PUBLIC LAW 100-404—AUG. 19, 1988
102 STAT. 1033
be used for any project which has not been considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further. That Contracts, funds provided in the appropriation "Construction, major projects" for fiscal year 1989, for each approved project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a working drawings contract by September 30, 1989, and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 1990: Provided further. That the Administrator shall Reports, promptly report in writing to the Comptroller General and to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major construction project in which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above; and the Comptroller General shall review the report in accordance with the procedures established by section 1015 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344): Provided further, That no funds from any other account, except the "Parking garage revolving fund", may be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project which was approved in the budget process and funded in this account until one year after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the Veterans Administration of the project or any part thereof with respect to that part only: Provided further. That prior to the issu- Contracts, ance of a bidding document for any construction contract for a project approved under this heading (excluding completion items), the director of the affected Veterans Administration medical facility must certify that the design of such project is acceptable from a patient care standpoint: Provided further. That not to exceed $8,000,000 of the funds available shall be used for the settlement of contractors' claims arising from the construction of a replacement hospital at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York: Provided further. That not to exceed $2,600,000 of the funds available shall be used for the payment of sales and use tax to the State of Washington due on prior construction projects funded by this and other accounts, in lieu of payment to contractors of these tax costs which were not included in the contracts for these projects: Provided further, That the Veterans Administration shall, from funds previously appropriated for the replacement and modernization of the hospital at Allen Park, Michigan, immediately proceed with the planning, site acquisition, site preparation, and design of a new hospital in downtown Detroit, Michigan, which contains not less than 503 hospital beds. CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS
• For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1004, 1006, 5002, 5003, 5006, 5008, 5009, and 5010 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than $2,000,000, $111,596,000, to remain available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous "Construction, minor projects" appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is less than $2,000,000: Provided, That not more than $41,731,000 shall be available for expenses of the Office of Facilities, including research and development in building construction technology: Provided further. That funds in this account shall be avail-
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