16 U.S.C. § 4105: Property

Summary

Finish all work for projects approved by the Secretary under federal and state law. The State agency must directly supervise the work and follow rules the Secretary sets. Any land or things bought for a project belong to the State. If the State sells or disposes of that property, it must pay the U.S. Treasury the share of the sale proceeds that equals the portion paid with funds from this chapter, but not more than the amount those chapter funds provided to buy the property.

Title 16, §4105

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(a)Application of Federal and State laws

All work, including the furnishing of labor and materials, needed to complete any project approved by the Secretary shall be performed in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws under the direct supervision of the State agency, and in accordance with regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.

(b)Title

Title to all property, real and personal, acquired for the purposes of completing any project approved by the Secretary vests in the State.

(c)Disposal

If a State disposes of any real or personal property acquired under this chapter, the State shall pay into the Treasury of the United States the amount of any proceeds resulting from the property disposed to the extent of and in the same ratio that funds provided under this chapter were used in the acquisition of the property. In no case shall the amount paid into the Treasury of the United States under this section exceed the amount of funds provided by this chapter for the acquisition of the property involved.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 99–659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4101 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 310 of Pub. L. 99–659, set out as a note under section 4101 of this title.

§4105 Property