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[H. R. 14040]

An Act To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to expedite work on the Federal building program authorized by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings and for other purposes," approved May 25, 1926, and Acts amendatory thereof.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to expedite work on the Federal building program authorized by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings and for other purposes," approved May 25, 1926, and Acts amendatory thereof, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to obtain by contract without competition, topographical surveys of sites, test pits and borings where such sites have been selected although title thereto may not have been vested in the United States; to limit to such number of days as he deems proper the advertising for bids for sites for public buildings; to obtain outside architectural, engineering, technical, or professional services to such extent as he deems necessary in connection with the plans and specifications for Federal buildings which have been specifically authorized to be constructed where the sites have been selected notwithstanding title to such sites may not have been vested in the United States. Approved, February 6, 1931.

[PUBLIC NO. 459-71ST CONGRESS]
[H. R. 12343]

An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to accepi

donations of sites for public buildings.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, accept on behalf of the United States the donation of sites for public buildings, in cases when allocation of funds have been or may hereafter be reported to Congress under the provisions of the Public Buildings Act, approved May 25, 1926, and Acts amendatory thereof, notwithstanding that specific authorization for the acquisition of sites in such cases may not yet have been made by Congress.

Approved, June 27, 1930.

[S. 3068]

An Act To amend section 355 of the Revised Statutes to permit the Attorney General to accept certificates of title in the purchase of land by the United States in certain cases.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 355 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (United States Code, title 33, section 733; title 34, section 520; title 40, section 255; and title 50, section 175) be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 355. No public money shall be expended upon any site or land purchased by the United States for the purposes of erecting thereon any armory, arsenal, fort, fortification, navy yard, customhouse, lighthouse, or other public building of any kind whatever, until the written opinion of the Attorney General shall be had in favor of the validity of the title, nor until the consent the legislature of the State in which the land or site may be, to such purchase, has been given. The district attorneys of the United States, upon the application of the Attorney General, shall furnish any assistance or information in their power in relation to the titles of the public property lying within their respective districts. And the secretaries of the departments, upon the application of the Attorney General, shall procure any additional evidence of title which he may deem necessary, and which may not be in the possession of the officers of the Government, and the expense of procuring it shall be paid out of the appropriations made for the contingencies of the departments, respectively: Provided, however, That in all cases of the acquisition of land or any interest therein by the United States for the purposes herein specified or for other purposes, wherein the written opinion of the Attorney General in favor of the validity of the title of such land is or may be required or authorized by law, the Attorney General may, in his discretion, base such opinion upon a certificate of title of a title company."

Approved, June 28, 1930.

(13)

[S. 3192]

AN ACT

To increase the limit of cost for the Department of Agriculture Extensible Building.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to modify the contract numbered T1 SA-3167 for the construction of the Department of Agriculture Extensible Building in the District of Columbia, to reimburse the contractor for increased costs incurred as a result of the failure of the Government to deliver the site to the contractor in its entirety within the time specified, the amount of the adjustment determined upon to be subject to prior review by the Comptroller General of the United States.

SEC. 2. The limit of cost for the site and construction of such building as authorized in the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1931 (46 Stat. 1604), is increased to $13,150,000 in lieu of $12,800,000, and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Approved, August 14, 1935.

(14)

[S. 2626]

AN ACT

To authorize the sale of Federal buildings.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to suitably dispose of certain Federal buildings and the sites thereof under the control of the Treasury Department, which have been supplanted by new structures, and for which the Secretary of the Treasury has determined there is no further Federal need, he is hereby authorized, in his discretion, if he deems it to be in the best interests of the Government, to sell such buildings and sites or parts of sites to States, counties, municipalities, or other duly constituted political subdivisions of States for public use upon such terms, pursuant to such rules and regulations promulgated by him, as he deems proper, and to convey the same by the usual quitclaim deed, and he may enter into long-term contracts for the payment of the purchase price in such installments as he deems fair and reasonable and may furthermore waive any requirements for interest charges on deferred payments: Provided, That the total purchase price shall in no case be less than 50 per centum of the appraised value of the land, the appraisal to be made by the Treasury Department: Provided further, That the proceeds of the sales shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That in the event portions of any Federal building sites under the control of the Treasury Department are desired by municipalities by reason of any duly authorized, comprehensive street-widening program, the Secretary of the Treasury may deed to such municipalities, without cost, such areas needed for street uses as may be dedicated without jeopardy to the Federal interest.

Approved, August 26, 1935.

(15)

[S. 2888]

AN ACT

To provide for the disposition, control, and use of surplus real property acquired by Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any other provisions of law, whenever any real property located outside of the District of Columbia, exclusive of military or naval reservations, heretofore or hereafter acquired by any Federal agency, by judicial process or otherwise in the collection of debts, purchase, donation, condemnation, devise, forfeiture, lease, or in any other manner, is, in whole or in part, declared to be in excess of its needs by the Federal agency having control thereof, or by the President on recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of Procurement, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized (a) to assign or reassign to any Federal agency or agencies space therein: Provided, That if the Federal agency to which space is assigned does not desire to occupy the space so assigned to it, the decision of the Director of Procurement shall be subject to review by the President; or (b) pending a sale, to lease such real property on such terms and for such period not in excess of five years as he may deem in the public interest; or (c) to sell the same at public sale to the highest responsible bidder upon such terms and after such public advertisement as he may deem in the public interest.

SEC. 2. Whenever after investigation it is determined by the Director of Procurement that any such real property should be used for the accommodation of any Federal agency or agencies, the Director of Procurement is authorized to make any repairs thereto or alterations thereof which he deems necessary or advisable and to maintain and operate the same. To the extent that the appropriations of the Procurement Division not otherwise allocated are inadequate for such repairs, alterations, maintenance, or operation, the Director of Procurement may require each Federal agency to which space has been assigned therein pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of this Act to pay promptly by check to the Procurement Division out of its appropriation for rent, either in advance of or upon or during occupancy of such space, all or part of the estimated or actual cost of such repairs, alterations, maintenance, and operation: Provided, That the total amount so to be paid shall be determined and equitably apportioned by the Director of Procurement among the Federal agencies to whom space has been so assigned: Provided further, That the amount so charged against any Federal agency shall be computed at a rate not in excess of that paid as rent by such agency immediately preceding such assignment for space in lieu of which space is so assigned to it, and if it is less the difference shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: And provided further, That in

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