48-U.S.C.-748

§748 – Conveyance By President to People of Lands, Buildings, Etc.

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Title 48 > Chapter 4 > Subchapter I > Section 748

Details

• Reference: Section 748
• Legend: §748 – Conveyance By President to People of Lands, Buildings, Etc.
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

The President may, from time to time, in his discretion, convey to the people of Puerto Rico, such lands, buildings, or interests in lands, or other property now owned by the United States, and within the territorial limits of Puerto Rico as in his opinion are no longer needed for purposes of the United States. And he may from time to time accept by legislative grant from Puerto Rico any lands, buildings, or other interests or property which may be needed for public purposes by the United States.

(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, §7, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

Codification

Section is comprised of proviso clause of section 7 of act Mar. 2, 1917. The text preceding the proviso clause of section 7 is classified to section 747 of this title.

Change of Name

Puerto Rico substituted in text for Porto Rico pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this title.

Delegation of Functions

For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, eff. June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

48-U.S.C.-733A-1 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Territories

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48-U.S.C.-745B in the Legal Encyclopedia: Puerto Rico

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