[CHAPTER 730-2D SESSION] [H. R. 5750] AN ACT To provide for the extension and improvement of post-office facilities at Los Angeles, California, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Federal Works Administrator is authorized and directed to enter into contracts, under plans and specifications to be approved by him and by the Postmaster General, for the construction of an additional story and the extension and remodeling of the existing Terminal Annex Station. The cost of such additional story and extension and remodeling with plans and specifications to the Terminal Annex Station shall not exceed $1,000,000. (b) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Administrator, with the approval of the Postmaster General, is further authorized to make due provision for the methods of handling mail matter in metropolitan areas by air transport. SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved June 29, 1948. (97) [CHAPTER 218-1ST SESSION] [S. 714] AN ACT To provide for comprehensive planning, for site acquisition in and outside of the District of Columbia, and for the design of Federal building projects outside of the District of Columbia; to authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over certain lands between certain departments and agencies of the United States; and to provide certain additional authority needed in connection with the construction, management, and operation of Federal public buildings; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Public Buildings Act of 1949". TITLE I-COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SEC. 101. The Federal Works Administrator is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise, lands or interests in lands as sites or additions to sites for Federal public building projects previously authorized and for such new projects as may be selected in the manner designated in this section, to make investigations and studies and to prepare plans, sketches, working drawings, and specifications for such projects. Whenever the Federal Works Administrator shall determine such action to be necessary, such investigations, studies, preparation of plans, sketches, working drawings, and specifications, may be undertaken prior to the approval of title to the sites by the Attorney General. When buildings to be used in whole or in part for post-office purposes are involved, the Federal Works Administrator shall act jointly with the Postmaster General in the selection of towns or cities in which buildings are to be constructed, and in the choice of sites therein for such projects. The Federal Works Administrator and the Postmaster General shall submit to the Congress a comprehensive report of all eligible projects and their limits of cost when in excess of $200,000, without regard to the time in which they may be undertaken, which report shall be printed as a public document. When the estimated cost of a project does not exceed $200,000 the limit of cost shall be determined by the Commissioner of Public Buildings. Selection of projects for the purposes of this title shall be made by the Federal Works Administrator and the Postmaster General from such report and they may also select such other projects not included in such report which in their judgment are economically sound and advantageous to the public service: Provided, That in making such selections they shall distribute the selected projects equitably throughout the country with due regard to the comparative urgency of projects in various sections of the country. SEC. 102. It is the intent of the Congress that the equitable distribution of selected projects required by section 101 of this title shall provide for the participation by each congressional district in the benefits that will accrue from the future construction of one or more of such selected projects. It is the further intent of the Congress that those congressional districts in which are located projects previously authorized and selected for construction (including those for which sites have been acquired), but which have been deferred, shall be entitled to such project or projects, or the equivalent thereof, in addition to the projects authorized and selected under this title. SEC. 103. For carrying out the purposes of this title, including administrative, supervisory, traveling, and other expenses in connection therewith, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $40,000,000 to remain available until expended. TITLE II-ACQUISITION OF SITES AND TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER SITES BY VARIOUS AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT SEC. 201. The Federal Works Administrator is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange or otherwise, land situate in the northwest section of the District of Columbia designated as squares 11, 19, 20, and 32, said land to be used wholly or in part together with other Government-owned land adjacent or in close proximity thereto as the site or sites for a departmental building or buildings project authorized to be constructed thereon. SEC. 202. In order to provide a more suitable site for the new San Diego, Point Loma, California, Quarantine Station, the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the control and jurisdiction of the Federal Works Agency, without reimburseinent, a parcel of land in the city of San Diego, county of San Diego, State of California, described as follows: Commencing at an old stone monument marked "U.S.M.R.", on the northerly boundary line of the naval fuel annex, said point being the true point of beginning; thence from said true point of beginning north eighty-nine degrees thirty-one minutes thirty-five seconds east one hundred and eleven and six one-hundredths feet, more or less, to a point on the mean high-tide line of San Diego Bay; thence south five degrees twenty-two minutes fifty seconds west along the mean high-tide line three hundred and ten and eleven one-hundredths feet; thence south one degree fifteen minutes forty-five seconds west along the mean high-tide line one hundred and three and fifty one-hundredths feet; thence leaving said mean high-tide line south eightynine degrees thirty-one minutes thirty-five seconds west five hundred and eighty-seven and nine one-hundredths feet; thence north one degree thirty-eight minutes twenty-five seconds west two hundred and one and forty-three one-hundredths feet; thence north twelve degrees twenty-four minutes forty-five seconds east two hundred and sixteen and nine one-hundredths feet to a point on the northerly boundary line of the naval fuel annex; thence along said northerly line of the naval fuel annex north eighty-nine degrees thirty-one minutes thirty-five seconds east four hundred and sixty-six and seventy-four one-hundredths