Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2333 Transfer of priorities

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 24— - DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY AND PRIORITIES › § 2333

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A priority cannot be transferred except in a few cases. Married couples can hold and use a priority in both their names; a religious organization can use the priority that would belong to its priest, minister, or rabbi even if that post is vacant; people who share an interest in a building or location can give their shared interest to a single person; and the Commission can allow other transfers it finds fair and reasonable.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2333

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No priority shall be transferable, except—

(a)a husband and wife may exercise a priority in their joint names;

(b)a religious organization may exercise the priority which would otherwise belong to its priest, minister, or rabbi, regardless of whether that position happens to be filled at the time of the exercise of the priority;

(c)two or more priority holders having a common interest in a building or location may assign their interests to a single assignee; and

(d)the Commission may permit such other transfers as it finds to be fair and equitable.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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. § 2333

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73