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B-204730-O.M. 1 (1982-07-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadajo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: '7 Md'rnorandurn a -1 6-d July 26, 19E TO Director, GS&C-OD - Richard Brown Aan FROM t'Actiny General Counsel -Hari$ 4--' Van Clevr SUBJECT: Proposed Block Rental of Hotel Space for GAO Headquarters Travel (B-204730-O.M.) f ENT GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE This will confirm several conversations between Joel Dwyer of your staff and Margie Armen of OGC on the subject of block rental of hotel rooms in the Washington, D. C. area for the use of traveling GAO eTployees. It is our understanding that, based on these preliminary informal discussions, GAPS has decided not to pursue the matter actively at this time. This memorandum will document our findings and, as you requested, elaborate on the several legal considerations which would be involved in such a plan, should you decide to attempt rental at a later time. our fipdings are as follows: 1) because of the restriction in 40 U.S.C. §34/(1976), any block rental of hotel rooms by Government agencies in the District of Columbia is prohibited. However, there is no restric- tion on such block rentals in either Maryland or Virginia. 2) GAO may be subject to liability relating to eaployee-caused property danage in GAO- rented rooms in either Maryland or Virginia, (which would not be the case if the einployee rented the room himself and the Government re4ibursed him). 3) There is no additional liability for personal injuries or daimage to employees' property merely because they were using GAO-rented roorms, nor any financial liability to the hotel owner for enployee debts. 4) Effployees mist be permitted to stay in any accorrdat ions they choose without penalty or restriction, and therefore GAO nay have to pay not only for unused con- tract room, but also for the cost of alternative auarters selected by the enployee. 5) The total combined costs of GAO headquarters travel may not exceed the established maxiium of $75 per travel day which might greatly reduce the amount available for contract payments if enployees choose other quarters instead. 6) GAO ray not pay for non-subsistence items charged to GAO-rented rooms. 7) GAO may not pay any state or local sales taxes on bulk hotel room rentals. ____ (. 12 UNI'.:'F.I) STATES GOVERNM

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