2019 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle II - Public Buildings and Works
Part D - Public Buildings, Grounds, and Parks in the District of Columbia
Chapter 81 - Administrative
Subchapter II - Jurisdiction
Sec. 8121 - Improper appropriation of streets
| 40 U.S.C. § 8121 (2019) | ||||||
| §8121. Improper appropriation of streets | ||||||
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(a) Authority.—The Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) prevent the improper appropriation or occupation of any public street, avenue, square, or reservation in the District of Columbia that belongs to the Federal Government; (2) reclaim the street, avenue, square, or reservation if unlawfully appropriated; (3) prevent the erection of any permanent building on property reserved to or for the use of the Government, unless plainly authorized by law; and (4) report to Congress at the beginning of each session on the Secretary's proceedings in the premises, together with a full statement of all property described in this subsection, and how, and by what authority, the property is occupied or claimed. (b) Application.—This section does not interfere with the temporary and proper occupation of any part of the property described in subsection (a), by lawful authority, for the legitimate purposes of the Government. |
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(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1206.) |
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In subsection (a)(1), the words "the District of Columbia" are substituted for "the city of Washington" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. In subsection (a)(3), the word "particularly" is omitted as unnecessary. |
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| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS | ||||||
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| Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE II - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS PART D - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER 81 - ADMINISTRATIVE SUBCHAPTER II - JURISDICTION Sec. 8121 - Improper appropriation of streets |
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| Public Law 107-217 |
