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Title 11 — Bankruptcy

Chapter 7 — Liquidation

§ 782. Selection of trustee

Statutory text

(a)

In General.—

(1)

Appointment.—

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the conservator or receiver who files the petition shall be the trustee under this chapter, unless the Board designates an alternative trustee.

(2)

Successor.—

The Board may designate a successor trustee if required.

(b)

Authority of Trustee.—

Whenever the Board appoints or designates a trustee, chapter 3 and sections 704 and 705 of this title shall apply to the Board in the same way and to the same extent that they apply to a United States trustee.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001

    Pub. L. 106–554 § 1(a)(5)(tI)(s112)(c)(5)(B) · 114 Stat. 2763

    Enacted · 11 U.S.C. § 782

    (Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 112(c)(5)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–394.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 112(c)(5)(B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–394.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (5) H.R. 5660, as introduced on December 14, 2000.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 112(c)(5)(B)], , 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–394.)

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