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+description: "Charge of property transferred to the Federal Government"
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+title_number: 40
+title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
+chapter_number: "13"
+chapter_name: "PUBLIC PROPERTY"
+section: "1301"
+citation: "40 U.S.C. § 1301"
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1301 - Charge of property transferred to the Federal Government
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), the Administrator of General Services shall have charge of—
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+(1) all land and other property which has been or may be assigned, set off, or conveyed to the Federal Government in payment of debts;
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+(2) all trusts created for the use of the Government in payment of debts due the Government; and
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+(3) the sale and disposal of land—
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+(A) assigned or set off to the Government in payment of debt; or
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+(B) vested in the Government by mortgage or other security for the payment of debts.
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+(b) Nonapplication.— This section does not apply to—
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+(1) real estate which has been or shall be assigned, set off, or conveyed to the Government in payment of debts arising under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); or
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+(2) trusts created for the use of the Government in payment of debts arising under the Code and due the Government.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1131.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130140:301.R.S. § 3750; Pub. L. 89–30, § 2, June 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 119. In subsection (a), the words “Except as provided in subsection (b)” are added for clarity. In subsection (b)(1), the words “the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)” are substituted for “the internal-revenue laws” for clarity and for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThe Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is classified to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
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+title: "40 U.S.C. § 1302"
+description: "Lease of buildings"
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+title_number: 40
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+chapter_name: "PUBLIC PROPERTY"
+section: "1302"
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1302 - Lease of buildings
+
+## Text
+
+Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the leasing of buildings and property of the Federal Government shall be for a money consideration only. The lease may not include any provision for the alteration, repair, or improvement of the buildings or property as a part of the consideration for the rent to be paid for the use and occupation of the buildings or property. Money derived from the rent shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1131.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130240:303b.June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 321, 47 Stat. 412. The words “On and after June 30, 1932” are omitted as obsolete.
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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "40 U.S.C. § 1304"
+description: "Transfer of federal property to States"
+jurisdiction: "us"
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+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 40
+title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
+chapter_number: "13"
+chapter_name: "PUBLIC PROPERTY"
+section: "1304"
+citation: "40 U.S.C. § 1304"
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1304 - Transfer of federal property to States
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Obsolete Buildings and Sites.— (1) In general.— The Administrator of General Services, in the Administrator’s discretion, on terms the Administrator considers proper, and under regulations the Administrator may prescribe, may sell property described in paragraph (2) to a State or a political subdivision of a State for public use if the Administrator considers the sale to be in the best interest of the Federal Government.
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+(2) Applicable property.— The property referred to in paragraph (1) is any federal building, building site, or part of a building site under the Administrator’s control that has been replaced by a new structure and that the Administrator determines is no longer needed by the Government.
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+(3) Price.— The purchase price for a sale under this section must be at least 50 percent of the value of the land as appraised by the Administrator.
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+(4) Proceeds of sale.— The proceeds of a sale under this section shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
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+(5) Payment terms.— The Administrator may enter into a long term contract for the payment of the purchase price in installments that the Administrator considers fair and reasonable. The Administrator may waive any requirement for interest charges on deferred payment.
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+(6) Conveyance.— The Administrator may convey property sold under this section by the usual quitclaim deed.
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+(b) Widening of Public Roads.— (1) Definition.— In this subsection, the term “executive agency” means an executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government, including any wholly owned Government corporation.
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+(2) In general.— When a State or a political subdivision of a State applies for a conveyance or transfer of real property of the Government in connection with an authorized widening of a public highway, street, or alley, the head of the executive agency that controls the affected real property may convey or transfer to the State or political subdivision, with or without consideration, an interest in the real property that the agency head determines is not adverse to the interests of the Government. A conveyance or transfer under this subsection is subject to terms and conditions the agency head considers necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
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+(3) Limitation on transfers for highway purposes.— An interest in real property which can be transferred to a State or a political subdivision of a State for highway purposes under title 23 may not be conveyed or transferred under this subsection.
