(a) The tax collector may sell for lawful United States currency or negotiable paper, tax deeded properties deeded to the Government. Any person, regardless of any prior or existing lien, claim, or interest in such property may purchase such tax deeded properties at said sale. (b) When parcels, which are unusable because of their size, location, or other condition, are tax deeded to the government, the tax collector may offer the parcel at fair market value to owners of contiguous parcels. SOURCE: GC § 19394.3 enacted by P.L. 18-015:X:35.