feet to the true point of beginning, containing five and sixtenths acres, more or less; And the Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the control and jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy, without reimbursement, all the land comprising the present quarantine station site lying and being in the city of San Diego, county of San Diego, State of California, bounded on the south by First Street, on the west by San Antonio Avenue, on the north by Colorado Street, and on the east by San Diego Bay. SEC. 203. The Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Department of the Army, without reimbursement, for use for military purposes all the land comprising the present quarantine station situated on Quarantine and Sand Islands, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of tract C transferred to the Commerce Department by the War Department by Executive Order Numbered 6584, dated February 6, 1934, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "South Base, Sand Island" being two thousand three hundred and fifty-nine and ninety-three one-hundredths feet north and one thousand three hundred and forty-six and five one-hundredths feet west, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south (1) one hundred and five degrees thirty minutes thirty seconds five hundred feet along Sand Island Military Reservation to a pipe in concrete; thence (2) along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of four hundred and ninety feet a distance of one hundred and one and eighteen one-hundredths feet to a plate in concrete, the direct azimuth and distance being seventy degrees twenty minutes twenty seconds one hundred and one feet; thence (3) continuing along the arc of said curve a distance of seven hundred and eighty-four and forty-nine onehundredths feet to a pipe in concrete the direct azimuth and distance being fifty-nine degrees six minutes no seconds seven hundred and three and thirty-five one-hundredths feet; thence (4) one hundred and five degrees no minutes no seconds one thousand five hundred and twenty feet to a pipe in concrete; thence (5) along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of seven hundred and thirty feet a distance of two thousand five hundred and twenty-five and eighty-eight one-hundredths feet, the direct azimuths and distances being one hundred and ninety-five degrees no minutes no seconds seven hundred and thirty feet to a concrete monument and two hundred and thirteen degrees fifteen minutes no seconds seven hundred and thirty feet; thence (6) three hundred and three degrees fifteen minutes no seconds one thousand six hundred and seven and forty-seven one-hundredths feet to a pipe in concrete; thence (7) two hundred and thirty degrees thirty minutes no seconds five hundred and twenty-three and eightyeight one-hundredths feet to a pipe in concrete; thence (8) three hundred and four degrees thirty-three minutes no seconds six hundred and fifty-two feet along Reserved Channel and Honolulu Harbor and passing over a pipe in concrete at fifty-two feet; thence (9) along tract C hereinbefore cited (transferred to Commerce Department by the War Department by the aforesaid Executive Order Numbered 6584, dated February 6, 1934), thirty-three degrees thirty-seven minutes thirty seconds five hundred and fifty-six and sixty-six one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning, containing an area of eighty one and ninety-four one-hundredths acres, more or less, together with the improvements thereon; And the Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency, without reimbursement, for use as a quarantine station at Honolulu, Hawaii, the following described land: That portion of the Fort Armstrong Military Reservation, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, particularly described as beginning at the north corner of the land herein described on the southeast side of Channel Street, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "Punchbowl" being four thousand four hundred and twelve and twenty-three one-hundredths feet south and five thousand six hundred and seventy-eight and thirtynine one-hundredths feet west and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south (1) three hundred and nine degrees three minutes no seconds one hundred and sixty-seven and one onehundredths feet along other lands of Fort Armstrong Military Reservation, and along the southwest side of Buford Avenue; (2) thirty-eight degrees fifty-seven minutes twenty seconds ninety-six and seventy one-hundredths feet along said other lands of Fort Armstrong Military Reservation; (3) three hundred and eight degrees fortyeight minutes thirty seconds twenty-five and ninety-eight onehundredths feet along said other lands; (4) thirty-eight degrees fortyeight minutes thirty seconds two hundred and thirty-one and sixtyone one-hundredths feet along said other lands; (5) three hundred and eight degrees fifty-nine minutes thirty seconds one hundred and thirteen and ninety-three one-hundredths feet along said other lands; (6) thirty-seven degrees eight minutes no seconds seventy-seven and twenty-five one-hundredths feet along said other lands; (7) three hundred and nine degrees no minutes forty seconds one hundred and seven and ninety-four one-hundredths feet along said other lands; (8) thirty-eight degrees fifty-seven minutes no seconds five hundred and twenty-two and ninety-eight one-hundredths feet along said other lands and along the northwest side of Pleasanton Avenue; (9) thirtynine degrees no minutes two thousand three hundred and eighty-two and ninety-one one-hundredths feet; (10) one hundred and forty-five degrees no minutes ninety-eight and thirty-one one-hundredths feet; (11) one hundred and eighty-nine degrees twenty-five minutes one thousand two hundred and six and eighty-seven one-hundredths feet; (12) two hundred and nineteen degrees no minutes one thousand seven hundred and five and fifty-five one-hundredths feet; (13) three hundred and nine degrees no minutes two hundred and seventy-one and sixty-four one-hundredths feet to a brass plate set in concrete, passing over a brass plate set in sea wall at two hundred and ten and ninetyfour one-hundredths feet; (14) two hundred and nineteen degrees no minutes five hundred and twenty-nine and twenty-eight onehundredths feet along the southeast side of Channel Street to the point of beginning, and containing an area of thirty-nine and sixty-five one-hundredths acres together with all riparian, littoral and shore rights thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and all improvements thereon except the gun emplacement and foundations, the space enclosed in which is in use and is to be continued in use by the Department of the Army for telephone terminals and exchange |