PUBLIC LAWS-CEH 479-OCT. 3, 1944 leased for more than one year, or otherwise disposed of, except as Ate, p. n0. provided in section 12 or this section, unless specifically authorized by Act of Congress. Surplus real prp- (e) In disposing of any surplus real property, as defined in section t,p. . 23, on or across which highways or streets had been established and constructed and were being maintained by the States or their political subdivisions or instrumentalities at the time such surplus real prop- erty was acquired by the Government, and where such highways or streets were vacated, destroyed, or shut off from general public use in order to meet the requirements and serve the purposes of the Govern- ment, the States or their political subdivisions or instrumentalities first shall be given a reasonable time, to be fixed by the Board, in which to repurchase the original rights-of-way on which such high- ways or streets were established and in which to purchase such new or additional rights-of-way as may be required for reestablishing, in whole or in part, such highways or streets of greater width or on new and more adequate locations, at a price not exceeding that paid Priority. therefor by the Government. (f) The disposal of surplus property under this section to States and political subdivisions and instrumentalities thereof shall be given priority over all other disposals of property provided for in this Act At, P.770. except transfers under section 12. DISPOSrION jBY OWNING AaENrc pDpoition for war SEC. 14 . (a) Subject only to the regulations of the Board with production . respect to price policies, any owning agency may dispose of any prop- erty for the purpose of war production or authorize any contractor with such agency or subcontractor thereunder to retain or dispose of Contractor inven- any contractor inventories for the purpose of war production. The Board may empower any owning agency, subject to the regulations of the Board, to authorize any contractor with such agency or subcon- tractor thereunder to retain or dispose of any contractor inventories for any other purpose which in the opinion of the Board is not con- trary to the objectives of this Act. Where any owning agency takes possession of any contractor inventory from any contractor with the agency or subcontractor thereunder, such property shall be disposed of only in accordance with the provisions of this Act. able property. (b) Subject only to subsection (c) of this section, any owning agency may dispose of- (1) any property which is damaged or worn beyond economical repair; (2) any waste, salvage, scrap, or other similar items; (3) any product of industrial, research, agricultural, or live- stock operations, or of any public works construction or main- tenance project, carried on by such agency; which does not consist of strategic minerals and metals, as defined in ^, p. m. section 22. Rthosricty.n - (c) Whenever the Board deems such action necessary to effectuate thorfty. the objectives and policies of this Act, the Board, by regulations, shall restrict the authority of any owning agency to dispose of any class of surplus property under subsection (b) of this section. MEmTHODS O DIsrosImoN SEC. 15. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law but subject to the provisions of this Act, whenever any Government agency is authorized to dispose of property under this Act, then the agency may dispose of such property by sale, exchange, lease, or transfer, for 772 [58 STAT.
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