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[82 STAT. 959]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[82 STAT. 959]

82 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 90-553-OCT. 8, 1968

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(b) The conveyance authorized by section 2(a) of this Act shall not be made until the Organization of American States has agreed that it will transfer or convey, without monetary consideration, all right, title, and interest of the Organization of American States in the building and other improvements on the property known as lot 802 in square 14 r in the District of Columbia to the United States as soon as the site referred to in section 2(a) is developed for use as a headquarters. The agreement provided for in this subsection shall be in such form as may be satisfactory to the Secretary of State, (c) If so requested by the Organization of American States, and with funds provided in advance by the Organization of American States, the Administrator of General Services is hereby authorized to design, construct, and equip a headquarters building for the Organization of American States on the property conveyed to it j^ursuant to section 2(a) of this Act. SEC. 3. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to transfer or convey to the Organization of American States, without monetary consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property known as lot 800 in square south 173 in the District of Columbia and the buildings and other improvements on such property for use by the Organization of American States. SEC. 4. The Act of June 20, 1938 (D.C. Code, 1967 ed., secs. 5-413 or zoning reguia5-428) shall not apply to buildings constructed on property trans- ^'s^^srat!"??"""' ferred or conveyed pursuant to section 1, 2 (a), or 3 of this Act: Provided, That each transferee or grantee of property so transferred or conveyed shall comply with all other applicable District of Columbia codes and regulations relating to building construction, equipment, and maintenance. Plans showing the location, height, bulk, number of la^"*^ """/o"", stories, and size of, and the provisions for oi3en space and otfstreet by commission. l)arking in and around, such buildings shall be approved by the National Capital Planning Commission, and plans showing the height and appearance, color, and texture of the materials of exterior construction of such buildings shall be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts prior to the construction thereof. SEC. 5. The construction, reconstruction, relocation, and rebuilding streets, water of (a) public streets and sidewalks, (b) public sewers and their appur- ^y^ ^'"' ^ *• = tenances, (c) water mains, fire hydrants, and other parts of the public water supply and distribution system, and (d) the fire alarm system, which are within the area described in section 1 of this Act and which are occasioned in carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall be provided by the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services and the government of the District of Columbia. SEC. 6. The costs of carrying out the purposes of section 5 of this Financing. .\.ct shall be funded from the proceeds of the sale or lease of property to foreign governments and international organizations as provided for in the first section of this Act. All proceeds received from such sales or leases shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484) or any other law, be paid int-o a special account with the Treasurer of the T aiited States, such account to be administered by the Secretary of State for the purposes set out in section 5 of this Act. All sums remaining in such special account after (•ompletion of the projects authorized in section 5 shall be covered into the Treasury a?? miscellaneous receipts. Approved October 8, 1968.