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+(4) Limitation on issuance of rights of way.— Rights of way over, under, and through public lands and lands in the National Forest System may not be granted under this subsection.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1133.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1304(a)40:345b.Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 684, § 1, 49 Stat. 800; Pub. L. 86–608, July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 363. 1304(b)(1)– (3)40:345c.Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 684, § 2, as added Pub. L. 86–608, July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 363. 1304(b)(4)40:345c note.Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a) (related to the Act of July 7, 1960 (Pub. L. 86–608, 74 Stat. 363)), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793. In subsection (a), the words “Administrator of General Services” and “Administrator” are substituted for “Treasury Department” and “Secretary of the Treasury” in the Act of August 26, 1935 because of sections 301 and 303 of Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 (eff. July 1, 1939, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427) and section 103(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (ch. 288, 63 Stat. 380), which is restated as section 303(c) [303(b)] of the revised title. In paragraph (1), the words “a State or a political subdivision of a State” are substituted for “States, counties, municipalities, or other duly constituted political subdivisions of States” for consistency with subsection (b).
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1305 - Disposition of land acquired by devise
+
+## Text
+
+The General Services Administration may take custody, for disposal as excess property under this subtitle and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, of land acquired by the Federal Government by devise.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1134; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(l)(12), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3852.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130540:304.Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1007, [§] 1 (4th complete par. on p. 1112), 32 Stat. 1112; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 4(8), 65 Stat. 709. The words “and title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)” are added to provide an accurate literal translation of the word “this Act”, meaning the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. See the revision note under section 111 of this title. The words “as have been or may hereafter be” are omitted as unnecessary.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2011—Pub. L. 111–350 substituted “division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” for “title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)”.
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+title: "40 U.S.C. § 1306"
+description: "Disposition of abandoned or forfeited personal property"
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+title_number: 40
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1306 - Disposition of abandoned or forfeited personal property
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Definitions.— In this section—
+
+(1) Agency.— The term “agency” includes any executive department, independent establishment, board, commission, bureau, service, or division of the Federal Government, and any corporation in which the Government owns at least a majority of the stock.
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+(2) Property.— The term “property” means all personal property, including vessels, vehicles, and aircraft.
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+(b) Voluntarily Abandoned Property.— Property voluntarily abandoned to any agency in a way that vests title to the property in the Government may be retained by the agency and devoted to official use only. If the agency does not desire to retain the property, the head of the agency immediately shall notify the Administrator of General Services to that effect, and the Administrator, within a reasonable time, shall—
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+(1) order the agency to deliver the property to another agency that requests the property and that the Administrator believes should be given the property; or
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+(2) order disposal of the property as otherwise provided by law.
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+(c) Forfeited Property.— (1) Agency retains property.— An agency that seizes property that has been forfeited to the Government other than by court decree may retain the property and devote it only to official use instead of disposing of the property as otherwise provided by law if competent authority does not order the property returned to any claimant.
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+(2) Agency does not desire to retain property.— If the agency does not desire to retain the property, the head of the agency immediately shall notify the Administrator to that effect, and the property—
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+(A) if not ordered by competent authority to be returned to any claimant, or disposed of as otherwise provided by law, shall be delivered by the agency, on order of the Administrator given within a reasonable time, to another agency that requests the property and that the Administrator believes should be given the property; or
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+(B) on order of the Administrator given within a reasonable time, shall be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.
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+(d) Property Subject to Court Proceeding for Forfeiture.— (1) Notification of administrator.— If a proceeding has begun for the forfeiture of any property by court decree, the agency that seized the property immediately shall notify the Administrator and at the same time may file with the Administrator a request for the property for its official use.
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+(2) Application for court order to deliver property.— (A) In general.— Before entry of a decree, the Administrator shall apply to the court to order delivery of the property in accordance with this paragraph.
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+(B) Delivery to seizing agency.— If the agency that seized the property files a request for the property under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall apply to the court to order delivery of the property to the agency that seized the property.
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+(C) Delivery to other requesting agency.— If the agency that seized the property does not file a request for the property under paragraph (1) but another agency requests the property, the Administrator shall apply to the court to order delivery of the property to the requesting agency if the Administrator believes that the requesting agency should be given the property.
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+(D) Delivery to seizing agency for temporary holding.— If application to the court cannot be made under subparagraph (B) or (C) and the Administrator believes the property may later become necessary to any agency for official use, the Administrator shall apply to the court to order delivery of the property to the agency that seized the property, to be retained in its custody. Within a reasonable time, the Administrator shall order the agency to—
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+(i) deliver the property to another agency that requests the property and that the Administrator believes should be given the property; or
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+(ii) dispose of the property as otherwise provided by law.
