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[CITE: 40USC304]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                     CHAPTER 4--THE PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
Sec. 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, 
Sec. 4(8), 65 Stat. 709.)

                       References in Text

    The 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 (Sec. 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.

                          Codification

    Section 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 It superseded a 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, Sec. 1, 22 Stat. 319, which 
authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to ``sell such lands as have 
been acquired by devise,'' etc.


                               Amendments

    1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, amended section generally. Prior to 
amendment, section authorized Secretary of the 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 References

    Disposition of real property located outside of the District of 
Columbia, see section 304a of this title.
