Federal

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

458 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 3161 — Purpose
• § 3162 — Waiver for individuals who perform volunteer services
• § 3171 — Contract authority when appropriation is for less than full amount
• § 3172 — Extension of state workers’ compensation laws to buildings, works, and property of the Federal Government
• § 3173 — Working capital fund for General Services Administration
• § 3174 — Operation of public utility communications services serving governmental activities
• § 3175 — Acceptance of gifts of property
• § 3176 — Administrator of General Services to furnish services in continental United States to international bodies
• § 3177 — Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings
• § 321 — Acquisition Services Fund
• § 322 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–313, § 3(h)(1) , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1736 ]
• § 323 — Consumer Information Center Fund 1 1 So in original. Probably should be “Federal Citizen Services Fund”.
• § 3301 — Definitions and nonapplication
• § 3302 — Prohibition on construction of buildings except by Administrator of General Services
• § 3303 — Continuing investigation and survey of public buildings
• § 3304 — Acquisition of buildings and sites
• § 3305 — Construction and alteration of buildings
• § 3306 — Accommodating federal agencies
• § 3307 — Congressional approval of proposed projects
• § 3308 — Architectural or engineering services
• § 3309 — Buildings and sites in the District of Columbia
• § 3310 — Special rules for leased buildings
• § 3311 — State administration of criminal and health and safety laws
• § 3312 — Compliance with nationally recognized codes
• § 3313 — Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems
• § 3314 — Baby changing facilities in restrooms
• § 3315 — Delegation
• § 3316 — Report to Congress
• § 3317 — Certain authority not affected
• § 3318 — Lactation room in public buildings
• § 3319 — Interagency space coordination
• § 3501 — Definitions
• § 3502 — Planned public works
• § 3503 — Revolving fund
• § 3504 — Surveys of public works planning
• § 3505 — Forgiveness of outstanding advances
• § 3701 — Definition and application
• § 3702 — Work hours
• § 3703 — Report of violations and withholding of amounts for unpaid wages and liquidated damages
• § 3704 — Health and safety standards in building trades and construction industry
• § 3705 — Safety programs
• § 3706 — Limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions
• § 3707 — Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of commercial items not required
• § 3708 — Criminal penalties
• § 501 — Services for executive agencies
• § 502 — Services for other entities
• § 503 — Exchange or sale of similar items
• § 504 — Agency cooperation for inspection
• § 505 — Exchange or transfer of medical supplies
• § 506 — Inventory controls and systems
• § 5101 — Definition
• § 5102 — Legal description and jurisdiction of United States Capitol Grounds
• § 5103 — Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds
• § 5104 — Unlawful activities
• § 5105 — Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees
• § 5106 — Suspension of prohibitions
• § 5107 — Concerts on grounds
• § 5108 — Audit of private organizations
• § 5109 — Penalties
• § 521 — Policies and methods
• § 522 — Reimbursement for transfer of excess property
• § 523 — Excess real property located on Indian reservations
• § 524 — Duties of executive agencies
• § 525 — Excess personal property for federal agency grantees
• § 526 — Temporary assignment of excess real property
• § 527 — Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property
• § 528 — Utilization of excess furniture
• § 529 — Annual executive agency reports on excess personal property
• § 530 — Internal guidance on excess personal property
• § 541 — Supervision and direction
• § 542 — Care and handling
• § 543 — Method of disposition
• § 544 — Validity of transfer instruments
• § 545 — Procedure for disposal
• § 546 — Contractor inventories
• § 547 — Agricultural commodities, foods, and cotton or woolen goods
• § 548 — Surplus vessels
• § 549 — Donation of personal property through state agencies
• § 549a — Donation of personal property through nonprofit refurbishers
• § 550 — Disposal of real property for certain purposes
• § 551 — Donations to American Red Cross
• § 552 — Abandoned or unclaimed property on Government premises
• § 553 — Property for correctional facility, law enforcement, and emergency management response purposes
• § 554 — Property for development or operation of a port facility
• § 555 — Donation of law enforcement canines to handlers
• § 556 — Disposal of dredge vessels
• § 557 — Donation of books to Free Public Library
• § 558 — Donation of forfeited vessels
• § 559 — Advice of Attorney General with respect to antitrust law
• § 571 — General rules for deposit and use of proceeds
• § 572 — Real property
• § 573 — Personal property
• § 574 — Other rules regarding proceeds
• § 581 — General authority of Administrator of General Services
• § 582 — Management of buildings by Administrator of General Services
• § 583 — Construction of buildings
• § 584 — Assignment and reassignment of space
• § 585 — Lease agreements
• § 586 — Charges for space and services