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+(3) Forfeiture decreed.— If forfeiture is decreed and the property is not ordered by competent authority to be returned to any claimant, the court shall order delivery as provided in paragraph (2).
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+(4) When no application made.— The court shall dispose of property for which no application is made in accordance with law.
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+(e) Retention or Delivery of Property Deemed Sale.— Retention or delivery of forfeited or abandoned property under this section is deemed to be a sale of the property for the purpose of laws providing for informer’s fees or remission or mitigation of a forfeiture. Property acquired under this section when no longer needed for official use shall be disposed of in the same manner as other surplus property.
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+(f) Payment of Costs Related to Property.— (1) Availability of appropriations.— The appropriation available to an agency for the purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of any property is available for—
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+(A) the payment of expenses of operation, maintenance, and repair of property of the same kind the agency receives under this section for official use;
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+(B) the payment of a lien recognized and allowed under law;
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+(C) the payment of amounts found to be due a person on the authorized remission or mitigation of a forfeiture; and
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+(D) reimbursement of other agencies as provided in paragraph (2).
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+(2) Payment and reimbursement of certain costs.— The agency that receives property under this section shall pay the cost of hauling, transporting, towing, and storing the property. If the property is later delivered to another agency for official use under this section, the agency to which the property is delivered shall make reimbursement for all of those costs incurred prior to the date the property is delivered.
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+(g) Report.— With the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator may require an agency to make a report of all property abandoned to it or seized and the disposal of the property.
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+(h) Administrative.— (1) Regulations.— With the approval of the Secretary, the Administrator may prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this section.
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+(2) Other laws not repealed.— This section does not repeal any other laws relating to the disposition of forfeited or abandoned property, except provisions of those laws directly in conflict with this section which were enacted prior to August 27, 1935.
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+(3) Property not subject to allocation under this section.— The following classes of property are not subject to allocation under this section, but shall be disposed of in the manner otherwise provided by law:
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+(A) narcotic drugs, as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).
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+(B) firearms, as defined in section 5845 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 5845).
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+(C) other classes or kinds of property the disposal of which the Administrator, with the approval of the Secretary, may consider in the public interest, and may by regulation provide.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1134.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1306(a)40:304f.Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, title III, §§ 301–307, 49 Stat. 879. 1306(b)40:304g. 1306(c)40:304h. 1306(d)40:304i. 1306(e)40:304k. 1306(f)40:304j. 1306(g)40:304l (related to report). 1306(h)(1)40:304l (related to regulations). 1306(h)(2), (3)40:304m.Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, title III, § 308, 49 Stat. 880; Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1102(o), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1293. In this section, the words “Administrator” and “Administrator of General Services” are substituted for “Director” and “Director of the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department of the United States” [subsequently changed to “Bureau of Federal Supply” by regulation § 5.7 of subpart A of Part 5 of Title 41, Public Contracts, eff. January 1, 1947, 11 F. R. 13636] because of section 102(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (ch. 288, 63 Stat. 380), which is restated as section 303(a)(1) of the revised title. In subsection (a), the text of 40:304f(3) is omitted because the complete name of the Administrator of General Services is used the first time the term appears in a section. In subsection (c)(1), the words “(including advertisement for sale, and sale)” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (d)(3), the words “as provided in paragraph (2)” are substituted for “accordingly” for clarity. In subsection (g), the words “from time to time” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (h)(2), the words “which were enacted prior to August 27, 1935” are added for clarity. In subsection (h)(3), the text of 40:304m(1) is omitted because section 4 of the Act of June 15, 1917 (22:404) was repealed by section 2 of the Act of August 13, 1953 (ch. 434, 67 Stat. 577). In subclause (C), the words “the disposal of which” are substituted for “as” for clarity.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThe Controlled Substances Act, referred to in subsec. (h)(3)(A), is title II of Pub. L. 91–513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1242, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 801 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 801 of Title 21 and Tables.
