40 U.S.C. § 3304 — Acquisition of buildings and sites
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-217 to r/title-40-PUBLIC-BUILDINGS-PROPERTY-AND-WORKS · 295 words · no verdicts yet
The Administrator of General Services may acquire buildings, sites, and interests in land needed for public buildings. When a public building will include post-office space, the Administrator must select its city and site jointly with the Postal Service.
(a) In general. The Administrator may acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or another method, any building and its site that the Administrator decides is needed to perform duties under this chapter.
(b) Acquisition of land or interest in land for use as sites. The Administrator may acquire land or an interest in land by those methods when the Administrator considers it needed as a site, or an addition to a site, for a public building* authorized under this chapter.
(c) Public buildings used for post-office purposes. If any part of a public building will be used as a post office, the Administrator must act jointly with the United States* Postal Service to choose the town or city and the site in it.
(d) Solicitation of proposals for sale, donation, or exchange of real property. When acquiring a site under (b), the Administrator may, if considered necessary, publicly advertise for proposals to sell, donate, or exchange real property to the Federal Government for the site. In choosing the site, and with Postal Service agreement when post-office space is planned, the Administrator may (1) choose the site the Administrator believes most benefits the Government after considering all factors; and (2) acquire it without regard to division C, except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711, of subtitle I of title 41.
The Administrator of General Services may acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise, any building and its site which the Administrator decides is necessary to carry out the duties of the Administrator under this chapter.
The Administrator may acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or otherwise, land or an interest in land the Administrator considers necessary for use as sites, or additions to sites, for public buildings authorized to be constructed or altered under this chapter.
When any part of a public building* is to be used for post office purposes, the Administrator shall act jointly with the United States* Postal Service in selecting the town or city where the building is to be constructed, and in selecting the site in the town or city for the building.
When the Administrator is to acquire a site under subsection (b), the Administrator, if the Administrator considers it necessary, by public advertisement may solicit proposals for the sale, donation, or exchange of real property to the Federal Government to be used as the site. In selecting a site under subsection (b) the Administrator (with the concurrence of the United States Postal Service if any part of the public building to be constructed on the site is to be used for post office purposes) may—
select the site that the Administrator believes is the most advantageous to the Government, all factors considered; and
acquire the site without regard to division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1158; Pub. L. 108–178, § 3(1), Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2640; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(l)(15), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3852.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-217 · 116 Stat. 1158
- 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-178 · 117 Stat. 2640
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 111-350 · 124 Stat. 3852
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-217 on 2002-08-21.
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