Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§2301 Congressional declaration of policy
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 24— - DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2301
Summary
The United States must end its ownership and management of communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission quickly, as long as doing so does not block the goals of the Atomic Energy Act. At each community the plan is to help set up local self-government, smoothly hand over city services, buildings, and utilities to local groups, and sell property to private buyers with as little disruption as possible.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §2301
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It is declared to be the policy of the United States of America that Government ownership and management of the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission shall be terminated in an expeditious manner which is consistent with and will not impede the accomplishment of the purposes and programs established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]. To that end, it is desired at each community to—
(a)facilitate the establishment of local self-government;
(b)provide for the orderly transfer to local entities of municipal functions, municipal installations, and utilities; and
(c)provide for the orderly sale to private purchasers of property within those communities with a minimum of dislocation.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in text, is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Act Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, § 1, 69 Stat. 471, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1715n of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and section 243 of Title 20, Education] may be cited as the ‘Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955’.” SeparabilityAct Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 11, § 119, 69 Stat. 484, provided that: “If any provisions of this Act [see
Short Title
note above], or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.”
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by section 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also
Transfer of Functions
notes set out under those sections.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 2301
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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