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+description: "Disposition of securities"
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+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 40
+title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
+chapter_number: "13"
+chapter_name: "PUBLIC PROPERTY"
+section: "1307"
+citation: "40 U.S.C. § 1307"
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1307 - Disposition of securities
+
+## Text
+
+The President, or an officer, agent, or agency the President may designate, may dispose of any securities acquired on behalf of the Federal Government under the provisions of the Transportation Act of 1920 (ch. 91, 41 Stat. 456), including any securities acquired as an incident to a case under title 11, under a receivership or reorganization proceeding, by assignment, transfer, substitution, or issuance, or by acquisition of collateral given for the payment of obligations to the Government, or may make arrangements for the extension of the maturity of the securities, in the manner, in amounts, at prices, for cash, securities, or other property or any combination of cash, securities, or other property, and on terms and conditions the President or designee considers advisable and in the public interest.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1137.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130740:316.Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, § 213, as added Aug. 13, 1940, ch. 666, 54 Stat. 788; Pub. L. 95–598, title III, § 325, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2679. The words “sell, exchange, or otherwise”, “bonds, notes, or other”, “purchase, default, or other”, and “(whether at a foreclosure sale or otherwise)” are omitted as unnecessary.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThe Transportation Act of 1920, referred to in text, is act Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, 41 Stat. 456, as amended, which was classified to section 316 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, section 1375a of former Title 10, Army and Air Force, sections 131 to 146 of Title 45, Railroads, and sections 1 to 5, 6, 10 to 15a, 16, 17, 18, 19a, 20, 20a, 25 to 27, 71 to 74, 76 to 79, 141, and 142 of Title 49, Transportation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Numerous sections of the Act that were classified to Title 49 were repealed by Pub. L. 95–473, § 4(b), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1467, the first section of which enacted subtitle IV (§ 10101 et seq.) of Title 49. For distribution of former sections of Title 49 into the revised Title 49, see table at the beginning of Title 49. Section 316 of former Title 40 was repealed and reenacted as this section by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304.
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+title: "40 U.S.C. § 1308"
+description: "Disposition of unfit horses and mules"
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+# 40 U.S.C. § 1308 - Disposition of unfit horses and mules
+
+## Text
+
+Subject to applicable regulations under this subtitle and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, horses and mules belonging to the Federal Government that have become unfit for service may be destroyed or put out to pasture, either on pastures belonging to the Government or those belonging to financially sound and reputable humane organizations whose facilities permit them to care for the horses and mules during the remainder of their natural lives, at no cost to the Government.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(l)(13), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3852.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130840:311b.June 15, 1938, ch. 400, 52 Stat. 693; June 3, 1939, ch. 176, 53 Stat. 808; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 2(24), 65 Stat. 707. The words “and title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)” are added to provide an accurate literal translation of the word “this Act”, meaning the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. See the revision note under section 111 of this title.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2011—Pub. L. 111–350 substituted “division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” for “title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)”.
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+description: "Preservation, sale, or collection of wrecked, abandoned, or derelict property"
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1309 - Preservation, sale, or collection of wrecked, abandoned, or derelict property
+
+## Text
+
+The Administrator of General Services may make contracts and provisions for the preservation, sale, or collection of property, or the proceeds of property, which may have been wrecked, been abandoned, or become derelict, if the Administrator considers the contracts and provisions to be in the interest of the Federal Government and the property is within the jurisdiction of the United States and should come to the Government. A contract may provide compensation the Administrator considers just and reasonable to any person who gives information about the property or actually preserves, collects, surrenders, or pays over the property. Under each specific agreement for obtaining, preserving, collecting, or receiving property or making property available, the costs or claim chargeable to the Government may not exceed amounts realized and received by the Government.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1137.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130940:310.R.S. § 3755; Pub. L. 89–30, § 4, June 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 119. The words “or of any moneys, dues, and other interests lately in the possession of or due to the so-called Confederate States, or their agents, and now belonging to the United States, which are now withheld or retained by any person, corporation or municipality whatever, and which ought to have come into the possession and custody of, or been collected or received by, the United States” in section 3755 of the Revised Statues [sic] and “debts, dues, or interests, which shall not be paid from such moneys as shall be realized and received from the property so collected, under each specific agreement” are omitted as obsolete.
