General Statement Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Estimate Each year, wage surveys of private industry throughout the Washington Metropolitan area are conducted by major government agencies, designated by the Office of Personnel Management. Based on such surveys, appropriate wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees are normally established. Heads of agencies are then required to apply the new wage schedules and rates to their prevailing rate employees. Under the provisions of Public Law 92-392, new rates must be placed in effect not later than the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the 45th day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, following the date the wage survey is ordered to be made. The present Wage-Board System, under which the Architect of the Capitol operates, is authorized and governed by Public Law 92-392. That Act vests the Architect of the Capitol with authority to utilize the Federal Wage System established by that law for Wage-Board employees, to such extent as the Architect deems feasible. In the interest of equity and sound administration the Architect of the Capitol has continued to follow, generally, the uniform Federal Wage System as established by Public Law 92-392. EXPLANATION OF BUDGET FORMAT Each Appropriation begins with a Mission Statement to state the purpose for which the appropriations are requested. The Mission Statement explains the general purposes of the functions for which resources are provided in the appropriation request. Following the Mission Statement are three summary schedules which have appeared in previous years - A through C. Schedule A summarizes the budget request by FTE and object class and indicate the net change for fiscal years 1999 through 2001. The Schedule A reflects actual obligations and FTE employment for fiscal year 1999. Schedule B summarizes the net changes by various activities (mandatory pay changes, price level changes, etc.). Schedule C is a detailed analysis of changes within the activities listed in Schedule B. Following the summary schedules are a brief statement and a summary table on the Operating Budget, and then the Operating Budget narratives. These narratives describe the purpose of all operating allotments funded in each appropriation. When changes have been requested for fiscal year 2001 for these allotments, the amount and justification for those changes appear in italics. The Operating Budget is followed by the Capital Budget. A brief narrative introduces the Capital Budget and a table summarizes GS.10 General Statement Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Estimate the five year capital budget. The table has been sorted in order to begin with projects funded in the budget base followed by new projects GS.11 |