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# 40 U.S.C. § 527 - Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property

## Text

The Administrator of General Services may authorize the abandonment or destruction of property, or the donation of property to a public body, if—

(1) the property has no commercial value; or

(2) the estimated cost of continued care and handling exceeds the estimated proceeds from sale.

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1086.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 52740:483(h).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 202(h), 63 Stat. 385.