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1310 - Sale of war supplies, land, and buildings
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In General.— The President, through the head of any executive department and on terms the head of the department considers expedient, may sell to a person, another department of the Federal Government, or the government of a foreign country engaged in war against a country with which the United States is at war—
+
+(1) war supplies, material, and equipment;
+
+(2) by-products of the war supplies, material, and equipment; and
+
+(3) any building, plant, or factory, including the land on which the plant or factory may be situated, acquired since April 6, 1917, for the production of war supplies, materials, and equipment that, during the emergency existing on July 9, 1918, may have been purchased, acquired, or manufactured by the Government.
+
+(b) Limitation on Sale of Guns and Ammunition.— Sales of guns and ammunition authorized under any law shall be limited to—
+
+(1) other departments of the Government;
+
+(2) governments of foreign countries engaged in war against a country with which the United States is at war; and
+
+(3) members of the National Rifle Association and of other recognized associations organized in the United States for the encouragement of small-arms target practice.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1137.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 131040:314.July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (last par. on p. 850), 40 Stat. 850; Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 39, § 3, 40 Stat. 1173; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(8), 45 Stat. 986; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, (55), 60 Stat. 870. In this section, the words “government of a foreign country” are substituted for “foreign State or Government”, and the words “against a country” are substituted for “against any Government”, for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “partnership, association” are omitted because of the definition of person in 1:1. In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words “in this section or . . . other” are omitted as unnecessary.
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1311 - Authority of President to obtain release
+
+## Text
+
+For the use or benefit of the Federal Government, the President may obtain from an individual or officer to whom land has been or will be conveyed a release of the individual’s or officer’s interest to the Government.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1138.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 131140:305.R.S. § 3752.
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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "40 U.S.C. § 1312"
+description: "Release of real estate in certain cases"
+jurisdiction: "us"
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+title_number: 40
+title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
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+chapter_name: "PUBLIC PROPERTY"
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+---
+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1312 - Release of real estate in certain cases
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In General.— Real estate that has become the property of the Federal Government in payment of a debt which afterward is fully paid in money and received by the Government may be conveyed by the Administrator of General Services to the debtor from whom it was taken or to the heirs or devisees of the debtor or the person that they may appoint.
+
+(b) Nonapplication.— This section does not apply to real estate the Government acquires in payment of any debt arising under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1138.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 131240:306.R.S. § 3751; Pub. L. 89–30, § 3, June 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 119. In subsection (a), the words “by conveyance, extent, or otherwise” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury” were substituted for “Solicitor of the Treasury” in section 3751 of the Revised Statutes because section 512(b) of the Revenue Act of 1934 (ch. 277, 48 Stat. 759) abolished the offices of General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the offices of Solicitor and Assistant Solicitor of the Treasury and transferred the powers, duties, and functions of those offices to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury. The words “release by deed or otherwise” and “if he is living, or, if such debtor is dead” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)” are substituted for “the internal-revenue laws” for clarity and for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThe Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1313 - Releasing property from attachment
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Stipulation of Discharge.— (1) Person asserting claim entitled to benefits.— In a judicial proceeding under the laws of a State, district, territory, or possession of the United States, when property owned or held by the Federal Government, or in which the Government has or claims an interest, is seized, arrested, attached, or held for the security or satisfaction of a claim made against the property, the Attorney General may direct the United States Attorney for the district in which the property is located to enter a stipulation that on discharge of the property from the seizure, arrest, attachment, or proceeding, the person asserting the claim against the property becomes entitled to all the benefits of this section.
+
+(2) Nonapplication.— This subsection does not—
+
+(A) recognize or concede any right to enforce by seizure, arrest, attachment, or any judicial process a claim against property—
+
+(i) of the Government; or
+
+(ii) held, owned, or employed by the Government, or by a department of the Government, for a public use; or
+
+(B) waive an objection to a proceeding brought to enforce the claim.
