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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2979
To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the
Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF FACILITY IN CULPEPER, VIR-
GINIA.
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Architect of the Capitol may
acquire on behalf of the United States Government by
transfer of title, without reimbursement or transfer of
funds, the following property:
(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 41
acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir-
ginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel
Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de-
scribed as real estate (consisting of 15.949 acres)
conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by
deed from Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep,
his wife, dated October 1, 1964, and recorded Octo-
ber 7, 1964, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of
Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 177, page
431, and real estate (consisting of 20.498 acres and
consisting of 4.502 acres) conveyed to Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond by deed from Russell H.
Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated No-
vember 11, 1974, and recorded November 12, 1974,
in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, Virginia, in Deed Book 247, page 246.
(2) Improvements to such real property.
(b) USES.—Effective on the date on which the Archi-
tect of the Capitol acquires the property under subsection
(a), such property shall be available to the Librarian of
Congress for use as a national audiovisual conservation
center.
SEC. 2. LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Section 11 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating the
policing of the buildings of the Library of Congress’’ ap-
proved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)), is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘Library
of Congress buildings and grounds’ shall include the fol-
lowing property:
‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 41
acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir-
ginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel
Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de-
scribed as real estate (consisting of 15.949 acres)
conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by
deed from Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep,
his wife, dated October 1, 1964, and recorded Octo-
ber 7, 1964, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of
Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 177, page
431; and real estate (consisting of 20.498 acres and
consisting of 4.502 acres) conveyed to Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond by deed from Russell H.
Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated No-
vember 11, 1974, and recorded November 12, 1974,
in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, Virginia, in Deed Book 247, page 246.
‘‘(2) Improvements to such real property.’’.
SEC. 3. ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFERRED GIFT OR TRUST
FUNDS.
Gifts or trust funds given to the Library or the Li-
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board for the structural
and mechanical work and refurbishment of Library build-
ings and grounds specified in section 1 shall be transferred
to the Architect of the Capitol to be spent in accordance
with the provisions of the first section of the Act of June
29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141).
SEC. 4. FUND FOR TRANSFERRED FUNDS.
There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a fund consisting of those gift or trust funds trans-
ferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 3.
Amounts in the fund shall be available to the Architect
of the Capitol, subject to development of a business plan
by the Library and subject to appropriation, to remain
available until expended, for the structural and mechanical
work and refurbishment of Library buildings and grounds.
Such funds shall be available for expenditure in fiscal year
1998, subject to the prior approval of the Committee on
House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the provisions of this Act shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR INCLUSION OF PROPERTY
WITHIN
LIBRARY
BUILDINGS
AND
GROUNDS.—The
amendment made by section 2 shall take effect upon the
acquisition by the Architect of the Capitol of the property
described in section 1.
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