116 STAT. 1160 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 (1) AUTHORITY TO ALTER BUILDINGS AND ACQUIRE LAND.— The Administrator may— (A) alter any public building; and (B) acquire in accordance with section 3304(b)-(d) of this title land necessary to csirry out the alteration. (2) COMMITTEE APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.— (A) THRESHOLD AMOUNT. — Approval under section 3307 of this title is not required for any alteration and acquisition authorized by this subsection for which the estimated maximum cost does not exceed $1,500,000. (B) DOLLAR AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT.—The Administrator annually may adjust the dollar amount referred to in subparagraph (A) to reflect a percentage increase or decrease in construction costs during the prior ceilendar year, as determined by the composite index of construction costs of the Department of Commerce. Any adjustment shall be expeditiously reported to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (c) CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION BY CONTRACT.—The Administrator may carry out any construction or alteration authorized by this chapter by contract if the Administrator considers it to be most advantageous to the Government. § 3306. Accommodating federal agencies (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— (1) COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.— The term "commercial activities" includes the operations of restaurants, food stores, craft stores, dry goods stores, financial institutions, and display facilities. (2) CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. —The term "cultural activities" includes film, dramatic, dance, and musical presentations, and fine art exhibits, whether or not those activities are intended to make a profit. (3) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— The terms "educational activities" includes the operations of libraries, schools, day care centers, laboratories, and lecture and demonstration facilities. (4) HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, OR CULTURAL SIGNIFI- CANCE.— The term "historical, eu-chitectural, or cultural significance" includes buildings listed or eligible to be listed on the National Register established under section 101 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a). (5) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The term "recreational activities" includes the operations of gymnasiums and related facilities. (6) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term "unit of general local government" means a city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State. (b) DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR. —TO carry out the duties of the Administrator of General Services under sections 581(h), 584(b), 3303(c), and 3307(b)(3) and (5) of this title and under any other authority with respect to constructing, operating, maintaining, altering, and otherwise managing or acquiring space necessary to accommodate federal agencies and to accomplish the purposes of sections 581(h), 584(b), 3303(c), and 3307(b)(3) and (5), the Administrator shall—
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