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[CITE: 40USC261]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
             CHAPTER 3--PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS GENERALLY
 
Sec. 261. Contracts authorized within limit of cost fixed, 
        though appropriations are in part only
        
    On and after May 30, 1908, in all cases where appropriations are 
made in part only for carrying into effect the provisions of legislation 
authorizing the acquisition of land for sites or for the enlargement of 
sites for public buildings, or for the erection or remodeling, 
extension, alteration, and repairs of public buildings, the 
Administrator of General Services unless otherwise specifically 
directed, may enter into contracts within the full limit of cost fixed 
by Congress therefor.

(May 30, 1908, ch. 228, Sec. 34, 35 Stat. 545; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, 
Sec. 303(b), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1427; June 30, 
1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 103(a), 63 Stat. 380.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, 
including Public Buildings Administration together with functions of 
Federal Works Administrator transferred to Administrator of General 
Services by section 103(a) of act June 30, 1949, which is classified to 
section 753(a) of this title. Federal Works Agency (including the Public 
Buildings Administration) and office of Federal Works Administrator 
abolished by section 103(b) of act June 30, 1949.
    Functions of Secretary of the Treasury relating to Administration of 
Public Buildings Branch of former Procurement Division of Treasury 
Department and to selection of location and sites for public buildings 
transferred to Federal Works Administrator by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1939.

                 Effective Date of Transfer of Functions

    Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 380, 
effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as 
an Effective Date note under section 471 of this title.


                            Cross References

    Appropriations, expenditures or contract obligations in excess of 
funds prohibited, see section 1341 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
    Contracts for erection, repair, or furnishing of public buildings or 
for public improvements forbidden to exceed amount appropriated for that 
purpose, see section 12 of Title 41, Public Contracts.
    No appropriation act to be construed as authorizing execution of 
contract for amount in excess of appropriations unless appropriation act 
in specific terms declares that contract may be made, see section 1301 
of Title 31, Money and Finance.
    Officer or employee contracting beyond specific appropriation, see 
section 435 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 16 sections 79g, 460bb-2.
