General and special funds-Continued REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES-Continued CONSTRUCTION, FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING NUMBERED 7, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $862 thousand; 1962, $777 thousand; 1963, $21,677 thousand; 1964, $15,677 thousand. This appropriation provides for construction and related supervision of a Federal office building on square 167 in the District of Columbia. Completion of design is scheduled for March 1963 and award of construction contract for May 1963. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1962 actual 21 Travel and transportation of persons. 24 Printing and reproduction............. 25 Other services.. 32 Lands and structures. 21,580 897 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1961, $491 thousand; 1962. $173 thousand; 1963, $2,573 thousand; 1964, $1,098 thousand. Improvements of private hospital facilities in the Dis trict of Columbia are made under legislation authorizing and 1. Construction.-Under appropriations of $23,410 thou appropriation of $41,105 thousand. occupied during 1958. 2. Grants. Under appropriations of $17,320 thousand, grants totaling $13,994 thousand have been approved for private agencies in the District of Columbia for improving existing hospital facilities on which building costs are estimated at $34,200 thousand. It is anticipated that the balance of the grant program will be accomplished in 1963 with the payment to the Greater Southeast Community Hospital Foundation for construction of new hospital facilities in southeast Washington. A supplemental estimate for 1963 is anticipated for separate transmittal. Approximately $7,000 thousand is to be reimbursed by the District of Columbia over a period of years. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1 This fund finances, on a reimbursable basis, building management activities consisting of: Management, rental, operation, and protection of Government-owned and leased space in and outside the District of Columbia for housing Federal agencies; recurring repairs to Government-owned space under jurisdiction of General Services Administration; operation of joint-use communication facilities; protection and maintenance of excess and surplus properties; and maintenance and repair of sites or improvements thereon reserved for future construction of Federal buildings, including operation of space occupied by commercial tenants; and other related building services (66 Stat. 594). Retained earnings resulting from operations, after making provision for prior year losses, if any, are paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Operating costs for 1964 are estimated at $374.5 million, a net increase of $37.5 million over 1963, due mainly to net additional space to be serviced and an increase in operation of communication facilities. 1. Buildings management-(a) Operation and protection of Government-owned space.-Provides for operation and protection of 119.4 million average square feet of space in 1964 compared to 113 million average square feet in 1963 and 103.4 million average square feet in 1962. The change from 1963 reflects net additional space to be serviced due to construction of new buildings, buildings being vacated by the Post Office Department, and certain buildings being transferred to GSA for operation and protection. (b) Rental, operation, and protection of leased space.Provides for 42.5 million average square feet in 1964 compared to 40.6 million average square feet in 1963 and 37 million average square feet in 1962, based on currently projected programs of Federal agencies. (c) Operation and protection of purchase contract space. Provides for 1.3 million average square feet in 1964 with no change from 1963. 2. Moving and space alterations.-Provides for minimum of moving and related alterations based on experience factors derived from buildings management operations. 3. Temporary space and moving costs incident to new buildings.-Provides rents, alterations, etc., incident to setting up temporary quarters for agencies that must be moved to make way for demolition due to construction and moving agencies into temporary space or completed buildings. 4. Operation of communication facilities.-Provides for operation of telecommunication services and facilities for use of Federal agencies which will be transferred effective July 1, 1963, to the new Federal Telecommunications Fund established by Public Law 87-847, approved Oct. 23, 1962. A supplemental to provide initial capital for this fund is included in the budget as an item proposed for separate transmittal in the section for Transportation and Communications Service. 5. Protection and maintenance, surplus properties.-Provides for protection and maintenance of excess and surplus properties. 6. Maintenance repairs.-Provides for day-to-day maintenance to GSA operated buildings, Public Health Service facilities and other Government buildings under jurisdiction of General Services Administration. 7. Security guarding.-Provides extra guarding service for other agencies where specifically authorized by law. 8. Operation and maintenance of sites held for future construction.-Provides for maintenance and repairs of sites or improvements thereon reserved for future construction of Federal buildings, and operation of space occupied by commercial tenants. 9. Job order work.-Provides for special setview d improvements to buildings for General Services Adime tration and other agencies, including work for the Post Office Department in connection with its modernization program. 10. Other.-Provides for program supervision of repair and improvement operations as distinguished from archi tectural and design activities initially financed from the Construction services fund, utility services furnished in the District of Columbia to buildings operated by other agencies and utilities to concessionaires. Operating results and financial condition.-At the end of 1962 the net investment in the fund was $0.5 million, composed of $3.5 million appropriated, $5 million capitalized assets, $1.2 million retained earnings, less $9.2 million unfunded leave liability. Revenue, Expense, and Retained Earnings (in thousands of dollars) Analysis of retained earnings: Retained earnings or deficit (-) start of year. Payment of earnings... Assets: Treasury balance....... 18,310 33,905 33,816 33,770 Accounts receivable, net. 11,371 17,557 17,500 17,500 Selected assets: 1 2 Work in process- 7,013 15,552 15,500 15,500 Inventories, supplies, and ma terials.. 2,515 2,705 42 Insurance, claims, and indemnities. 1 Construction service activities consisting of surveys and test borings performed in connection with the acquisition of Federal building sites; preparation of drawings and specifications for the construction or alteration of public buildings; supervision of construction and alteration activities; and other related services are financed by this fund on a reimbursable basis from funds appropriated, transferred, or advanced to General Services Administration (40 U.S.C. 296). Operations. Initial financing of salaries and related expenses of all personnel engaged in architectural and engineering services in connection with buildings design and construction, both departmental and field, is provided. Increases' for 1963 and 1964 support the GSA public building construction program, expansion of the repair and improvement program, and additional workload in connection with projects assigned to GSA by other Federal agencies. Operating results.-Retained earnings will be reduced in 1963 to approximately $100 thousand and maintained at that level. Revenue, Expense, and Retained Earnings (in thousands of dollars) 1962 actual 1963 estimate 1964 estimate 2. Program direction.... 9,203 440 14,835 9,643 12,322 14,835 Total obligations.............. Net loss (-) for the year.. Retained earnings, start of year..... -1 -103 100 204 203 Retained earnings, end of year.... 100 |