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§17701 Definitions

Title 40 › SUBTITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 177 — ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSAL › § 17701

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three key words used in the chapter. "Agency concerned" is a federal department, agency, wholly owned federal corporation, or other federal entity. "Long‑lines communication facilities" are the radio or wire systems that link places inside a State to each other and to places outside, plus the property and rights needed for those links. "Transfer" is the Government giving or selling any ownership interest or franchise by sale, exchange, lease, easement, or permit, for cash, credit, or other property, with or without warranty.

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Title 40, §17701

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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1)Agency concerned.—
The term “agency concerned” means a department, agency, wholly owned corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(2)Long-lines communication facilities.—
The term “long-lines communication facilities” means the transmission systems connecting points inside the State with each other and with points outside the State by radio or wire, and includes all kinds of property and rights of way necessary to accomplish this interconnection.
(3)Transfer.—
The term “transfer” means the conveyance by the Government of any element of ownership, including any estate or interest in property, and franchise rights, by sale, exchange, lease, easement, or permit, for cash, credit, or other property with or without warranty.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1770140:771.Pub. L. 90–135, title I, § 101, Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 441. In clause (1), the word “including” is substituted for “including but not restricted to” to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “estate” is omitted as being included in “interest”.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 17701

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110