Federal Property & Admin. Services Act of 1949, USC 471,et.seq.

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-CITE40 USC Sec. 484
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EXPCITE TITLE 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, P R O P E R T Y , AND WORKS
CHAPTER 10 - MANAGEMENT AlVD DISPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
SUBCHAPTER I1 - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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(a) Supervision and direction
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Administrator
shall have supervision and direction over the disposition of
surplus property.

Such property shall be disposed of to such

extent, at such time, in such areas, by such agencies, at such
terms and conditions, and in such manner, as may be prescribed in
or pursuant to this A c t ;
(b) Care and handling
The care and handling of surplus property, pending its
disposition, and the disposal of surplus p r o p e r t y , may be performed
by the General Services Administration or, when so determined by
the Administrator, by the executive agency in possession thereof or
by any other executive agency consenting thereto.

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(cj Method of aisposltion
Any executive agency aesigcated or authorized by ;he
Administrator to dispose of surplus property may do so by sale,

exchange, lease, permit, or transfer, for cash, credit, or orher
property, with or without -.\!arranty,and upon'such other terms and

conditions as the Administrator deems proper, and it may execute
such documents for the transfer of title or other interest in
property and take such other action as it deems necessary or proper

evaluate the report and nake acy commects acd recommendatiocs to
Congress thereor, as he deems czcessary or desirab;e.

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(1) ' .

( p ) Tracsfer or cocveyance of property for correctional facility

use; co~sideration-freetransfers; rei~~bursement
fcr interim
transfers; law enforcement or emergency nanagemenr rfsrcnse
purpcses; reverslon o p ~ i c ? ; rerms and conditions
(1) (A) -Under sxch regulations as he may prescribe, the

Administrator is authorized in his discretion to transfer or convey

tc the several States, the 3istrict of Columbia, the Ccmmoc.~~ealth
of Puertc Rlco, Guam, Arner5can Samoa, the V:rgic

Isiazds, :he

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Territory of the Paclfic Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariaca Islands, or any political subdivision or inscrumenta1;ty
thereof, surplus real and related personal property determined by
the Attorney Gecerai co b2 required fcr correctiocal fzciliry ,Jse
by the asthorlzed transferee or grantee under an appropriate
program cr project fcr the care or rehabilitation of crimizal
offenders as approved by tkLe Atforney General. T r a ~ s f e r sor
cocveyance under tb.is axchoriEy shall be made by the Administrator
w ~ t h o u tmonetary consideration to the United States. If the
Attcrney Generai determl~esthat any surplus property transferred

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1 3 8 2 , and tkLe enactnerit of this subsection was sxizable for

transf er or cccsre;/ance xnder chis subse=t:on,

:he Administrator

shall reimb~rseti-.e transferee for acy mocetary conslaeration paid
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cne 321:ed

States for sxch trarsfer or conveyance.

i B ) (i) The Administrator may exercise the authority under

subparagraph ( A ) wich respect to such surplus real and related
property zeeaed by :he

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transferee or grantee for -

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enf3rce.ner.t purposes, as determi:,ed

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management response purposes, including flre and
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t e r m i n a t e on Zece?.ber 3 1 , 1 9 9 9 .

(2) The deeC of c o n v e y a c c e c f a n y s u r ~ l u sr e a l a n d r e l a t e d
perso2al property d-spcsed
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n z i n ~ a L n e 5f o r t h e p u r p o s e f o r w h i c h i t was con7;eyed Ir.
p e r p e t u i t y , a n d t h a t i n t h e e v e n t t h e p r o p e r t y c e a s e s Lo b e u s e d
o r maictained

f o r t h a t p u r p o s e , a i l o r a n y ? o r t i o n 3f t k e

p r o p e r t y ~ l - ~ a l : , i n i t s :hen

e x i s t i r g z o n a i t i o r , a t :he

o p t l o n of

t t e United S t z t e s , r e v e r t t o rhe 3 n i t e d S t a t s s ; and
( 8 )may c o n t a i n s c c h a d d i t i o n a l t z r m s ,

reservatrons,

r e s t r i c t i ~ ~ sa n, d c o n d i t i o n s a s may b e d e ~ e r 3 i n e db y che
A d m i n i s t r a t o r t o be n e c e s s a r y t o s z f e g u a r d t h e i n t e r e s t s of

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c c n v e y e d ~ u r s u a n tt o t h l s subsection, ~ h A
edministrator

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a u t h o r i z e d and c i r e e z e d ( A ) t o d e t e r v i n e and e n f e r c e compliance w i t "

conditions, reservations,

zhe ~ e r n s ,

a n d r e ~ t r i c t i 3 ~c so n t a i n s 2 i n a n y

i n s t r u m e n t by : ~ h i c hs u c k t r a n s f e r was made;

(B! t o ref or.^, c o r r e c : ,

o r amend a n y s u c h ~ n s t r - ~ m e n3cy t h e

exec>xtisn s f a z o r r e c t i v e reformative o r amendatcry i ~ s t r u m e n :
here c e c e s s a r y t o c o r r e c t s ~ c hi n s t r - ~ n e z to r t o c o n f o r m s u c k

t r a n s E e r c c t h e r e q u i r e ~ . e n t sof a s c l i c a b l z 1z.w; 2.76
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