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B-277521 1 (1997-07-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagco0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G AO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-277521 July 31, 1997 The Honorable Alan M. Hantman Architect of the Capitol Dear Mr. Hantman: This responds to your July 15, 1997, letter asking whether there are options under current law for accepting the Radio and TV Correspondents Association's proposal to pay for certain modifications to the United States Capitol incident to the installation of broadcast equipment. Specifically, the Association, on behalf of the networks it represents, wishes to install equipment for broadcasting congressional events similar to equipment located in various facilities in the Capitol Complex that has been provided and is used by other broadcast networks. An available storage room in the Capitol has been identified for this purpose. However, the storage room will need modifications estimated to cost $55,000 for power, cooling, fire protection, lighting, and cable pathways in order to support the installation and use of the broadcast equipment. The two options discussed below are available under current law for accepting the Association's proposal to pay for the work necessary to installing the broadcast equipment.1 Receive a Gift From the Association One option for implementing the Association's proposal is for the Association to make a gift of money to the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, of which the 1We understand the broadcast equipment will be used only by the Association and the organizations that it represents, and the modifications are solely for the purpose of supporting the equipment. Because the broadcast equipment is neither for the official business of the government nor the type of relatively standard equipment likely to be readily accessed for official government business, this does not appear to present the risk of an improper augmentation of appropriations discussed in 70 Comp. Gen. 597 (1991). Further, locating the equipment on government property does not constitute an improper augmentation of appropriations simply because there is also a public benefit, namely the dissemination of information about the activities of the Congress, since this is a requirement for granting the permit or license. 445723

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