To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international bridges, and for other purposes.

Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into contracts for the lease of a land port of entry or an international bridge (covered facility) and its site for periods not exceeding 30 years. Requires the Administrator to transmit to Congress an analysis of the cost effectiveness of leasing the covered facility, as compared to directly purchasing or constructing it, before entering into any contract to lease, purchase, or build a covered facility.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1266 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1266

 To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of 
  transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international 
                    bridges, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2013

  Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of 
  transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international 
                    bridges, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND PORTS OF ENTRY AND INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES.

    Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(i) Land Ports of Entry and International Bridges.--
            ``(1) Leases.--The Administrator is authorized to enter 
        into contracts for the lease of a covered facility and its site 
        for periods of not to exceed 30 years.
            ``(2) Calculation of transactions.--For purposes of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Budget Enforcement Act of 
        1990, and scorekeeping guidelines, the Office of Management and 
        Budget and the Congressional Budget Office shall score any 
        contract entered into by the Administrator under this chapter 
        for the lease of a covered facility and its site in the same 
        manner as if the contract was entered into on September 30, 
        1990.
            ``(3) Analysis of transactions.--
                    ``(A) Analysis required before leases or direct 
                purchases or construction.--Before entering into a 
                contract for the lease of a covered facility or 
                directly purchasing or constructing a covered facility, 
                the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report 
                containing an analysis of the cost effectiveness of 
                leasing the covered facility as compared to directly 
                purchasing or constructing the covered facility.
                    ``(B) Limitation on direct purchases and 
                construction.--The Administrator may not directly 
                purchase or construct a covered facility if the 
                Administrator determines under subparagraph (A) that 
                leasing the covered facility is more cost effective.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                    ``(A) Covered facility.--The term `covered 
                facility' means a land port of entry or international 
                bridge.
                    ``(B) Lease.--The term `lease' includes a lease 
                purchase.''.
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