Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act approved April 28, 1904, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1762, 33 Stat. 452, which provided, at 33 Stat. 479, an appropriation for the construction of a heating, lighting and power plant in connection with the office building for the House of Representatives to furnish the necessary heat, light, and power for the office building for the House of Representatives, the Capitol building, the Congressional Library building, and for such other public buildings erected after Apr. 28, 1904, on grounds adjacent to the Capitol grounds at the east of the Capitol building and facing the same.
Codification
Section was classified to section 185 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.
Section is based on act Mar. 4, 1911, popularly known as the “Sundry Civil Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1912”. It followed an appropriation for the Capitol power plant.
Amendments
2007—Pub. L. 110–140 added text of section and struck out former text which read as follows: “The heating, lighting, and power plant constructed under the terms of the Act approved April 28, 1904, shall be known as the ‘Capitol power plant’; and all vacancies occurring in the force operating said plant and the substations in connection therewith shall be filled by the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the commission in control of the House Office Building appointed under section 2001 of this title.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Change of name of Architect of the Capitol, functions abolished, transferred, etc., by prior acts, see Prior Provisions and Change of Name notes set out under former section 1801 of this title.
Management and Operation of the Capitol Power Plant
Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 1101, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3185, provided that:
“(a) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means—
“(1)
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives;
“(2)
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; and
“(3)
the House Office Building Commission.
“(b) Study of Contract With a Private Entity.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2004], the Comptroller General shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Architect of the Capitol a report that—
“(1)
analyzes the costs, cost effectiveness, benefits, and feasibility of the Architect of the Capitol entering into a contract with a private entity for the management and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and
“(2)
makes a recommendation on whether the Architect of the Capitol should enter into such a contract.
“(c) Implementation Plan.—If the Comptroller General makes a recommendation under subsection (b)(2) in favor of entering into a contract, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit an implementation plan for that contract to the appropriate congressional committees not later than the later of—
“(1)
270 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2004]; or
“(2)
the date of the completion of the West Refrigeration Plant.
“(d) Contract.—
Subject to the approval of the appropriate congressional committees, the Architect of the Capitol shall enter into a contract with a private entity for the management and operation of the Capitol Power Plant.
“(e) Effective Date.—
This section shall apply to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.”
General Services Administration Coal Yard
Pub. L. 100–458, title I, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2170, provided:
“That appropriations under this head [“Capitol Power Plant”] shall hereafter be available for maintenance, alterations, personal and other services, and for all other necessary expenses of the Government owned property, buildings and facilities located in Lot 803, Square 695, formerly known as the General Services Administration Coal Yard at 42 I Street, S.E., in the District of Columbia.”
