Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§277d–36 Sale of Excess Land

Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter IV— INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION › § 277d–36

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commissioner may sell or otherwise transfer land the United States holds, including land from a treaty with Mexico, if the land is not needed for the project. He must follow procedures he creates and can sell to adjoining owners at a price he thinks fair; if he does not, he must give the land to the General Services Administration to dispose of under chapters 1–11 of title 40 and division C of subtitle I of title 41, except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §277d–36

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner is authorized to dispose of by warranty deed, or otherwise, any land acquired by him on behalf of the United States, or obtained by the United States pursuant to treaty between the United States and Mexico, and not required for project purposes, under procedures to be formulated by the Commissioner, to adjoining landowners at such price as he considers fair and equitable, and, if not so disposed of, to turn such land over to the General Services Administration for disposal under the provisions of chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except section 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41.

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Codification In text, “chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except section 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” substituted for “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, which Act enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 277d–36

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60