Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 50 — Agricultural Credit
§ 1990. Transfer of lands to Secretary
Statutory text
The President may at any time in his discretion transfer to the Secretary any right, interest, or title held by the United States in any lands acquired in the program of national defense and no longer needed therefor, which the President shall find suitable for the purposes of this chapter, and the Secretary shall dispose of such lands in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of the chapter.
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.
Agricultural Act of 1961
Pub. L. 87–128 title III § 340 · 75 Stat. 294
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 1990
(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 340, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 340, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 340. The President may at any time in his discretion transfer to the Secretary any right, interest, or title held by the United States in any lands acquired in the program of national defense and no longer needed therefor, which the President shall find suitable for the purposes of this title, and the Secretary shall dispose of such lands in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of the title.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 87–128, , 75 Stat. 307, known as the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
Authority of President under this section in his discretion to transfer to Secretary of Agriculture any right, interest or title held by United States in any lands acquired in program of national defense and no longer needed for that program, and to determine suitability of lands to be transferred, for purposes referred to in this section, delegated to Administrator of General Services, provided, that exercise by Administrator of authority delegated to him herein shall require concurrence of Secretary of Defense as to absence of further need of lands for national defense program, see section 1(15) of Ex. Ord. No. 11609, , 36 F.R. 13747, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.