
enclosed letter from the Architect of the Capitol.
As required by law these additions to the budget made
by the legislative branch are submitted without change.
Respectfully,
Hond R. and
Enclosure
OF
THE ARCHITECT
THE CAPITOL
#1793 x
Washington, D.C. 20515
September 1, 1976
Honorable James T. Lynn, Director
Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President
Washington, D. C. 20503
Sir:
At the direction of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, I am transmitting, herewith,
in quintuplicate, estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year 1977, totaling
$39,000,000, for the Legislative Branch, Architect of the Capitol, in the form of
amendments to the Budget for said year, as follows:
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Budget
Appendix
Request
Proposed
Revised
Page
Heading
Pending
Amendment
Request
22
Senate Office Buildings
$10,465,900
$ 3,000,000
$13,465,900
23
Acquisition of Property in Square
0
35,500,000
35,500,000
630 in the District of Columbia
(After the item "Senate Office
Buildings" and before the item
"Construction of an Extension
to the New Senate Office
Building", insert the above
heading and the following
language):
To authorize and enable the
Architect of the Capitol, under
the direction of the Senate
Office Building Commission, to
acquire on behalf of the United
States, as an addition to the
United States Senate Office
Buildings Complex and United
States Capitol Grounds, by
purchase, condemnation, transfer,
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Budget
Appendix
Request
Proposed
Revised
Page
Heading
Pending
Amendment
Request
advantageous to the United
States and to incur any
necessary expenses required
for occupancy of the building
contained on such Lot,
whether occupied by the United
States Senate in whole or part,
or by others through lease
agreement: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any
sums received from such lease
agreements shall be credited
as an addition to appropriations
for the "Senate Office Buildings":
Provided further, That the
Architect of the Capitol, under
the direction of the Senate Office
Building Commission, is authorized
to enter into such contracts,
incur such obligations, and make
such expenditures, including
expenditures for personal and
other services, and, if required,
any expenditures authorized by
Public Law 91-646, approved
January 2, 1971 (84 Stat. 1894-1907)
applicable to the Architect of the
Capitol, as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this
paragraph; $35,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided
further, That, upon occupancy by
the United States Senate of the
property, herein authorized to be
acquired, the building contained on
the aforesaid Lot 71 shall be deemed
to be a part of the "Senate Office
Buildings" and the grounds
comprising such Lot (together with
any areas contained within the
curblines abutting such Lot closed
and vacated pursuant to this
paragraph) shall be deemed to be a
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Budget
Appendix
Request
Proposed
Revised
Page
Heading
Pending
Amendment
Request
or otherwise, all publicly or
privately owned real property
contained in Lot 71 -in Square
630 in the District of Columbia,
as such Square appears on the
records in the office of the
surveyor of the District of
Columbia.as of the date. of the
approval of this Act: Provided,
That, upon acquisition of any
real property under this
paragraph, the jurisdiction of
the Capitol Police shall extend
over such property, including
the improvements thereon:
Provided further, That any
proceeding for condemnation
brought under this paragraph
shall be conducted in accordance
with the Act of December 23,
1963 (16 D.C. Code, secs. 1351-
1368): Provided further, That,
notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any parts of
streets contained within the
curblines abutting such Lot.
shall, upon request of the
Architect of the Capitol, with
the approval of the Senate
Office Building Commission, be
closed and vacated by the Mayor
of the District of Columbia:
Provided further, That, upon
acquisition of any real property
pursuant to this paragraph, the
Architect of the Capitol, when
directed by the Senate Office.
Building Commission to so act,
is authorized to lease any part
of such property not required
for immediate occupancy by the
United States Senate for such
periods and under such terms and
conditions as he may deem most
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Budget
Appendix
Request
Proposed
Revised
Page
Heading
Pending
Amendment
Request
part of the "United States
Capitol Grounds" and, as such,
shall be subject to the laws,
rules, and regulations
applicable to those buildings
and the United States Capitol
Grounds.
24
Capitol Power Plant
$11,172,000
$ 500,000
$11,672,000
Sincerely yours,
Jurye M. White
George M. White, FAIA
Architect of the Capitol