post-office buildings and space acquired by lease for post-office purposes; and (d) space in other Government-owned buildings which the Administrator of General Services finds are wholly or predominantly utilized for the special purposes of the agency having the custody thereof and are not generally suitable for the use of other agencies (including but not limited to hospitals, housing, laboratories, mints, manufacturing plants, and penal institutions), and space acquired by lease for any such purpose; Provided, that the space needs of the Post Office Department shall be given priority in the assignment and reassignment of space in post-office buildings. SEC. 2. Transfer of Office Building Management Functions. All functions with respect to the operation, maintenance, and custody of office buildings owned by the Government and of office buildings or parts thereof acquired by lease, including those postoffice buildings which, as determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, are not used predominantly for post-office purposes, are hereby transferred from the respective agencies in which now vested to the Administrator of General Services, exclusive, however, of all such functions with respect to (a) any building located in any foreign country; (b) any buildings located on the ground of any fort, camp, post, arsenal, navy yard, naval training station, air field, proving ground, military supply depot, or school, or of any similar facility, of the Department of Defense, unless and to such extent as a permit for its use by another agency or agencies shall have been issued by the Secretary of Defense or his duly authorized representative; (c) any building which the Administrator of General Services finds to be a part of a group of buildings which are (1) located in the same vicinity, (2) are utilized wholly or predominantly for the special purposes of the agency having custody thereof, and (3) are not generally suitable for the use of other agencies; and (d) the Treasury Building, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building, the buildings occupied by the National Bureau of Standards, and the Buildings under the jurisdiction of the regents of the Smithsonian Institute. SEC. 3. Performance of Transferred Functions.(a) The Administrator of General Services may from time to time make such provisions as he shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance of any other officer, or by any agency or employee, of the General Services Administration of any function transferred to such Administration by the provisions of this reorganization plan. (b) When authorized by the Administrator of General Services, any function transferred to him by the provisions of this reorganization plan may be performed by the head of any agency of the executive branch of the Government or, subject to the direction and control of any such agency head, by such officers, employees, and organizational units under the jurisdiction of such agency head as such agency head may designate; Provided, That functions with respect to post-office buildings shall not be delegated under the authority of this subsection to the head of any agency other than the Postmaster General. (c) The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe such regulations as he deems desirable for the economical and effective performance of the functions transferred by the provisions of this reorganization plan. SEC. 4. Transfer of Personnel, Property, Records, and Funds.-There shall be transferred from time to time, between the agencies concerned and for use in connection with the functions transferred by the provisions of this reorganization plan, so much of the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances (available or to be made available) of appropriations, allocations, and other funds, relating to such functions, as may be necessary for the performance of said functions. Such further measures and dispositions as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to be necessary in order to effectuate the transfers provided for in this section shall be carried out in such manner as the Director shall direct and by such agencies as he shall designate. SEC. 5. Effective Date.-The provisions of this reorganization plan shall take effect on the 1st day of July 1950. NOTE: For building and space management authorities, see Sec. 210 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490). COURT QUARTERS AND ACCOMMODATIONS Act of June 25, 1948, Pub. L. 80-773, 62 Stat. 898, as amended 28 U.S.C. 142 SEC. 142. Court shall be held only at places where Federal quarters and accommodations are available, or suitable quarters and accommodations are furnished without cost to the United States. The foregoing restrictions shall not, however, preclude the Administrator of General Services, at the request of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, from providing such court quarters and accommodations as the Administrator determines can appropriately be made available at places where regular terms of court are authorized by law to be held, but only if such court quarters and accommodations have been approved as necessary by the judicial council of the appropriate circuit. The limitations and restrictions contained in this section shall not be applicable to the furnishing of accommodations to judges of the courts of appeals at places where Federal facilities are available and the judicial council of the circuit approves. BUILDINGS UNDER CONTROL OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES Act of July 1, 1898, 30 Stat. 614, 40 U.S.C. 285 *** all court-houses, custom-houses, post-offices, appraiser's stores, barge offices, and other public buildings, outside of the District of Columbia and outside of military reservations which have been heretofore purchased or erected, or are at present in course of construction, or which may hereafter be erected or purchased out of any appropriation under the control of the Administrator of General Services, together with the site or sites thereof, are hereby expressly declared to be under the exclusive jurisdiction and control and in the custody of the Administrator of General Services, who shall have full power to take possession of and assign and reassign rooms therein to such Federal officials, clerks, and employees as in