• § 587 — Telecommuting and other alternative workplace arrangements
• § 588 — Movement and supply of office furniture
• § 589 — Installation, repair, and replacement of sidewalks
• § 590 — Child care
• § 591 — Purchase of electricity
• § 592 — Federal Buildings Fund
• § 593 — Protection for veterans preference employees
• § 601 — Purposes
• § 602 — Authority to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation systems
• § 603 — Process for establishing motor vehicle pools and transportation systems
• § 604 — Treatment of assets taken over to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation systems
• § 605 — Payment of costs
• § 606 — Regulations related to operation
• § 607 — Records
• § 608 — Scrip, tokens, tickets
• § 609 — Identification of vehicles
• § 610 — Discontinuance of motor vehicle pool or system
• § 6101 — Definitions and application
• § 6102 — Regulations
• § 611 — Duty to report violations
• § 6111 — Supreme Court Building
• § 6112 — Supreme Court Building and grounds employees
• § 6113 — Duties of the Superintendent of the Supreme Court Building
• § 6114 — Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden
• § 6121 — General
• § 6122 — Designation of members of the Supreme Court Police
• § 6123 — Authority of Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia
• § 6131 — Public travel in Supreme Court grounds
• § 6132 — Sale of articles, signs, and solicitation in Supreme Court Building and grounds
• § 6133 — Property in the Supreme Court Building and grounds
• § 6134 — Firearms, fireworks, speeches, and objectionable language in the Supreme Court Building and grounds
• § 6135 — Parades, assemblages, and display of flags in the Supreme Court Building and grounds
• § 6136 — Suspension of prohibitions against use of Supreme Court grounds
• § 6137 — Penalties
• § 621 — Definitions
• § 622 — Collocation among United States Postal Service properties
• § 623 — Establishment of a Federal Real Property Council
• § 624 — Information on certain leasing authorities
• § 6301 — Definition
• § 6302 — Public use of grounds
• § 6303 — Unlawful activities
• § 6304 — Additional regulations
• § 6305 — Suspension of regulations
• § 6306 — Policing of buildings and grounds
• § 6307 — Penalties
• § 6501 — Definition
• § 6502 — Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
• § 6503 — Commission for the Judiciary Office Building
• § 6504 — Lease of building
• § 6505 — Structural and mechanical care and security
• § 6506 — Allocation of space
• § 6507 — Account in Treasury
• § 6701 — Transfer of rights and authorities of Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation
• § 6702 — Transfer and assignment of rights, title, and interests in property
• § 6711 — Definition
• § 6712 — Powers of other agencies and instrumentalities in the development area
• § 6713 — Certification of new construction
• § 6714 — Relocation services
• § 6715 — Coordination with District of Columbia
• § 6716 — Reports
• § 6731 — Definitions
• § 6732 — Federal Triangle development area
• § 6733 — Federal Triangle property
• § 6734 — Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
• § 6901 — Definition
• § 6902 — Assignment of right, title, and interest in the Union Station complex to the Secretary of Transportation
• § 6903 — Agreements and contracts
• § 6904 — Acquisition, maintenance, and use of property
• § 6905 — Service on board of directors of Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
• § 6906 — Union Station Fund
• § 6907 — Use of other appropriated amounts
• § 6908 — Parking facility
• § 6909 — Supplying steam or chilled water to Union Station complex
• § 6910 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 6921 — Establishment, composition, and meetings
• § 6922 — Duties
• § 6923 — Compensation and expenses
• § 6924 — Reports and recommendations
• § 701 — Administrative
• § 702 — Return of foreign excess property to United States
• § 703 — Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign country
• § 704 — Other methods of disposal
• § 705 — Handling of proceeds from disposal
• § 8101 — Supervision of public buildings and grounds in District of Columbia not otherwise provided for by law
• § 8102 — Protection of Federal Government buildings in District of Columbia
• § 8103 — Application of District of Columbia laws to public buildings and grounds
• § 8104 — Regulation of private and semipublic buildings adjacent to public buildings and grounds
• § 8105 — Approval by Administrator of General Services
• § 8106 — Buildings on reservations, parks, or public grounds
• § 8107 — Advertisements and sales in or around Washington Monument
• § 8108 — Use of public buildings for public ceremonies
• § 8121 — Improper appropriation of streets
• § 8122 — Jurisdiction over portion of Constitution Avenue
• § 8123 — Record of transfer of jurisdiction between Director of National Park Service and Mayor of District of Columbia
• § 8124 — Transfer of jurisdiction between Federal and District of Columbia authorities
• § 8125 — Public spaces resulting from filling of canals
• § 8126 — Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary of Agriculture
• § 8127 — Part of Washington Aqueduct for playground purposes
• § 8141 — Contract to rent buildings in the District of Columbia not to be made until appropriation enacted
• § 8142 — Rent of other buildings
• § 8143 — Heat