Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73not60
§6733 Federal Triangle Property
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part C— FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES › Chapter 67— PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter III— FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT › § 6733
Summary
Federal Triangle title goes to Administrator of General Services when Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center becomes federal property; developer exempt from state/local permit/inspection laws; property improvements exempt from property taxes and special assessments.
Full Legal Text
Title 40, §6733
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(a)Title to the Federal Triangle property reverts to the Administrator of General Services not later than the date on which ownership of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center vests in the Federal Government.
(b)(1)For purposes of development of the Federal Triangle property, the person selected to develop the property is not subject to any state or local law relating to building permits and inspection.
(2)The property and improvements to the property are not subject to real and personal property taxation or to special assessments.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6733(a)40:1102(a)(2) (1st sentence).Pub. L. 100–113, §§ 3(a)(2) (1st sentence), 5(f), Aug. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 736, 739. 6733(b)40:1104(f). In subsection (a), the words “at such time as the Administrator and the Corporation agree but” are omitted as obsolete. The Corporation transferred its rights, title, and interest in all property to the General Services Administration on April 1, 1996. The words “Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center” are substituted for “building to be constructed on such property under section 1104 of this title” because of section 2 of the Act of December 22, 1995 (Public Law 104–68, 109 Stat. 766).
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40 U.S.C. § 6733
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60