§13a. United States Supreme Court Building

(a) Structural and mechanical care; care and maintenance of grounds; direction of operations, maintenance and repairs; contract authority

The Architect of the Capitol shall have charge of the structural and mechanical care of the United States Supreme Court Building, including the care and maintenance of the grounds, and the supplying of all mechanical furnishings and mechanical equipment for the building. The operation and maintenance of the mechanical equipment and repair of the building shall be performed under his direction and he is authorized to enter into all necessary contracts.

(b) Heating and air-conditioning refrigeration expenses; deposits in Treasury of advancements to credit of Capitol Power Plant; electrical energy purchases

In addition to the foregoing, any funds hereafter appropriated under authority of sections 13a to 13c of this title shall be available also for expenses of heating and air-conditioning refrigeration supplied by the Capitol Power Plant, advancements for which shall be made and deposited in the Treasury to the credit of appropriations hereafter provided for the Capitol Power Plant; and for the purchase of electrical energy.

(May 7, 1934, ch. 222, §1, 48 Stat. 668 ; Pub. L. 95–431, title IV, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1036 .)

Codification

Existing provisions were editorially designated subsec. (a) in view of amendment by Pub. L. 95–431 which added subsec. (b) without designating existing provisions as subsec. (a).

Amendments

1978-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–431 added subsec. (b).

Care of Building and Grounds

Pub. L. 101–162, title IV, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1010 , provided: "That for fiscal year 1990 and hereafter, funds appropriated under this heading [Supreme Court of the United States and care of the building and grounds] shall be available for improvements, maintenance, repairs, equipment, supplies, materials, and appurtenances; special clothing for workmen; and personal and other services (including temporary labor without regard to the Classification and Retirement Acts, as amended); and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract, and for the replacement of electrical transformers containing polychlorinated biphenyls, both without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5)."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 13b, 1204 of this title.