Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§6733 Federal Triangle property

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Ownership of the Federal Triangle property must go back to the Administrator of General Services by the time the Federal Government takes ownership of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The developer picked to build on that property does not have to follow state or local building permit or inspection rules. The land and any buildings or improvements on it are exempt from real and personal property taxes and from special assessments.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §6733

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(a)Title to the Federal Triangle property reverts to the Administrator of General Services not later than the date on which ownership of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center vests in the Federal Government.

(b)(1)For purposes of development of the Federal Triangle property, the person selected to develop the property is not subject to any state or local law relating to building permits and inspection.

(2)The property and improvements to the property are not subject to real and personal property taxation or to special assessments.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6733(a)40:1102(a)(2) (1st sentence).Pub. L. 100–113, §§ 3(a)(2) (1st sentence), 5(f), Aug. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 736, 739. 6733(b)40:1104(f). In subsection (a), the words “at such time as the Administrator and the Corporation agree but” are omitted as obsolete. The Corporation transferred its rights, title, and interest in all property to the General Services Administration on April 1, 1996. The words “Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center” are substituted for “building to be constructed on such property under section 1104 of this title” because of section 2 of the Act of December 22, 1995 (Public Law 104–68, 109 Stat. 766).

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 6733

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73