Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care

Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Estimate

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDING AND GROUNDS, STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE

MISSION STATEMENT

cab The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the structural and mechanical care of the four Library of Congress buildings (the
Thomas Jefferson Building, John Adams Building, James Madison Memorial Building, and the Special Facilities Center) and care of the
grounds. Additional new book storage facilities are under construction or are planned to be constructed at Fort Meade, Maryland. Also,
a new Library facility will be added in the future when the Culpeper Virginia audio visual facility is transferred from a private donor.
Additional responsibilities include liaison with various offices of the Library of Congress to coordinate required activities and programs
and coordination of construction management activities that affect the operation of the Library buildings. The Architect performs such
duties in connection with the Library Buildings and Grounds under the provisions of the Act of June 29, 1922 (42 Stat. 715), as amended,
and the James Madison Memorial Building commencing in fiscal year 1979 under the provisions of the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat.
987). Custodial maintenance of the buildings is performed under the jurisdiction of the Library of Congress.

The Supervising Engineer supervises an administrative staff and a Maintenance Division consisting of ten branches: Air
Conditioning, Carpentry, Electrical, Elevator, Machining, Masonry, Painting, Pipefitting, Sheet Metal, and Supply. The major
responsibility of the Supervising Engineer's Office is to provide the supervision and direction necessary for these branches to perform
maintenance and construction work under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol. The administrative staff is responsible for a
variety of office and clerical functions, which include processing daily service calls, scheduling and inspecting projects, preparing reports,
and coordinating activities with the Library Environmental Resources Office and Library Integrated Support Services Office, preparing
time sheets and personnel action forms, and maintaining sick and annual leave records.

During fiscal year 1998, as part of the ongoing overall agency re-engineering efforts, the Senior Landscape Architect was given oversight responsibility for the Library of Congress grounds and crew. This change in management has led to a consolidated approach to grounds design, management and maintenance. Greater efficiency, crew support and economies are being realized as a result of this consolidation effort.

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Library Buildings and Grounds. Structural and Mechanical Care

Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Estimate

The three main library buildings contain approximately 81 acres of floor area; are equipped with book stacks and shelving
containing Library collections totaling approximately 90 million items, consisting of books and pamphlets, manuscripts, and miscellaneous
items, such as maps, reels of microfilm and motion pictures, volumes and pieces of music, photographs, prints, unbound newspapers, etc.;
contain reading rooms, studies, office and other rooms, shops, and storage space; and are equipped with extensive mechanical equipment,
such as refrigeration plant and air conditioning systems in the three library buildings with their related equipment; electrical substation
and transformer stations with their switchboards, switchgear, transformers and related equipment; 70 items of elevator equipment including
1 sidewalk elevator, 1 stage lift, 6 dumbwaiters, 4 lifts and 4 escalators; innumerable electrical fixtures and wiring; plumbing fixtures and
piping; pneumatic tubes, cafeterias, automatic book carriers, and the automated compact bookshelving in the Madison Building.

The Librarian of Congress has included programmatic justifications in his fiscal year 2001 budget request for all facility-related
capital improvement projects that are included in Architect of the Capitol's budget request.

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* Includes Obligations from Prior Year "No Year" Authority.

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