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[CITE: 42USC2310]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
            CHAPTER 24--DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 2310. Repossession of property; powers of Commission

    The Commission is authorized to repossess any property sold by it in 
accordance with the terms of any contract to purchase, mortgage or other 
instrument, and to sell or make any other disposition of any property so 
repossessed and any property purchased by it pursuant to section 2366 of 
this title. Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the 
acquisition, handling, or disposal of real property by the United 
States, the Commission shall have power to deal with, complete, operate, 
rent, renovate, modernize, insure, or sell for cash or credit, in its 
discretion, any properties acquired pursuant to this chapter, and to 
pursue to final collection, by way of compromise or otherwise, all 
claims arising pursuant to this section: Provided, That expenses 
authorized by this section shall be considered nonadministrative 
expenses: Provided further, That section 5 of title 41 shall not apply 
to any contract entered into pursuant to this section if the amount 
thereof does not exceed $1,000.

(Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 11, Sec. 116, 69 Stat. 483; July 25, 1956, 
ch. 731, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 653.)


                               Amendments

    1956--Act July 25, 1956, specifically enumerated powers of the 
Commission in relation to properties acquired pursuant to this chapter, 
authorized final collection of claims by way of compromise or otherwise, 
to provide that expenses authorized by this section shall be considered 
nonadministrative expenses, and excepted contracts that do not exceed 
$1,000 from provisions of section 5 of title 41.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by 
sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions 
notes set out under those sections.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2311 of this title.
