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B-95136 1 (1980-03-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjrx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: /3076 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-95136 March 10, 1980 The Honorable Herman 0 Talmadge Chairman, Committee -on Agriculture, \ Nutrition, and Forestry 0 United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: [ 3Hq. . t+OA000 You requested a ruling from our Office on whet er the General Ser- vices Administration (GSA) is correctly interpretin Executive Order 120727 signed by the President on August 16, 1978. Your concern is that GSA is carrying out the Executive Order in a manner which is inconsistent with section 901(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1970 and amended by sec- tion 601 of the Rural Development Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 3122 (1976). We reported to you on the conflict between the Department of Agriculture and GSA in Colocating Agriculture Field Offices--More Can Be Done, CED 79-74, April 25, 1979 (copy enclosed). After careful consideration of the issue you have raised, we do not object to the way in which GSA has interpreted the Executive Order. The Executive Order, as interpreted, does not necessarily conflict with4C_ 42 U.S.C. § 3122. This point was emphasized by both GSA and the Department ojAg4elre (Agriculture) when we solicited their views in response to your request. Section 3122 of 42 U.S.C. was an attempt by Congress to improve the economy and living conditions in rural America. H.R. Rep. No. 835, 92nd Cong., 2nd Sess. 1, reprinted in[ 19721 U.S. Code Cong. and Ad. News 3147. In order to accomplish this purpose, Congress required Executive departments and agencies to give first priority in locating new Federal offices and relocating old Federal offices to rural areas. The Executive Order, on the other hand, has as its purpose the strengthen- ing of the Nation's cities. It requires: Except where such selection is otherwise prohibited, the process for meeting Federal space needs in urban areas shall give first consideration to a centralized community business area and adjacent areas of similar character, in- cluding other specific areas which may be recommended.by local officials. Emphasis added. The purpose of the program established by the Executive Order was to put Federal buildings in centralized business districts of urban areas in order to revitalize the economy of the Nation's cities. See, 14 Weekly Comp. of Pres. Doc. 1427-1428, August 16, 1978. While at first glance it might seem incon- sistent to expect ''first priority to be given to rural areas and at the same 00 2900

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