§17701 — Title 40 Public Buildings, Property, and Works | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines three terms: agency concerned = Federal department, agency, or government‑owned corporation; long‑lines communication facilities = radio/wire transmission links inside and outside a State plus related property; transfer = Government giving ownership or franchise by sale or similar for payment, warranty optional.

Title 40, §17701

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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)The term “agency concerned” means a department, agency, wholly owned corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

(2)The term “long-lines communication facilities” means the transmission systems connecting points inside the State with each other and with points outside the State by radio or wire, and includes all kinds of property and rights of way necessary to accomplish this interconnection.

(3)The term “transfer” means the conveyance by the Government of any element of ownership, including any estate or interest in property, and franchise rights, by sale, exchange, lease, easement, or permit, for cash, credit, or other property with or without warranty.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1770140:771.Pub. L. 90–135, title I, § 101, Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 441. In clause (1), the word “including” is substituted for “including but not restricted to” to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “estate” is omitted as being included in “interest”.

§17701 Definitions

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Title 40, §17701

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