Title 51National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73

§60145 Acquisition of equipment

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Earth Observations › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 60145

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Landsat managers may competitively let licensees or private parties acquire surplus Landsat equipment. Other civilian agencies may help the Secretary.

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Title 51, §60145

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The Landsat Program Management may, by means of a competitive process, allow a licensee under subchapter III or any other private party to buy, lease, or otherwise acquire the use of equipment from the Landsat system, when such equipment is no longer needed for the operation of such system or for the sale of data from such system. Officials of other United States Government civilian agencies are authorized and encouraged to cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out this section.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6014515 U.S.C. 5655.Pub. L. 102–555, title V, § 505, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4177.

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51 U.S.C. § 60145

Title 51National and Commercial Space Programs

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Apr 6, 2026

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