United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 40. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS |
SubTitle I. FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES |
Chapter 5. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
SubChapter V. OPERATION OF BUILDINGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES |
§ 589. Installation, repair, and replacement of sidewalks
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(a) In General.— An executive agency may install, repair, and replace sidewalks around buildings, installations, property, or grounds that are— (1) under the agency’s control; (2) owned by the Federal Government; and (3) located in a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States. (b) Reimbursement.— Subsection (a) may be carried out by— (1) reimbursement to a State or political subdivision of a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States; or (2) a means other than reimbursement. (c) Regulations.— Subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with regulations the Administrator of General Services prescribes with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (d) Use of Amounts.— Amounts appropriated to an executive agency for installation, repair, and maintenance, generally, are available to carry out this section. (e) Liability.— This section does not increase or enlarge the tort liability of the Government for injuries to individuals or damages to property.
Historical And Revision
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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
589 | 40:490(i). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 210(i), as added Pub. L. 89–344, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1304. |
In subsections (a) and (b), the words “territory or” are added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
In subsection (c), the words “Director of the Office of Management and Budget” are substituted for “Director of the Bureau of the Budget” in section 210(i) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 because the office of Director of the Bureau of the Budget was redesignated the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by section 102(b) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (eff.
In subsection (e), the words “beyond such liability presently existing by virtue of any other law” are omitted as unnecessary.