§ 2 &'1TLE·4”G.¥—-·—PUBLIC BUILD!} Columbia, a. Public Buildings Commission in created to be composed of two Senators to be hpoointcd by the President of tho Scnntennd two Members of the Housé of Reprmnta-· `tives to be appointed by the Spmkcr, who shallscrve thereon only so long as they- are Members of Congresé, and the Architect of the Capitol, thé~p@cc1"in charge of public °bul1d· _ ings and grounds, and the Supervising Architect or the Acting Supcrvisingc Archi_tcct._of tho Treasury during any vacancy . innaid odlcc. Said commission shall clcct,6nc of its members as chairman of the- commission and is authorized to employ such expert clerical or other sicrwiiccs as_ it inny dccxn necessary. Any vacuncics in said comxnission-shall bc jillcd in thé same manner ns the original appointments were made; ,·
commission shall hnvé‘· the absolute control of and the
allotment of all space in thé several public- buildings owned or buildings leased by the .Uni,tcd°,Stntcs -111 the District of ldolumbin, c*'th` the exception of·,lZl1€·EX€mldV€-_M8Dél0ll omcc of·th;;’resldent, Capitol Building, Senate and `Ho so
Buildings, the Capitol lpowcr plant, the buildings under
the jnrisdiction of the Bégcnts of the Smithsonian Institution, . and thé Congressional Library Building, nndgshnll `froui time to time assign and allot, forfthe usc of the several activities of the Govorn1§ént,_·nll such space;. (July. 1, 1916, .c. 209, 5 "1, % Stat. 398; liar. 1, .1919, c..' 86, -§ _10, 40"Stat. 1269; Mar. .3, .1921, o. 124,} _1,‘41 sm. 1291.) _' ~ · ‘ ‘ o ‘ 2. Ola of- Public Buildinzi and Public Parks of National
of Public Buildings mud Public Parks of
N I ” al.——Thc office · o£· Public Buildings and Grounds undér, the Ghicf gt Engineers, United States Army,
and the omce ot superintendent of the _State, ‘War,· and Nav`y
DeoartrngnfBuHdingn are consolidated into n single `omcé and l shall"` be dc8ig¤§tcd ag tl;c,0Qcc of Public Buildings nnd Public
`Pnrks of the National Capital. The superintendent of the
Ststc,·3Vnr, and Navy Department Buildings andthe omccr in charge of Public Buildings and`, Grounds shall be designated as the Director of Public “Buildings ‘ and Public Parks. 01 the Nnbonal Capitol, and shall be assigned by the PrcSld_ci1t;-from . the 6@=€B1‘S of ot Engineers for duty in this position _. · no on February 1925, `providcd by" law for the- omcer , in chnrgc oi Pnbllc and Grounds and tlmmrpcrlntendcut
or me Sittin, War, and Navy Department Buildings. · (Feb. 26,
_1$%,_c.339,§1,43.8tnt.9%.) Q ‘ __ , _ 3. in nhugo , of State, `Wnr, ond Navy DOP$fl~’ _ _ mm dntiuretc., of oommisdon and su- ·` st tnmfcrmd to_ diréctor.-———Thc commission in warg; ot ti1c,Stntc, War, and _Nnvy Department Building, cxnblishcd I3; the Act approved March 3, 1883, isnbollshéd and all powers and duties confcrrcdnnd lmposodby law upon Such oommisoionnnd the superintendent of tho State, War, and Navy
Buildings shall be cxérciscd-and perfor-med by such
director, under. the groom dlrcction , of tho President of the United Stétcs. _ {Feb. 26, 19%, c. 339, 5,2, 43 Stnt.'983.)° _ ` 4. Oiuof Public ow abolished; duties, . transferred] to ~dir·éctor.-y—Thc_ odlcc of__`Publlc` Bulldingn and Grounds, under the dlrcctloxynnd control of the Chic! of ’ Enginoors of the United State$_Aru1y, is abolished, land. all untlxorlty, porn;-ern, and duties conferred and by law upon the`Sccrctary ot War or upon the. Chief of Engineers. of . mo United States Army in relation to- the conntruction, xnuintc- · l , nénogcnrc, custody, policing, upkeep, oirepnlr ot public pulldlngn, grounds, porks, monuments, or momorlnls in thé District ot Columbia, together with the authority, powers, and all duties ond powers conferred and imposed by law upon the omccr in charge 0; we buildings nndxgrounds, phalllgbo hold, exercised, T and perform by the Director ot Public Buildings and Public ° Parks of the National Capital, under the--`gcncral direction ot the Pronident to! the United Statésx (Feb. 26, 1925, c._ Sw, .|3,43 Stat,-983.) I · ·
