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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1486

To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 8, 1997

Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. STEVENS) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

A BILL

To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the

Library of Congress, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF FACILITY IN CULPEPER, VIR4 GINIA.

5 (a) ACQUISITION.—The Architect of the Capitol may

6 acquire on behalf of the United States Government by

7 transfer of title, without reimbursement or transfer of

8 funds, the following property:

9 (1) Three parcels totaling approximately 41

10 acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir-
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1 ginia and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel

2 Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de3 scribed as real estate (consisting of 15.949 acres)

4 conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by

5 deed from Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep,

6 his wife, dated October 1, 1964, and recorded Octo7 ber 7, 1964, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of

8 Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 177, page

9 431, and real estate (consisting of 20.498 acres and

10 consisting of 4.502 acres) conveyed to Federal Re11 serve Bank of Richmond by deed from Russell H.

12 Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated No13 vember 11, 1974, and recorded November 12, 1974,

14 in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper

15 County, Virginia, in Deed Book 247, page 246.

16 (2) Improvements to such real property.

17 (b) USES.—Effective on the date on which the Archi18 tect of the Capitol acquires the property under subsection

19 (a), such property shall be available to the Librarian of

20 Congress for use as a national audiovisual conservation

21 center.

22 SEC. 2. LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.

23 Section 11 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating the

24 policing of the buildings of the Library of Congress’’ ap-
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1 proved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)), is amended by

2 adding at the end the following new subsection:

3 ‘‘(d) For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘Library

4 of Congress buildings and grounds’ shall include the fol5 lowing property:

6 ‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 41

7 acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir8 ginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel

9 Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de10 scribed as real estate (consisting of 15.949 acres)

11 conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by

12 deed from Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep,

13 his wife, dated October 1, 1964, and recorded Octo14 ber 7, 1964, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of

15 Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 177, page

16 431; and real estate (consisting of 20.498 acres and

17 consisting of 4.502 acres) conveyed to Federal Re18 serve Bank of Richmond by deed from Russell H.

19 Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated No20 vember 11, 1974, and recorded November 12, 1974,

21 in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper

22 County, Virginia, in Deed Book 247, page 246.

23 ‘‘(2) Improvements to such real property.’’.
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1 SEC. 3. ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFERRED GIFT OR TRUST

2 FUNDS.

3 Gifts or trust funds given to the Library or the Li4 brary of Congress Trust Fund Board for the structural

5 and mechanical work and refurbishment of Library build6 ings and grounds specified in section 1 shall be transferred

7 to the Architect of the Capitol to be spent in accordance

8 with the provisions of the first section of the Act of June

9 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141).

10 SEC. 4. FUND FOR TRANSFERRED FUNDS.

11 There is established in the Treasury of the United

12 States a fund consisting of those gift or trust funds trans13 ferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 3.

14 Amounts in the fund shall be available to the Architect

15 of the Capitol, subject to appropriation, to remain avail16 able until expended, for the structural and mechanical

17 work and refurbishment of Library buildings and grounds.

18 Such funds shall be available for expenditure in fiscal year

19 1998, subject to the prior approval of the Committee on

20 House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the

21 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

22 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

24 (b), the provisions of this Act shall take effect on the date

25 of the enactment of this Act.
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1 (b) SPECIAL RULE FOR INCLUSION OF PROPERTY

2 WITHIN LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.—The

3 amendment made by section 2 shall take effect upon the

4 acquisition by the Architect of the Capitol of the property

5 described in section 1.

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