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# 40 U.S.C. § 3302 - Prohibition on construction of buildings except by Administrator of General Services

## Text

Only the Administrator of General Services may construct a public building. The Administrator shall construct a public building in accordance with this chapter.

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1158.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 330240:601.Pub. L. 86–249, § 2, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 479.