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Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73not60

§903 Acquisition and Use

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Chapter 9— URBAN LAND USE › § 903

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the head of the General Services Administration to notify the local government that controls zoning and land use before committing to buy real property in an urban area, when possible. If advance notice would hurt the purchase, notice must be given immediately after the property is bought. If that local government objects because the buy or new use would conflict with zoning or planning goals, the Administrator must, as practicable, consider those objections and follow the zoning rules and planning objectives.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §903

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(a)To the extent practicable, before making a commitment to acquire real property situated in an urban area, the Administrator of General Services shall give notice of the intended acquisition and the proposed use of the property to the unit of general local government exercising zoning and land use jurisdiction. If the Administrator determines that providing advance notice would adversely impact the acquisition, the Administrator shall give notice of the acquisition and the proposed use of the property immediately after the property is acquired.
(b)In the acquisition or change of use of real property situated in an urban area as a site for public building, if the unit of general local government exercising zoning and land use jurisdiction objects on grounds that the proposed acquisition or change of use conflicts with zoning regulations or planning objectives, the Administrator shall, to the extent the Administrator determines is practicable, consider all the objections and comply with the zoning regulations and planning objectives.

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Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 90340:533.June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VIII, § 804, as added Pub. L. 90–577, title V, § 501, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1105. In subsection (b), the words “and conform to” are omitted as included in “comply with”.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 903

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60