When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality. Per diem localities with county definitions shall include "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)." Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries." There has been no Senate-floor action yet on the measure.Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) sponsored, also would require agencies to keep an inventory of their real estate holdings. 10 approved a measure that would codify the current Federal Real Property Council and broaden its duties to include developing standard guidance for property management among agencies. In the Senate, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Feb. of Energy headquarters building in Washington, D.C., should be sold if the head of GSA determines that a new building can be constructed “with no net costs to the government.” In addition, it says that the current Dept. The measure also states that buildings construction projects’ “scope or size” must not increase or decrease by more than 10% from their congressionally authorized levels without getting a new approval from House and Senate committees. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), to establish a pilot program to accelerate federal real estate leases. (B) Supplies means all personal property owned by the state, including, but not limited to, equipment and materials. The House on May 23 also passed a second bill, sponsored by Rep. The program goes further than a 2013 White House “Freeze the Footprint” directive. The OMB plan requires agencies to set annual targets for shrinking their total square footage, with reductions to begin in fiscal 2016. In March 2015, the Office of Management and Budget issued a real estate management policy and a "Reduce the Footprint” plan. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), also calls for GSA to produce a database of all federal real estate, including whether they are surplus or underused.Īs GSA’s sale of the heating plant indicates, the Obama administration has taken steps in recent years to dispose of unused federal real estate. improving energy efficiency and leveraging new technologies must be a major consideration to ensure maximum return on these investments." He added, "As the federal government weighs options for redeveloping and selling certain properties to maintain an efficient inventory. Marco Giamberardino, National Electrical Contractors Association executive director for government affairs, said via email, "We believe this could indeed prove to be a real opportunity for the industry." He said in an emailed statement, “In our mind, this federal initiative has the potential for building contractors-federal and private-to be on the scale of what the highway bill is for transportation contractors.” The team is converting the plant to condominiums, requiring more than $100 million in construction work, according to Turmail.
He pointed to the General Services Administration’s $19.5-million sale in 2013 of the former Georgetown Heating Plant in Washington, D.C., to a developer team. Likely purchasers are private developers seeking to turn unused federal office structures, warehouses and other buildings into residential or commercial facilities.īrian Turmail, a spokesman for the Associated General Contractors of America, said the potential construction volume would far exceed the $8 billion sales-transaction total.
The maximum total sales would be $8 billion.
One bill, which the House approved on May 23, would create a Public Buildings Reform Board, charged with recommending surplus federal buildings as candidates for sale.
The House has approved legislation aimed at stepping up sales of vacant and underused federal buildings, a move that major contractors’ groups say could lead to a large volume of construction work as the facilities are converted to new uses.
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