Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§1307 Public Building Construction
Title 31 › SUBTITLE II — THE BUDGET PROCESS › CHAPTER 13 — APPROPRIATIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 1307
Summary
Money set aside to build public buildings can be used until the construction is finished. Once the building is done and any bills for the work are paid, any leftover money must be returned to the Treasury right away.
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Title 31, §1307
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Amounts appropriated to construct public buildings remain available until completion of the work. When a building is completed and outstanding liabilities for the construction are paid, balances remaining shall revert immediately to the Treasury.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 130731:682.June 23, 1874, ch. 476, § 1, 18 Stat. 275. The words before the proviso in the Act of June 23, 1874 (ch. 476, 18 Stat. 275), are omitted as obsolete.
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31 U.S.C. § 1307
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102