Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Section 203, as
amended, 63 Stat. 385, 40 U.S.C. 484; Surplus Property Act of 1944,
Section 13(g), as amended, 50 U.S.C. 1622(g); Public Law 80-537,
as amended, 62 Stat. 240, 16 U.S.C. 667b-d; Section 218, Public
Law 91-646, 84 Stat. 1902, 42 U.S.C. 4638; Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act of 1987, Title V, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11411, Public
Laws 100-77, 100-628, and 101-645.
To
dispose of surplus real property by lease, permits, sale, exchange,
or donation.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Surplus
real and related personal property may be conveyed for: public park
or recreation use and public health or educational purposes at discounts
up to 100 percent; public airport purposes, wildlife conservation,
correctional facility, replacement housing and for historic monument
purposes without monetary consideration; and for general public
purposes without restrictions at a negotiated price of not less
than the estimated fair market value of the property. Properties
are made available for discount conveyance where the public purposes
to be served reflect the highest and best use of the property. Properties
determined suitable by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
may be made available by permit, lease, or deed for homeless assistance
use. Restrictions: Surplus real property conveyed for public park
or recreation use, historic monument, public airport use, correctional
facility use and wildlife conservation use must be used for the
purposes so conveyed in perpetuity. Property conveyed for health
(including homeless) or education use must be used for those purposes
for a period of not less than 30 years. Properties made available
for homeless use by lease or permit must be used for that purpose
for a period of not less than one year, unless the provider requests
a shorter term. Surplus real property which is not deeded to public
bodies or made available for homeless purposes is generally offered
for sale to the public on a competitive bid basis.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State and local government agencies
are eligible to apply for surplus real property for park, recreation,
correctional facility, historic monument, public airport, health,
educational, homeless, replacement housing, and general public purposes.
Eligibility for property for wildlife conservation use, other than
for migratory birds, is limited to the States. Tax-supported and
nonprofit medical and educational institutions which have been held
exempt from taxation under 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code
are also eligible to apply for property for health, educational
and homeless use.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: General public may apply.
Credentials/Documentation:
The applicant must submit a proposed program of use of the property
and evidence of its ability to finance the program.
Pre-application
Coordination: Applicants for property coordinate
with other Federal agencies as follows: health and homeless use--
Department of Health and Human Services; education--Department of
Education; public airport purposes--Federal Aviation Administration;
park or recreational and historic monument use--National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; wildlife conservation--Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior; correctional facility use--Office
of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; replacement housing--any
Federal agency having a requirement for property involving housing
for displaced persons in connection with a Federal or federally
assisted project. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application
Procedure: Applications for health and homeless
assistance use are submitted to the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) which requests assignment of the property from
GSA; applications for educational use are submitted to the Department
of Education which requests assignment of the property from GSA;
applications for park and recreation use are submitted to the
National Park Service, Department of the Interior which requests
assignment of the property from GSA, applications for correctional
use are submitted to the Office of Justice Programs, Department
of Justice. Applications for other uses are submitted to GSA,
which then obtains the recommendation of the Federal agency which
sponsors the use program.
Award
Procedure: When possible, awards are made
through the participating agency. Other awards are made to State
or local units of government by the Administrator of GSA.
Deadlines:
Advice of interest must be submitted within 20 days from date
notice of availability of the property was released. Reasonable
time thereafter is allowed for the filing of applications.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 1 to 3
months.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
None.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
The Federal agencies sponsoring the use programs are responsible
for enforcing compliance with the restrictions, except that GSA
is responsible for compliance with respect to conveyances for wildlife
conservation and correctional facility use.
Audits:
The Federal agencies sponsoring the use program and GSA are responsible
for audits.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 47-0533-0-1-804.
Obligations:
(Salaries and expenses) FY 01 $31,962,000; FY 02 est $27,563,000;
and FY 03 est $27,770,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
The Disposal Program activity was as follows: Actual for fiscal
year 2001 sales, donations and other discounts 308 properties having
an actual value of $550.2 million; estimate for fiscal year 2002:
Sales, donations and other discounts 337 properties having an estimated
value of $646.8 million; fiscal year 2003 estimates: Sales, donations,
and other discounts 326 properties having an estimated value of
$588.6 million.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
"Disposal
of Surplus Real Property" - no charge; 41 CFR 101-47, Utilization
and Disposal of Real Property, "U.S. Real Property Sales List,"
- no charge.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Director, Office of Property
Disposal, General Services Administration. Applicant's initial contact
should be at the regional level. See the Office of Property Disposal
for each Region listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters
Office: Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Property Disposal, Public Building Service, General Services Administration,
Washington, DC 20405. Telephone: (202) 501-0084.
Web
Site Address: http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov/property