VGS, PROPERTY, AND WGRK8 _ *1288 5. 0Qccrs ind emnloyees of .6Qce ef_ Publi; Buiklings and I Publib `.P•rks; reeeéds, papers, etc.; transferred? detail, ef Army»_e&¢n to •¤sist_`directer.—Tne etncers end einployees in the offices hereby consolidated. shall become omcens end employees of the omce ot Public _BnI1dings;¤nd Public Parks or _ the National Capital without. renppeintment; and all omcie} 'records, papers, u1es,1rumum-e, yumrtiw, and other prepefty in b use in or in the possession pf" the emces ne censolidnted are . befeby. trnnsferredto the 0Ece hereby creat.ed.' .·The dirjectpr is authorized te appoint, ·in nccéidance with existing law, such eofficers nucl `employees, and to incur such Qpenses, as may be necessary for the `]$l’0[)€l.' ndxninietrafion of his·0&·e within the ‘ ‘ limits of the appropriations from time to time granted therefor. There mnye be detailed to assist the director not te exceed twu qualified officere of the United Stntesulhmy netjnbove the rgnk et major. (Febg 26, 1925, c. 339, § 4,1 ·13·Stnt; 9%.) 6. Lnw§·n0fn§`ected by creation of eiceef hblic Buildinis _ and —Pnblic· Perks of N ntiesul Cipit¤l.——Nething contained in eeéticns 2 to 6 of ‘t_his title shell be held te modify existing tnwg 5 with respect to the assignment ot gsmce in the public buildingn" in `the. District of. Cqlnmbiafbyithe Public Buildings C0m· mission er to' modify. sections 4 ·t0 10, inclusive, of the Act nnprciied- May 27; 1924, 'relntingfo the ·United” States path _ p0liceQ éxceptns provided in section 4 of this titlef -(Feb. 26, 1925, c. 339;-§ 6,-43 Stat. 984.) _ ‘ . . ' · -7.- Distrilfution of e!nployecs.#——The said director may from time to time alter the distribution among the various e&ée . buildings under his direction and c0nft·0l;· of ‘the empieyeeé nifowed bylaw ue he may Huck, it necwearyjand proper to ep. · ` (July 8; 1918, e. 139, § 1, 40 Stat. .831; Feb, 28. 1925, c. %, -§_2,43Stat”983.) " _ I ‘_
8. »EntiQnten 'and ·appmpri•tiona.—-All estimates, for pubiic
buildings and greundeiin eharge ot the Director ot Public Build; ings and Public Parks shall be approved and sympnuée by the Secretary ot War} t rough the Treasury Department, as etkwr estiniutes, to the two ouses of Congress; and all npprepriné tipns, which have- been .i> ny be xnede for iepnirs er_im;>wwe- . ments. of the public Y bnildingn and grounds in the District- ot Columbia, anti new in charge of fthe said director; shalt be — expended undef the direction 'cfthe Sectemrj_e¢;\\’s1j. `(R.\ S.` $1798;) ·` _‘ - . _ j — 9. Stgte,,W•r, end Navy Building; care end _¤eperii&-—— The -Dit·ect0r of Public Buildings and Publtc Parks &nti have charge of the State, War, and Navy Department Bnildi¤Q and all the engines; machinery, steam and wnte; supply., hating, Nlignting, -end'°v;enti1iting— appl ®, elevators, nm} all other fixtures ru said building, and n ¤at·y rehirs andtalterw tions thereof, as well eas the di fiom and. eentref of sueb force of enginee1·¤5, wuzcume.-n; labe ere, and others engage:}. "nb0ut the building br the apparatus under his nupen·ieion:` f the - cleaning. of the eorridorsl and water __ciesm_; et_ tbe pprenches, sidewalks, lawns, _ courtyards, and areas at the _ I ilding, and of all moms in the subbasement which contain the boilers bpd etherémnchinclffe 0:5 so much of said; rooms as may. I be indispen.snble’ to the proper penjfornnance ot his duties as ·liereln¥`·evided. `(Mnr. 3. 18%.}, 128. $ ;1. 22 Stat, 553; Felb.26, 1925, c. 339, § 2, 43 Stat. 9%.) t ‘. · · `10. Directdrfn dutien tegtended to pnnex buildings.-—Tlm ' Director of Public Buildings nn8 Ifublic Perks shall a1s0`n¢·t as superintendent l-ef the Nnwig,~Depart1nent Annex, or Mills Building, end the State Department Annex 5u»ilding, and the _ Wet een Navy Depnitment Bnitltltxngs (Henry Peek Reservetion). (M.n_y.22,"1908,-_c.~1S6, § Q,-i35vStat.‘218; Mu:. 728, 1918, 1:. 28. 5 1, 40 Stat. ·&82~:—~Feb. 26, 1925, c. 339, § 2, g&3- Stat:. 9&.) 'll. Dntiu extended to tcmmrlfi eQce` buildings.—···T1ie maintenance and protection ut the temwrdry {Mee building _.ereeted‘ by the War Department between Eighteenthend Nineteenth Streets nnd B Street and Yirginig Avenue nozthweht, the
