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40 U.S.C. § 1306

Disposition of abandoned or forfeited personal property

United States · Title 40 — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS · Status: effective

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40 U.S.C. § 1306, Disposition of abandoned or forfeited personal property, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474249
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In this section— Property voluntarily abandoned to any agency in a way that vests title to the property in the Government may be retained by the agency and devoted to official use only. If the agency does not desire to retain the property, the head of the agency immediately shall notify the Administrator of General Services to that effect, and the Administrator, within a reasonable time, shall— If the agency does not desire to retain the property, the head of the agency immediately shall notify the Administrator to that effect, and the property— If application to the court cannot be made under subparagraph (B) or (C) and the Administrator believes the property may later become necessary to any agency for official use, the Administrator shall apply to the court to order delivery of the property to the agency that seized the property, to be retained in its custody. Within a reasonable time, the Administrator shall order the agency to— The appropriation available to an agency for the purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of any property is available for— The following classes of property are not subject to allocation under this section, but shall be disposed of in the manner otherwise provided by law:

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 107-217(H.R. 2068)2002-08-21
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, "Public Buildings, Property, and Works".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally