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116 STAT. 1166 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 (2) LIMITATION ON RESPONSIBILITIES. —Th is section does not impose an obligation on any State or political subdivision to take any action under paragraph (1). (e) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. —Appropriate officials of a State or politicad subdivision of a State may make recommendations to the Administrator or the head of the federal agency authorized to construct or ailter a building concerning measures necessary to meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). The officials also may make recommendations to the Administrator or the head of the federal agency concerning measures which should be taken in the construction or edteration of the building to take into account loced conditions. The Administrator or the head of the agency shall give due consideration to the recommendations. (f) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE. —An action may not be brought against the Federal Government and a fine or pensdty may not be imposed against the Government for failure to meet the requirements of subsection (b), (c), or (d) or for failure to carry out any recommendation under subsection (e). (g) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.— The Government and its contractors shall not be required to pay any amount for any action a State or a political subdivision of a State takes to carry out this section, including reviewing plans, carrying out on-site inspections, issuing building permits, and making recommendations. §3313. Delegation (a) WHEN ALLOWED. — Except for the authority conteiined in section 3305(b) of this title, the carrying out of the duties and powers of the Administrator of Genered Services under this chapter, in accordance with standards the Administrator prescribes— (1) shall be delegated on request to the appropriate executive agency when the estimated cost of the project does not exceed $100,000; and (2) may be delegated to the appropriate executive agency when the Administrator determines that delegation will promote efficiency and economy. (b) No EXEMPTION FROM OTHER PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER.— Delegation under subsection (a) does not exempt the person to whom the delegation is made, or the carrying out of the delegated duty or power, from any other provision of this chapter. § 3314. Report to Congress (a) REQUEST BY EITHER HOUSE OF CONGRESS OR ANY COM- MITTEE. —Within a reasonable time after a request of either House of Congress or any committee of Congress, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a report showing the location, space, cost, and status of each public building the construction, alteration, or acquisition of which— (1) is to be under authority of this chapter; and (2) was vmcompleted as of the date of the request, or as of another date the request may designate. (b) REQUEST OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND ENVIRONMENT OR COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE. —The Administrator and the United States Postal Service shall make building project surveys requested by resolution by the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee