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Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Chapter 177 — Alaska Communications Disposal

§ 17701. Definitions

Statutory text

In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)

Agency concerned.—

The term “agency concerned” means a department, agency, wholly owned corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

(2)

Long-lines communication facilities.—

The term “long-lines communication facilities” means the transmission systems connecting points inside the State with each other and with points outside the State by radio or wire, and includes all kinds of property and rights of way necessary to accomplish this interconnection.

(3)

Transfer.—

The term “transfer” means the conveyance by the Government of any element of ownership, including any estate or interest in property, and franchise rights, by sale, exchange, lease, easement, or permit, for cash, credit, or other property with or without warranty.

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. Pub. L. 107–217 · 116 Stat. 1062

    Enacted · 40 U.S.C. § 17701

    (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1286.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1286.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
1770140:771.Pub. L. 90–135, title I, § 101, Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 441.

In clause (1), the word “including” is substituted for “including but not restricted to” to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “estate” is omitted as being included in “interest”.

Credits

(Pub. L. 107–217, , 116 Stat. 1286.)

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