1994 US Code
Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 4 - THE PUBLIC PROPERTY
Sec. 304 - Disposal of lands acquired by devise
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS CHAPTER 4 - THE PUBLIC PROPERTY Sec. 304 - Disposal of lands acquired by devise |
Contains | section 304 |
Date | 1994 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1007, 32 Stat. 1112; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §4(8), 65 Stat. 709. |
Statutes at Large References | 22 Stat. 319 32 Stat. 1112 63 Stat. 377 65 Stat. 709 |
§304. Disposal of lands acquired by devise
The General Services Administration is authorized to take custody, for disposal as excess property under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended [40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.], of such lands as have been or may hereafter be acquired by the United States by devise.
(Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1007, 32 Stat. 1112; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §4(8), 65 Stat. 709.)
References in TextThe Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Provisions of that act relating to disposal of excess government property are classified to chapter 10 (§471 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 471 of this title and Tables.
CodificationSection is based on act Mar. 3, 1903, popularly known as the “Sundry Civil Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1904”. It superseded a provision of act Aug. 7, 1882, ch. 433, §1, 22 Stat. 319, which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to “sell such lands as have been acquired by devise,” etc.
Amendments1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section authorized Secretary of Treasury to sell the type of lands described upon such terms and after public notice by advertisement as he might deem best for the public interest.
Cross ReferencesDisposition of real property located outside of the District of Columbia, see section 304a of this title.
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