Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§6904 Acquisition, maintenance, and use of property
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART C— - FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES › Chapter CHAPTER 69— - UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - UNION STATION COMPLEX › § 6904
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation may obtain land and other property rights (for example, easements or contract rights) in or near the Union Station complex to carry out this subchapter, and may hold, use, manage, operate, or lease them under terms the Secretary deems necessary.
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Title 40, §6904
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(a)The Secretary of Transportation may acquire for the Federal Government an interest in real property (including easements or reservations) and any other property interest (including contract rights) in or relating or adjacent to the Union Station complex that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(b)The Secretary may maintain, use, operate, manage, and lease, either directly, by contract, or through development agreements, any property interest the Secretary holds or acquires for the Government under this subchapter in the manner and subject to the terms, conditions, covenants, and easements that the Secretary considers necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6904(a)40:816(a)(1).Pub. L. 90–264, title I, § 116(a)(1), (b), as added Pub. L. 97–125, § 3(3), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1671. 6904(b)40:816(b). In subsection (a), the words “by lease, purchase, or otherwise”, “without limitation”, and “interests in the nature of” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “Notwithstanding any other provision of law” are omitted as unnecessary.
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40 U.S.C. § 6904
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73