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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jun 27, 2006
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Authorizes the Administrator of General Services, in carrying out duties relating to the acquisition, construction, and alteration of public buildings and works, to: (1) repair a public building; (2) repair any building, or part of the building, that is under lease by the federal government for use for a public purpose; and (3) lease space for use for a public purpose, without approval of a prospectus, if the lease or repair is required as a result of damages to buildings or property attributable to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
Requires: (1) the Administrator to submit to specified congressional committees initial and final reports on such repairs; (2) lease agreements entered into under this Act to be for a term of five years or less; and (3) the Administrator to submit to such committees reports on such leases.
Declares that the authority provided by this Act to enter into an agreement for a repair or lease shall cease to be effective on the day that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R–PA
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-532.
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-532.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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