Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1981

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to authorize the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to carry out preliminary engineering and design work for the alteration of a public building before a project for such alteration is authorized. Requires approval by the appropriate Congressional committees before the Administrator may: (1) alter public buildings or acquire land for which costs exceed $1,000,000; (2) acquire a public building by exchange of property worth more than $1,000,000; (3) lease space in a building at a rate in excess of $1,000,000 (all formerly $500,000); (4) reduce the amount of space in an approved project by more than ten percent; (5) issue obligations, for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury, to finance the acquisition or construction of a public building; and (6) alter leased premises if the cost of alteration exceeds $500,000. Authorizes the Administrator to purchase options to buy land necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Prohibits the Administrator from leasing any space to accommodate the following, except as may be necessary to meet requirements that cannot be met in public building: (1) ma…