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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 30 — Operation and Maintenance of Capitol Complex

§ 2163. Capitol Grounds shuttle service

Statutory text

Funds appropriated for any available account of the Architect of the Capitol after , shall be available for the purchase or rental, maintenance and operation of passenger motor vehicles to provide shuttle service for Members and employees of Congress to and from the buildings in the Legislative group.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 94–440 title VI · 90 Stat. 1439

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 2163

    Pub. L. 94–440, title VI, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1453

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–440, title VI, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1453

    Enacted provision · exact public law
    TITLE VI ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Office of the Architect of the Capitol salaries For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of the Capitol; the Executive Assistant; and other personal services; at rates of pay provided by law, $1,770,100. Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000. contingent expenses To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and studies, to incur expenses authorized by the Act of December 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 704), and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activities under his care $120,000. Capitol Buildings and Grounds capitol buildings For necessary expenditures for the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and appurtenances; security installations authorized by H. Con. Res. 550, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972, the cost limitation of which is hereby further increased by $800,000; furnishings and office equipment; special and protective clothing for workmen; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art and prevention and eradication of insect and other pests without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; preservation of historic drawings through use of document conservation laboratory facilities of the Library of Congress on a reimbursable basis; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of necessary reference books and periodicals; for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $5,853,900. Not to exceed $15,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1976 is hereby continued available until September 30, 1977. Not to exceed $193,500 of the unobligated balance of that part of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1975, continued available until June 30, 1976, is hereby continued available until September 30, 1977. capitol grounds For care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant; personal and other services; care of trees; planting; fertilizer; repairs to pavements, walks, and roadways; waterproof wearing apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, $1,832,800: Provided, That hereafter, funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the purchase or rental, maintenance and operation of passenger motor vehicles to provide shuttle service for Members and employees of Congress to and from the buildings in the Legislative group. Not to exceed $94,500 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1976 is hereby continued available until September 30, 1977. senate office buildings For maintenance, miscellaneous items and supplies, including furniture, furnishings, and equipment, and for labor and material incident thereto, and repairs thereof; for purchase of waterproof wearing apparel, and for personal and other services; for the care and operation of the Senate Office Buildings; including the subway and subway transportation systems connecting the Senate Office Buildings with the Capitol; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), prevention and eradication of insect and other pests without, regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes as amended; to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol in all $10,408,000, of which $980,000 shall remain available until expended. Not to exceed $120,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1975, continued available until June 30, 1976, is hereby continued available until September 30, 1977. senate garage For maintenance, repairs, alterations, personal and other services, and all other necessary expenses, $139,500. house office buildings For maintenance, including equipment; waterproof wearing apparel; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); prevention and eradication of insect and other pests without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; miscellaneous items; and for all necessary services, including the position of Superintendent of Garages as authorized by law, $14,448,000, of which $2,065,000 shall remain available until expended. capitol tower plant For lighting, heating, and power (including the purchase of electrical .energy) for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and for air-conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office, Washington City Post Office, and Folger Shakespeare Library, reimbursement for which shall be made and covered into the Treasury; personal and other services, fuel, oil, materials, waterproof wearing apparel, and all other necessary expenses in connection with the maintenance and operation of the plant, $11,172,090. modifications and enlargement, capitol power plant For an additional amount for “Modifications and Enlargement, Capitol Power Plant”, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, and the limit of cost, authorized by Public Law 93–50 (87 Stat. 109–110) for such project is increased by such additional amount. Library Buildings and Grounds structural and mechanical care For necessary expenditures for mechanical and structural maintenance, including improvements, equipment, supplies, waterproof wearing apparel, and personal and other services, $2,241,200, of which $150,000 shall remain available until expended. Not to exceed $71,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1976 is hereby continued available until September 30, 1977. Automatic Elevator Operators No part of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be used for the payment, of compensation for more than forty-six elevator operator positions under the heading “Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings”; sixteen elevator operator positions under the heading “Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings”; and twenty-eight elevator operator positions under the heading “Architect of the Capitol, House Office Buildings”: Provided, That such provision shall not be applicable to present incumbents of elevator operator positions.

  2. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017

    Pub. L. 115–31 div. I title I § 1206(a) · 131 Stat. 135

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 2163

    Pub. L. 115–31 substituted “appropriated for any available account of the Architect of the Capitol” for “appropriated under this heading”, which had been editorially changed to read “appropriated for the Capitol Grounds” to reflect the heading appearing in the Act

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–31 substituted “appropriated for any available account of the Architect of the Capitol” for “appropriated under this heading”, which had been editorially changed to read “appropriated for the Capitol Grounds” to reflect the heading appearing in the Act.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) The proviso in the item relating to “Capitol Grounds” in title VI of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1977 (90 Stat. 1453; 2 U.S.C. 2163) is amended by striking “appropriated under this heading” and inserting “appropriated for any available account of the Architect of the Capitol”.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 115–31, div. I, title I, § 1206(b), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 582, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was classified to section 223 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, , 116 Stat. 1062.

Amendments

2017—Pub. L. 115–31 substituted “appropriated for any available account of the Architect of the Capitol” for “appropriated under this heading”, which had been editorially changed to read “appropriated for the Capitol Grounds” to reflect the heading appearing in the Act.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2017 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–31, div. I, title I, § 1206(b), , 131 Stat. 582, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

Credits

1976–2017 · 2 acts
  1. 1976Pub. L. 94–440, title VI, , 90 Stat. 1453
  2. 2017Pub. L. 115–31, div. I, title I, § 1206(a), , 131 Stat. 582.
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(Pub. L. 94–440, title VI, , 90 Stat. 1453; Pub. L. 115–31, div. I, title I, § 1206(a), , 131 Stat. 582.)

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