+
+(b) Payment.— After a discharge, a final judgment which affirms the claim for the security or satisfaction and the right of the person asserting the claim to enforce it against the property, notwithstanding the claims of the Government, is deemed to be a full and final determination of the rights of the person and entitles the person, as against the Government, to the rights the person would have had if possession of the property had not been changed. When the claim is for the payment of money found to be due, presentation of an authenticated copy of the record of the judgment and proceedings is sufficient evidence to the proper accounting officers for the allowance of the claim, which shall be allowed and paid out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. The amount allowed and paid shall not exceed the value of the interest of the Government in the property.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1138.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1313(a)40:308.R.S. § 3753; Pub. L. 89–30, § 1(a), June 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 118. 1313(b)40:309.R.S. § 3754; Pub. L. 89–30, § 1(b), June 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 119. In subsection (a)(1), the words “territory, or possession of the United States” are substituted for “or territory” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “in his discretion” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “General Counsel for the department of Treasury” were substituted for “Solicitor of the Treasury” in section 3753 of the Revised Statutes because section 512(b) of the Revenue Act of 1934 (ch. 277, 48 Stat. 759) abolished the offices of General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the offices of Solicitor and Assistant Solicitor of the Treasury and transferred the powers, duties, and functions of those offices to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury. In subsection (b), the words “in the court of last resort to which the Attorney General may deem proper to cause such proceedings to be carried”, “to all intents and purposes”, “and the same is by such judgment found to be due”, and “duly” are omitted as unnecessary.
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+
+# 40 U.S.C. § 1314 - Easements
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Definitions.— In this section—
+
+(1) Executive agency.— The term “executive agency” means an executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government, including a wholly owned Government corporation.
+
+(2) Real property of the government.— The term “real property of the Government” excludes—
+
+(A) public land (including minerals, vegetative, and other resources) in the United States, including—
+
+(i) land reserved or dedicated for national forest purposes;
+
+(ii) land the Secretary of the Interior administers or supervises in accordance with section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54;
+
+(iii) Indian-owned trust and restricted land; and
+
+(iv) land the Government acquires primarily for fish and wildlife conservation purposes and the Secretary administers;
+
+(B) land withdrawn from the public domain primarily under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
+
+(C) land acquired for national forest purposes.
+
+(3) State.— The term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
+
+(b) Grant of Easement.— When a State, a political subdivision or agency of a State, or a person applies for the grant of an easement in, over, or on real property of the Government, the executive agency having control of the real property may grant to the applicant, on behalf of the Government, an easement that the head of the agency decides will not be adverse to the interests of the Government, subject to reservations, exceptions, limitations, benefits, burdens, terms, or conditions that the head of the agency considers necessary to protect the interests of the Government. The grant may be made without consideration, or with monetary or other consideration, including an interest in real property.
+
+(c) Relinquishment of Legislative Jurisdiction.— In connection with the grant of an easement, the executive agency concerned may relinquish to the State in which the real property is located legislative jurisdiction that the executive agency considers necessary or desirable. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction may be accomplished by filing with the chief executive officer of the State a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance or by proceeding in the manner that the laws applicable to the State may provide.
+
+(d) Termination of Easement.— (1) When termination occurs.— The instrument granting the easement may provide for termination of any part of the easement if there has been—
+
+(A) a failure to comply with a term or condition of the grant;
+
+(B) a nonuse of the easement for a consecutive 2-year period for the purpose for which granted; or
+
+(C) an abandonment of the easement.
+
+(2) Notice required.— If a termination provision is included, it shall require that written notice of the termination be given to the grantee, or its successors or assigns.
+
+(3) Effective date.— The termination is effective as of the date of the notice.
+
+(e) Additional Easement Authority.— The authority conferred by this section is in addition to, and shall not affect or be subject to, any other law under which an executive agency may grant easements.
+
+(f) Limitation on Issuance of Rights of Way.— Rights of way over, under, and through public lands and lands in the National Forest System may not be granted under this section.
+
+(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1139; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(j)(4), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3269.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1314(a)40:319c.Pub. L. 87–852, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1129. 1314(b)40:319 (1st, 2d sentences). 1314(c)40:319 (3d, last sentences). 1314(d)40:319a. 1314(e)40:319b. 1314(f)40:319 note, 319a note, 319b note, 319c note.Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a) (related to the Act of Oct. 23, 1962 (Pub. L. 87—852, 76 Stat. 1129)), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793. In subsection (a), the text of 40:319c(c) is omitted because of 1:1. In clause (3), the words “territories and” are added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. In subsection (b), the words “for a right-of-way or other purpose” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (c), the words “affected” and “concerned” before “a notice” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “chief executive officer” are substituted for “Governor” for clarity.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2014—Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54” for “the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3, 4) (known as the National Park Service Organic Act)”.