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[69 Stat. 475]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 475]

69 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 221-AUG. 4, 1955

application by the prospective purchaser, be deducted the amount by which the current fair market value of the Government's interest in the premises is enhanced as a result of improvements to the premises made by, or at the expense of, the prospective purchaser. b. A junior occupant of a duplex house, which was purchased by the senior occupant, shall, upon application therefor, be entitled to a credit, against the purchase price of any residential property purchased through the exercise of a priority right established under the provisions of section 42, for the amount by which the current fair market value of the Government's interest in the duplex house of which he was an occupant is enhanced as a result of improvements to the premises of such duplex house made by, or at the expense of, the junior occupant. c. The value of the improvements as specified in subsections 36 a. and b. shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 32. d. Persons purchasing property pursuant to the provisions of section 52, who do not desire to avail themselves of the indemnity provisions contained in sections 63 through 66, shall be entitled to an additional deduction of 10 per centum of the appraised value of the property in addition to any other deduction set forth in this section. C H A P T E R 4. (CLASSIFICATION O F PROPERTY A N D PRIORITIES SEC. 41. CLASSIFICATION or PROPERTY.—

a. Immediately upon passage of this Act, the Commission shall classify all real property (including such improvements and such fixtures, equipment and other personal property incident thereto as it may deem appropriate) within each community in accordance with such classifications as shall insure reasonably similar treatment for reasonably similar property. The Classification shall be made by such procedures, consistent with this chapter, as it shall determine. b. The commission may, but shall not be required to, classify any other real property at or in the vicinity of the community, whether within or outside of that community. SEC. 42. PRIORITIES.—The Commission shall establish, by rule or regulation, a detailed system of reasonable and fair priority rights applicable to the sale of Government-owned property to private purchasers at each community. The priorities shall— a. be uniform in each class or subclass of property; b. give such preference to occupants and project-connected persons and to incoming employees of the Commission, of a contractor, or of a licensee as the Commission finds necessary or desirable, giving due consideration to the following factors: (1) The retention and recruitment of personnel essential to the atomic energy program; (2) The minimization of dislocations within the community; (3) The expeditious accomplishment of the disposal program; and (4) The desirability of encouraging private firms to locate or remain in the community; c. give the occupant of a Government-owned single family house, and the senior occupant of a duplex house, at least ninety days in which to exercise the first right of priority;

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