Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§1589c Transfer of Certain Housing to Indians
Title 42 › Chapter 9— HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE › Subchapter VII— DISPOSAL OF WAR AND VETERANS’ HOUSING › § 1589c
Summary
If the Secretary of the Interior certifies that surplus housing in the San Diego area, which HUD has labeled demountable, is needed for members of a tribe in Riverside County, San Diego County, or Imperial County, HUD may transfer that housing free to the tribe, its members, or to the Secretary of the Interior to hold in trust for the tribe. "Housing" does not include land.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §1589c
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Upon a certification by the Secretary of the Interior that any surplus housing, classified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as demountable, in the area of San Diego, California, is needed to provide dwelling accommodations for members of a tribe of Indians in Riverside County or San Diego County or Imperial County, California, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to transfer and convey such housing without consideration to such tribe, the members thereof, or the Secretary of the Interior in trust therefor, as the Secretary may prescribe: Provided, That the term housing as used in this section shall not include land.
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Transfer of Functions
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Transfer of Functions
to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1581 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 1589c
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60