Federal · Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

40 U.S.C. § 542: Care and handling

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The disposal of surplus property, and the care and handling of the property pending disposition, may be performed by the General Services Administration or, when the Administrator of General Services decides, by the executive agency in possession of the property or by any other executive agency that agrees.

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