The General Services Administration asked whether agencies may expend appropriated funds on commercial parking for severely disabled federal employees when there are no government-owned or controlled parking facilities available. Despite the government's strong commitment to facilitate employment of the handicapped, the rule that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for daily parking costs of...

AN EXCEPTION IS WARRANTED WHEN THE CONDITION REQUIRES THE SEVERELY DISABLED EMPLOYEE TO PAY SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER COMMERCIAL PARKING COSTS THAN THOSE GENERALLY PAID BY NON-DISABLED EMPLOYEES WORKING AT THE SAME BUILDING WHO ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE LESS EXPENSIVE FACILITIES AT A GREATER DISTANCE. APPROPRIATIONS - AVAILABILITY - PARKING SPACE WHERE AN EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL RULE IS WARRANTED. 1984: THE...