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PUBLIC LAW 91-145-DEC. 12, 1969 CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For necessary expenditures for the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and appurtenances; furnishings and office equipment; special and protective clothing for workmen; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of necessary reference books and periodicals; for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $2,127,400. E X T E N S I O N OF THE
80 Stat. SOS SI Stat. 206.
41 USC 5.
CAPITOL
For an additional amount for "Extension of the Capitol", $2,275,000, to be expended under the direction of the Commission for Extension of the United States Capitol as authorized by law: Provided, That such portion of the foregoing appropriation as may be necessary shall be used for emergency shoring and repairs of, and related work on, the west central front of the Capitol: Provided further, That not to exceed $250,000 of the foregoing appropriation shall be used for the employment of independent nongovernmental engineering and other necessary services for studying and reporting (within six months after the date of the employment contract) on the feasibility and cost of restoring such west central front under such terms and conditions us the Commission may determine: Provided, however, That pending the completion and consideration of such study and report, no further work toward extension of such west central front shall be carried on: Provided further. That after submission of such study and report and consideration thereof by the Commission, the Commission shall direct the preparation of final plans for extending such Avest central front in accord with Plan 2 (which said Commission has approved), unless such restoration study report establishes to the satisfaction of the Commission: (1) That through restoration, such west central front can, withlout undue hazard to safety of the structure and persons, be made safe, sound, durable, and beautiful for the foreseeable future; (2) That restoration can be accomplished with no more vacation of Avest central front space in the building proper (excluding the terrace structure) than would be required by the proposed extension Plan 2; (3) That the method or methods of accomplishing restoration can be so described or specified as to form the basis for performance of the restoration work by competitive, lumpsum, fixed price construction bid or bids; (4) That the cost of restoration would not exceed $15,000,000; and
F e a s i b i l i t y and cost s t u d i e s of restoration.
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