§ 602. Bidding; advertising and other notice; conditions for negotiation of contract

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. 1947

   Pub. L. 80–406 § 2 · 61 Stat. 681

   Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 602

   July 31, 1947, ch. 406, § 2, 61 Stat. 681

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   July 31, 1947, ch. 406, § 2, 61 Stat. 681

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Where the appraised value of the material exceeds $1,000, Appraisal value in excess of $1,000. it shall be disposed of by the Secretary to the highest responsibly qualified bidder by competitive bidding and publication of notice of the proposed disposal once each week for a period of four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the material is located. Where the appraised value of the material Appraisal value of $1,000 or less. is $1,000 or less, it may be disposed of by the Secretary upon such notice and in such manner as he may prescribe.

2. 1962

   Pub. L. 87–689 § 1 · 76 Stat. 587

   1. Amended · 30 U.S.C. § 602

      Pub. L. 87–689 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Substituted · 30 U.S.C. § 602

      Pub. L. 87–689 substituted therein provisions requiring the Secretary to dispose of materials after formal advertising and such other public notice as he deems appropriate, and authorizing negotiation of a contract for the sale of less than 250,000 board-feet of timber, or for materials to be used in connection with public works improvement program for a Federal, State, or local governmental agency where the public exigency will not permit the delay of advertising, or for property for which it is impracticable to obtain competition, for provisions requiring publication of notice once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, and competitive bidding, in cases where the value was in excess of $1,000, and permitting disposal upon such notice and in such manner as he prescribed where the value was $1,000 or less

   3. Added · 30 U.S.C. § 602

      Pub. L. 87–689 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 87–689 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted therein provisions requiring the Secretary to dispose of materials after formal advertising and such other public notice as he deems appropriate, and authorizing negotiation of a contract for the sale of less than 250,000 board-feet of timber, or for materials to be used in connection with public works improvement program for a Federal, State, or local governmental agency where the public exigency will not permit the delay of advertising, or for property for which it is impracticable to obtain competition, for provisions requiring publication of notice once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, and competitive bidding, in cases where the value was in excess of $1,000, and permitting disposal upon such notice and in such manner as he prescribed where the value was $1,000 or less, and added subsec. (b).

3. 1976

   Fiscal Year Adjustment Act

   Pub. L. 94–273 § 20 · 90 Stat. 375

   1. Substituted · 30 U.S.C. § 602(b)

      Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “April” for “January”

   2. Substituted · 30 U.S.C. § 602(b)

      Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “April” for “January” and “October” for “July”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 20. Section 2 (b) of the Act of July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 602(b)), is amended by deleting “January” and “July” and inserting “April’ and “October”, respectively, in lieu thereof.

4. 1980

   Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–470 title I § 102(a) · 94 Stat. 2237

   Struck · 30 U.S.C. § 602(b)

   Pub. L. 96–470 struck out subsec. (b) which required a report to be made to Congress on Apr. 1 and Oct. 1 of each year of the contracts made under subsec. (a)(2) and (3) during the period since the date of the last report, which report was to name each purchaser, furnish the appraised value of the material involved, state the amount of each contract, and describe the circumstances leading to the determination that the contract should be entered into by negotiation instead of competitive bidding after formal advertising

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–470 struck out subsec. (b) which required a report to be made to Congress on Apr. 1 and Oct. 1 of each year of the contracts made under subsec. (a)(2) and (3) during the period since the date of the last report, which report was to name each purchaser, furnish the appraised value of the material involved, state the amount of each contract, and describe the circumstances leading to the determination that the contract should be entered into by negotiation instead of competitive bidding after formal advertising.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 2(b) of the Act of July 31, 1947, entitled “An Act to provide for the disposal of materials on the public lands of the United States” (30 U.S.C. 602(b); 76 Stat. 588), is repealed.

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