his judgment and discretion should be furnished with offices or rooms therein. OF COLUMBIA NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR BY LAW Act of April 28, 1902, R.S. § 1797, 32 Stat. 152, 40 U.S.C. 19 The Administrator of General Services shall have charge of the public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President, except those buildings and grounds which are otherwise provided for by law; and when it shall be made to appear to the said Administrator of General Services, or to the officer under his direction having immediate charge of said public buildings and grounds, that any person or persons is in unlawful occupation of any portion of said public lands in the District of Columbia, it shall be the duty of said officer in charge thereof, to notify the marshal of the District of Columbia in writing of such unlawful occupation, and the said marshal shall thereupon cause the said trespasser or trespassers to be ejected from said lands, and shall restore possession of the same to the officer charged by law with the custody thereof. NOTE: Section 10 of the Act of March 1, 1919, 40 Stat. 1269, as amended (40 U.S.C. 1), has been repealed (Sec. 8, P.L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, 644), but is set out below for informational purposes: SEC. 10. ***The Administrator of General Services shall have the absolute control of and the allotment of all space in the several public buildings owned or buildings leased by the United States in the District of Columbia, with the exception of the Executive Mansion and office of the President, Capitol Building, the Senate and House Office Buildings, the Capitol power plant, the buildings under the jurisdiction of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Congressional Library Building, and shall from time to time assign and allot, for the use of the several activities of the Government, all such space. PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACT OF 1949 Act of June 16, 1949, Pub. L. 81-105, 63 Stat. 199, * * * * * SEC. 404. The Federal Works Administrator,* together 40 U.S.C. 298a with the Postmaster General where his office is concerned, is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States unconditional gifts of real, personal, or other property in aid of any project or function within their respective jurisdictions. SEC. 405. The provisions of section 601 of the Economy 40 U.S.C. 298b Act, approved June 30, 1932, as amended, are hereby extended to authorize the Public Buildings Administration* to furnish services in the continental United States, on the basis of full reimbursement, at the request of the State Department, to any international body with which the United States Government is affiliated. * * * * * SEC. 410. The Administrator of General Services is au- 40 U.S.C. 298d thorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to name, rename, or otherwise designate any building under the custody and control of the General Services Administration, regardless of whether it was previously named by statute. * * * * * FEDERAL SPACE MANAGEMENT Executive Order No. 12072 (43 F.R. 36869; 3 CFR) By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 205(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 486(a)), and in order to prescribe appropriate policies and directives, not inconsistent with that Act and other applicable provisions of law, for the planning, acquisition, utilization, and management of Federal space facilities, it is hereby ordered as follows: *The functions of the Federal Works Administrator and the Public Buildings Administration were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 380 (40 U.S.C. 753). 1-1. Space Acquisition. 1-101. Federal facilities and Federal use of space in urban areas shall serve to strengthen the Nation's cities and to make them attractive places to live and work. Such Federal space shall conserve existing urban resources and encourage the development and redevelopment of cities. 1-102. Procedures for meeting space needs in urban areas shall give serious consideration to the impact a site selection will have on improving the social, economic, environmental, and cultural conditions of the communities in the urban area. 1-103. Except where such selection is otherwise prohibited, the process for meeting Federal space needs in urban areas shall give first consideration to a centralized community business area and adjacent areas of similar character, including other specific areas which may be recommended by local officials. 1-104. The process of meeting Federal space needs in urban areas shall be consistent with the policies of this Order and shall include consideration of the following criteria: (a) Compatibility of the site with State, regional, or local development, redevelopment or conservation objectives. (b) Conformity with the activities and programs of other Federal agencies. (c) Impact on economic development and employment opportunities in the urban area, including the utilization of human, natural, cultural, and community resources. (d) Ávailability of adequate low and moderate income housing for Federal employees and their families on a nondiscriminatory basis. (e) Availability of adequate public transportation and parking and accessibility to the public. 1-105. Procedures for meeting space needs in urban areas shall be consistent with the policies of this Order and shall include consideration of the following alternatives: (a) Availability of existing Federally controlled facilities. (b) Utilization of buildings of historic, architectural, or cultural significance within the meaning of section 105 of the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2507, 40 U.S.C. 612a). (c) Acquisition or utilization of existing privately owned facilities. (d) Construction of new facilities. (e) Opportunities for locating cultural, educational, recreational, or commercial activities within the proposed facility. 1-106. Site selection and space assignments shall take into account the management needs for consolidation of agencies or activities in common or adjacent space in order to improve administration and management and effect economies. 1-2. Administrator of General Services. 1-201. The Administrator of General Services shall develop programs to implement the policies of this Order |