Title 40
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Title 40
Title 40
PUBLIC PROPERTY
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Charge of property transferred to the Federal Government
Lease of buildings
Disposition of surplus real property
Transfer of federal property to States
Disposition of land acquired by devise
Disposition of abandoned or forfeited personal property
Disposition of securities
Disposition of unfit horses and mules
Preservation, sale, or collection of wrecked, abandoned, or derelict property
Sale of war supplies, land, and buildings
Authority of President to obtain release
Release of real estate in certain cases
Releasing property from attachment
Easements
Law enforcement authority of Secretary of Homeland Security for protection of public property