§304b. Alterations and repairs to real property assigned; payment by agency

Whenever after investigation it is determined by the Administrator of General Services that any such real property should be used for the accommodation of any Federal agency or agencies, the Administrator of General Services is authorized to make any repairs thereto or alterations thereof which he deems necessary or advisable and to maintain and operate the same. To the extent that the appropriations of the General Services Administration not otherwise allocated are inadequate for such repairs, alterations, maintenance, or operation, the Administrator of General Services may require each Federal agency to which space has been assigned therein pursuant to the provisions of section 304a of this title to pay promptly by check to the Administrator of General Services out of its appropriation for rent, either in advance of or upon or during occupancy of such space, all or part of the estimated or actual cost of such repairs, alterations, maintenance, and operation: Provided, That the total amount so to be paid shall be determined and equitably apportioned by the Administrator of General Services among the Federal agencies to whom space has been so assigned.

(Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 744, §2, 49 Stat. 886 ; July 18, 1940, ch. 635, §3, 54 Stat. 765 ; June 14, 1946, ch. 404, §4, 60 Stat. 257 ; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, §103(a), 63 Stat. 380 .)

Amendments

1946-Act June 14, 1946, repealed last two provisos relating to computation of rates of assigned space.

1940-Act July 18, 1940, substituted "Federal Works Administrator", "Commissioner of Public Buildings", and "Public Buildings Administration" for "Secretary of the Treasury", "Director of Procurement", and "Procurement Division", respectively, throughout section.

Transfer of Functions

Functions of office of Commissioner of Public Buildings and Public Buildings Administration transferred to Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of act June 30, 1949, which is classified to section 753(a) of this title. Office of Commissioner of Public Buildings and Public Buildings Administration abolished by section 103(b) of act June 30, 1949.

Effective Date of Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note under section 471 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 304a–1, 304a–2, 304d, 304e of this title; title 16 section 459t.