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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

94 STAT. 3130

PUBLIC LAW 96-532—DEC. 15, 1980

Public Law 96-532 96th Congress An Act Dec. 15, 1980 [S. 2134]

U.S. Supreme Court Building, property acquisition. Location. 40 USC 13 p note.

40 USC 13 p note.

42 USC 4601 note.

40 USC 18 p note.

Expenditures. 40 USC 13 p note.

Appropriation authorization. 40 USC 13 p note.

To provide for the acquisition of certain property in square 758 in the District of Columbia as an addition to the grounds of the United States Supreme Court Building.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States by purchase, condemnation, transfer, or otherwise, as an addition to the grounds of the United States Supreme Court Building, all privately owned real property contained in lots 2, 3, 800, 801, and 802 in square 758 in the District of Columbia, as such lots appear on the records in the office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. The acquisition of real property under this Act shall be conducted in accordance with the Act entitled "Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970", Public Law 91-646, approved January 2, 1971, and any proceeding for condemnation brought in its course shall be conducted in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the acquisition of land in the District of Columbia for the use of the United States", approved March 1, 1929 (16 D.C. Code, secs. 1351-1368). SEC. 3. Upon acquisition of such real property by the Architect of the Capitol, on behalf of the United States, such property shall become a part of the grounds of the United States Supreme Court Building and shall be subject to all of the provisions of the Act of May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a through 13p), as amended. SEC. 4. The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to enter into contracts and to make expenditures for grading and paving and such other expenditures, including expenditures for personal and other services, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. S E C 5. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $645,000 for fiscal year 1981 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, said appropriation to remain available until expended. Approved December 15, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 96-696 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): May 16, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 4, considered and passed House.