Public Buildings Authorization Act of 1987

(Measure passed Senate, amended)

Public Buildings Authorization Act of 1987 - Prohibits any appropriation from being made or obligated by the Administrator of General Services unless it has been authorized by the Congress in accordance with this Act. Prohibits any public building construction, repair, or alteration unless an appropriation for the estimated costs of such construction has been authorized in the same fiscal year. Prohibits entering into any lease, beginning in FY 1989, unless the authority to enter into contracts has first been made for the maximum cost of such lease.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the real property management and related activities of the Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration, including: (1) construction and acquisition; (2) alterations and repairs; (3) design and construction services; (4) rental of space; (5) real property operations; (6) program direction; and (7) purchase contract payments

Requires that ten percent of the funds made available for alteration and repair of public buildings and for payment of leases on buildings be available for repair or alteration projects and leases, respectively, not otherwise authorized by this Act, if the Administrator certifies such to be the result of emergency building conditions or changing or additional programs of Federal agencies. Requires the Administrator to submit an explanatory statement to specified congressional committees which includes the reasons why such project or lease cannot be deferred for authorization until the next succeeding fiscal year.

Authorizes the Administrator to provide for the construction of a building in Oakland, California, on a site donated by the city of Oakland.

Makes funds available for repairs and alterations of the Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel, California.

Authorizes appropriations, from the fund for real property management and related activities established under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, for transfer to the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, for the construction of an international cultural and trade center on the site known as the Federal Triangle in the District of Columbia.

Authorizes appropriations for the design and construction of a federally-owned building for the Environmental Protection Agency in the District of Columbia.