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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON 25
DIVISION OF AUDITS 7
The Comptroller General
Cur audit of the National Duresa of Standards has disclosed certain
expeditures for improvemnts to leased premises which do not appear to
have been authorised by U. This matter is herewith submitted for your
consideration ant advice.
The National Bureau of Standards, in fArtherance of its authorised
radio propagation a standards research activities, estabUiabes sad
aintains anwasros radio field stations throughoat the United States wa
overseas. The technical nature of this research ottivitr requires the
establiabsent of these field stations in specifi locations, which oftpn
aecessitates leasing of prdses. from private parties.
One such tield station gas established at Cheyene Aountain,
Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Sureau entered into an agreesant with
aroadaoor Hotel, Inc., on July 1, 1950, for leas of a tract of ld
identified as *base* ant 'smmet' on CbqAAne Mountain at an annual rental
of t3,000. The lease (copy attashed as flbibit A) contains the provisions
that the Goveraent ressrves the right to ream any additions sat strue
turea placed on the land by the Govenmant, and that the Governants if
required by the lessor, ebal restore the praitse to the sam condition
as existed at the time of the agreemat.
The iBureau has petned a signifiosa amount of money for iprovements
to this lAnd. A description of thes expditures is contained in our
letter of recuber 30, 1995 (azbibtt B), requesting an explanation of the
apparent violations. The Bureau's reply to datat ?eluary 28, 1955
(Exhibit G).
The iureau' repay does net appear to be copletely satisfactory.
iltheat attempting to evaluate the inte* of the 3reau in choosing per-
manet-type constrastion, as viau to point out that the major portion of
the construction activity was perform& froe 1950 to 1952, under a lease
containing a opties for renewal only to Jun 30, 195]. .A later lease
dated Ay 1p 1993, contained an opties for renewal to June 30, 1958. The
Jaream states that the decision to erect buildings with a degree of
pemastac*t was dictated by the protection needed for the anticipated
period of the program.
The argument that Public Lar 390 (63 Stat. 907) and the 1950 Appropria.
tion Act (6k Stat. 371) provide authorit4 for iAprowment to private prop-
erty does not appear valid. The cited statutes do nt appear to contain
any 3pecific authorisaidon for constraction of permanent buildings on rented](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadaib0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)