An Act to provide for the construction of a fireproof annex building for use of the Government Printing Office, and for other purposes
PL 87-373 (H.R.3019), enacted 10/04/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 8 7 - 3 7 3 - O C T . 4, 1961 
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Public Law 87-373 
AN A C T 
October 4, 1961 
To provide for the construction of a fireproof annex building for use of the 
[H. R. 3019] 
Government Printing OflBce, and for other purposes. 
Govern m e n t 
Printing Office. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate omd House of Rem-esentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Cong7'ess assembled^ That there is hereby 
authorized to be constructed in acxjordance with plans to be prepared " Ann'ex building, 
by the Administrator of General Services a;nd approved by the Public construction. 
Printer, a fireproof annex building for use of the Government Printing 
Office, including the mechanical equipment for the building, connec-
tions with the present Government Printing Office buildings and 
utilities, interconnections with the Capitol Power Plant in accordance 
with plans to be approved by the Architect of the Capitol, access 
facilities over or under public streets, other necessary appurtenances 
or facilities, and such mechanical and other changes in the present 
Government Printing Office buildings as may be necessitated thereby. 
SEC. 2. (a) To carry out the purposes of section 1 of this Act, the ^Administrator of 
Administrator of General Services is authorized to acquire on behalf 
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of the United States, by purchase, condemnation, donation, transfer "
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without reimbursement, or otherwise, such publicly or privately 
owned real property in the District of Columbia (including streets 
and alleys or parts thereof) as may be located in the area extending 
Tivest of the property line at the rear of the Government Printing 
Office Building Numbered 3, along H Street west of North Capitol 
Street to the alley connecting G and H Streets and south to Jackson 
Alley, including that portion of Jackson Alley adjacent to the pro-
posed site bordered on the south by present Government Printing 
Office property and to the north by lots numbered 823, 824, 47, 48, 49, 
68, 67, and including the "T" shaped public alley bounded by lots 
64, 65, and 66 on the north, lot 67 on the east, Jackson Alley on the 
south and lot 68 on the west, in square numbered 624 in the District 
of Columbia, 
(b) Any proceeding for condemnation ordered under subsection (a) 
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shall be conducted in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the 
Act entitled "An Act to provide for the acquisition of land in the 
District of Columbia for use in the United States", approved March 1, 
1929 (16 D.C. Code, sees. 619-644). 
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(c) The Administrator of General Services is authorized to provide 
for the demolition and removal as expeditiously as possible of any 
buildings or other structures on, or constituting a part of, such real 
property as may be acquired under, or made available for the purpose 
of this Act. 
(d) The Administrator of General Services is authorized to cause 
the building herein provided for to be constructed pursuant to the 
applicable j)rovisions of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 
479), but without regard to the requirements of sections 7 and 8(a) 
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thereof. 
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SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Govern- thorizTtion!""" ^"" 
ment Printing Office such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this Act, and such sums may be available for transfer to 
^he Administrator of General Services to remain available until 
expended. 
Approved October 4, 1961.